(i) In India, elections are conducted by an independent and very powerful Election Commission (EC). (ii) It enjoys independence like the judiciary of our country. (iii) The Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) is appointed by the presider of India. But once appointed, the CEC is not answerable to the pRead more
(i) In India, elections are conducted by an independent and very powerful Election Commission (EC).
(ii) It enjoys independence like the judiciary of our country.
(iii) The Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) is appointed by the presider of India. But once appointed, the CEC is not answerable to the president or the government.
(iv) Even if the ruling party or the government does not like what the Commission does, it is
virtually impossible for them to remove the CEC.
(i) Once the polling is over all the EVMs are sealed and taken to a secure place. (ii) A few days later, on a fixed date, all the EVMs from a constituency are opened and the votes secured by each candidate are counted. (iii) The agents of all candidates are present there to ensure that the countingRead more
(i) Once the polling is over all the EVMs are sealed and taken to a secure place.
(ii) A few days later, on a fixed date, all the EVMs from a constituency are
opened and the votes secured by each candidate are counted.
(iii) The agents of all candidates are present there to ensure that the counting
is done properly.
(iv) The candidate who secures the highest number of votes from a
constituency is declared elected.
(v) In a general election, the counting of votes in all the constituencies usually takes place at the same time, and on the same day.
(vi) Within a few hours of counting, all the results are declared and it becomes clear as to who will form the next government’
Political control of India helped British in the following two ways: (i) Indian peasants could be forced to grow crops such as indigo, and cheap British manufacture easily replaced coarser Indian cloth. (ii) Large number of Indian weavers and spinners were left without work, and important textile ceRead more
Political control of India helped British in the following two ways:
(i) Indian peasants could be forced to grow crops such as indigo, and cheap British manufacture easily replaced coarser Indian cloth.
(ii) Large number of Indian weavers and spinners were left without work, and important textile centres such as Murshidabad, Machilipatnam and Surat declined as demand fell.
(i) British first came to trade in Indian textiles that were in great demand all over the world. (ii) India accounted for one-fourth of the world's manufactured goods in the 17th century. (iii) There were a million weavers in Bengal alone in the middle of the 18th century. However, the Industrial ReRead more
(i) British first came to trade in Indian textiles that were in great demand all over the world.
(ii) India accounted for one-fourth of the world’s manufactured goods in
the 17th century.
(iii) There were a million weavers in Bengal alone in the middle of the 18th century.
However, the Industrial Revolution in Britain, which mechanised spinning and weaving and greatly increased the demand for raw materials such as cotton and Indigo, changed India’s status in the world economy.
(i) A nationalist feeling swept across India by the late 19th century. Indians began devising cultural symbols that would express the unity of the nation. (ii) Artists looked for a national style of art. Poets wrote national songs. Then a debate began over the design of the national flag. (iii) TheRead more
(i) A nationalist feeling swept across India by the late 19th century. Indians began devising cultural symbols that would express the unity of the nation.
(ii) Artists looked for a national style of art. Poets wrote national songs. Then a debate began over the design of the national flag.
(iii) The search for a national dress was part of this move to define the cultural identity of the nation in symbolic ways.
The Tagore family of Bengal experimented in the 1870s with designs for a national dress for- both men and women in India.
Who organises the election procedure in India?
(i) In India, elections are conducted by an independent and very powerful Election Commission (EC). (ii) It enjoys independence like the judiciary of our country. (iii) The Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) is appointed by the presider of India. But once appointed, the CEC is not answerable to the pRead more
(i) In India, elections are conducted by an independent and very powerful Election Commission (EC).
See less(ii) It enjoys independence like the judiciary of our country.
(iii) The Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) is appointed by the presider of India. But once appointed, the CEC is not answerable to the president or the government.
(iv) Even if the ruling party or the government does not like what the Commission does, it is
virtually impossible for them to remove the CEC.
How are votes counted after the polls?
(i) Once the polling is over all the EVMs are sealed and taken to a secure place. (ii) A few days later, on a fixed date, all the EVMs from a constituency are opened and the votes secured by each candidate are counted. (iii) The agents of all candidates are present there to ensure that the countingRead more
(i) Once the polling is over all the EVMs are sealed and taken to a secure place.
See less(ii) A few days later, on a fixed date, all the EVMs from a constituency are
opened and the votes secured by each candidate are counted.
(iii) The agents of all candidates are present there to ensure that the counting
is done properly.
(iv) The candidate who secures the highest number of votes from a
constituency is declared elected.
(v) In a general election, the counting of votes in all the constituencies usually takes place at the same time, and on the same day.
(vi) Within a few hours of counting, all the results are declared and it becomes clear as to who will form the next government’
In which two ways did the political control of India help British?
Political control of India helped British in the following two ways: (i) Indian peasants could be forced to grow crops such as indigo, and cheap British manufacture easily replaced coarser Indian cloth. (ii) Large number of Indian weavers and spinners were left without work, and important textile ceRead more
Political control of India helped British in the following two ways:
See less(i) Indian peasants could be forced to grow crops such as indigo, and cheap British manufacture easily replaced coarser Indian cloth.
(ii) Large number of Indian weavers and spinners were left without work, and important textile centres such as Murshidabad, Machilipatnam and Surat declined as demand fell.
How did British change India’s status in world’s economy?
(i) British first came to trade in Indian textiles that were in great demand all over the world. (ii) India accounted for one-fourth of the world's manufactured goods in the 17th century. (iii) There were a million weavers in Bengal alone in the middle of the 18th century. However, the Industrial ReRead more
(i) British first came to trade in Indian textiles that were in great demand all over the world.
See less(ii) India accounted for one-fourth of the world’s manufactured goods in
the 17th century.
(iii) There were a million weavers in Bengal alone in the middle of the 18th century.
However, the Industrial Revolution in Britain, which mechanised spinning and weaving and greatly increased the demand for raw materials such as cotton and Indigo, changed India’s status in the world economy.
why was national dress needed to define the cultural identity?
(i) A nationalist feeling swept across India by the late 19th century. Indians began devising cultural symbols that would express the unity of the nation. (ii) Artists looked for a national style of art. Poets wrote national songs. Then a debate began over the design of the national flag. (iii) TheRead more
(i) A nationalist feeling swept across India by the late 19th century. Indians began devising cultural symbols that would express the unity of the nation.
See less(ii) Artists looked for a national style of art. Poets wrote national songs. Then a debate began over the design of the national flag.
(iii) The search for a national dress was part of this move to define the cultural identity of the nation in symbolic ways.
The Tagore family of Bengal experimented in the 1870s with designs for a national dress for- both men and women in India.