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With reference to colonial rule in India, what was sought by the Ilbert Bill in 1883?

  1. To bring Indians and Europeans at par as far as the criminal jurisdiction of courts was concerned

  2. To impose severe restrictions on the freedom of the native press as it was perceived to be hostile to colonial rulers

  3. To encourage the native Indians to appear for civil service examinations by conducting them in India

  4. To allow native Indians to posses arms by amending the Arms Act
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Explanation

The Ilbert Bill was a bill introduced in 1883 for British India by Viceroy Ripon that proposed an amendment for existing laws in the country at the time to allow Indian judges and magistrates the jurisdiction to try British offenders in criminal cases at the District level, something that was disallowed at the time. 

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