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UPSC History Indian National Movement Question Bank Modern History & Indian National Movement - II

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    Consider the following statements in regard to the princely states in India during the British Rule:
    1. Two-fifths of the Indian sub-continent were being ruled by princes.
    2. Most of the states were basically responsible themselves for the poverty and backwardness of their people.
    3. A few states introduced political reforms and promoted industrial and agricultural developments.
    Which of the statements given above are correct?

    A)  1 and 2 only    

    B)  2 and 3 only

    C)  1 and 3 only

    D)  1, 2 and 3

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

     It was the British Rule, which was basically responsible for the poverty and backwardness of the people of the states. The British, to use the princes against the National Movement as barrier, encouraged their willful rule in the states under the British Rule.


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