SSC MTS EXAM

Detailed explanation-1: -Rising over regional powers, deposing the Mughals and eliminating European competition, the East India Company deftly brought India under its power.

Detailed explanation-2: -Following the Indian Rebellion of 1857, the Government of India Act 1858 led to the British Crown assuming direct control of India in the form of the new British Raj. Despite frequent government intervention, the company had recurring problems with its finances.

Detailed explanation-3: -As a result of a two-year long revolt called the Sepoy Rebellion (more on this in a later lesson), in which Indian soldiers working for the British East India Company rebelled against them, the British government took control of the lands that the Company once ruled, making India an official colony of Great Britain.

Detailed explanation-4: -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.