CAPF AC 2025 Q26: Modern History – British Administration & Economic Policies

CAPF AC 2025, Paper I (General Ability and Intelligence) · Modern History

Match List-I with List-II and select the answer using the code given below the Lists: | List I (Act of the British Parliament) | List II (Key Provision) | |---|---| | A. The Pitt's India Act, 1784 | 1. Enlargement of the Governor-General's Legislative Council | | B. The Charter Act, 1813 | 2. Discrimination against Indians removed in matters of employment and higher service | | C. The Charter Act, 1833 | 3. Board set up by the Crown to control affairs of India | | D. The Charter Act, 1853 | 4. Termination of monopoly of East India Company over Indian trade | Code:

(a) A-1, B-4, C-2, D-3
(b) A-1, B-2, C-4, D-3
(c) A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1
(d) A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1

Answer: (c) A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1

Explanation

British Acts and their key provisions

How to think: match each Act to what it is best known for.

Act	Best-known provision	Match
A. Pitt's India Act, 1784	A Board of Control set up by the Crown to control the Company's civil, military and revenue affairs	3
B. Charter Act, 1813	Ended the Company's trade monopoly in India, except tea and the China trade	4
C. Charter Act, 1833	Trade ended completely; Indians not to be barred from office on grounds of religion, birth or colour	2
D. Charter Act, 1853	Enlarged the Governor-General's Legislative Council with six legislative members	1

So the code is A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1.

Bank key corrected: the stored key was (d) A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1, which puts the employment clause in 1813; the 1833 Act carried it. The correct option is (c).

Answer: (c) A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1.

Why each option is right or wrong

(a) Incorrect. The Board of Control belongs to 1784, not to the enlarged council.
(b) Incorrect. The 1813 Act is about the trade monopoly, not about employment.
(c) CORRECT. A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1 matches the Acts with their provisions.
(d) Incorrect. It swaps 1813 and 1833; the employment clause is in the 1833 Act.

Key point

1784: Board of Control (Crown) beside the Court of Directors. 1813: ended monopoly of trade (tea and China excepted), Rs 1 lakh for education. 1833: ended Company's trade, no discrimination in office. 1853: legislative members added to the Governor-General's council.

Remember

1784 Board, 1813 trade, 1833 jobs, 1853 council.

Common mistakes

Swapping the 1813 and 1833 provisions.
Thinking the Board of Control was set up by the Company itself.
Linking the enlarged council with the Charter Act of 1833.

Exam tip

Educated guess: 1784 is the Board of Control, which fixes A-3. Only (c) and (d) start with A-3. The 1853 Act adding legislative members is D-1 in both, so the choice depends on 1813: the trade monopoly ended in 1813, which gives (c).

Sources

Bipan Chandra, Modern India (NCERT Class XII), chapter on the Company's administration and the Charter Acts
M. Laxmikanth, Indian Polity, Chapter 1: Historical Background (Charter Acts of 1813, 1833 and 1853; Pitt's India Act, 1784)

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