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Which Viceroy officially moved his council to Simla in 1864, sealing the summer capital practice?Read the answer and worked solution →Binodini Dasi, pioneer of Bengali theatre, helped set up which Calcutta theatre in 1883?Read the answer and worked solution →From which local Telugu lords did the Company buy the right to settle at Madraspatam in 1639?Read the answer and worked solution →In Madras, which area was a colony of dyers and bleachers of cloth?Read the answer and worked solution →Indians in Madras who spoke both the local language and English, serving as agents, were called:Read the answer and worked solution →Calcutta grew from three villages. Which were they?Read the answer and worked solution →Lord Wellesley wrote a Minute on Calcutta town improvement in which year?Read the answer and worked solution →The Lottery Committee of 1817 got its name because:Read the answer and worked solution →Bombay's Town Hall, built in 1833, is an example of which architectural style?Read the answer and worked solution →The Rajabai Tower of Bombay University was funded by which banker and named after his mother?Read the answer and worked solution →Victoria Terminus, headquarters of the Great Indian Peninsular Railway, is the finest example of which style?Read the answer and worked solution →The Gateway of India was built in Gujarati style to welcome which royal visitors in 1911?Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the hill stationsRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the Madras localitiesRead the answer and worked solution →Run the founding yearsRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the stylesRead the answer and worked solution →Calcutta or BombayRead the answer and worked solution →Sort the buildings by styleRead the answer and worked solution →Type the yearRead the answer and worked solution →Colonial cities bingoRead the answer and worked solution →Al-Biruni was born in 973 in Khwarizm, which lies in present-day:Read the answer and worked solution →Which Sultan took Al-Biruni to Ghazni as a hostage in 1017?Read the answer and worked solution →Al-Biruni's Kitab-ul-Hind, written in Arabic, is divided into how many chapters?Read the answer and worked solution →Ibn Battuta, author of the Rihla, was born in which Moroccan city?Read the answer and worked solution →Ibn Battuta reached Sind in which year?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Sultan of Delhi appointed Ibn Battuta as qazi of the city?Read the answer and worked solution →In 1342 Ibn Battuta was sent as the Sultan's envoy to the ruler of which country?Read the answer and worked solution →Ibn Battuta stayed for eighteen months as qazi in which island nation?Read the answer and worked solution →According to Ibn Battuta, how many days did it take to travel from Sind to Delhi?Read the answer and worked solution →Who was deputed to write down what Ibn Battuta dictated on his return?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Which Viceroy officially moved his council to Simla in 1864, sealing the summer capital practice?

  1. John Lawrence
  2. Lord Dalhousie
  3. Lord Curzon
  4. Lord Canning
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Correct answer: A. John Lawrence

1. Viceroys escaped the heat in the hills. 2. John Lawrence moved his council in 1864. 3. Simla housed the army commander-in-chief too. _Source: syllabus Themes in Indian History Part III, Theme 12, Colonial Cities: Urbanisation, Planning and Architecture._

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Binodini Dasi, pioneer of Bengali theatre, helped set up which Calcutta theatre in 1883?

  1. Grand Theatre
  2. Star Theatre
  3. Minerva Theatre
  4. Classic Theatre
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Correct answer: B. Star Theatre

1. She worked with Girish Chandra Ghosh. 2. The Star Theatre opened in 1883. 3. Her autobiography is Amar Katha. _Source: syllabus Themes in Indian History Part III, Theme 12, Colonial Cities: Urbanisation, Planning and Architecture._

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From which local Telugu lords did the Company buy the right to settle at Madraspatam in 1639?

  1. Nizam of Hyderabad
  2. Rajas of Tanjore
  3. Nayaks of Kalahasti
  4. Nawab of Arcot
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Correct answer: C. Nayaks of Kalahasti

1. The settlement was locally Chenapattanam. 2. The Nayaks of Kalahasti sold the right. 3. Fort St George became the White Town. _Source: syllabus Themes in Indian History Part III, Theme 12, Colonial Cities: Urbanisation, Planning and Architecture._

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