After the revolt of 1857, the government of India passed from the East India Company to the British Crown under

The Regulating Act, 1773Correct answerYour answerThe Charter Act, 1833Correct answerYour answerThe Government of India Act, 1858Correct answerYour answerThe Indian Councils Act, 1861Correct answerYour answer

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The Government of India Act, 1858 abolished the Company's rule and vested the government in the Crown.
It created the office of Secretary of State for India, answerable to Parliament.
The Regulating Act and the Charter Acts came earlier and reformed the Company rather than replacing it.

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The date is the giveaway: 1858 is the year after the revolt, and the Act is the direct response to it.

Concept: The transfer of power to the Crown
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The rule this testsCompany rule and the colonial state

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After the revolt of 1857, the government of India passed from the East India Company to the British Crown under

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