Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Modern History and the Freedom Struggle

Consider the following features of a demand raised by the Moderate nationalists:

  • It was justified as a way to reduce the remittance of salaries and pensions from Indian revenues to Britain.
  • It was presented as a means of giving Indians positions of trust and responsibility.
  • Its supporters advanced economic, political and moral arguments.

Which one of the following demands is described above?

  1. Separation of judicial and executive functions
  2. Reduction of military expenditure
  3. Better treatment of Indian labour in British colonies
  4. Indianisation of government services
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