Match List-I with List-II
| List-I | List-II | ||
| (Types of town) | (Examples) | ||
| (A) | Ancient Town | (I) | Nagpur |
| (B) | Medieval Town | (II) | Gandhinagar |
| (C) | Modern Town | (III) | Madurai |
| (D) | After Independence Town | (IV) | Surat |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (A)-(III), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(II)
(A) Ancient Town — this matches (III) Madurai. Ancient towns have a history of over 2000 years and grew as religious and cultural centres.
(B) Medieval Town — this matches (I) Nagpur. Medieval towns grew as headquarters of principalities and kingdoms.
(C) Modern Town — this matches (IV) Surat. The Europeans first developed trading ports such as Surat on the coast.
(D) After Independence Town — this matches (II) Gandhinagar. It was developed as an administrative headquarters after independence.
NCERT (2026-27): “Ancient Towns … There are number of towns in India having historical background spanning over 2000 years. Most of them developed as religious and cultural centres. Varanasi is one of the important towns among these. Prayag (Prayagraj), Pataliputra (Patna), Madurai are some other examples of ancient towns in the country.” “Medieval Towns … About 100 of the existing towns have their roots in the medieval period. Most of them developed as headquarters of principalities and kingdoms. These are fort towns which came up on the ruins of ancient towns. Important among them are Delhi, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Lucknow, Agra and Nagpur.” “Modern Towns … The British and other Europeans have developed a number of towns in India. Starting their foothold on coastal locations, they first developed some trading ports such as Surat, Daman, Goa, Pondicherry, etc.” “After independence, a large number of towns have been developed as administrative headquarters, e.g., Chandigarh, Bhubaneswar, Gandhinagar, Dispur, etc., and industrial centres, such as Durgapur, Bhilai, Sindri, Barauni.” |