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The correct answer is option 4 i.e. Arjunlal Sethi and Kapoorchand Patni

• In 1931 Jaipur Praja Mandal was established by Arjunlal Sethi and Kapoorchand Patni.
• It was restablished in 1938 by Jamnalal Bajaj and Hiralal Shashtri.
• Bharatpur Praja mandal was established by Kishan Lal Joshi and Master Adityendra in 1938.
• The Praja Mandal movement in Kishangarh Region was started by Kantilal Chothani and Jamalshah in 1939.

The correct option is 1 i.e. Availability of raw material at local level.

• The Indus valley civilisation is also known as the Harappan Civilisation.
• The foundation of Indus valley civilization was laid in the Neolithic period.
• The Indus script on seals has not been deciphered yet.
• The main features of the Indus valley civilisation are:
  • A fortified citadel at most of the cities.
  • Houses with kitchens and wells, tanks or water reservoirs with well drainage system.
  • The Practice of burying the dead and dual burial.

The correct answer is Takshashila 

• Gandhara was an ancient kingdom situated along the Kabul and Swat rivers of Afghanistan and Pakistan.
• The capital of Gandhara was Takshashila also known as Taxila.
• 16 kingdoms were included in Mahajanapadas.
• Ancient Buddhist Literature, Anguttara Nikaya text gives the list 16 Mahajanapadas.
• They are - Kashi, Kosala, Anga, Magadha, Vajji, Malla, Chedi, Vatsa, Kuru, Panchala, Machcha, Surasena, Assaka, Avanti, Gandhara and Kamboja.
• These Mahajanpadas are either Monarchy or a Republics (Ganasanghas).
• The important Republics of this period were the Sakyas of Kapilavastu and the Licchavis of Vaishali.
• The important monarchical Mahajanpadas of this period were Kaushambi (Vatsa), Magadha, Kosala, and Avanti.

 The correct answer is Anjana Devi Chudhary.

Key Points

• Anjana Devi Choudhary was the first woman in Rajasthan who was arrested during the freedom movement.

Additional Information 

• Anjana Devi Choudhary was the first woman in Rajasthan who was arrested during the freedom movement.
  • Anjana Devi Chaudhary was the wife of Ram Narayan Chaudhari, and she was the first Indian Congress leader in Rajasthan who was arrested by the British Government.
  • She joined Indian Congress under influence of Mahatma Gandhi, and in 1942, she becomes the leader of the Bharat Sevak Samaj.

The correct answer is Craft.

• Chanhudaro is a Harappan site.
• It is a tiny settlement (less than 7 hectares) as compared to other Harappan sites such as Mohenjodaro (125 hectares).
• The site is almost exclusively devoted to craft production, including bead-making, shell-cutting, metal-working, seal-making and weight-making.
• The variety of materials used to make beads is remarkable: stones like carnelian (of a beautiful red colour), jasper, crystal, quartz and steatite; metals like copper, bronze and gold; and shell, faience, and terracotta or burnt clay.
• Some beads were made of two or more stones, cemented together, some of stone with gold caps. The shapes were numerous – disc-shaped, cylindrical, spherical, barrel-shaped, segmented. Some were decorated by incising or painting, and some had designs etched onto them.
• Specialized drills have been found at Chanhudaro.
• There is no evidence of Iron ore extraction from Chanhudaro
• Thus, according to the above explanation, Craft will be the correct answer.

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