Arrange the following important events in a chronological order from the earliest to the last.
A. First screening of film at Watson's Hotel, Bombay
B. Transfer of capital from Calcutta to Delhi
C. Railway from Bombay to Thane
D. Supreme Court set up in Calcutta by East India Company
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → D, C, A, B
D. Supreme Court set up in Calcutta by East India Company — 1774. The Regulating Act of 1773 provided for a Supreme Court at Fort William, Calcutta, which was set up the next year.
C. Railway from Bombay to Thane — 16 April 1853. The first passenger train in India ran from Bori Bunder (Bombay) to Thane.
A. First screening of film at Watson’s Hotel, Bombay — 7 July 1896. The Lumière brothers’ short films were shown here, the first film show in India.
B. Transfer of capital from Calcutta to Delhi — 1911. The shift was announced at the Delhi Durbar of King George V in December 1911.