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X Social Science C.B.S.E. Practice Paper
X Social Science C.B.S.E. Practice Paper
Sitamarhi
X Social Science
Practice Paper
Session : 2012-13
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History: India and the Contemporary World - II For Class 10
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Q 2 How cloth production was done before the arrival of cotton mill?
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Q 5 What was the change that occurred with the expansion in world trade?
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Q 7 Briefly describe the meaning of the term „Carding‟ as used in the production of cloth?
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Q 8 What were the non-mechanised sectors in the industrial production during the 1800s?
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Q 10 What were the reasons that the industrialists in India did not want to introduce machines?
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Q 13 What is Proto-industrialisation?
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Q 14 How did cotton play an important role in the process of industrilisation? Marks (3)
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Q 16 Who invented Spinning Jenny? Why did women workers attack the Spinning Jenny?
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Q 17 What was the result of tightening of colonial control over Indian trade?
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Q 20 Why was the new and powerful technology slow to be accepted by industrialists?
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Q 21 What was the kind of wages earned by the workers in the nineteenth century?
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Q 22 What were the changes that took place after 1840s in England?
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Q 23 Who was Dwarkanath Tagore? What was his role in the industrial developments in India?
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Q 24 With the expansion of factories in industrial regions demand for workers grew. Where did the workers come from?
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Q 26 Why did the merchants begin employing peasants and artisans in the villages?
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Q 28 Why did the industrial production in India increase during the First World War?
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Q 32 Write some of the inventions that helped the growth of textile industry.
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2. For what purpose the pictures like these were used for?
3. How were these pictures interpreted by the common man? (1+2+1=4) Marks (4)
Q 35 Given below is a painting by C E Turner of the Lancashire mill in England. Answer the questions based on the painting.
2. What was the most important change within the setup of the mill?( 1+3=4) Marks (4)
1. Where did the old ports exist in India and name the new ones that grew after the coming of the Europeans.
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Q 1 „When the Spinning Jenny was introduced in the woollen industry, women who survived on hand spinning began attacking the
new machines. Why do you think it was so?
Q 2 Give example of areas where modern development that is associated with progress has led to problems?
Q 3 Within the proto-industrial system, a close relationship developed between the town and the countryside? Explain.
Q 4 Imagine yourself as a peasant living in the countryside during the proto-industrial era. What circumstances forced you to began
working for merchants?
Q 5 You are a worker employed in Lancashire cotton mill. How will you account for the growth of this industry?
Q 6 You are a common man belonging to 19 th Century England. How rapid did the process of industrialization appear to you?
Q 7 Give an example to show that the new technology was slow to be accepted by the industrialists.
Q 8 Imagine yourself as a merchant belonging to the mid-19th Century. How do you think you would react to the new technological
developments?
Q 9 Why do you think initial preference was given to hand labour in the age of industrialization?
Q 11 Describe two inventions along with the names of inventors which helped in the growth of textile industry?
Q 13 Sarai Gopichand was a prosperous merchant involved in the network of suppling materials for export trade at Surat in the early
18th century but his prosperity was shortlived . He soon grew bankrupt in1750‟s. Can you trace the reasons for his bankruptcy?
Q 15 Haridas was a weaver working for East India Company who was upset due to the numerous restrictions or controls imposed on
him by the company. Can you list a few controls exercised by the company?
Q 16 Ramprasth was a weaver, totally dissatisfied with the working conditions in late 18 th century . Soon he began refusing loans
from the company, closed down his workshop & took to agricultural labour? Why do you think he was dissatisfied?
Q 17 Imagine yourself as a weaver belonging to the 19 th century. What drastic change in the scenario of the times happened which
brought a decline in the weaving industry?
Q 18 As an observer of the World War I , narrate the effect of the First World War on India‟s industrial development?
Q 19 How did the East India Company procure regular supplies of cotton & silk textiles from the Indian weavers?
Q 20 In what manner did the coming of British made goods in India pose a new set of problems for the weavers ?
Q 21 In which country did the Industrial Revolution begin first? Mention any two economic effects of the industrial revolution?
Q 22 Can you name a few factors which proved favorable for industrialization in India?
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Q 5 Define „Individualism‟.
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Q 6 Who is a philanthropist?
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Q 10 Who wrote the novel titled Debganer Martye Aagaman (the Gods visit Earth)?
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Q 17 What was the condition of urbanisation in India during the Colonial rule?
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Q 20 What were the three historical processes that have shaped the modern cities world wide?
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Q 21 How did the factory act of 1902 change the life of children?
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Q 22 What were the three concerns that people of London had about for housing the poor?
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Q 26 What is a metropolis?
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Q 28 What was the impact of the development of technology on the livelihood of women?
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Q 29 Name some of the industrial cities of Britain during the Industrial Revolution and how did they attract migrants?
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Q 30 Mention the names of major industries that provided employment to the migrated people in London city.
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Q 32 What were the types of entertainment that the City of London had for the rich and poor people?
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Q 37 How did the large masses of people draw into political cause?
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Q 7 What led to the development of London Underground Railway? What was it criticized?
Q 13 „Large city population can be both a threat and an opportunity‟. How can it be a threat?
Q 14 Who was Baron Haussmann? What was his contribution to the city of Paris?
Q 16 Describe some common features of the three Presidency cities of colonial India.
