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When the East India Company started conquering and taking control of territories in India, England was not a secular country with a wall of separation between church and state. Instead, the Church of England was the established church in the realm. King Henry VIII established the Church of England, and broke away from the Pope. Since 1520, every ruler of Great Britain bore the official title 'Defender of the Faith'. The 'Act of Supremacy' enacted in 1534 declared that the British monarch was the 'Supreme Head of the Church of England'. The 'Act against the Pope's Authority' in 1536 dissolved the Pope's authority. The Archbishop of Canterbury, or the most senior bishop in the Church of England, and other high-level church officials were all appointed by the government. The incomes of members of the clergy were supported by compulsory tithes or taxes imposed on some agricultural products. New monarchs were crowned by a high-ranking member of the clergy, and senior bishops were represented in the House of Lords.
Similarly, pre-colonial rulers in India were intricately involved in the administration of religious institutions like temples and mosques. In 1790, for instance, Tipu Sultan, the Muslim ruler of Mysore, issued an order to his officials that Hindu temples were under their management, and that they were to ensure that 'the offerings to the gods and the temple illumination are duly regulated ... out of the government grants'. According to one scholar, Tipu Sultan was following 'a pattern imposed by centuries of history' in India.
When the East India Company took over, it continued administering religious institutions that had been managed by prior, pre-colonial governments, partly because it was a good source of revenue and partly because it lent legitimacy to the ruling dispensation.
For instance, in 1796, the British collector of Madras took over the administration of Hindu temples at Conjeevaram (Kanchipuram). The colonial government soon started enacting laws for administering temples and other religious institutions. In 1806, the government issued regulations for the 'superintendence and management' of the Jagannath Temple in modern-day Odisha.
Interestingly, the British referred to this temple as the 'Juggernaut' Temple. The English word 'juggernaut' is derived from this nomenclature, which can probably be attributed to an Anglican chaplain, Reverend Claudius Buchanan. In June 1806, Buchanan was horrified to see a Hindu pilgrim sacrificing himself to the idol at Jagannath. The pilgrim, said Buchanan, lay on the ground with his 'arms stretched forwards' and was 'was crushed to death by the wheels of the tower' carrying the idol. He wrote a book about his experiences at the 'Juggernaut' Temple, which became quite popular.
Q. Why did the author mention King Henry VIII and his acts of establishing the Church of England in the passage?
  • a)
    To suggest how the act of pre-colonial rulers ruling religious institutions was passed onto the British monarchy
  • b)
    To indicate how the East India Company made their way into India after taking over the religious institutions
  • c)
    To indicate why the colonial government started assuming their role in the management of religious institutions
  • d)
    To show how an entirely different religion not based on Christianity found its way into India
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?
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The correct answer is option 3. The author states the development in England to show how its influence even passed to India however such a practice was still in use in the times of pre-colonial rulers. Other options are not why the author states the information given in the first paragraph.
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Read the following passage and answer the question.When the East India Company started conquering and taking control of territories in India, England was not a secular country with a wall of separation between church and state. Instead, the Church of England was the established church in the realm. King Henry VIII established the Church of England, and broke away from the Pope. Since 1520, every ruler of Great Britain bore the official title Defender of the Faith. The Act of Supremacy enacted in 1534 declared that the British monarch was the Supreme Head of the Church of England. The Act against the Popes Authority in 1536 dissolved the Popes authority. The Archbishop of Canterbury, or the most senior bishop in the Church of England, and other high-level church officials were all appointed by the government. The incomes of members of the clergy were supported by compulsory tithes or taxes imposed on some agricultural products. New monarchs were crowned by a high-ranking member of the clergy, and senior bishops were represented in the House of Lords.Similarly, pre-colonial rulers in India were intricately involved in the administration of religious institutions like temples and mosques. In 1790, for instance, Tipu Sultan, the Muslim ruler of Mysore, issued an order to his officials that Hindu temples were under their management, and that they were to ensure that the offerings to the gods and the temple illumination are duly regulated ... out of the government grants. According to one scholar, Tipu Sultan was following a pattern imposed by centuries of history in India.When the East India Company took over, it continued administering religious institutions that had been managed by prior, pre-colonial governments, partly because it was a good source of revenue and partly because it lent legitimacy to the ruling dispensation.For instance, in 1796, the British collector of Madras took over the administration of Hindu temples at Conjeevaram (Kanchipuram). The colonial government soon started enacting laws for administering temples and other religious institutions. In 1806, the government issued regulations for the superintendence and management of the Jagannath Temple in modern-day Odisha.Interestingly, the British referred to this temple as the Juggernaut Temple. The English word juggernaut is derived from this nomenclature, which can probably be attributed to an Anglican chaplain, Reverend Claudius Buchanan. In June 1806, Buchanan was horrified to see a Hindu pilgrim sacrificing himself to the idol at Jagannath. The pilgrim, said Buchanan, lay on the ground with his arms stretched forwards and was was crushed to death by the wheels of the tower carrying the idol. He wrote a book about his experiences at the Juggernaut Temple, which became quite popular.Q.Which of the following best sums up the authors main point in the passage?

