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Colonialism and Urban Change

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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



a)

Mumbai

b)

Kolkata

c)

Chennai

d)

Delhi

2.

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


a)

Calcutta

b)

Surat

c)

Delhi

d)

Bangalore (Bengaluru)

3.

When did urbanisation starts?





a)

1871

b)

1876

c)

1881

d)

1886

4.

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





a)

Robern Owen

b)

Louis Blanc

c)

Edwin Lutyens

d)

Nikolai

5.

When did the first train run in India?





a)

On April 6, 1853

b)

On April 6, 1854

c)

On April 12, 1853

d)

On April 12, 1854

6.

The Partition of Bengal took place in the year





a)

1926

b)

1927

c)

1858

d)

1905

7.

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

a)

Imperial Delhi Committee

b)

Delhi Development Authority

c)

New Delhi Municipal Committee

d)

Delhi improvement Trust

8.

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

a)

White Town

b)

Black Town

c)

Red Town

d)

None of These

9.

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

a)

White Town

b)

Black Town

c)

Red Town

d)

None of These

10.

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

a)

Calcutta

Madras

Assam

b)

Bombay

Calcutta

Kerela

c)

Delhi

Goa

Calcutta

d)

Bombay

Calcutta

Madras

11.

During 1850s, which of the following attracted Britishers to make investments in Calcutta?

a)

speedy industrial growth in field of textile and jute

b)

speedy industrial growth in field of grains

c)

speedy industrial growth in field of automobiles

d)

none of these

12.

Which forced the British to relocate their capital to New Delhi in 1911?

a)

British liked Delhi more than Calcutta

b)

political discontent all over India

c)

Delhi was more developed than Calcutta.

d)

none of these

13.

During the times of epic Mahabharata, Indraprashta was the name of

a)

Calcutta

b)

Mumbai

c)

Delhi

d)

Jaipur

14.

What Municipal cooperation what started by Britishers in nineteenth century for the urban local body?

a)

Calcutta Municipal Corporation

b)

Imperial Delhi Committee

c)

Raisins Municipal Committee

d)

Town Duties Committee

15.

What was the reason for the police to get cruel and corrupt?

a)

Low salaries and Low power

b)

Low salaries and High power

c)

High salaries and Low power

d)

High salaries and High power

16.

How many passengers travel daily in railways in India per day?

a)

24 Billion

b)

23 Million

c)

21 Thousand

d)

21 Trillion

17.

Who was the queen of England with her 'Second Longest Reign'?

a)

Queen Victoria I

b)

Queen Elizabeth II

c)

Begum Hazrat Mahal

d)

None of the above

18.

For how many memory of soldiers India gate was built?

a)

1,00,000

b)

50,000

c)

75,000

d)

90,000

19.

In India, the first Municipal corporation was established in _____ in the year________

a)

Madras,1867

b)

Bombay,1687

c)

Calcutta.1867

d)

Madras,1687

20.

The home of Viceroy was built at the top of which hill?

a)

Nilgiri hill

b)

Raisina hill

c)

Garo hill

21.

What was made by Britishers in major towns to keep themselves away from the native residencies?

a)

Civil Lines

b)

Loyal Lines

c)

Honest Lines

d)

None of the above

22.

A specific area in Delhi with 14 gates is known as

a)

Walled City

b)

Civil city

c)

Delhi Durbar

d)

none of these

23.

Full form of NDMC

a)

New Delhi Marketing Corporation

b)

New Delhi Market Committee

c)

New Delhi Managing Committee

d)

New Delhi Municipal Committee

24.

The main purpose of Imperial Delhi Committee was

a)

to construct walled city

b)

de-urbanisation

c)

Construction and management of new capital

d)

slum clearance

25.

The schemes under Delhi Improvement Trust includes

a)

town expansion

b)

slum clearance

c)

slum improvement schemes

d)

all of these