'Some people think that democracy produces a less effective government.' Analyse the statement.
Describe any five factors responsible for the concentration off iron and steel industry in and around Chhotanagpur Plateau region.
'Road transport and Rail transport in India are not competitive but complementary to each other.' Justify the statement.
Fair globalisation would create opportunities for all and also ensure that benefits of globalisation are shared better. Support the statement.
Describe the significance of the Civil Disobedience Movement in the freedom struggle of India.
The significance Civil Disobedience Movement:
(i )People were asked to not only refuse cooperation with the British (as they had done in 1921–22), but also break the colonial laws.
(ii) Thousands in different parts of the country broke the salt law, manufactured salt and demonstrated in front of government salt factories.
(iii) As the movement spread, foreign cloth was boycotted and liquor shops were picketed.
(iv) Peasants refused to pay revenue and chaukidari taxes and village officials resigned.
(v) In many places, forest people violated forest laws by going into reserved forests to collect wood and graze cattle.
The idealistic liberal-democratic sentiment of nationalism in the first half of the nineteenth century became a narrow creed with limited ends. Examine the statement.
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The roles of women varied in the anti-imperialist movement in vietnam. Examine the statement.
'The popular struggles are integral to the development of democracy.' Analyse the statement.