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Read the following passage and answer the question.When the East India Company started conquering and taking control of territories in India, England was not a secular country with a wall of separation between church and state. Instead, the Church of England was the established church in the realm. King Henry VIII established the Church of England, and broke away from the Pope. Since 1520, every ruler of Great Britain bore the official title Defender of the Faith. The Act of Supremacy enacted in 1534 declared that the British monarch was the Supreme Head of the Church of England. The Act against the Popes Authority in 1536 dissolved the Popes authority. The Archbishop of Canterbury, or the most senior bishop in the Church of England, and other high-level church officials were all appointed by the government. The incomes of members of the clergy were supported by compulsory tithes or taxes imposed on some agricultural products. New monarchs were crowned by a high-ranking member of the clergy, and senior bishops were represented in the House of Lords.Similarly, pre-colonial rulers in India were intricately involved in the administration of religious institutions like temples and mosques. In 1790, for instance, Tipu Sultan, the Muslim ruler of Mysore, issued an order to his officials that Hindu temples were under their management, and that they were to ensure that the offerings to the gods and the temple illumination are duly regulated ... out of the government grants. According to one scholar, Tipu Sultan was following a pattern imposed by centuries of history in India.When the East India Company took over, it continued administering religious institutions that had been managed by prior, pre-colonial governments, partly because it was a good source of revenue and partly because it lent legitimacy to the ruling dispensation.For instance, in 1796, the British collector of Madras took over the administration of Hindu temples at Conjeevaram (Kanchipuram). The colonial government soon started enacting laws for administering temples and other religious institutions. In 1806, the government issued regulations for the superintendence and management of the Jagannath Temple in modern-day Odisha.Interestingly, the British referred to this temple as the Juggernaut Temple. The English word juggernaut is derived from this nomenclature, which can probably be attributed to an Anglican chaplain, Reverend Claudius Buchanan. In June 1806, Buchanan was horrified to see a Hindu pilgrim sacrificing himself to the idol at Jagannath. The pilgrim, said Buchanan, lay on the ground with his arms stretched forwards and was was crushed to death by the wheels of the tower carrying the idol. He wrote a book about his experiences at the Juggernaut Temple, which became quite popular.Q.Why did the author mention King Henry VIII and his acts of establishing the Church of England in the passage?a)To suggest how the act of pre-colonial rulers ruling religious institutions was passed onto the British monarchyb)To indicate how the East India Company made their way into India after taking over the religious institutionsc)To indicate why the colonial government started assuming their role in the management of religious institutionsd)To show how an entirely different religion not based on Christianity found its way into IndiaCorrect answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?
