UPSC Prelims 2002 · General Studies
Question 60: History and Culture
Match List I (Acts of Colonial Government of India) with List II (Provisions) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List I (Acts) A. Charter Act, 1813 B. Regulating Act C. Act of 1858 D. Pitt’s India Act List II (Provisions) 1. Set up a Board of Control in Britain to fully regulate the East India Company’s affairs in India 2. Company’s trade monopoly in India was ended 3. The power to govern was transferred from the East India Company to the British Crown 4. The Company’s directors were asked to present to the British government all correspondence and documents pertaining to the administration of the company Codes:
AnswerThe answer is (a).
The Charter Act 1813 ended the Company's trade monopoly in India (A-2). The Regulating Act 1773 required the directors to place the Company's correspondence and papers on administration before the British government (B-4). The Act of 1858 transferred governance from the Company to the Crown (C-3). Pitt's India Act 1784 set up the Board of Control (D-1). So A-2, B-4, C-3, D-1.
- A. Charter Act 1813 matches 2, the end of the trade monopoly.
- B. Regulating Act matches 4, the duty to send papers to the British government.
- C. Act of 1858 matches 3, transfer of power to the Crown.
- D. Pitt's India Act matches 1, the Board of Control.
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) Right: A-2, B-4, C-3, D-1.
- (b) All four pairs are mismatched.
- (c) A and D are right, but B and C are swapped.
- (d) B and C are right, but A and D are swapped.
Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2002, General Studies. UPSC's own paper isn't online; the words are from a published compilation. The paper on upsc.gov.in.