UPSC History Optional · Paper II · 1994 · Q1(c) · 20 marks
'The British Raj had a deeply racist aspect and it ultimately existed to protect colonial exploitation.'
- Chapter
- Early Structure of the British Raj
- Topic
- Utilitarianism, Reform and the Ideology of the Raj
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