Welcome to the Unknown trivia facts and questions on the history of the British Raj in India! This is the period in which power to control India was based on what the English crown saw fit, and it was a period where the British took all they could from the land and its people for almost ninety years. Take this test and learn more about this period.
Calcutta, Barcelona, Madrid
Madras, Delhi, Calcutta
Bombay, Calcutta, Madras
Trained Indian troops hired to protect against enemies
Muslim princes who were deputies of the Mughal emperor
Mostly graduates of Oxford and Cambridge universities
Indian elite
Women
Poor
Commoners
Discontent among the needy and particularly among the Indian soldiers
EIC 's rule over south Asian from 1765-1947
British raj tried to remodel India in a more British society, but had to coincide with the Indian customs
Imitations of pageantries of the Mughal Empire that show political power and wealth
India’s first national transportation network
An efficient bureaucracy that oversaw and controlled Indian masses
Destroy the customs of the Indian peoples and take control of the empire
Reconcile Indian religious traditions with Western values and to reform traditional abuses of women
Convert Indians into Christianity
Sepoy Rebellion
Sepoy Mutiny
Durbar
Both A and B
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