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11901
Which of the following powers was NOT granted to the Supreme Court under the Regulating Act?
The Supreme Court had civil, criminal, admiralty, and ecclesiastical jurisdiction, but it did not have the political power to veto the Governor General's decisions.
11902
The establishment of the Supreme Court in 1774 was a provision of which Act?
The term described corrupt Company officials who amassed huge fortunes in India and returned to Britain to live extravagant lives, drawing public resentment.
11904
The Regulating Act changed the constitution of the Company at home by altering the voting rights in the:
The constitutional change at home involved raising the voting qualification in the Court of Proprietors (shareholders) to restrict influence to major shareholders.
11905
Before the Regulating Act of 1773, the three Presidencies (Bengal, Madras, Bombay) were:
Prior to 1773, the three presidencies were independent of each other, each with its own government responsible only to the Court of Directors in England.
11906
The Regulating Act was the first step towards creating what kind of administration in India?
To curb corruption, the Act strictly prohibited any person holding civil or military office under the Company from accepting any present, donation, or gratuity from the natives.
11908
The Governor General under the Regulating Act had direct control over which presidency?
The Governor General was specifically the Governor of the Presidency of Fort William (Bengal) and exercised direct administration over it, while supervising the others.
11909
What was the main reason the Regulating Act was considered a failure in practice?
The Act rendered the Governor General powerless before a hostile council majority and created a Supreme Court with undefined jurisdiction, leading to administrative deadlock.
11910
The Regulating Act provided that appeals from the Supreme Court could be taken to:
Appeals from the provincial courts went to the Governor-General-in-Council, but appeals from the Supreme Court could be taken to the King-in-Council in Britain.
