Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Modern History and the Freedom Struggle

Consider the following statements:

No. Statement
1 British authority combined direct rule over provinces with indirect control over princely states.
2 A professional civil service, unified judiciary and codified laws contributed to political unification.
3 Transport and communications were developed partly for military defence and commercial exploitation.
4 The same infrastructure helped nationalist leaders exchange ideas and organise public opinion.

How many of the statements given above are correct?

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