Civil Services Examination 2009 Prelims - Answer Key (Held on 17-May 2009) 1. Consider the following cities 1. Infant mortality rate takes into account the death of infants within a month after birth. 2. Infant mortality rate is the number of infant deaths in a particular year per 100 live births during that year. Which of the above statements is/are correct? (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 2. If a Panchayat is dissolved‚ elections are to be held within (a) 1 month (b)
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African Americans have been fiercely fighting for their rights as equal citizens even before the Civil Rights Movement. Despite how long they have been asking for proper treatment‚ they were not always successful. The path to progress was not easy. Events dating to Reconstruction have greatly impacted the Civil Rights Movement by paving the way toward progress through trial-and-error‚ and the event itself presented a path toward the end of segregation and better rights for blacks. Because the Civil
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Quebec Separatist Movement The Canadian confederation brought promise and opportunity to a newly independent nation‚ this nation consisted of Ontario‚ New Brunswick‚ Nova Scotia‚ and Quebec. As the only province in Canada with a French speaking minority Quebec faced discrimination and anguish. Its individuals often felt forced to assimilate to English culture causing conflict between the English and French communities. Throughout Canadian history it has been difficult for Quebec to attain
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‘A major shaper of public opinion‚ and thus vital to any understanding of modern politics’. Discuss the validity of this claim about the mass media. Mass media can be described as forms of communication that allow a message to be sent through a medium to a large audience. But what does it exactly mean to shape public opinion; does it mean changing people’s opinions on events or just to persuade people about an issue on a matter they know nothing about? Gerry Stoker believes ‘our understanding
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cartoons in their home from Warner Brothers sent while Disney released American propaganda on to as well. The war‚ movies‚ posters‚ and cartoons did their part to keep Americans entertained about what was going on. The visual elements of the poster also influenced thoughts of American people.women that worked during World War II‚ in 1943 around 310‚000 women worked in the U.S. aircraft industry. “Rosie the Riveter” propaganda campaign was created on a fictitious character. “Rosie the Riveter” was the
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OPINION The Role of Media in War Columnist Gp Capt SULTAN M HALI discusses how propaganda can be used effectively during war. “Journalists will say that war is too important to be left to generals. Reporting of war is too important to be left to reporters. Soldiers need to get involved in this.” -Maj Gen Patrick Brady - 1990 (former Public Relations Chief of US Army) The revolution in information technology‚ from the transistor through widespread digitisation‚ deeply networked communications
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Mass Media Society Abstract This paper shows the problems of mass media. Mass media is absolutely important for our life. However‚ as much as mass media plays an important role in our society‚ it causes some serious problems. Mass media makes citizens recognize misjudgments by distorting the truth. Most serious problem mass media can affect extreme power to our society. Mass media has been developed more and more as society has grown‚ becoming centralized authority in our society. Exaggerated contents
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The Civil Rights Movement was an issue that fought for the freedom struggles of African Americans. The goals of the movement were freedom from discrimination; equal opportunity in employment‚ education‚ and housing; the right to vote; and equal access to public facilities. Many influential people had taken part in this movement such as Brown‚ Martin Luther King‚ Malcom X‚ Rosa Parks‚ Thurgood Marshall‚ and etc. The Civil Rights Movement was a huge turning point in history because it influenced a
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high-speed train crash event happened in china to show how the application of Jenkins’s theory is problematic which the internet for participatory cultural and political interaction in china that is or not as a sustainable alternative to government propaganda. 2 Literature Review 2.1.1 A definition of participatory culture Henri Jenkins has become the foremost author on media convergence theory and the belief that through digital media participatory culture can be achieved better than through
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Why had the civil rights movement become so fragmented By 1966? By 1966‚ king had moved the fight to the north resulting in separation and fragmentation across the civil rights movement. Prior to 1966‚ the ideals of the civil rights movement were very similar. Groups such as the NAACP‚ SLCC and CORE were now collaborating. A great example of this was in 1963 with the march on Washington‚ a unification of groups that resulted in 250‚000 people coming together to show support for a civil rights
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