GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -Pitt’s India Act 1784 or the East India Company Act 1784 was passed in the British Parliament to rectify the defects of the Regulating Act 1773. It resulted in dual control or joint government in India by Crown in Great Britain and the British East India Company, with crown having ultimate authority.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Pitt’s India Act of 1784 was passed to remove the defects of the Regulating Act of 1773. The Act differentiated the commercial and political affairs of the Company, thus establishing a system of double government in India by the Crown in Great Britain and the British East India Company.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Government of India Act 1858 was an Act of the British parliament that transferred the government and territories of the East India Company to the British Crown. The company’s rule over British territories in India came to an end and it was passed directly to the British government.