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What best anchors East India Company?
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MCQ
Type
practice
Style
Topic
AC Britain: Migration, empires and the people: c790 to the present day
Question
- A. East India Company is linked to c790 to the present day.
- B. A claim about Robert Clive with no date or context.
- C. An opinion that ignores historical evidence.
- D. A conclusion that reverses cause and consequence.
Answer
Causation check: East India Company is linked to c790 to the present day. is the best answer. It fits Part three: Expansion and empire within AC Britain: Migration, empires and the people: c790 to the present day and directly supports Study expansion in India, including causes and impact of British control, East India Company, Robert Clive, Warren Hastings, Indian Rebellion 1857 and. Check this by using trigger, background factor, short-term cause, long-term cause, result, impact; do not choose a distractor simply because it sounds historical.
Explanation
This MCQ is about What best anchors East India Company, not just general recall. The correct option works because it matches the period context of Paper 2 Section A: Thematic studies and uses the same evidence base as Study expansion in India, including causes and impact of British control, East India Company, Robert Clive, Warren Hastings, Indian Rebellion 1857 and. The rejected options are weaker: 1) A claim about Robert Clive with no date or context.; 2) An opinion that ignores historical evidence.; 3) A conclusion that reverses cause and consequence.. To decide between them, students should separate, explain, weigh, link the option against chronology, evidence and the learning objective, then keep evidence separate from opinion and interpretation.
Common mistake
Avoid confusing East India Company
A common mistake is to write about East India Company as a general opinion, or to mix up cause, consequence, change and continuity in c790 to the present day.
Anchor the answer to Part three: Expansion and empire, use precise evidence, and state whether East India Company is a cause, consequence, change, continuity or significant development.
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