Short Answer Questions (Marks 2 x 5 = 10)
What were the economic problems faced by the Weimar Republic?
List any three differences between Himalayan and Peninsular rivers?
Why do we need elections?
What are the main physiographic divisions of erstwhile state of Jammu &
Kashmir?
List any three consequences of landslides.
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Answers
1. The Weimar Republic faced violent uprisings from various groups, not to mention devastating economic problems. Germany between 1918 and 1919 was in chaos. People were starving, the Kaiser had fled and people hated the government for signing the armistice in November 1918 - they called them the November criminals
2. The Peninsular rivers are non-perennial which means they receive water from glacier and rainfall whereas Himalayan rivers are perennial which means they are seasonal-dependent on monsoon. The Peninsular river have narrow catchment area whereas the Himalayan rivers have large catchment area.
3. The nature of democracy is that elected officials are accountable to the people, and they must return to the voters at prescribed intervals to seek their mandate to continue in office. For that reason most democratic constitutions provide that elections are held at fixed regular intervals.
4. It lies between Latitude 32°17' and 37°05' North and longitude 72°31' and 80°20' East. The State is divided into three geographic regions viz. Ladakh, Kashmir Valley and Jammu. The higher regions are covered by Pir Panjal, Karakoram and inner Himalayan ranges of mountains.
5. The impact of a landslide can be extensive, including loss of life, destruction of infrastructure, damage to land and loss of natural resources. Landslide material can also block rivers and increase the risk of floods