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WorksheetsColonialism and the City
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 25mins
Which of the following was manufacturing town?
Madurai
Dacca
Surat
Agra
Which of the following city was Not developed as Presidency city in colonial India?
Agra
Bombay
Madras
Calcutta
How many Delhi Muslints migrated in 1947 partition of India?
Over two-third of the Delhi Muslims
Over one-third of the Delhi Muslims
Over three-fourth of the Delhi Muslims
None of the above
Most of the migrants in Delhi were from
Bengal
Assam
Punjab
Rajasthan
Which was NOT the new British Port in the late eighteenth century?
Machlipatnam
Bombay
Madras
Calcutta
Which region was NOT de-urbanised in the 19th century?
Machlipatnam
Surat
Seringapatam
Bombay
Which was NOT the place of East India Company’s ‘factories’?
Calcutta
Surat
Madras
Delhi
When did the British gain control of Delhi?
1800
1803
1805
1810
When did Delhi become the capital of British India?
1900
1905
1911
1915
Countryside
(a)
Presidency
(a)
Khanqahs
(a)
Cul-de-sac
(a)
Gulfaroshan
(a)
Factories
(a)
Idgah
(a)
The British lived in white areas of the cities
True
false
The British wanted Delhi to forget its Mughal past.
true
false
The Jama-Masjid was converted into Bakery by British.
true
false
In 1877, the Queen Victoria was recognised as the Empress of India.
true
false
Lahore gate improvement scheme was devised in the year 1905.
true
false
In the 1870s, the western walls of …………….. were broken to establish the railways.
(a)
The Mughal aristocracy in the 17th and 18th century lived in ……………..
(a)
A haveli (is) housed by many ……………..
(a)
The central dome of the Viceroy’s Palace was copied from the ……………..
(a)
The British exiled Bahadur Shah Zafar to ……………..
(a)
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