Describe any four advantages of ‘Self Help Groups’ for the poor.
The advantages of self-help groups (SHG) for the poor are –
(i) The SHG help borrowers over the problem of lack of collateral
(ii) SHG helps in getting timely loans for a variety of purposes and at a reasonable interest rate.
(iii) SHG builds blocks of organisation of the rural poor.
(iv) They help women to become financially self-reliant.
Explain with examples why some laws that seek to ban something are not very successful in politics.
Explain any four economic hardships that Europe faced in the 1830s.
OR
Explain the views of Paul Bernard regarding the economy of Vietnam.
How did cultural processes help in creating a sense of collective belongingness in India? Explain.
Two features A and B are marked in the given outline political map of India. Identify these features with the help of the following information and write their correct names on the lines marked on the map.
A. The place where Indian National Congress session of December 1920 was held
B. The place where the cotton mill workers Satyagraha was held.
OR
Locate and label the following items with appropriate symbols on the same map.
(i) Amritsar − The place where Jallianwala Bagh incident took place.
(ii) Champaran − The place of indigo planters’ movement.
