Correct option is A
Correct Answer: A) East India Company Act
The Pitt’s India Act was passed in 1784 (not 1774) and is also known as the East India Company Act, 1784. It was introduced by British Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger to address the administrative issues arising from the Regulating Act of 1773. This Act established dual control of British territories in India – by the British Government and the East India Company.
The Act created a Board of Control to supervise civil, military, and revenue affairs of the East India Company.
It reduced the political autonomy of the Company while retaining its commercial functions.
The Governor-General of Bengal was given more powers over other presidencies (Madras and Bombay).
It marked the beginning of British Parliamentary control over Indian administration.
This Act laid the foundation for further centralization of power in British India.
Government of India Act – Incorrect; refers to various laws (1919, 1935) passed later to govern British India.
Charter Act – Incorrect; the Charter Acts (1813, 1833, 1853) were enacted to renew the East India Company’s charter.
Rowlatt Act – Incorrect; passed in 1919, allowed the British to arrest and imprison people without trial in colonial India.
