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    Question

    Which act gave the power to declare ordinance to Viceroy

    for the first time?
    A Indian council act 1861 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Charter act 1853 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Pitts India Act Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Government of INDIA act 1935. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The Indian Councils Act 1861 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that transformed the Viceroy of India's executive council into a cabinet run on the portfolio system. The Governor-General    could promulgate ordinances, without the concurrence of the legislative council, during and emergency. This Act restored the legislative powers of the Governor-in-Councils of the Presidencies of Madras and Bombay.

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