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Delhi, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Lucknow and Agra grew as fort towns in the:
AAncient period
BBritish period
CPost-1947 period
DMedieval period
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Medieval period
1. About 100 towns have medieval roots.
2. They were headquarters of kingdoms.
3. These are medieval towns.
_Source: NCERT Class 12 Geography, India People and Economy, Chapter 4, Human Settlements._
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