Population — Social Science STD 9 — Question

When was the monarchy abolished by the convention?

Analyse the given table carefully what things do you think were disturbing the balance of a country like France?

Active Citizens	Entitled to vote. About 4 million of a population of 28 million.
Passive Citizens	No voting rights. About 3 million men, women, children and youth below 25.

State any three main characteristics of Tropical deciduous forests.

Here are some reports of electoral malpractices from different parts of the world. Is there anything that these countries can learn from India to improve their elections? What would you suggest in each case?

1. During an election in Nigeria, the officer in charge of counting votes deliberately increased the votes of one candidate and declared him elected. The court later found out that more than five lakh votes cast for one candidate were counted in favour of another.
2. Just before elections in Fiji, a pamphlet was distributed warning voters that a vote for former Prime Minisiter, Mahendra Chaudhry will lead to bloodshed. This was a threat to voters of Indian origin.
3. In the US, each state has its own method of voting, its own procedure of counting and its own authority for conducting elections. Authorities in the state of Florida took many controversial decisions that favoured Mr. Bush in the presidential elections in 2000. But no one could change those decisions.

Who were Maasais?

Prepare a short note on the river Tapti.

What do you understand by the term 'Submarine'?

From where small farmers borrow money?

What causes rainfall during winters in north-western part of India?

When had France become a Republic?