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Q60 (IAS/2002) History & Culture › Modern India (Pre-1857) › British administrative reforms Answer Verified

Match List I (Acts of Colonial Government of India) with List II (Provisions) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists

(Acts of colonial government of India) | (Provisions)
A. Charter Act, 1813 | 1. Set up a Board of Control in Britain to fully regulate the east India Company’s affairs in India
B. Regulating Act | 2. Company’s trade monopoly in India was ended
C. Act of 1858 | 3. The power to govern was transferred from the East India Company to the British Crown
D. Pitt’s India Act | 4. The Company’s directors were asked to present to the British government all correspondence and documents pertaining to the administration of the company

Result
Your answer:  ·  Correct: A
Explanation

The Regulating Act (1773) created the office of the Governor‑General of Bengal with an Executive Council and framed provisions for judicial and administrative control — matching provision 2. Pitt’s India Act (1784) established a Board of Control and a dual system separating political supervision from the Company’s commercial directors — matching provision 4. The Charter Acts (notably 1833) ended the Company’s commercial activities and transformed it into an administrative body — matching provision 3 [1]. The Government of India Act (1858) transferred the Company’s administrative powers to the Crown and redefined the Governor‑General as the Crown’s Viceroy — matching provision 1 [1]. Hence A-2, B-4, C-3, D-1 (option 1).

Sources

  1. [1] https://www.britannica.com/event/Government-of-India-Acts
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