Question

Write a brief about
1) Indian flag
2) Bretton wood Agreement
3) Rinderpest
4) World Bank
5) Vernacular Press Act

Answer 1

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1. Indian flag-

The Indian national flag was designed as a symbol of freedom. The late Prime MinisterJawaharlal Nehru called it "a flag not only of freedom for ourselves, but a symbol of freedom to all people."

The Indian national flag is a horizontal tricolor in equal proportion of deep saffron on the top, white in the middle and dark green at the bottom. The ratio of the width to the length of the flag is 2:3. At the center of the white band, is a wheel in navy blue color that indicates the Dharma Chakra (the wheel of law). The wheel has 24 spokes.

2.Bretton wood agreement-

The Bretton Woods Agreement was finalised in July 1944 at Bretton Woods in New Hampshire, USA. It established the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank to preserve global economic stability and full employment in the industrial world. These institutions also dealt with external surpluses and deficits of member nations, and financed post-war reconstruction.

3. Rinderpest-

Rinderpest refers to cattle plague. It took place during the 1890’s in Africa. It changed the lives of the people and restructured the economy. This was because land and livestock sustained the economy of Africa, thus, Rinderpest had adverse effects on the people.

4. World Bank

The World Bank is an international organization dedicated to providing financing, advice and research to developing nations to aid their economic advancement.

5. Vernacular press act-

-after the great revolt of 1857 the british pased the vernacular press act to check the uprising of the nationalists

-in 1878'vernacular press act was passed,modelled on the irish press laws

-it provided the govt with extensive rights to censor reports and editorials in the vernacular press

-when a report was judged seditious the concerned newspaper was given a warning

-if the warning was ignored,the concerned authorities was liable to be seized by the govt.

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