Question

features of cities of colonial India

Answer 1

(i) The pace of urbanisation was slow under the colonial rule Till the early 20th century, approximately only 11 per cent of Indians were living in cities, and most of these were from the three Presidency cities.
(ii) These were multifunctional cities because they had major ports, warehouses, homes and offices, army comps, educational institutions, museums and libraries.
(iii)Bombay (Mumbai) was the Premier city of India and it expanded rapidly.