Match List I with List II
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LIST I |
LIST II |
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A. British takeover of Deccan |
I. 1757 |
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B. The British become rulers of Bengal |
II. 1911 |
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C. Plague spreads to major cities |
III. 1818 |
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D. Transfer of capital from Calcutta to Delhi |
IV. 1896 |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → A-III, B-I, C-IV, D-II
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LIST I |
LIST II |
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A. British takeover of Deccan |
III. 1818 |
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B. The British become rulers of Bengal |
I. 1757 |
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C. Plague spreads to major cities |
IV. 1896 |
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D. Transfer of capital from Calcutta to Delhi |
II. 1911 |
Important events:
1757: The British become rulers of Bengal
1773- Supreme Court set up in Calcutta by the East India Company.
1784- The Asiatic Society was founded in 1784 by Sir William Jones.
1793: Cornwallis Code was enacted.
1803: Lord Wellesley’s Minute on Calcutta town improvement.
1817: The Lottery Committee was set up.
1818: British takeover of the Deccan; Bombay becomes the capital of the new province.
1853: Railway from Bombay to Thane.
1857: First spinning and weaving mill in Bombay.
1857: Universities in Bombay, Madras and Calcutta.
1870s: Beginning of elected representatives in municipalities.
1872: First all India Census
1881: Madras harbour completed.
1896: First screening of a film at Watson’s Hotel, Bombay.
1896: Plague starts spreading to major cities.
1911: Transfer of capital from Calcutta to Delhi.