COLONIALISM AND IMPERIALISM
COLONIALISM AND ITS ANALYSIS
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Delhi
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Varanasi
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Agra
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Lucknow
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Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer is Lord Dalhousie. Lord Dalhousie opened the first telegraph line from Calcutta to Agra in 1853.
Detailed explanation-2: -In 1850, the first experimental electric telegraph line was started between Calcutta and Diamond Harbour. In 1851, it was opened for the use of the British East India Company. The Posts and Telegraphs department occupied a small corner of the Public Works Department, at that time.
Detailed explanation-3: -Lord Dalhousie became thegovernor-general of India in 1849. In 1852 heintroduced the Electric Telegraph System in India. The first telegraph line from Calcutta to Agra was opened in 1854, covering a distance of 800 miles.
Detailed explanation-4: -The first official telegraph line that connected then Calcutta and Diamond Harbour opened in October 1851.
Detailed explanation-5: -The correct answer is Calcutta to Agra. Lord Dalhousie opened the first telegraph line from Calcutta to Agra in 1853.