Arrange the following in chronological order.
A. Railway from Bombay to Thane.
B. Cornwallis Code.
C. Wellesley's Minute on Calcutta Town Improvement.
D. Plague Starts Spreading to Major Cities.
E. Transfer of Capital from Calcutta to Delhi.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → B, C, A, D, E
(B) Cornwallis Code — enacted in 1793.
(C) Wellesley’s Minute on Calcutta Town Improvement — 1803.
(A) Railway from Bombay to Thane — 1853.
(D) Plague Starts Spreading to Major Cities — 1896.
(E) Transfer of Capital from Calcutta to Delhi — 1911.
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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