Question

Write short notes on any two in about 100 words each: 6+6 13. (i) the iron age (ii) denotified tribes (iii) social change (iv) mixed economy

Answer 1

Answer:

(i) The Iron age - The iron age which is also known as vedic age refers to when people in a particular location learned to use iron for tools and weapons as well as when they started using iron more than other metals. The main character in this age is iron. In some areas, bronze, copper and tin were also utilised.

(ii) Denotified tribes - Denotified Tribes (DNTs), also known as Vimukta Jati, are the tribes that were originally listed under the Criminal Tribes Act of 1871, as “Criminal Tribes” and “addicted to the systematic commission of non-bailable offences.”  Once a tribe became “notified” as criminal, all its members were required to register with the local magistrate, failing which they would be charged with a “crime” under the Indian Penal Code. The denotified tribes like Chhara, Devipujak, Sansi, Sandhi, Dafer have been living with the tag of criminals since the British days.

Answer 2

Answer:

1) The iron age:

• The Iron Age is period when the people started to use the metals, steel for their basic purposes.

• The metals are used by the people for their weapons and tools.

• Iron Age was the period where people lived across Europe, Asia, and some parts of Africa.

•   The Iron Age started between the era 1200 B.C and 600 B.C.

• In Greece the age of iron was started when there was a cultural decline.

• In Iron age people started to learn how to smelt the metal iron, which took them till the Bronze Age.

• The weapons and other tools which were made during this time was not much durable and strong.

• The usage of iron became more popular when the people learnt about the making of steel.

2) Mixed economy:

• A mixed economy an economy in which both the private and the public sector play a major role.

• In mixed economy few of the economy activities are directed by the government, remaining activities are left to the price makers.

• This mixed economy came into existence when the industrial policies of 1948 and 1958 are formulated by the Indian government.

• After the independence there was a planned development in the economy as the people struggled when the British were ruling India.

• The objectives of the plan were regarding the economic growth, modernization, self-reliance and the social justice.