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Martin Luther was in favour of print and spoke out in praise of it because print media helped popularise and spread his ideas. In 1517, he wrote the Ninety Five Theses, criticising the practices and rituals of the Roman Catholic Church. These writings were immediately reproduced in vast numbers and read widely. His translation of the New Testament was also accepted and read by thousands. This was only possible due to the improvements in print technology which had allowed even the working classes to gain access to books.

(i) Martin Luther wrote Ninety Five Theses criticising the malpractices in the roman catholic church. he posted a printed copy of it on the door of a church in wittenberg.

(ii) luther’s writings immediately became popular through printed copies and was read widely.

(iii) 5000 printed copies of luther’s translation of the new testament were sold in a week.

(iv) All these led to a religious debate and marked the beginning of the protestant reformation.

(v) Printing technology played a key role in bringing religious reforms in the 16^th century. hence martin luther’s remarked were apt, effective and practical.

(i) Print created the possibility of wide circulation of ideas leading to debate and discussion. those who disagreed with established authorities could now print and circulate their own views.

(ii) Through printed messages, they could persuade people to think differently and move them into action.

(iii) Implication on the sphere of religion. the religious reformer, martin luther, wrote ninety five theses criticizing many practices of roman catholic church. a printed copy of this was posted on a church door. this led to a division within the church and marketed the beginning of the protestant reformation.

(i) Martin Luther wrote Ninety Five Theses criticising the malpractices in the roman catholic church. he posted a printed copy of it on the door of a church in wittenberg.

(ii) Luther’s writings immediately became popular through printed copies and was read widely.

(iii) 5000 printed copies of luther’s translation of the new testament were sold in a week.

(iv) All these led to a religious debate and marked the beginning of the protestant reformation.

(v) Printing technology played a key role in bringing religious reforms in the 16^th century. hence martin luther’s remarked were apt, effective and practical.

(i) Print created the possibility of wide circulation of ideas leading to debate and discussion. those who disagreed with established authorities could now print and circulate their own views.

(ii) Through printed messages, they could persuade people to think differently and move them into action.

(iii) Implication on the sphere of religion. the religious reformer, martin luther, wrote ninety five theses criticizing many practices of roman catholic church. a printed copy of this was posted on a church door. this led to a division within the church and marketed the beginning of the protestant reformation.

Non-Monetary Exchanges refer to the goods and services produced but not exchanged through money like the domestic services rendered by the members of a family to each other. The value of these services is many a time difficult to estimate and so it escapes national income estimation. These exchanges, however, have a positive effect on the welfare of the people. 

Detailed Answer:

These are the activities which are not measured in monetary term. 

Non-Monetary transactions are quite evident in rural areas where payments for farm labor are often made in kind rather than cash. 

Impact: As these activities are not included in GDP, so GDP remains underestimated. Thus, non-monetary exchanges make GDP an inappropriate index of welfare.

There are four components : 

(1) Private final consumption expenditure.

(2) Govt. final consumption expenditure. 

(3) Gross Domestic capital formation. 

(4) Net exports (Exports–Imports).

Vascoda Gama came to India from Portugal in search of pepper.

In binary fission equal daughter cells are produced. Example bacteria and Paramecium. In budding two unequal daughter cells are produced.

Example Yeast and hydra.

Correct option is C) Paris

Correct option is D) New York

GDP is considered as an index or welfare of the people. Welfare means a sense of material well being among the people.

Many activities in the economy are not evaluated in monetary terms. For example, leisure time activities are not included in GDP but they result in the welfare of people in the country. When government incurs expenditure to popularize yoga among the masses it will result in good health and well being of individuals. This will increase efficiency and lead to higher productivity in, future in the country. Thus, inspite of being an activity to which it is difficult to put a monetary value, yoga will surely result in better mental and physical health of people in the country resulting in the overall welfare of the citizen of the country

(i) In 1517, the religious reformer Martin Luther wrote 'Ninety Five Theses' criticising many of the practices and rituals of the Roman Catholic Church.

(ii) Due to writings of Martin Luther, the church got divided and a new protestant reformation had started.

(iii) Several scholars, in act think that print brought about a new intellectual atmosphere and helped spread the new ideas that led to reformation.

Correct answer is (d) pepper

They were not found in India, they were brought by foreigners.

Both angiosperms and vertebrates have a more complex structural organisation. They have evolved very efficient mechanism of sexual reproduction. Since asexual reproduction does not create new genetic pools in the offspring and consequently hampers their adaptability to external conditions, these groups have resorted to reproduction by the sexual method.

