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When did nationalism in Europe start |
| Answer» 29 sep 2004 | |
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Describe political condition of europe in mid 19th century |
| Answer» The political conditions of Europe as follows :(i) The first half of the nineteenth century saw an enormous increase in population all over Europe.(ii) In most countries, there were more job seekers than employment. Population from rural areas migrated to the cities to live in overcrowded slums.(iii) Small producers in towns were often faced with stiff competition from imports of cheap machine made goods from England, where industrialisation was more advanced than on the continent.(iv) In these regions of Europe where the aristocracy still enjoyed power, peasants struggled under the burden of feudal dues and obligations.(v) The rise of food prices or a year of bad harvest led to widespread pauperism in town and country. | |
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Explain the process of unification of italy?answer |
| Answer» \tPolitical Fragmentation: Like Germany, Italy was also politically fragmented. During the middle of the 19th century, Italy was divided into seven states, of which only one, Sardinia- Piedmont was ruled by an Italian Prince.\tRole ofMazzini: Giuseppe Mazzini made efforts to unite Italian Republic. He had formed a secret society called ‘Young Italy’ for achieving his goal.\tRole of Count Cavour: He was the chief minister who led the movement to unify Italy. He formed a tactful diplomatic alliance with France and defeated the Austrian forces.\tRole of Giuseppe Garibaldi: Garibaldi also formed armed volunteers. In 1860, they marched into South Italy and the Kingdoms of Two Sicilies and succeeded in driving out the Spanish rulers.\tIn 1861, Victor Emmanuel II was proclaimed King of United Italy. | |
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Social scenario of both sri Lanka and belgium |
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Lousi which months die |
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Difference between community government in Belgium MHA o r i t a r i a n government in Sri Lanka |
| Answer» \tBelgiumSri Lanka1) They adopted a policy of power Sharing.1) They adopted a policy of Majoritarism.2) They gave equal powers to all communities no matter whether majority or minority.2) They gave preferences to the majority sinhala group alone,disregarding the minority.\t | |
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What is the meaning of ammunition? |
| Answer» Stock of weapons. | |
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Social science homework |
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What do you mean by residuary subjects |
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Answer» The constitution makers wanted to be so precise about the distribution of powers between the governments, that after providing for the three lists, they provided for residuary subjects. Matters which are not included in any of the three lists are known as residuary subjects and the right to make laws on these subjects is called residuary power. The central government (the Parliament) has been given rights to legislate on these subjects.Example of residuary subjects are software, hardware, etc. The leftover subjects that are not included in any lists. |
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Explain the three fold distribution of power in India |
| Answer» It contains three lists:\tUnion List: It includes subjects of national importance such as defence of the country, foreign affairs, banking, communications and currency. They are included in this list because we need a uniform policy on these matters throughout the country.\tState List: The list contains subjects of state and local importance such as police, trade, commerce, agriculture and irrigation. The state governments alone can make laws relating to the subjects mentioned in the state list.\tConcurrent List: Includes subjects of common interest to both, the Union government as well as the State government such as education, forests, trade unions, marriage, adoption and succession. Both the Union as well as State governments can make laws on the subjects mentioned in this list. If their laws conflict with each other, the law made by the Union government prevails. | |
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Why did the civil war start in Sri Lanka and not in Belgium |
| Answer» Lead to civil war in sri lankaSrilankan government adopted majoritarian measure to establish Sinhala Supremacy.in 1956, an Act was passed to recognise Sinhala as the only official language thus diregarding Tamil.A new constitution stipulated that the state shall protect and foster Buddhism.Srilankan Tamils felt that none of the major political parties by the Buddhist sinhala leaders were sensitive to their language and culture.The relations between the Sinhala Nd Tamil communities strained overtime and soon it turned into a civil war. | |
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Suggest measures of soil conservation? |
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Answer» 1. Afforestation2. Using less fertilizer Suggest measure of soil conservation ? |
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What is cheque?? |
| Answer» A cheque is a paper instructing the bank to pay a specific amount from the person’s account to the person in whose name the cheque has been drawn.\tThe facility of cheque against demand deposits makes it possible to directly settle the payments without the use of withdrawal.\tFor payment through cheque, the payer who has an account with the bank, makes out a cheque of a specific amount.\tThe money is transferred from one bank account to another in a couple of days. The transaction is complete without any payment of cash. | |
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Explain the consequences of the Vienna congress. |
