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Q. Which act clearly distinguished between the commercial and political functions of the East India Company?
Answer: Pitt’s India Act of 1784
Notes: The Pitt’s India Act of 1784 distinguished between the commercial and political affairs of the company. The Court of Directors were to manage the commercial affairs and a new body called Board of Control was created to manage the political affairs. It established the system of double government.

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