Work, Life and Leisure (Class X)
Description: History | |
Number of Questions: 20 | |
Created by: Naresh Verma | |
Tags: History Work, Life and Leisure |
The temperance movement in London was developed for
Who conducted the first social survey of low-skilled London workers in the East End of London?
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
a. Ebenezer Howard developed the principle of the Garden City. b. Raymond Unwin and Barry Parker designed the modern city of London. c. Large blocks of apartments were built in London, based on architectural ideas in Berlin and New York.
Charles Dickens' Dombey and Son (1848) addressed which of the following features of the London city of the time?
Who wrote the book 'The Bitter Cry of Outcast London' in the 1880s, which showed why crime was more profitable than labouring in small, underpaid factories?
The political movement of Chartism during the nineteenth century was focussed on
Why was Blackpool popular among the British tourists in the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century?
Which of the following statements is/are correct about the London tube railway?
a. The first section of the Underground in the world opened on 10th January, 1863 between Paddington and Farrington Street in London. b. 900 houses had to be destroyed to construct the Underground. c. Many people died of asphyxiation and heat during the early runs of the tube.
Which of the following cultural events were covered during the London Season for the elite section of the society?
a. Opera b. Theatre c. Performances in Music Halls d. Cinema
Which of the following was the cause for the mob rising during the Bloody Sunday of November 1887?
Which of the following statements is/are correct about Bombay?
a. Bombay was a group of seven islands. b. It was under French control in the seventeenth century. c. It was passed into British hands when King Charles I married Henrietta Maria of France.
Which of the following port cities was the principal western port of the British East India Company in India till they shifted base to Bombay in the 1660s?
When was the Rent Act passed in Bombay?
Who approved the building of the great sea wall, which prevented the flooding of the low-lying areas of Bombay?
Which of the following statements is correct about Bombay in the nineteenth century?
Land reclamation in Bombay refers to
Who shot a scene of a wrestling match in Bombay’s Hanging Gardens, in 1896, which became India’s first movie?
Which of the following cities was the first Indian city to get smoke nuisance legislation in 1863?
Which of the following British towns had laws to control smoke in the city by 1840s?
Which of the following Asian cities became totally altered after a major planning and development project under the leadership of Lee Kuan Yew?