Which of the following is not the provision of the government of India Act, 1858?

A. India was to be governed in the Queen's name

B. The Queen's Principal Secretary of State received the powers and duties of the Company's Court of Directors

C. Provision for the creation of an Indian Civil Service under the control of the Secretary of State

D. The British Parliament was empowered to appoint a Governor-General and the Governors of the Presidencies

Answer: Option D

Solution(By Examveda Team)

The Government of India Act 1858 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom passed on August 2, 1858. Its provisions called for the liquidation of the British East India Company (who had up to this point been ruling British India under the auspices of Parliament) and the transference of its functions to the British Crown.