One of the many platforms of the newly formed Indian National Congress after 1885 was to change the policy that the Indian Civil Service exam be given only in
a. Calcutta.
b. Britain.
c. Sanskrit.
d. South Africa.
e. Hindi.
b
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Napoleon's domination of the continent
a. was welcomed by the aristocracy and the clergy. b. was welcomed by the bourgeoisie. c. strengthened the traditional guild systems. d. was universally popular among Europeans. e. did not coincide with the diffusion of revolutionary institutions outside France.
What group was used by Louis XIV to enforce his power throughout the country?
a. Nobles. b. Military. c. Intendants. d. Church officials. e. Members of the royal family.
Among the major elements underlying the social crises of the 1600s was
a. that the Mediterranean area entered a steep economic decline as silver imports from Spanish colonies declined. b. a "little ice age" occurred in the latter half of the 1200s, cutting food production and leading to famine. c. a sharp European population increase after 1635 cut per-capita food availability by one-half. d. increased gold imports from Africa, which led to serious economic inflation. e. the onset of the White Death, a variant of the bubonic plague.