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  • Question 1
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    The water war in Bolivia was fought in the absence of __________.
    Solution
    The protest against water privatisation in Bolivia was not led by any political party. It was led by an organisation called FEDECOR. This organisation comprised local professionals, including engineers and environmentalists. They were supported by a federation of farmers who relied on irrigation, the confederation of factory workers’ unions, middle class students from the the University of Cochabamba and the city’s growing population of homeless street children.
  • Question 2
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    One of the example of an environmentalist movement is _______________.
    Solution
    Chipko movement is an environmentalist movement started in 1970s to protect the forests and trees being cut down. The people used to hug trees in a non violent fashion to show their protest. Thi moverment was a great success in Garhwal region of Uttarakhand.
  • Question 3
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    The conflict in the popular struggle is between ________________.
    Solution
    The Conflict in popular struggle is directly between power holders who exercise their power over the people and those who are getting affected by such exercise of power that are people. It usually involves share in power, proper representation and against misuse of power.
  • Question 4
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    The option which depends on spontaneous mass participation is ______________.
    Solution
    Social Movements are organised group of people having common purpose and work toward a common goal. Social movement are organised or sometimes informal who launch their mode of work toward bringing a social change. A movement of people is always a collective action, it may either work toward bringing a change or resisting a change and they may be organised or non organised having different modes to achieve their aim. The loose organisation of movement allow mass participation and informal decision making.
  • Question 5
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    The term "loose organization" is used for ____________.
    Solution
    Social Movements are organised group of people having common purpose and work toward a common goal. Social movement are organised or sometimes informal who launch their mode of work toward bringing a social change. A movement of people is always a collective action, it may either work toward bringing a change or resisting a change and they may be organised or non organised having different modes to achieve their aim. The loose organisation of movement allow mass participation and informal decision making.
  • Question 6
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    The year in which the struggle against privatization of water in Bolivia had started was __________.
    Solution
    The struggle against privatization of water in Bolivia started in January 2000 when the government was pressurised by the World Bank to give up its municipal water right which were then sold to an MNC. People went to strike against harsh system of imposing heavy taxes and the struggle resulted in restoration of water supply to municipality at old rates.
  • Question 7
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    In the context of popular struggles and movements, the term 'mobilization' implies _____________.
    Solution
    Mobilization in the context of popular struggle and movement implies an act of assembling for confrontation or common goal to give voice to the demands of the public and infusing recognition in their voice. The example of mobilization can be seen during the popular struggle for the restoration of democracy in Nepal.
  • Question 8
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    After successful popular movement, the new Prime Minister of Nepal was _______________.
    Solution
    On 24 April 2006, the last day of the ultimatum, the king was forced to concede all the three demands. The SPA chose Girija Prasad Koirala as the new Prime Minister of the interim government. The restored parliament met and passed laws taking away most of the powers of the king.
  • Question 9
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    The group of people who try to influence policies of government is ______________.
    Solution
    Pressure groups are organisations that attempt to influence government policies. But unlike political parties, pressure groups do not aim to directly control or share political power. These organisations are formed when people with common occupation, interest, aspirations or opinions come together in order to achieve a common objective.
  • Question 10
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    The popular government of Nepal was dissolved in ______.
    Solution
    King Gyanendra, the new king of Nepal, was not prepared to accept democratic rule. He took advantage of the weakness and unpopularity of the democratically elected government. In February 2005, the king dismissed the then Prime Minister and dissolved the popularly elected Parliament.
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