GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

INDIAN HISTORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What allowed the British East India company to gain control of India?
A
The weakening Mughal Empire
B
The Sepoy Rebellion
C
Fair trade
D
Diplomacy
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The East India Company had enormous military power. They had skilled and powerful forces that were quite advanced in comparison to military forces of the Indian rulers. The British used their extensive forces to suppress all the rebellions against them and controlled the Indian population with force.

Detailed explanation-2: -Furthermore, in 1858, the English deposed the last Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah II. What changed the dynamics of EIC was the measures made in Bengal, providing them direct administrative control over a region. Subsequently, this led to 200 years of colonial supremacy and control of India by the British.

Detailed explanation-3: -Foreign Invasion. A series of foreign invasions affected Mughal Empire very badly. Attacks by Nadir Shah and Ahmad Shah Abdali, which were themselves the consequences of the weakness of the Empire, drained the Empire of its wealth, ruined its trade and industry in the North, and almost destroyed its military power.

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