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Secondary official language |
3 language policy official- hindi secondary official- english states have own official language |
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To how many language families, indian languages belong to? |
four. Indo Aryan (branch of indo European) Dravidian austroasiatic (austric) sino-tibetan |
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In which part of india dravidian languages are prominently spoken |
The major dravidian languages are Tamil Telugu Kannada and Malayalam. they are spoken in south india |
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Religious Texts of Zoroastrians |
Zed Avesta |
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24th Jain tirthankar |
mahavira |
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23rd jain tirthankar |
Parshvanath |
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name religious text of sikhism |
guru granth sahib |
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define sex ratio |
Number of females per thousand males in a population internationally, it is defined as number of males per thousand females |
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name causes of declining sex ratio |
Preference for male child and patriarchal values sacramental value of male > female social necessity and eco utility= male child customs and rituals interrelated values attached with status of women Lower nutritional status of female child sex determination tech |
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give reasom for rising malnourishment in women |
The nutritional status of women in a patriarchal family is lower causing considerable deaths of female child in age groups 0-6 yrs due to gender discrimination manifesting into the quality of food intake and health care services provided by the family to m and f children women work a lot but their work is least recognized they eat the least and last in terms of qlty and qty of food this gender based discrimination caused gradual and serious physical deficiency among women and f children |
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which state has highest and lowest sex ratio |
acc to 2001 census sex ratio- 933 highest- kerala: 1058 lowest- haryana:861 Maharashtra:922 |
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causes of blindness |
Causes of blindness differ acc to socio economic conditions of the country being studied. developed nations- leading causes of blindness are ocular complications of diabetes, muscular degeneration, traumatic injuries 3rd world Nations- infections, cataracts, glaucoma, injury, inability to get glasses infectious causes:- in underdeveloped- trachoma, onchocerciasis, leprosy. im developed- herpes simplex other causes Vit A deficiency, blood vessel disease inv. retina/optic nerve inc stroke, ocular inflammatory disease, retinitis pigmentosa, primary/sec. malignancies of the eye, congenital abnormalities, hereditary diseases, chemical poisoning from toxic agents like methanol |
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IQ score for people with mental disability |
mental disability: IQ score under 70 Mild: 50-69 Moderate: 35-49 |
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what is the basis of caste system in india |
Origins in the varna system which divided society into 4 main groups ie brahmins, kshatriyas, shudras, vaishyas |
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Reasons for intercaste conflicts |
Dominance of one caste over others exploitation of lower castes by higher castes barriers in mobility and achieving political power competition of eco opportunities and acquiring symbols of high status |
