Question

The effects of British rule on India are given in brackets. Classify them.

[Peasantry was ruined, the practice of village self-government was

destroyed, millions of artisans became unemployed, English education was

introduced.]

Economic Impact Social Impact​

Answer 1

Answer:

The economic policies followed by the British led to the rapid transformation of India’s economy into a colonial economy whose nature and structure were determined by the needs of the British economy. In this respect the British conquest of India differed from all previous foreign conquests