Question

Consider the following statements:

The Regulating Act of 1773 was passed by British Parliament in order to
1. establish Parliamentary control over the administration of the East India Company's territory in India.
2. make the Governor of Bengal as the Governor-General of Bengal.
3. end the dual system of administration in India.
Which of the statements given above are correct?

• A. 1, 2 and 3
• B. 1 and 2
• C. 2 and 3
• D. 1 and 3

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

1, 2 and 3

The Regulating Act of 1773 act is of great constitutional importance as (a) it was the first step taken by the British Government to control and regulate the affairs of the East India Company in India; (b) it recognised, for the first time, the political and administrative functions of the Company; and (c) it laid the foundations of central administration in India. It designated the Governor of Bengal as the ‘Governor-General of Bengal’ and created an Executive Council of four members to assist him. The first such Governor-General was Lord Warren Hastings.