Class X

Chapter: Outcomes of Democracy Q ‘A democratic government is a legitimate government.’ Support the statement with arguments. Answer: A democratic government is a legitimate government because of the following reasons. 1 It may be slow, less efficient or not always responsive or clean, but it is people’s own government. 2 It has planned institutions and practices for its functioning, such as: free and fair elections, regular public debates, right to information to citizens, planned legislations. 3 In a democracy, decisions are taken in a very transparent manner citizens have the chance to examine the process of decision-making. Q ‘Democracy accommodates social diversities.’ Support the statement with examples. Answer: Democracy accommodates social diversities in the following ways. 1 Democracy develops competitive attitude: Democracy develops a procedure to conduct competition among social classes. This reduces the possibility of conflicts and social tensions. 2 Democracy evolves mechan...

Ch 3 The Making of Global World  Q. What role did the ‘Silk route’ play in linking distant parts of the world?  Answer: The routes on which cargoes carried Chinese silk to the west were known as ‘Silk routes’. (i) Historians have discovered several silk routes over land and by sea, covering vast regions of Asia and connecting Asia with Europe and North Africa. Even pottery from China, textile and spices from India and South Asia also travelled the same route. (ii) In return, precious metals like gold and silver flowed from Europe to Asia. The traders along with trading items carried knowledge, ideas, values, skills, inventions, lifestyles, food habits, religious beliefs, etc. (iii) Culturally, Buddhism emerged from Eastern India and spread in several directions through the silk routes. Thus, silk route not only played a major role in linking distant parts of the world, but also promoted pre-modern trade and cultural links. Q. Why did Europeans flee to America in the 19th Centu...

Ch 6 political party Answer the following questions Q. Name the national political party which gets inspiration from India’s ancient culture and values. Mention features of that party.  Answer: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) gets inspiration from India’s ancient culture and values. Features: 1 This party founded in 1980 draws 2 Cultural Nationalism (Hindutva) is an important element in its conception of Indian nationhood and politics. 3 Wants full territorial and political integration of Jammu and Kashmir with India. 4 A uniform civil code for all people living in the country irrespective of religion and ban on religious conversions. 5 Earlier limited to north and west and to urban areas, the party expanded support in the south, east, the north-east and rural areas. Q. What is meant by a ‘national political party’? State the conditions required to be a national political party.  Answer: National political parties have their units in various states. By and large all these units f...

Class X Subject: S.St Chapter: Money and credit Answer the following questions Q. What is Barter system? Explain this system with an example. Ans. * Barter System: * In a barter system where goods are directly exchanged without the use of money, double coincidence of wants is an essential feature. When both parties have to agree to sell, buy and ready to exchange each other’s commodities are called double coincidence of wants. * Example * : A Shoe seller sells his shoe in exchange o f wheat. In this case, both parties i.e., shoe seller and wheat producers have to agree to sell and buy each other’s commodities. This is barter system and this system requires double coincidence of want. Q. Mention the short comings of the barter system that led to the evolution of money? Ans. A. Exchanging of goods was difficult. Demand of two persons for each other’s commodity should have risen at the same time, other wise exchange was not possible. This is known as double coincidence of w...