Unit 2 Ch 5 : Minerals and Energy Resources — Social Studies STD 10 — Question

How would you evaluate Napoleon as an administrator who created a more rational and efficient system? Elucidate with suitable examples.

For each of the sectors that we came across in this chapter why should one focus on employment and GDP? Could there be other issues which should be examined? Discuss.

Read the passage on the left and answer the questions.
Ford Motors, an American company, is one of the world’s largest automobile manufacturers with production spread over 26 countries of the world. Ford Motors came to India in 1995 and spent Rs. 1700 crore to set up a large plant near Chennai. This was done in collaboration with Mahindra and Mahindra, a major Indian manufacturer of jeeps and trucks. By the year 2004, Ford Motors was selling 27, 000 cars in the Indian markets, while 24,000 cars were exported from India to South Africa, Mexico and Brazil. The company wants to develop Ford India as a component supplying base for its other plants across the globe.
By setting up their production plants in India, MNCs such as Ford Motors tap the advantage not only of the large markets that countries such as India provide, but also the lower costs of production. Explain the statement.

"Minerals are indispensable part of our lives." Support the statement with examples.

Make a long list of all kinds of work that you find adults around you doing for a living. In what way can you classify them? Explain your choice.

Define the term ‘tourism’. Why is tourism known as a trade? Explain.

Why did Mahatma Gandhi relaunch the Civil Disobedience Movement with great apprehension? Explain.

What do you understand by ‘Bhoodan’ and ‘Gramdan’?

Why cannot modern democracies exist without political parties? Explain.

Explain the causes of the Great Depression.