Q. With regard to history of North-East regions of India, consider the following statements
1) Myanmar was annexed into India on the pretext of misgovernance.
2) Burma was separated from the rest of India in 1945.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
Answer: D
Notes:
Statement 1 is incorrect. Burma acquired a border with British Bengal in 1785, when Burmese forces seized the coastal kingdom of Arakan. A Burmese invasion of Assam, north of Bengal, was seen as a threat to British India, and led to the first Anglo-Burmese War (1824-1826). As a result of this war, the British acquired parts of Lower Burma (in southern Myanmar). Further wars in 1852 and 1885 led to the conquest of the rest of Lower Burma and Upper Burma.
Statement 2 is incorrect. The Government of Burma Act 1935 confirmed that separation would occur on April 1, 1937, ending 51 years of the country being ruled as a province of India.