Q 18 Discuss why and how people moves into the city of Bombay.
Q 27 What steps were taken to control pollution in the cities of England? Were these steps successful?
Q 28 What led to rise in pollution level in the city of Calcutta? What steps were taken to control pollution here?
Q 29 When was the Rent Act passed in Bombay? What was its outcome?
a) Presidency Cities
b) Akharas
c) Depressed Classes
d) Reclamation of Land
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Q 7 When did the printing press come to India for the first time?
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Q 9 Name two presses that began to publish numerous religious texts in vernacular.
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Q 12 Who introduced hand-printing technology into Japan and which was the first book printed in Japan?
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Q 19 Did the print culture play a vital role in the French Revolution?
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Q 21 How did printing press help in spreading the ideas of philosophers and scientists?
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Q 1 In what way did Western countries influence the print culture in China?
Q 2 Who introduced hand-printing technology in Japan? What were the earlier forms of printing in Japan?
Q 3 Who was Kitagawa Utamaro? What was his influence on western painters?
Q 5 State the limitation of hand-written books. State the measures taken to overcome these disadvantages.
Q 9 Describe the new culture of reading which emerged because of print revolution.
Q 10 Who were the people who did not welcome the printed books? Why?
(c) Almanac
Q 14 What was the opinion of Louis Sebastian Mercier about the power of the press?
Q 15 How did the print culture contribute to the French Revolution of July 1789?
Q 16 What did the spread of print culture in the 19 th century do to children, women and workers?
Q 17 Mention the developments taken place in print technology in the 19 th and 20th centuries?
Q 21 Why did the ulama and other Muslim sects oppose the English culture? What counter steps did they take?
Q 26 Write about the beginning of printing in Punjab and other states of India.
Q 27 How did printed books in India depict the life of the poor?
Q 28 Why East India Company was against the press? How was freedom of press regulated?
Q 30 How did the print culture assist the growth of nationalism in India?
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Q 3 Who wrote the novel Oliver Twist and what is its theme?
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Q 9 Which social class was an avid reader of novels and how did the novels influence them?
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Q 11 What is a 'satire'?
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Q 27 Describe the ways in which the novels in India attempted to create a sense of pan-Indian belonging.
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Q 28 What were the two trends of Bengali novels in the nineteenth century? Name one of the most popular novelists in Bengal.
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Q 29 Who was the pioneer of modern Hindi literature and what was the influence of his writings on the Hindi literature?
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Q 30 Write a note on the contribution of Devaki Nandan Khatri to the Hindi novels.
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Q 37 Name a few south Indian novelists who translated English novels in their languages? Why did they stop doing so?
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Q 39 What is meant by Epistolary and Serialised novel? Name one writer for each type who wrote in that style.
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Q 40 What was the contribution of Srinivas Das of Delhi to the Hindi literature?
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Q 41 Read the following passage and answer the questions given below it:
„Fiction is a department of literature in which women can, after their kind, fully equal men … No educational restrictions can shut
women from the materials of fiction, and there is no species of art that is so free from rigid requirements.‟
Who was George Eliot?
According to George Eliot what was the purpose of novels?
Name one novel written by George Eliot.
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Q 1 Which event made the novels popular in Europe? What made the writers choose their own styles of writing?
Q 2 Who was the author of the novel „Pamela‟? Give two special features of this novel.
Q 3 Why did the novel become popular? What was the impact of novel on the people?
Q 4 Outline the changes in technology and society that led to an increase in readers of the novel in the 18 th century Europe.
Q 10 Who was the writer of the noel „Germinal‟? What was the theme of the novel?
Q 13 Who was Charlotte Bronte? How has she presented the picture of the woman in her novels?
Q 14 What kinds of novels were written for the young generation of Britain? Explain with examples.
Q 19 What was the peculiarity about the early novels in Kerala and Andhra Pradesh?
Q 24 Why did the colonial administrators find novels in native or vernacular languages useful?
Q 26 Give an example from any novel of the 19 th century which depicted the peculiarities of being modern?
Q 27 Describe some pleasures of reading. Q 28 Discuss how the novel affected women readers in India?
Q 29 Who was Potheri Kunjambu? What was his contribution to growth of novels?
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Q 8 Which act of 1707 was instrumental in forging the nation state of Great Britain with England at its centre?
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Q 9 Which king was offered the crown in the Frankfurt parliament of 1848?
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Q 11 Which Treaty is associated with the independence of Greece from the Ottoman Empire?
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Q 21 Who was Ernst Renan? What were his views about a nation?
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Q 25 Given below is the picture of a German almanac. The first picture depicts the scene of the storming of the French Bastille prison
and alongside there is another fortress situated in a German province.
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Q 28 What was the immediate impact of the French Revolution on the European cities?
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(1) Plebiscite
(2) Feminist
(3) Ideology
(4) Ethnic
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Q 32 Carl Welcker, an elected member of the Frankfurt Parliament, expressed the following views:
„Nature has created men and women to carry out different functions … Man, the stronger, the bolder and freer of the two, has been
designated as protector of the family. Woman, the weaker, dependent and timid, requires the protection of man. Her sphere is the
home, the care of the children, the nurturing of the family … Do we require any further proof that given such differences, equality
between the sexes would only endanger harmony and destroy the dignity of the family?‟
1. What was the ideology of the liberal movements with respect to women?
2. Enumerate on the work done by women during the Frankfurt Parliament? [2+2=4]
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Q 33 Economists in German provinces began to think of forging and developing a nation based on new economic policies. Friedrich
List, a Professor of Economics at the University of Tubingen in Germany, wrote in 1834, “The aim of the Zollverein is to bind the
Germans economically into a nation.”
