SOCIAL SCIENCE QUESTION PAPER

HISTORY

“Historians now I have come to increasing we recognise that the typical worker in the mid 19th
century was not a machine operator but the traditional crafts person and a labourer”. Analyse
the statement.
Why did the East India Company appoint gomasthas?

The chawls of Bombay was small Cosmopolitan community in themselves explain the statement
“Ties between members of household isn't in written in the era of industrialization”. Explain the
statement

Printing press played a major role in shaping the Indian society of the 19th Century analyse the
statement
Explain the role of print culture in the bringing of French Revolution

The civil disobedience movement was different from the non cooperation movement support
the statement
What is the meaning of ‘Begar’ ? Why did Gandhiji decide to withdraw the ‘Non-Cooperation
Movement’ in February, 1922 ? Explain any three reasons.

Analyse the measures and practices introduced by the French revolutionaries to create a sense
of collective identity amongst the French people.
Describe any three economic hardships faced by Europe in the 1830s.

Describe any three problems faced by the French in the sphere of education in Vietnam.
“The Ho Chih Minh trail became advantageous to Vietnamese in the war against U.S.” Explain.

Political science

Explain democratic policies adopted by government of India which made it a successful

Federation.

Explain three changes towards decentralization brought in the constitution after the
amendments made in 1992.

How does overlapping of social differences lead to social division why is it easier to
accommodate cross cutting differences than overlapping differences?

Is the caste system coming to an end in India? Give arguments in support of your answer

Explain any five aspects of a day to day life in which women are discriminated against in India.