Colonialism and Colonial Cities

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Colonialism and Colonial Cities: Overview

This topic covers concepts such as Bombay Presidency Association, Madras Presidency, Term 'Colonial' in History, Calcutta Presidency, Cities in Colonial India, Characteristics of Towns and Cities of Pre-Colonial Times, Port Towns of Madras, etc.

Important Questions on Colonialism and Colonial Cities

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Consider the following statement about Towns and Cities in Pre-colonial Times: 

  1. Towns were often defined in opposition to rural areas. 
  2. The separation between town and country was fluid. 
Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct? Select the correct answer using the codes below: 
 

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During eighteenth-century India, Ganj refers to _____. 

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Consider the following statements:

1. Indian cities like Dacca, Murshidabad, and Surat were known all over the world as centres of trade and industry in the pre­colonial period.
2. Such centres of trade and industry went down in the face of foreign competition in the colonial period.
3. Indian artisans, manufacturers, and weavers were provided alternative employment by the British Indian government after the decline of these centres of trade.

Which of the statements given above is/are not correct?

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When political, economic, social and cultural changes take place in a country by the dominance of another country, then this process is called _____.

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The official records of the British period cannot help in writing objective history because of _____.

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A garrison town refers to _____.

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The East India Company set-up a factory in Bengal on the banks of Hughli in 1651 to _____.

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Which of the following statements is true about the lives of tribal groups during the British rule?

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Under the British rule, written records were maintained and preserved primarily because _____.

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The two main systems of Indigo cultivation were _____.

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Which of the following is known as 'Cape Comorin' ?