Multiple choice general knowledge history

When did East India Company declared British Raj in India?

  1. 1600

  2. 1601

  3. 1857

  4. 1858
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Explanation

After the 1857 revolt, the British Crown assumed direct control through the Government of India Act 1858, dissolving the East India Company's rule. The British Raj officially began on 1 November 1858 when Queen Victoria issued a proclamation. 1857 marks the rebellion, not the Raj's establishment.

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