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Consider the following statements regarding the administrative transfer of Haryana from the North-Western Provinces to the Punjab province: 1. Following the suppression of the revolt of 1857, the British administration transferred the Delhi territory and Haryana districts from the North-Western Provinces to the Punjab province in 1858 as a punitive administrative measure. 2. This administrative realignment was designed to dilute the political influence of local populations and integrate regional policing under Lahore administration. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both 1 and 2✓ Correct Answer
D. Neither 1 nor 2
💡 Solution & Explanation
Both statements are correct. In February 1858, as punishment for active participation in the 1857 uprising, the British colonial government detached the Delhi division and Haryana districts from the North-Western Provinces (modern Uttar Pradesh) and annexed them to the Punjab province. This administrative restructuring severed historical cultural ties with Delhi and subjected Haryana to Punjabi provincial governance until the creation of a separate state in 1966.
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