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Assertion (A): Mahatma Gandhi thought Hindustani would be the ideal language of communication between diverse communities.

Reason (R): It could unify Hindus and Muslims and the people of the North and the South.


Option a is correct because according to Mahatma Gandhi Hindustani would be the ideal language of communication between diverse communities. It would help to unify Hindus and Muslims and the people from north and south. Mahatma Gandhi felt that Hindustani was a language that the common people could easily understand.

Option b is not correct because both the sentences are correct. Hindustani which was a blend of Hindi and Urdu was popular among a large section of the people. Reason is correct explanation of assertion.


Option c is not correct because both assertion and reason is true. Mahatma Gandhi retained his faith in the composite character of Hindustani.


Option d is not correct because both assertion and reason is true.

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D. They were claiming identities associated with lower status.


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D. The Committee cleared the river bank of encroachments.


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Consider the following statements regarding the establishment of British East India Company in Bengal:

I. The Permanent Settlement had come into operation in 1793.


II. In 1797 there was an auction in Burdwan, during which a number of mahals (estates) held by the Raja of Burdwan were being sold.


III. The estates of those who failed to pay were to be auctioned to recover the revenue.


Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?


 20

Identify the following image and write its name.


OR


Identify the following image and write its name.



 20 A

for Visually Impaired candidates only:

In lieu of Question number 20.


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OR


In Jainism the teachers who guide men and women across the river of existence are called __________________.