State whether true or false:
(a) In the Western world, modern cities grew with industrialization.
(b) Surat and Machlipatnam developed in the nineteenth century.
(c) In the twentieth century, the majority of Indians lived in cities.
(d) After 1857 no worship was allowed in the Jama Masjid for five years.
(e) More money was spent on cleaning Old Delhi than New Delhi.
(a) True
Modernization, the transformation from a tradition, rural, and agrarian society to a secular, urban, industrial society. When industrialization began people started moving from urban areas to cities.
(b) False
Surat and Machlipatnam developed in the 16th to 17th century.
(c) False
In the twentieth century Indians were struggling for the freedom and they got that. During this time majority of Indian population lived in urban areas.
(d) True
After 1857 no worship was allowed in the Jama Masjid for five years because British wanted Delhi to forget its Mughal past.
(e) False