The correct answer is (d).
The Board of Control was established by the Pitt’s India Act of 1784. The Act was passed by the Parliament of Great Britain to regulate the affairs of the East India Company in India. The Board of Control was responsible for overseeing the Company’s activities in India and for ensuring that they were conducted in the best interests of the British government.
The Regulating Act of 1773 was an earlier attempt by the British government to regulate the East India Company’s activities in India. The Act established a Supreme Court in Calcutta and gave the Company’s Governor-General more power. However, the Act did not provide for a Board of Control to oversee the Company’s activities.
The Act of Settlement of 1781 was a law passed by the Parliament of Great Britain to settle the succession to the British throne. The Act did not have any effect on the East India Company.
The Charter Act of 1813 was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain that renewed the East India Company’s charter for another 20 years. The Act also made some changes to the Company’s governance, but it did not establish a Board of Control.