2014 · Q40
Which one among the following was not a provision of the Regulating Act of 1773?
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- AIt introduced parliamentary supervision over the East India Company
- BThe Government of Bengal was vested in a Governor General and the Council of four members
- CIt changed the power of vote in the Court of Proprietors by removing all restrictions on qualifications
- DThe Governor-General was vested with a casting vote
Explanation
The Regulating Act of 1773 introduced parliamentary supervision, vested Bengal in a Governor-General with a four-member council, and gave the Governor-General a casting vote; it raised rather than removed the voting qualification in the Court of Proprietors - statement (c) was not a provision.