UPSC History Optional · Paper II · 2021 · Q4(a) · 20 marks
Discuss the major constitutional developments in India after 1858 and their impact on society and polity.
- Chapter
- Constitutional Developments in the Colonial India between 1858 and 1935
- Topic
- Constitutional Change and the Congress
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