Long Answer TypeHow did culture play an important role in creating the idea of the ‘nation’ in Europe? Explain with examples.
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How were Vietnamese nationalists inspired by Japan and China to set up a democratic republic? Explain with examples.
“Dalit participation was limited in the Civil Disobedience Movement”. Examine the statement.
Two features A and B, are marked in the political outline map of India. Identify these features with the help of the following information and write their correct names on the lines marked in the map :
A The place, where the Indian National Congress Session was held in December 1920.
B The place, where the 'Movement of Indigo Planters' was started.
On the same given political outline map of India, locate and label the following features with appropriate symbols:
(i) Kalpakkam − Nuclear power plant
(ii) Bhadrawati − Iron and steel plant
(iii) Kochchi − Major sea port
How did the struggle of the Nepali people become a source of inspiration to democrats all over the world? Explain.
Nepal witnessed an extraordinary popular movement in April 2006. The movement was aimed at restoring democracy. This struggle for democracy became source of inspiration to all democrats all over the world.
(i) Nepal won democracy in the year 1990 though the king remained the head of the State. The real power was exercised by popularly elected representatives. King Birendra accepted this transition from absolute monarchy to constitutional monarchy.
(ii) King Birendra was killed in a mysterious massacre of the royal family in 2001. King Gyanendra, the new king of Nepal was not prepared to accept democratic rule. As a result, in February 2005, the king dismissed the then Prime Minister and dissolved the popularly elected Parliament.
(iii) The movement of 2006 was aimed at regaining popular control over the government from the king. All the major political parties in Parliament (Seven Party Alliance of Nepal) called for a 4 day strike and this protest soon turned into indefinite strike in which many other organisations joined hands.
(iv) People defied curfews and took to the streets. Even the security forces found themselves unable to take on more than 1 lakh people who gathered almost every day to demand the restoration of democracy. They stuck to their demands of restoring the parliament, power to an all–party government and a new constituent assembly.
(v) On the last day of this protest movement, the king was forced to meet all the demands of the people. As a result, SPA chose Girija Prasad Koirala as the Prime Minister and the restored parliament passed various laws taking away most of the powers from the king.
“Democracy is seen to be good in principle but felt to be not so good in practice.” Justify the statement.
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