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Prelims 2023 · Art and Culture · Question 61

With reference to the Indian History, Alexander Rea, A. H. Longhurst, Robert Sewell, James Burgess and Walter Elliot were associated with

  1. archaeological excavations
  2. establishment of English Press in Colonial India
  3. establishment of Churches in Princely States
  4. construction of railways in Colonial India

Answer

archaeological excavations

  • (a) Archaeological excavations — Correct. Alexander Rea, A.H. Longhurst, Robert Sewell, James Burgess and Walter Elliot were noted archaeologists/epigraphists associated with the Archaeological Survey and excavations, especially in South India.
  • (b) Establishment of English Press in Colonial India — Incorrect. These names are not associated with founding the English press; that field is linked to early colonial journalists and printers.
  • (c) Establishment of Churches in Princely States — Incorrect. They were not church founders or missionaries; their work was in archaeology, inscriptions and antiquarian studies.
  • (d) Construction of railways in Colonial India — Incorrect. They were not railway engineers or administrators connected with railway construction.

Therefore, the correct answer is (a).

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