Question

Queen Victoria's famous proclamation, transferring authority from East India company to the crown, was made from …………………….
A.London
B.Calcutta
C.Delhi
D.Allahabad

Answer 1

Hint: The East India Company (EIC) was an English and later British joint-stock company established in 1600. It was created to trade in the Indian Ocean region, initially with East Indies (Indian Subcontinent and SouthEast Asia) and later with Qing China.

Complete answer:
Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 to her death. Identified as the Victorian age, its reign of 63 years and seven months was longer than any of its predecessors. It was a time of industrial, political, science and military transition in the United Kingdom, marked by the great expansion of the British Empire. In 1876, the Parliament voted to award her the additional title of Empress of India.

Here Lord Canning sent out a royal proclamation, declaring that the Queen had inherited the government of India. This declaration announced the future direction of the British rule in India.

Queen Victoria's Declaration of 1 November 1858 in Allahabad stated that thereafter India would be ruled by and on behalf of the British King by a Secretary of State. Indian soldiers were also prohibited from handling such advanced weapons. The Indian public was told that the present territorial possessions would not be expanded.

Hence, the correct answer is option (D).

Note:Elizabeth is a direct offspring of her father's side. Victoria was crowned Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in February 1837. Although Victoria is the paternal great-grandmother of Elizabeth, on her mother's side, Philip is linked to the monarch.