Historical Dates and Firsts

A.J. Herbertson presented his paper on 'The Major Natural Regions' to the Royal Geographical Society in 1905. Herbertson was a British geographer who developed a systematic classification of the world's natural regions based on climate, vegetation, and landforms, which became influential in geographical education and research.

The first Commonwealth Games were held in 1930 in Hamilton, Canada as the British Empire Games. 1934 was the second edition in London, 1951 was not a Commonwealth Games year, and 1896 is too early (the modern Olympics began in 1896).

Robert Hooke discovered cells in 1665 while examining cork slices under a microscope. He observed tiny box-like structures and named them cells because they reminded him of monks' cells in a monastery.

This is the correct answer as this statement is correct. The first section of the Underground in the world opened on 10th January, 1863 between Paddington and Farrington Street in London.

The Cornwallis Code was compiled in 1793 under Lord Cornwallis, introducing comprehensive judicial and administrative reforms. This code established principles of separation of powers and rule of law in British India. The other dates are incorrect - 1666 and 1646 are too early, while 1853 and 1831 are later.

Frequency modulation (FM) radio transmission began in 1933 when Edwin Howard Armstrong successfully developed and demonstrated FM technology. FM provided better sound quality and noise resistance compared to AM radio. 1931 and 1932 are incorrect, and 1837 is far too early (radio itself wasn't invented then).

776 BC is the historically accepted date for the first recorded Olympic Games, held in ancient Greece. These games were part of a religious festival honoring Zeus. The other options are either incorrect dates or use AD instead of BC for this ancient event.

Correct option is (3).

In 1975, India achieved its then-highest recorded marine fish production of 1422 million tonnes, marking a significant milestone in the country's fisheries development.

Slavery was abolished in French colonies in 1794 (16 Pluviose Year II) during the French Revolution by the National Convention, led by figures like Robespierre and the Jacobins who had been influenced by the 1791 slave uprising in Saint-Domingue (Haiti). However, Napoleon later reinstated slavery in 1802. 1774, 1781, and 1789 are incorrect - though 1789 marked the start of the French Revolution, emancipation came several years later.

The July Revolution (Trois Glorieuses - 'Three Glorious Days') took place in France on July 27-29, 1830, overthrowing King Charles X and establishing the July Monarchy under Louis-Philippe I. It was triggered by conservative royalist policies and resulted in a more liberal constitutional monarchy. 1815 is the end of Napoleon (Hundred Days), 1826 is during the Restoration but uneventful, and 1842 is during the July Monarchy but not revolutionary.

The Nobel Prize for Literature was instituted in 1901, the same year the first prizes were awarded. Alfred Nobel's will established the prizes in 1895, and the first Literature Prize went to Sully Prudhomme in 1901. The other dates (1956, 1972, 1975) are incorrect.

In year 1972 at the Bell laboratories, Dennis Ritchie has developed the C language. He developed it after developing the Basic combined programming language in 1960. C language is general purpose programming language.