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Normal tenure of membership in Home guards is 3 to 5 years.

The end of racialism in South Africa ended in 1990

1. cordial 

2. Ministry of Defence 

3. Indian Air force 

4. Field Marshal 

5. International 

6. Tri – Services 

7. Colonial 

8. Nelson Manadala 

9. North East 

10. Neighbours

Linclon thoroughly despised slavery which he believed was a vicious and brutal system.He was uncompromisingly opposed to slavery.

Slavery was abolished from the United States. The problem of secession also ended and the Federal Government became the Supreme Authority in the United States. The Civil War speeded up the economic revolution of the country on an unprecedented scale.

1. the Paramilitary Defence Forces help in maintaining internal security.

2. Protecting the Coastal line. and assisting the army are known as ‘Paramilitary Forces”.

3. Assist the army forces.

4. The responsibility is the security of important places like Railway stations.Oil fields and refineries, water reservoirs lines.

5. They also participate in the management of natural or man-made disasters

6. During peace time, the protect the international borders.

They can be divided as: 

1. TheAsaamRilles(AR) 

2. The Special Frontier Force (SFF) 

1. the Assam Rifles (AR): 

• This was established in 1835 by the British in the Assam region, as a militia called the ‘Cachar Levy’. 
• There are currently 46 battalions of Assam Rifles and it n under the Ministry of Home Affaira (MBA).

2. The Special Frontier Force (SFF):

• It was created in 1962.
• This force was put under the duvet supervision of the Intelligence Bureau
• Later it was brought under the Research and Analysis Wing. India’s external intelligence agency.

1. It is part of India’s foreign policy that actively focuses on improving ties with India’s immediate neighbours.

2. India provides neighbours with support to improve the free flow of goods, people, energy, capital and information.

3. ACT East Policy: Myanmar is our land bridge to the countries of the Association of the Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). The main purpose is to ensure a stable and multipolor balance of power in the IndoPacific region.

SAARC: 

To foster the bonds of brotherhood, co-operation and peaceful co-existence SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) was established. The member countries are India. Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Maldives and Afghanistan are the eight members of the SAARC.

BCIM:

This Bangladesh – China – India – Myanmar Economic corridor envisages the formation of a thriving economic belt, focusing on cross – border transport, energy and telecommunication networks.

BIMSTEC:

It refers Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation. The member countries are Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Bhutan and Nepal.

BBIN:

Bangladesh – Bhutan – India – Nepal has signed a framework to enable movement of passengers, cargo vehicles and for energy development. It has high status in the South East Asia. ’

(d) (iii) only

(c) A is correct and R explains A

Abraham Lincoln was bom in 1809 in a log cabin in Kentucky. He lived a life of hardship doing manual work. He served in Illinois Legislature from 1834 for eight years. He retired from politics for some time and worked as a sucessfiil lawyer in Illinois. He reentered politics in 1858 and contested foi the senate. He lost to Stephen A Douglas.

President Abraham Lincoln.

1. False 

2. True 

3. True 

4. True 

5. False

6. True

(a) A is correct and R explains A

North with its superior resources wore down the Confederacy. Lee surrendered to the Union general, Ulysses Grant, in April 1865. The Civil War came to an end.

The Northern states shunned slavery and considered it a blot on the name of their country. For one thing, unlike the Southerners they did not depend on slave labour for their economy. The Northern states were comparatively prosperous than the Southern states due to rapid industrial progress and trade. The Southern states were generally backward.

The war had been fought mainly in the South, and had resulted in the impoverishment of the southerners.

It had established the fact that the American federation was an indestructible Union of States and no state had the right to secede.

(c) A is correct and R explains A

Nearly all the fighting had taken place on the Southern soil, so they suffered heavy damages. There was a period of reconstruction and it took a few decades for the Southern states to recover from the wounds of the Civil War. Slavery was abolished from the United States. The problem of secession also ended and the Federal Government became the Supreme Authority in the United States. The Civil War speeded up the economic revolution of the country on an unprecedented scale.

1. d 

2. e 

3. a 

4. b 

5. c

Slavery was the main issue. The Northerners more prosperous and industrialised had abolished slavery. For southern states mostly agriculturists, slavery was a vital part of their economy. Anti slavery movements in the North made relations worse between North and South.The Southern states wanted no interference by the Federal Government in their state affairs. Lincoln’s election as President in November 1860 and Southern states seceding from the Union led to Civil War in 1861.

1. True

2. False

3. True 

4. True 

5. False 

6. False 

7. True

The Assam Rifles came into being in 1835.

