SSLC (English Medium) Class 8 - Tamil Nadu Board of Secondary Education Question Bank Solutions

The Government of India Act of 1919 introduced ______ in the provinces.

______ was responsible for the formation of the corporation.

Francis Day and Andrew Cogan got permission to establish a factory cum trading post at madrasapatnam in ______.

Match the following

British acquired political control after the Battle of Plassey.

Fort William is in Madras.

Army people began to live in cantonments.

Madras was officially renamed as Chennai in 1998.

Which of the following statement(s) is/are not true?

1. Srirangarayalu gave the English the grant of Madrasapatnam.
2. Day and Cogan were jointly responsible for the construction of Fort St. George.
3. In 1969 the state of Madras was rechristened as Tamil Nadu.

Assertion (A): British built up their alternative capitals in hilly areas.

Reason (R): They found the Indian summer inhospitable.

What is an urban area?

Hilly areas were distinctive features of colonial urban development. Why?

Name the three Presidency cities?

State any four reason for the new trend of urbanization in the 19th century.

Write a short note on Cantonment towns.

What were the regions covered in the Madras presidency during British regime?

Describe the colonial urban development.

Trace the origin and growth of Madras.

B.M Malabari was a ______.

Servants of India Society was started by ______.