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WBCS Preliminary Examination 2015 — General Studies · Question 27 of 200

Q27
History of IndiaBritish Rule: Administration, Economy & Society
In which year was the Pitt's India Act passed?
  1. a.1773
  2. b.1781
  3. c.1784
  4. d.1858

Answer: (C) 1784

Pitt's India Act was passed in 1784 by the British Parliament to rectify the defects of the Regulating Act of 1773. It established a dual system of control — a Board of Control in Britain overseeing the East India Company's political affairs. It is named after Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger.

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