HistoryModern India: Colonialism and the Countryside

Burdwan Raja's City Palace was situated in:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 2

The correct answer is Option (2) → Calcutta

The Burdwan raja’s City Palace stood on Diamond Harbour Road, Calcutta; by the late nineteenth century many rich zamindars of Bengal had such city palaces.

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NCERT: Themes in Indian History Part III — Chapter 9: Colonialism and the Countryside (2026-27)

NCERT extract

Fig. 9.2 Burdwan raja’s City Palace on Diamond Harbour Road, Calcutta
By the late nineteenth century many rich zamindars of Bengal had city palaces with ballrooms, large grounds, entrance porches supported by Corinthian columns like these.