Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Modern India: Colonial cities

Question:

Match the following Places in List I with the description mentioned in List II:

List- I (Place)

List- II (Description)

(A) Shimla

(I) Made Capital in 1911

(B) Bengal

(II) was the summer capital of India

(C) Delhi

(III) Place where Opium was grown in India

(D) Malwa

(IV) The Battle of Plassey was fought here


Choose the correct answer from the given options:

Options:

(A)- III, (B)- IV, (C)- I, (D)- II

(A)- II, (B)- I, (C)- IV, (D)- III

(A)- III, (B)- IV, (C)- II, (D)- I

(A)- II, (B)- IV, (C)- I, (D)- III

Correct Answer:

(A)- II, (B)- IV, (C)- I, (D)- III

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 4 - (A)- II, (B)- IV, (C)- I, (D)- III

The correct match is:

List- I (Place)

List- II (Description)

(A) Shimla

(II) was the summer capital of India

(B) Bengal

(IV) The Battle of Plassey was fought here

(C) Delhi

(I) Made Capital in 1911

(D) Malwa

(III) Place where Opium was grown in India

Explanation:

In 1864 the Viceroy John Lawrence officially moved his council to Shimla, setting the seal to the practice of shifting capitals during the hot season (Summer).

1757- The decisive victory of the British in the Battle of Plassey made the Britishers become rulers of Bengal.

In 1911, Delhi was made the capital of India.

One important item of trade was opium that the East India Company exported to China. Indian merchants and middlemen supplied and participated in this trade and they helped integrate Bombay's economy directly into Malwa, Rajasthan and Sind where opium was grown.