Question

The part of the town where artisans and merchants of Indian origin used to live was called
(a) administrative town
(b) port town
(c) commercial town
(d) black town

Answer 1

Answer:

D. Blacktown

• This is what my mam told

Answer 2

The part of the town were artisans and merchants of Indian origin used to live was called the black town. (Option d)

• In the era when the British ruled, they divided the places as white and black towns.
• They favored discriminating on racial terms and considered white people superior.
• These black towns consisted of black, poor people, artisans, and weavers who were confined to these towns only.
• It was prevalent in states like Madras, Bombay, and Calcutta in the 1600s.
• These people worked for the British but were still treated poorly.