| Answer» In 1815, the European powers met at Vienna and tried to transform all the changes that came about in Europe during ’ Napoleon’s era.The four major proposals/features of the Vienna Congress were(i) The Bourbon dynasty, which had been deposed during the French Revolution, was restored to power and France lost the territories it had annexed.(ii) A series of states were set up on the boundaries of France to prevent the French expansion in future. Thus, the kingdom of the Netherlands, which included Belgium, was set up in the North and Genoa was added to Piedmont in the South.(iii) Prussia was given important new territories on its . Western frontiers, while Austria was given control of Northern Italy.(iv) The German confederation of 39 states that had been set up by Napoleon was left untouched. | |
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Define net sown area (NSA). |
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Answer» Ya thanks ?? Area sown more than once in an agricultural year is called NSA.HOPE IT WILL HELP U!!!! |
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What are the important points in the nationalism in India |
| Answer» Freedom | |
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How were the new states created in India after independence? |
| Answer» States in Independent India have been formed on the following basis:a. After Independence , boundaries of older states were changed in order to make new states on the basis of language .b. Linguistic reorganization was a result of the VishalAndhra Movement that demanded separate Telugu speaking state to be carved out from Madras Province. Because of massive protests , our national leadership acted in the larger interests of the country.c. After the creation of Andhra, other linguistic communities also demanded their own separate states.d. A States Reorganization Commission was set up, which submitted its report in 1956, recommending the redrawing of district | |
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Which is the first historical book of India |
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Answer» Rajtarangini which is written by kalhan Dont know sorry. But the google knows. Rajtarangini.. ? Rs Agarwal ???? |
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Which french artist prepared a series of four prints visualising his dream of world |
| Answer» In the year 1848, a French artist named Frederic Sorrieu prepared a series of four prints visualizing his dream of a world made up of ‘democratic and social Republics’. | |
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Describe the revolution of 1848 in german regions |
| Answer» The 1848 revolution of the liberals:(i) The 1848 revolution\xa0was led by the educated middle class along with the poor, unemployed starving peasants and workers in many European countries for fulfilling their demands of constitutionalism with national unification.\xa0(ii) Political ideas:\xa0In German regions, large number of political associations whose members were middleclass professionals, businessman and prosperous artisans came together in the city of Frankfurt and decided to vote for all German National Assembly.\xa0(iii) Social ideas:\xa0A large number of women had participated actively and formed their own political associations founded newspaper, took part in political meetings and struggled for right to vote.\xa0(iv) Economic ideas:\xa0Liberals struggled for abolition of serfdom and bonded labour and wanted freedom of market.\xa0(v)\xa0Though conservative forces were able to suppress liberal movements in 1848, they could not restore the old order. Thus, serfdom and bonded labour were abolished. | |
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What is autpain |
| Answer» The social utopia is a false theory which calls to regress of social structure, to violent cancellation of great social inventions. These organizations, kinds of the social conflict and social control represent "skeleton" of social structure, the most essential elements and relations of this structure. | |
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what is the meaning of peoduced a moral effect |
| Answer» To produce a moral effect means to produce a good ,ethical and value based effect. this statement shows the means to create a sense of what is good and what is wrong!. Moral effect is a state where one is capable of making the distinction between right and wrong in conduct. | |
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Explain civil-disobedient movement. |
| Answer» • It was launched against the arrival of the Simon Commission, This continued between 1930 and 1934.• Complete Independence was the main aim of Civil disobedience movement which formulated this demand in the Lahore session.• It was fully fledged mass movement.\xa0• Mahatma Gandhi started the famous salt march.• On 6th April he ceremonially violated the law, manufacturing salt by boiling sea water.• This marked the beginning of the Civil disobedience movement. | |
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how are nature, technology, and institution independent on each other? |
| Answer» Think you have Diesel (natural resource or nature).Then you have a car that runs on Diesel and the technology of Diesel refineries (technology).And then you have car factories and diesel refineries (institutions).So, if Diesel isn\'t present the other two wont be there.And if technology is not there, then there will not be Diesel refineries and there will be no way we can use Diesel properly.And if institution is , what\'s the use of technology as we cant produce the technology without the institutions like factories.Therefore, all these are inter related / depended upon each other ( If one will not be their, the other can\'t Exist. | |
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Describe the differentiate between the process of unification of Italy & Germany? |
