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Q. 22. What are the challenges before the jute industries today in India? How is the Government facing the challenges? Explain. 4

Ans. Four major challenges faced by jute industry.
(i) It faces stiff competition in the international market from synthetic packing materials.
(ii) The demand for jute products is declining in the international market.
(iii) The cost of production is high and many jute mills still have obsolete machinery.
(iv) Indian Jute industry faces stiff competition from other competitors like Bangladesh and Brazil etc.
To meet these challenges the Government policy of
(1) Mandatory use of jute packaging has shown rise in the internal demand.
(2) Stress is laid on diversification of jute products.
(3) In 2005, National Jute Policy was formulated with the objective of increasing productivity, improving quality, ensuring good prices to the jute farmers and enhancing the yield per hectare.

Q. 23. Explain four forms of participation in Government under modern democratic systems. 4×1=4

Ans. See Q. 1, Textbook Questions, Chapter 1. Page PS-1

Q. 24. How does casteism affect politics? Explain four points. 4×1=4

Ans. See Q. 14(Additional Questions), Chapter 4. [Page PS-35
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Caste politics has helped people from backward castes to gain better access to decision-making. In some situations, expressions of caste differences in politics gives many disadvantaged communities the space to demand their share of power. Several political parties have been demanding and agitating for an end to discrimination against particular castes for more dignity and more access to land, resources and opportunity.

Q. 25. Describe any four functions of political parties in India. 4×1=4

Ans. See Q. 1, Textbook Questions, Chapter 6. [Page PS-45

Q. 26. What is Gross Domestic Product (GDP)? Which agency fulfils the task of measuring GDP in India? Explain how it measures GDP.

Ans. GDP (Gross Domestic Product) is the value of total produce in a given year of the primary, secondary and tertiary (service) sectors minus the raw materials (like jute, cotton) and intermediate goods (like motorparts produced for car industry). This is to avoid double counting. CSO (Central Statistical Organisation) of Government of India fulfils the task of measuring GDP in India. GDP can be measured in three ways.
(i) We can count the value of what has been produced in the country in a given year, not counting either raw materials or intermediate goods used in domestic production (This is to avoid double counting).
(ii) Similarly, if we add the incomes earned in a given year in production, we will get the income measure of GDP.
(iii) In the same way we can get the GDP by counting all the payments made in the year. If there are no mistakes made in the three ways of counting, each will give the same value of GDP.

Q. 27. What do the banks do with the deposits which they accept from the public? Explain. 4

Ans. Banks keep a small proportion of their deposits as cash with themselves. These days banks hold about 15 percent of their deposits as cash. This is kept as provision to pay the depositors who might come to withdraw money from the bank. Since on any particular day, only some of its depositors come to withdraw cash so the bank is able to manage with the available cash.
Banks use the major portion of the deposits to extend loans. Banks make use of the deposits to meet the loan requirements of the people. In this way, banks mediate between those who have surplus funds (the depositors) and those who are in need of these funds (the borrowers). Banks charge a higher interest rate on loans than what they offer on deposits. The difference is the main income of the bank.

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