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Q. Who was the Governor General of India when the Charter Act of 1833 was passed?
Answer: Lord William Bentinck
Notes: The Charter Act of 1833 was passed during the time of Lord William Bentinck. Excerpts of the act -
a) Monopoly of the British East India company was abolished.
b) It redesignated the Governor-General of Bengal as the Governor-General of India.
c) Lord William Bentinck became the first Governor-General of India.
d) The bishops of Bombay, Madras, and Calcutta were to be appointed for the benefit of the Christians in India

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