Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Sociology

Chapter

Social Change and Development in India: Structural Change

Question:

Which of the following is not a characteristic of European town in a South Asian colonial city ?

(1) Spacious bungalows and elegant apartment houses

(2) Well planned streets

(3) Trees on both sides of the street

(4) Congested streets

Options:

1

2

3

4

Correct Answer:

4

Explanation:

A model of the South Asian colonial city: The European town…had spacious bungalows, elegant apartment houses, planned streets, trees on both sides of the street,…clubs for afternoon and evening get-togethers…The open space was reserved for…Western recreational facilities, such as race and golf courses, soccer and cricket. When domestic water supply, electric connections, and sewage links were available or technically possible, the European town residents utilised them fully, whereas their use was quite restricted to the native town.