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Following the 1857 Revolts, the British government took which of the following policy actions toward the Princely States?

1. The British Crown was to have complete control over the Princely States.

2. Britishers to stop interfering in day to day affairs of princely states.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

1 only

2 only

1 and 2 only

None

Post 1857 Revolt :

Britishers not only used the Residents to meddle in day-to-day administration, but they also insisted on appointing and dismissing ministers and other important officials. The rulers themselves were sometimes deposed or stripped of their authority.
Princes were made to acknowledge Britain as the paramount power as the price of their continued existence. In 1876, Queen Victoria assumed the title of the Empress of India to emphasize British sovereignty over the entire Indian subcontinent.
British claimed the right to supervise the internal government of the princely states.
Their perpetuation was only one aspect of the British policy towards the princely state. Complete integration of princely states with British India was another aspect of the British policy towards the princely states.