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प्रश्न
How are popular struggles integral to the working democracy? Explain with an example of Bolivia's struggle against privatisation of water.
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उत्तर
The importance of popular struggle in a democracy can be understood from the example of Bolivia's water war. People were dissatisfied with the decision of the government of giving up its control over municipal water supply and the subsequent hike in water tax imposed by the multinational corporation. This led to spontaneous popular protests as the water cost began to make a dent in the household budget of the people. An alliance of labour, human rights and community leaders organised a four day strike which was called off after the government agreed to negotiate. It was due to such protests by the people that the MNC contract was cancelled and the municipal water supply was restored to old rates.
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Name any two sectional interest groups?
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(A) The Communist Party
(B) The Republican Party
(C) The Socialist Party
(D) The Conservative Party
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(A) Shaukat Ali
(B) Subhas Chandra Bose
(C) Jawahar Lal Nehru
(D) Mahatma Gandhi
Match List I (organisations and struggles) with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
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List I |
List II |
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1. |
Organisations that seek to promote the interests of a particular section or group |
Α. |
Movement |
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2. |
Organisations that seek to promote common interest |
Β. |
Political parties |
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3. |
Struggles launched for the resolution of a social problem with or without an organisational structure |
C. |
Sectional interest groups |
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4. |
Organisations that mobilise people with a view to win political power |
D. |
Public interest groups |
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
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(a) |
C |
D |
B |
A |
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(b) |
C |
D |
A |
B |
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(c) |
D |
C |
B |
A |
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(d) |
B |
C |
D |
A |