1. What was the Zollervein?
2. What were the conditions in the German regions which were viewed as obstacles to the growth and development of the economic
exchange in the early nineteenth century? [1+3=4]
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Q 1 What do you understand by the term „Nationalism‟? What factors give rise to Nationalism?
Q 6 “Conservative regimes set up in 1815 were autocratic.” Give reasons to support your answer.
Q 7 „Mazzini believed that God had intended nations to be the natural units of mankind. So Italy could not continue to be a patchwork
of small states and kingdoms. It had to be forged into a single unified republic within a wider alliance of nations. This unification
alone could be the basis of Italian liberty”.
Q 8 What do you understand by Conservatism? Explain it. Q 9 Discuss the significance of the Congress of Vienna ?
Q 10 What changes did Napoleon introduce to make the administrative system more efficient in the territories ruled by him?
Q 11 Explain what is meant by the 1848 revolution of the Liberals? What are the political & economic ideas supported by the
Liberals?
Q 12 Who were Marianne and Germania? Q 13 Discuss how the cultural factors contributed in the creation of national identity?
Q 15 Emphasis was laid on vernacular language in the 19 th century Europe? Explain with the help of an example.
Q 16 What do you understand by the term Nation states? Q 17 Trace the process of the Unification of Germany.
Q 18 Trace the process of the Unification of Italy. Q 19 Why did nationalist tensions emerge in the Balkans?
Q 20 How was the history of the development of Nationalism in Britain unlike the rest of Europe?
Q 21 Explain what is meant by the 1848 revolution of the Liberals? What are the political & economic ideas supported by the
Liberals?
Q 22 What were the aims and policy of Bismarck? Q 23 Highlight the significance of the Greek War of Independence.
Q 27 Name a country in which army became the architect of a Nation? How was it possible?
Q 28 Cavour is considered the "brain of unification," Mazzini the "soul," and Garibaldi the "sword "of Italian unification.
Comment on their respective roles.
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Q 4 In 1925, in a population of 17 million, there were less than 400 who passed the final examination in graduation. Why?
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Q 6 Name the factors on which the colonial economy in Vietnam was based.
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Q 23 Early Vietnamese nationalists had a close relationship with Japan and China. Why?
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Q 26 Mention the steps taken by the French to prevent the invasion of rats.
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Q 28 What was the opinion of the French policy makers on the medium of instruction in Indo-China.
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Q 29 What was the problem faced by the French in the sphere of educating the Vietnamese.
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Q 38 How did the entry of US in the Vietnamese war prove to be expensive for US?
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Q 39 The prolongation of the Vietnamese war created strong reactions with the U.S. Discuss.
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a. Why has the phase of the US entry into the war been described as brutal?
b. Describe the kinds of weapons were used by the US during the war in Vietnam?
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b. What was the incident that struck modern Hanoi in 1903? What was the cause of the incident?
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Q 48 Resistance to French dominance in Japan was often led by Confucian scholar activists. Two prominent ones were Phan Boi Chau
and Phan Chu Trinh. They discussed their visions about free Vietnam and this is what Phan Boi Chau later wrote about their
discussions:
“Thereafter over more than ten days, he and I debated time and again, and our opinions were diametrically opposed.”
b. What were they issues that they agreed upon? Marks (4)
Q 3 How and when did the French take control over Vietnam?
Q 6 Who was Paul Bernard? What were his beliefs on colonies and economy of Vietnam?
Q 9 What problems did the French face in the sphere of education in Vietnam?
Q 12 „Schools became an important place for political and cultural battles.‟ Explain.
Q 13 Briefly describe the plague in Hanoi and the rat-hunt that followed.
Q 18 What challenge did the newly formed Democratic Republic of Vietnam face?
Q 19 How did the peace negotiations in Geneva turn Vietnam into a battlefield?
Q 20 „US entry into the war marked a new phase that proved costly to the Vietnamese as well as to the Americans.‟ Explain.
Q 22 „The US media and films played a major role in both supporting as well as criticising the war.‟ Explain.
Q 23 Describe the Ho Chi Minh trail. Q 24 What was the status of women in pre-independence Vietnam?
Q 25 Who was Phan Boi Chau? Which play did he write? Q 26 „Vietnamese women were great warriors.‟ Explain.
Q 27 How did the Vietnamese women respond to the call of the resistance movement?
Q 28 „The prolongation of the war created strong reactions even within the US.‟ Explain.
Q 29 How did the Vietnamese war finally end? Q 30 Who was Ho Chi Minh? Discuss his life in brief.
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Q 3 What is picketing?
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Q 9 Where and under whose presidentship was the first session of National Congress held?
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Q 14 wo features A and B are marked in the given outline political map of India. Identify these features with the help of the following
information and write their correct names on the lines marked in the map.
A. The place where indigo planters revolted.
B. Place where Khilafat Committee was formed.
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Q 16 The following questions are for the BLIND CANDIDATES only, inlieu of above question
A. Name the place where Indian National Congress Session was held in 1927.
B. At which place the movement of Indigo planters was started?
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Q 17 Two features A and B are marked in the given outline political map of India. Identify these features with the help of the
following information and write their correct names on the lines marked in the map.
