Question

Consider the following statements:

1. By Pitt’s India Act, the members of the Governor General’s Council were reduced to three.

2. Pitt’s India Act abolished the monopoly of the Company’s Indian Trade.

3. By Pitt’s India Act, through a supplementary act, the Governor-General was empowered to hold the office of commander-in-chief in special cases.

Which of the above statements is correct?

1. 1 and 2 only
2. 3 only
3. 1 and 3 only
4. 1, 2 and 3

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : 1 and 3 only

The correct answer is 1 and 3 only.

• By Pitt’s India Act, the members of the Governor General’s Council were reduced to three.
• The Charter act of 1813 ended the monopoly of the East India Company in India. Hence statement 2 is not correct.
• By Pitt’s India Act, through a supplementary act, the Governor-General was empowered to hold the office of commander-in-chief in special cases.
• Hence the correct answer is 1 and 3 only.

 

• Features of the Pitts India Act 1784
  • This act made a distinction between the commercial and political activities of the East India Company.
  • For the first time, the term ‘British possessions in India’ was used.
  • This act gave the British government direct control over the Indian administration.
  • The Company became subordinate to the British government unlike as in the previous Regulating Act of 1773, where the government only sought to ‘regulate’ matters and not take over.
  • This act established the British Crown’s authority in the civil and military administration of its Indian territories.
  • Commercial activities were still a monopoly of the Company.