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Highlight the political and social aspects of the Soviet system prior to 1991.

i. The soviet system gave primary importance to the state and the institution of the party.

ii. The Soviet political system focused on the Communist Party and no other political party or opposition was allowed.


iii. The economy was perfectly planned and controlled by the state.


iv. It was more developed than the rest of the world except us.


v. It had a complex communication network and vast energy sources.


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Read the following passage and answer the following questions.

The process of nation building did not come to an end with the partition and integration of princely states. Now the challenge was to draw the internal boundaries of the Indian states. The boundaries had to be drawn in a way so that the linguistic and cultural plurality of the country could be reflected without affecting the unity of the nation.


a. Which commission was appointed to look into the question of redrawing of boundaries of the states on the lingual basis?


b. Why did the lingual issues become the basis of the formation of Andhra Pradesh?


c. How is democracy associated with plurality?