Attempt this previous-year question. The correct option stays hidden until you choose.
With reference to the period of colonial rule in India, “Home Charges” formed an important part of the drain of wealth from India. Which of the following funds constituted “Home Charges”?
1. Funds used to support the India Office in London.
2. Funds used to pay salaries and pensions of British personnel engaged in India.
3. Funds used for waging wars outside India by the British.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
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• Correct Answer: B
• Home Charges included funds for the India Office in London and salaries/pensions of British personnel engaged in India.
• They represented administrative and debt-related expenditures in Britain on behalf of the Government of India.
• Funds for wars outside India were not classified under Home Charges.
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