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Read the following passage and answer the question.When the East India Company started conquering and taking control of territories in India, England was not a secular country with a wall of separation between church and state. Instead, the Church of England was the established church in the realm. King Henry VIII established the Church of England, and broke away from the Pope. Since 1520, every ruler of Great Britain bore the official title Defender of the Faith. The Act of Supremacy enacted in 1534 declared that the British monarch was the Supreme Head of the Church of England. The Act against the Popes Authority in 1536 dissolved the Popes authority. The Archbishop of Canterbury, or the most senior bishop in the Church of England, and other high-level church officials were all appointed by the government. The incomes of members of the clergy were supported by compulsory tithes or taxes imposed on some agricultural products. New monarchs were crowned by a high-ranking member of the clergy, and senior bishops were represented in the House of Lords.Similarly, pre-colonial rulers in India were intricately involved in the administration of religious institutions like temples and mosques. In 1790, for instance, Tipu Sultan, the Muslim ruler of Mysore, issued an order to his officials that Hindu temples were under their management, and that they were to ensure that the offerings to the gods and the temple illumination are duly regulated ... out of the government grants. According to one scholar, Tipu Sultan was following a pattern imposed by centuries of history in India.When the East India Company took over, it continued administering religious institutions that had been managed by prior, pre-colonial governments, partly because it was a good source of revenue and partly because it lent legitimacy to the ruling dispensation.For instance, in 1796, the British collector of Madras took over the administration of Hindu temples at Conjeevaram (Kanchipuram). The colonial government soon started enacting laws for administering temples and other religious institutions. In 1806, the government issued regulations for the superintendence and management of the Jagannath Temple in modern-day Odisha.Interestingly, the British referred to this temple as the Juggernaut Temple. The English word juggernaut is derived from this nomenclature, which can probably be attributed to an Anglican chaplain, Reverend Claudius Buchanan. In June 1806, Buchanan was horrified to see a Hindu pilgrim sacrificing himself to the idol at Jagannath. The pilgrim, said Buchanan, lay on the ground with his arms stretched forwards and was was crushed to death by the wheels of the tower carrying the idol. He wrote a book about his experiences at the Juggernaut Temple, which became quite popular.Q.Why did the author mention King Henry VIII and his acts of establishing the Church of England in the passage?a)To suggest how the act of pre-colonial rulers ruling religious institutions was passed onto the British monarchyb)To indicate how the East India Company made their way into India after taking over the religious institutionsc)To indicate why the colonial government started assuming their role in the management of religious institutionsd)To show how an entirely different religion not based on Christianity found its way into IndiaCorrect answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer? for CLAT 2024 is part of CLAT preparation. 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The incomes of members of the clergy were supported by compulsory tithes or taxes imposed on some agricultural products. New monarchs were crowned by a high-ranking member of the clergy, and senior bishops were represented in the House of Lords.Similarly, pre-colonial rulers in India were intricately involved in the administration of religious institutions like temples and mosques. In 1790, for instance, Tipu Sultan, the Muslim ruler of Mysore, issued an order to his officials that Hindu temples were under their management, and that they were to ensure that the offerings to the gods and the temple illumination are duly regulated ... out of the government grants. According to one scholar, Tipu Sultan was following a pattern imposed by centuries of history in India.When the East India Company took over, it continued administering religious institutions that had been managed by prior, pre-colonial governments, partly because it was a good source of revenue and partly because it lent legitimacy to the ruling dispensation.For instance, in 1796, the British collector of Madras took over the administration of Hindu temples at Conjeevaram (Kanchipuram). The colonial government soon started enacting laws for administering temples and other religious institutions. In 1806, the government issued regulations for the superintendence and management of the Jagannath Temple in modern-day Odisha.Interestingly, the British referred to this temple as the Juggernaut Temple. The English word juggernaut is derived from this nomenclature, which can probably be attributed to an Anglican chaplain, Reverend Claudius Buchanan. In June 1806, Buchanan was horrified to see a Hindu pilgrim sacrificing himself to the idol at Jagannath. The pilgrim, said Buchanan, lay on the ground with his arms stretched forwards and was was crushed to death by the wheels of the tower carrying the idol. He wrote a book about his experiences at the Juggernaut Temple, which became quite popular.Q.Why did the author mention King Henry VIII and his acts of establishing the Church of England in the passage?a)To suggest how the act of pre-colonial rulers ruling religious institutions was passed onto the British monarchyb)To indicate how the East India Company made their way into India after taking over the religious institutionsc)To indicate why the colonial government started assuming their role in the management of religious institutionsd)To show how an entirely different religion not based on Christianity found its way into IndiaCorrect answer is option 'C'. 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The incomes of members of the clergy were supported by compulsory tithes or taxes imposed on some agricultural products. New monarchs were crowned by a high-ranking member of the clergy, and senior bishops were represented in the House of Lords.Similarly, pre-colonial rulers in India were intricately involved in the administration of religious institutions like temples and mosques. In 1790, for instance, Tipu Sultan, the Muslim ruler of Mysore, issued an order to his officials that Hindu temples were under their management, and that they were to ensure that the offerings to the gods and the temple illumination are duly regulated ... out of the government grants. According to one scholar, Tipu Sultan was following a pattern imposed by centuries of history in India.When the East India Company took over, it continued administering religious institutions that had been managed by prior, pre-colonial governments, partly because it was a good source of revenue and partly because it lent legitimacy to the ruling dispensation.For instance, in 1796, the British collector of Madras took over the administration of Hindu temples at Conjeevaram (Kanchipuram). The colonial government soon started enacting laws for administering temples and other religious institutions. In 1806, the government issued regulations for the superintendence and management of the Jagannath Temple in modern-day Odisha.Interestingly, the British referred to this temple as the Juggernaut Temple. The English word juggernaut is derived from this nomenclature, which can probably be attributed to an Anglican chaplain, Reverend Claudius Buchanan. In June 1806, Buchanan was horrified to see a Hindu pilgrim sacrificing himself to the idol at Jagannath. The pilgrim, said Buchanan, lay on the ground with his arms stretched forwards and was was crushed to death by the wheels of the tower carrying the idol. He wrote a book about his experiences at the Juggernaut Temple, which became quite popular.Q.Why did the author mention King Henry VIII and his acts of establishing the Church of England in the passage?a)To suggest how the act of pre-colonial rulers ruling religious institutions was passed onto the British monarchyb)To indicate how the East India Company made their way into India after taking over the religious institutionsc)To indicate why the colonial government started assuming their role in the management of religious institutionsd)To show how an entirely different religion not based on Christianity found its way into IndiaCorrect answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?.
