This book, first published in 1936, provides a comprehensive description and analysis of every constitutional aspect of British rule in India from 1600 to 1936. Beginning with a description of the East India Company before Plassey, its constitution, administration of settlements, and relation to the Indian states, the book closes with an account of the reforms of the 1930s, the events leading up to the White Paper and an analysis and elucidation of the Government of India Act 1935.

History: UGC-NET/SET/JRF (Paper II and III) has been structured strictly in accordance with the prescribed syllabus of the University Grants Commission. The book is divided into three sections—ancient, medieval and modern Indian history. The chronologies of different dynasties of ancient and medieval Indian history have been incorporated along with a section on world concepts. Almost all probable Multiple-choice Questions (MCQs), which are indispensable for Paper II and Paper III in the NET/SET examination, have been included in this book.

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