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What were the main causes of the French Revolution? Answer: (i) Despotic rule of Louis XVI: He became the ruler of France in 1774. He had drained the financial resources of France in wars. For the cost of his extravagant expenses, he increased taxes which were paid by the third estate.  (ii) Division of French society: The French society was divided into three estates; first, second and third estates, respectively. Among them, First and Second Estates had 10 per cent of the total population and were the clergy and nobles. They enjoyed all privileges. Rest of the 90 per cent was of the third estate, which paid all kinds of direct or indirect taxes. This kind of discrimination led to the revolution by the third estate.  (iii) Rising prices: The population of France had increased. This resulted into more demand of food grains. So the price of bread rose rapidly, which the poor could not afford to buy. So the gap between the rich and poor widened.  (iv) Inspiration of the phi...

Textbook question answers Q 1.     What were the social economic and political conditions in Russia before 1905? Ans:   Economic condition : The vast majority of Russia’s people were agriculturists. About 85 percent of the Russian empire’s population earned their living from agriculture. Cultivators produced for the market as well as for their own needs and Russia was a major exporter of grain. The industry was found in pockets. Prominent industrial areas were St Petersburg and Moscow. Large factories existed alongside craft workshops. Many factories were set up in the 1890s when Russia’s railway network was extended and foreign investment in industry increased. Most industries were the private property of industrialists. Social condition: Workers were divided into social groups on the basis of skill. The division was also visible in dress and manners also. Some workers formed associations to help members in times of unemployment or financial hardship. Despite divisions, ...

Question 1. Write a one page history of Germany (a) as a schoolchild in Nazi Germany (b) as a Jewish survivor of a concentration camp (c) as a political opponent of the Nazi regime . Answer (a) As a Schoolchild in Nazi Germany I have been conditioned behave in a particular manner since I was three years old. First I given a flag to wave, to show my patriotism. I was told that men’s women’s roles in life were totally different. We were told that the for equal rights of men and women was a thing of the past as it WOIJIC destroy our society today. We boys were taught to be aggressive. masculine and steel hearted, while the girls were told that they had become good mothers and rear pure-blooded Aryan children. The girls had to maintain the purity of the race, distance themselves from Jews, look after the home, and teach their children Nazi values. They had to be the bearers of the Aryan culture and race. I had to take an oath of loyalty to Hitler, proclaiming him as the savior of the count...

Question 1. Have there been changes in forest areas where you live ? Find out what these changes are and why they have happened. Answer There can be a variety of answers. A sample answer is given below There have been a number of changes in forest areas in India since independence and some which have occurred in my district are as follows Entry to forest area is restricted and the Forest Department has posted guards to check any illegal entry Although. the number of trees in the forest has Increased, reduction of rainfall in recent years has stunted the growth of trees. The Adivasi villagers living inside the forest areas are gradually leaving their traditional occupations and migrating to the towns for education and jobs. A number of wild animals like tigers and elephants are sometimes seen on the edges of the forest. but they do not venture out for fear of being killed by human beings. Earlier the tigers used to come into the nearby villages and take away animals and small children a...

Question 1. Imagine that it is 1950 and you are a 60-year-old Raika herder living in post-Independence India. You are telling your grand-daughter about the changes which have taken place in your lifestyle after Independence. What would you say? Answer Since the coming of independence, my life has changed quite a bit. Since now there is not enough pasture for our animals, we had to reduce the number of the animals we keep. We have changed our grazing grounds also, as those on the banks of the River Indus have gone into Pakistan and we are not allowed to go there. So, we have found alternative grazing grounds in Haryana, where our herds go when the harvest has been cut. At this time they can feed on the stumps of the plants remaining and also fertilise the soil with manure from their excreta. Your father did not like a herder’s life and so he decided to become a farmer. I gave him my savings to buy some land and now he is cultivating food grains. I think you will have a much better life ...

  Match the following Column A Column B Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir 6th October, 1947 Instrument of Accession Muzaffarabad An area in Pakistan Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) 26th January, 1957 Answers Column A Column B Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir 26th January, 1957 Instrument of Accession 6th October, 1947 An area in Pakistan Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) Muzaffarabad Fill in the blanks:  1. _______________was the Viceroy of India at the time of  Indian Independence. Answer:-  Lord  Mountbatten 2. The meeting of the Defence Committee  was  held in Delhi  in the year____________________.  Answer:-  October  25,  1947 3.  A unique feat in  Ladakh  was  that of___________________________who resisted the tribal attack at Zojilla Pass.  Answer:-  Major General Themayya 4.  The  two  areas  that  fall  in  the...