Question : As per provisions of the Charter Act of 1833, a Law Commission (for consolidating, codifying and improving Indian laws) was constituted under the chairmanship of :
Option 1: Lord Bentinck
Option 2: Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Option 3: Lord Macaulay
Option 4: Lord Dalhousie
Correct Answer: Lord Macaulay
Solution : The correct option is Lord Mcaulay.
The Law Commission, constituted under the provisions of the Charter Act of 1833, was initially chaired by Lord Macaulay. Lord Macaulay was a British statesman, historian, and writer, and he played a significant role in the drafting, and implementation of the Indian Penal Code, and the Indian Evidence Act. He served as the Chairman of the First Law Commission from 1834 to 1838.
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Question : Which of the following acts, enacted by the British Parliament, provided for the establishment of a Law Commission for the consolidation and codification of Indian laws?
Option 1: Indian Council Act, 1909
Option 2: Government of India Act, 1919
Option 3: Charter Act, 1813
Option 4: Charter Act, 1833
Question : By which Charter Act, the East India Company's monopoly of trade with China came to an end ?
Option 1: Charter Act of 1793
Option 2: Charter Act of 1813
Option 3: Charter Act of 1833
Option 4: Charter Act of 1853
Question : Which Charter Act brought to an end, the East India Company's monopoly in India's foreign trade ?
Option 1: Charter Act of 1853
Option 2: Charter Act of 1793
Option 3: Charter Act of 1813
Option 4: Charter Act of 1833
Question : The Vernacular Press Act was enacted during the regime of which Viceroy of India?
Option 1: Lord Dalhousie
Option 2: Lord Hastings
Option 3: Lord Ripon
Option 4: Lord Lytton
Question : Who among the following Governor-General enacted the law against the Sati practice in December 1829?
Option 1: Lord Canning
Option 2: Lord William Bentinck
Option 3: Lord Dalhousie
Option 4: Lord Warren Hastings
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