History & Civics
Study the picture and answer the following questions:
(a) Identify the person in the picture. Name the Proclamation made by her in 1858.
(b) Where and by whom was this proclamation made public?
(c) What assurance did this Proclamation give to the Indian people regarding (i) religious freedom and (ii) appointment to public offices?
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(a) This picture shows Queen Victoria.
The proclamation was called Queen Victoria's Proclamation.
(b) Queen Victoria's Proclamation was made public at Allahabad, on November 1, 1858, by Lord Canning, the first Viceroy of India.
(c) Below assurances were given to the Indian people by this Proclamation:
(i) Queen Victoria's Proclamation promised to follow the policy of non-intervention in social and religious matters of Indians and to treat all subjects - Indians and Europeans - as equal.
(ii) Queen Victoria's Proclamation included a provision in which appointments to the civil service were to be made by open competition under rules made by the Secretary of State. Education and ability would be the basis of all appointments.
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