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Colonialism And The City The Story Of An Imperial Capital

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Study the picture taken from NCERT textbook (page 65) subsequently and answer the questions that follow:

Questions:

(i) What is seen in the picture?

(ii) When did this city begin to grow?

Solution

(i) The picture is of Bombay port that existed in the 18th century.

(ii) The city of Bombay began to grow when the East India Company started using Bombay as its main port in western India.

Some More Questions From Colonialism and the City The Story of an Imperial Capital Chapter

The first structure to successfully use the dome was called the _______________.

The two architects who designed New Delhi and Shahjahanabad were and _.

The British saw overcrowded spaces as ______________ .

In 1888 an extension scheme called the ________________________ was devised.

Identify three differences in the city design of New Delhi and Shahjahanabad.

Who lived in the ‘white’ areas in cities such as Madras?

What is meant by de-urbanisation?

Why did the British choose to hold a grand Durbar in Delhi although it was not the capital?

How did the Old City of Delhi change under British rule?

How did the partition affect life in Delhi?

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