Madras, Bombay and Calcutta were the anglicised names of ________ where the British first set up trading posts.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Villages
Madras, Bombay and Calcutta were the Anglicised names of villages where the British first set up trading posts; all three were originally fishing and weaving villages.
Note: The chapter ‘Colonial Cities’ was there in the pre-rationalised NCERT and has been deleted from subsequent editions of NCERT.
NCERT (Pre-rationalised): “…We will look closely at developments in three big cities – Madras (Chennai), Calcutta (Kolkata) and Bombay (Mumbai). All three were originally fishing and weaving villages. They became important centres of trade due to the economic activities of the English East India Company. Company agents settled in Madras in 1639 and in Calcutta in 1690. Bombay was given to the Company in 1661 by the English king, who had got it as part of his wife’s dowry from the king of Portugal. The Company established trading and administrative offices in each of these settlements. 1.2 Changes in the eighteenth century … Madras, Bombay and Calcutta were the Anglicised names of villages where the British first set up trading posts. They are now known as Chennai, Mumbai and Kolkata respectively.” |