Discussion
The Britishers introduced the portfolio system in the colonial administration in India in the year ............................
Answer: B
The portfolio system was introduced in 1859.
Lord Canning introduced the portfolio system in 1859, assigning each member of the Governor-General's Council charge of particular departments so that routine business could be disposed of by the member concerned rather than by the whole council. The Indian Councils Act of 1861 then gave it statutory recognition, which is why 1861 appears in the options (printed twice, as A and D).
1853 is the year of the last Charter Act, which separated the legislative and executive functions of the council, so it is not the date of the portfolio system.
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