Gandhiji's call for breaking Salt Laws was in response to the

• Non-Cooperation Movement

• Civil Disobedience Movement

• Khilafat Movement

• Quit India Movement

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Examine the statements and choose the correct alternative

Statement I: Mahatma Gandhi launched the Rowlatt Satyagraha as an all- India mass protest.

Statement II: Rowlatt Act was passed by the British Government in 1919 to authorize the government to imprison any person without trial.

• 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 statements and choose the correct alternative

Statement I: A public expression of dissatisfaction with democracy indicates the success of the democratic project: it transforms people from the status of a subject into that of a citizen.

Statement II: The fact that people are complaining is itself an affirmation of the success of democracy: it shows that people have developed awareness and the ability to look critically at the government.

• 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 statements and choose the correct alternative

Statement I: The private trade of the East India Company's officials in the 18th century had flowered with the indirect patronage of the authorities of the Company.

Statement II: The extra-legal power enjoyed by the foreign merchants and the duty-free nature of their private trade virtually edged the indigenous merchants out of the competition.

• 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

Tipu Sultan's major interest in building ships was to

• fight the English at sea

• promote trade and commerce

• maintain diplomatic relations with Muscat (Oman)

• establish an overseas settlement at port Basra (Iraq), which would be under his control, on lines of the European companies

Which among the following is/are the impact/impacts of the industrial revolution in England?

1. The cottage industry was replaced by the factory system of production using machines.
2. It led to the overpopulation of villages.
3. It led to the emergence of working-class movements.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

• 1, 2 and 3

• 1 and 3 only

• 1 only

• 2 and 3 only

Identify the correct sequence of the following events of Indian history:

1. Foundation of the Indian Muslim League
2. Surat Split
3. Partition of Bengal
4. Transfer of capital from Calcutta to Delhi

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

• 1-2-3-4

• 2-3-4-1

• 3-1-2-4

• 4-3-2-1

Which one among the following is not the characteristic feature of the Harappan settlement?

• Doorways and windows generally faced the side lanes and rarely opened onto the main streets

• Houses generally had separate bathing areas and toilets

• The citadel was walled but the lower town was not walled

• Drains and water chutes from the second storey were often built inside the wall

Which one among the following is not true with regard to Rig Veda Samhita?

• There are about 300 non-Indo-European words in Rig Veda

• There is a reference to dasarajna (battle of ten kings) in the Rig Veda

• It is mentioned in the Rig Veda that the Bharata chief Sudas fought against a confederacy of ten tribes

• Purus sided with Bharata in the battle of ten kings

Which of the following statements regarding Mughal paintings is/are correct?

1. The paintings of Akbar's time were mostly confined to, took illustrations and portraits.
2. Mir Sayyid Ali of Heral and Khwaja Abdus Samad formed the nucleus of the Mughal School of painting which fused together with the non-Islamic and Islamic elements.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

• 1 only

• 2 only

• Both 1 and 2

• Neither 1 nor 2