CBSE History Class 8
Colonialism and the City
Colonialism and the City - Chapter Wise CBSE Solved Question and Answer Based On NCERT
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Q1: The British took control over Delhi in the year________________.
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Q2: Name the Presidency town of the East India Company in the Eastern region.
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Q3: What was the population density of old Delhi as per 1931 census?
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Q4: The new ____________ wanted to make New Delhi more secure.
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Q5: For how many years was worshipping not allowed in the Jama Masjid after the Revolt?
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Q6: Delhi was under the control of rebels for five months in the year 1857. True/False.
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Q7: 'Black’ areas of the presidency were populated by the____________.
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Q8: Differentiate between the Black and white area of the presidency.
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White area was a planned one with all sorts of sanitation facilities. Black areas were unplanned areas.
Q9: The central dome of Viceroy's building was copied from _____________.
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Q10: Name a mosque that was converted into a bakery.
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Q11: Calcutta was the capital of British India before Delhi was declared capital in 1911. True/False
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Q12: How many Delhi Muslims went to Pakistan at the time of partition?
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Two- third of the Delhi Muslims
Q13: In which year the Lahore Gate Improvement Scheme was made?
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Q14: Who planned Lahore Gate Improvement Scheme?
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Q15: What was the use of the Lahore Gate improvement Scheme for the residents of old Walled City of Delhi?
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To Draw them out to new areas
Q16: Name the area built under the Delhi Improvement Trust.
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Q17: When did the coronation Durbar of King George V held on?
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Q18: On which hills was the city of New Delhi built on?
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he city of New Delhi was built on Raisina hills.
Q19: What is a Dargah?
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The tomb of a sufi saint is called a Dargah.
Q20: What is Gulfaroshan?
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A festival of flowers is known as Gulfaroshan.
Q21: In 1870, the walls of which city were broken by the British to establish the railways and expand the city?
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The walls of the city of Shahjahanabad were broken in 1870.
Q22: Before Delhi, which city was the capital of British India?
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Calcutta was the capital of British India before Delhi was declared capital in 1911.
Q23: Name the person who planned the Lahore Gate Improvement Scheme in 1888?
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Robert Clarke planned the Lahore Gate improvement Scheme in 1888.
Q24: The cities of ___________and __________ today are amongst the urbanized cities in India today.
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Q25: What do you mean by Khanqah?
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a Sufi lodge, often used as a rest house for travellers
Q26: Name the place where people used to come to discuss spiritual matters, get the blessings of saints and hear Sufi music.
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Q27: Name any 2 industrial cities of Britain which grew vastly in the 19th and 20th centuries during the Industrial Revolution.
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Leeds and Manchester
Q28: The Jama Masjid was one of the largest and grandest mosques in India. True/False
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Q29: List one important feature of city of Shahjanabad.
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It had the Red fort made of sandstone.
Q30: What was the basic idea behind the ‘Lahore Gate Improvement Scheme’?
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The idea behind it was to draw residents away from the old city to a new type of market square around which shops could be built.
Q31: Mention one new style of living that emerged in 1936.
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Grouped houses around parks could be seen.
Q32: Rashtrapati Bhawan and the Secretariat buildings were constructed on ____________Hill.
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Q33: What is an Idgah?
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An open space meant for prayer of Muslims.
Q34: Mention two important markets of chandni chowk.
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a)Nai Sarak for books, stationery items and musical instruments
b)Cloth Markets at Fatehpuri and the various Katras for textiles
Q35: Queen Victoria was crowned as Empress of India in a durbar. True/False
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