CBSE(NCERT) GRADE 10 SOCIAL SCIENCE 2022 SET4

The Indian Railway network Gauge in metres Route (km) Running Track (km) Total Track (km)Broad Gauge (1.676) 63,491 89,521 1,17,560 Metre Gauge (1.000) 3,200 3,462 3,775 Narrow Gauge (0.762 and 0.610) 1,751 1,752 1,901 Total 68,442 94,735 1,23,236

The Sense of Collective Belonging This sense of collective belonging came partly through the experience of united struggles. But there were also a variety of cultural processes fiction, folklore and songs, popular prints and symbols, all played a part in the making of nationalism. The identity of the nation, as you know, is most often symbolised in a figure or image. This helps create an image with which people can identify the nation. It was in the twentieth century, with the growth of nationalism, that the identity of India came to be visually associated with the image of Bharat Mata. The image was first created by Bankim hymn to the motherland. Later it was included in his novel Anandamath and widely sung during the Swadeshi movement in Bengal. Moved by the Swadeshi movement, Abanindranath Tagore painted his famous image of Bharat Mata. In this painting, Bharat Mata is portrayed as an ascetic figure; she is calm, composed, divine and spiritual. In subsequent years, the image of Bharat Mata acquired many different forms, as it circulated in popular prints, and was painted by different artists. nationalism.

National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) shows the way NTPC is a major power providing corporation in India. It has ISO certification for EMS (Environment Management System) 14001. The corporation has a proactive approach for preserving the natural environment and resources like water, oil, gas and fuels in places where it is setting up power plants. This has been possible through : (a) Optimum utilisation of equipment adopting latest techniques and upgrading existing equipment. (b) Minimising waste generation by maximising ash utilisation. (c) Providing green belts for nurturing ecological balance and addressing the question of special purpose vehicles for afforestation. (d) Reducing environmental pollution through ash pond management, ash water recycling system and liquid waste management. (e) Ecological monitoring, reviews and online database management for all its power stations.