Match the following options in List 1 correctly with those in List 2:
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List 1 |
List 2 |
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(a) Initially organized the Calcutta Alipore Zoo |
(i) Thomas Gainsborough |
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(b) Charles Cornwallis' painting |
(ii) Francis Buchanan |
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(c) 1765 |
(iii) Report of The Deccan Riots Commission presented |
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(d) 1878 |
(iv) Diwani of Bengal acquired by East India Company |
Choose the correct answer from the given options:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option 3 - (a)- ii, (b)- i, (c)- iv, (d)- iii
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List 1 |
List 2 |
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(a) Initially organized the Calcutta Alipore Zoo |
(ii) Francis Buchanan |
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(b) Charles Cornwallis' painting |
(i) Thomas Gainsborough |
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(c) 1765 |
(iv) Diwani of Bengal acquired by East India Company |
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(d) 1878 |
(iii) Report of The Deccan Riots Commission presented |
Explanation:
Francis Buchanan, during his stay in Calcutta (present-day Kolkata), organized a zoo that became the Calcutta Alipore Zoo.
Charles Cornwallis' painting was painted by Thomas Gainsborough, 1785.
East India Company acquired Diwani of Bengal in 1765.
In 1877, the government constituted the Deccan Riot inquiry commission. The commission produced a report that was presented to the British Parliament in 1878.