Unit 3 Ch 4 : Gender, Religion and Caste — Social Studies STD 10 — Question

Compare Tables "A" & "B" and answer the question given below.
Table- A

Share of Sectors in GDP in %
Year	Tertiary	Secondary	Primary
1973-74	50	10	40
2013-14	68	21	11

Table -B

Share of sectors in employment in %
Year	Tertiary	Secondary	Primary
1977-78	18	11	71
2017-18	31	25	44

A remarkable fact about India is that while there has been a change in the share of the three sectors in GDP, a similar shift has not taken place in employment. Why didn't a similar shift out of the primary sector happen in the case of employment? Substantiate your answer.

Which act gave the government power to suppress political activity and detain political prisoners without trial?

What is the importance of waterways in India?

What was the tale of Assam plantation workers when they left?

Read the passage on the left and answer the questions.
Ford Motors, an American company, is one of the world’s largest automobile manufacturers with production spread over 26 countries of the world. Ford Motors came to India in 1995 and spent Rs. 1700 crore to set up a large plant near Chennai. This was done in collaboration with Mahindra and Mahindra, a major Indian manufacturer of jeeps and trucks. By the year 2004, Ford Motors was selling 27, 000 cars in the Indian markets, while 24,000 cars were exported from India to South Africa, Mexico and Brazil. The company wants to develop Ford India as a component supplying base for its other plants across the globe.
Nearly all major multinationals are American, Japanese or European, such as Nike, Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Honda, Nokia. Can you guess why?

Name some regional parties which have a national level organization.

What type of books were printed in Japan?

“Ideas of nationalism also developed through a movement to revive Indian folklore.” Elaborate.

Who was Mercier? What were his views about books?

"British rule in India would have collapsed if Indians had not cooperated". How did this statement help in starting a mass movement in India against the British rule?