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UPSC 2014: 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
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The 1 November 1858 Proclamation announced that (1) the Crown disclaimed any future annexation of Indian princely states and (2) the governance of India was transferred from the East India Company to the British Crown. It made no reference to regulating the Company’s trade, so only statements 1 and 2 are correct. ([prepp.in](https://prepp.in/question/what-was-were-the-object-objects-of-queen-victoria-615e76c0ac44ac4586d982a6?utm_source=openai))
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