In which year the administration of India was transferred into the hands of the British Monarch by the Proclamation of Queen Victoria?

Options

A. 1887
B. 1842
C. 1864
D. 1858

Answer

C

Explanation

The British Raj was ruled by the British Crown on Indian subcontinent from 1858 to 1947. The rule is also called Crown rule in India, or direct rule in India. This system of Governance was instituted on 28 June 1858 , when the rule of the British East India Company was transferred to the Crown in the person of Queen Victoria (who, in 1876, was proclaimed Empress of India).