Q: What was/were the object/objects of Queen Victoria’s Proclamation (1858)?
a) To disclaim any intention to annex Indian States
b) To place the Indian administration under the British Crown
c) To regulate East India Company’s trade with India
The correct answer is 1 and 2 only.
Queen Victoria’s proclamation of 1858
⦁ It aimed at ending the rule of the company and transferring all the powers to the British crown after the 1857 revolt. Hence, Statement 2 is correct.
⦁ It was to disclaim any intention to annex Indian States as the announcement reversed Lord Dalhousie pre-war policy of political unification through princely state annexation.
⦁ It was aimed at improving the administrative machinery of supervision and control over the Indian government. Hence, Statement 3 is not correct.
⦁ Its objective was to disclaim any intention to annex the Indian States. Hence, Statement 1 is correct.
⦁ The governor-general of India was given the title of Viceroy who became the representatives of the British crown.
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