IT includes everything that is necessary to process, store or transfer information in digital form.
The IT industry in India is largely concentrated in Bangalore.
The guiding factors behind healthy IT industries are:
(i) Availability of skilled personnel with good working experience.
(ii) Largest number of educational institutions.
(iii) The city was having a mild climate with low cost of living.

The main reasons for the water problems are:
(i) Urbanization.
(ii) Industrialization.
(iii) Unplanned agriculture.
(iv) Increasing population.
(v) Electricity generation.
(vi) Domestic misuse of water.

India is indeed a secular state. It means that the state has no religion of its own. The state is neither religious nor anti-religious. In the Indian Constitution, from Articles 25 to 28, right to freedom of religion has been granted to all persons residing in India. According to Article 25, subject to public order and morality, everybody is entitled to freedom of conscience and the right to freely practice and propagate the religion of their choice. The Government of India or any other person cannot interfere in the religious affairs of the individuals, otherwise the citizens have the right to go to the court.

The Aligarh Muslim University was founded by Sayyid Ahmed Khan in 1875 at Aligarh. The institution offered modern education, including western science,to Muslims.It also had an enormous impact in the area of educational reform.

Yes,special measures are required to address this. Government can introduce free school books, school dresses, nutritious food for all to attract the children.

The main cause of the uprising against British rule in India are as follows
(i) There were many important causes for the uprising of the British rule, so there is no one main cause.
(ii) Of course, one of the main causes was the disciplinary action taken by the company on the sepoys who refused to use the new greased cartridges.
(iii) All the other problems which had been caused by the Company's actions then came to the fore in a mass rebellion.

Calcutta was a colonial city developed by the British East India Company and then by the British Empire. It was the capital of the British Indian Empire untill1911 when the capital was relocated to Delhi. It grew rapidly in the 19th century to become the second city of the British Empire. In 1772, Calcutta became the capital of British India. a decision made by  Governor-General Warren Hastings. Calcutta underwent rapid industrial growth from the 1850s. Many architecturally famous buildings or movements were built by the British. 
Calcutta became the 'Cultural Capital of India'. The contribution of Bengal Renaissance on the national movement of independence was immense. Surendranath Banerjee. Womesh Chunder Banerjee, Sri Aurobindo, Bipin Chandra Pal. Swami Vivekananda, Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay. Rabindranath Tagore were some prominent figures of Bengal.

(i) The Supreme Court has laid down guidelines that the police must follow at the time of arrest, detention and interrogation. These are also known as D.K.Basu guidelines.
(ii) Police investigation always has to be conducted in accordance ith law and with full respect for human rights.
(iii) The police are not allowed to torture or beat or shoot anyone during investigation.
(iv) They cannot inflict any form of punishment on a person even for petty offences.
(v) Police officials carrying out investigation should wear, clear and visible name tags with their designations.

There are cases of success in government's water departments. The water supply department in Mumbai raises enough money through water charges to cover its expenses on supplying water. In Hyderabad, the department has increased coverage and improved performance in revenue collection. In Chennai, the department has started harvesting the rainwater. It has handed over the services of transporting and distributing water to private companies on government rates.

These points show the differences between the Orientalists and the Anglicists:
(i) The Orientalists had a deep knowledge of the languages and culture of Asia. They favoured the development of Sanskrit and Persian language in India. But their critics, viz. Anglicists preferred English language and urged that English should be the medium of instruction in the educational institutions.
(ii) The Orientalists tried to set-up such institutions that encouraged the study of ancient Indian texts. But Anglicists like TB Macaulay urged that the British Government in India stop promoting Oriental institutions.
(iii) The Orientalists translated many Sanskrit and Persian texts into English, set-up the Asiatic Society and started a journal called Asiatick Researches. But Macaulay emphasised that teaching of English could be a way of civilising people, changing their tastes, values, and culture.

Manipur has the least number of MPs in the Lok Sabha.

The "Charkha" represented India and it was put at the centre of the tricolour flag of the Indian National Congress adopted in 1931.

The Non-Cooperation Movement gained momentum through 1921-22. Thousands of students left government controlled schools and colleges. Many lawyers gave up their practices. British titles were surrendered, people lit public bonfires of foreign cloth. Large part of the country was on the edge of revolt.

The members of the Rajya Sabha are elected by the elected members of the Legislative assemblies of various states. There are 233 elected members plus 12members nominated by the President.

Distribution of Cotton Textile Industry in the World:
The cotton textile industry is one of the oldest industries in the world. It originated in the Indus Valley about 5000years ago. Till the industrial revolution, cotton cloth was made by using hand spinning techniques and handlooms. The industrial revolution in the 18^th century brought a phenomenal change in the textile industry. Power looms facilitated development of cotton textile industry, first in the Great Britain and later in the other parts of the world. India, China, and Japan are the important producers of cotton textiles

(i) By the early 18th century, the wool and silk makers in England were worried by the popularity of Indian textiles in England markets. They began protesting the import of Indian cotton textiles.
(ii) During this period, the textiles industries in England had just begun to develop the Calico, which was an imitation of Indian style.
(iii) Now, cloth producers in England were in a situation to compete with Indian textiles and thus wanted to seize a secure market in England by preventing the entry of Indian textile. (iv) So in 1720, the British government enacted the Calico Act that banned the use of printed cotton textiles - chintz - in England

Some advantages of biogas are:
(i) It is very cheap to produce.
(ii) Biogas can be easily generated.
(iii) It can be produced by making use of bio-wastes.
(iv) It is largely used in rural areas.