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Answer» 1. The unification of Germany was relatively easier than that of Italy. Unlike the Italians, the Germans had a Confederation Parliament and a Custom Union (Zollverein) which brought some form of political and economic unity. For the Italians, there was no form of such unity but were instead directly and indirectly dominated by Austria.2. The actual unification of Italy took a longer period compared to that of the Germans. The first territorial achievement in the Italian unification was in 1859 and it dragged on until 1870 when the Franco-Prussian war broke out. For the Germans, they were only actively involved in three quick wars between 1864 to 1871.3. Although Cavour and Bismarck played the greatest roles in the two unifications, Bismarck played a much greater role than Cavour. Cavour was assisted by Mazzini who politicized the Italians about the benefits of a united Italy, Garibaldi who liberated Sicily and Naples and the central states who voted in favour of Piedmont through a referendum. After Cavour\'s death, Victor Emmanuel II and Garibaldi were the ones who completed the unifications. Much as Von roon; Moltek and William I assisted Bismarck, the degree of assistance was less than that of Cavour. Infact, it was through Bismarck\'s diplomacy, blood and iron policy that Prussia became successful in ousting Denmark, Austria and France from German territories.4. There was more foreign assistance in the unification of Italy than that of Germany. The liberation of Italian states was directly or indirectly due to the role of foreign powers. More importantly, the liberation of Venetia and Rome would not have been realized if it was not due to Prussia\'s role. As far as the Germans were concerned, there was less foreign assistance compared to Italy. The German unification was spearheaded by Bismarck\' who manipulated international politics and united Germany on Prussian terms. In other words, he relied more on Prussian\'s military might in the 3successive wars through which the unification of Germany was achieved.5. The unification of Italy was achieved at the expense of Nice and Savoy that were given to France as a compensation for her assistance in the liberation of Lombardy (in 1859). However, no single state was battered in the German unification. Although Bismarck had promised Napoleon III at the Biarritz Agreement of 1865 some territories along the Rhine, he violated the agreement and refused to cede any German state to France after the war. He instead propagandized and annexed those states to complete the unification of Germany in 1871.6. The unification of Germany was on Prussian terms and Berlin the capital city of Prussia became the city of a united Germany. But in the unification of Italy, Piedmont with her capital Turin were not considered to be the capital city of a united Italy in 1870. Instead the city of a united Italy was shifted from Turin where it had been declared in 1861 to Rome in 1871.7. The consequences of the two unifications also differed. The final unification of Italy was relatively peaceful without much bloodshed in 1870. In other words, the liberation ofRome was relatively peaceful because of the favourable circumstances provided by the Franco-Prussian war. Contradictorily, the unification of Germany was achieved by humiliating France in the Franco-Prussian war of 1870-1871.This destroyed the balance of power that hitherto favoured Britain and France. This created a hostile relationship between France and Germany that led to arms race and alliance system which disorganized Europe and led to the outbreak of the First World War.Read more on Brainly.in - https://brainly.in/question/1072426#readmore (1) The German unification was not supported by armed volunteers. In Italian unification, Garibaldi had won the support of local peasants to drive out the Spanish rulers.(2) No secret societies were formed so as to achieve the goal of unification of Germany. But in Italy, Mazzini formed Young Italy.(3) Italian unification was completed 10 years before Germany was united.(4) Germany, in its unification had to fight against France and Austria, while in Italian unification Cavour had a tactful diplomatic alliance with France to defeat Austria.(5) Bismarck followed the policy of\x91Blood and Iron\x92 for German unification, while Cavour used his excellent diplomatic skills in Italian unification. |
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Mention Balkan issue become one of the major factors responsible for the first world |
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Answer» Further, the Balkan area became a place of big power rivalry. The European powers were jealous of each other\'s trade , colonies, naval and military. The ambition to conquest led to wars in the region and finally the First World War. The Balkan states were very jealous of each other.(i) The spread of the ideas of romantic nationalism in the Balkans together with the disintegration of the Ottoman Empire made this region very explosive. (ii) The Balkan area became an area of intense conflict as different Slavic nationalities struggled for their independence. The Balkan was a region with diversity, ethnicity and geographical variation, which comprises of following countries – modern-day Romania, Bulgaria, Greece, Albania, Macedonia, Croatia, Bosnia- Herzegovina, Slovenia, Serbia,and Montenegro. Its inhabitants were known as Slavs. The Balkan issue become one of the major factors responsible for the First World War. Some of the examples were –• Many parts of the Balkan were under the control of the Ottoman Empire. The idea of romantic nationalism and the disintegration of the Ottoman Empire intensified the situation, even though Ottoman empire tried to strengthen its position by introducing reforms but didn’t succeed, so the Balkan people demanded independence and political rights. They also proved that they were always free but later subjugated by foreign powers.• In Balkan, Slavic Nationalities were in search of their identity and independence made the situation worse. The Balkan states wanted to capture more territories no matter how; this made Balkans a big power rivalry.• During this time, the European powers conflicted on trade, colonies, naval and military. Russia, Germany, England, Austro-Hungary wanted to establish their power in Balkan.All these were the examples that made Balkan issues as the major factor responsible for the First World War. |
