WORLD WAR II
DECOLONIZATION PHASE
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The Raj is the name of the Indians who servedin the British East India Co. army.
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The Raj refers to the British colonial rule over India. (1858-1947)
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The British Raj (/rɑːdʒ/; from Hindi rāj: kingdom, realm, state, or empire) was the rule of the British Crown on the Indian subcontinent; it is also called Crown rule in India, or Direct rule in India, and lasted from 1858 to 1947.
Detailed explanation-2: -The British Raj was the period of British rule on the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947. The system of governance was instituted in 1858 when the rule of the East India Company was transferred to the Crown in the person of Queen Victoria.
Detailed explanation-3: -raj : rule; especially often capitalized : the former British rule of the Indian subcontinent 2 : the period of British rule in India.
Detailed explanation-4: -British raj, period of direct British rule over the Indian subcontinent from 1858 until the independence of India and Pakistan in 1947.