Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Modern India: Colonial cities

Question:
Which of the following pair of cities can be called as a true Industrial cities during Colonial India?
Options:
Kanpur and Jamshedpur
Kolkata and Bombay
Kanpur and Bombay
Jamshedpur and Kolkata
Correct Answer:
Kanpur and Jamshedpur
Explanation:
Kanpur and Jamshedpur were only 2 industrial cities in Colonial India in a proper sense. Kanpur, specialising in leather, woollen and cotton textiles, and Jamshedpur, specialising in steel.