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UPSC 1999 · Q42 · Modern History › British Administration & Economic Policies · Save

There was no independent development of industries in India during British rule because of the

(a) absence of heavy industries
(b) scarcity of foreign capital
(c) scarcity of natural resources
(d) preference of the rich to invest in land
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Answer: (a) absence of heavy industries
UPSC 1999 · Q72 · Modern History › British Administration & Economic Policies · Save

The Governor General who followed a spirited "Forward" policy towards Afghanistan was

(a) Minto
(b) Dufferin
(c) Elgin
(d) Lytton
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Answer: (d) Lytton
UPSC 1999 · Q80 · Modern History › British Administration & Economic Policies · Save

At a time when empires in Europe were crumbling before the might of Napoleon which one of the following Governors-General kept the British flag flying high in India?

(a) Warren Hastings
(b) Lord Cornwallis
(c) Lord Wellesley
(d) Lord Hastings
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Answer: (c) Lord Wellesley
UPSC 1999 · Q96 · Modern History › British Administration & Economic Policies · Save

The term "imperial preference" was applied to the

(a) special privileges on British imports in India
(b) racial discrimination by the Britishers
(c) subordination of Indian interest to that of the British
(d) preference given to British political agents over Indian Princes
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Answer: (a) special privileges on British imports in India