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Discuss why the colonial government in India brought in the following laws. In each case, explain how the law changed the lives of pastoralists:

Waste Land rules

Discuss why the colonial government in India brought in the following laws. In each case, explain how the law changed the lives of pastoralists:

Forest Acts

Discuss why the colonial government in India brought in the following laws. In each case, explain how the law changed the lives of pastoralists:

Criminal Tribes Act

Why most of the world’s deserts are located in the western margins of continents in the subtropics?

Find out the names of the glaciers and passes that lie in the Great Himalayas.

Find out the name of the states where the highest peaks are located.

Find out location of Mussoorie, Nainital, Ranikhet from your atlas and also name the state where they are located.

Make two lists: one with the main events and the effects of the February Revolution and the other with the main events and effects of the October Revolution. Write a paragraph on who was involved in each, who were the leaders and what was the impact of each on Soviet history.

What were the main changes brought about by the Bolsheviks immediately after the October Revolution?

What are the similarities between colonial management of the forests in Bastar and in Java?

There are many similarities in the way in which the modern world forced changes in the lives of pastoral communities in India and East Africa. Write about any two examples of changes which were similar for Indian pastoralists and the Massai herders.

Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal and Sikkim have common frontiers with

My friend hails from a country which does not share land boundary with India. Identify the country. 

Which of these is not a good argument in favour of democracy? Why?
(a) People feel free and equal in a democracy
(b) Democracies resolve conflict in a better way than others
(c) Democratic government is more accountable to the people
(d) Democracies are more prosperous than others

Which of these is not a valid reason for arguing that there is a lesser possibility of famine in a democratic country?
(a) Opposition parties can draw attention to hunger and starvation.
(b) Free press can report suffering from famine in different parts of the country.
(c) Government fears its defeat in the next elections.
(d) People are free to believe in and practise any religion.

Write a response to the following arguments against democracy.
(a) Army is the most disciplined and corruption-free organisation in the country. Therefore army should rule the country.
(b) Rule of the majority means the rule of ignorant people. What we need is the rule of the wise, even if they are in small numbers.
(c) If we want religious leaders to guide us in spiritual matters, why not invite them to guide us in politics as well. The country should be ruled by religious leaders.

Which of these is a provision that a democratic constitution does not have?
(a) Powers of the head of the state
(b) Name of the head of the state
(c) Powers of the legislature
(d) Name of the country

Match the following leaders with their roles in the making of the Constitution:

Read the following extract from a conduct book for ‘married women’, published in 1912. ‘God has made the female species delicate and fragile both physically and emotionally, pitiably incapable of self-defence. They are destined thus by God to remain in male protection − of father, husband and son − all their lives. Women should, therefore, not despair, but feel obliged that they can dedicate themselves to the service of men’. Do you think the values expressed in this para reflected the values underlying our constitution? Or does this go against the constitutional values?