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Why the 1830 was the hardship great economic? |
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Answer» The 18308 were the years of great economic hardship in Europe due to the following reasons : (i) There was enormous increase in population all over Europe. (ii) There were more seekers of jobs than employment. (iii) People migrated from rural areas to the cities to live in overcrowded slums. Bhugol kabale The 1830s were the years of great economic hardship in Europe due to the following reasons :(i) There was enormous increase in population all over Europe.(ii) There were more seekers of jobs than employment.(iii) People migrated from rural areas to the cities to live in overcrowded slums.(iv) There was stiff competition between the products of small producers and products imported from England where goods were made by machines as industrialisation had already taken place there.(v) Peasants’ condition was bad due to burden of feudal dues and obligations.(vi) The prices of food had risen due to bad harvest. This had resulted in widespread pauperism in town and country. |
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Give an example of a public interest group? |
| Answer» Public interest groups promote collective rather than selective good. They aim to help groups other than their own members. Trade Unions, Students’ Union, Ex-Armymen Association, etc. are examples of public interest groups. | |
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What do you mean by federal division of power? |
| Answer» When the power in a country is divided into the Central and the State government, it is called a federal division of power. In a federal set up, while the Central government looks after the administration of the entire country, the state governments look into the administration of their respective states. | |
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Distinguish between potential resources and developed resources |
| Answer» Potential resources-the resources which are not yet being used or which are still in preliminary stage are potential resources. Devoloped resources- the resources which have been developed by man for use and which are being utilized are actual resources.\xa0Potential resources are those that have been identified at particular places but have not yet been utilised whereas developed resources are those that have been surveyed and identified for their quality and quantity. | |
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Define prudence |
| Answer» Prudence\xa0is care, caution, and good judgment, as well as wisdom in looking ahead: sober\xa0prudence\xa0in handling one\'s affairs. Foresight implies a\xa0prudent\xa0looking ahead rather far into the future: clear foresight in planning.\xa0Prudence\xa0is defined as the act of being careful, often with money. An\xa0example of prudence\xa0is checking your bank account before you spend money. | |
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What is rise of europe |
| Answer» The 19th century witnessed a globally dominant\xa0Europe. Empires expanded, colonies amassed – all pushed energetically forward by the Industrial Revolution. Colonies provided the raw materials and luxury commodities to meet rising consumer demand, in return promising vast markets for\xa0European\xa0products.\xa0The\xa0rise\xa0of Western\xa0Europe\xa0after 1500 is due largely to growth in countries with access to the Atlantic Ocean and with substantial trade with the New World, Africa, and Asia via the Atlantic. | |
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Why in elections any person has right to stands in election either he is educate or uneducate |
| Answer» If you will go inside it then u will understand that many of the people r illiterate in india for them | |
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write a short note on nationalism and imperialism |
| Answer» Idealistic liberal democratic sentiments because of a narrow creed with limited ends. Nationalist groups became increasingly intolerant of each other and ever ready to go to war.After 1871 nationalist tension mounted in Europe in the area called Balkan’s. The Balkans was a region of geographical and ethnic variations.A large part of Balkans was under the contral of the ottoman Empire.The spread of the ideas of romantic nationalism in the Balkans and downfall of Ottoman Empire made this region very explosive.As the different Slavic nationalist struggled to define their identity and independence, the Balkans became an area of conflict.There was intense rivalry among the European powers over trade and colonies.This led to a series of wars in the region and finally the first world war.Many countries in the world which had been colonized by the European powers in the 19th century began to oppose imperial domination.The anti-imperial movements developed nationalism and formed independent nationstates. | |
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where are biotic resources found |
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Answer» They are found in biosphere. For example, forest. Biotic resources ex, flora , fauna, humans, fishes etc.... In biosphere Biotic Resources are obtained from the biosphere and have life. Eg: Human beings, flora and fauna, fisheries, livestock etc. Abiotic Resources: All those things which are composed of non-living things are called abiotic resources. |
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What was the impact of first world war on the political and economic conditions of india |
