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NCERT SOLUTIONS CHAPTER: LIFELINES OF THE NATIONAL ECONOMY

NCERT SOLUTIONS CHAPTER: LIFELINES OF THE NATIONAL ECONOMY (i) Which two of the following extreme locations are connected by the east-west corridor? (a) Mumbai and Nagpur (b) Silcher and Porbandar (c) Mumbai and Kolkata (d) Nagpur and Siligudi ►  (b) Silcher and Porbandar (ii) Which mode of transportation reduces trans-shipment losses and delays? (a) Railways (b) Roadways (c) Pipeline (d) Waterways ►  (c) Pipeline (iii) Which one of the following states is not connected with the H.V.J. pipeline? (a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Maharashtra (c) Gujarat (d) Uttar Pradesh ►  (b) Maharashtra (iv) Which one of the following ports is the deepest land-locked and well-protected port along the east cost? (a) Chennai (b) Paradwip (c) Tuticorin (d) Vishakhapatnam ►  (d) Vishakhapatnam (v) Which one of the following is the most important modes of transportation in India? (a) Pipeline (b) Railways (c) Roadways (d) Airways ►  (b) Railways (vi) Wh...

NCERT SOLUTIONS : MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES

NCERT SOLUTIONS : MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES Q.2: Answer the following in brief:   (i) What is manufacturing? Solution: (i)  Production of goods in large quantities after processing from raw materials to ready-to-use, more valuable products is called Manufacturing. (ii) Name any three physical factors for the location of the industry.  (ii)  1. Availability of raw material. 2. Suitable climate. 3. Availability of water and power supply. 4. Transport facilities. (iii) Name any three human factors for the location of an industry.  (Any three)  (iii)  1- Labour. 2- Market. 3- Government policies. (iv) Name the important raw materials used in manufacturing of cement.  (iv)  Raw materials used in manufacturing of cement are – limestone, silica, alumina, gypsum.  Q.3: Answer the following questions in about 120 words:  (i) How are integrated steel plants different from mini steel plants? What problems does the industry fa...

NCERT Solutions for Class 10th: Ch 5 Consumer Rights Economics

NCERT Solutions for Class 10th: Ch 5  Consumer Rights Economics 1. Why are rules and regulations required in the marketplace? Illustrate with a few examples. Answer Rules and regulations are required in the marketplace to protect consumers. Sellers often abdicate responsibility for a low-quality product, cheat in weighing out goods, add extra charges over the retail price, and sell adulterated/ defective goods. Hence, rules and regulations are needed to protect the scattered buyers from powerful and fewer producers who monopolize markets. For example, a grocery shop owner might sell expired products, and then blame the customer for not checking the date of expiry before buying the items. 2. What factors gave birth to the consumer movement in India? Trace its evolution  Answer The factors that gave birth to the consumer movement in India are manifold. It started as a "social force" with the need to protect and promote consumer interests against unfair and unethi...

NCERT SOLUTIONS CH: GLOBALISATION AND THE INDIAN ECONOMY

 NCERT SOLUTIONS CH: GLOBALISATION AND THE INDIAN ECONOMY 1. What do you understand by globalization? Explain in your own words.  Answer Globalization means integrating the economy of a country with the economies of other countries under conditions of free flow of trade, capital and movement of persons across borders. It includes (i) Increase in foreign trade (ii) Export and import of techniques of production. (iii) Flow of capital and finance from one country to another (iv) Migration of people from one country to another. 2. What was the reason for putting barriers to foreign trade and foreign investment by the Indian government? Answer The Indian government had put barriers to foreign trade and foreign investment to protect domestic producers from foreign competition, especially when industries had just begun to come up in the 1950s and 1960s. At this time, competition from imports would have been a death blow to growing industries. Hence, India allowed impor...

Economics Chapter – 4 Globalization and the Indian Economy Extra Practice Questions

Economics Chapter – 4 Globalization and the Indian Economy Extra Practice Questions  Multiple choice questions:-  1. MNC stands for:-  (i) Multinational Corporation (ii) Multi nation Corporation (iii) Multinational Cities (iv)           Multinational Council 2. Investment made by MNCs is called:- (i) Investment (ii) Foreign Trade (iii) Foreign Investment (iv) Disinvestment 3. Process of integration of different countries is called:- (i) Liberalisation (ii) Privatisation (iii) Globalisation (iv) None of the above 4. MNCs do not increase Learn Digital from Google – . (i) Competition (ii) Price war (iii) Quality (iv) None of the above 5. This helps to create an opportunity for the producers to reach beyond the domestic market  (i) Foreign trade (ii) Domestic trade (iii) Internal trade (iv)Trade barrier  6. Foreign Trade:- (i) Increases choice of goods (ii) Decreases prices of goods (iii) Increases competi...

NCERT SOLUTIONS : NATIONALISM IN INDIA

NCERT SOLUTIONS: NATIONASLISM IN INDIA Write in Brief 1. Explain: (a) Why growth of nationalism in the colonies is linked to an anti-colonial movement. (b) How the First World War helped in the growth of the National Movement in India. (c) Why Indians were outraged by the Rowlatt Act. (d) Why Gandhiji decided to withdraw the Non-Cooperation Movement. Answer (a) Colonisation affected people’s freedom, and nationalist sentiments surged during the process of struggle against imperial domination. The sense of oppression and exploitation became a common bond for people from different walks of life, and this resulted in the growth of nationalist ideals. Thus, growth of nationalism in the colonies is linked to anti-colonial movements. (b) During the First World War, the British army conducted forced recruitment from rural areas in India. To finance the defence expenditure, high custom duties and income taxes were imposed. Also, during 1918-19 and 1920-21, crops failed...

Extra questions : Nationalism in India

  Assignment NATIONALISM IN INDIA Multiple Choice Questions of Nationalism in India 1Q. By whom was the Swaraj Party formed? a) Motilal Nehru and C.R. Das b) Subhas Chandra Bose and Sardar Patel c) Jawaharlal Nehru and Rajendra Prasad d) Motilal Nehru and Rajendra Prasad 2Q. By whom was the first image of Bharatmata painted? a) Rabindranath Tagore b) Abanindranath Tagore c) Ravi Verma d) Nandalal Bose 3Q. Why did the Indians oppose the Rowlatt Act? a) It introduced the Salt Law. b) It increased taxes on land c) It gave the British the power to arrest and detain a person without a trial d) It put a ban on the Congress party. 4Q. By what name were the dalits referred by Gandhiji? a) Untouchables b) Shudras c) Harijans d) Achchuts 5Q. Why did Gandhiji organise a Satyagraha in Ahmedabad Mill in 1918? a) To protest against the poor working condition in the factory. b) To demand for a higher wages for workers. c) To protest against high revenue dema...