Samacheer Kalvi 8th Social Urban Changes During the British Period - 1

Question: 1

Which of the following port was the East India Company's principal settlement until 1774?

(A) Fort St. George

(B) Fort St. David

(C) Fort William

(D) None of these

Question: 2

Fort St.George was constructed by the British in

(A) Bombay

(B) Calcutta

(C) Cuddalore

(D) Madras

Question: 3

Ancient town are

(A) Delhi and Hyderabad

(B) Harappa and Mohenjadaro

(C) Bombay and Calcutta

(D) None of these

Question: 4

A new trend of urbanization began in the latter half of 19^th century as a result of

(A) Constitution of railways

(B) Opening of Suez canal

(C) Introduction of steam navigation

(D) All the above

Question: 5

The British arrived India for

(A) For ruling

(B) For working

(C) For preaching their religion

(D) For trading

Question: 6

Coastal towns developed by the British were

(A) Bombay

(B) Goa

(C) Surat

(D) All of these