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Q. 7. Give the meaning of ‘challenge of expansion’ in democracy. 1

Ans. The “challenge of expansion” in democracy means applying the principle of democratic government across all regions, social groups and institutions, with greater power to local government, extension of federal principles to all units of federation and the inclusion of women and minority groups.

Q. 8. How can a developmental goal for one be destructive for the other? Mention one suitable example. 1

Ans. Developmental goals are different for different categories of people because of their different aspirations and life situations.
Example: Industrialists may want construction of more dams for more electricity generation, but this may lead to displacement of tribals who live in those areas and thereby disrupt and ruin their lives.

Q. 9. Amongst the States of Punjab, Kerala and Bihar, which one has the lowest literacy rate? 1

Ans. Bihar.

Q. 10. Define the term ‘Net Attendance Ratio’. 1

Ans. Net Attendance Ratio is the total number of children of age group 6-10 attending school as a percentage of total number of children in the same age group.

Q. 11. Explain the circumstances which created an atmosphere of suspicion and distrust among the Muslim community when the Civil Disobedience Movement started. 3

Ans. When the Civil Disobedience Movement started, there was an atmosphere of suspicion and distrust between communities. After the decline of the Non-cooperation and Khilafat movement, a large section of muslims felt alienated from the Congress. Large sections of Muslims could not respond to the call for a united struggle. Many Muslim leaders and intellectuals expressed their concern about the status of Muslims as a minority within India. They feared that the culture and identity of Muslims would be submerged under the domination of a Hindu majority.

Q. 12. Describe the Peasant Rebellion in Awadh during the Non-Cooperation Movement. 3

Ans. The Peasant Rebellion in Awadh was led by Baba Ramchandra, a ‘Sanyasi’, who was earlier a labourer in Fiji. Here, the movement was against ‘talukdars’ and landlords who demanded high rents from peasants. The peasants were forced to do ‘begar’ and work at farms of landlords with no wages. As tenants, they had no security of tenure and could be evicted without any notice as they had no right over the leased land. The Peasant Movement thus demanded reduction of revenue, abolition of ‘begar’ and the boycott of oppressive landlords. In 1920, Shri Jawaharlal Nehru toured Awadh villages to understand peasant grievances. This led to the formation of the Oudh Kisan Sabha headed by Shri Nehru and Baba Ramchandra. So, when the Non-Cooperation Movement began, the effort of the Congress was to integrate the Awadh peasants into the wider struggle

Note : Below are given three groups—A, B and C for questions number 13 and 14. Select any one group for answering these two questions.

Group A

Q. 13. Analyse any three conditions that made economic recovery difficult for Britain after First World War. 3×1=3

Ans. (i) Post-World War I economic recovery proved difficult. Britain, the world’s leading economy in the pre-war period, faced a prolonged crisis. While Britain was preoccupied with war, industries developed in India and Japan. After the war, Britain could not recapture its earlier position of dominance in the Indian market and to compete internationally with Japan.
(ii) To finance war expenses, Britain had borrowed liberally from USA, which led to huge external debts for USA.
(iii) The war also led to an economic boom, with a large increase in demand, production and employment. After the war ended, unemployment increased and production contracted. There were thus huge job losses and, in 1921, one in every five British workers was out of work.

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