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Consider the following statements about the Pitt’s India Act of 1784:

1.It enlarged the powers of the East India Company by giving it full autonomy.

2.The Act subordinated the Bombay and Madras Presidencies to Bengal.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 nor 2

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Explanation:

Neither 1 nor 2

The statement that the Pitt's India Act of 1784 enlarged the powers of the East India Company by giving it full autonomy is incorrect. The Act did not give the East India Company full autonomy; rather, it introduced certain reforms to regulate and restrict the powers of the Company.

The statement that the Act subordinated the Bombay and Madras Presidencies to Bengal is also incorrect. The Act did not subordinate these presidencies to Bengal but rather created a system of dual government in India, where the Governor-General of Bengal had authority over political and military matters in Bengal, Bihar, and Odisha, while the Bombay and Madras Presidencies retained some autonomy.

So, neither of the statements is correct.