Why was Pitt's India Act passed?

To solidify East India Company rule in India

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To remove the Governor General of Bengal

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To remove the defects of the Regulating Act

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To appoint the Viceroy of India

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Solution

The correct option is C To remove the defects of the Regulating Act
Pitt's India Act of 1784 was passed to remove the defects of the Regulating Act of 1773. It differentiated the commercial and political affairs of the Company. Thus it established a system of double government in India by Crown in Great Britain and the British East India Company. The Governor-General was to be under indirect control of the British Government through the Board of Control.

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