ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -About: In 1877, Benjamin Disraeli, Conservative Prime Minister, had Queen Victoria proclaimed as Empress of India. India was already under crown control after 1858, but this title was a gesture to link the monarchy with the empire further and bind India more closely to Britain.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Royal Titles Act 1876 was passed by British Parliment. In this Act, they gave the title of ‘The Empress of India’ to Queen Victoria.

Detailed explanation-3: -Queen Victoria became Empress of India in May 1876. Benjamin Disraeli, the Conservative Prime Minister, saw the new title as an effort to link the monarchy to the country and tie it closer to Britain while also showcasing Britain as a dominant world power.

Detailed explanation-4: -The EIC was officially dissolved on 1 June 1874, and the British prime minister, Benjamin Disraeli, decided to offer Queen Victoria the title “empress of India” shortly afterwards. Victoria accepted this style on 1 May 1876.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Indian Act was created to assimilate Indigenous peoples into mainstream society and contained policies intended to terminate the cultural, social, economic, and political distinctiveness of Indigenous peoples.