alleryStart learning →Under British rule, which system replaced Hindu and Islamic law?
ARoman civil law system
BBritish common law system
CFrench civil code system
DSoviet legal system
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. British common law system
With the British Raj, Hindu and Islamic law were abolished in favour of British common law.
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