Who were Khmer Cambodians?

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They were non-Vietnamese people lived in Vietnam.

Where and when was the first cement industry set up in India?

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The first cement plant was set up at Chennai in Tamil Nadu in 1904. There are 128 large and over 332 mini cement industries in India at present.

Name the western terminal of the East-West Corridor.

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Porbandar in Gujarat.

who was chosen the new Prime minister of the interim government of Nepal?

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Girija Prasad Koirala was chosen the new Prime minister of the interim government of Nepal.

What is meant by defection in politics?

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It is the changing of party allegiance from the party on which a person got elected to a different party. It is now banned by the Anti-Defection law.

What sustains democracy in India?

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Why money is called a medium of exchange?

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Since money acts as an intermediate in the exchange process, it is called a medium of exchange.

Which is the most common route for investments by MNCs in countries around the world?

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Buying the existing companies is the most common route for investments by MNCs in countries around the world.

Mention a few Organizations that provide certification of standardization in India.

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(i) BIS and ISI
(ii) AGMARK
(iii) HALLMARK
It means International Organization for Standardization which has its headquarter at Geneva.

What was the most powerful weapon of the Spanish conquerors?

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Small Pox Germs

Name the good from India which dominated the international market before the the age of machine industries.

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Silk and Cotton

Name the presidency cities of colonial India.

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Calcutta and Madras.

What are Millets?

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Jowar, bajra and ragi are the important millets grown in India. These are coarse grains, with very high nutritional value.

Classify energy resource into two categories.Give two examples of each.

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Briefly explain how the challenge of deepening of democracy can be met?

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How does displaying the information about the product help consumers?

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1. Distinguish between industrialisation and proto-industrialisation.

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2. Why were the printed books popular even among illiterate people?

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1. How did the novels for the young boys idealise a new type of man? Explain.

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2. (i) What is biodiversity? Why is biodiversity important for human lives?
   (ii) How have human activities affected the depletion of flora and fauna? Explain.

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1. Explain the impacts of scrapping of the Corn Law.

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2. Who invented the printing press? How did he develop the print technology?

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1. Three-fourths of the earth's surface is covered with water, but still there is a scarcity of water across the globe. Explain giving three reasons.

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2. How can workers in an unorganised sector be protected?  Explain.

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Examine the following pairs that give the level of government in India and the powers of the government at that level to make laws on the subjects mentioned against each. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

(a)	State government	State List
(b)	Central government	Union List
(c)	Central and State governments	Concurrent List
(d)	Local governments	Residuary powers

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How did the Balkan issue became the reason for First World War?

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Distinguish between issue-specific movements and long term movements

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Why do people prefer democracy? Explain with four reasons.

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The challenge of deepening of democracy is faced by every democracy in one form or another. Support the statement with three suitable arguments.

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Two features - A and B are marked in the given 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 Indian national Congress Session was held in September 1920.
(b) The place where the Peasant Satyagraha was help in Gujarat.

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Locate the different types of soil in an outline map of India

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