A. 2nd August 1858
B. 18th July 1858
C. 24th October 1858
D. 3rd June 1858
On August 2, 1858, less than a month after Canning proclaimed the victory of British arms, Parliament passed the Government of India Act, transferring British power over India from the East India Company, whose ineptitude was primarily blamed for the mutiny, to the crown.
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