Social Science : 2017 : CBSE : [Delhi] : Set I

Bankim Chandra Chattopadhaya is the author of the novel ‘Anandamath’.

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Pressure groups are formed when people with common occupation, interest, aspirations or opinions come together to achieve a common goal.

Challenge is a call or summon to engage in any contest, as of skill, strength, etc.

The All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) is a pressure group that works as a branch of the Communist Party of India (CPI).

Double coincidence of wants involves two people who have exactly those goods which they want to exchange. This condition involves a lot of search cost and luck.

Suppose you want to buy an internet connection for your home. However the service provider insists that he would provide the service only if you buy the modem and adaptor from him.

Availing Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005 one can extract information about the functions of any government department. This act ensures that citizens get information about the functioning of government departments.

Three steps taken by the French revolutionaries to create a sense of collective identity amongst the French people were:

·       The ideas of La Patrie (the fatherland) and le citoyen (the citizen) were emphasized.

·       A new French tricolor was chosen to replace the former royal standard.

·       The Estates General was elected by the body of elected citizens and renamed the National Assembly.

Three changes that came in the lives of the Vietnamese after the colonization of Vietnam by the French were:

·       French education was imposed on the natives. They were introduced to the culture and civilization of France. The educated people began to believe in the superiority of the French. Many others were opposed to the idea of French being the only medium of instruction.

·       Health and hygiene were also affected by the colonization of Vietnam. The French built the city of Hanoi with the latest ideas about architecture and modern engineering skills were applied to build the most modern city. The native quarter of Hanoi was not provided with any modern facilities. This became the cause of Bubonic plague in the new city as it was an ideal breeding ground for rats. The natives were employed to catch the rats.

·       The French colonization also had an impact on the religion of the natives. The natives traditionally believed in Buddhism and Confucianism and some other local practices. French missionaries considered them to be backward and tried to impose Christianity on them. As a result, many movements emerged that were hostile against Western presence and Christianity.