What was/were the object/objects of Queen Victoria’s Proclamation (1858)?
1. To disclaim any intention to annex Indian States
2. To place the Indian administration under the British Crown
3. To regulate East India Company’s trade with India
Select the correct answer using the code given below.(2014)
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2 only
c) 1 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: A
East India Company’s trade with India was ceased through the Charter Act of 1833.
The object/objects of Queen Victoria’s Proclamation 1858 were to disclaim any intention to annex Indian States as the announcement reversed Lord Dalhousie’s pre-war policy of political unification through princely state annexation.It was also to place the Indian administration under the British Crown
