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A traditional patta was painted on a canvas made of Jute fibre. Now, it is made stitching together sheets of commercial poster paper.

Correct answer is (a) painted

3. Naya is a quaint little village in West Bengal. 

4. Around 250 Patuas or Chitrakaars or artists live there. 

5. They practise an ancient folk art called Pata Chitra. 

1. This is a type of story telling using painted scrolls. 

2. This art has been practised since the 13th century.

Answer is C. Japan

A. “I shall never enter subjugated India.”

During the First World War, the British army conducted forced recruitment from rural areas in India. To finance the defence expenditure, high custom duties and income taxes were imposed. Also, during 1918-19 and 1920-21, crops failed in many parts of India, thereby resulting in acute food shortages. All this caused extensive anger and opposition against the British colonial rule, and the national movement of India headed towards a stronger, more definitive direction.

The First World War led to the development of the Indian industries. It was because of the following reasons:

(i) During the First World War, the British industries focused on meeting the war needs of the army. This led to the decline of imports from Manchester.

(ii) This created a void in the Indian markets which was filled by the Indian industries.

(iii) There was a rise the prices of food and other essential things.

(iv) Villagers were called upon to supply soldiers, and the forced recruitment in rural areas caused widespread anger.

The First World War created a new political and economic situation in India. 

(i) It led to huge increase in defense expenditure, Custom duties were raised, income tax was introduced to finance the war. 

(ii) Villagers were called upon to supply soldiers, forced recruitment in rural areas caused widespread resentment. 

(iii) Prices of essential commodities doubled between 1913 and 1918 leading to extreme hardship to the common people. 

(iv) In 1918-19, 1920-21 crops failed in many parts of India resulting in acute food shortage. (v) Influenza epidemic spread. According to the census in 1921, 12-13 million people perished due to famines and epidemics.

The First World War created a new economic and political situation. It led to a huge increase in defence expenditure which was financed by war loans and increasing taxes. Custom duties were raised and income tax was introduced. Through the war years prices increased leading to extreme hardships for the common mass. Villages were called upon for supply of soldiers. Forced recruitment in rural areas caused widespread anger. Acute shortages of food due to failure of crops in several parts of India in 1918-19 and 1920-21 made the life of the common people miserable. People hoped that their hardships would end after the war was over. But that did not happen. All this helped in the growth of the national movement in the country.

C) USA, USSR

Correct option is D) 1945

Correct option is A) 1984

He dismissed the secretary with a flick of his fingers.

Wrong Pair: Agni – Surface-to-Sea ballistic missile

There was large-scale human destruction in Vietnam when the USA and France fought with her.

Correct option is C) Vietnam

A) USA government was opposed by its citizens

Man and tree are both living beings. They both breathe. As man grows, so does the tree. They both require nutrition. They both are fruitful. Both require sunlight for their existance.

Supersonic jet aircrafts releases the harmful nitrogen oxides which have potential to destroy the ozone layer.

1. These are used in refrigerators, air conditioners and aerosol sprays. 

2. CFCs damage the ozone layer of the atmosphere.

He was reading a Blue-book.

During his train journey, the writer wanted to do some serious reading. But two men boarded the train and sat next to him. One of them started talking loudly. He kept talking irrelevantly all the time. He made it impossible for the writer to continue with his reading.

Two passengers boarded the train. One of them kept talking loudly. The author couldn’t concentrate on the book he wanted to read.

There can neither be complete social liberty nor complete individual liberty. There must be a judicious mixture of both.

A.G. Gardiner.

Correct option is (i) liberty

Correct answer is False

To hear the rattling trumpet.

(c) stupid and naughty

The teacher thought that Edison was stupid and naughty: True.

Liberty is not a personal affair. It is a social contract. Our personal liberty must not become a cause of nuisance for others. It is good to have personal liberty, but we must have reasonable consideration for the rights of others. Only then we can sweeten the journey of life.

She thought she had liberty to walk wherever she liked. She said now they had got liberty.

(b) free to do what I like

(a) is an indicator of our civility

He was not talking of any particular thing. He was talking of any and every subject under the sun.

Edison bought toys and sweets with the pocket money his father gave him: False.

For Edison his mother was the best teacher: True.

Young Edison found in his mother his tolerable teacher: False.

(ii) A social contract.

He was reading a Blue-book

Liberty is not a personal affair. It is a social contract. So we can’t be free to do whatever we like to do.

She failed to understand that if every man were free to do what he liked, there would be no freedom at all. There would be chaos everywhere.

He symbolizes the true meaning of liberty. He puts a little check on personal liberty so that there is social liberty.

No, we can and must try to be a judicious mixture of both.

No, such an unsocial act is not allowed in a civilized society.

1. rule of the road

2. anarchy

3. liberty

4. free

5. the faults of others

6. reasonable.

Edison made the world happy by inventing the gramophone and electric light.

She thought she was free to do anything she liked.

Because his co-passengers went on chatting very loudly.

Edison asked his teacher different types of questions. So his teacher thought that Edison was stupid and naughty.