Food Security in India — Social Studies STD 9 — Question

Is it true that every citizen from the Prime Minister to a small farmer, is subjected to the same laws?

How is India one of the twelve mega biodiversity countries of the world?

Suggest any one common feature of democracy.

Identify the social and economic groups which are most vulnerable to poverty in India.

Describe in brief the Russian empire in 1914.

State three reasons of the variation in the wages of farm labourers all over India.

What are the limitations of the power of the President of India?

What do you know about valleys and duns in Himalayas?

What can be the expected outcomes of poverty reduction?

Here are some reports of electoral malpractices from different parts of the world. Is there anything that these countries can learn from India to improve their elections? What would you suggest in each case?

1. During an election in Nigeria, the officer in charge of counting votes deliberately increased the votes of one candidate and declared him elected. The court later found out that more than five lakh votes cast for one candidate were counted in favour of another.
2. Just before elections in Fiji, a pamphlet was distributed warning voters that a vote for former Prime Minisiter, Mahendra Chaudhry will lead to bloodshed. This was a threat to voters of Indian origin.
3. In the US, each state has its own method of voting, its own procedure of counting and its own authority for conducting elections. Authorities in the state of Florida took many controversial decisions that favoured Mr. Bush in the presidential elections in 2000. But no one could change those decisions.