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Find out the correct statement

Assertion (A): Berlin Conference agreed to the rule of Leopold II in Congo Free State.


Reason (R): Leopold II, King of Belgium, showed interest in Congo.


Option (a) is correct because the Berlin Conference was held in order to look at the issues of Congo river basin. The Berlin conference agreed to the rule of Leopold II as he showed interest and agreed to rule Congo as a free state.

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4

Find out the correct statement

i) The French had occupied Java and Sumatra in 1640.


ii) The Dutch began their conquest of the English Settlements by capturing Malacca.


iii) Berlin Conference met to decide all issues connected with the Congo River basin.


iv) The possessions of Sultan of Zanzibar were divided into French and German spheres of influence.


 4 C

Find out the correct statement

Assertion: (A) In the Madras Presidency, the famine of 1876-78 was preceded by droughts.


Reason: (R): Because of the colonial government’s policy of Laissez Faire in the trade of food- grains.


 5

Answer the following briefly

Distinguish between Colonialism and Imperialism.


 5 B

Answer the following briefly

Write a note on Zulu tribe.