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‘It is said of “passive resistance” that it is the weapon of the weak, but the power which is
the subject of this article can be used only by the strong. This power is not passive
resistance; indeed, it calls for intense activity. The movement in South Africa was not
passive but active …
‘Satyagraha is not physical force. A satyagrahi does not inflict pain on the adversary; he
does not seek his destruction … In the use of satyagraha, there is no ill-will whatever.
‘Satyagraha is pure soul-force. Truth is the very substance of the soul. That is why this force
is called satyagraha. The soul is informed with knowledge. In it burns the flame of love. …
Nonviolence is the supreme dharma …‘It is certain that India cannot rival Britain or Europe
in force of arms. The British worship the war-god and they can all of them become, as they
are becoming, bearers of arms. The hundreds of millions in India can never carry arms.
They have made the religion of non-violence their own …’
Why did Gandhiji consider nonviolence as supreme dharma?
How was Gandhian Satyagraha taken up by the people who believed in his
philosophy?
Why was Gandhian satyagraha considered a novel way to resist injustice ?
A news magazine published for London readers is to be designed and printed in

Delhi. The text of the magazine is sent through Internet to the Delhi office. The
designers in the Delhi office get orders on how to design the magazine from the
office in London using telecommunication facilities. The designing is done on a
computer. After printing, the magazines are sent by air to London. Even the payment
of money for designing and. printing from a bank in London to a bank in Delhi is
done instantly through the Internet (e-banking)! Extract : II The agriculture sector
provides the bulk of employment and a significant portion of the GDP in India.
Compare this to a developed country such as the US with the share of agriculture in
GDP at 1% and, its share in total employment a tiny 0.5%. And, yet this very small
percentage of people who are engaged in agriculture in the US receive massive sums
of money from the US government for production and for exports to other countries.
Due to this massive money that they receive, US farmers can sell the farm products
at abnormally low prices. The surplus farm products are sold in other country markets at
low prices, adversely affecting farmers in these countries. Developing countries are,
therefore, asking the developed country governments, “We have reduced trade barriers as
per WTO rules. But you have ignored the rules of WTO and have continued to pay your
farmers vast sums of money. You have asked our governments to stop supporting our
farmers, but you are doing so yourselves. Is this free and fair trade?”
1. Analyse the role of Information Technology in globlisation by giving three reasons.

2. Name an institution which has an aim to liberalise the international trade.
3. How far has the institution responsible for free and fair trade succeeded in its aim?
Explain by giving two reasons
In 1926, Begum Rokeya Sakhawat Hossein, a noted educationist and literary figure,
strongly condemned men for withholding education from women in the name of religion
as she addressed the Bengal Women’s Education Conference:‘The opponents of female
education say that women will become unruly… Fie! They call themselves Muslims and
yet go against the basic tenet of Islam which gives Women an equal right to education.
If men are not led astray once educated, why should women?’
(i) Who was Begum Rokeya Hossein?
(ii) Why did she condemn men?
(iii) What was her opinion about women’s education?
Kanta works in an office. She attends her office from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. She gets her
salary regularly at the end of every month. In addition to the salary, she also gets
provident fund as per the rule laid down by the government. She also gets medical and
other allowances. Kanta does not go to office on Sundays. This is a paid holiday. When
she joined work, she was given an appointment letter starting all the terms and
conditions of work.
i) In which sector does Kanta work and what benefits she gets ?
ii) Do more people work in organised or unorganised sector ? Why ?
iii) Why has organised sector also taken the shape of unorganised these days ?
Ford Motors, an American company, is one of the world’s largest automobile

manufacturers with production spread over 26 countries of the world. Ford Motors
came to India in 1995 and spent Rs. 1700 crore to set up a large plant near Chennai.
This was done in collaboration with Mahindra and Mahindra, a major Indian
manufacturer of jeeps and trucks. By the year 2004, Ford Motors was selling 27,000
cars in the Indian markets, while 24,000 cars were exported from India to South Africa,
Mexico and Brazil. The company wanted to develop Ford India as a component
supplying base for its other plants across the globe.
i) How can ford motors be termed a multinational ?
ii) Why did ford motors set up production plants in india ?
iii) Why did ford motors wish to develop a component base in india ? What is the basic
idea behind it ?
To the altar of this revolution we have brought our youth as incense’. Many nationalists
thought that the struggle against the British could not be won through non-violence. In
1928, the Hindustan Socialist Republican Army HSRA was founded at a meeting in
Feroz Shah jotla ground in Delhi. Amongst its leaders were Bhagat Singh, atin Das and
Aoy Ghosh. In a series of dramatic actions in diFFerent parts of India, the HSRA targeted
some of the symbols of British power. In April 1929, Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Du3
threw a bomb in the xegislative Assembly. In the same year there was an a3empt to
blow up the train that xord Irwin was traveling in. Bhagat Singh was 2: when he was tried
and e…ecuted by the colonial government. During his trial, Bhagat Singh stated that he
did not wish to glorify ‘the cult of the bomb and pistol’ but wanted a revolution in
societyW ‘Revolution is the inalienable right of mankind. Freedom is the imprescriptible
birthright of all. The labourer is the real sustainer of society Z To the altar of this
revolution we have brought our youth as incense, for no sacri!ce is too great for so
magni!cent a cause. Qe are content. We await the advent of revolution. Inquilab
Zindabad
1 What was the philosophy of HSRA ?
2 Why was Bhagat Singh put on trial ?
3 How is youth an incense for the altar of the revolution ?

1 Which state has the most income but lacks behind in health and why ?
2 Which state is the most developed and why ?
3 Is there any interconnection between income and education ? Which state lacks in
both ? Which state is better in one than in the other ?
1 Which sector has the most and least share in GDP in 1971-72 and 2011-12 ? By how
much is the contribution varied for the primary sector ?
2 Calculate the share of secondary sector in 2011-12
3 By how much did tertiary sector’s contribution increase over the years ? Are we at the
end of this shift of sectors which means tertiary is now the largest employer ?

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Why did Gandhiji consider nonviolence as supreme dharma?

Why was Gandhian satyagraha considered a novel way to resist injustice ?

A news magazine published for London readers is to be designed and printed in

1. Analyse the role of Information Technology in globlisation by giving three reasons.

(i) Who was Begum Rokeya Hossein?

(ii) Why did she condemn men?

(iii) What was her opinion about women’s education?

ii) Do more people work in organised or unorganised sector ? Why ?

Ford Motors, an American company, is one of the world’s largest automobile

i) How can ford motors be termed a multinational ?

ii) Why did ford motors set up production plants in india ?

1 What was the philosophy of HSRA ?

2 Why was Bhagat Singh put on trial ?

3 How is youth an incense for the altar of the revolution ?

2 Which state is the most developed and why ?

2 Calculate the share of secondary sector in 2011-12

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