Official records, although very detailed and easily available, do not help us in knowing what other people in the country, people who were not directly under the British rule, felt, and what reasons were behind their actions. To know that, unofficial records are used, which of course are more difficult to find as compared to the official records.

Time and technology are the two most important factors in making substances as a resource. With the passage of time, technology became more and more advanced. As advanced technology is helpful in searching for new directions to make life better and this advanced technology changes a useless substance in a useful resource.
Example: Hydroelectricity: This technology has made water a source of electricity.

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Here are some of the reasons why women are few in parliament:

1. Stereotypes: The belief that women are "supposed" to behave in a certain way while men also are "supposed" to behave in particular way. This has prevented most women from pursuing this.

2. In the past women did not have the right to stand as candidates in any elections. This has has a prolonged effect even in the contemporary society.

3. Social discrimination: The society itself doesn't support women who want to go against customs or religion. Like women speaking in public was considered a taboo in some societies

4. Gender inequality: Some societies don't fight for gender equality like educating women rather focus on education of boys. This has also affected the number of women who can pursue politics.

• The British brought about several changes in the forest laws which severely affected the lives of many tribes. The British, for example, extended their control over all forests and declared that forests were state (government) property.
• The British wanted timber, so the forests that produced it were classified as reserved forests where people were not allowed to move freely and practise jhum cultivation. As a result, several jhum cultivators moved away to other areas and lifestyles.
• Colonial officials decided to give jhum cultivators small patches of land in the forests to cultivate, on the condition that they would have to provide labour to the Forest Department.
• Naturally, many tribal groups revolted against the alien and unfair colonial forest laws.

The tribal people used to live an isolated life in the forests, but as the british enforced forest laws which mostly told that forests were private land , the tribals became homeless and had to work forcibly in the plantations of the british for meagre wages , so that they could earn a living.

Question: How does religious partyparticipate in the decision making process of the parliment?

Answer:

1. Criticising the political parties.
2. Passing laws considering the needs of the regional people.
3. Contesting regional elections and giving a chance to all the people at grassroot level

• Question Hour is the first hour of a Lok Sabha session where the members ask questions to the government. ‘Zero Hour’ is the session that is held after the ‘Question Hour’.

• While the Question Hour is mentioned in the Rules of Procedure, the Zero Hour is not mentioned.

• A member has to give ten days’ notice for a question to be asked in the Question Hour. During Zero Hour, members may raise any kind of question without any permission or prior notice.

Traditionally speaking, mercantilism is a national economic policy that is intended to maximise the trade of a nation and to maximise the accumulation of gold and silver

1) Surveys became important during the British rule because they believed that the knowledge of a country is necessary to administer that country.
2) Comprehensive surveys were performed to map the whole country in the 19th century.
3) Revenue surveys were done in villages to study the soil quality, landscape, local records, vegetation, wild life and cropping pattern.
4) Census assessments were also held every ten years from the end of the 19th century.
5) They revealed the details of the number of people in all the states of India, their religions, castes and profession. 

Resource: Anything which has some utility for us is called a resource. Some resources have economic value, while some do not. For example; milk has economic value, but a beautiful landscape has no economic value. But both are important because both satisfy some human needs.

Time and technology are two important factors which can change a substance into resources. For example; petroleum was not a resource before people learnt to use it.

Indian cotton and silk was in great demand in Europe. Indian spices were also in great demand. Goods could be bought at cheaper rates from India and could be sold at higher rates in Europe. This prospect attracted the European trading companies to India.

The Battle of Plassey was fought between the forces of the Nawab of Bengal Siraj-ud-Daulah and the English East India Company, led by Robert Clive. It was fought on 23 June 1757 at Plassey near Murshidabad. A major portion of the 50,000 strong army of the Nawab was controlled by Mir Jafar who was hand in gloves with the British. His men did not join the battle at a crucial time. As a result, the Nawab’s men suffered heavy casualties and he himself left the battlefield after the death of his commander Mir Madan.
The Battle of Plassey became famous as the first major victory for the British in Bengal because in this battle, the British had defeated the nawab of Bengal. This made the English the masters of Bengal. The revenues of Bengal not only helped them to organise their armies but also to finance wars with other Indian states.