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4. It was the summer capital of the British from 1864 till 1939.

(a) Shimla (b) Ooty (c) Srinagar
5. How many rooms are there in Rashtrapati Bhawan?
(a) 340 rooms (b) 320 rooms (c) 310 rooms

B. Fill in the blanks.
1. By the early twentieth century, only ________________ percent of Indians were living in
the cities.

2. The third city of Delhi was ________________ built by Ghiyas-ud-Din Tughlaq.
3. ________________ was the most famous bazar (market) of Shahjahanabad.
4. New Delhi was officially inaugurated in ________________ .
5. About ________________ people were added to Delhi’s population at the time of
partition.

6. ________________ is the official residence of the President of India.
C. Number these cities of Delhi in the order in which they were built.

Kotla Firoz Shah Tughlaqabad Shahjahanabad
Lal Kot/Qila Rai Pithora Siri Dinpanah
D. Write True or False.

1. There was de-urbanisation in India during the late eighteenth-nineteenth centuries.
2. The concept of a 'walled city' was introduced by the British.
3. The Jama Masjid was built by Shah Jahan.

4. Most migrants who came to Delhi were from Punjab in Pakistan.
E. Answer the following questions.

1. Write names of two port cities in British India. Why were port cities important?
2. Describe the old urban areas of India.
3. Discuss the treatment meted out to Delhi by the British after 1857.

4. Give examples to show that the British neglected the walled city.
5. Discuss with examples the types of urban centres set up by the British.
6. What changes did Delhi witness in the twentieth century?

7. Write a short note on Delhi after partition.
H TS Question
H TS Question
Why is New Delhi often called ‘Lutyens Delhi’?

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A. Given below is an excerpt from an interview. Read it carefully.
‘Going up into the hill stations is rather like a sedan chair: coolie would carry you up—the
adults—and we children used to have little baskets strapped to a coolie’s back, our legs

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