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Answer» Sorry Pazham |
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What is dam? On which bases down are categorized |
| Answer» A dam is a barrier across flowing water that obstructs, directs or retards the flow, often creating a reservoir, lake or impoundment.Dams are classified according to their structure, intended purpose or height. On the basis of structure and material used, dams are classified as:\tTimber dams\tEmbankment dams or masonry dams.According to their height, dams can be categorised as:\tLarge dams or major dams\tLow dams\tMedium height dams\tHigh dams | |
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What is depotism ? |
| Answer» \tDespotism is a kind of control in which a single person rules with absolute power.\tAbsolute monarchs tried to hold higher power over their nations without being checked by any laws and the church.\tMonarch in Europe built on the principles of divine rights of the king.\tSome of the nations to exercise despotism were France, Russia, and Spain. | |
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Why state was created for implementation of federalism |
| Answer» The goal of\xa0federalism\xa0is to preserve personal liberty by separating the powers of the government so that one government or group may not dominate all powers. The Framers believed that divided power was limited power and applied this theory as they created the Constitution.\xa0Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and George Washington were advocates of the federal system. In their attempt to balance order with liberty, the Founders identified several reasons for\xa0creating\xa0a\xa0federalist\xa0government: to avoid tyranny. to allow more participation in politics. | |
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why state were created for implementation of federalism |
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What is mean by public facilities?why are they important? Give example |
| Answer» Public facilities are the basic facilities like education, food, health, electricity, sanitation, safe drinking water, shelter, security etc., that are given collectively by the Government.1. Public facilities are important as they ensure basic needs of the people gets fulfilled in an affordable way.2. Public facilities provide availability, accessibility and affordability to all class of people.3. Some public facilities are necessary to make use of other facilities. For example, Electricity connection which is used in schools, primary health centres, farming etc.,Examples of public facilities include Government schools, Government hospitals, public transport services etc. | |
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What is mean by public facilities?why are they important?give example |
| Answer» The facilities that can be accessed by all members of a society are called public facilities they are important because this is the cheapest way in which people who are poor can afford for these facilities which helps in bringing a balance examples are pds , public transport and health care | |
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What was the economical and political situation in india |
| Answer» THE First World War created a new economic and political situation :\tIt led to a huge increase in defence expenditure which was financed by war loans.\tTaxes were increased, custom duties were raised and income tax was introduced.\tThrough the war years, prices increased doubling between 1913 and 1918 leading to hardship for the common people.\tForced recruitment in rural areas caused widespread anger.\tThe failure of crops in many parts of India had created food shortages, leading to the added misery of the people.\tThere was the outbreak of the great influenza epidemic. Millions of the people perished due to influenza and starvation.\tThe Nationalist Movement grew stronger during the war years. | |
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When was first battle fought |
| Answer» 14 july 1789 | |
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What do you mean by coalition govt? What are the changes that occured after 1990s |
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Italy Unified |
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Resource conservation |
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How is red soil form , write it\'s features? |
| Answer» Formation : Most of the red soils have come into existence due to weathering of ancient crystalline igneous rocks. Characteristics / Features :(i) Soils are loamy in deep depressions and in uplands. They consist of loose gravels and highly coarse materials.(ii) The colour of these soils is generally red, often grading into brown, chocolate or yellow. The red colour is due to wide diffusion rather than high percentage of iron content. It looks yellow when it occurs in a hydrated form.(iii) Soils are deficient in phosphoric acid, organic matter and nitrogenous materials but are fairly rich in potash. But crops are cultivated with the use of fertilizers. | |
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How is red soil form , mention it\'s features |
| Answer» Formation : Most of the red soils have come into existence due to weathering of ancient crystalline igneous rocks. Characteristics / Features :(i) Soils are loamy in deep depressions and in uplands. They consist of loose gravels and highly coarse materials.(ii) The colour of these soils is generally red, often grading into brown, chocolate or yellow. The red colour is due to wide diffusion rather than high percentage of iron content. It looks yellow when it occurs in a hydrated form.(iii) Soils are deficient in phosphoric acid, organic matter and nitrogenous materials but are fairly rich in potash. But crops are cultivated with the use of fertilizers. | |
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Utopion mean |
| Answer» A visionary society which is so ideal that it is actually to exist! | |