ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

AGES ERA PERIOD

ELIZABETHAN PERIOD

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following is a ceremony in which a sovereign is officially crowned?
A
Investiture
B
Invocation
C
Gala
D
Coronation
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -coronation, ceremony whereby a sovereign is inaugurated into office by receiving upon his or her head the crown, which is the chief symbol of regal authority.

Detailed explanation-2: -A coronation is a ceremony marking the formal investiture of a monarch with regal power. In 1937, the 11 year old Princess Elizabeth had watched her father, King George VI, crowned in the elaborate ceremony and 16 years later on 2 June 1953, her own official coronation was to take place.

Detailed explanation-3: -Coronation in common parlance today may also, in a broader sense, refer to any formal ceremony in relation to the accession of a monarch, whether or not an actual crown is bestowed, such ceremonies may otherwise be referred to as investitures, inaugurations, or enthronements.

Detailed explanation-4: -countable noun. A coronation is the ceremony at which a king or queen is crowned.

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