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Question
Mention two administrative changes that the British Government brought about regarding the East India Company’s rule in India.
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Solution
The two administrative changes which the British government brought about regarding the East India Company’s rule in India are as follows:
1) It was declared that the administration of the British colony in India would be removed from the English East India Company and that India would be governed directly by and in the name of the Queen of England.
2) The Office of the Secretary of State was created which would exercise all the powers earlier vested in the Court of Directors or the Board of Control.
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