Colonialism and Urbanisation

QI Read the statements and write if they are true or false.

1. The old city of Shahjahanabad had excellent system of water supply and drainage system True

2. The first train service started from Mumbai to Calcutta in 1853.False

3. The cantonment is a military garrison or a camp. True

4. The English East India Company came to India as a trading organisation. True

5. In 1803, the city Delhi was captured by the British after defeating the Marathas. True

a. Identify the person in the picture.

King George V

b. Which ceremony was held in Delhi with regards to this King?

A darbar was held in Delhi, in 1911, to commemorate the crowing of King George V in England.

c. Who was made responsible for the architecture of Delhi?

Two architects, namely, Sir Edwin Lutyens and Herbert Baker were entrusted with the responsibility to design New Delhi.

Q III What was the importance of Shimla?

Shimla is the capital town of Himachal Pradesh. The British built it on land

they retained after the Gurkha War of 1814–16. It became the strategic

outpost of the British which was used for resting troops. The British partly

conducted their administration from Shimla which also served as the

summer capital of colonial India

Q IV HOTS question

How did prominent Indian merchants establish themselves in the colonial city?

Prominent Indian merchant establish themselves in colonial city in

different phases. They establish themselves in all the three metro colonial

cities i.e., Madras (Channai), Bombay (Mumbai) and Calcutta (Kolkata).

The Indian merchants tried to establish their relation of the agents of the

company. As the cities were trade centre and administrative centers l.

Therefore the Indian merchants could easily establish a relation with the

Europeans.