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What was/were the object/objects of Queen Victoria's Proclamation (1858)?
1. To disclaim any intention to annex Indian States
2. To place the Indian administration under the British Crown
3. To regulate East India Company's trade with India
Select the correct answer using the code given below.

1 and 2 only
2 only
1 and 3 only
1, 2 and 3
Explanation:

The British govt. was regulating East India Company�s trade with India since Pitt�s India Act of 1784. Queen Victoria�s Proclamation of 1858 withdrew the policy of Doctrine of Lapse implemented by Lord Dalhousie for annexing Indian states and it took away the administration of India from the East India Company and placed it under the British govt.
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