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(b) screaming

He was sent here to preach.

According to F.A. Ogg, “It is a system where members of political parties unite to form a government or ministry.”

The mace is a weapon.

The simile in the poem is “He stands like a black Ancient Mariner”.

On landing after the space flight. She smiled brightly and said that all people know, “it is very nice to be a guest but it is always better at home”. When she landed, she also felt the same, being at home again.

When Mrs. Valentin was going round the globe, she talked from outer space to millions of her fellowmen on the earth about her thrilling experience. Crowds of people danced for Joy when they heard. They shared her Joys at the historic moment.

(a) Music the Ambrosia

Coalition is formed by various political parties on common agenda when no party gains clear majority on its own. This is the product of multi party system.

Apart from flying she was interested in music and literature. She loved reading. She had all the safe and nice qualities of a woman. More than anything else, she loved a happy and quiet homely life.

Self -assessment 

[Note : Here only model questions, other questions could also ask i.e. according to your thinking]

1. Good Morning. 

• How do you feel about your success ? 
• Did you had any dream? When? 
• How did you fulfill your dream? 
• How your family encouraged you? 
• Who were the important persons take part to fulfill your ambition. 
• How did you over come the difficulties of your journey.?

The given lesson ‘The first woman in Space’ is about a saga of an adventurous woman, Valentine Tereshkova, who become the first woman to travel in space.

Valentine Tereshkova, was from a humble family, born on March 6, 1937 at Maselennikovo in the Soviet Union. She was lovingly called ‘Valya’. Her father was a tractor driver and died at the front during WWII. Then the family faced poverty and Valentine had to work in a tyre factory to help maintain the family. In 1960, she graduated in a trade school and also had been trained as in parachute jumping in Yaroslavl Acre club She was inspired by Yuri Gagern’s first space flight and determined.

She remained in the spaceship, Vostok VI, speeding around the earth for three days. Then she returned to the to the earth safely except hurting her nose a little while landing by a parachute in Soviet central Asia.

Valentine showed the world that a woman had better stamina and endurance than a man. She was happy over her success. Valentine’s space flight will be recorded in the history of civilization as one more triumph of the human spirit.

As a youngsters we can learn more from the life of Valentine. 

1. we should help our parents 

2. We should be bold 

3. We should be determine and have an ambition (goal) 

4. Hard work 

5. Discipline 

6. Persistent effort 

7. earnestness 

8. rigorous practice etc,

Valentine worked at a Tyre factory and at a textile mill to help her mother to maintain the family. At the same time, she attend classes at Yaroslavl. She graduated in a trade school in 1960. She had been trained well in parachute jumping at Yaroslavl Hero Club.

He came here to preach the Black Gospel of Jazz.

25th January of every year.

Valentine went round the earth on 16th June 1963. She was the first woman travelling successfully in the space ship Vostok VI.

26 crores people in India live below the poverty line.

He was turned into not even a Black man but a bird.

One that gathers his wings and flies high.

Article-17 untouchability is mentioned in our constitution.

literacy level is not considered as a social indicator of poverty.

Lal Bahadui s school Education was at Mughal Sarai After his school education he joined Kashi Vidyapita in Varanasi and studied for 4 years. He was very bright in Philosophy, Economics Political Science and Social Science. He got the degree Shastry’.

1 – e 

2 – f 

3 – a 

4 – b 

5 – c 

6 – d

The given lesson ‘Lal Bahadur Shastry’ is the story of one of the great sons of India. It is the life story of Lal Bahadur Shastry, who never aspired for power. But he was elected as the Prime Minister of India after Pt. Nehru.

LaL Bahadur Shastry was born on October 2, 1904 (He shares his birthday with Mahatma Gandhi), at Mughal Sarai. He was born to Sharada Prasad and Dulari Devi. He was a brave, kind and full of courage. Even as a boy, he was very kind to other people. Once, when he was taking a stroll with his uncle he was accosted by an old man who was selling fruits. The vendor offered to sell them a hundred fruits for an anna, as it was getting dark and he had to go back home. Lal Bahadur took pity on him and gave him one anna for the fruits and took them without even counting them.

