Who wrote The Bitter Cry of Outcast London?
  • Durgacharan Ray
  • Andrew Mearns
  • Thomas Hardy
  • Charles Dickens
The name of Baron Haussmann is associated with
  • London
  • Tokyo
  • New York
  • Paris
Which one of the following was not a Presidency city?
  • Calcutta
  • Bhopal
  • Madras
  • Bombay
Chartism was a movement for
  • equal pay for equal work
  • adult male franchise
  • limited hours of work
  • women franchise
The city of Bombay Improvement Trust was established in the year
  • 1898
  • 1918
  • 1921
  • 1925
Bombay was a group of seven islands under the
  • British control
  • French control
  • Portuguese control
  • Dutch control
The Temperance Movement aimed at
  • developing new lungs for the city of London
  • cleaning up London
  • reducing consumption of alcoholic drinks amongst the working class
  • recognising the need for housing for the poor.
Dombey and Son was written by
  • Martin Luther
  • R.L. Stevenson
  • Thomas Hardy
  • Charles Dickens
Which one of the following is not a characteristic of a city?
  • Centre of intellectual activities
  • Centre of Trade and Industry
  • Homogenous population
  • Hub of political and economic activities
What does Mayapuri mean to Bombay?
  • A city of life
  • A city of dreams
  • A city of happenings
  • A city of slums
What were the Presidency cities in India?
  • Bombay
  • Madras
  • Calcutta
  • All of the above
In the late 18th century, how did the working class people spent their holidays?
  • Dancing at home
  • Eating and spending time at home
  • In visiting museum
  • Meeting in pubs
When did the first section of the Underground railways in the world opened?
  • 10 January
  • 25 march
  • 15 April
  • 20 May
What do you mean by ‘Temperance Movement’?
  • A movement led by the rich to stop drinking on the streets
  • A movement in Britain and USA, aimed at reducing alcoholism amongst the working classes
  • A movement to start alcohol free
  • None of these
Who was Charles Booth?
  • A Liverpool ship owner
  • A rich merchant
  • A philanthropist
  • None of these
When did the London poor exploded in a riot?
  • 1889
  • 1875
  • 1886
  • 1879
The industrial smoke in Calcutta is finally controlled by whom?
  • Bengal Smoke Nuisance Commission
  • The factory owners
  • The Bengal government
  • None of these
What do you means by ‘Akharas’?
  • A place for exchange of news
  • Meeting areas for businessman
  • Traditional wrestling schools
  • None of these
What do you mean by “Reclamation”?
  • To take back land from the rich
  • To reclaim marshy or submerged areas
  • Force to donate haves land
  • None of these
When was the Bombay came under the control of the British?
  • Bombay was given as a part of dowry to England
  • Bombay was captured by British
  • Portuguese sold it to the British
  • None of these
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