Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Modern History and the Freedom Struggle

British expansion in India cannot be explained solely by superiority in battlefield weapons.

Consider the following statements in support of the above assertion:

  1. The Company’s global trade and financial resources enabled it to pay troops regularly and finance prolonged wars.
  2. Military discipline made Company forces dependable even when individual soldiers were less capable than their opponents.
  3. The British possessed both capable principal commanders and a relatively strong second line of leadership.
  4. Divisions among Indian rulers prevented the formation of a comparable common political purpose.

How many of the above statements support the assertion?

  1. Only one
  2. Only two
  3. Only three
  4. All four
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