Re Call – MCQ – Fill in the Blanks – Social Changes in Sri Lanka under the British -Disadvantages of the British Reign

 

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#1. However, this new world came at a great cost. While a small, new elite became wealthy, the vast ___________ of the population found themselves living in poverty.

#2. The legacy of this inequality was so profound that after independence, the new government had to immediately focus on improving public services and ___________ for its people.

#3. The powerful wave of Western culture, while embraced by some, also led to the steady ___________ of cherished indigenous traditions and practices.

#4. A more direct social problem arose from the sharp increase in ___________ consumption, which negatively impacted the health and social fabric of many communities.

#5. The new plantation-based economy, which required huge amounts of land, led to the tragic emergence of ___________ social groups who were disconnected from their ancestral lands.

#6. As the focus shifted entirely to the export economy, the traditional ___________ economy collapsed, and with it, centuries of valuable indigenous knowledge were lost.

#7. Perhaps one of the deepest cuts to the traditional way of life was the dismantling of the ___________, the village councils that had been the heart of community governance for generations.

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