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New monarchs were crowned by a high-ranking member of the clergy, and senior bishops were represented in the House of Lords.Similarly, pre-colonial rulers in India were intricately involved in the administration of religious institutions like temples and mosques. In 1790, for instance, Tipu Sultan, the Muslim ruler of Mysore, issued an order to his officials that Hindu temples were under their management, and that they were to ensure that the offerings to the gods and the temple illumination are duly regulated ... out of the government grants. According to one scholar, Tipu Sultan was following a pattern imposed by centuries of history in India.When the East India Company took over, it continued administering religious institutions that had been managed by prior, pre-colonial governments, partly because it was a good source of revenue and partly because it lent legitimacy to the ruling dispensation.For instance, in 1796, the British collector of Madras took over the administration of Hindu temples at Conjeevaram (Kanchipuram). The colonial government soon started enacting laws for administering temples and other religious institutions. In 1806, the government issued regulations for the superintendence and management of the Jagannath Temple in modern-day Odisha.Interestingly, the British referred to this temple as the Juggernaut Temple. The English word juggernaut is derived from this nomenclature, which can probably be attributed to an Anglican chaplain, Reverend Claudius Buchanan. In June 1806, Buchanan was horrified to see a Hindu pilgrim sacrificing himself to the idol at Jagannath. The pilgrim, said Buchanan, lay on the ground with his arms stretched forwards and was was crushed to death by the wheels of the tower carrying the idol. He wrote a book about his experiences at the Juggernaut Temple, which became quite popular.Q.Why did the author mention King Henry VIII and his acts of establishing the Church of England in the passage?a)To suggest how the act of pre-colonial rulers ruling religious institutions was passed onto the British monarchyb)To indicate how the East India Company made their way into India after taking over the religious institutionsc)To indicate why the colonial government started assuming their role in the management of religious institutionsd)To show how an entirely different religion not based on Christianity found its way into IndiaCorrect answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer? defined & explained in the simplest way possible. Besides giving the explanation of Read the following passage and answer the question.When the East India Company started conquering and taking control of territories in India, England was not a secular country with a wall of separation between church and state. Instead, the Church of England was the established church in the realm. King Henry VIII established the Church of England, and broke away from the Pope. Since 1520, every ruler of Great Britain bore the official title Defender of the Faith. The Act of Supremacy enacted in 1534 declared that the British monarch was the Supreme Head of the Church of England. The Act against the Popes Authority in 1536 dissolved the Popes authority. The Archbishop of Canterbury, or the most senior bishop in the Church of England, and other high-level church officials were all appointed by the government. The incomes of members of the clergy were supported by compulsory tithes or taxes imposed on some agricultural products. New monarchs were crowned by a high-ranking member of the clergy, and senior bishops were represented in the House of Lords.Similarly, pre-colonial rulers in India were intricately involved in the administration of religious institutions like temples and mosques. In 1790, for instance, Tipu Sultan, the Muslim ruler of Mysore, issued an order to his officials that Hindu temples were under their management, and that they were to ensure that the offerings to the gods and the temple illumination are duly regulated ... out of the government grants. According to one scholar, Tipu Sultan was following a pattern imposed by centuries of history in India.When the East India Company took over, it continued administering religious institutions that had been managed by prior, pre-colonial governments, partly because it was a good source of revenue and partly because it lent legitimacy to the ruling dispensation.For instance, in 1796, the British collector of Madras took over the administration of Hindu temples at Conjeevaram (Kanchipuram). The colonial government soon started enacting laws for administering temples and other religious institutions. In 1806, the government issued regulations for the superintendence and management of the Jagannath Temple in modern-day Odisha.Interestingly, the British referred to this temple as the Juggernaut Temple. The English word juggernaut is derived from this nomenclature, which can probably be attributed to an Anglican chaplain, Reverend Claudius Buchanan. In June 1806, Buchanan was horrified to see a Hindu pilgrim sacrificing himself to the idol at Jagannath. The pilgrim, said Buchanan, lay on the ground with his arms stretched forwards and was was crushed to death by the wheels of the tower carrying the idol. He wrote a book about his experiences at the Juggernaut Temple, which became quite popular.Q.Why did the author mention King Henry VIII and his acts of establishing the Church of