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Modern History·Easy

Which of the following were the changes in the relationship between the British Government and the Princely States after 1858? 1. The new policy was to punish or depose, but not to annex. 2. Sanction for all matters of succession was not required from the Crown. 3. State territory is in the same position as the British territory for the purpose of international relations. Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Which of the following were the changes in the relationship between the British Government and the Princely States after 1858? 1. The new policy was to punish or depose, but not to annex. 2. Sanction for all matters of succession was not required from the Crown. 3. State territory is in the same position as the British territory for the purpose of international relations. Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Options

  1. a.

    2 and 3 only

  2. b.

    1 and 3 only

    Correct answer
  3. c.

    1 and 2 only

  4. d.

    None of the above

Explanation

  • The year 1858 saw the assumption of direct responsibility by the Crown. Because of the states' loyalty during the 1857 Revolt and their potential use as breakwaters in political storms of the future, the policy of annexation was abandoned. The new policy was to punish or depose, but not to annex.
  • After 1858, the fiction of authority of the Mughal emperor ended; sanction for all matters of succession was required from the Crown since the Crown, stood forth as the unquestioned ruler and the paramount power. Now the ruler inherited the gaddi not as a matter of right, but as a gift from the paramount power, because the fiction of the Indian states, standing in a status of equality with the Crown as independent, sovereign states, ended with the Queen adopting the title of "Kaiser-i-Hind" (Queen Empress of India).
  • The paramount supremacy of the Crown pre-supposed and implied the subordination of the states. The British Government exercised the right to interfere in the internal spheres of the states — partly in the interest of the princes, partly in the interest of people's welfare, partly, to secure proper conditions for British subjects and foreigners, and partly in the interest of the whole of India.
  • The Government of India exercised complete and undisputed control in international affairs — it could declare war, committee peace or neutrality for states. According to the Butler Commission or Butler Committee, in 1927, territory is in the same position as the British territory and state subjects in the same position as the British subjects."

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