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As India enters the 21st century, what aspects of Indian life could be attributed to Britain’s influence over this former colony?
a shaky economy and load of debt
a large population and monotheism
a weak infrastructure and poverty
nuclear weapons and the value placed on education
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nuclear weapons and the value placed on education.
Explanation: British rule established Western-style schools, universities, and an English-speaking scientific/administrative elite; that legacy fostered a strong emphasis on education and trained scientists/engineers who later helped build programmes such as India’s nuclear effort. The other choices are incorrect or misleading (monotheism is irrelevant; population size isn’t a British creation; while colonialism harmed the economy and caused poverty, some modern infrastructure — railways, bureaucracy, legal system — also dates from British rule).
Explanation: British rule established Western-style schools, universities, and an English-speaking scientific/administrative elite; that legacy fostered a strong emphasis on education and trained scientists/engineers who later helped build programmes such as India’s nuclear effort. The other choices are incorrect or misleading (monotheism is irrelevant; population size isn’t a British creation; while colonialism harmed the economy and caused poverty, some modern infrastructure — railways, bureaucracy, legal system — also dates from British rule).
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