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Question
Under the Government of India Act 1858, who gave up the direct administration of India?
Options
The East India Company
The British Crown
Lord Mountbatten
The Mughal Emperor
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Solution
The East India Company
Explanation:
The Government of India Act 1858 transferred the power to govern India from the East India Company to the British Crown (the Company’s Board of Control and Court of Directors were abolished, and a Secretary of State for India was created).
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