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WorksheetsColonialism and Urban Change
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 25mins
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
During 1850s, which of the following attracted Britishers to make investments in Calcutta?
speedy industrial growth in field of textile and jute
speedy industrial growth in field of grains
speedy industrial growth in field of automobiles
none of these
Which forced the British to relocate their capital to New Delhi in 1911?
British liked Delhi more than Calcutta
political discontent all over India
Delhi was more developed than Calcutta.
none of these
During the times of epic Mahabharata, Indraprashta was the name of
Calcutta
Mumbai
Delhi
Jaipur
What Municipal cooperation what started by Britishers in nineteenth century for the urban local body?
Calcutta Municipal Corporation
Imperial Delhi Committee
Raisins Municipal Committee
Town Duties Committee
What was the reason for the police to get cruel and corrupt?
Low salaries and Low power
Low salaries and High power
High salaries and Low power
High salaries and High power
How many passengers travel daily in railways in India per day?
24 Billion
23 Million
21 Thousand
21 Trillion
Who was the queen of England with her 'Second Longest Reign'?
Queen Victoria I
Queen Elizabeth II
Begum Hazrat Mahal
None of the above
For how many memory of soldiers India gate was built?
1,00,000
50,000
75,000
90,000
In India, the first Municipal corporation was established in _____ in the year________
Madras,1867
Bombay,1687
Calcutta.1867
Madras,1687
The home of Viceroy was built at the top of which hill?
Nilgiri hill
Raisina hill
Garo hill
What was made by Britishers in major towns to keep themselves away from the native residencies?
Civil Lines
Loyal Lines
Honest Lines
None of the above
A specific area in Delhi with 14 gates is known as
Walled City
Civil city
Delhi Durbar
none of these
Full form of NDMC
New Delhi Marketing Corporation
New Delhi Market Committee
New Delhi Managing Committee
New Delhi Municipal Committee
The main purpose of Imperial Delhi Committee was
to construct walled city
de-urbanisation
Construction and management of new capital
slum clearance
The schemes under Delhi Improvement Trust includes
town expansion
slum clearance
slum improvement schemes
all of these
