Question

What does the phrase “The sun never sets over the British empire” mean?
a. It’s always sunny in Britain
b. It shows how large their empire was
c. It shows how dangerous they were
d. None of the above

Answer 1

Hint:
 The phrase shows how vast the British empire was. It also explains that the major portion of the land or territories of the country was acquired by the British empire or their rulers.


Complete solution:
The continents acquired by the Britishers included Africa, Asia, Europe, America, and similar other territories. The earlier data states that around 25% of the landmass of the earth was occupied by this empire. This phrase was used by Fray Francisco de Ugadle, King Charles, Alexander Campbell, and similar other leaders.

The historians say that till 1913, the British empire had 412 million people. And this number consists of a quarter of the world population. The establishment for ruling the territories and its people began between 1583 – 1783. The quick expansion of the empire took place between 1815 – 1915.

The rise of the first British empire happened between 1707 – 1783 and the rise of the second British empire happened between 1783 – 1815.

Additional Information – The East India Company was one of the major and important parts of the British empire. It was founded by John Watts on 31st December 1600. The headquarters of the company was London, UK.


Hence, the correct answer is option B.

Note:
One of the major roles of the East India company was subjected to trading. It included trading of the following material namely Cotton, Silk, Indigo dye, salt, spices, tea, saltpeter, and Opium. The East India Company is also known by different names such as John Company, East India trading company, and English East India Company. The company stopped it’s functioning on 1st June 1874.