Question

Although never colonised, Nepal acted as a _______.

• A. buffer between Imperial Japan and British India.
• B. buffer between Imperial Japan and Imperial China
• C. buffer between Imperial China and British India.
• D. buffer between Colonial France and British India.

Answer 1

The correct option is C buffer between Imperial China and British India.

Although Nepal was never colonised by any country, it served as a buffer between Imperial China and British India. Nepal was worried that the British would colonise her next. So, Nepal agreed to recruit her highly-valued Gurkhas into the British-Indian Army.