After his school education he joined Kashi Vidya Pita and studied there for four years. He was bright in subjects like Philosophy, Economics, Political science and Social science. He was awarded the degree ‘Shastry’ while he studied at Kashi Vidyapita. He had to live on a meager two and a half rupees per month while he was a student.

Later his joined the Indian National congress and participated in Non Cooperation movement and Dandi March. After Independence he served as Home and Transport minister in U.P. Later he was appointed as Prime minister after Pt. Nehru’s death.

Once, before Independence, his daughter contracted small pox. It was a dreadful killer in those days. At that time, Shastry was imprisoned. He sought permission to visit his daughter. The British Government agreed to release him on parole for 15 days on condition that he should not participate in any agitations. He refused to accept such conditions and wished to stay in prison. But eventually, the Government agreed and released him without condition. He came back home but unfortunately his daughter died on the some day. After performing her funeral rites, he decided to return to prison, even when there were four days of parole left.

When Lal Bahadur Shastry was a Railway minister he made a lot of effort to reduce the vast difference between the first and last classes in the railway coaches. He made efforts to provide more facilities to travelers in the last class coaches and to eliminate thefts on trains.

Even as a Prime Minister of India he led a simple life. When he was a Railway minister, he accepted moral responsibility for a railway accident at Arialur had resigned for the ministry. When the country was facing food shortage, he and his family ate only one meal a day and he also urged people of the country to eat less. When he was a Prime Minister, he could not even afford to own a car and had to buy a car after seeking loan from the hire a cook to cook food for his family. Although Shastry was physically weak he was strong in mind and action. He was tactful but firm and took bold decisions. When citizens of India started agitating when the Government made an effort to force Hindi on them by making it a sole official language he announced that English would continue to be’ an associate official language.

He was daring enough to give a free hand to the army to act against Pakistan, when it attacked Jammu and Kashmir. India won the war.

It was an honest man. The following two incidents highlights his honesty. Once he was released under Parole of 15 days to see his sick daughter. Unfortunately she died, after obsequies he returned 3-4 days before, even though his family pleaded with him to stay back. The other incident was after the Arialur Railway accident, he accepted moral responsibility and resigned from the cabinet.

Right to vote. 

Lal Bahadur refused to stay at home even during the days of parole because he tool parole for his daughter sake. When the daughter was dies and obsequies were over and it was not right to stay hack home. This was Shastry’s stand.(opinion).

Pariyar Ramaswami was a great social reformer of Tamilnadu. He was born on 17th September, 1879 A.D. at Madras (Chennai). He felt that the people of scheduled castes were considered untouchables in society. Except this, they were not allowed to take part in social customs, keeping social relations with other castes and even to take education. So, he founded an organization called ‘Dravid Kazgas’ for the security of interests of these people.

This organization tried a lot in getting reservation in government services for the people of Scheduled Castes. As a result, for these castes, which were discriminated, first amendment of the Constitution took place for the security of their rights. Pariyar Ramaswami started satyagraha called ‘Vaikos’ for the eradication of untouchability. In this way Pariyar Ramaswami protected the interests of scheduled castes in Tamilnadu.

1. End of Sati system: Sati system was one of the largest obstacle in the way of upliftment of women. This inhuman practice came to an end due to great efforts of modern social-reformers.

2. Permission of Widow Re-marriage: Condition of widows was very pitiable in the society. They were not allowed to remarry. But they were given legal permission to remarry due to efforts of modern social reformers.

3. Opposition of Purdah System: Modern reformers were of the view that women cannot progress while remain behind the purdah, that’s why, they motivated the women not to use this custom of purdah.

4. Stress on Women Education: Social reformers gave a great stress on women education to uplift their social status. Many schools were opened for the education of women.

