Which one among the following is not true about Bal Gangadhar Tilak?

• He started the New English School in Poona

• He founded the Shri Shivaji Fund Committee for celebration of Shiv Jayanti

• He preached the cult of self-reliance

• He transformed the household worshipping of Ganesha into a public event

Consider the following statements about Harappan Culture:

1. The Harappan Culture matured in Sind and Punjab.
2. It spread from there to Southwards and Eastwards.
3. The area, where it spread, was bigger than Egypt and Mesopotamia.

Which of the statements given above is/ are correct?

• 1 and 2 only

• 2 and 3 only

• 3 only

• None of these

Megasthenes was a

• Greek ambassador to the court of Chandragupta Maurya

• Greek trader during Ashoka's time

• Greek trader in the Gupta period

• Chinese pilgrim during Harsha's time

By the late 19th century, India was one of the largest producers and exporters of

• cotton yarn and wheat

• sugar and rice

• sugar and alcohol

• iron and steel

Which one of the following is the correct sequence of appearance of the poet-saints. of the Bhakti-Sufi tradition?

• Basavanna - Appar - Mira Bai - Lal Ded

• Appar - Mira Bai - Lal Ded - Basavanna

• Appar - Basavanna - Lal Ded - Mira Bai

• Basavanna - Mira Bai - Lal Ded - Appar

106.

Who among the following did not bring trading ships to the port of Surat in pre-British times?

• Portuguese and English

• Russian and German

• English and Arab

• French and Arab

The Factory Act of 1891 in India was enacted to

• improve the condition of labour in India

• ensure greater governmental control over industry in India

• provide a level playing field for English manufacturers

• enable greater political control over Indian industry

Examine the two statements and carefully and select the answers to these items.

Statement I : The first coins to bear the names and images of rulers were issued by the Kushanas.

Statement II : The first gold coins were issued by the Kushanas.

• Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I

• Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I

• Statement I is true but Statement II is false

• Statement I is false but Statement JI is true

Examine the two statements and carefully and select the answers to these items.

Statement I : Jahandar Shah's reign came to an early end in January 1713

Statement II : He was defeated at Agra by Farrukhsiyar, his nephew.

• Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I

• Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I

• Statement I is true but Statement II is false

• Statement I is false but Statement II is true

Examine the two statements and carefully and select the answers to these items.

Statement I : The defects of the Regulating Act and the exigencies of British politics necessitated the passing of the Pitt's India Act.

Statement II : The Pitt's India Act gave the British Government supreme control over the Company's affairs and its administration in India.

• Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I

• Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I

• Statement I is true but Statement II is false

• Statement I is false but Statement JI is true