Arrange the following historical events in chronological order, beginning with the earliest to the most recent.
(A) Universities established in Bombay, Madras and Calcutta
(B) Transfer of Capital from Calcutta to Delhi
(C) Supreme Court set up in Calcutta by the East India Company
(D) Asiatic Society founded by Sir William Jones
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (C), (D), (A), (B)
Each event is placed by the year it took place.
(C) Supreme Court set up in Calcutta by the East India Company — 1774. The Regulating Act of 1773 provided for a Supreme Court at Fort William in Calcutta, which was set up the next year.
(D) Asiatic Society founded by Sir William Jones — 1784, in Calcutta, to study the history, languages and literature of Asia.
(A) Universities established in Bombay, Madras and Calcutta — 1857, the first modern universities of India, following Wood’s Despatch of 1854.
(B) Transfer of Capital from Calcutta to Delhi — announced at the Delhi Durbar of 1911; New Delhi was formally inaugurated as the capital in 1931. Either date comes after 1857.