History · Historical Method and Historiography
UGC NET June 2025 History
Who commented on the introduction of the 'Government of India Act 1858' and the 'Empress's Proclamation': 'At the conceptual level, the British, who had begun to rule as outsiders, had become insiders by vesting sovereignty over India in their King'?
ABernard Cohn ✓ Correct
BThomas Metcalfe
CEric Stokes
DVincent Smith
Correct answer: (A) Bernard Cohn — The answer is Bernard Cohn.
Explanation
★The answer is Bernard Cohn.
★Bernard Cohn remarked that the British, who began as outsiders, became insiders by vesting sovereignty over India in their monarch.
★His comment concerns the Government of India Act 1858 and the Empress's Proclamation.
★It suggests that British rule was initially external and indirect.
★It later became more direct and internal as the British monarch became the ruler of India.
★So the remark belongs to Bernard Cohn.
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