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Which policy was used by the British to gain control over India?

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Land tax policy
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Divide and rule policy
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One nation policy
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Judicial policy
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Solution

The correct option is B Divide and rule policy
To gain control of India, the British employed a ‘divide and rule’ policy among Indian rulers. Power was broken from a larger concentration to smaller units that had less power.

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