Subjective Questions of Colonialism and the story of the Imperial Capital

Subjective Questions

1. Name few Indian cities which were de-urbanised during the nineteenth century.
2. What percentage of India's population lived in cities by the early twentieth century?
3. When did the British gain control of Delhi?
4. Give one feature of the living spaces in the Presidency towns.
5. Which period is known as a period of Delhi renaissance?
6. What did the British do to make Delhi forget the Mughal past?
7. Why were the western walls of Shahjahanabad broken in 1870s?
8. What was the design of streets in the Lahore Gate Improvement Scheme?
9. Give a description of Shahjahanabad.
10. Discuss the living spaces of the British and Indians in Delhi before 1857.
11. What did the British do to prevent rebellion in future in Dellhi?
12. Why did the British hold Durbars in Delhi?
13. What were the ideas of architects while developing New Delhi?
14. How did the partition change the life and occupation of the people in Delhi?
15. Discuss the features of new buildings made by the British in New Delhi.
16. How the colonial bunglows were different from havelis?