Question

In which Act the Portfolio of the council was introduced by British?
A- Indian Council Act of 1892
B- Indian Council Act of 1861
C- Government of India Act, 1858
D- Indian Constitution act 1919

Answer 1

Hint:
1. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan urged the British Government to take Indian nationals into India's administration after the War of Independence. In his The Causes of the Indian Revolt pamphlet, he argued that the British's refusal to accept Indians into the Legislative Council stopped them from getting any say in government policies that directly influenced them and was the key reason behind the revolt.

2. In the absence of an emergency session of the Legislative Council, the Viceroy was permitted to issue ordinances lasting six months.

Complete answer:
1. "The Indian Councils Act 1861 was an Act of the United Kingdom Parliament that converted the executive council of India to operate as a portfolio structure cabinet run.

2. This cabinet had six ordinary members" who each took over a separate department in the government of Calcutta: home, income, military, law, finance, and after 1874) public works. As an extraordinary participant, the military Commander-in-Chief sat with the council.

3. With the addition of a fifth member, the Executive Council was expanded. Under the terms of the Act, the Viceroy was empowered to overrule the Council on Affairs if he found it necessary, as was the case in 1879, during Lord Lyton's tenure.

Therefore , the correct answer is B

Note:
1. From 1858 to 1947, the British Raj was the government of the British Crown on the Indian subcontinent. The rule is also referred to in India as Crown rule, or in India as a direct rule.

2. In contemporary use the region under British jurisdiction was generally called India, and included areas directly controlled by the United Kingdom, which were collectively called British India, and areas governed by indigenous rulers, but called the princely states under British tutelage or paramountcy. Often the area was called the Indian Empire, but not officially