England in the passage?a)To suggest how the act of pre-colonial rulers ruling religious institutions was passed onto the British monarchyb)To indicate how the East India Company made their way into India after taking over the religious institutionsc)To indicate why the colonial government started assuming their role in the management of religious institutionsd)To show how an entirely different religion not based on Christianity found its way into IndiaCorrect answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?, a detailed solution for Read the following passage and answer the question.When the East India Company started conquering and taking control of territories in India, England was not a secular country with a wall of separation between church and state. Instead, the Church of England was the established church in the realm. King Henry VIII established the Church of England, and broke away from the Pope. Since 1520, every ruler of Great Britain bore the official title Defender of the Faith. The Act of Supremacy enacted in 1534 declared that the British monarch was the Supreme Head of the Church of England. The Act against the Popes Authority in 1536 dissolved the Popes authority. The Archbishop of Canterbury, or the most senior bishop in the Church of England, and other high-level church officials were all appointed by the government. The incomes of members of the clergy were supported by compulsory tithes or taxes imposed on some agricultural products. New monarchs were crowned by a high-ranking member of the clergy, and senior bishops were represented in the House of Lords.Similarly, pre-colonial rulers in India were intricately involved in the administration of religious institutions like temples and mosques. In 1790, for instance, Tipu Sultan, the Muslim ruler of Mysore, issued an order to his officials that Hindu temples were under their management, and that they were to ensure that the offerings to the gods and the temple illumination are duly regulated ... out of the government grants. According to one scholar, Tipu Sultan was following a pattern imposed by centuries of history in India.When the East India Company took over, it continued administering religious institutions that had been managed by prior, pre-colonial governments, partly because it was a good source of revenue and partly because it lent legitimacy to the ruling dispensation.For instance, in 1796, the British collector of Madras took over the administration of Hindu temples at Conjeevaram (Kanchipuram). The colonial government soon started enacting laws for administering temples and other religious institutions. In 1806, the government issued regulations for the superintendence and management of the Jagannath Temple in modern-day Odisha.Interestingly, the British referred to this temple as the Juggernaut Temple. The English word juggernaut is derived from this nomenclature, which can probably be attributed to an Anglican chaplain, Reverend Claudius Buchanan. In June 1806, Buchanan was horrified to see a Hindu pilgrim sacrificing himself to the idol at Jagannath. The pilgrim, said Buchanan, lay on the ground with his arms stretched forwards and was was crushed to death by the wheels of the tower carrying the idol. He wrote a book about his experiences at the Juggernaut Temple, which became quite popular.Q.Why did the author mention King Henry VIII and his acts of establishing the Church of England in the passage?a)To suggest how the act of pre-colonial rulers ruling religious institutions was passed onto the British monarchyb)To indicate how the East India Company made their way into India after taking over the religious institutionsc)To indicate why the colonial government started assuming their role in the management of religious institutionsd)To show how an entirely different religion not based on Christianity found its way into IndiaCorrect answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer? has been provided alongside types of Read the following passage and answer the question.When the East India Company started conquering and taking control of territories in India, England was not a secular country with a wall of separation between church and state. Instead, the Church of England was the established church in the realm. King Henry VIII established the Church of England, and broke away from the Pope. Since 1520, every ruler of Great Britain bore the official title Defender of the Faith. The Act of Supremacy enacted in 1534 declared that the British monarch was the Supreme Head of the Church of England. The Act against the Popes Authority in 1536 dissolved the Popes authority. The Archbishop of Canterbury, or the most senior bishop in the Church of England, and other high-level church officials were all appointed by the government. The incomes of members of the clergy were supported by compulsory tithes or taxes imposed on some agricultural products. New monarchs were crowned by a high-ranking member of the clergy, and senior bishops were represented in the House of Lords.Similarly, pre-colonial rulers in India were intricately involved in the administration of religious institutions like temples and mosques. In 1790, for instance, Tipu Sultan, the Muslim ruler of Mysore, issued an order to his officials that Hindu temples were under their management, and that they were to ensure that the offerings to the gods and the temple illumination are duly regulated ... out of the government grants. According