Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Modern History and the Freedom Struggle

Match List I with List II:

List I: Policy List II: Essential feature
1. Ring-fence a. Adopted heir could inherit private property but not automatically the state
2. Subsidiary Alliance b. Defence of neighbouring frontiers as buffers, at the protected ruler’s expense
3. Doctrine of Lapse c. Permanent British force combined with restrictions on external relations
4. Proud Reserve d. Scientific frontiers and clearly guarded spheres of influence

Select the correct answer using the code below:

  1. 1-c, 2-b, 3-d, 4-a
  2. 1-b, 2-a, 3-c, 4-d
  3. 1-b, 2-c, 3-a, 4-d
  4. 1-d, 2-c, 3-b, 4-a
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