Question

Due to the impact of the Revolt of 1857, there were certain changes in British Indian administrative system. Which one of the following is incorrect? (a) English East India Company in India came to an end (b) India got the right to autonomy (c) Queen Victoria was declared Empress of British India (d) Lord Canning was appointed as Viceroy of India​

Answer 1

Answer:

option b) India got right to autonomy

Answer 2

(b) India got the right to autonomy.

is the correct option.

• In some regions, most notably in Awadh, the rebellion took on the attributes of a patriotic revolt against British oppression. However, the rebel leaders proclaimed no articles of faith that presaged a new political system.
• Even so, the rebellion proved to be an important watershed in Indian and British Empire history. It led to the dissolution of the East India Company and forced the British to reorganize the army, the financial system, and the administration in India, through the passage of the Government of India Act 1858.
• India was thereafter administered directly by the British government in the new British Raj. On 1 November 1858, Queen Victoria issued a proclamation to Indians, which while lacking the authority of a constitutional provision, promised rights similar to those of other British subjects.
• In the following decades, when admission to these rights was not always forthcoming, Indians were to pointedly refer to the Queen's proclamation in growing avowals of new nationalism.