History · Colonial Economy
UGC NET December 2022 History (Shift-I)
Which out of the following are correct? Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
- 1. Bentinck proposed the formation of a Tea Committee in 1834
- 2. The first coffee plantations had been established at Fort Gloster in Bengal
- 3. Minden Wilson states that Francois Grand started the first indigo factory in Bengal
- 4. The production of machine-made paper dates from 1870 when the Bally mills were established in Bengal
- 5. Major Andrew Duncan brought to the notice of the Madras Government the fine quality of Salem steel in 1808
A1, 3, 4 and 5 only
B1, 2, 3 and 4 only
C1, 2 and 4 only ✓ Correct
D1, 2 and 5 only
Correct answer: (C) 1, 2 and 4 only — The correct statements are 1, 2 and 4 only.
Explanation
★The correct statements are 1, 2 and 4 only.
★Bentinck proposed the formation of a Tea Committee in 1834.
★The first coffee plantations had been established at Fort Gloster in Bengal.
★The production of machine-made paper dates from 1870 when the Bally mills were established in Bengal.
★The first indigo factory in Bengal was set up by Carel Blume in 1779, not by Francois Grand, so the third statement is wrong.
★Major Duncan's first attempt to establish a steel factory in 1808 failed, so the fifth statement is not accepted.
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