Question

The establishment of the British Raj created which major change in India?

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Answer 1

The correct answer is A. The East India Company gave up direct control to the British Monarchy.

Step-by-step explanation

The British Raj was the regime of colonial rule of the British Crown over the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947. This regime strted on June 28, 1858, after the Indian rebellion, which caused that the British East India Company gave up all its territorial possessions to the Crown, which at that time was led by Queen Victoria.

Subsequently, the British Raj came to an end in the year 1947, when the British Indian Empire was divided into the Union of India and the dominion of Pakistan. According to the above, the correct answer is A.