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CBSE - Work, Life & Leisure
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Practice Question
Work, Life & Leisure
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Work, Life & Leisure
To which of the following European powers did the seven islands of Bombay belong before passinginto the hands of the British?
(1) German
(2) French
(3) Dutch
(4) Portuguese
Correct Answer: 4
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Related Questions
Work, Life & Leisure
1
The city of Calcutta in the 19th century India amazed and confused writers and many others because :
(a) It was city full of opportunities - for trade and commerce, education and jobs
(b) It was full of cheats, poverty, poor Quality housing, confusion of caste, and gender and religious identities in the city
(c) It offered a series of contrasting images and experiences - wealth and poverty, splendour and dirt, opportunities and disappointments
(d) All of these
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
How could the problem of scarcity of land in Bombay be solved?
(a) By building high-rise buildings
(b) Through population control
(c) Through massive reclamation projects
(d) By stopping migration to Bombay and sending people to their original homes
Correct Answer: 3
4
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
5
The very first section of the underground railways in the world was opened on 10January, 1863 between which two stations of London?
(a) Bombay to Thane
(b) London to Paris
(c) Leeds to Manchester
(d) Paddington to Farrington St.
Correct Answer: 4
