Extra Questions: (History)

·         How was Bombay developed?

·         How did the development of cities affect the ecology and the environment?

·         What efforts were made to control pollution?

·         What was the role of a ‘Jobber’ in the chawls?

·         Describe the influx of migrants in Bombay.

·         How was ‘Marine Drive’ devised?

·         Explain with examples how the masses could be drawn into politics of the city.

·         Trace the rise and growth of Bombay as a centre of trade and other economic activities.

·         Discuss the housing situation of Bombay.

·         Discuss the reclamation projects of Bombay.

·         What problems of pollution arose in England in the 19^th century? What steps were taken to solve it?

·         Explain any three reasons for the expansion of Bombay’s population in mid 18^th century.

·         How did the development or expansion of Bombay differ from London?

·         “The rapid and unplanned expansion of Bombay led to many problems”. Mention the major problems.

·         Name the company who won the right to reclaim the western sea shore from the tip of Malabar hill to the end of Colaba.

·         He created the 22 acre Ballard Estate and developed Marine Drive.

·         Who made the movie Raja Harish Chandra?

·         ‘Ai dil hai mushkil  jeena yahan, zara hatke, zara bachke, ye hai Bambai meri jaan’ is the song of which movie?

·         Mention the problem caused due to rapid and unplanned expansion of Bombay.

·         Mention the basic cause for town planning in Bombay and London.

Long Answer Type:

·         “Bombay films have contributed in a big way to produce an image of the city as a blend of dream and reality, of slums and star bungalows.” Explain.

·         How is urban development directly related to the cost of ecology and environment? Explain giving examples of industrial cities of England in the 19^th century.

·         Explain the social life of people living in Bombay.

·         Explain the expansion of Bombay.

·         Throw some light on some of the land reclamation projects of Bombay.

·         Write the pollution problems of Calcutta in the 19^th century.

·         “Cities developed at the cost of ecology and environment”. Explain with examples.

·         Why were a number of Bombay films about the lives of migrants?

·         Why is Bombay a city of dreams for some while a city of hardships for others?

·         How did the development of cities influence the ecology and environment in late 19^th century? Explain giving example of Calcutta.

·         Explain what is meant by Haussmanisation of Paris? To what extent would you support or oppose this form of development? Write a letter to the editor of a newspaper, to either support or oppose this, giving reasons for your view.

·         To what extent does government regulation and new laws solve problems of pollution? Discuss one example of the success and failure of legislation to change the quality of:

(A)           Public life

(B)             Private life

·         A large city population was both a threat and an opportunity. Explain.

·         Explain the social life of people living in Bombay.

·         Calcutta had a long history of pollution. Examine the reasons for air pollution in Calcutta.

·         Discuss life in a chawl.

·         Discuss the Bombay film industry.

·         Discuss the problem of black smog in Calcutta.

·         “Bombay was a Prime City of India’. Justify by giving examples.

·         Explain how a city like Calcutta faced the problem of environmental pollution.

·         Explain’ Haussmanisation of Paris’.

·         How did Bombay gradually become a crowded city?

·         Describe the life in chawls.

·         How did people entertain themselves in the chawls?

·         Give a brief description of land reclamation in Bombay.

·         What was the pace of development of cities in India in the early 20^th century?

(Civics):

·        What are the main principles of democracy?

·        Why was the minority French speaking community relatively rich and powerful?

·        What were the causes of conflict in Belgium?

·        What preferences were given to the Sinhalese?

·        How did the Tamils make efforts to gain power in Sri Lanka?

·        What was so special about the ‘community government’ in Belgium?

·        What were the similarities and differences between Sri Lankan and Belgian ways of power sharing?

·        Why has the idea of power sharing emerged?

·        What does the word ‘ethnic’ mean?

·        What does ‘Majoritarianism’ mean?

·        What do you mean by horizontal distribution of power?

·        What is vertical division of power?

·        Why is power sharing desirable? Give its moral and prudential reasons.

·        How was majoritarianism in Sri Lanka practised?

·        What factors led to a civil war in Sri Lanka?

·        How did the Belgium government solve its ethnic problem?

·        What was the ethnic composition of Belgium?

·        What was the ethnic composition of Sri Lanka?

·        What kind of power sharing problems was faced by Belgians and Sri Lankans?

·        “Power is shared between different social groups.” Comment on this statement with the help of an example.

·        Why is power sharing desirable?

·        How Belgian leaders took a different path in accommodating various ethnic groups?

·        Discuss the geographical and ethnic composition of Belgium.

·        Discuss the political problems faced by Belgium.

·        Describe the ethnic and geographical composition of Sri Lanka.

·        What lesson do we learn from the power sharing models of Belgium and Sri Lanka?

·        What were the consequences of the policies of majoritarianism?

·        What path of accommodation was adopted in Belgium? What were its consequences?

·        What are the different forms of power sharing?

·        What is power sharing?

·        State one prudential reason and one oral reason for power sharing from the Indian content.

·        Compare the power sharing in Belgium and Sri Lanka.

·        Capital of Belgium

·        Capital of Sri Lanka

·        Maximum population of Sri Lanka/Belgium speaks this language…

·        Minority of population in Sri Lanka/Belgium speaks this language…

·        “The Belgium model of power sharing is very complicated but it has so far worked well.” Justify the statement.

·        Describe any three demands of Sri Lankan Tamils. How did they struggle for their demands?

·        Explain how power is shared among different organs of the government.

·        Why is it very difficult to make changes to the power sharing arrangement between the union government and state government? Explain with example.

·        Why and how is power shared in democracy?

·        What are the elements of Belgian model?

·        How do democracies accommodate different social groups?

·        Enumerate the basic principles of democracy.

·        Why did a civil war break out in Brussels? List out the setbacks.

·        What were the series of Majoritarian measures adopted in Sri Lanka?

·        What are the different forms of power sharing in modern democracies? Give an example of each of these.

·        *Explain four forms of participation in government under modern democratic system.

·        Describe in brief the language policy of India.

·        Describe with examples the way in which power can be shared among different social and linguistic groups?

·        Differentiate between horizontal and vertical division of powers

A few useful links:

http://exploringgeography.wikispaces.com/file/view/Work+Life+and+Leisure+cities+in+the+contemporary+world.pd http://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/achu73-1062664-power-sharing/
http://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/hasweed-1471057-power-sharing/