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Q. 6. What type of society exists in Sweden and Germany? 1

Ans. Homogeneous society. Also See Q. 7. Additional Questions, Chapter 3. [Page PS-26

Q. 7. What are political reforms or democratic reforms? 1

Ans. All the suggestions or proposals about overcoming various challenges to democracy are called democratic reforms or political reforms.

Q. 8. Mention two developmental goals of landless rural labourers. ½+½=1

Ans. (i) To find full employment throughout the year,
(ii) To have decent wages and
(iii) To get minimum health and education facilities as promised by the Constitution of India.

*Q. 9. How does the Central Government supplement the efforts of the State Governments during disasters? (D.M.) 1

*Q. 10. Who is the nodal officer at the Block level for all disaster management activities? (D.M.) 1

Note : Below are given three groups—A, B and C for questions number 11 and 12. Select any one group for answering these two questions.

Group A

Q. 11. Why was there a need for clearing lands in Britain during the nineteenth century? Explain any three reasons. 3×1=3

Ans. Reasons: (any three)
(i) Population growth from the late 18th century had increased the demand for foodgrains. As urban centres grew and number of industries increased, the demand for agricultural products went up. Thus, there was a need for clearing lands in Britain for agriculture.
(ii) It was not enough merely to clear lands for agriculture alone. Railways were needed to link the agricultural regions to ports.
(iii) New harbours had to be built and old ones expanded to ship the new cargoes.
(iv) Land was needed to build homes and settlements for the expanding population during the nineteenth century.

Social Science 2008 Question Papers Class X
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