(c) A is correct and R explains A

1. Nelson Mandela – Apartheid 

2. National war Memorial – New Delhi 

3. Manekshaw – Field Marshal 

4. SAARC – 8 members

5. BCIM – Energy development

(d) Ministry of Home Affairs

(a) President

(c) Both (i), and (ii)

(a) 15th January

(d) All the above

1. Wellington, Udhagamandalam, Tamil Nadu

2. Admiral 

3. Arjan Singh

4. Jawaharlal Nehru

5. V.K. Krishna Menon

1. The Civil War in the USA lasted for four years. 

2. President Lincoln was assassinated in the year 1865. 

3. The Northern states were mainly industrialised but in the South agriculture was the most important occupation. 

4. The Southern farmers grew cotton and tobacco. 

5. The Southern farmers needed slaves to work in their fields. 

6. The anti-slavery people were called Abolitionists. 

7. An Underground railroad was created to help the slaves to escape to Canada. 

8. The election of Abraham Lincoln as President of America made the Southern states to separate from the Union. 

9. In January 1863 President Lincoln abolished slavery. 

10. The (Confederacy General Robert E. Lee surrendered to the Union; General U.S. Grant.

Indian Coast Guard was established in 1978

(c) Both (i) and (ii)

(b) Andaman and Lakshadweep Island

Army

1. The Indian Army is the land-based branch and it the largest unicellular arm in the world

2. It is commanded by the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), who is a four-star general.

3. The primary mission of the Indian Army is to ensure national security. national unity. defending the nation from internal aggression, internal thresh. 

4. The Indian Army baa a regimental system

5. It is operationally and geographically divided into seven commands.

Navy: 

The primary objective of the navy is to safeguard the nations maritime Borden. and in conjunction with other Armed Forces of the union, act to deter or defeat any threats or aggression against the territory. people or maritime interests of India.

Air Force: 

The Indian Air Force is the air arm of the Indian armed forces. Its primary mission is to secure Indian airspace and to conduct serial warfare during aimed conflict. The Chief of Air Staff, an air chief marshal, is a four-star officer and is responsible for the bulk or operational command of the Air Force.

The two major developments that took place during this period were:

1. The great westward expansion and

2. Industrial growth and development.

He was a great statesman. He was a great orator. His Gettysburg speech is one of the most quoted speeches in the world. His proclamation of Emancipation prevented foreign nations from helping the southern states. He ended slavery in USA and saved the union from breaking up. He served the nation with dedication and devotion.

1. In the first half of the 19th century the only available source of labour in the United States of America was slaves. 

2. The issue of slavery posed a serious threat to the integrity of the American nation. 

3. The famous book, Uncle Tom’s Cabin was written by Harriet Beecher Stowe. 

4. Abraham Lincoln, who became the president of the United States of America in 1860 was determined to save the slaves at all costs. 

5. The American Civil War was fought on the issue of secession

(b) Panchasheel

Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India was the chief architect of India’s foreign policy. Nehru was a supporter of world peace. He declared the five principles of peace, known as Panchsheel. 

These principles included: 

1. Mutual respect for each other’s territorial integrity and sovereignty. 

2. Mutual non-aggression

3. Mutual non-interference in each other’s internal affairs

4. Equality and mutual benefit

5. Peaceful co-existence.

The member countries of SAARC are Inida, BangLadesh, Pakistan, Nepal,Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Maldives and Afghanistan.

Cotton was shipped to the cotton mills in Lancashire in England, where the Industrial Revolution had created a huge demand for raw material.

The southern states claimed that they needed slaves for their cotton and sugar plantations. Thus, slaves who provided cheap labour were considered a ‘necessity’ in the predominantly agricultural southern states.

Lincoln defined democracy as “Government of the people, by the people and for the people.

Causes that led to the downfall of Mughal Empire were 

(a) Weak successors: After Aurangzeb’s death the Mugh empire started declining. His successors were weak are were toys in the hands of nobles and Governors. The lacked the administrative skills of their predecessors. 

(b) Internal Rivalry: The nobles and Governors belonged different groups and were always engaged in const? struggle for power. This hampered the growth of the emp 

(c) Crisis in Jagirdari and Mansabdari system: The Mugh introduced the Jagirdari and the mansabdari systems , smooth running of their administration but they only prov to be the cause of the decline of their empire. 

(d) Invasion of Nadir Shah and Ahmad Shah Abdali: Duri the reign of Mohammad Shah two foreign invasions crippl the Mughal empire. They invaded India and weakened tl Mughal Empire.

The basic principles of India’s foreign policy are -

1. Preservation of national interest

2. Achievement of world peace 

3. Disarmament 

4. Abolition of Colonialism, Racism and Imperialism 

5. Increasing the number of friendly nations

1. The office of the Peshwas was always hereditary. False. 

2. In the Third Battle of Panipat, the Marathas fought with the Rajputs and the Jats. False. 

3. The later Mughal kings were able rulers. False. 

4. Safdar Jung was the first Nizam of Hyderabad. False. 

5. Jai Singh built an observatory (Jantar Mantar) and Pink City (Jaipur). True.