The places where Indian troops under European Command were stationed were known as _________.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Cantonment
Cantonments were places where Indian troops under European command were stationed; like the Civil Lines, they were developed as safe enclaves after 1857.
Note: This question is taken from the chapter ‘Colonial Cities’ which was there in the pre-rationalised NCERT and has been deleted from subsequent editions of NCERT, including the NCERT book (2026-27).
NCERT (Pre-rationalised): “3.2 A new urban milieu … They felt that towns needed to be better defended, and white people had to live in more secure and segregated enclaves, away from the threat of the ‘natives’. Pasturelands and agricultural fields around the older towns were cleared, and new urban spaces called ‘Civil Lines’ were set up. White people began to live in the Civil Lines. Cantonments– places where Indian troops under European command were stationed – were also developed as safe enclaves. These areas were separate from but attached to the Indian towns.…” |