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Work, Life and Leisure
Write on the social change in the city in the eighteenth century.
The social change in the city in the eighteenth century:
(i)Ties between members of households loosened, and among the working class the institution of marriage tended to break down.
(ii)Women of the upper and middle classes in Britain, on the other hand, faced increasingly higher levels of isolation, although their lives were made easier by domestic maids who cooked, cleaned and cared for young children on low wages.
(iii)Women who worked for wages had some control over their lives, particularly among the lower social classes.
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What forms of entertainment came up in nineteenth century England to provide leisure activities for the people?
Explain the social changes in London which led to the need for the underground railway. Why was the development of the underground railway criticised?
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:
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