Discussion
For the first time in India by which Act the Governor General of India was given the power of legislating ordinance ?
Answer: B
The Act was the Indian Councils Act, 1861.
The Indian Councils Act of 1861 empowered the Governor-General to issue ordinances in an emergency, without the concurrence of the legislative council, valid for six months. This was the first grant of the ordinance-making power in India; it is the ancestor of the President's power under Article 123.
The Government of India Act, 1858 transferred power from the East India Company to the Crown. The Indian Councils Act, 1892 enlarged the councils and allowed discussion of the budget. The Morley-Minto Reforms (1909) introduced separate electorates. None first created the ordinance power.
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