HISTORY
MODERN INDIA
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4 years
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5 years
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3 years
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2 years
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Detailed explanation-1: -The main provisions of the act were the appointment of a governor-general of Fort William in Bengal with supervisory powers over the presidencies of Madras and Bombay. The governor-general had a council of four and had a term of five years.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -The Regulating Act of 1773 was enacted as a first step to regulate the working of East India Company. However, the Indian Independence Act, 1947 finally ended the British rule in India and declared India as an independent and sovereign nation with effect from August 15, 1947.