Which one of the following statements with regard to 'Direct Action Day' is correct?

• Hasan Suhrawardy presided over the 'Direct Action Day'

• 'Direct Action' took place in Delhi

• 'Direct Action Day' led to the Bihar riot

• 'Direct Action' was endorsed by the Congress Party.

Planning in India drew on

• the New Economic Programme of Lenin.

• the Fabian Socialism of Sidney and Beatrice Webb.

• the British welfare mechanism.

• new democratic development packages.

The Haripura Congress (1938) remains a milestone in the Indian freedom struggle, because

• it declared war on the British Empire.

• it anointed Jawaharlal Nehru as the future Prime Minister of India.

• of the introduction of the idea of a planning commission.

• of the acceptance of the Government of India Act, 1935 by the Congress.

The Constitution (93rd Amendment) Act deals with

• local self-government

• extension of reservation in educational institutions.

• the basic structure of the Constitution of India.

• appointment of judges in the Supreme Court of India.

Consider the following statements:

1. The Buddhists in Deccan excavated rock-cut Chaityas and the Vaishnavas, Shaivas and Jainas imitated these in later centuries
2. The Vaishnavas, Shaivas, and Jainas excavated temples at sites far distant from rock-cut Chaityas

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

• 1 only

• 2 only

• Both 1 and 2

• Neither 1 nor 2

Consider the following statements:

1. The Champaran Satyagraha marked Gandhiji's second appearance in Indian politics as a leader of the masses.
2. The Champaran Satyagraha was launched to address the problems faced by Indigo plantation workers.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

• 1 only

• 2 only

• Both 1 and 2

• Neither 1 nor 2

Consider the following statements:

1. Charles Wood's Despatch of 1854 laid exclusive emphasis on the development of higher education in India and neglected primary and secondary education
2. The Carlyle Circular issued by R.W. Carlyle sought to check the spread of revolutionary activities in educational institutions.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

• 1 only

• 2 only

• Both 1 and 2

• Neither 1 nor 2

Consider the following statements about Gandhiji's thinking on the environment:

1. His environmental thinking is rooted in his larger philosophical and moral thinking
2. He preferred sustainable environmental practices to nourish the soil and the natural world
3. He laid emphasis on the rigorous ethic of non-injury in our treatment of animals

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

• 1 only

• 1 and 2 only

• 1, 2 and 3

• 2 and 3 only

Which one among the following is common to the treaty of Yandaboo (1826), the treaty of Salbai (1782), and the treaty of Gandamak (1879)?

• With these treaties, various Indian powers formed alliances to defeat the British

• These treaties enabled the British to control the South Asian powers

• These treaties expedited the spread of Indian culture abroad

• These treaties gave an essential boost to enhanced trade in South Asia

Which one among the following was the major demand of the Bardoli Satyagraha (1928) organized under the leadership of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel?

• Land to the Tiller

• Increase in the rates of labour wage

• Rollback of newly enhanced revenue rate

• Supply of agricultural inputs to the farmers at subsidised rate