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Consider the following statements regarding Pitt’s India Act of 1784

It allowed the Court of Directors to manage the commercial affair.
It created a body called Board of Control to manage the political affairs.
It established a system of double government.
It distinguished between the commercial and political functions of the Company

Choose the correct statements

1, 2 and 3

2, 3 and 4

1, 3 and 4

1, 2, 3 and 4

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Explanation:

Pitts India Act of 1784 was introduced due to certain defects in regulating act 1773. It allowed the Court of Directors to manage the commercial affair. It created a body called Board of Control to manage the political affairs. It established a system of double government. It distinguished between the commercial and political functions of the Company.

Pitts India Act of 1784 was significant for two reasons. Firstly, the company’s territories in India were for the first time called the ‘British possession in India’ and secondly, British Government was given the supreme control over Company’s affairs and its administration in India.