Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Modern India: Colonial cities

Question:

Match List I with List II.

 List I   List II
 A. Chintadripet    I. Fort William 
 B. Madras   II. A settlement for Christian boatmen  
 C. Royapuram   III. An area meant for weavers 
 D. Calcutta  IV. Fort St. George 

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Options:

A-II, B-III, C-I, D-IV

A-III, B-IV, C-II, D-I

A-IV, B-III, C-I, D-II

A-I, B-II, C-IV, D-III

Correct Answer:

A-III, B-IV, C-II, D-I

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (2) → A-III, B-IV, C-II, D-I

The correct match is:

 List I   List II
 A. Chintadripet    III. An area meant for weavers
 B. Madras   IV. Fort St. George
 C. Royapuram   II. A settlement for Christian boatmen 
 D. Calcutta  I. Fort William

Explanation:

The new Black Town resembled traditional Indian towns, with living quarters built across its own temple and bazaar. On the narrow lane that crisscrossed the township, there were distinct caste-specific neighbourhoods. Chintadripet was an area meant for weavers. Washermanpet was a colony of dyers and bleachers of cloth. Royapuram was a settlement for Christian boatmen who worked for the company.

The English East India Company built its factories in important port towns like Madras, Calcutta and Bombay and because of competition among the European countries, fortified these settlements for protection. In Madras, Fort St George, in Calcutta Fort William and Mumbai Port marked the areas of British settlement.