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CBSE - Work, Life & Leisure
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Practice Question
Work, Life & Leisure
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Work, Life & Leisure
Bombay passed into British hands as dowry in the marriage of Britain s King Charles II to which oneof the following?
(a) A French princess
(b) A Portuguese princess
(c) A Mughal princess
(d) A Dutch princess
Correct Answer: 2
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Related Questions
Work, Life & Leisure
1
Reclamation means :
(a) To take back land from the rich and build multistoreyed buildings on them
(b) To reclaim the land sold to the rich, to take away their bungalows and build for the poor
(c) To force the haves to donate their land to the have-nots
(d) To reclaim marshy or submerged areas or other wasteland for settlements, cultivation or other use
Correct Answer: 4
2
The main reasons why people migrated to Bombay in the 19th century were :
(a) Bombay became the capital of the Bombay presidency in 1819
(b) The growth of trade in cotton and opium, led to a large number of artisans, traders and bankers and shopkeepers settling in Bombay
(c) The establishment of textile mills in 1864, invited fresh migrants to Bombay
(d) Both
(b) and
(c)
Correct Answer: 4
3
Which city of India is called Mayapuri or the city of dreams?
(a) Delhi
(b) Chandigarh
(c) Poona
(d) Bombay
Ans.
(d)
Q54. Who developed the principle of Garden City?
(a) Thomas Hardy
(b) Charles Dickens
(c) Charles Booth
(d) Ebenezer Howard
Correct Answer: 4
4
Which of the following writers, wrote several volumes on the London labour in the midof the 19th century?
(a) Leo Tolstoy
(b) Henry Mayhew
(c) Thomas Hardy
(d) None of these
Correct Answer: 2
5
Where was the first underground railway built?
(a) New York
(b) Moscow
(c) London
(d) Kolkatta
Correct Answer: 3
