Understanding Our Criminal Justice System — Social Studies STD 8 — Question

How has the Adivasi community influenced other religions?

How is the sale of water by farmers to water dealers in Chennai affecting the local people? Do you think local people can object to such exploitation of groundwater? Can the government do anything in this regard?

List two reasons why you believe an Independent Judiciary is essential to democracy?

What did Dr. Ambedkar state about scheduled caste?

Indian secularism is different from American secularism. Give one reason.

What metals are important in present-day India? Why? Where do they come from? Are there Adivasi populations there?

Why are most of the private hospitals and private schools located in major cities and not in towns or rural areas?

Can you think of a recent incident, from any part of India, in which the secular ideals of the Constitution were violated and persons were persecuted and killed because of their religious backgrounds?

Define shifting cultivation.

By what names is shifting cultivation known in different regions of the world?