Correct answer is (d) zero

This statement is time. It may look paradoxical. On the one hand, we say we are secular. On the other hand, we protect the minorities by giving them special considerations. In India, such a policy is essential because of our peculiar situation. We must not forget that we have so many minority groups and unless they are protected they will be in danger. This paradoxical attitude of the Nation is a highly complex matter.

Correct answer is (a) shops

(B) Only B is correct

Correct answer is (a) Paprika

Answer is (B) water

They demanded the passing of the bill, decent housing, the right to vote, and adequate integrated education.

• The American Civil Rights Movement fought for equal treatment of Afro Americans against permitting segregation.
• They boycotted discriminatory services like buses and schools.
• They violated discriminatory laws peacefully.

1. (b) near

2. (a) repulsive

3. (c) host

4. (b) bitter

5. (a) globally

6. (c) slim

7. (b) unknown

8. (a) long

9. (c) unsavory

Chilli is the foreign visitor mentioned in the lesson. Chillies were very popular in South America, but no one else knew of this spicy fruit. One day, a sailor named Christopher Columbus sailed to South America. This sailor was actually looking for India. He wanted to buy black pepper. Instead, he found South America and the Chilli. As it was as spicy as the black pepper, he packed the Chilli and took it back to his country with him. Then the Portuguese brought the Chillies to India.

My favourite dish is Briyani. I know it is yummy due to the spices in it. My mother uses garlic, ginger, curd, cumin seeds, pepper, chillies etc.

1. a grey metal 

2. a new red 

3. old comfortable wooden 

4. fabulous British woollen 

5. black Dutch 

6. some delicious French 

7. a pretty young 

8. a lot of interesting old 

9. a new red plastic 

10. a stylish black leather

(C) Both A & B are correct

Celestial bodies are made up of gas

(b) a lovely sunny

(c) an interesting old American

This lesson is about native and imported vegetables. One-day, when Amma served potato curry, Mani’s favourite dish, he refused. He told that potato is a foreign vegetable and he would like locally grown food. Tomatoes, pine-apple, com, ladies fingers were other foreign vegetables. When Mani asked how these vegetables reached India, his father explained that merchants brought them by sea. The merchants came to India to take spices and in turn Portuguese gave us potatoes. The chillies were grown in south America where Columbus discovered it and later it reached India from Portuguese. Before chillies, we used pepper in cooking.

(a) an adorable little black

(a) beautiful long black

(c) strange old French

B) twenty years

B) they went to live in the city

1. stars, constellation

2. gases

3. The moon

4. The earth

5. big, hot

6. heat, light

7. North Star/Pole Star

8. seven stars

9. Orbits

10. size ; shape

11. mountains, plains; depressions

(b) a lovely little old

C) at least hundred years old

1 – d, 2 – c, 3 – a, 4 – e, 5 – b

Correct option is (b) The Indigo planters

The cold and warm water currents found in the South Atlantic Ocean are as follows:

1. South Equatorial Warm Current: This current flows in the south of equator to its parallel from the east towards the west. 

2. Brazil Warm Current: South Equatorial Current arrives in the west and starts flowing along the coast of Brazil. 

3. Falkland Cold Current: This current flows along the south – east coast of South America from the south towards the north. It carries snowy rocks with its flow from the Antarctica region. Here, the mist is found all around due to the merging of cold and warm water.

4. Benguela Cold Current: This current flows towards the north along the south-western coast of Africa. It is an irregular and weak current. 

5. South Atlantic Drift: With the effect of fast West Winds, the water flows between 40 degree and 60 degree southern latitudes from the west towards the east. This is actually the eastern extension of the Brazil Current, but its nature changes.

1. कल करनेवाले काम को आज करना है।
2. आज करनेवाले काम को अब करना है।
3. पल में प्रलय हो सकता है।
4. ‘बहुरी” शब्द का अर्थ है – पुनः / उसके बाद।
5. यह दोहा कबीर के दोहे पाठ से लिया गया है।

(C) Outer planets – Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

The Theory of Nationalism by Nehru: Jawaharlal Nehru was the supporter of moderate nationalism. He inspired the people of the country to move on balanced, tempered and nationalist way. According to Nehru, the emotional relation towards the country is called nationalism. Nationalism, in Pt. Nehru’s opinion, is the collective memory of unity in diversity, customs of the past and the achievement, feelings and experiences with one’s country.

The main characteristics of Nehru’s nationalism are –

• Support to moderate and balanced form of the country
• Support to the emotional concept of nationalism  
• Support to the doctrine of national independence  
• Opposed the narrow nationalism and colonialism  
• Adjustment among past, present and future 
• Nationalism based on people’ power
• Secular Nationalism
• Support to progressive nationalism with social and economic perspective.

(c) Pt. Deendayal Upadhyaya

Correct Answer is : (b) Warm