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Examine the noun phrases in these sentences from the text

• The second woman head of the Indian National Congress, Nellie Sengupta, was elected in 1933.


• This concerns the relation—and the distance—between income and achievement.


• This may be particularly significant in understanding the class basis of the rapid spread of Buddhism, in particular, in India.

• Here, “the second woman head” is the main noun, where as “the Indian National Congress” further specifies it and additional details such as the name and the year complete the phrase


• Here, “income and achievement” is the main noun which is preceded by a relative clause


• Here, “Buddhism” is the main noun preceded by an explanatory clause.


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How, according to Sen, has the tradition of public discussion and interactive reasoning helped the success of democracy in India?

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Does Amartya Sen see argumentation as a positive or a negative value?

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How is the message of the Gita generally understood and portrayed? What change in interpretation does Sen suggest?

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This essay is an example of argumentative writing. Supporting statements with evidence is a feature of this kind of writing.

For each of the statements given below state the supportive evidence provided in the essay:


(i) Prolixity is not alien to India –


(ii) The arguments are also, often enough, substantive –


(iii) This admiration for the Gita, and Krishna’s arguments, in particular has been a lasting phenomenon in parts of European culture –


(iv) There remains a powerful case for ‘faring well’, and not just ‘forward’ –