The Revolt of 1857 was the beginning of the independence struggle against the colonial rule of the British. With reference to the consequences of the Revolt, answer the following:
Mention any three changes made in the administration with the end of the Company’s Rule.
Topic: End of Company rule
Answer
(1) The Government of India Act of 1858 transferred the government of India from the East India Company to the BRITISH CROWN; the Company was abolished and India came to be ruled directly by the Queen. (2) The office of the Secretary of State for India was created, a member of the British Cabinet responsible to Parliament, assisted by a Council of fifteen members. The Board of Control and the Court of Directors were abolished. (3) The Governor-General of India was given the additional title of VICEROY, as the direct representative of the Crown, and Lord Canning became the first Viceroy.
One mark per change. The Act of 1858 is the anchor and must be named with its year. The three changes form a single story: who rules (Crown, not Company), who answers for it in London (Secretary of State), and who represents the Crown in India (Viceroy). Presenting them in that order makes the answer coherent rather than a list. Lord Canning is the name to give — he was the last Governor-General of the Company and the first Viceroy.