GK
INDIAN HISTORY
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Pitt’s India Act, AD 1784
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The Regulating Act, AD 1773
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Charter Act, 1793 AD
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Charter Act, 1813 AD
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Detailed explanation-1: -Option c is correct: Under the Regulating Act of 1773 Supreme Court was established at Fort William at Calcutta.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Supreme Court of Judicature at Fort William in Calcutta, was founded in 1774 by the Regulating Act of 1773.
Detailed explanation-3: -It prohibited the servants of company from engaging in any private trade or accepting presents or bribes from the “natives". The Act elevated Governor of Bengal, Warren Hastings to Governor-General of Bengal and subsumed the presidencies of Madras and Bombay under Bengal’s control.
Detailed explanation-4: -The promulgation of Regulating Act of 1773 by the King of England paved the way for establishment of the Supreme Court of Judicature at Calcutta.