Which of the following Acts established the Board of Control to guide and control the work of the Court of Directors and the Government of India ?

The Pitt's India Act of 1784 was enacted to address the shortcomings of the Regulating Act of 1773 and established a system of dual government [3]. It created a six-member body known as the Board of Control, which included the Chancellor of the Exchequer and a Secretary of State, to supervise the Company's civil, military, and revenue affairs [3]. This Act effectively separated the Company's commercial and political functions; while the Court of Directors continued to manage commercial activities, the Board of Control was empowered to guide and control the political and administrative work of the Government of India [2]. This structure ensured that the British government held ultimate authority over the Company's Indian possessions, which were officially termed 'British possessions' for the first time [3]. The Board's powers were later expanded by subsequent enactments like the Charter Act of 1813 [4].

Sources

1. [3] Rajiv Ahir. A Brief History of Modern India (2019 ed.). SPECTRUM. > Chapter 26: Constitutional, Administrative and Judicial Developments > The Charter Act of 1813 > p. 505
2. [2] 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
3. [4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitt%27s_India_Act