Match List-I with List-II:
| List-I Events | List-II Year | ||
| (A) | The Fifth Report | (I) | 1810 |
| (B) | Buchanan crossed Ganjuria Pahar | (II) | 1857 |
| (C) | By this time, a large area of land was demarcated as Damin-i-Koh | (III) | 1813 |
| (D) | The Cotton Supply Association was founded in Britain | (IV) | 1832 |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (A)-(III), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(II)
(A) The Fifth Report — this matches (III) 1813. It was the fifth of a series of reports on the administration and activities of the East India Company in India, and it was submitted to the British Parliament in 1813.
(B) Buchanan crossed Ganjuria Pahar — this matches (I) 1810. At the end of 1810 Buchanan crossed Ganjuria Pahar, a part of the Rajmahal ranges, and reached a village where the land had recently been cleared to extend cultivation.
(C) By this time, a large area of land was demarcated as Damin-i-Koh — this matches (IV) 1832. By 1832 this area was demarcated and declared to be the land of the Santhals, who were to live within it as settled peasants.
(D) The Cotton Supply Association was founded in Britain — this matches (II) 1857. British cotton manufacturers were worried about their dependence on American cotton, and in 1857 they founded this association to encourage cotton production in other parts of the world.
NCERT (2026-27): “1.6 The Fifth Report … Many of the changes we are discussing were documented in detail in a report that was submitted to the British Parliament in 1813. It was the fifth of a series of reports on the administration and activities of the East India Company in India. Often referred to as the Fifth Report, it ran into 1002 pages… 2.2 The Santhals: Pioneer settlers … At the end of 1810, Buchanan crossed Ganjuria Pahar, which was part of the Rajmahal ranges, passed through the rocky country beyond, and reached a village.… 2.2 The Santhals: Pioneer settlers … The Santhals were given land and persuaded to settle in the foothills of Rajmahal. By 1832 a large area of land was demarcated as Damin-i-Koh. This was declared to be the land of the Santhals. They were to live within it, practise plough agriculture, and become settled peasants.… 3.4 Then came the cotton boom … Troubled by this question, they eagerly looked for alternative sources of supply. In 1857 the Cotton Supply Association was founded in Britain, and in 1859 the Manchester Cotton Company was formed.…” |