Which one of the following had created the office of the Secretary of State for India?
The Councils Act 1861
The Government of India Act 1858
The Morley Minto Reforms
Montague Chelmsford reforms
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UPSC CAPF – 2017
Following the Indian Mutiny of 1857, the British Crown took direct control of India from the East India Company. The Government of India Act 1858 abolished the Board of Control and the Court of Directors and replaced them with the office of the Secretary of State for India, who was a member of the British cabinet and was assisted by a Council of India.