The Charter Act of 1833 was also called the Saint Helena Act of 1833. Saint Helena was
An island whose ownership was transferred from the East India Company to the British Crown.
Correct AnswerA Christian missionary who first proposed the idea of propagation of English language and Christian teachings.
Incorrect AnswerThe last head of the Court of Directors of the East India Company.
Incorrect AnswerA British civil servant whose efforts led to the replacement of Persian as the court language in India.
Incorrect AnswerExplanation:
? The Saint Helena Act of 1833 or the Charter Act of 1833 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. As this Act was also intended to provide for an extension of the royal charter granted to the East India Company, it is also called the Charter Act of 1833. ? The act vested the power to control the island of Saint Helena in the Crown by transferring it from the East India Company. As per the Act, the island of St Helena, including forts, factories, public edifices, and hereditaments (properties inherited) in the island, and all stores and property in the island fit or used for the service of the government was to be vested in his Majesty (the Crown). Saint Helena, currently, is a British possession located in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is a remote volcanic tropical island lying some 1,950 kilometers (1,210 mi) west of the coast of southwestern Africa, and 4,000 kilometers (2,500 mi) east of Rio de Janeiro on the South American coast. It is one of three constituent parts of the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha. ? In 1815, the British government selected Saint Helena as the place of exile for Napoleon Bonaparte, after the Battle of Waterloo. ? Hence option (a) is the correct answer.
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By: Parvesh Mehta