Why is India not able to perform to her full potential in iron and steel production? Explain any three reasons.
How are means of transport and communication complementary to each other? Explain with three examples.
How are local companies benefitted by collaborating with multinational corporations? Explain with examples.
‘Cheap and affordable credit is essential for poor households both in rural and urban areas’. In the light of the above statement, explain the social and economic values attached to it.
Explain any three measures taken by the British government to repress the movement started against the Rowlatt Act.
Which were the two types of demands mentioned by Gandhi in his letter to Viceroy Irwin on 31 January 1930? Why was the abolition of ‘salt tax’ the most stirring demand? Explain.
Why was the decade of 1830s known as great economic hardship in Europe? Explain any three reasons.
The following are three important reasons why the decade of 1830s is known as great
economic hardship in Europe:
i. During the 1830s, there was large-scale unemployment in Europe. In most of the
European countries, employment opportunities were low in number, whereas job
seekers were many.
ii. Cities had come to be extremely overcrowded. As a result, slums had started coming
up as more people migrated from the rural areas to the urban areas.
iii. Small producers in towns were often faced with stiff competition from imports of cheap machine-made goods from England where industrialisation was more advanced, especially in textile production.