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1. Pasturelands and agricultural fields around the older towns were cleared, and new urban spaces called ______ were set up.

A. New Lines

B. Tested Lines

C. Civil Lines

D. Real Lines

2. Bombay was given to the company in ________

A. 1690

B. 1661

C. 1639

D. 1680

3. Gateway of India was made to welcome _

A. Jamshed Ji Tata

B. Premchand Raichand

C. George V and his wife

D. Lord Dalhousie

4. First census survey was held in _________

A. 1872

B. 1882

C. 1892

D. 1852

5. Which of the following is not a correct option:

A. Calcutta was established by the British

B. The port of Surat declined in the 16th century.

C. There were three Presidency cities

D. The British introduced many new architectural designs in India.

6. Who donated money for the construction of University Hall?

A. Sir Cowasjee Jehangir Readymoney

B. Premchand Roychand

C. Rajabai Roychand

D. Jamsetji Tata

7. Madras, among the British population, was known as _________

A. Fort William

B. Fort Saint George

C. Fort Augustus

D. All of these

8. For the development of which of the following cities, Lottery Committee was made is collect funds?

A. Bombay

B. Calcutta

C. Madras

D. Delhi

9. Lord Wellesley became the Governor-General of colonial India in the year

A. 1795

B. 1796

C. 1798

D. 1780

10. Civil lines were established for the ________

A. Clerks

B. Kings

C. Labourers

D. British

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11. American Civil war was started in _

A. 1867

B. 1861

C. 1835

D. 1776

12. What was the importance of Delhi, Agra, and Lahore during the Mughal period?

A. Important trade centres

B. Important religious towns

C. Important centres of imperial administration

D. Important port towns

13. Lottery committee was established in __________

A. 1795

B. 1800

C. 1817

D. 1805

14. Which of the following option is correct?

A. First census survey was held in 1881

B. The British lived in Black towns

C. John Lawrence officially shifted his council of Shimla in 1804.

D. Bombay was the commercial capital of colonial India

15. What do you understand by the term ‘dubashes’?

A. Indians weavers

B. Indians living in ‘White towns’

C. Villagers living in cities

D. Indians who could speak two languages

16. The lottery committee was made to

A. To develop Calcutta

B. To develop Bombay

C. To develop Madras

D. To develop Delhi

17. When did the East India Company settle in Madras?

A. 1639

B. 1661

C. 1690

D. 1699

18. Gateway of India was made to welcome _______

A. Jamshed Ji Tata

B. Premchand Raichand

C. George V and his wife

D. Lord Dalhousie

19. What do you understand by the term ‘dubashes’?

A. Indians weavers

B. Indians living in ‘White towns

C. Villagers living in cities

D. Indians who could speak two languages

20. The Indian town which the King of England got as part of his wife's dowry from the King of Portugal was

A. Bombay

B. Madras.

C. Calcutta.

D. Delhi

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21. Which of the following is not a correct option:

A. Calcutta was established by the British.

B. The port of Surat declined in the 16th century.

C. There were three Presidency cities

D. The British introduced many new architectural designs in India.

22. Which of the following statement is not correct:

A. Bombay was given to the British King as Dowry.

B. The British divided cities into Black towns and white towns.

C. Lord Dalhousie officially shifted his council to Shimla.

D. Madras was developed by incorporating many surrounding villages.

23. Which of the following option is correct?

A. First census survey was held in 1881.

B. The British lived in Black towns

C. John Lawrence officially shifted his council of Shimla in 1804

D. Bombay was the commercial capital of colonial India

24. For the development of which of the following cities, Lottery Committee was made is collect funds?

A. Bombay

B. Calcutta

C. Madras

D. Delhi

25. Why were hill stations important for the colonial economy?
Due to setting up of:

A. tea and coffee plantations

B. tea and jute plantations

C. banana and coffee plantations

D. jute and banana plantations

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