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    Question

    In which year did Pastor Reverend established the

    'London Missionary Society' in Almora?
    A 1835 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B 1842 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C 1847 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D 1850 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    In 1850, the Reverend John Henry Budden was stationed with the London Missionary Society at Mirzapur, having come to India from London in 1841. He had visited the Himalaya hills for his health, and there met Captain (later Sir Henry) Ramsay, who was a Christian officer then resident at Nainital. In 1850, John Henry Budden was offered a missionary position in the Kumaon Hills by Captain Ramsay and Mr. J. H. Batten established the 'London Missionary Society' in Almora in 1850.

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