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The Correct Answer is 1920.

Key Points

• The Non-Cooperation Movement was the beginning of the Gandhian Movement against the British.
• The non-co-operation campaign was inaugurated by Mahatma Gandhi on 1st August 1919.
• The Movement was initiated in support of the Khilafat Movement.
• The Movement started with strikes and processions all over India.
• On 4 September 1920, Congress met at Calcutta in a special session.
• This special session was presided by Lala Lajpat Rai. 

Krishna Deva Raya of the Vijayanagar Empire was the friend of the Portuguese Governor Albuquerque, who sent an agent to offer help to Krishna Deva in his fight with the Bahamanis in return for his support against the Zamorin of Calicut. Krishna Deva did not immediately accept the offer, however, the second Portuguese ambassador succeeded in convincing him. 

• Lothal is one of the places of Indus Valley Civilization located presently in India.
• It is located near Saragwala, a village in the Ahmedabad district of the state Gujarat.
• The word Lothal means “the mount of the dead”.

By 1900 BC many Indus cities had been abandoned. Historians believe things started to fall apart around 1700 BC. There were many factors which led to the collapse of Harrapan civilisation-

One important factor was the changes to the geography and climate of the area.

• Located on the bank of Indus River in the southern province of Sindh, Mohenjodaro was built around 2400 BC. It was destroyed at least seven times by the floods and rebuilt on the top of ruins each time as there is evidence of silt on houses and streets of the civilisation.
• The main cities were closely linked to the river, so changes in the river flow would have had a terrible effect on them. Repeated flooding may have led to a build-up of salt in the soil, making it hard to grow crops.
• It is believed that at the same time, the Ghagger Hakra River (another river in the area) dried up. People were forced to abandon many of the cities located along its banks, such as Kalibangan and Banawali. 

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The correct answer is Sutta pitaka.

Key Points

• The main teaching or Dhamma of Buddha is mentioned in Sutta Pitaka which is divided into five Nikayas or collections:
  • Digha Nikaya
  • Majjhima Nikaya
  • Samyutta Nikaya
  • Anguttara Nikaya
  • Khuddaka Nikaya

Additional Information

• Tripitaka is a Sanskrit word meaning 'Three Basket'.
• The most important lessons of Buddhism are mentioned in Tripitakas written in the Pali language. They are:
  • Sutta Pitaka
  • Vinaya Pitaka
  • Abhidhamma Pitaka
• Dipavamsa - It contains the history of the Island when Buddhism was expanded in Sri Lanka.
• Dhammasangani - It contains the summary of Buddhism.
• Manu Smriti - It means 'Laws of Manu' and contains the religious instructions for the Hindus.