Class 10 SST Popular Struggles and Movements, Extra Question

Popular Struggles and Movements, Extra Questions

Amend Education Academy Short Answers Type Questions

Q.1: - When did Nepal win democracy? State two features of the democratic Nepal after attaining democracy.

Ans.:- Nepal won the democracy in 1990.

Two Features:-

1. The King formally remained the head of the state; the real power was exercised by popularly elected representatives.

2. King Birendra who had accepted this transition from absolute monarchy to constitutional monarchy was killed in a mysterious massacre of the royal family in 2001

Q.2: - What were the results of the popular struggle of Nepal?

Ans.:- 1. The King was forced to concede all the  demands of the protesters.

          2. The SPA chose Girija Prasad Koirala as the new P.M. of the interim government

          3. The restored parliament met and passed laws taking away most of the power of the king.

Q.3: - Mention any three similarities between the movements in Nepal and Bolivia.

Ans.:- 1. Both these are instances of political conflict that led to popular struggles.

          2. In both cases, the struggle involves mass mobilizations public demonstration of mass support clinched the dispute.

          3. Both instances involved the critical role of political organization.

Q.4: - Write the composition of the organization which protested against water privatization in Bolivia?

Ans.:- 1. The protest against water privatization in Bolivia was not led by any political party. It was led by FEDECOR.

          2. This organization comprised of local professionals, including engineers and environmentalists.

          3. They were supported by a federation of farmers who relied on irrigation, middle class students, confederation of factory workers, unions and the city’s growing population of the homeless street children.

Q.5: - What is the difference between a pressure group and a political party?

Ans.:-1. A pressure group is an organized or an unorganized body that seeks to promote its interests while a political party seeks to attain political power by contesting elections.

         2. Pressure groups are formed by the people of common interests, occupations and opinions while political parties are forced on the basic of ideology and vision.

         3. A pressure group represents their own single interests while political parties represents various interests.

Q.6: - What are public interest groups? Hoe do they look after the public interests?

Ans.:- A public interest group is a group that promotes the interests of the people of the society. There interests can be of a particular section of the society or of the entire society in general. Their activities benefit the entire society and not just a particular section of the society.

II Part

1. They organize meetings and try to gain the public support for their cause.

2. They try to influence the media by drawing its attention to their issues.

3. They sometimes organized strikes and dharnas to voice their interests.

E.g.: - Bolivia organization FEDECOR and government employees movement called BAMCEF are some examples of public interest group.

Q.7: - What are sectional interest groups? How do they watch their interests?

Ans.:- Sectional interest groups refer to the interest groups that seek to promote the interest of a particular section or a group of society. Trade unions, business associations and professional bodies (lawyers, doctors, teachers etc.) are some examples of sectional interest groups—

Part- II

1. They aim to help groups other than their own members for example a group fighting against bonded labour fights not for itself but for those who are suffering under such bondage.

2. Some times these organization represents the common or general interest of the society.

3. They also exert pressure on the government to meet their demands.

Q.8: - Explain how the activities of pressure groups are useful in the functioning of a domestic govt.?

Ans.:- 1. Pressure groups performs a useful role in countering the under influence of rich and powerful people on the govt.

          2. Pressure groups remind the govt. of the needs and concerns of ordinary citizens.

          3. Different pressure groups put pressure on the govt. for making policies in their favor and against. 

              This lets the govt. know about what different sections of population want