A. Indian National Congress session of 1920
B. Place where no tax campaign was launched.
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Q 19 The following questions are for the BLIND CANDIDATES only, in lieu of above question
A. Name the place where Cotton Mill workers launched Satyagraha.
B. At which place the Congress Session was held in 1929? Marks (2)
Q 20 Locate and label the following items with appropriate symbols on the same map.
(i) Amritsar - The place where Jallianwala Bagh incident took place.
(ii) Madras - The place where Congress session of 1927 was held.
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Q 22 Two features A and B are marked in the given outline political map of India. Identify these features with the help of the
following information and write their correct names on the lines marked in the map.
A. The place where Civil Disobedience Movement was started.
B. The place where the Congress Session of 1929 was held.
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Q 23 Locate and label the following items with appropriate symbols on the same map.
(iii) Kheda – The place where Peasant Satyagraha took place.
(iv) Champaran (Bihar) – The place where movement of indigo planters started.
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Q 25 Discuss the role of icons and Symbols in unifying and inspiring a feeling of nationalism.
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Q 26 Devotion to the mother figure came to be seen as evidence of one‟s nationalism. Explain.
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Q 29 The relationship between the poor peasants and Congress was uncertain. Discuss.
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Q 37 When was Gandhi-Irwin pact signed? What were its main provisions?
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Q 38 What is the importance of the Lahore Session (1929) of Congress in the history of India‟s freedom movement? Marks (3)
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Q 40 How did ideas of nationalism develop through a movement to revive Indian folklore?
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Q 41 Discuss the impact of communalism on the National Movement from the 1920s.
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Q 42 Trace the events which led to the signing of the „Poona Pact‟.
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Q 43 How did the business class associate themselves with the the Civil Disobedience movement?
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Q 44 Discuss the differing attitudes of the industrial working class and the Congress towards the Civil Disobedience.
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Q 45 Highlight the reason for the participation of rich peasant communities in the Civil Disobedience movement.
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Q 49 “To the altar of this revolution we have brought our youth as incense, for no sacrifice is too great for so magnificent a cause.‟
This was the voice of many Nationalist leaders who thought that the struggle against the British could not be won through non-
violence.
b. Describe a few dramatic actions taken by these leaders in different parts of India.
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Q 50 What was the contribution of Mahatma Gandhi in the Indian National movement?
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Q 51 What were the main aims of the Khilafat movement? How did the Khilafat movement help to forge unity between Hindus and
Muslims in India? Marks (4)
Q 52 Critically examine the main aspects of Indian national movement during the period of 1930 to 1947? Marks (4)
Q 53 What was the impact of Swadeshi and Boycott movement on Indian National Movement? Marks (4)
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Q 54 The Independence Day pledge of 1930 asserted the following, “We believe that it is the inalienable right of the Indian people, as
of any other people, to have freedom and to enjoy the fruits of their toil and have the necessities of life, so that they may have full
opportunities of growth”.
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Q 55 According to Mahatma Gandhi, Satyagraha was the only weapon that would lead India to independence. His opinion was, “It is
certain that India cannot rival Britain or Europe in force of arms. The British worship the war-god and they can all of them become, as
they are becoming, bearers of arms. The hundreds of millions in India can never carry arms”.
b. After his arrival to India, what were the initial Satyagraha movements led by Gandhi?
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Q 3 What was the programme of Non Cooperation Movement as decided by Mahatma Gandhi?
Q 4 Why did the enthusiasm for Non Cooperation Movement slow down in cities gradually?
Q 5 What powers did the Rowlatt Act pass into the hand of the Government?
Q 6 Gandhi was able to sencourage masses to stand against Imperialism but a few sections of society were left out. Which were these
sections?
Q 10 What was the reason behind the Civil Disobedience Movement? ` Q 11 What is the importance of 26 Jan 1930?
Q 12 Muslims feared majority dictatorship, this was one of the reasons behind their aloofness from civil disobedience movement. Is
this true?
Q 13 Gandhi was able to change the approach of Congress towards Dalits. How?
Q 14 Lahore Session was the turning point session for Congress. Justify this.
Q 15 What were the basic differences in the images of Bharat Mata created in 19 th century and 20th century?
Q 16 The nationalists concentrated on symbols of nationalism and one nation. Explain this with example.
Q 18 Do know the reason behind formation of Swaraj Party? Q 19 What did the „Swaraj‟ meant for Jats and Patidars?
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Q 11 What were the two crucial influences that shaped the post World War II reconstruction?
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Q 13 Explain the three types of movement or flows within international economic exchange.
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1. Tarrifs
2. Exchange rates
3. Multinational corporations
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Q 19 Give two examples of global exchange which took place before 17 th Century. The examples should be beneficial as well as
harmful.
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Q 22 What methods were used by the European employers to recruit and retain labour in Africa?
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Q 24 Mention the reason for the migration of Indian indentured labour to other countries.
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Q 25 Why is the First World War known as the world‟s first modern industrial war?
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Q 26 Discuss how Britain had a trade surplus with India in the nineteenth century?
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Q 28 Explain what is referred to as the G-77 countries and what were its main objectives?
