1. What led to deurbanisation during the early years of British occupation of India?
2. Give an account of the rise of new cities of Madras, Calcutta and Bombay.
3. Name the new buildings erected by the British in Delhi.
4. How did the old city of Delhi change under the British?
5. Explain why the British held a Grand Durbar at Delhi when it was not even the capital of India.
6. How was life in Delhi affected by the Partition of the country?
Answers
Explanation:
ANS-: Deurbanization is the physical decline of an urban population resulting from economic or social change. Deurbanization is commonly defined differently from sub-urbanization.
For the sake of convenience of trade the British developed new centers of trade like Calcutta, Madras and Bombay on eastern and Western coastal areas respectively. In late 18th century these places became as Presidency cities under the British rule.
These cities which were very important right from the ancient as well as during the Mughal period gradually lost their importance. Simultaneously many towns manufacturing specialized goods declined due to a drop in the demand for what they produced.
Old trading centers and ports could not survive when the flow of trade moved to the new centers. Trades and exports via earlier important ports like Surat,