Poverty as a Challenge — Social Science STD 9 — Question

How do different physiographic divisions of India make the country richer in its natural resources?Or
How do the diverse physical features of the land contribute to the country's development?

Write a response to the following arguments against democracy:

1. Army is the most disciplined and corruption-free organisation in the country. Therefore army should rule the country.
2. Rule of the majority means the rule of ignorant people. What we need is the rule of the wise, even if they are in small numbers.
3. If we want religious leaders to guide us in spiritual matters, why not invite them to guide us in politics as well. The country should be ruled by religious leaders.

How did the world come to know about the holocaust?

State any three measures taken by Provincial Government to suppress the Bolshevik influence?

“Wide disparities in poverty are visible between rural and urban areas and also among the different states in India.' Elaborate.

The table below gives the proportion of different communities among the candidates who won elections to the US Congress. Compare these to the proportion of these communities in the population of the US. Based on this, would you suggest a system of reservations in the US Congress? If yes, why and for which communities? If no, why not?

	House of Representatives	Population of US
Blacks	8	13
Hispanics	5	13
Whites	86	70

The river Mahanadi rises from which state?

How was German Parliament established after First World War?

Describe Maasai society that existed in pre-colonial times.

How were socialist parties formed in various parts of the world?