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SSC CHSL 2020 PYQ — Question 33

SSC CHSL - 18th October 2020 - Shift 1 • General Awareness • Q33

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In which of the following years did India come under the direct rule of the British crown?

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e 1858.

  • British raj, period of direct British rule over the Indian subcontinent from 1858 until the independence of India and Pakistan in 1947.
  • The raj succeeded management of the subcontinent by the British East India Company, after general distrust and dissatisfaction with company leadership, resulted in a widespread mutiny of sepoy troops in 1857, causing the British to reconsider the structure of governance in India.
  • The raj was intended to increase Indian participation in governance, but the powerlessness of Indians to determine their own future without the consent of the British led to an increasingly adamant national independence movement.