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Correct Answer: Option (A) — Indian Council Act, 1861
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Standard Reference VerifiedThe Indian Councils Act, 1861 introduced the portfolio system initially initiated by Lord Canning in 1859. Under this system, individual members of the Governor-General's Council were placed in charge of specific departments (such as finance, home, law), transforming collective corporate functioning into a modern departmental system.
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