Arrange the following in a chronological manner.
A. Asiatic Society formed.
B. Railway from Bombay to Thane.
C. University in Bombay.
D. Madras harbour completed.
E. First screening of a film at Watson's Hotel, Bombay.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → A, B, C, D, E
A. Asiatic Society formed. — 1784, founded by Sir William Jones.
B. Railway from Bombay to Thane. — 1853.
C. University in Bombay. — 1857, when universities were set up in Bombay, Madras and Calcutta.
D. Madras harbour completed. — 1881.
E. First screening of a film at Watson’s Hotel, Bombay. — 1896, the same year in which plague started spreading to major cities.
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)
Timeline, chapter ‘Colonial Cities’ (pre-rationalised NCERT) |
