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UPSC 2002: 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:
(a)A-2 B-4 C-3 D-1
(b)A-1 B-3 C-4 D-2
(c)A-2 B-3 C-4 D-1
(d)A-1 B-4 C-3 D-2
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Charter Act 1813 (A) ended the East India Company’s trade monopoly (2); the Regulating Act 1773 (B) required the Company’s directors to lay all correspondence before the British government (4); the Government of India Act 1858 (C) transferred power from the Company to the Crown (3); and Pitt’s India Act 1784 (D) created a Board of Control (1). The sequence A-2, B-4, C-3, D-1 corresponds to option (a). ([licchavilyceum.com](https://licchavilyceum.com/upsc-civil-services-prelims-2002-solved-question-paper/))
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The correct answer is option (a): A-2 B-4 C-3 D-1. Watch the detailed video explanation in our Sherlocking Prelims course on UnlockIAS.
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This question was asked in UPSC CSE Prelims 2002, GS Paper 1, as Question 60. It falls under Modern History > Constitutional Developments & British Plans (1909-1947).
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