Novel written by Durgacharan Ray about the city of Calcutta is

1

(a)

Nirmala

(b)

Goldan

(c)

Durgeshmodin

(d)

Debganermartyeagaman

"The Bitter cry of outcast London" written by

1

(a)

Rudyard Kipling

(b)

Samuel Richardson

(c)

Charles Dickens

(d)

Andrew Mearns

Which of the following film was the first movie made by Dada SahePhalke?

1

(a)

CID

(b)

Guest House

(c)

Tezab

(d)

Raja Harish Chandra

Which was the Indian first city to get smoke nuisance?

1

(a)

Bombay

(b)

Calcutta

(c)

Madras

(d)

Surat

Most of the people in the film industry were

1

(a)

Local

(b)

Migrants from Lahore, Calcutta and madras

(c)

Foreigners

(d)

Freedom fighter

Who developed the principle of 'Garden City'?

1

(a)

Ebenezer Howard

(b)

Charles Dickens

(c)

Thomas Hardy

(d)

Andrew Mearns

The first underground railway was built in

1

(a)

New York

(b)

Calcutta

(c)

London

(d)

Dubai

What were tenements?

1

(a)

Overcrowded apartment

(b)

Official documents

(c)

Surgical instrument

(d)

wartime offices

What does a 'Metropolis' refers to?

1

(a)

State

(b)

Capital

(c)

Country

(d)

Town

In the novel 'Debganer Martye Aagaman' (The Gods Visit Earth), the Gods were so impressed by Calcutta that they decided to build which of the following in heaven?

1

(a)

A museum

(b)

A factory

(c)

A bridge

(d)

A monument

The very first section of the underground railway in the world was opened on January 1863 between which two stations in London?

1

(a)

Leeds to Manchester

(b)

Bombay to Thane

(c)

Paddington to Farrington

(d)

London to Paris

Give two reasons why the population of London expanded from the middle of the 18^th century.

3

(a)

"The city of London had a powerful migrant population." Explain the reason.

3

(a)

What were the changes in the kind of work available to women in London between the 19^th and the 20^th century? Explain the factors which led to this change.

3

(a)

How does the existence of a large urban population affect each of the following? Illustrate with historical examples.

3

(a)

Why did housing become a concern to people of London in the early 20^th century? State the measures taken to solve the problem.

3

(a)

What forms of entertainment came up in 19^th century England to provide leisure activities for the people?

3

(a)

Explain what is meant by the Haussmanisation of Paris. To what extent would you support or oppose this form of development? Write a letter to the editor of a newspaper, to either support or oppose this, giving reasons for your view.

3

(a)

To what extent does government regulation and new laws solve problems of pollution? Discuss one example each of the success and failure of legislation to change the quality of a) public life and b) private life.

3

(a)

How did the development of cities influence the ecology and environment in late nineteenth century? Explain by giving an example of Calcutta(Kolkata).

3

(a)

Write about the pollution problems of Calcutta in 19^th century.

3

(a)

How was family life transformed because of city life? Which moral values can you learn from the rural life?

3

(a)

Explain the impact of industrialization on the life of women.

3

(a)

Explain any five major changes that came in women's life of nineteenth century of brain.

3

(a)