Mains • GS-I • 2017 • Q.2
GS-I
Clarify how mid-eighteenth century India was beset with the spectre of a fragmented polity.
Syllabus Connection
Modern Indian history from about the middle of the eighteenth century until the present- significant events, personalities, issues. (GS-I)
NCERT Connection
Ch.2: From Trade to Territory: The Company Establishes Power
History • Class 8 • Class 8 Our Past III
Ch.3: Ruling the Countryside
History • Class 8 • Class 8 Our Past III
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