Question

The Regulating Act of 1773 failed in defining the powers of the Governor-General and members of his ________
A)Supreme Court
B)Executive Council
C)Parliamentary Committee
D)Legislative Council

Answer 1

Hint: In 1773, the East India Company owed money to the government and the bank of England as it could not meet the commitments since 1768 because of the smuggling of tea to America. Hence the Regulation Act was implemented.

Complete answer: The Regulating Act was an Act of the British Parliament passed in June 1773. it was a first step for authorizing and defining the powers and management of East India Company rule in India
Few main features of the act were-
a)It created an executive council for governor-general of Bengal.
b)It is provided for the establishment of the Supreme Court at Calcutta (1774).
c)It made the governors of Bombay and Madras presidencies subordinate to the Governor-General of Bengal.
The act had its shortcomings, as the Governor-General had no control over the council, he could only function with the majority opinion of the council. It also failed to stop the corruption among the company officials and the Governor-General had no veto power. Hence, it failed to address the misery and issues of the Indian population.
Options A, C and D can be eliminated.
Therefore, Option B is the correct answer.

Note: The Regulation Act was not sufficient for longer-term and therefore Pitt’s India Act was enacted to address the shortcomings of the Regulation Act in 1784 as a more firm and radical reform to control East India Company’s rule.