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Historians have usually believed that the British introduced Christianity in India. But recent findings by archaeologists clearly show that the advent of Christianity possibly pre-dates the arrival of British in India.

Which of the following provides the best evidence for the author’s conclusion?

  1. Carbon dating of the skeletons found in a graveyard containg graves bearing the cross has been found in region around the Malabar Coast with the skeleton about 800 years old.

  2. Portuguese explorers who came to India also professed Christianity.

  3. There is a healthy concentration of Christian population around the Malabar region.

  4. Christian missionaries went to different parts of the world in the 15th century.

  5. None of these
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Explanation

If on the Malabar coast, a graveyard has been found with graves bearing the cross in India with the skeletons about 800 years old, it means that the people buried there were Christians who died in India much before the British came here. Therefore, Christianity came to India much before the British were here.

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