ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

MISCELLENEOUS QUESTIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
When was the English parliament established?
A
1290
B
1295
C
1294
D
1292
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Edward I summoned the parliament to meet at Westminster on 13 November 1295.

Detailed explanation-2: -Model Parliament, parliament called by King Edward I of England in 1295 that is widely regarded as the first representative parliament.

Detailed explanation-3: -Model Parliament The next time the burgesses were summoned along with the knights of the shire was in 1295. This was to become known as the Model Parliament, because its representation of two knights from each county and two burgesses from each town became normal for (almost) all future Parliaments.

Detailed explanation-4: -In 1295, Parliament evolved to include nobles and bishops as well as two representatives from each of the counties and towns in England and, since 1282, Wales. This became the model for the composition of all future Parliaments.

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