Colonialism and the City
The Story of an Imperial Capital
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Short Q & A
Q1: Name any two industrial cities that grew rapidly in Britain n the nineteenth and twentieth
centuries.
centuries.
Answer: Leeds and Manchester
Q2: Name the three Presidency cities of Colonial India in the late eighteenth century. Write their present names as well.
Answer: Calcutta (Kolkata), Bombay (Mumbai) and Madras (Chennai)
Q3: What is Urbanisation?
Answer: Urbanisation is the process by which more and more people begin to reside in towns and
cities.
cities.
Q4: What is de-urbanisation?
Answer: It is the process by which more and more people begin recede away or leave the cities due to decline or decay of big cities or due to political reasons.
Q5: Name the Indian cities which were de-urbanised during the nineteenth century.
Answer: Machlipatnam, Surat and Seringapatam
Q6: In which year Delhi became the capital of British India?
Answer: 1911-12 (Decision was taken in 1911 Delhi Durbar and first Secretariat building was constructed in 1912).
Watch the video of Delhi Durbar (December 12, 1911) when King George V visited India.
Q7: When was Shahjahanabad built?
Answer: It was built by Shah Jahan in 1639.
Q8: Before Delhi, which city was the capital of British India?
Answer: Calcutta
Q9: What is Gulfaroshan?
Answer: It was a festival of flowers celebrated annually in Delhi during the eighteenth century.
Q10: Which period was referred to as Delhi renaissance?
Answer: 1830 to 1857
Q11: In the 1870s, for what reasons the western walls of Shahjahanabad were broken?
Answer: The walls were broken to establish the railway and to allow the city to expand beyond the walls.
Q12: On which hills was the city of New Delhi built on?
Answer: Raisina Hill
Q13: Name the architects who designed New Delhi and its buildings.
Answer: Edward Lutyens and Herbert Baker
Q14: How many years did it take to build the city of New Delhi?
Answer: 20 years.
Q15: Where was Bahadur Shah Zafar exiled to after 1857 revolt?
Answer: Bahadur Shah Zafar was exiled to Burma (Myanmar) by the British.
Q16: Define Renaissance.
Answer: It means the rebirth of art and learning. It is a term often used to describe a time when there is great creative activity.
Q17: when was Delhi College established?
Answer: 1792.
Q18: What is Cul-de-sac?
Answer: It means a street with a dead end.
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