MCQ Colonial Cities Urbanisation, Planning and Architecture Chapter 12 Class 12 History Advertisement 1. Pasturelands and agricultural fields around the older towns were cleared, and new urban spaces called ______ were set up.New LinesTested LinesCivil LinesReal LinesQuestion 1 of 152. Bombay was given to the company in __1690166116391680Question 2 of 153. Who donated money for the construction of University Hall?Sir Cowasjee Jehangir ReadymoneyPremchand RoychandRajabai RoychandJamsetji TataQuestion 3 of 154. Lord Wellesley became the Governor-General of colonial India in the year1795.1796.17981780Question 4 of 155. What was the importance of Delhi, Agra, and Lahore during the Mughal period?Important trade centresImportant religious townsImportant centres of imperial administrationImportant port townsQuestion 5 of 156. What do you understand by the term ‘dubashes’?Indians weaversIndians living in ‘White towns’Villagers living in citiesIndians who could speak two languagesQuestion 6 of 157. When did the East India Company settle in Madras?1639166116901699Question 7 of 158. The Indian town which the King of England got as part of his wife's dowry from the King of Portugal wasBombay.Madras.Calcutta.Delhi.Question 8 of 159. Which of the following option is correct?First census survey was held in 1881.The British lived in Black towns.John Lawrence officially shifted his council of Shimla in 1804.Bombay was the commercial capital of colonial IndiaQuestion 9 of 1510. The lottery committee was made toTo develop CalcuttaTo develop BombayTo develop MadrasTo develop DelhiQuestion 10 of 1511. When did the East India Company settle in Calcutta?1639166116901699Question 11 of 1512. Civil lines were established for the __ClerksKingsLabourersBritishQuestion 12 of 1513. The king of England got Bombay as part of his wife’s dowry from theKing of France.King of Russia.King of Prussia.King of PortugalQuestion 13 of 1514. When did the all India Census become a regular feature?1872188118911911Question 14 of 1515. Why did paupers from rural areas flock to the cities?educationentertainmentemploymentagricultureQuestion 15 of 15 Loading...
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