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NCERT Class 11 History Chapter 6 (Displacing Indigenous People) MCQs
The concept of 'terra nullius' was used to justify the colonization and displacement of indigenous people in which region?
4. The concept of 'terra nullius' was used to justify the colonization and displacement of indigenous people in which region?
- Africa
- Asia
- Australia
- Americas
Answer
The correct answer is: C) Australia
Explanation
Terra nullius, meaning "land belonging to no one", was used to justify the colonization of Australia and the dispossession of Aboriginal lands.