LITERATURE QUESTIONS
CULTURAL AND LITERARY IN MODERNITY
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The British presence in India began after World War II in Bombay.
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British families never settled in India until after the conclusion of World War II.
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The British were long present in India in the 19th century and were not actively resisted until the Mutiny of 1857-58.
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Both A and B
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Detailed explanation-1: -Poor terms of service and pensions, bad pay, lack of promotion, and increased cultural and racial insensitivity from British officers all contributed to the feelings of discontent among the Indian soldiers of the Bengal Army.
Detailed explanation-2: -The immediate result was that the East India Company was abolished in favour of direct rule of India by the British government; in addition, the British government began a policy of consultation with Indians.
Detailed explanation-3: -Background. The Indian Mutiny was a rebellion against the rule of the British East India Company that ran from May 1857 to July 1859. The revolt, which led to more than 100, 000 Indians being killed, was not the result of one single factor, but rather a build-up of grievances over many years.
Detailed explanation-4: -Englishmen demanded reform, and Parliament–at once anxious to please the electorate and to preserve the valuable colony of India–complied within a year, although the Commons defeated the first two Indian bills, because of the interposition of other foreign and domestic problems.