What do you mean by Secretary of State for India?
Table of Contents
- 1 What do you mean by Secretary of State for India?
- 2 Who was the Governor-General when Charter Act of 1793 was passed?
- 3 Who is the general secretary of India?
- 4 Who appoints chief Secretary of State in India?
- 5 Who introduced First Charter Act?
- 6 Who among the following was the first governor-general of India?
- 7 Who was the first governor general of India?
- 8 Who was the second governor general of British India?
What do you mean by Secretary of State for India?
His (or Her) Majesty’s Principal Secretary of State for India, known for short as the India Secretary or the Indian Secretary, was the British Cabinet minister and the political head of the India Office responsible for the governance of the British Indian Empire (usually known simply as ‘the Raj’ or British India).
Who was the Governor-General when Charter Act of 1793 was passed?
Lord Cornwallis
Cornwallis Code, (1793), the enactment by which Lord Cornwallis, governor-general of India, gave legal form to the complex of measures that constituted the administrative framework in British India known as the Cornwallis, or Bengal, system.
Which of the following act of British India designated the Governor General of India?
The Charter Act of 1833
The Charter Act of 1833 made the Governor General of Bengal the Governor General of British India and all financial and administrative powers were centralized in the hands of Governor General-in-Council.
Who is the general secretary of India?
| Secretary General of the Lok Sabha | |
|---|---|
| State Emblem of India | |
| Flag of India | |
| Incumbent Utpal Kumar Singh since 30 November 2020 | |
| Style | The Honourable |
Who appoints chief Secretary of State in India?
Chief Secretaries are chosen by the state’s Chief Minister. State Chief Secretaries are IAS officers generally equivalent in rank to a Secretary to Government of India and are placed 23rd on Indian Order of Precedence.
When was the Charter Act passed?
Charter Act of 1813
| Citation | 53 Geo. 3 c. 155 |
| Dates | |
|---|---|
| Royal assent | 22 July 1813 |
| Other legislation | |
| Repealed by | Government of India Act 1915 |
Who introduced First Charter Act?
This Act was passed when Lord Dalhousie was the Governor-General of India. Candidates can also download the Charter Act of 1853 notes PDF from the link given below.
Who among the following was the first governor-general of India?
Governor-General of India
| Viceroy and Governor-General of India | |
|---|---|
| Formation | 20 October 1773 |
| First holder | Warren Hastings |
| Final holder | Lord Mountbatten (February 1947 – August 1947 as Viceroy of India) Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari (1948–1950 as Governor-general of Dominion of India) |
| Abolished | 26 January 1950 |
Who among the following was governor-general of India when first war of Indian independence was fought?
Charles Canning, the Governor-General of India during the rebellion.
Who was the first governor general of India?
Who was the second governor general of British India?
List of governors-general
| Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Appointer |
|---|---|---|
| Warren Hastings (1732–1818) | 20 October 1773 | East India Company (1773–1858) |
| Sir John Macpherson, Bt (acting) (1745–1821) | 8 February 1785 | |
| The Earl Cornwallis (1738–1805) | 12 September 1786 | |
| John Shore (1751–1834) | 28 October 1793 |