Available Answers

1. 1.

   Write T for True and F for False statements.

   1. New Delhi was built in 1911.
   2. There were five Presidency cities.
   3. Surat and Masulipatnam declined during the colonial period.
   4. Bungalows were residential building of the British.
   5. Shimla was one of the Presidency cities.
2. 2.

   Fill in the blanks:

   1. In India, the first rallway ran from ___________ to ___________ in 1853.
   2.  ____________ was in charge of the functioning of the entire police department.
   3.  ____________ is an example of a cantonment developed by the British.
   4.  ____________ was planned by Edwin Lutyens and Herbert Baker.
   5. New Delhi was built on ____________, which lay to the South of Old Delhi.
3. 3.

   Answer the following in one or few words.

   1. Gradual increase in the number of people living in the urban areas.
   2. Decline in the old urban centres and migration of people from these cities and towns to the villages in search of work.
   3. Earlier name of Old Delhi.
   4. The period which is often referred to as Delhi Renaissance.
   5.  Architects who designed New Delhi.
4. 4.

   When did Delhi come under the control of the British?
5. 5.

   What are cantonments?
6. 6.

   When was the decision taken to shift the capital from Calcutta to Delhi?