NDA/NA SOLVED PAPER 2016-II (GENERAL KNOWLEDGE)

1. Private retail trading was strictly forebidden
2. Private enterprise was strictly forbidden
3. Peasants were not allowed to sell their surplus
4. To secure liquid capital, concessions were allowed to foreign capitalists, but the state retained the option of purchasing the products of such concerns

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1. The remoteness of the American continent and the lack of good roads
2. The British authorities failed to rally the loyalist Americans
3. The Americans benefited from the extraordinary military leadership of George Washington
4. The Americans had access to superior arms and ammunition

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1. Women were the main workers in the silk, lace-making and knitting insustries.
2. Factory managers were well aware of the health risks of industrial work on children.
3. Children were often employed in textile factories.
4. The novel 'Hard Times' by Charles Dickens was a severe critique of the horrors of industrialization.

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1. British colonialism continued to grow steadily in the 18th and 19th centuries
2. Raw cotton for the textile industry in Britain during the industrial revolution needed to be imported

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?