challenges to free and fair elections in India are as follows: (i) candidates and parties with a lot of money may not be sure of their victory but they do enjoy a big and unfair advantage over smaller parties and independents. (ii) In some parts of the country, candidates with criminal connection haRead more
challenges to free and fair elections in India are as follows:
(i) candidates and parties with a lot of money may not be sure of their victory but they do enjoy a big and unfair advantage over smaller parties and independents.
(ii) In some parts of the country, candidates with criminal connection have been able to secure a ,ticket, from major parties.
(iii) Some families tend to dominate the political parties; tickets are distributed to relatives from these families.
(iv) Very often, elections offer little choice to ordinary citizens as both the major parties are similar to each other in their policies and practices.
(i) People's participation in elections is usually measured by the voter. turnout figures. Turnout indicates the per cent of eligible voters who actually cast their votes. (ii) In India, the poor, illiterate and the underprivileged people vote in larger proportion as compared to the rich and privileRead more
(i) People’s participation in elections is usually measured by the voter. turnout figures. Turnout indicates the per cent of eligible voters who actually cast their votes.
(ii) In India, the poor, illiterate and the underprivileged people vote in larger proportion as compared to the rich and privileged sections.
(iii) common people in India attach a rot of importance to elections. They feel that through elections, they can bring pressure on the political parties to adopt policies and programmes favourable for them.
(iv) The interest of voters, in election-related activities, has been increasing over the years.
(i) The Election Commission (EC) controls the elections right from the announcement of the elections to the declaration of the result. (ii) It implements the Code of Conduct and punishes and candidate or party what violates it. (iii) During the election period, the EC can order the government to folRead more
(i) The Election Commission (EC) controls the elections right from the announcement of the elections to the declaration of the result.
(ii) It implements the Code of Conduct and punishes and candidate or party what violates it.
(iii) During the election period, the EC can order the government to follow some guidelines, to prevent the use and misuse of government power to enhance its chances to win the elections or to transfer some government officials.
(iv) If the EC comes to know that the polling was not fair- in some booths or even an entire constituency, they order a repoll.
(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.
(i) Manockjee Cowasjee Entee, an assessor in Surat Fouzdaree Adalat, refused to take off his shoes in the court of the Sessions. Judge. (ii) The Judge insisted that he take off his shoes as that was the Indian way of showing respect to superiors. But Manockjee remained adamant. (iii) His entry was bRead more
(i) Manockjee Cowasjee Entee, an assessor in Surat Fouzdaree Adalat, refused to take off his shoes in the court of the Sessions. Judge.
(ii) The Judge insisted that he take off his shoes as that was the Indian way
of showing respect to superiors. But Manockjee remained adamant.
(iii) His entry was barred into the courtroom and he sent a letter of protest to the governor of Bombay.
(i) The most familiar image of Mahatma Gandhi is of him seated bare chested and in a short dhoti, by the spinning wheel. (ii) He made spinning on the charkha and the daily use of khadi or coarse cloth made from homespun yarn, very powerful symbols. (iii) They were not only symbols of self-reliance bRead more
(i) The most familiar image of Mahatma Gandhi is of him seated bare chested and in a short dhoti, by the spinning wheel.
(ii) He made spinning on the charkha and the daily use of khadi or coarse cloth made from homespun yarn, very powerful symbols.
(iii) They were not only symbols of self-reliance but also of resistance towards the use of British
mill-made cloth.
what are the challenges to free and fair elections in India?
challenges to free and fair elections in India are as follows: (i) candidates and parties with a lot of money may not be sure of their victory but they do enjoy a big and unfair advantage over smaller parties and independents. (ii) In some parts of the country, candidates with criminal connection haRead more
challenges to free and fair elections in India are as follows:
See less(i) candidates and parties with a lot of money may not be sure of their victory but they do enjoy a big and unfair advantage over smaller parties and independents.
(ii) In some parts of the country, candidates with criminal connection have been able to secure a ,ticket, from major parties.
(iii) Some families tend to dominate the political parties; tickets are distributed to relatives from these families.
(iv) Very often, elections offer little choice to ordinary citizens as both the major parties are similar to each other in their policies and practices.
How is the ‘voter turnout’ in India measured?
(i) People's participation in elections is usually measured by the voter. turnout figures. Turnout indicates the per cent of eligible voters who actually cast their votes. (ii) In India, the poor, illiterate and the underprivileged people vote in larger proportion as compared to the rich and privileRead more
(i) People’s participation in elections is usually measured by the voter. turnout figures. Turnout indicates the per cent of eligible voters who actually cast their votes.
See less(ii) In India, the poor, illiterate and the underprivileged people vote in larger proportion as compared to the rich and privileged sections.
(iii) common people in India attach a rot of importance to elections. They feel that through elections, they can bring pressure on the political parties to adopt policies and programmes favourable for them.
(iv) The interest of voters, in election-related activities, has been increasing over the years.
what powers are exercised by the Election commission of India?
(i) The Election Commission (EC) controls the elections right from the announcement of the elections to the declaration of the result. (ii) It implements the Code of Conduct and punishes and candidate or party what violates it. (iii) During the election period, the EC can order the government to folRead more
(i) The Election Commission (EC) controls the elections right from the announcement of the elections to the declaration of the result.
See less(ii) It implements the Code of Conduct and punishes and candidate or party what violates it.
(iii) During the election period, the EC can order the government to follow some guidelines, to prevent the use and misuse of government power to enhance its chances to win the elections or to transfer some government officials.
(iv) If the EC comes to know that the polling was not fair- in some booths or even an entire constituency, they order a repoll.
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.
What is the famous case of defiance of the shoe respect, rule in a Surat courtroom?
(i) Manockjee Cowasjee Entee, an assessor in Surat Fouzdaree Adalat, refused to take off his shoes in the court of the Sessions. Judge. (ii) The Judge insisted that he take off his shoes as that was the Indian way of showing respect to superiors. But Manockjee remained adamant. (iii) His entry was bRead more
(i) Manockjee Cowasjee Entee, an assessor in Surat Fouzdaree Adalat, refused to take off his shoes in the court of the Sessions. Judge.
See less(ii) The Judge insisted that he take off his shoes as that was the Indian way
of showing respect to superiors. But Manockjee remained adamant.
(iii) His entry was barred into the courtroom and he sent a letter of protest to the governor of Bombay.
How did Mahatma Gandhi use khadi as a national symbol?
(i) The most familiar image of Mahatma Gandhi is of him seated bare chested and in a short dhoti, by the spinning wheel. (ii) He made spinning on the charkha and the daily use of khadi or coarse cloth made from homespun yarn, very powerful symbols. (iii) They were not only symbols of self-reliance bRead more
(i) The most familiar image of Mahatma Gandhi is of him seated bare chested and in a short dhoti, by the spinning wheel.
See less(ii) He made spinning on the charkha and the daily use of khadi or coarse cloth made from homespun yarn, very powerful symbols.
(iii) They were not only symbols of self-reliance but also of resistance towards the use of British
mill-made cloth.