The following advertisement: THE MARVEL OF THE CENTURY THE WONDER OF THE WORLD LIVING PHOTOGRAPHIC PICTURES IN LIFE-SIZED REPRODUCTIONS BY MESSERS LUMIERE BROTHERS CINEMATOGRAPHIE A FEW EXHIBITIONS WILL BE GIVEN AT WATSON’S HOTEL TONIGHT Appeared in the Times of India dated 7th August:
✓ Correct answer: d) 1896 Modern History 133
ExplanationThe advertisement refers to the first screening of moving pictures in India by the Lumière Brothers’ Cinématographe.This historic event took place on July 7, 1896, at Watson’s Hotel in Bombay (now Mumbai).It marked the introduction of cinema to India, which later evolved into one of the largest film industries in the world.The Times of India published this advertisement, highlighting the marvel of “life- sized photographic pictures,” a technological wonder of that era.300
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