INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Pitt’s India Act of 1784, also known as the East India Companies Act, was passed by the British Parliament in 1784 to correct deficiencies of the Regulations Act of 1773. Pitt’s India Act for India was named after the then British Prime Minister, William Pitt.

Detailed explanation-2: -Ans. 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.

Detailed explanation-3: -Pitt’s India Act of 1784 was passed to remove the defects of the Regulating Act of 1773. It differentiated the commercial and political affairs of the Company. Thus it established a system of double government in India by Crown in Great Britain and the British East India Company.