Assess how the British used divide and rule policies in Sri Lanka. Select one answer.

(1 point)

They used scorched-earth tactics on the ethnic minorities.
They made the Tamils refugees of the nation after a military coup.
• They favored the Tamil over the native Sinhalese.
They chose Sinhalese over Tamils in bureaucratic positions.

1 answer

They chose Sinhalese over Tamils in bureaucratic positions.