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Q 30 What do you mean by the Silk Routes? What was their importance? Marks (4)
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Q 34 Given below is the picture of nineteenth century Indian indentured labourers in the Cocoa plantations in Trinidad.
a. What were the main destinations of Indian indentured migrants in the early nineteenth century?
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Q 35 Given below is the picture of meat being loaded on a ship in 1878. Answer questions related to this picture.
b. What was the benefit of technology assisting in the transportation of meat to far off places? Marks (4)
a. Give two examples of food as long distance cultural contact in the pre modern world.
b. When were foods like potatoes, soya and tomatoes introduced in Europe?
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Q 2 What are silk routes? Trace their origin and specify their significance.
Q 3 The pre-modern world shrank greatly in the 16th century. Do you agree?
Q 4 What do you understand by the term „indentured labour‟? Where did indentured labour in India generally came from? Where did
they usually proceed for work?
Q 5 How did the industrial revolution in England change the production and consumption pattern of the people?
Q 6 Describe some technological developments of the 19th century that boosted industrial growth.
Q 14 With the help of example, explain the three types of movements or flows within international economic exchange.
Q 15 What happened when the British government decided to abolish the „corn laws‟?
Q 16 When did the First World War start? Which two camps were involved in this war?
Q 18 What were the main effects of First World War on the economy of Britain?
Q 21 What started the Great Depression? List down all its causes.
Q 24 What are the roles of International Monetary Fund and World Bank?
Q 26 What is NIEO?
Q 27 What were the important lessons that the economists and politicians learnt from the two World Wars?
Q 29 Why have MNCs of developed countries been relocating their production units to Asian countries in the recent years?
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Q 4 Mention the root cause for resources depletion at the global level as per Gandhiji.
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Q 51 What are the problems associated with indiscriminate use of resources by man?
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Q 4 Some resources have life in them, some don‟t. How will you classify such resources?
Q 8 Country uses many resources, it also has many resources in stock, some are developed, and some are not. How will you classify
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Q 10 Indiscriminate use of resources have led to many problems. List the problems.
Q 12 Himalayan region has immense hydel power resource, but India is unable to utilize it fully. Why?
Q 14 Mr Gupta owns a factory, a farm and a big house. Can he claim his ownership on a public park. Give reason for your answer.
Q 22 Mention the root cause for resources depletion at the global level as per Gandhiji.
Q 23 India has a wide variety of relief features, which are the most important resources. Justify.
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Q 2 Mention the reason why in some areas besides the fact that water is sufficiently available but they still suffer from scarcity.
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Q 3 Mention the problems faced by the people of Rajasthan due to the shortage of water.
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Q 7 Name the states where evidences of sophisticated irrigation work during ancient times have been found.
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Q 23 Mention the main sources of irrigation and where are they generally found?
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Q 26 Name two States of northern India which has more than 75% net sown area under irrigation. Why?
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Q 27 State any three points that should be kept in mind for efficient management of water.
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Q 30 "Availability of water varies from place to place and time to time in India." Explain the statement with 1 example each.
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Q 32 How has irrigation changed the lifestyle of people?
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Q 34 Give examples to show that water harvesting was prevalent in the ancient times also.
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Q 38 "Water is a very critical and important resource in India." Support the statement by explaining any 3 points?
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Q 42 Mention the simple & cheap techniques of water recharge in Rain water harvesting.
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Q 43 Mention the factors which are responsible for the scarcity of water in India.
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Q 48 Is it possible that an area may have ample water resources but still facing water scarcity?
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Q 1 Water is a renewable and replenishable resource, which process is responsible for it?
Q 6 The condition of water scarcity is getting worse in India. Give few examples in support of this statement.
Q 7 Does the uneven distribution of rainfall in India effects the water availability in India?
Q 8 There are different processes that together form hydrological cycle. Name them.
Q 9 In total about 96.5% of the water is available over the earth surface, but still we are facing scarcity. Give reason.
Q 10 Which is the main factor responsible for degrading and depleting the quality of water resource?
Q 11 What are the different sources that are polluting water bodies?
Q 12 How does urbanization is responsible for growing problem of water scarcity in the metropolitan cities?
Q 18 What is the rank of India in the world in terms of water availability per person per annum?
Q 20 How does industrial development is responsible for worsening the situation of water scarcity?
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Q 25 Give two main uses of Bhakra Nangal project.
Q 28 Why do some of the river projects are considered as multipurpose river projects?
Q 31 Name any two social movements raised against the multipurpose projects.
Q 34 Name the state where roof top rainwater harvesting is being commonly practiced.
Q 37 In Rajasthan, some specific types of rainwater harvesting techniques are being practiced. Mention some of them.
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Q 5 What has made it possible to grow rice in areas of less rain, like Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan?
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Q 8 How did the partition of the country in 1947 affected the Jute industry?
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Q 9 Name one staple crop of India and the regions where its produced?
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Q 11 Give one reasons for the reduction of nets sown area in our country.
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Q 12 How has the excessive use of fertilisers and water affected the soil?
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Q 28 Name the fiber crops of India. From where are they obtained Or from what source we get them?
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Q 30 What are the three main problems being faced by Indian farmers today?
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Q 32 Name the main oil seeds grown in India. Point out two of their uses.
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Q 33 Why are pulses usually grown in rotation with other crops? What is their role in Indian diet?
