Match List-I with List-II
| List-I | List-II | ||
| (A) | Supreme Court in Calcutta | (I) | 1853 |
| (B) | Asiatic Society Founded | (II) | 1881 |
| (C) | Railway from Bombay to Thane | (III) | 1773 |
| (D) | Madras harbour completed | (IV) | 1784 |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)
(A) Supreme Court in Calcutta — this matches (III) 1773. The Supreme Court was set up in Calcutta by the East India Company in 1773.
(B) Asiatic Society Founded — this matches (IV) 1784. The Asiatic Society was founded by Sir William Jones in 1784.
(C) Railway from Bombay to Thane — this matches (I) 1853. The railway from Bombay to Thane came in 1853.
(D) Madras harbour completed — this matches (II) 1881. The Madras harbour was completed in 1881.
Note: This question is taken from the chapter ‘Colonial Cities’ which was there in the pre-rationalised NCERT and has been deleted from subsequent editions of NCERT, including the NCERT book (2026-27).
NCERT: Themes in Indian History Part III — Chapter 12: Colonial Cities (Pre-rationalised)
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