All of the following statements about British rule in India in the twentieth century are factually accurate. Which could best be used as evidence to modify the author’s claim about the “public benefits” of British rule in India in the second paragraph? A. The British government in India often allowed different religious groups to use their own legal customs in civil matters such as marriage and divorce.
B. The British government in India developed educational institutions in which instruction was conducted in English, providing a common language that many Indians of diverse linguistic traditions used to communicate with each other.
C. British investment in infrastructure such as railways and roads provided the largest economic benefit to British companies operating in India rather than to ordinary Indians.
D. British companies cooperated with the British government to expand India’s canal system and irrigation network in order to improve agricultural production and interior communications.