BPSC 44th Exam Prelims 2002 Solved Paper

Question : 14 of 150

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Through which of the following ‘Acts’ which Lord Cornwallis got power to veto the decisions of Council ?

Regulating Act 1773
Act of 1786
Charter Act of 1793
Charter Act of 1813

Solution:

The East India Company Act

1793,

also known as the Charter Act

1793,

was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain which renewed the charter issued to the British East India Company. By this act, Lord Cornwallis got the power to veto the decisions of their Council.

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