History · Sources of Modern Indian History
UGC NET December 2021 History (Shift-II)
Passage
We who came from the East have sat here on the platform day after day and have been told in a patronising way that we ought to accept Christianity because Christian nations are the most prosperous. We look about us and we see England, the most prosperous Christian nation in the world, with her foot on the neck of two hundred and fifty millions of Asiatics. We look back into history and see that the prosperity of Christian Europe began with Spain. Spain's prosperity began with the invasion of Mexico. Christianity wins its prosperity by cutting the throats of its fellow men. At such a price the Hindu will not have prosperity. I have sat here today and I have heard the height of intolerance.
The said statement was delivered on the occasion of:
A350 years of the discovery of America
B400 years of the discovery of America ✓ Correct
C450 years of the discovery of Mexico
D400 years of the discovery of Mexico
Correct answer: (B) 400 years of the discovery of America — It was on 400 years of the discovery of America, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★It was on 400 years of the discovery of America, so that is the answer.
★According to the passage, the statement was delivered on the occasion of 400 years of the discovery of America.
★The Parliament of the World's Religions was held in Chicago in 1893.
★This marked four centuries since Columbus reached the Americas in 1492.
★The speaker addressed this gathering.
★So the occasion was 400 years of the discovery of America.
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