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Activity

1. The given image depicts the sale of Slaves in 1851. Observe the image and describe it in 80–100

words.

2. Investigate and gather information on any famine or disaster that occurred or spread due to
globalisation in recent years.

Project
Make a project on the topic: The Making of a Global World, Globalisation, and Lifelines of the Economy.

1. How the development of transport and communication helped in making the world a Global village?

2. Include the role of MNCs and International trade and their impact on the world economy.

Assertion-Reason Type Questions

Each question consists of two statements, namely, Assertion (A) and Reason (R). For selecting the correct
answer, use the following code:
a. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).

b. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
c. Assertion (A) is true and Reason (R) is false.

d. Assertion (A) is false and Reason (R) is true.
1. A: The Portuguese and Spanish conquest was decisively underway by the mid-16th century.

R: The most powerful weapons of the Spanish conquerors were germs like swine flu that they carried
on their people.

2. A: The railways and telegraphs were revolutionary inventions that transformed the 19th century
world.

R: Colonisation stimulated new inventions and improvements in transport.
3. A: During the 19th century, British manufacturers conquered Indian markets.

R: The value of British imports was less than Indian exports to Britain.

4. A: Agricultural communities and regions were worst affected by the Great Depression.
R: The fall in agricultural prices was higher as compared to industrial products.

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