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- Explain the concept (2) Midterm Elections A midterm election is an election held before the government completes its normal term of five years. Normally elections to the Lok Sabha an... 1
- Explain the concept. (1) Reorganising the constituencies Reorganising the constituencies (delimitation) means redrawing the boundaries of electoral constituencies according to changes in population... 1
- State whether the following statements are true or false. Give reasons for your answer. (1) The Elections Commission (1) True, (2) True, (3) False (1) The Election Commission lays down the code of conduct during elections: True. To make elections free and f... 1
- Constituencies are created by .......... committee of the Election Commission. (a) Selection (b) Delimitation (c) Voting (d) Timetable Answer: (b) Delimitation Constituencies are formed and their boundaries fixed by the delimitation body. Delimitation means drawing the bound... 1
- ............ was appointed as the first Chief Election Commissioner of independent India. (a) Dr. Rajendra Prasad (b) T.N. Sheshan Answer: (c) Sukumar Sen Sukumar Sen was the first Chief Election Commissioner of India (1950–1958). He conducted the first general elections... 1
- The Election Commissioner is appointed by the ............ . (a) President (b) Prime Minister (c) Speaker of Loksabha (d) Vice President Answer: (a) President The Chief Election Commissioner and the other Election Commissioners of India are appointed by the President of India... 1
- Which decision of the Court has resulted in protection of honour and dignity of women? The Supreme Court's decision in the Vishaka case (1997), which laid down guidelines to prevent sexual harassment of women at the workplace,... 1
- What is meant by establishment of social justice ? Establishment of social justice means removing inequality and discrimination in society so that every person gets equal status, equal opport... 1
- What are the effects of reducing the voting age from 21 years to 18 years ? Reducing the voting age from 21 to 18 (61st Amendment, 1988, first applied in the 1989 elections) greatly increased the participation of you... 1
- Explain the concept Women representation in the Loksabha. Women's representation in the Lok Sabha means the share of seats held by women members. It has increased slowly but is still far below their... 1
- Explain the concept Right to information Right to Information means the right of every citizen to obtain information about the work and decisions of the government. The Right to Inf... 1
- Explain the concepts Right based approach A rights-based approach means that the welfare of people is treated as their right, guaranteed by law, and not as a favour or charity from t... 1
- State whether following statements are true or false. Give reasons for your answer. (1) Indian democracy is consid (1) True, (2) False, (3) True (1) Indian democracy is considered the largest democracy in the world: True. India has the largest number of v... 1
- The essence of democracy is .......... (a) universal adult franchise. (b) decentralisation of power 2
- Which of the following laws created a favourable environment for women to secure freedom and self-development ? (b) Dowry Prohibition Act 2
- In Maharashtra ............ seats are reserved for women in local self-governing institutions. In Maharashtra 50% seats are reserved for women in local self-governing institutions. 1
- Complete the following Concept map. Types of Encyclopaedia Types of Encyclopedia 1. Dictionaries 2.Comprehensive 3.Encyclopaedic literature 4. Indexes. 1
- (2) Which tasks are important in archives management? The following tasks are important in archives’ management: To classify the documents and make indexes. Important documents to be preserved a... 1
- (1) Why is library management important? From the technical point of view the management of archives is akin to library management. Preserving documents with important content in th... 2
- write notes on (4) Saraswati Mahal Granthalay Saraswati Mahal Granthalay is in Thanjavur, Tamilnadu. It was built by Nayak dynasty during the 16-17th century. Sarfojiraje Bhosale contrib... 1
- write notes Samdnya Kosh There are encyclopaedic texts explaining the terminology (for instance, colonialism, globalisation, etc.) of history. Such texts are very us... 1
- Write notes : 2 vishwakosh The first Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Honourable Shri. Yahswantrao Chavhan initiated the compilation of Marathi ‘Vishwakosh’ through Maha... 1
- Write notes : (1) Sthalakosh Sthalakosh gives essential geographic information about Historical places. It also gives details about Maharashtra in those days time, place... 1
- Only trained persons, who are duly qualified, can take up the tasks involved in the work of conservation and preservation. Preservation and conservation of records and historical sites requires lots of research and brainstorming. It is not in the domain of the am... 2