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Under the Government of India Act 1858, who gave up the direct administration of India?
- The East India Company
- The British Crown
- Lord Mountbatten
- The Mughal Emperor
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The East India Company
Reason — By the Government of India Act of 1858, the power to govern India was transferred from the East India Company to the British Crown. Thus, the Company gave up the direct administration of India.
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