EPFO EO/AO 2023 • General Ability Test • Q.2

EPFO EO/AO • General Ability Test • 2023 • Q.2

Indian Culture & Freedom MovementMedium

Under the colonial regime, basic infrastructure such as railways, ports, water transport, posts and telegraphs did develop.

Naturally, therefore, these areas remained inaccessible to the people.

There always remained an acute shortage of all-weather roads to reach out to the rural areas during the rainy season.

Roads constructed in India prior to the advent of British rule were not fit for modern transport.

However, the real motive behind this development was not necessarily to provide basic amenities to the people but to subserve various colonial interests.

The roads that were built primarily served the purposes of mobilizing the army within India and drawing out raw materials from the countryside to the nearest railway station.

2023 EPFO EO/AO • General Ability Test

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Syllabus Connection

Modern History (Freedom Movement): Decline of Mughal Empire, formation of Indian National Congress (INC), advent of Europeans in India, Extremists phase & Swadeshi movements, rise of British power in India, Revolutionary movements, Revolt of 1857, Gandhian movements (Non-Cooperation, Civil Disobedience, Quit India), socio-religious reform movements, important sessions of INC, constitutional developments (Acts), major events (1908-1947). (APFC)

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