Exp) Option a is the correct answer The Charter Act 1813 renewed the charter issued to the British East India Company, and continued the Company’s rule in India. The constitutional position of British territories in India was explicitly defined in the Act. It asserted the sovereignty of British crown over the company’s territories in India.

Important Tips • The Regulating act of 1773 strengthened the control of British government over the company by requiring the court of directors to report on its revenue, civil, and military affairs in India. • The Pitts India act of 1784 mentioned that the company’s territories were British possessions in India. • The charter act of 1833 provided that the company’s territories in India were held by it ‘in trust for his Majesty, his heirs and successors’