Question

How did British colonialists practice their ‘divide and rule’ policy in India?

Answer 1

Instructions: Talk about the following points to answer this question

• Why did the British adopt the policy of ‘divide and rule’ in India?
• How did the British implement the policy of divide and rule?

Solution:

• The main reason why the British government wanted to implement the ‘divide and rule’ policy was because the Indians were revolting against them. They also wanted ways to make the Congress weak and unpopular among Indians.
• To implement this policy, the British began to support the All India Muslim League and gave very little importance to Congress.
• As a result, the Muslim league became very active in mass politics.