Short Answer TypeWhy 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.
The following are the measures adopted by the British Government to repress the
movement started against the Rowlatt Act:
i. Fearing that railway and telegraph lines might be cut by those protesting the Act, the
Government unleashed harsher than usual measures to suppress the movement.
ii. Local leaders were imprisoned and Gandhi was prohibited from entering Delhi. On
10th April 1919, the police fired upon a peaceful procession in Amritsar.
iii. This action of the Government resulted in attacks on banks, post offices and railway
stations. Martial law was soon imposed and General Dyer took over the command.
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.
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