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प्रश्न
Identify three differences in the city design of New Delhi and Shahjahanabad.
उत्तर
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New Delhi |
Shahjahanabad |
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Unwalled city, constructed on Raisina Hill, south of Shahjahanabad or Old Delhi |
Constructed as a walled city with 14 gates, adjoining a fort-palace complex, with the river Jamuna flowing near it |
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Broad, straight streets |
Mazes of narrow and winding lanes and bylanes and quiet cul-de-sacs |
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Sprawling mansions set in the middle of large compounds |
Crowded and congested mohallas |
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संबंधित प्रश्न
State whether true or false:
(i) In the Western world, modern cities grew with industrialisation.
(ii)Surat and Machlipatnam developed in the nineteenth century.
(iii) In the twentieth century, the majority of Indians lived in cities.
(iv)After 1857 no worship was allowed in the Jama Masjid for five years.
(v) More money was spent on cleaning Old Delhi than New Delhi.
What is meant by de-urbanisation?
