Match List I with List II.
| LIST I | LIST II | ||
| A. | Supreme Court | I. | 1784 |
| B. | Asiatic Society | II. | 1857 |
| C. | First Spinning and Weaving Mill | III. | 1773 |
| D. | First Screening of Film in India | IV. | 1896 |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → A-III, B-I, C-II, D-IV
(A) Supreme Court — this matches (III) 1773. In 1773 the East India Company set up the Supreme Court in Calcutta.
(B) Asiatic Society — this matches (I) 1784. The Asiatic Society was founded by Sir William Jones in 1784.
(C) First Spinning and Weaving Mill — this matches (II) 1857. The first spinning and weaving mill came up in Bombay in 1857.
(D) First Screening of Film in India — this matches (IV) 1896. The first screening of a film took place at Watson’s Hotel, Bombay, in 1896.
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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