What is the meaning of structural change?
A. Changes in the rules of the institutions of society
B. Technical change only
C. Changes in the external elements of society
D. Change in personal attitude
What was the main occupation of the new middle class?
A. Farmer
B. Trader
C. Service worker
D. Artisan
Which modern element came to India due to British colonialism?
A. Community approach
B. Feudal system
C. Parliamentary and Law and Order
D. Imperialist system
What is the main objective of capitalism?
A. Earning maximum profit
B. Government intervention
C. social harmony
D. shared ownership of the means of production
What kinds of changes did British colonialism bring to India?
A. Changes in religious practices
B. Land ownership rules only
C. changes in production and distribution systems.
D. changes in social norms
British colonialism promoted the cultivation of which crop?
A. Tea
B. Wheat
C. Sugarcane
D. Paddy
What does the privilege of the English language represent?
A. Neglect
B. Inequality
C. Prosperity
D. Equality
What are the contributions of colonialism to India?
A. Swadeshi textile industry
B. Improvement in agriculture
C. Modern ideas and institutions
D. Imperialist law
Who was the new middle class?
A. Urban poor
B. British traders
C. colonial servants
D. Peasant class
Which item was exported from Chennai?
A. Kahwa
B. Jute
C. Neel
D. None of the above
Fort William was established on the banks of which river?
A. Ganges River
B. Hooghly River
C. Brahmaputra River
D. Mahanadi
Where were Indian labourers sent during colonial rule?
A. Africa and America
B. South America
C. China
D. Europe
To which direction were the Indians sent at the beginning of British colonialism?
A. Direction of agriculture
B. in industrial areas
C. for business
D. in science and technology
What was a major impact of industrialization in India?
A. Development of ancient cities
B. Decline of old urban centers
C. Revival of the textile industry
D. Increase in agricultural production
How are industrialisation and urbanisation viewed?
A. opposite processes
B. Simultaneous processes
C. Parallel processes
D. Independent processes
What was the difference between industrialisation in Britain and India?
A. In both cases people went to the cities
B. In both the cases people turned to agriculture
C. In Britain people moved to cities, in India they moved to agriculture
D. In India people moved to cities, in Britain they moved to agriculture
What is an example of industrial towns in India?
A. Delhi
B. Bombay
C. Amritsar
D. Ludhiana
What was the importance of industrial centers in India?
A. Only for cultural activities
B. Only for local market
C. For agricultural development
D. For export of consumer goods
Which country came first as an example of industrialization and urbanization?
A. China
B. India
C. France
D. Britain
What items were exported from Kolkata during British colonialism?
A. Cotton
B. Tea
C. Jute
D. Chinese
What commodities did British colonialism change in exports?
A. Tea and Cotton
B. Fruits and vegetables
C. Oil and Gas
D. metal and paper
What kinds of new social groups emerged as a result of industrialization?
A. Industrial working class
B. Military class
C. Peasant class
D. urban merchant class
How did the number of people working in industrial areas change?
A. remained stable
B. remained absent
C. increased
D. decreased
Where did the colonial changes begin?
A. From the legal field
B. from the cultural field
C. From the field of architecture
D. All of these
What was the aim of British colonialism for the Indian education system?
A. Growth of nationalist consciousness
B. cooperation in maintaining British colonialism
C. Preservation of Indian culture
D. Revival of traditional knowledge
What type of society developed in Western countries due to industrialization?
A. Agricultural society
B. Imperialist society
C. Rural society
D. Industrial and urban society
Which class's position got weakened due to industrialization in India?
A. Industrial working class
B. oligarchs
C. Peasant class
D. Merchant class
Which activities did British colonialism promote in Indian agriculture?
A. Paddy cultivation
B. Tea cultivation
C. Wheat cultivation
D. Fruit and vegetable farming
Who founded Kolkata?
A. Job Charnock
B. Warren Hastings
C. Lord Clive
D. Robert Clive
Which cities were considered suitable for industrial centres in India?
A. Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai
B. Bombay, Calcutta and Madras
C. Bombay, Delhi and Kolkata
D. Pune, Madras and Surat
Which were the initial three villages of Kolkata?
A. Kolkata, Govindpur, Sutanuti
B. Kolkata, Banaras, Sutanuti
C. Delhi, Govindpur, Sutanuti
D. Bombay, Govindpur, Sutanuti
When was Fort William established?
A. 1698
B. 1689
C. 1700
D. 1675
With whose help did the process of urbanisation accelerate in India after independence?
A. Industrialization
B. Education reform
C. Smart City Scheme
D. Agricultural reform
From which region of India was tea exported?
A. Punjab
B. Assam
C. Uttar Pradesh
D. Bihar
What kinds of changes did colonialism bring to India?
A. Only religious conversion
B. Educational change only
C. Cultural, legislative, and educational changes
D. Social change only
From which centre did the city of Kolkata spread?
A. Fort William
B. Hooghly River
C. Govindpur
D. Sutanuti
What was the main purpose of establishing Fort William?
A. Establishment of a trading centre
B. Defense and military force build-up
C. Establishment of Cultural Centre
D. Agricultural development
Which types of cities mainly developed in independent India?
A. Cultural city
B. Rural Town
C. Industrial and commercial town
D. Historic Town
How were laborers recruited during colonial times?
A. Voluntarily
B. By force
C. By volunteers
D. through trade promotion
What did the colonial administration believe?
A. Use of force on workers to benefit the plantation owners
B. Paying higher wages to workers
C. Providing respect to the workers
D. None of the above
Which approach was adopted for industrialisation in independent India?
A. Development of small industries
B. Development of heavy mechanized industries
C. Agro based industries
D. Development of service sector only
On what did Jawaharlal Nehru lay the foundation of modern India?
A. Textile Industry
B. Iron and steel manufacturing industry
C. Information Technology
D. Agricultural industry
What is the aim of the 'Smart City' scheme?
A. Rural Development
B. Accelerating the pace of urbanization
C. Agricultural reform
D. Education reform
