Question

Read the following extract and answer the question given below:

Following the 1857 Rebellion, the East India Company's rule in India came to an end. Queen

Victoria's Proclamation of 1st November 1858, declared that thereafter India would be

governed by and in the name of the British Monarch through a Secretary of State. The policy

of ruthless conquests and annexations of Indian territory was given up.

Queen Victoria’s Proclamation in the year 1858 was:

i. To disclaim the intention to annex Indian princely states.ii. To place Indian Administration under British Crown.

iii. To regulate East India Company's trade with India.

A. Only option i is correct

B. Only option ii is correct

C. Option i and ii are correct

D. All are correct

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Answer 1

Answer:

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Explanation:

Queen Victoria's Proclamation of 1 November 1858 at Allahabad declared that thereafter India would be governed by and in the name of the British Monarch through a Secretary of State. Indian soldiers were also restricted from handling certain sophisticated weaponry. The Indian public was given an assurance that there would be no extension of the current territorial possessions.