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    Question

    Which of the following statements is

    incorrect: 
    A The Charter Act of 1793 provided for the payment of members of the Board of Control charged to the company. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Local government was empowered to levy taxes by the Charter Act of 1813. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Act of Settlement 1781 resulted in dual control or joint government in India by the Crown in Great Britain and the British East India Company, with the crown having ultimate authority. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Pitt’s India Act, 1784 separated the commercial functions from the administrative functions Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Pitt's India Act 1784 or the East India Company Act 1784 was passed in the British Parliament to rectify the defects of the Regulating Act 1773. It resulted in dual control or joint government in India by the Crown in Great Britain and the British East India Company, with crown having ultimate authority.

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