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A similar type of symbol cropped up independently in the Americas sometime around 350 A.D., when the Mayans began using a zero marker in their calendars. These early counting systems only saw the zero as a placeholder—not a number with its own unique value or properties
Traveling across the Pacific Ocean would be the longest distance to travel, since it is the largest ocean by square milage, although it would be possible to combine different routes to increase the distance traveled elsewhere.
In Africa and Southwest Asia countries like Great Britain, France and Germany were competing for land and resources, since this was a time of imperialism during which the Industrial Revolution placed heavy demands on raw materials.
Challenges to free and fair elections in India are as follows:
(i) Candidates and parties with a lot of money may not be sure of their victory but they do enjoy a big and unfair advantage over smaller parties and independents.
(ii) In some parts of the country, candidates with criminal connection have been able to secure a 'ticket' from major parties.
(iii) Some families tend to dominate the political parties; tickets are distributed to relatives from these families.
(iv) Very often, elections offer little choice to ordinary citizens as both the major parties are similar to each other in their policies and practices.
(v) Smaller parties and independent candidates suffer a huge disadvantage as compared to the bigger parties.
Yes, that's a true statement.
