Civics Objectives

Civics – Combined (All Chapters)

 Democracy is based on the principle of POLITICAL EQUALITY.
 Glorious revolution was between 1640 and 1688.
 Rule of law meaning the government by a set of laws and not by the whims and fancies of those in power.
 The British precedents also popularized the idea of Charter of Rights.
 French Revolution started in 1789.
 The revolutionaries of France adopted the declaration of rights of man.
 LAISSEZ-FAIRE policy where by everybody knew his interest. Also known as individualism.
 Right to vote is called suffrage or franchise.
 “One man one vote” meaning political equality.
 Till the fifth Lok Sabha, the party that was in prominence was Congress.
 Party symbols: There are symbols for different Political Parties like
 Hand for Congress (INC).
 Sickle and sheaf of paddy for CPI.
 Hammer, sickle and star for CPI (M).
 In 1977, Janata Party came to power.
 1980: Congress again took over.
 In England – Tories and Whigs represent two different kinds of social interests.
 German Social Democratic Party is a state within the state.
 Indian National Congress was founded in 1885.
 First PM of free India was Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru followed by Lal Bahadur Shastri.
 Mrs. Indira Gandhi became the Prime Minister in 1967.
 The Congress split into two in 1969.
 Emergency was imposed on India between 1975 and 1977.
 Janata party won the elections in 1977.
 Regional parties were Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK).
 Trade Unions are AITUC, CITU and INTUC.
 India was called the “THE BRIGHTEST JEWEL IN BRITISH CROWN”.
 Urdu developed in the Mughal court is a mixture of Hindi, Arabic and Persian.
 Hindustani music is a creation of both Hindus and Muslims.
 Raja Ram Mohan Roy came from Bengal.
 Tilak came from Maharashtra.
 Gandhiji came from Gujarat.
 Nehru came from Kashmir.
 Sare Jahan Se Acchha was written by Iqbal in Urdu and Jana Gana Mana was written by Rabindranath Tagore in Bengali.
 The Brahmins taught or did the rituals.
 The Kshatriyas ruled and the Vaishyas carried on the business or were merchants.
 The Shudras were to do all the menial jobs of the upper classes. They were also known as untouchables.
 Gandhiji was assassinated by a Hindu Fanatic “Nathuram Godse”.
 In 1954, the western powers formed a military alliance called the NATO followed by SEATO, CENTO and ANZUS.
 The socialists’ states formed their own alliances the following year called the WARSAW PACT.
 The Security Council is a body of fifteen members with five permanent members i.e. USA, USSR, China, UK and France.
 ILO means International Labor Organization.
 FAO means Food and Agricultural Organization.
 WHO means World Health Organization.
 UNESCO means United Nations Educational, Social and Cultural Organization.
 UNICEF means United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund.
 Korea was divided into two in 1950.
 First war with Pakistan started in 1965.
 Second war with Pakistan started in 1971 over the formation of Bangladesh.
 Sheikh Mujibur Rehman’s government was overthrown in 1975 and subsequently he was killed.
 In 1962, China declared war on India.
 “Third world” can be defined as the countries into non alignment and they are also the newly independent countries.