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What was the date of "Queens proclamation"?

  1. A
    1st November, 1858
  2. B
    10th May, 1857
  3. C
    29th March, 1857
  4. D
    11th February, 1860

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Following the rebellion of 1857, the Government of India Act 1858 transferred the administration from the East India Company to the British Crown. Queen Victoria's Proclamation was formally announced to the princes and people of India by Viceroy Lord Canning at a grand Darbar in Allahabad on November 1, 1858.

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What was the date of "Queens proclamation"?
A
1st November, 1858
B
10th May, 1857
C
29th March, 1857
D
11th February, 1860

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