UPSC History Optional · Paper II · 2016 · Q4(a) · 20 marks
“The need to impose greater parliamentary control over the Company's affairs increased during the decades (1773 - 1853) after Plassey.” Elucidate. 20 marks
- Chapter
- Early Structure of the British Raj
- Topic
- Regulating Act, Pitt's India Act and the Charter Acts
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