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Q 34 Point out two ways in which maize is used? In which cropping season is it grown? Describe briefly the soil, temperature required
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Q 35 Name the important millets grown in India. Which of them is the 3 rd most important crop with respect to area and production?
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Q 43 Food Security is a big concern for the small farmers. Give four reasons.
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Q 46 What are the main objectives of food security policy of government of India? What is the role of FCI?
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Q 47 Which factors have hindered the pace of agricultural development in India?
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Q 48 Which fibre crop is known as golden fibre? Describe the geographical requirements for its growth, and name the major states
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Q 49 Why is the production of pulses and oil seeds still lagging behind?
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Q 50 What are the major challenges being faced by the Indian farmers today?
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Q 51 Who introduced tea in India? Why we say that tea is a labour intensive industry? Where is it mostly processed? Name the two
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Q 52 Name the second most important cereal crop of India? When is it grown? What temperature, soil, rainfall, and irrigation is
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Q 53 Give reasons why Indian agriculture has been transforming from subsistence to commercial farming.
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Q 54 Bring out the difference between intensive agriculture and extensive agriculture/farming.
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Q 56 What is plantation farming? What are its main characteristics? Name any four plantation crops of India.
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Q 60 Name one important beverage crop and specify the geographical conditions required for its growth.
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Q 7 How will change in the cropping pattern affect the Indian Economy?
Q 11 What is plantation farming? What are its main characteristics? Name any 5 plantation crops of India.
Q 12 How many cropping seasons are found in India? Name them. When are crops sown & harvested in each of these seasons. Give 1
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Q 14 Bring out the differences between intensive agriculture and extensive agriculture/farming.
Q 15 Give reasons why Indian agriculture has been transforming from subsistence to commercial farming.
Q 20 Give 2 reasons for the reduction of net sown area in our country.
Q 21 Name 1 important beverage crop and specify the geographical conditions required for its growth.
Q 23 How did the partition of the country in 1947 affect the Jute industry?
Q 26 What has made it possible to grow rice in areas of less rain, like Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan?
Q 27 Name the second most important cereal crop of India? When is it grown? What temperature, soil, rainfall, and irrigation is
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Q 29 Point out 2 ways in which maize is used? In which cropping season is it grown? Describe briefly the soil, temperature required
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Q 30 Why are pulses usually grown in rotation with other crops? What is their role in Indian diet?
Q 31 Name the main oil seeds grown in India. Point out 2 to 3 of their uses.
Q 32 Why is ground nut important as oil seed? Name the largest groundnut producing states in India.
Q 33 Who introduced tea in India? Why we say that tea is a labour intensive industry? Where is it mostly produced? Name the major
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Q 34 Which variety of Indian coffee is in great demand in the world? From where was it initially brought? Where its cultivation was
initially introduced?
Q 35 Name the fiber crops of India. From where are there obtained? Or from which source we get them?
Q 36 Why is the production of pulses and oil seeds still lagging behind?
Q 37 What is the rank role of India is cotton production in the world? Name the major cotton producing state of India.
Q 38 Which fibre is known as golden fibre? Describe the geographical requirements for its growth, and name the major states
producing it.
Q 39 Point out 5 uses of Jute. Why is it losing market? Q 40 What do you understand by Green revolution?
Q 43 What is the Food Corporation of India (FCI)? Q 44 Explain briefly the PDS programme of the government of India.
Q 46 Enlist the various institutional reform programmes introduced by the government in the interest of the farmers.
Q 50 Which are the major challenges being faced by the Indian farmers today?
Q 54 How has the excessive use of fertilizers and water affected the soil?
Q 56 Which are the main problems being faced by Indian farmers today?
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Q 2 Name the two states which are known for production of mica.
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Q 3 Name two states which are known for the production of manganese ore.
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Q 21 Solar energy can solve the crisis of increasing shortage of electricity in India. Explain with the help of two examples.
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Q 27 Minerals are studied by both geographers and geologists. What is the difference in their study?
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Q 28 India has a lot of potential for non- conventional sources of energy. Justify the statement.
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Q 32 State why the use of non conventional sources of energy is becoming necessary in our country?
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Q 36 On the given map of India locate the marked thermal power stations.
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Q 39 On the map of India show the eight iron and steel plants of India.
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Q 46 What is the importance of coal as a source of energy and as a source of raw material?
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Q 47 What is the necessity of conserving our mineral wealth? What steps should we take to conserve our mineral wealth?
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Q 1 Define minerals.
Q 6 What are veins and lodes? Name two metals which are obtained through them?
Q 12 State the properties of Copper and name two of its mining areas.
Q 13 What properties make mica as one of the most indispensable minerals in electric and electronic industries?
Q 21 Why are the heavy industries and thermal power station are located on or near the coalfields?
Q 22 Which form of rock sustains the flow of oil? What prevents the oil from sinking or rising?
Q 24 Explain the significance of non-conventional sources of energy as an alternate to the conventional sources.
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Q 3 Name the nuclear power plant located in Uttar Pradesh. State where Kaiga power plant is located.
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Q 8 Which cities in India are more famous for their cotton textile industry?
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Q 19 On the outline map of India, show each of the two major cotton textile, woolen textile and silk textile centres.
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Q 22 India is an important iron and steel producing country in the world yet, not able to perform to full potential. Why?
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Q 26 What are the three phases for the treatment of industrial effluents?
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Q 33 The sugar industry is now shifting from north to south. Mention the reasons.
