GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

INDIAN HISTORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The policy of acquiring other countriesas colonies is called ____
A
Periodisation
B
Colonisation
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Colonialism refers to the policy of acquiring and maintaining colonies especially for .

Detailed explanation-2: -A colony is a group of people from one country who build a settlement in another territory, or land. They claim the new land for the original country, and the original country keeps some control over the colony. The settlement itself is also called a colony. The practice of setting up colonies is called colonialism.

Detailed explanation-3: -Colonisation means Subjugation of one country by another, leading to political, social and economic change or an act or instance of colonizing: such as the establishing of a colony, subjugation of a people or area especially as an extension of state.

Detailed explanation-4: -The word colony comes from the Latin word colonus, which means farmer-indicating the transfer of people to land. Colonialism is the act of power and domination of one nation, by acquiring or maintaining full or partial political control over another sovereign nation.

Detailed explanation-5: -Colonialism is a practice or policy of control by one people or power over other people or areas, often by establishing colonies and generally with the aim of economic dominance. In the process of colonisation, colonisers may impose their religion, language, economics, and other cultural practices.

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