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E.T. Paull's music sheet cover 'Dawn of the Century' (Fig. 1) depicts a figure representing 'New Century' standing on:
AA factory floor
BA wheel of progress with the trade ship behind
CA railway carriage (typical)
DA coal mine
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. A wheel of progress with the trade ship behind
1. NCERT opens Ch 4 with Fig. 1 — E.T. Paull's 1900 music cover.
2. The 'New Century' angel stands on a wheel symbolising progress, with a flag in hand.
3. The image celebrates trade, technology and industrialisation — yet the chapter critiques the celebratory narrative.
_Source: NCERT Class 10 History India and the Contemporary World - II, Ch 4 "The Age of Industrialisation", §Intro ¶2_
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