UPSC History Optional · Paper II · 2002 · Q2 · 60 marks
‚The rise and expansion of British empire was an accident rather than the result of a deliberate policy and design.' Critically examine this statement.
- Chapter
- British Expansion in India
- Topic
- Nature and Means of British Expansion
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