The first step toward Indian self-rule was the appointment of councillors to advise the British viceroy in 1861 and the first Indian was appointed in 1909. Provincial Councils with Indian members were also set up. The councillors' participation was subsequently widened into legislative councils. The British built a large British Indian Army, with the senior officers all British and many of the troops from small minority groups such as Gurkhas from Nepal and Sikhs. The civil service was increasingly filled with natives at the lower levels, with the British holding the more senior positions. COUNT 5
QSN1 What appointments were  the first step in Indian self-rule? ANS1 councillors QSN2 When was the first Indian appointed as a Councillor? ANS2 1909 QSN3 What more local councils were set up? ANS3 Provincial Councils QSN4 Of what nationality were the officers in the Indian Army? ANS4 British QSN5 What were the troops in the British Indian Army? ANS5 minority groups