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Work, Life and Leisure
Explain the social changes in London which led to the need for the underground railway. Why was the development of the underground railway criticised?
The social changes in London that led to the need for the underground railway:
(i)Between the two World Wars (1919-39) the responsibility for housing the working classes was accepted by the British state, and a million houses, most of them single-family cottages, were built by local authorities.
(ii)The city had extended beyond the range where people could walk to work, and the development of suburbs made new forms of mass transport absolutely necessary.
(iii)The London underground railway partially solved the housing crisis by carrying large masses of people to and from the city
The development of the underground railway was criticised:
(i)Many felt that the ‘iron monsters’ added to the mess and unhealthiness of the city.
(ii)To make approximately two miles of railway, 900 houses had to be destroyed. Thus the London tube railway led to a massive displacement of the London poor, especially between the two World Wars.
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Explain what is meant by the Haussmanisation of Paris. To what extent would you support or oppose this form of development? Write a letter to the editor of a newspaper, to either support or oppose this, giving reasons for your view.
To what extent does government regulation and new laws solve problem of pollution? Discuss one example each of the success and failure of legislation to change the quality of:
(a) Public Life
(b) Private Life
Name the novel written by Durgacharan Ray about the city of Calcutta.
___________ is a large, densely populated city of a country or state, often the capital of the region.
___________ is some one who works for social upliftment and charity, donating time and money for the purpose.
Which of the following statements is not correct?
Ur, Nippur and Mohenjodaro were the cities which first appeared:
Point out the wrong statement in the following:
The migrants attracted towards Leeds and Manchester due to
Name one factor which changed the form of urbanisation in the modern world:
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