Consider the following statements regarding Charter Act 1833 1 It ended the activities of the East I...........

Indian Polity Evolution of Constitution

Consider the following statements regarding Charter Act, 1833 .

1.It ended the activities of the East India Company as a commercial body, which became a purely administrative body.

2.It deprived the governor of Bombay and Madras of their legislative powers.

3. It introduced an open competition system of selection and recruitment of civil servants.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1 and 3 only

1 and 2 only

1 only

None

Features of Charter Act of 1833:

It ended the activities of the East India Company as a commercial body, which became a purely administrative body. It provided that the company’s territories in India were held by it ‘in trust for His Majesty, His heirs and successors’. Hence Statement 1 is correct.
It deprived the governor of Bombay and Madras of their legislative powers. The Governor General of India was given exclusive legislative powers for the entire British India. Hence Statement 2 is correct.
It made the Governor-General of Bengal as the Governor-General of India and vested in him all civil and military powers.
Charter Act of 1853 introduced an open competition system of selection and recruitment of civil servants. Hence Statement 3 is incorrect.