Article 9 of the Indian Constitution

Persons voluntarily acquiring citizenship of a foreign State not to be citizens.— No person shall be a citizen of India by virtue of article 5, or be deemed to be a citizen of India by virtue of article 6 or article 8, if he has voluntarily acquired the citizenship of any foreign State.

Article 5 of the Indian Constitution

Citizenship at the commencement of the Constitution.—At the commencement of this Constitution, every person who has his domicile in the territory of India and—(a) who was born in the territory of India; or(b) either of whose parents was born in the territory of India; or(c) who has been ordinarily resident in the territory of India … Read more

Role of Information Technology in Governance

Role of Information Technology in Governance E-GOVERNANCE  Electronic governance or e-governance is the application of information and communication technology (ICT) for delivering government services, exchange of information communication transactions, integration of various stand-alone systems and services between government-to-customer (G2C), government-to-business (G2B), government-to-government (G2G) as well as back office processes and interactions within the entire government … Read more

Chapter 1 Economics Development

Question 1 Development of a country can generally be determined by (i) its per capita income (ii) its average literacy level (iii) health status of its people (iv) all the above. Answer 1 (i) its per capita income Question 2 Which of the following neighbouring countries has better performance in terms of human development than India? (i) Bangladesh … Read more

Chapter 8 Challenges to Democracy

Question 1 Each of these cartoons represents a challenge to democracy. Please describe what that challenge is. Also place it in one of the three categories mentioned in the first section Question 2. Complete the table given below: Answer 2 Question 3 Given below are some spheres or sites of democratic politics. You may place against each … Read more