Question

Who passed the Pitt’s India Act in 1784?
a) Governor-General of Bengal
b) British Parliament
c) Lord Warren Hastings
d) Lord Cornwallis

Answer 1

Hint:
> Also known as East India Company Act, 1784. This act resulted in the British Government's concurrent control of British possessions in India and a company with a final government authority.
> The act was named after the British Prime Minister, William Pitt the Younger.
> The act was brought in order to resolve the shortcomings of the Regular Act of 1773.

Complete answer:
The British Government has set up a control board in such a way that it can completely control the civil, military and revenue affairs of the company in India. This act distinguished between the commercial and political activities of the East India Company. The Act provided for the appointment of the Board of Control and provided for the joint government of British India by the Company and the Crown with the government having the final authority.

In addition, a six-member Control Board for Political Activities and a Board of Directors for Financial/Commercial Activities was created. Since there were several flaws in the Regulation Act, it was appropriate to enact another Act to eliminate those flaws.

Following are the given options:

The British Government assumed partial power over the administration of India under the Regular Act of 1773. The Governor-General and the Supreme Council of Bengal have been appointed to administer the presidency of Fort William in Bengal. Thus, Option A is incorrect.

The Pitt's India Act was passed by the British Parliament in 1784 in order to remedy the deficiencies of the Legislation Act of 1773. Thus, Option B is the correct answer.

Warren Hastings was the first Governor-General of Bengal to hold office from 1772 to 1785. The Dual Government structure was brought to an end by the implementation of the Regular Act of 1773. Thus, Option C is incorrect.

The first Governor-General under the new Act was Lord Cornwallis, who represented the British Government from 1786 to 1793 and was responsible to the Board of Control. Thus, Option D is also incorrect

Therefore, the correct answer is b

Note:
> The Governor-General was granted the right of veto.
> The Presidencies of Madras and Bombay were subordinate to the Bengal Presidency, which in turn made Calcutta the capital of British possessions in India.
> In this dual control structure, East India was represented by the Board of Control by the Court of Directors and the British Government.