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Standard VIII
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Growth of New Urban Centres in Colonial India
Railway towns...
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Railway towns were centred around which of the following places?

A
Bombay
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Delhi
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Shimla
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D
Calcutta
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The correct option is D Calcutta
The railway towns developed with the introduction of railways in India in 1853. They were located on the plains, centred around places like Delhi, Bombay, and Calcutta.

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