Question

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. 

(a) 1 and 2 only

 (b) 2 only 

(c) 1 and 3 only 

(d) 1, 2 and 3

Answer 1

(a) 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 Therefore, statement 1 & 2 are correct. However it was not to regulate East India Company's trade with India so statement 3 is wrong.