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Question
Give two reasons for the resentment of the Indians against the British during Lord Lytton’s Viceroyalty.
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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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