Arrange the following developments of the colonial period in the order in which they took place:
(A) Cotton and jute textile mills were set up
(B) The Tata Iron and Steel Company (TISCO) was incorporated
(C) Industries in the fields of sugar, cement and paper came up
(D) India entered the second stage of demographic transition
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (A), (B), (D), (C)
(A) Cotton and jute textile mills were set up — Second half of the nineteenth century, when modern industry began to take root.
(B) The Tata Iron and Steel Company (TISCO) was incorporated — 1907, at the beginning of the twentieth century.
(C) Industries in the fields of sugar, cement and paper came up — After the Second World War.
(D) India entered the second stage of demographic transition — After 1921.
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. A few other industries in the fields of sugar, cement, paper etc. came up after the Second World War. …” “1.6 Demographic Condition … Before 1921, India was in the first stage of demographic transition. The second stage of transition began after 1921. …” |