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What are the various ways in which MNCs set up, or control, production in other countries?

Production was predominantly organised within countries, until the middle of the twentieth century. If we take into consideration the past thirty... View Article

Choose three examples to show the contribution of culture to the growth of nationalism in Europe.

The notion of one culture - one state began to gain acceptability in the 19th century. While reordering state boundaries after World War I, the... View Article

Explain the three types of movements or flows within the international economic exchange. Find one example of each type of flow which involved India and Indians, write a short account of it.

Three types of movement or ‘flows’ within international economic exchanges have been identified by the economists. All three flows... View Article

Choose the most appropriate answer. Formal sources of credit do not include a) Banks. b) Cooperatives. c) Employers.

Answer: The correct answer is option (C) - Employers The various types of loans can be conveniently grouped as formal sector loans and informal... View Article

What do you understand by globalisation? Explain in your own words.

The process of interconnection between countries or rapid integration between countries is known as Globalization. Greater integration of... View Article

Explain How the First World War helped in the growth of the National Movement in India.

The First World War changed the political and economic situation in India and it helped in the growth of the National Movement in India. A... View Article

Give a few examples of public sector activities and explain why the government has taken them up.

Economic activities can be classified into sectors on the basis of who is responsible for delivery of services and who owns assets. The... View Article

Explain what is meant by the 1848 revolution of the liberals. What were the political, social and economic ideas supported by the liberals?

These revolutions were led by the liberal-nationalists belonging to the educated middle-class elite, their members were made of the commercial... View Article

Majority of the credit needs of the _________________households are met from informal sources.

Answer: The correct answer is poor households The various types of loans can be conveniently grouped as formal sector loans and informal sector... View Article

Imagine that you have been asked to write an article for an encyclopedia on Britain and the history of cotton. Write your piece using information from the entire.

By the 1730s, the earliest factories in England were established. But the number of factories in Britain multiplied only in the late eighteenth... View Article

Why did some people fear the effect of easily available printed books? Choose one example from Europe and one from India.

The printed book was not welcomed by everyone. Even the people who had welcomed the printed books had fears about it. There was a fear... View Article

In India, about 80 per cent of farmers are small farmers, who need credit for cultivation. a. Why might banks be unwilling to lend to small farmers? b. What are the other sources from which the small farmers can borrow? c. Explain with an example of how the terms of credit can be unfavourable for the small farmer. d. Suggest some ways by which small farmers can get cheap credit.

a) Why might banks be unwilling to lend to small farmers? Usually banks do not have a presence in every rural area of India. Income from... View Article

Through a focus on any two countries, explain how nations developed over the nineteenth century.

A nation-state was one in which the majority of its citizens, and not only its rulers, came to develop a sense of shared descent or history and... View Article

Identify the challenges to democracy in the following descriptions. Also, suggest policy/institutional mechanism to deepen democracy in the given situations: a) Following a High Court directive, a temple in Orissa that had separate entry doors for Dalits and non-Dalits allowed entry for all from the same door. b) A large number of farmers are committing suicide in different states of India. c) Following allegation of killing of three civilians in Gandwara in a fake encounter by Jammu and Kashmir police, an enquiry has been ordered.

a) Following a High Court directive, a temple in Orissa that had separate entry doors for Dalits and non-Dalits allowed entry for all from the... View Article

Critically examine the progress of the consumer movement in India.

Exploitation of consumers in the marketplace happens in many ways, which are mentioned below: Additional charges on goods imposed by traders... View Article

What did the spread of print culture in the nineteenth century India mean to: a) Women b) The poor c) Reformers

a) Women Due to print, the feelings and lives of women were written in an intense and vivid manner. In middle-class homes, there was a... View Article

List all the different social groups which joined the Non-Cooperation Movement of 1921. Then choose any three and write about their hopes and struggles to show why they joined the movement.

Different Social Groups had participated in the Non-Cooperation Movement initiated by Mahatma Gandhi. The Non-Cooperation-Khilafat Movement... View Article

Give arguments to support or oppose the following assertions: a) Industrialised countries can afford democracy but the poor need dictatorship to become rich. b) Democracy can’t reduce inequality of incomes between different citizens. c) The government in poor countries should spend less on poverty reduction, health, education and spend more on industries and infrastructure. d) In a democracy, all citizens have one vote, which means that there is an absence of any domination and conflict.

a) Industrialised countries can afford democracy but the poor need dictatorship to become rich. This is not true, dictatorship will not... View Article

Choose the most appropriate answer.The sectors are classified into public and private sector on the basis of: a) employment conditions b) the nature of economic activity c) ownership of enterprises d) number of workers employed in the enterprise

a) Industrialised countries can afford democracy but the poor need dictatorship to become rich. This is not true, dictatorship will not... View Article

Give reason for the following: a) Woodblock print only came to Europe after 1295. b) Martin Luther was in favour of print and spoke out in praise of it. c) The Roman Catholic Church began keeping an Index of prohibited books from the mid-sixteenth century d) Gandhi said the fight for Swaraj is a fight for the liberty of speech, liberty of the press, and freedom of association.

a) Woodblock print only came to Europe after 1295. Carefully written by scribes, the production of manuscripts was made possible by paper.... View Article

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