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 of colonial government of India) - List II (Provisions) 1. A. Charter Act, 1813 - 1. Set up a Board of Control in Britain to fully regulate the east India Company's affairs in India 2. B. Regulating Act - 2. Company's trade monopoly in India was ended 3. C. Act of 1858 - 3. The power to govern was transferred from the East India Company to the British Crown 4. D. Pitt's India Act - 4. The Company's directors were asked to present to the British government all correspondence and documents pertaining to the administration of the company

1. This question requires matching Acts passed by the Colonial Government of India with their key provisions. 2. A. Charter Act, 1813: This Act significantly curtailed the East India Company's privileges. Crucially, the Company's trade monopoly in India was ended (except for trade in tea and trade with China). This matches Provision 2. 3. B. Regulating Act (1773): This was the first major attempt by the British government to regulate the Company's affairs. It required the Company's directors to present to the British government all correspondence and documents pertaining to the administration of civil, military, and revenue affairs in India. This matches Provision 4. 4. C. Act of 1858 (Government of India Act, 1858): Following the Revolt of 1857, this Act abolished the East India Company and transferred the power to govern India directly from the East India Company to the British Crown. This matches Provision 3. 5. D. Pitt's India Act (1784): This Act established a system of dual control. It set up a Board of Control in Britain to fully regulate and supervise the civil, military, and revenue affairs of the East India Company's territories in India. This matches Provision 1. 6. Therefore, the correct matching is A-2, B-4, C-3, D-1.