Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Modern History and the Freedom Struggle

Consider the following information:

  • Colonial authorities developed administrative uniformity, transport and communications for governance, military defence and economic exploitation.
  • Economic integration connected the fortunes of people living in different regions.
  • Railways, roads and communications enabled political leaders to exchange ideas and organise public opinion across regional boundaries.

Which one of the following conclusions is best supported by the information given above?

  1. Institutions developed for colonial objectives unintentionally supplied material conditions for anti-colonial political organisation.
  2. Colonial transport and administrative policies were consciously designed to create a unified nationalist movement.
  3. Economic integration isolated regional grievances and prevented the formation of common political interests.
  4. Nationalist mobilisation remained unaffected by improvements in communication between different regions.
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