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Q 35 Give reasons why most of cotton textile industries have shifted to Ahmedabad area from Mumbai.
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Q 37 Why is iron and steel industry located around the Chhotanagpur plateau?
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Q 38 Why are most of the jute mills of India located in West Bengal?
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Q 39 Why is cotton textile industry concentrated in and around Mumbai and Ahmedabad?
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Q 1 What is manufacturing?
Q 5 How can you say that agriculture and industry go hand in hand?
Q 10 Which are the ancillary units around the cotton textile industry?
Q 11 Why are the most of the jute mills of India located in West Bengal?
Q 12 Why is cotton textile industry concentrated in and around Mumbai and Ahmedabad?
Q 13 State the challenges which jute industry now faces and its likely solution.
Q 16 The sugar industry is now shifting from north to south. Mention the reasons.
Q 19 What is the difference between Mini steel plant and integrated steel plant?
Q 20 India is an important iron and steel producing country in the world yet, not able to perform to full potential. Why?
Q 25 Which of the government policies have given boost to iron and steel industry?
Q 26 Why is the iron and steel industry located around the Chhotanagpur plateau?
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Q 24 Name the pipeline running across Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.
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Q 28 Why transport and communication network is often termed as the lifeline of the economy?
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Q 33 Explain with three reasons how the conversion of different railway gauges to unigauge is beneficial for transportation.
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Q 34 What is International Trade? How does International trade contribute to the national growth?
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Q 39 Give the various factors that influence the development of railways in a particular area.
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Q 43 Name some of the animals that are still used as a means of transport.
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Q 47 "Tourism industry is the new industry emerging on Indian economic scenario." Do you agree or disagree. Justify
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Q 50 What mode of transport is shown in the picture below? In which part of India are they commonly found?
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Q 52 There are certain items like cashew, gems & precious stones etc. that exist on both import & export list. How is it possible?
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Q 54 The Great Plains have more railways than the Himalayan Mountains. Why?
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Q 2 Why transport and communication network is often termed as the lifelines of the economy?
Q 9 Which are the three gauges of Indian railways? What is the distance between the two rails in each category?
Q 11 Name the two places connected with the first railway route.
Q 13 The Great Plains have more railways than the Himalayan Mountains. Why?
Q 19 Define Harbour.
Q 20 What are the waterways which have been declared as national waterways by the government?
Q 28 What is International Trade? How does International trade contribute to a national growth?
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Q 4 What is biosphere?
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Q 8 Name the tiger reserve which is seriously threatened by the dolomite mining.
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Q 12 Mention the percentage and the area of India covered with forests.
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Q 13 Define Biodiversity.
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Q 21 Name two big housing projects that have contributed to the loss of flora and fauna in India.
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Q 23 Why Asian cheetah was declared extinct? Where were they found prior to the 20 th century?
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Q 24 Name the medicinal plant that has been successfully used to treat some cancers. Where is it found?
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Q 26 Why does India possess a great variety of flora and fauna? Support your answer with some data.
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Q 29 Name some of the animals for which government of India has initiated some projects.
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Q 34 Can colonial forest policies to be blamed for poor forest cover? Give reasons for your answer.
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Q 35 Name some of the factor responsible for causing destruction to India‟s biodiversity.
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Q 37 Define extinct species. Name three mammal species that are on the verge of extinction.
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Q 40 Name three important factors that damaged our forest resource during British time.
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Q 43 How does afforestation help in maintaining the ecological balance? Give any three reasons.
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Q 44 Write any three points to explain the role of people‟s participation in the conservation of forests.
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Q 47 Read the news head lines and give reasons for them.
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Q 48 What is National Park? What is the difference between National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary? Name the national park which is
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Q 50 Describe how communities have conserved forests and wildlife in India. Marks (4)
Q 52 Explain any four categories of existing plants and animal species based on the International Union for Conservation of Nature
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Q 53 Four features from (i) to (iv) are shown in the given outline political map of India. Identify these features with the help of the
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(i) Capital of Kerala
(ii) Capital of Maharashtra
(iii) India‟s IT hub
(iv) A tourist place in Rajasthan
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Q 1 Name two major parties of Germany.
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Q 2 What is a coaltion government?
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Q 3 What is the major difference between the political parties and the pressure groups?
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Q 4 What is 'Majoritarianism'? Name the country which has lost its peace due to this.
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Q 9 What is LTTE?
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Q 13 How many times the constitution of Belgium has been amended between 1970 and 1993?
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Q 14 How did the Sri Lankan and the Belgium Government try to solve the ethnic problem? Mark (1)
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Q 34 Explain the ways in which power is shared between different organs of Government.
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Q 39 Mention any three steps taken by the Sri Lankan government to achieve majoritarianism.
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Q 40 What led to tensions between the Dutch speaking and French speaking communities during 1950s and 1960s?
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Q 44 Explain the difference between horizontal and vertical power sharing. Marks (4)
Q 46 Examine the main elements of the Belgian model of power sharing. Marks (4)
Q 47 State one prudential reason and one moral reason for power sharing with an example from the Indian context. Marks (4)
Q 48 Bring out the differences between Horizontal and Vertical Division of power.
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Q 3 Why did the relations between the Sinhala and the Tamil communities in Sri Lanka strain over time?
