Colonialism and Urban Change

Which one of the following cities does not have a port?

• Mumbai

• Kolkata
  

• Chennai
  

• Delhi

Which of the following cities was destroyed due to the de-urbanisation during the nineteenth century?

• Calcutta

• Surat

• Delhi

• Bangalore (Bengaluru)

When did urbanisation starts?

• 1871

• 1876

• 1881

• 1886

Who among the following prepared the architectural design for the palace of viceroy?

• Robern Owen

• Louis Blanc

• Edwin Lutyens

• Nikolai

When did the first train run in India?

• On April 6, 1853

• On April 6, 1854

• On April 12, 1853

• On April 12, 1854

The Partition of Bengal took place in the year

• 1926

• 1927

• 1858

• 1905

Which of the following is responsible to prepare a master plan and zonal plans for housing commercial centres, parks etc.?

• Imperial Delhi Committee

• Delhi Development Authority

• New Delhi Municipal Committee

• Delhi improvement Trust

By early nineteenth century, the British part of Calcutta was known as

• White Town

• Black Town

• Red Town

• None of These

By early nineteenth century, the Indian part of Calcutta was known as

• White Town

• Black Town

• Red Town

• None of These

The main focus of urban development came to be centred on which three port towns

• Calcutta

  Madras

  Assam

• Bombay

  Calcutta

  Kerela

• Delhi

  Goa

  Calcutta

• Bombay

  Calcutta

  Madras