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Picture Based Questions
Picture Based Questions
This cartoon shows the relations between the center and states when it
comes to the division of powers. The central government has a say in the
allocation of funds, resources, and powers to the states in India. States feel
that this has made the central government more dominant. The center is
seen here as very selective in distributing powers to the states.
In order to avoid the majority win of a particular party in an election the
phenomenon of Coalition is used.It is referred to as a form of government
in which various political parties cooperate with each other reducing the
dominance of the majority party ..
Political leaders treat people belonging to a caste as ‘vote banks’ for them.
The picture shows how the nation is in peril but the politicians are
nowhere to be seen. This shows how politicians are only available to
citizens during elections.
The cartoon shows a puppet show run by Berlusconi. It signifies that the
party members are behaving as a puppet of the leader. They do not have
individual opinions and there is a lack of internal democracy in the party.
It shows the strength of money, connection and power that Berlusconi
holds in the party.
The cartoon seems to show the running government of the US. According
to the cartoon it suggests that corporate America controls all major
institutions of the country.
The cartoon depicts that most political parties and leaders do not appear
to be very serious. They look for various ways to cheat the law.
Democratic government is coping with multiple pressures through
accommodation.
The cartoon depicts how the government knows more about us than we
know about it, It should actually rather be the opposite way.
The cartoons tell us about the disparities between the rich and poor.
Should the gains of economic growth be evenly distributed? How can the
poor get a voice for a better share in a nation? What can poor countries do
to receive a greater share of the world’s wealth?
The cartoon shows the poor keep getting poorer and the rich keep getting
richer. The economic gains are distributed in such a way in the society
that this inequality fails to disappear.
History
Dandi March
Bal gangadhar Tilak- an early twentieth century print with different
sacred institutions of different faiths in the figure.
Bharat Mata- made by Abanindranath Tagore in 1905.
Gully Erosion
Cotton Cultivation
WindMills of Nagarcoil