Teaching UGC NET Mock Test Series 2025 (Paper 1 & 2) General Knowledge Modern India (Pre-Congress Phase) India under East India Company’s Rule
Consider the following statements about 'Pitt’s India Act of 1784':
1. It established a system of double government.
2. The company's territories in India were for the first time called 'British possessions in India'.
3. It deprived the governor of Bombay and Madras of their legislative powers.
4. The act mandated that all civil and military officers disclose their property in India and Britain within two months of their joining.
5. This act gave the British government direct control over the Indian administration.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
1
2, 4 and 5 only
2
1, 3 and 4 only
3
2, 3, 4 and 5 only
4
1, 2, 4 and 5 only