Social Science_Board Paper_Class 10_All India_Set 2_2017

Our Constitution prohibits forced labour or begar in any form. It is a practice where the worker is forced to render services to the merchant free of cost or in exchange of nominal amount.

Magnetite is the best variety of iron ore with 72% of iron in it. In India, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu and Kerala are the states which are having magnetite deposits.

There is an overwhelming support to democracy all over the world because democracy is a form of government in which rulers are elected by the people and moreover it improves the quality of decision making.

Money by eliminating the need for double coincidences of wants makes it easier to exchange things. It is no longer required for a person to look for another person who will buy his goods and at the same time sells him what he wants. A person holding money can easily exchange it for any good or service that he might want.

The maximum retail price MRP printed of the cover of a product indicates the maximum price the shopkeeper can charge for the product. One can protest and complain if someone sells a good at more than the printed MRP. In fact consumers can bargain with the sellers to sell at a price less than MRP.

An example of Violation of consumer’s right to choose-

Suppose you want to buy an electric torch and the shopkeeper says that he can sell the torch only if you buy cells to go in it. If you are not interested in buying the cells, your right to choice is denied.

Democracy is a system of government that bases its legitimacy on the participation of the people. Due to reliance on elections, democracies have as their default principle the concept of majority rule.

Asom Gana Parishad is a political party which grew out of a movement.

Pressure groups and movements have deepened democracy. Putting pressure on the rulers is a healthy activity in a democracy as long as everyone gets this opportunity. Governments can often come under undue pressure from a small group of rich and powerful people. Public interest groups and movements perform a useful role of countering this undue influence and reminding the government of the needs and concerns of ordinary citizens.

 Banks in India use the major portion of their deposits to extent loans for various economic activities and keep only a small proportion of their deposits as cash with themselves as a provision to pay the depositors who might come to withdraw money. Three loan activities of banks in India are given below:

1.  Home loans: Banks advance loans to people to assist them in buying a house or flat.

2.  Education loans: Banks also offer loans to the students which are used by them to pay for education related expenses such as tuition fees, hostel fees, etc.

3.  Crop loans: Banks and co-operative societies give short -term advances (crop loans) to farmers for purchasing inputs such as seeds, fertilizers, tools, etc. for farming at low rate of interests.

Banks charge a higher rate of interest on loans than what they offer on deposits.