Arrange the following events as they occurred in history.
(A) The Partition of Bengal
(B) The First Anglo-Carnatic War
(C) The Transfer of capital from Calcutta to Delhi
(D) The Ilbert Bill Controversy
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (B), (D), (A), (C)
(B) The First Anglo-Carnatic War — 1746–1748, fought between the English and the French in south India; it ended with the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1748).
(D) The Ilbert Bill Controversy — 1883, under Lord Ripon, when the Europeans in India opposed a bill that would let Indian judges try European offenders.
(A) The Partition of Bengal — 1905, carried out by Lord Curzon and in force from 16 October 1905; it led to the Swadeshi Movement.
(C) The Transfer of capital from Calcutta to Delhi — announced by King George V at the Delhi Durbar on 12 December 1911; New Delhi was inaugurated as the capital in 1931.