Describe the old urban areas of India.

Important Questions on Colonialism and Urban Change

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Updated Integrated Social Science 8>Chapter 9 - Colonialism and Urban Change>Time to Learn>Q D

Discuss the treatment meted out to Delhi by the British after $1857$.

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Updated Integrated Social Science 8>Chapter 9 - Colonialism and Urban Change>Time to Learn>Q D

Give examples to show that the British neglected the walled city.

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Updated Integrated Social Science 8>Chapter 9 - Colonialism and Urban Change>Time to Learn>Q E

Write a short note on Delhi after the partition.

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Updated Integrated Social Science 8>Chapter 9 - Colonialism and Urban Change>Time to Learn>Q E

Post-$1857$, special care was taken to recreate Delhi by constructing wide roads, big bungalows, and gardens. Do you think this kind of construction would have minimised the chances of a revolt? How?

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Updated Integrated Social Science 8>Chapter 9 - Colonialism and Urban Change>Time to Learn>Q E

Why was there large-scale de-urbanisation in India?

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Updated Integrated Social Science 8>Chapter 9 - Colonialism and Urban Change>Time to Learn>Q E

Discuss with examples the types of urban centres set up by the British.

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Updated Integrated Social Science 8>Chapter 9 - Colonialism and Urban Change>Time to Learn>Q E

Write two major principles that guided British urban planning in India.

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Updated Integrated Social Science 8>Chapter 9 - Colonialism and Urban Change>Time to Learn>Q E

Which Indian city was divided into 'White Town' and 'Black Town'? What does this kind of segregation suggest?