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The Book of Revelation, often known simply as Revelation or the
Apocalypse, is the final book of the New Testament and occupies a central part
in Christian eschatology. Written in Greek, its title is derived from the first word
of the text, Apocalypse, meaning "unveiling" or "revelation". The author of the
work identifies himself in the text as "John" and says that he was on Patmos, an
island in the Aegean, when he was instructed by a heavenly figure to write down
the contents of a vision. This John is traditionally supposed to be John the
Apostle, although some historical-critical scholarship rejected this view. Recent
scholarship has suggested other possibilities including a putative figure given the
name John of Patmos. Most modern scholars believe it was written around AD
95, with some believing it dates from around AD 70.
The book spans three literary genres: epistolary, apocalyptic,
and prophetic. It begins with an epistolary address to the reader followed by an
apocalyptic description of a complex series of events derived from
prophetic visions which the author has seen. These include the appearance of a
number of figures and images which have become important in Christian
eschatology, such as the Whore of Babylon and the Beast, and culminate in
the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. The obscure and extravagant imagery has
led to a wide variety of interpretations: historicist interpretations see in Revelation
a broad view of history; preterist interpretations treat Revelation as mostly
referring to the events of the apostolic era (1st century), or—at the latest—the fall
of the Roman Empire; futurists believe that Revelation describes future events;
and idealist or symbolic interpretations consider that Revelation does not refer to
actual people or events, but is an allegory of the spiritual path and the ongoing
struggle between good and evil.
More recent methods of scholarship, such as textual criticism, have been
influential in suggesting that John the Apostle.
Passage 2
Candidates from various political parties won the 2003 assembly elections
and became MLAs. Since the total number of MLAs in the Legislative Assembly
is 68, a political party would have needed to have more than 34 MLAs in order to
gain a majority. The Indian National Congress with 43 MLAs had the majority and
it became the ruling party. All other MLAs became the opposition. In this case,
Bharatiya Janata Party was the major opposition party, since it had the largest
number of MLAs after the Indian National Congress. Among the opposition were
other parties, including those who had been elected as independent candidates.
After the elections, the MLAs belonging to the ruling party will elect their leader
who will become the chief minister. In this case, the Congress Party MLAs chose
Shri Virbhadra Singh as their leader and he became the chief minister. The chief
minister then selects other people as ministers. After the elections, it is the
Governor of the state who appoints the chief minister and other ministers. The
chief minister and other ministers have the responsibility of running various
government departments or ministries.
The government can also decide to make new laws for the state regarding
sanitation and health facilities. For example, it may make it compulsory for
municipal corporations to ensure that there are adequate toilets in every urban
area. It may also ensure that a health worker is appointed in every village. This
act of making laws on certain issues is done in the Legislative Assembly of each
state. The various government departments then implement these laws. Laws for
the entire country are made in the Parliament. You will read more about the
Parliament next year. In a democracy, it is the people who elect their
representatives as Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) and, thus, it is
the people who have the main authority. The ruling party members then form the
government and some members are appointed ministers.
Passage 3
There was a girl named Vallirem who was called Valli for short. She
was eight years old and very curious about things. Her favorite pastime
was standing in the front doorway of her house, watching what was
happening in the street outside. There were no playmates of her own age
on her street, and this was about all she had to do. But for Valli, standing at
the front door was every bit as enjoyable as any of the elaborate games
other children played. Watching the street gave her many new unusual
experiences. The most fascinating thing of all was the bus that travelled
between her village and the nearest town. It passed through her street
each hour, once going to the town and once coming back. The sight of the
bus, filled each time with a new set of passengers, was a source of
unending joy for Valli.
Day after day she watched the bus, and gradually a tiny wish crept
into her head and grew there: she wanted to ride on that bus, even if just
once. This wish became stronger and stronger, until it was an
overwhelming desire. Valli would stare wistfully at the people who got on or
off the bus when it stopped at the street corner. Their faces would kindle in
her longings, dreams, and hopes. If one of her friends happened to ride the
bus and tried to describe the sights of the town to her, Valli would be too
jealous to listen and would shout, in English: ―Proud! Proud!‖ Neither she
nor her friends really understood the meaning of the word, but they used it
often as a slang expression of disapproval. Over many days and months
Valli listened carefully to conversations between her neighbors and people
who regularly used the bus, and she also asked a few discreet questions
here and there. This way she picked up various small details about the bus
journey.
The town was six miles from her village. The fare was thirty paisa one
way — ―which is almost nothing at all,‖ she heard one well-dressed man
say, but to Valli, who scarcely saw that much money from one month to the
next, it seemed a fortune.
Passage 4
New seed varieties of wheat (Mexico) Andric (Philippines) known as
high yielding varieties (HYVs) were available for cultivation by mid-1960s.
India took advantage of this and introduced package technology comprising
HYVs, along with chemical fertilizers in irrigated areas of Punjab, Haryana,
Western Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat. Assured supply of
soil moisture through irrigation was a basic pre-requisite for the success of
this new agricultural technology. This strategy of agricultural development
paid dividends instantly and increased the food grains production at very
fast rate. This spurt of agricultural growth came to be known as ‗Green
Revolution‘.
This also gave fillip to the development of a large number of agroinputs,
agro-processing industries and small-scale industries. This strategy
of agricultural development made the country self-reliant in food grain
production. But green revolution was initially confined to irrigated areas
only. This led to regional disparities in agricultural development in the
country till the seventies, after which the technology spread to the Eastern
and Central parts of the country. The Planning Commission of India
focused its attention on the problems of agriculture in rained areas in
1980s. It initiated agro-climatic planning in 1988 to induce regionally
balanced agricultural development in the country.
It also emphasized the need for diversification of agriculture and
harnessing of resources for development of dairy farming, poultry,
horticulture, livestock rearing and aquaculture. Initiation of the policy of
liberalization and free market economy in 1990s is likely to influence the
course of development of Indian agriculture. Lack of development of rural
infrastructure, withdrawal of subsidies and price support, and impediments
in availing of the rural credits may lead to inter-regional and inter-personal
disparities in rural areas. There has been a significant increase in
agricultural output during fifty years.
Passage 5
Now, to have a comprehensive idea of the total flow of production in the
economy, we need to have a quantitative measure of the aggregate level of final
goods produced in the economy. However, in order to get a quantitative
assessment – a measure of the total final goods and services produced in the
economy – it is obvious that we need a common measuring rod. We cannot add
meters of cloth produced to tones of rice or number of automobiles or machines.
Our common measuring rod is money. Since each of these commodities is
produced for sale, the sum total of the monetary value of these diverse
commodities gives us a measure of final output. But why are we to measure final
goods only? Surely intermediate goods are crucial inputs to any production process
and a significant part of our manpower and capital stock are engaged in production
of these goods.
However, since we are dealing with value of output, we should realize that
the value of the final goods already includes the value of the intermediate goods
that have entered into their production as inputs. Counting them separately will
lead to the error of double counting. Whereas considering intermediate goods may
give a fuller description of total economic activity, counting them will highly
exaggerate the final value of our economic activity. At this stage it is important to
introduce the concepts of stokes and flows. Often we hear statement like the
average salary of someone is Rs 10,000 or the output of the steel industry is so
many tones or so many rupees in value.
But these are incomplete statements because it is not clear whether the
income which is being referred to be yearly or monthly or daily income and surely
that makes a huge difference. Sometimes, when the context is familiar, we assume
that the time period is known and therefore do not mention it. But inherent in all
such statements is a definite period of time. Otherwise such statements are
meaningless. Thus income, or output, or profits are concepts.