Responses
They chose Sinhalese over Tamils in bureaucratic positions.
They chose Sinhalese over Tamils in bureaucratic positions.
They favored the Tamil over the native Sinhalese.
They favored the Tamil over the native Sinhalese.
They made the Tamils refugees of the nation after a military coup.
They made the Tamils refugees of the nation after a military coup.
They used scorched-earth tactics on the ethnic minorities.
They used scorched-earth tactics on the ethnic minorities.
1 answer
The correct response is:
They chose Sinhalese over Tamils in bureaucratic positions.
This reflects the British colonial strategy of employing a divide and rule approach by favoring the Sinhalese majority in administrative roles, which exacerbated ethnic tensions and divisions between the Sinhalese and Tamil communities in Sri Lanka.
