The first passage can be said to undermine which commonly held assumption about Western imperialism?

(A) That European colonizers sometimes interfered with native religious practices (B) That European colonizers concerned themselves deeply with turning profits (C) That European colonizers were uniformly eager to force their cultural norms on native populations (D) That European colonizers often resorted to armed force to impose their will on imperial subjectsExplanation: (C) This question requires use of evidence and an understanding of historical argumentation. Bentinck’s reluctance to interfere with a longstanding Indian custom directly rebuts C, an accusation commonly launched by some historians against colonizing powers.