CSE · GS-1Official PYQ · CSE 2022 · Q2History · Modern Indian History · 10 marks · 150 words
English
Why did the armies of the British East India Company – mostly comprising of Indian soldiers – win consistently against the more numerous and better equipped armies of the then Indian rulers? Give reasons.
हिन्दी
अधिकांश भारतीय सिपाहियों वाली ईस्ट इंडिया की सेना क्यों तत्कालीन भारतीय शासकों की संख्याबल में अधिक और बेहतर सुसज्जित सेना से लगातार जीतती रही? कारण बताएँ।
Text taken verbatim from the commission's published question paper. Transcribed from UPSC’s question paper, CS(M) 2022 (English and Hindi). Source
Syllabus
History · Modern Indian History
Modern Indian history from about the middle of the eighteenth century until the present—significant events, personalities, issues.
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