Multiple Choice Questions :
1. In the early twentieth century, only _____________ percent of Indians were living in cities.
(a) 11 (b) 12 (c) 15 (d) 25
2. The most splendid capital of all was built by ______________.
(a) Shah Jahan (b) Akbar (c) Birbal (d) Humayun
3. The ____________was among the largest and grandest mosques in India .
(a) Jama Masjid (b) Lal Qila (c) Idgah (d) Dargahs
4.____________ became the imperial city a dusty provincial town in the nineteenth century.
(a) Delhi (b) Madras (c) Bombay (d) Haryana
5. _____________ was fully aware of the symbolic importance of Delhi.
(a) The Portuguese (b) The Dutch (c) The British (d) The French
6. Machlipatnam, Surat and Seringapatam were de-urbanised during the __________ .
(a) Nineteenth century (b) Twentieth century
(c) Eighteenth century (d) Sixteenth century
7. The modern capital of India is ______________.
(a) Delhi (b) Madras (c) Calcutta (d) Bombay
8. As many as 14 capital cities were founded on the left bank of the river ____________.
(a) Godavari (b) Kali (c) Jamuna (d) Ganga
9. During Shah Jahan’s time, Delhi was an important centre of ____________.
(a) Sunni culture (b) Indian culture (c) Sulfi culture (d) Muslim culture
10. In 1803, the British gained control of Delhi after defeating the ____________.
(a) Mughals (b) British (c) Marathas (d) Kshatriyas
11. Indians lived in ____________ of Bombay, Madras and Calcutta.
(a) Muddy areas (b) White areas (c) Black areas (d) Sand areas
12. Delhi remained under rebel control for ____________ months.
(a) Two (b) Four (c) Six (d) Five
13. The British lived in ,___________ .
(a) Muddy areas (b) White areas (c) Black areas (d) Sand areas
14. The British converted Zinat-ud Masjid into a _________.
(a) Bakery (b) Factory (c) Machine depot (d) Guest house
15. The British were fully aware of the symbolic importance of ____________.
(a) Calcutta (b) Bihar (c) Delhi (d) Kerala
16. The Delhi improvement trust was set up in ____________ .
(a) 1936 (b) 1946 (c) 1937 (d) 1957
17. ___________ organised a Durbar to acknowledge Queen Victoria as the empress of India in 1877.
(a) Viceroy Cornwallis (b) Viceroy Lytton
(c) Viceroy Mountbatten (d) Viceroy Dalhousie
18. ___________ designed the Union building at Pretoria?
(a) Herbert Baker (b) Cecil Rhodes (c) Mirza Galib (d) Louis XVI
Answer:
1. (a) 2. (a) 3. (a) 4. (a) 5. (c) 6. (a) 7. (a) 8. (c) 9. (c)
10. (c) 11. (c) 12. (b) 13. (b) 14. (a) 15. (c) 16. (a) 17. (b) 18. (a) .