Match List-I with List-II.List-IList-II(A) Incorporation of the Tata…

Match List-I with List-II.

List-I	List-II
(A) Incorporation of the Tata Iron and Steel Company (TISCO)	(I) 1869
(B) Year after which the second stage of demographic transition began	(II) 1881
(C) Opening of the Suez Canal	(III) 1907
(D) First census of British India	(IV) 1921

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 2

The correct answer is Option (2) → (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)

Each event is matched with its year.

List-I	List-II	Reason
(A) Incorporation of the Tata Iron and Steel Company (TISCO)	(III) 1907	TISCO was incorporated in 1907.
(B) Year after which the second stage of demographic transition began	(IV) 1921	The second stage began after 1921.
(C) Opening of the Suez Canal	(I) 1869	The canal opened in 1869.
(D) First census of British India	(II) 1881	The first census was held in 1881.

NCERT (2026-27): “1.4 Industrial Sector … During the second half of the nineteenth century, modern industry began to take root in India but its progress remained very slow. Initially, this development was confined to the setting up of cotton and jute textile mills. The cotton textile mills, mainly dominated by Indians, were located in the western parts of the country, namely, Maharashtra and Gujarat, while the jute mills dominated by the foreigners were mainly concentrated in Bengal. Subsequently, the iron and steel industries began coming up in the beginning of the twentieth century. The Tata Iron and Steel Company (TISCO) was incorporated in 1907. …”

“1.6 Demographic Condition Various details about the population of British India were first collected through a census in 1881. Though suffering from certain limitations, it revealed the unevenness in India’s population growth. Subsequently, every ten years such census operations were carried out. Before 1921, India was in the first stage of demographic transition. The second stage of transition began after 1921. …”

“Box 1.3: Trade Through the Suez Canal … Strategically and economically, it is one of the most important waterways in the world. Its opening in 1869 reduced the cost of transportation and made access to the Indian market easier.”