UPSC History Optional · Paper II · 2011 · Q2(a) · 20 marks
“The Charter Act of 1833 rung down the curtain on the company's trade and introduced a new concept of government in India.“ Substantiate. 20
- Chapter
- Early Structure of the British Raj
- Topic
- Regulating Act, Pitt's India Act and the Charter Acts
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