Question

Why were Indians displeased with the British Rule?

• A. British colonies like India were forced to bear the financial burden left on Britain due to the First World War.
• B. The British provided technical advice and education for indigenous industries.
• C. Indian representation in the parliament was limited to areas like education, and public health. Subjects like law and order and revenue were only dealt by British representatives.
• D. The British forced India to give preferential treatment to foreign goods over indigenous goods.

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (C), (D)

The British forced India to give preferential treatment to foreign goods over indigenous goods.

The unfair economic and political policies enacted by the British in India spurred the Indian Independence movement. The British did not give fair representation to Indians in the parliament. The British also forced India to bear the financial burden left by the First World War, and India was forced to favour foreign goods over indigenous goods.

Although the British provided technical advice for the indigenous industries, they later abandoned it due to opposition from British enterprises.