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Long Answer TypeExplain any two main challenges faced by the jute industry in India. Explain any three objectives of National Jute Policy.
'Self Help Groups' help borrowers to overcome the problem of lack of collateral. Examine the statement.
Who hosted 'Vienna Congress' in 1815? Analyse the main changes brought by the 'Vienna Treaty?
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Analyse the role of 'Hoa-Hao' movement to arouse anti-imperialist sentiments in Vietnam.
Plantation workers had their own understanding of Mahatma Gandhi's ideas and the notion of 'Swaraj'. Support the statement.
Workers had their own understanding of Mahatma Gandhi and the notion of swaraj. For plantation workers in Assam, freedom meant the right to move freely in and out of the confined space in which they were enclosed, and it meant retaining a link with the village from which they had come. Under the Inland Emigration Act of 1859, plantation workers were not permitted to leave the tea gardens without permission, and in fact they were rarely given such permission. When they heard of the Non-Cooperation Movement, thousands of workers defied the authorities, left the plantations and headed home. They believed that Gandhi Raj was coming and everyone would be given land in their own villages. They, however, never reached their destination. Stranded on the way by a railway and steamer strike, they were caught by the police and brutally beaten up.
'Democracy is very important for promoting dignity and freedom of the citizens.' Support the statement with arguments.
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