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Who are indigenous people? Describe any four problems of the indigenous people.

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Describe any three factors which are responsible for globalisation.

Answer:

(i) Indigenous people are the descendants of people who inhabited the present territory of a country at the time when persons of a different culture or ethnic origin arrived there from other parts of the world and overcome them. These are treated as scheduled tribes in constitution of India.

(ii) The problems of the indigenous people:

(a) Issues related to the rights of the indigenous communities have been neglected in domestic and international politics for very long.

(b) The loss of land, which also means the loss of an economic resource base, is the most obvious threat to the survival of indigenous people.

(c) Although, they enjoy a constitutional protection in political representation, they have not got much of the benefits of development in the country.

(d) They pay a huge cost for development since they are the single largest group among the people displaced by various developmental projects since independence.

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The factors responsible for globalization:

(a) Technology is the significant element of globalization. All round revolution and communication technology has drastically changed the whole scenario.

(b) The technological advances and innovation have facilities the ability of ideas, capital, commodities and people move easily from one corner of the world to another.

(c) The process of globalization does nor rake place only because of the access to improved communications. The main element is to recognize the interconnections with the rest.