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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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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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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ENGL-0102-51 Michael J. Pettengell William H Brooks III March 1‚ 2014 “Civil Divides Can Create a War within a Movement” In the quest of creating a movement many wars must be fought‚ and yet only the visible wars are recognized‚ many unseen events are absent from our history of today. The result of these wars can become a foundation‚ leaving behind bloodshed or celebration. These wars can also become civil and be fought upon the frontlines of its foundation amongst its very own pioneers
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What factors account for the rise of new social movements and what effect have they had on contemporary society? We are all familiar with the stories of suffragettes burning their bras‚ and environmental enthusiasts breaking into labs and liberating rats back to the wild. But what caused women to abruptly rip of their pinnies‚ tell dad dinner’s in the dog and start running around without appropriate underwear? What caused contented homemakers to leave the cosy warmth of their gas fires in favour
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some similarities‚ but various differences between political parties and social movements. It is the sometimes dishonest‚ intimidating and corrupt nature of political parties as well as the ideological driven nature of social movements which make social movements more adequately placed than political parties to reflect the views of citizens. This is evident in past social movements within South Africa. Social movements are often informal‚ or loosely organisational groups of individuals and draw upon
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133-134). The African-American Civil Rights Movement was a goal to end racial segregation and prejudice against African-Americans by use of non-violent and violent‚ protests and demonstrations. The movement took place during 1950’s-1960’s (West’s Encyclopedia of American Law‚ 2005). In American culture and society‚ racism and segregation
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Sophie Bormann Ms. Henderson CRW 4 03/12/2018 The Civil Rights Movement (1954-1968) was‚ arguably‚ one of the biggest turning points in American history. Before the series of social movements began‚ a strong racial divide existed. Many made their voices heard during this movement‚ writing their names down in history. Rosa Parks was one of those people‚ having one of the most well known stories from the Civil Rights Movement. It all began with an action that she had not deemed as “heroic” at
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