Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct in respect of legal profession in India?

During British India till 1879 there were six grades of practitioners- Advocates, Solicitors (Attorneys) and Vakils of the High Court and Pleaders, Mukhtars and Revenue agents in the lower courts. The Bengal Regulation VII of 1793 created for the first time, a regular legal profession in the Company's Courts. Both 1 and 2 are correct. None of the above

Both 1 and 2 are correct.

The Legal Practitioners Act of 1879 repealed the Pleaders, Mukhtars and Revenue Agents Act, 1865. During this time in British India, there were six grades of practitioners- Advocates, Solicitors (Attorneys) and Vakils of the High Court and Pleaders, Mukhtars and Revenue agents in the lower courts. Vakils became a distinct grade above the Pleader. The Act brought all six grades of legal practitioners into one system. The Bengal Regulation VII of 1793 created for the first time, a regular legal profession in the Company's Courts.