to one scholar, Tipu Sultan was following a pattern imposed by centuries of history in India.When the East India Company took over, it continued administering religious institutions that had been managed by prior, pre-colonial governments, partly because it was a good source of revenue and partly because it lent legitimacy to the ruling dispensation.For instance, in 1796, the British collector of Madras took over the administration of Hindu temples at Conjeevaram (Kanchipuram). The colonial government soon started enacting laws for administering temples and other religious institutions. In 1806, the government issued regulations for the superintendence and management of the Jagannath Temple in modern-day Odisha.Interestingly, the British referred to this temple as the Juggernaut Temple. The English word juggernaut is derived from this nomenclature, which can probably be attributed to an Anglican chaplain, Reverend Claudius Buchanan. In June 1806, Buchanan was horrified to see a Hindu pilgrim sacrificing himself to the idol at Jagannath. The pilgrim, said Buchanan, lay on the ground with his arms stretched forwards and was was crushed to death by the wheels of the tower carrying the idol. He wrote a book about his experiences at the Juggernaut Temple, which became quite popular.Q.Why did the author mention King Henry VIII and his acts of establishing the Church of England in the passage?a)To suggest how the act of pre-colonial rulers ruling religious institutions was passed onto the British monarchyb)To indicate how the East India Company made their way into India after taking over the religious institutionsc)To indicate why the colonial government started assuming their role in the management of religious institutionsd)To show how an entirely different religion not based on Christianity found its way into IndiaCorrect answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer? theory, EduRev gives you an ample number of questions to practice Read the following passage and answer the question.When the East India Company started conquering and taking control of territories in India, England was not a secular country with a wall of separation between church and state. Instead, the Church of England was the established church in the realm. King Henry VIII established the Church of England, and broke away from the Pope. Since 1520, every ruler of Great Britain bore the official title Defender of the Faith. The Act of Supremacy enacted in 1534 declared that the British monarch was the Supreme Head of the Church of England. The Act against the Popes Authority in 1536 dissolved the Popes authority. The Archbishop of Canterbury, or the most senior bishop in the Church of England, and other high-level church officials were all appointed by the government. The incomes of members of the clergy were supported by compulsory tithes or taxes imposed on some agricultural products. New monarchs were crowned by a high-ranking member of the clergy, and senior bishops were represented in the House of Lords.Similarly, pre-colonial rulers in India were intricately involved in the administration of religious institutions like temples and mosques. In 1790, for instance, Tipu Sultan, the Muslim ruler of Mysore, issued an order to his officials that Hindu temples were under their management, and that they were to ensure that the offerings to the gods and the temple illumination are duly regulated ... out of the government grants. According to one scholar, Tipu Sultan was following a pattern imposed by centuries of history in India.When the East India Company took over, it continued administering religious institutions that had been managed by prior, pre-colonial governments, partly because it was a good source of revenue and partly because it lent legitimacy to the ruling dispensation.For instance, in 1796, the British collector of Madras took over the administration of Hindu temples at Conjeevaram (Kanchipuram). The colonial government soon started enacting laws for administering temples and other religious institutions. In 1806, the government issued regulations for the superintendence and management of the Jagannath Temple in modern-day Odisha.Interestingly, the British referred to this temple as the Juggernaut Temple. The English word juggernaut is derived from this nomenclature, which can probably be attributed to an Anglican chaplain, Reverend Claudius Buchanan. In June 1806, Buchanan was horrified to see a Hindu pilgrim sacrificing himself to the idol at Jagannath. The pilgrim, said Buchanan, lay on the ground with his arms stretched forwards and was was crushed to death by the wheels of the tower carrying the idol. He wrote a book about his experiences at the Juggernaut Temple, which became quite popular.Q.Why did the author mention King Henry VIII and his acts of establishing the Church of England in the passage?a)To suggest how the act of pre-colonial rulers ruling religious institutions was passed onto the British monarchyb)To indicate how the East India Company made their way into India after taking over the religious institutionsc)To indicate why the colonial government started assuming their role in the management of religious institutionsd)To show how an entirely different religion not based on Christianity found its way into IndiaCorrect answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer? tests, examples and also practice CLAT tests.
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