1. (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.

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  2. (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.

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  3. (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’

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  4. 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.

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  5. (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.

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