Question

Which was the first Act of British Parliament to rule in India?
A) Regulation Act of 1773
B) The East India Company Act 1784
C) Charter Act of 1793
D) Charter Act of 1813

Answer 1

Hint: The roots of India's British Empire lie in the East India Company. Once it became a territorial and political force in India, Parliament had to decide its relationship with this East India company, resulting from its military victories at Plassey (1757) and Buxar (1764), which gave it control of the revenues of the Indian states of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa.

Complete answer:
The Regulation Act of 1773, was passed by British Parliament mainly in Bengal, for the regulation of the British East India Company. In 1773, the East India Company owed cash to the government and the bank of Britain because it seem not meet the commitments since 1768 since the sneaking of tea to America.Hence the Regulation Act was executed.The Regulation Act of 1773, was the inception of intervention of the company in the Indian affairs, after which the East India company in 1858, completed the takeover process of Indian territories. The most arrangement of the act of 1773 was the official arrangement of a Governor-General of Fortification William in Bengal with guaranteeing his supremacy and supervision over the administrations of Madras( presently Chennai) and Bombay( presently Mumbai).A supreme court of four English Judges was set up in Calcutta ( presently Kolkata) and a chamber of four individuals was ascribed to the representative who had the capacity to vote but were given no reject.
The act had its deficiencies, as the Governor-General had no control over the chamber, he might as it were work with the larger part supposition of the committee.It also failed to stop the corruption among the company officials and also failed to address the misery and issues of Indian population.
Option B: The East India company act was aimed to address the setbacks of the Regulating ACt of 1773. This option is incorrect.
Option C: The charter act of 1793 continued the company's rule in India. This option is not correct.
Option D: The charter act of 1813 renewed the charter issued to the British East India company. This option is incorrect.
Hence, the correct option is, ‘A) Regulation Act of 1773’.

Note: The Regulation Act was not adequate for longer term and so Pitt’s India Act was ordered to address the inadequacies of the Control Act in 1784 as a more firm and radical change to control East India Company’s run the show.