The Calico cloth was referred to the cloth made in Calicut. 
The Calico Acts were passed in 1690–1721. They came into being mainly because of the threat caused to the domestic English textile industry from the Indian and Chinese textile imports. 
The Calico cloth generally referred to the printed cotton textiles – chintz 

• Socially marginalised: In the social environment, groups of people or communities may have the experience of being excluded.
• This can be because they speak a different language, follow different customs or belong to a different religious group from the majority community.
• They may also feel marginalised because they are poor, considered to be of ‘low’ social status and viewed as being less human than others.
• Economic, social, cultural and political factors work together to make certain groups in society feel marginalised

Political cause
The main cause of popular discontent was the british policy of economically exploiting India . This affected all sections of society .

(1) Religious cause: A major cause of the uprising was fear among the people that the company wanted to convert all Indians to Christianity . The christian missionaries were very active at that time .

(2) Military cause: Indian soliders or "sepoys'' formed the bulk of the company's army in India. As they were a part of society , they too suffered the consequences of oppresive British rule.

(3) Social cause: The British passed law of banning sati and legalising widow remarriage . However, Indias were not allowed to travel in 1st class compartments in trains .

(4) Immediate cause: There was widespread discontentment against the british rule . By , 1857 , the stage was set for a massive outbreak . Only a spark was needed to set the country ablaze . A rifle catridge provided that spark.

Tagore was of the view that creative learning could be encouraged only within a natural environment. So he chose to set
up his school 100 kilometres away from Calcutta, in a rural setting. He saw it as an abode of peace (santiniketan), where
living in harmony with nature, children could cultivate their natural creativity.

Economic activities are the activities which contribute to the flow of goods and services in an economy.
Primary sector, secondary sector and tertiary sector are the different economic sectors
1. Primary sector- It includes those activities which are closely related to man's natural environment. This sector forms the base for all other sectors.
For e.g. gathering, hunting, fishing etc.
Secondary sector- It includes the occupations which produce finished goods by using the products of primary sector as raw materials. It is also known as manufacturing sector. For e.g manufacturing of cloth from cotton, sugar from sugarcane etc.
Tertiary sector- It helps in the development of primary and secondary sector. This sector, by themselves, do not produce a good, but they are a support for the production process.So it is also known as support sector.For e.g. transport, communication, etc.

The Directive Principles of State Policy are not enforceable by law but they do lay dowrn important fundamentals in the governance of the country
examples are
1) The states to apply these principles while making laws to secure a social order for the promotion of the welfare of the people.
2)They aim to minimise the inequalities in income and eliminate inequalities of status.
3)The Directive Principles ensure that the material resources of the country are utilised for the common good.

1) The muslim regarded the sultan of turkey as khalifa or the spiritual head.They were upset when they found that he would retain no control over his empires holy place. 

2) Khilafat movement was started by two ali brothers - Maulana shaukat ali and Mohammad ali 

3) This movement was started by the muslims to restore the sultan of turkey as khalifa of islam. 

4) Gandhi also decided to support the movement as he thought that it would be a golden opportunity for bringing muslims and hindus together. 

5)Gandhi successfully persuaded the khilafat committee to accept the non-violence Non-cooperation as this was only effective way to force government to accept its demand.

Rabi crops: These are the crops grown in winter season extenting from October to march. These are winter crops depending on irrigation sources. Rabi cops include wheat, gram, mustard etc