Correct option is (b) Bombay

Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar is known as Messiha of scheduled castes. He demanded justice for the people of Scheduled Castes from government and society. He did Satyagraha and demonstrated for equal rights of scheduled castes.

His contribution in this direction is given below :

1. In 1918 A.D., Dr. Ambedkar demanded from ‘Southberrow Reforms Committee’ that seats in all the state Legislative Councils and in Central Legislature Council should be kept reserved for the people of scheduled castes according to their population. Except this, he also demanded to fix definite constituencies for these people but his demands were not met.

2. Dr. Ambedkar recommended to give political rights to the people of scheduled castes in the ‘Round Table Conference’ of 1931 A.D. This recommendation was included to a great extent in the ‘Communal Award’ prepared by the British Prime Minister on 16th August, 1932 A.D.

3. Sammelans were held at Nagpur, Kolhapur etc. for the social and political rights of the people of scheduled castes. Dr. Ambedkar participated in these conferences.

4. He established ‘Bahishkrit Hitkarni Sabha’ and ‘Samaj Samat Sangh’ to propagate the welfare of people of these castes. He also started to publish newspaper like ‘Mook Nayak’, ‘Bahishkrit Bharat’, ‘Janata’ etc. for this objective.

5. He also started Satyagraha for the equal rights of people of scheduled castes like other castes about entry in temples and taking water from public wells.

6. As a member of Bombay (Mumbai) Legislative Assembly, he introduced many bills for the welfare of farmers, labourers and other poor people from 1926 A.D. upto 1934 A.D. but these bills were not passed due to opposition of conservative members.

7. He founded ‘Independent Labour Party of India’ on October, 1936 A.D. which won reserved seats of scheduled castes in the elections of ‘Presidency Legislative Assembly’ in 1937 A.D.

8. Dr. Ambedkar also organized political parties called ‘Labour Party’ and ‘Scheduled Caste Federation’. Due to his deep requests, special provisions were kept in the Indian Constitution for the people of scheduled castes and scheduled tribes.

9. The Government of India declared untouchability illegal due to Dr. Ambedkar’s efforts.

Correct option is (d) All of these

The meaning of colonialism is control of one country over the other from a political, economic, and social point of view.

Correct option is (c) Madras

Hindu and Muslim communities bear some political interests at the time of independence: 

1. Muslim League demanded a separate nation for Muslims to protect the interests of Muslims only. 

2. There were some Hindu organisations also which made efforts to look after the interests of Hindus only to make India a ‘Hindu Nation’.

Correct option is (b) Akbar

Correct option is (c) Chandigarh

Correct option is (d) All of these

Correct option is (b) Tamil Nadu

1. Most of the princely states willingly wanted to join Indian Union. 

2. The government wanted to accommodate plurality by adopting flexible approach in dealing with the demand of the region. 

3. The central government was so much concerned towards integration and consolidation of territorial boundaries of Indian nation.

Bombay, Calcutta, and Madras.

Correct option is (a) Colonialism

Correct option is (a) East

Correct option is (d) All of these

Churches, Buildings, Monuments, Beautiful temples and Beaches.

Bombay got divided on bilingual basis consisting of Gujarat and Marathi speaking people. After popular agitation, the states of Maharashtra and Gujarat were created in 1960.

1. Harappa

2. Fatehpur Sikri

3. Chennai

4. Cornwallis

Junagadh, Hyderabad, Kashmir and Manipur.

Madras city is situated on the Eastern coast of India. Its present name is Chennai and it is the capital of Tamilnadu state. This city was one of three centres established by the British East India Company i.e. Bombay, Calcutta and Madras. It was also a Centre of Presidency of the East India Company. This centre of the Company was established by Francis De in 1639 A.D. This city was snatched by the French from the British after the first Carnatic war. But this city was taken back by the British at the end of the war. Madras became one of the important and prosperous cities due to last win of the British in the Carnatic wars.

This city was developed into a Port city and industrial Centre very rapidly. Many beautiful places are there in Madras. Churches, buildings, monuments, beautiful temples and beaches are included in these beautiful places.