social science for ix class kv students

What is Democracy? Why Democracy? A simple definition of Democracy Democracy is a form of government in which the rulers are elected by the people. Summary definition of Democracy 1.      In a democracy the final decision making power must rest with those elected by the people. 2.      A democracy must be based on a free and fair election where those currently in power have a fair chance of losing. 3.      In a democracy, each adult citizen must have one vote and each vote must have one value. 4.      A democratic government rules within limits set by constitutional law and citizens’ rights Why Pakistan under General Musharraf should not be called a democracy? . 1.      In Pakistan, General Pervez Musharraf led a military coup and overthrew a democratically elected government and declared himself the ‘Ch...

People As Resources Meaning of Human Resources: People as Resource' is a way of referring to a country’s working people in terms of their existing productive skills and abilities. Looking at the population from this productive aspect emphasizes its ability to contribute to the creation of the Gross National Product. Like other resources population also is a resource — a 'human resource'. This is the positive side of a large population that is often overlooked when we look only at the negative side, considering only the problems of providing the population with food, education and access to health facilities. When the existing 'human resource' is further developed by becoming more educated and healthy, we call it 'human capital formation' that adds to the productive power of the country just like 'physical capital formation'. Investment in human capital (through education, training, medical care) yields a return just like investment in physical ...

Drainage Definition:-  The term drainage describes the river system of an area. The area drained by a single river system is called a drainage basin.   DRAINAGE SYSTEMS IN INDIA The drainage systems of India are mainly controlled by the broad relief features of the subcontinent. Accordingly, the Indian rivers are divided into two major groups: • the Himalayan rivers; and • the Peninsular rivers. Most of the Himalayan rivers are perennial. It means that they have water throughout the year. These rivers receive water from rain as well as from melted snow from the lofty mountains. The two major Himalayan rivers, the Indus and the Brahmaputra originate from the north of the mountain ranges. They have cut through the mountains making gorges. The Himalayan rivers have long courses from their source to the sea. They perform intensive erosional activity in their upper courses and carry huge loads of silt and sand. In the middle and the lower courses, these rivers form ...