Which one among the following Acts for the first time allowed Indians, at least theoretically, entry to higher posts in British Indian administration ?
[amp_mcq option1=”Charter Act, 1813″ option2=”Charter Act, 1833″ option3=”Charles Wood’s Education Despatch, 1854″ option4=”Indian Councils Act, 1861″ correct=”option2″]
This question was previously asked in
UPSC NDA-1 – 2016
The correct answer is B) Charter Act, 1833.
The Charter Act of 1833, specifically Section 87, contained a provision stating that no Indian subject of the Crown residing in British India would be disabled from holding any office or employment under the Company by reason only of his religion, place of birth, descent, colour, or any of them. This theoretically opened the doors for Indians to enter higher administrative posts, although the actual implementation was slow and limited in practice.