Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Modern History and the Freedom Struggle

Assertion (A): The Revolt of 1857 widened racial hostility and distrust between British rulers and Indians.

Reason (R): British imperial opinion increasingly depicted Indians as inherently untrustworthy and justified government through the idea of a superior ruling race.

  1. Both A and R are correct, and R is the correct explanation of A
  2. Both A and R are correct, but R is not the correct explanation of A
  3. A is correct, but R is incorrect
  4. A is incorrect, but R is correct