UPSC History Optional · Paper II · 2024 · Q1(b) · 10 marks
The values of utilitarianism prompted the Company administration to attempt reform of Indian society. 10 Marks
- Chapter
- Early Structure of the British Raj
- Topic
- Utilitarianism, Reform and the Ideology of the Raj
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