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Question 11 Mark
Why Valimiki forced to sweep the school ground?
Answer
The main reason it was that Valmiki was lower caste that is Dalit.
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Question 21 Mark
How writers, singers, dancers and artists have also been very active in the fight against inequality?
Answer
Their poems, songs and stories can also inspire us and make us believe strongly in an issue and influence our efforts to correct the situation.
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Question 31 Mark
What do you understand by the term equality?
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The equal treatment of people irrespective of differences in class, caste sex, and religion is called equality.
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Question 41 Mark
Why old Tehri town and many villages near that river were submerged?
Answer
Because of construction of Tawa dam across the river.
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Question 51 Mark
What feature promotes equality in the Indian Constitution?
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  1. Equality before law, which means no person is discriminated on the basis of being rich or poor, religion, sex, caste, etc.
  2. All adults in India have right to vote without any discrimination.
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Question 61 Mark
Why so many people’s lives in India are highly unequal?
Answer
Poverty and the lack of resources continue to be a key reason why so many people’s lives in India are highly unequal.
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Question 71 Mark
Why do you think it has become difficult for most poor people to get good quality health care?
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The increasing privatisation of health service and the neglect of government hospitals have made it difficult for poor to get goof quality health care. Lack of dignity and respect for certain communities and groups.
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Question 81 Mark
Write about Mattsya in a sentence.
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Twa Matsya is a federation of fishworker’s cooperative. It is an organisation fighting for the right of the displaced forest dweller in Madhya Pradesh.
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Question 91 Mark
Why so many people living in India treated unequally?
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Poverty and lack of resources are the key reason why people living in India treated unequally.
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Question 111 Mark
How are the poor deprived in India? Give some examples.
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  1. The increasing privatisation of health services and the neglect in government hospitals have made it difficult for poor to get treatment as they can't afford it.
  2. Likewise, domestic workers are given low wages. Also, small farmers are paid less than adequate wages.
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Question 131 Mark
Why some people are well known and respected in some communities?
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Because they treat all persons with dignity.
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Question 141 Mark
What do you know about Tawa Matsya Sangh?
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What issue is the Tawa Matsya Sangh (TMS) fighting for?
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The Tawa Matsya Sangh is a federation of Fisherworker’s cooperatives. It is an organisation fighting for the rights of the displaced forest dwellers of the Satpura forest in Madhya Pradesh.
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Question 161 Mark
Mention the various factories responsible for treating people unequal in India.
Answer
Following are the factors responsible for treating people unequal in India;
  • Poverty and lack of resources.
  • Discrimination on he basis a person’s religions, caste and sex.
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Question 171 Mark
Why do the poor face inequality?
Answer
Poverty and lack of resources continue to be the key reasons for so many people’s lives to be unequal.
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Question 181 Mark
Mention the benefits of dams.
Answer
Generate electricity, storage of water, water reservoir, water for irrigation.
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Question 191 Mark
Enlist the tasks that were taken care by the TMS.
Answer
Giving loans to fish workers for buying and repairing nets.
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Question 201 Mark
List the immediate drawbacks of the construction of dams.
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Deforestation, reduction of fertile land, villages are uprooted, people are displaced.
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Question 211 Mark
What is meant by the expression ‘power over the box’?
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It means that all adults in India have the equal right to vote during elections.
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Question 221 Mark
Who got the fishing right in the Tawa reservoir by the government?
Answer
In 1994, the government gave teh right for fishing in the Tawa reservoir to private contractors.
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Question 231 Mark
Why people are treated unequally in India?
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People are treated unequally mainly on the basis of person’s religion, caste and sex.
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Question 281 Mark
Why girls belonging to Dalit, Adivasis and Muslim community drop out of schools in large numbers?
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Dalit, Adivasi and Muslim girls drop out of school in large numbers. This is a combined outcome of poverty, social discrimination and the lack of good quality school facilities for these communities.
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Question 291 Mark
Why does a Dalit girl drop out of school in large number?
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Because of poverty, social discrimination and lack of good quality school facilities.
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Question 311 Mark
What is Fisherworker's cooperatives?
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Fisherworker's cooperatives an organisation that fights for the rights of displaced forest dwellers of the Satpura forest in Madhya Pradesh.
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Question 321 Mark
Why teachers forced Omprakash Valmiki to sweep the school yard?
Answer
The main reason that the teachers forced Omprakash Valmiki to sweep the school yard was because he was Dalit.
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Question 331 Mark
What was the demand of Tawa Mastsya Sangha?
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Tawa Matsya Sangh’s demand was to allow them to continue fishing for their livelihood.
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Question 341 Mark
Why the old Tehri town and many villages, some totally and some partially, were submerged?
Answer
The old Tehri town and many villages, some totally and some partially, were submerged because of construction of Tawa dam across the river.
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