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Question
Give two reasons for the resentment of the Indians against the British during Lord Lytton’s Viceroyalty.
Solution
(i) Lord Lytton abolished import duties which crippled the local textile industry.
(ii) The second Afghan War cost the Indian treasury a lot, on account of which the Indians criticized Lord Lytton.
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