COLONIALISM AND IMPERIALISM
COLONIALISM AND ITS ANALYSIS
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -By 1845, the islands had been merged into one landmass by means of multiple land reclamation projects. The resulting island of Bombay was later merged with the nearby islands of Trombay and Salsette that lay to its north-east and north respectively to form Greater Bombay.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has planned to reclaim 111-hectare area in the Arabian Sea which is 12 times the size of Oval Maidan at Mumbai’s Churchgate. Around 90 per cent of the reclamation works for the Coastal Road has been completed, BMC officials have said.
Detailed explanation-3: -Mumbai is an example of land reclamation. It is believed that Mumbai was initially a group of islands that were brought together by the British and was renamed as Bombay.