Queen Victoria's famous proclamation, transferring authority from the East India Company to the Crown, was made from _____.
A
London
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Calcutta
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C
Delhi
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D
Allahabad
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Solution
The correct option is D Allahabad 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.