Question

Read the following statements and select the correct option.

Statement 1: In 1830, permission was granted to Christian missionaries to operate freely in the territories of the East India Company and they were even allowed to own land and property.

Statement 2: During the mid 19th century, Indians felt like the English were trying to promote Christianity at the expense of the local faiths.

• A. Both statements are false.
• B. Statement 1 is false but statement 2 is true.
• C. Both statements are true and statement 2 was a consequence of statement 1.
• D. Both statements are true and independent of each other.

Answer 1

The correct option is C Both statements are true and statement 2 was a consequence of statement 1.

Both statements are true and statement 2 was a consequence of statement 1. The British passed laws in the early and mid 19th century allowing Christian missionaries to operate freely in India and also to convert Indians to Christianity to inherit property. All these made Indians feel like the English were trying to promote Christianity at the expense of local faiths.