Consider the following Acts and arrange them in the correct chronological order:
I. Charter Act
II. Pitt’s India Act
III. The Indian Councils Act
IV. The Regulating Act
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

To arrange them chronologically, we use the years of enactment:

Thus, the correct chronological order is:
IV → II → I → III

Regulating Act, 1773: First step taken by British Parliament to control East India Company’s administration.

Pitt’s India Act, 1784: Created dual control—Board of Control (British Govt.) + Court of Directors (EIC).

Charter Acts (1813, 1833, 1853): Ended EIC trade monopoly; introduced administrative reforms.

Indian Councils Act, 1861: Began the process of legislative devolution and allowed Indians limited representation.