Multiple choice

After the 1857 revolt, who announced at a darbar at Allahabad the assumption of the Government of India by the Sovereign of Great Britain?

  1. Lord Auckland

  2. Lord Canning

  3. Lord Dalhousie

  4. Lord Hardinge
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Lord Canning, who was the Governor-General of India during the 1857 revolt, read the Queen's Proclamation at the Allahabad Darbar on November 1, 1858. This proclamation announced the transfer of power from the East India Company to the British Crown.

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