Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Modern India: Colonial cities

Question:

In the 17th-18th centuries, in which of the following towns the principal focus was temples?

A- Kanchipuram
B- Bengal
C- Agra
D- Madras

Choose the correct answer from the given options:

Options:

A and B

B and C

C and D

A and D

Correct Answer:

A and D

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 4 - A and D

A- Kanchipuram
D- Madras

In the towns of South India such as Madurai and Kanchipuram the principal focus was the temple.
These towns were also important commercial centres. Religious festivals often coincided with fairs, linking pilgrimage with trade.