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Which of the following statements about the Indian Councils Act of 1861 is/are correct? 1. It enlarged the Governor General's Council for the purpose of making laws. 2. The Governor General was not authorised to increase the number of members. Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Options

  1. A1 only
  2. B2 only
  3. CBoth 1 and 2
  4. DNeither 1 nor 2

Correct answer

A. 1 only

Step-by-step solution

The Indian Councils Act 1861 was an act of the British Parliament that made significant changes in the Governor-General's Council. Some provisions of the Act are: - For the executive functions of the Council, a fifth member was added. Now there were five members for home, military, law, revenue and finance. (A sixth member for public works was added in 1874.) - Lord Canning, who was the Governor-General and Viceroy at the time, introduced the portfolio system. In this system, each member was assigned a portfolio of

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