Question: Here are some false statements. Identify the mistake in each case and rewrite these correctly based on what you have read in this chapter. 1. Leaders of the freedom movement had an open mind about whether the country should be democratic or not after independence. 2. Members of the …
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Question: Who was Captain Swing? Answer: It was a mythic name used by the poor laborers to threaten the rich landlords who were replacing workers for machines. Question: What was common land? Answer: It was the land to which all villagers had an access. Question: “For the poor, the common land was …
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Question: Name the organisation which provide us with information regarding the population of our country. Answer: The Census of India. Question: State the position of India in terms of population size. Answer: Second. Question: State the total population of India according to the 2011 census. Answer: Around 1210.2 million. Question: …
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Question: What is veto power? Answer: The power or right vested in one branch of a government to cancel or postpone the decisions, enactments, etc., of another branch, especially the right of a president, governor, or other chief executive to reject bills passed by the legislature. The exercise of this right. …
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Question: What is the name of the Chinese Parliament? Answer: The name of the Chinese Parliament is the National People’s Congress. Question: What was the ‘Legal Framework Order’ passed by Prevez Musharraf in August 2002? Answer: The Legal Framework Order, 2002 was issued by Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf in August 2002. …
Read More »NCERT 9th Class (CBSE) Social Science: Natural Vegetation and Wild Life
Question: What is natural vegetation or virgin vegetation? Answer: It refers to a plant community which has grown naturally without human aid and has been left undisturbed by human beings for a long time. Question: What is flora and fauna? Answer: Flora: Plants of a particular region or period. Fauna: …
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Question: Name the original name of the Nazi party. Answer: The original name of the Nazi party was the Nationalist Socialist German Workers’ Party, which was later renamed as the Nazi party. Question: Explain the purpose of the Enabling Act passed on 3rd March, 1933. Answer: This Act established dictatorship …
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Question: In which Hemisphere does India lie? Answer: India lies entirely in the Northern Hemisphere. Question: What is India’s rank in the Northern Hemisphere? Answer: In terms or size, India is the seventh largest country of the world. Question: Mention the land boundary of India. Answer: India has a land …
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Question: The Explain the ‘Theory of plate Tectonics’. Answer: According to this theory, the crust or the upper part of the earth has been formed out of seven major and some minor plates. Question: What is the difference between convergent boundary and divergent boundary? Answer: Convergent boundary is formed when …
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Question: Who are nomads? Answer: Nomads are people who do not live in one place, but move from one area to another to earn their living. Question: What is Kafila? Answer: Kafila means a group of people. Several households of nomadic people move together for their journy and this group …
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