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Explain the role of political parties in a democracy.
Concept: Role Do Political Parties Play in Competition and Contestation
Answer the following question.
Describe any five major functions of political parties performed in a democracy.
Concept: Role Do Political Parties Play in Competition and Contestation
(A) Two features a and b are marked on the given political outline map of India.
(b) The place where Gandhiji organized 'Satyagraha' in favour of cotton mill workers.
(B) Locate and label the following with appropriate symbols on the same given outline political map of India.
(ii) Bhadravati – Iron and Steel Plant
(iii) Software Technology Park of West Bengal
Concept: Major National and Regional Parties in India/ Types of Political Parties
Read the given case and answer the questions that follow:
| Challenges faced by the Jute industry include stiff competition in the international market from synthetic substitutes and from other competitors like Bangladesh, Brazil, Philippines, Egypt and Thailand. However, the internal demand has been on the increase due to the Government policy of mandatory use of jute packaging. To stimulate demand, the products need to be diversified. In 2005, National Jute Policy was formulated with the objective of increasing productivity, improving quality, ensuring good prices to the jute farmers and enhancing the yield per hectare. The main markets are US.A., Canada, Russia, United Arab Republic, U.K. and Australia. The growing global concern for environment friendly, biodegradable materials, has once again opened the opportunity for jute products. |
- Mention any two challenges faced by jute industry in India.
- What was the main objective of National Jute Policy formulated in 2005?
- How has jute industry once again opened the new opportunities for its products?
Concept: Contribution of Industry to National Economy
Analyse the physiographic and economic factors that have influenced the distribution pattern of the railway network in our country.
Concept: Importance of Means of Communication and Transportation
Answer the following question.
"Dense and efficient network of transport is a pre-requisite for local and national development." Analyse the statement.
Concept: Importance of Means of Communication and Transportation
"Lack of internal democracy within parties is the major challenge to political parties all over the world." Analyse the statement.
Concept: Concept for Democracy Be Reformed and Deepened
Expand the following in the context of Internet Protocol:
SMTP
Concept: Introduction to Protocols
Expand the following in the context of Internet Protocol:
POP3
Concept: Introduction to Protocols
"Oh, oh, oh; oh, oh ..." Patol Babu began giving the exclamation a different inflection each time he uttered it: After doing it a number of times he made an astonishing discovery.
(a) Why did Patol Babu repeat the word, `oh' over and over again '?
(b) What 'astonishing discovery' did he make?
(c) What does the word, 'uttered' mean?
Concept: Patol Babu, Film Star
Who was Mr. Pakrashi and how did he instill the value of being true to one's work in Patol Babu?
Concept: Patol Babu, Film Star
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow.
Patol Babu suddenly felt that he could write a whole thesis on that monosyllabic exclamation. Why had he felt so disheartened when this single word contained a gold-mine of meaning?
(a) Why was Patol Babu disheartened?
(b) Which was the word that contained a 'gold-mine'?
(c) What does the word 'monosyllabic' mean?
Concept: Patol Babu, Film Star
It all started a month ago. Dad and I had spent the entire Saturday afternoon at the Computer Fair.
i. Who does ‘I’ in the extract refer to?
ii. What started a month ago?
iii. What does the speaker have a keen interest in?
Concept: Virtually True
Good countrymen, let me depart alone,
And, for my sake, stay here with Antony
i. Identify the speaker of the above lines.
ii. When and where were the above lines spoken?
iii. Bring out the irony in the above extract.
Concept: Julius Caesar
How did nature foretell Caesar’s death?
Concept: Julius Caesar
Now let it work. Mischief thou art afoot.
Take thou what course thou wilt!
Antony seeks justice by getting the mob to kill the conspirators. But to correct a wrong, one cannot commit another wrong. Write a speech for the school assembly on – The ends do not justify the means. (120–150 words)
Concept: Julius Caesar
"They that have done this deed are honorable: What private grief’s they have, alas, I know not, That made them do it"……………….
(a) Who is the speaker?
(b) What deed have 'they' done?
(c) What does the word, 'grief’s' mean?
Concept: Julius Caesar
What did Caesar leave for the Romans in his will?
Concept: Julius Caesar
