Under which of the following Acts was the power to rule India, transferred from the English East India Company to the British Crown?

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**Step 1:** Understand each Act's effect

- Regulating Act 1773: introduced British government oversight over the East India Company but did not transfer sovereignty.
- Pitt's India Act 1784: set up the Board of Control to supervise the Company; the Company still governed India.
- Charter Act of 1833: restructured Company's administration and centralised governance but did not end Company rule.
- Government of India Act 1858: enacted after the Revolt of 1857; it abolished the East India Company's rule and transferred the government of India to the British Crown (establishing the Secretary of State for India and the India Council).

**Step 2:** Conclusion

The direct transfer of power from the English East India Company to the British Crown was effected by the Government of India Act $1858$, i.e., option (4).

FINAL_ANSWER: d

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