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How did the planters in the tea plantation live?
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Read the passage given and answer the question:
| The following observations were made by G.B. Pant during a speech that moved the constitution of the Advisory Committee on fundamental rights, minorities, etc. "We have to take particular care of the Depressed Classes, the Scheduled Castes, and the Backward Classes ...we must do all we can to bring them up to the general level..the strength of the chain is measured by the weakest link of it and so until every link is fully revitalised, we will not have a healthy body politic. Recent years have seen renewed debate about the States' decisions on reservation to this section." |
- Based on the passage above, who are referred to as the weakest link of the society?
- Why should and how can this weakest link be fully revitalised?
- Define 'Secularisation of caste'
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Assertion (A): Urbanisation in the colonial period saw the formation of new urban centres.
Reason (R): These urban centres were designed to functions as trading posts alone.
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Assertion (A): In most of the states, land ceiling act proved to be toothless.
Reason(R): There were many loopholes and most landowners were able to escape from having their surplus land taken over by the state.
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Major difference between developing and developed countries is in the number of people in ______ salaried employment.
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Before Independence Industries were located mainly in which types of cities?
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| In Modern Foods, which was set up by the government to make healthy bread available at cheap prices, and which was the first company to be privatised, 60% of the workers were forced to retire in the first five years. |
Based on the given passage, answer the following question.
- What do you mean by disinvestment?
- How did disinvestment impact the workers?
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Many items like paper and wood products, glass and ceramics were reserved for the ______ sector by the government.
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Is statehood always based on linguistic identity? Give reasons for your answer.
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“After independence, the government took over the commanding heights of the economy.” What were the initiatives taken by the government to do the same?
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Using an example, show how the treatment of Indian plantation labour was different from the way Colonial administration treated their own labour back home.
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Emile Durkheim and Karl Marx offer two different interpretations of social movements. Explain these two interpretations.
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Using an example, describe adivasis internal colonialism.
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The 1989 Prevention of Atrocities Act revised and strengthened the legal provisions punishing acts of violence or humiliation against Dalits and adivasis. Legislation on this subject was passed repeatedly.
Do you think state action alone can ensure social change? Give reasons for your answer.
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What changes did globalization and liberalization introduce in the Indian industrial society?
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What is meant by the ‘age structure’ of the population? Why is it relevant for economic development and growth?
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What are some of the different forms that the family can take?
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In what ways can changes in social structure lead to changes in the family structure?
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Explain the difference between matriliny and matriarchy.
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What are some of the processes included under the label ‘globalisation’?
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