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Q5 (NDA-II/2014) History & Culture › Modern India (Pre-1857) › British administrative reforms Answer Verified

Statement I : The defects of the Regulating Act and the exigencies of British politics necessitated the passing of the Pitt’s India Act. Statement I : The Pitt’s India Act gave . the British Government supreme control over the Company’s affairs and its administration in India.

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Explanation

Statement I is true as the Pitt’s India Act of 1784 was enacted to address the inherent defects and shortcomings of the Regulating Act of 1773 [3]. The 'exigencies of British politics' refers to the political instability in Britain, including the fall of the Fox-North coalition over the India Bill, which led to William Pitt the Younger's rise and the subsequent passage of this Act [3]. Statement II is also true; the Act established a Board of Control, giving the British Government supreme control over the Company’s civil, military, and revenue affairs, effectively making the Company a subordinate department of the State [4]. However, Statement II is not the explanation for Statement I. The necessity (Statement I) arose from the failure of the 1773 Act's regulatory mechanism, while Statement II describes the specific administrative outcome of the new Act.

Sources

  1. [3] Rajiv Ahir. A Brief History of Modern India (2019 ed.). SPECTRUM. > Chapter 26: Constitutional, Administrative and Judicial Developments > Pitt's India Act of 1784 > p. 503
  2. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitt%27s_India_Act
  3. [4] Laxmikanth, M. Indian Polity. 7th ed., McGraw Hill. > Chapter 1: Historical Background > The features of this Act were as follows: > p. 2
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