History · Historical Method and Historiography
UGC NET June 2019 History
With reference to official records, what were the 'consultations'?
AAll kinds of transactions of the English East India Company in Bengal. ✓ Correct
BAll kinds of military records of the English East India Company.
CReports of advisors to the Governors of the Presidencies.
DRecords related with education and judiciary.
Correct answer: (A) All kinds of transactions of the English East India Company in Bengal. — The consultations were all kinds of transactions in Bengal, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★The consultations were all kinds of transactions in Bengal, so that is the answer.
★The English East India Company kept detailed official records of its working.
★The consultations were the records of all kinds of its transactions in Bengal.
★They covered the day-to-day business and decisions of the Company.
★They are an important archival source for the study of Company rule.
★So the consultations were all kinds of transactions of the Company in Bengal.
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