Which Charter Act ended the East India Company's monopoly over trade with India?
Charter Act of 1813
The Charter Act of 1813 ended the East India Company's monopoly over trade with India, opening Indian trade to other British merchants.
The Charter Acts of 1793, 1833 and 1853 dealt with other provisions, such as renewing the Company's charter or ending its China trade monopoly.
Hence, the Charter Act of 1813 is the correct answer.
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Important Questions from India under East India Company’s Rule
Which Act was formulated to end the trade monopoly of the East India Company in India?
Subsidiary alliance was a system devised by Lord Wellesley in 1798. All those who entered into such an alliance with the British had to accept certain terms and conditions.
1. The British would be responsible for protecting their ally from external and internal threats to their power.
2. In the territory of the ally a British armed contingent would be stationed and ally would provide resources for their maintenance.
3. The ally would enter into agreements, with other rulers or engage in warfare only with the permission of the British.
4. Ally may walk away with the alliance anytime at the disagreement.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:- Match List I with List II.Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
LIST I LIST II A. Setting up Supreme Court at Calcutta by East India Company I. 1793 B. Cornwalis code enacted II. 1774 C. Railway line between Bombay and Thane III. 1881 D. Madras Harbour IV. 1853 - Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the Permanent Settlement?
- Which of the following is / are characteristic(s) of the Ryotwari system?
1. It was the brainchild of Thomas Munro
2. It was meant to reduce intermediaries
3. Cultivating peasants were gradually impoverished by the system
4. It was introduced in parts of Madras and Bengal Presidency
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