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13) In India the impact of the very same British industrialisation led to

__________ in some sectors.
14) Colonial Cities were the prime link between the _________or core in

Britain and periphery or margins in colonised India.
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15) From the end of 19 century, with the installation of mechanised
factory industries, some towns became less populated. (State T/F)
16) ________ had a key role in the economic system of empires, coastal
cities such as Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai were favoured.

17) ________ show how the colonial government often used unfair means

to hire and forcibly keep labourers.
18) An English merchant named ________arranged to lease three villages
by the river Hugli in order to set up a trading post. ( also mention the year)

19) The __________ movement strengthened the loyalty to the national
economy.

20) Images of pre-colonial _______ riches of India contrasted with the
poverty of British India.

21) _________ argued that in India many villages all over India are
becoming increasingly subject to the impact of urban influences.

22) A National Planning Committee in 1938 with _________ as the
Chairman and ______as the general editor was set up by the Indian
National Congress.

23) A modern and prosperous India, as visualised by Jawaharlal Nehru, was
to be built on an ______ of giant plants or gigantic dams and power

stations.
24) For Indian nationalists the issue of _______ under colonial rule was a

central issue.

❖ 2 marks)

1. What do you understand by Colonialism?

2. What is Capitalism?
3. What was the impact of western education in India?

4. Urbanisation and industrialisation are linked processes. Justify.
5. What is deindustrialization?

6. State the difference between western and Indian patterns of
industrialisation.