Q 5 What are the elements of Belgian model which were adopted to accommodate regional differences and cultural diversities?
Q 6 What lesson do we learn from the examples of Belgium and Sri Lanka?
Q 15 Given below are some examples of power sharing. Which of the four types of power sharing do they pertain? Who is sharing
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a) Bombay High Court orders the Maharashtra state government to take action and improve living conditions for the 2,000-odd
children at seven children‟s homes in Mumbai.
b) Government of Ontario state in Canada agrees to a land claim settlement with the aboriginal community. The Minister
responsible for Native Affairs announces that the government will work with aboriginal people in a spirit of mutual respect and co-
operation.
c) Russia‟s two influential political parties, the Union of Right Forces and the Liberal Yabloko Movement, agree to unite their
organizations into a strong right-wing coalition. They propose to have a common list of candidates in the next parliamentary
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d) The Finance Ministers of various states in Nigeria get together and demand that the federal government declare its sources of
income. They also want to know the formula by which the revenue is distributed to various state governments.
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Q 2 Which institution conducts the panchayats and municipal elections in the states?
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Q 4 Define Constitution.
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Q 11 What is a Union List? Name any one subject included in this list.
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Q 12 What is a State List? Name any one subject included in the list.
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Q 13 What is a Concurrent List? Name any one subject included in the list.
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Q 14 Which authority decides that the subjects on which the laws are formulated do not fall in any of the lists?
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Q 18 Who is a mayor?
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Q 22 Name the states that were created on the basis of culture, ethnicity or geography.
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Q 23 Define Jurisdiction.
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Q 24 When and what was the major step taken towards decentralisation?
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Q 25 Under which article of the Indian constitution it states “India as a union of states”?
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Q 27 Which authority settles the disputes between different tiers of governments in India?
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Q 30 State two difference between status of local self governments before & after the constitutional amendments in 1992.
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Q 33 What is the difference between the term “Union of India” and “Territory of India”?
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Q 34 The Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992, marks a water-shed in the history of local self-government. Why?
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Q 36 What is the difference between Panchayati Raj and Urban Local bodies?
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Q 37 What are union territories? Why union territories are not states?
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Q 45 Point out one feature in the practice of federalism in India that is similar to and one feature that is different from that of
Belgium?
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Q 48 Discuss special status given to a state by the constitution of India with special reference to Ja mmu and Kashmir.
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Q 50 Federalism leads to equal society by distibution of power & reservation of seats for different caste groups. Discuss.
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Q 51 Define union territory & why are they different from states?
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Q 52 Explain in detail about division of powers between central & state government of India.
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Q 1 What is federalism?
Q 2 What is the difference between a federal government and a government that follows the unitary system?
Q 5 Name five countries that follow federal system and five countries that follow unitary system of governance.
Q 6 What does the Constitution of India ensured about the law-making powers to be shared between the State and Union
Governments? Which state of India enjoys some special powers like having its own constitution?
Q 7 Is India a federation?
Q 8 Explain the three tier system of distribution of legislative powers followed in India.
Q 14 A few subjects in various lists of the Indian Constitution are given here. Group them under the Union, State and Concurrent
lists.
Q 15 Some Nepali citizens were discussing the proposals on the adoption of federalism in their new constitution. This is what some of
them said:
a) Thapa – „I don‟t like federalism. It would lead to reservation of seats for different caste groups as in India.‟
c) Babu Ram – „I am hopeful that the Terai areas will get more autonomy if they get their own state government.‟
d) Ram Prakash – „ I like federalism because it will mean that powers that were earlier enjoyed by the king will now be exercised by
our elected representatives.‟
If you were participating in this conversation, what would be your response to each of these? Which of these reflect a wrong
understanding of what federalism is? What makes Indian a federal country?
Q 18 Explain that the language policy of the Indian federation is wise and has kept India united.
Q 19 How was power misused by the Central Government in India before 1990?
Q 20 What do understand by the term „Coalition Government‟? Why has it become important in present day politics?
Q 22 What kind of system of governance is followed by India? Why was this system adopted?
Q 28 Explain the experiment carried out by Brazil in combining decentralization with participative democracy.
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Q 10 Discuss three factors that determine the outcomes of politics of social division.
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Q 14 How are politics & social difference in a society related to each other?
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Q 3 Who were the athletes who won 200m race at the Mexico Olympics in 1968? What method was chosen by them to register their
protest?
Q 4 What action was taken against the winners of the 200m race who showed dissent during the award ceremony at the 1968 Mexico
Olympics?
Q 8 „We all have more than one identity and can belong to more than one social group. Explain.
Q 15 What is apartheid?
Q 17 Show how in Northern Ireland, combination of social divisions and politics turned out to be disastrous?
Q 20 Name three determinants that are crucial in deciding the outcome of politics in social divisions.
Q 21 Explain how people‟s perception of their identities decides the outcome of social divisions.
Q 25 „In a democracy, political expressions of social divisions are normal and healthy.‟ Explain.
(a) But all political expression of social divisions need not be always dangerous.
(b) Social divisions of one kind or the other exist in most countries.
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Q 7 Define Secular .
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Q 13 Define Feminism.
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Q 14 Define Urbanisation.
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Q 16 Discuss the caste hierarchy in India & reasons for its decline in India. Marks (4)
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Q 18 Discuss the factors why women still lag behind the men in India?
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Q 19 Mention the factors that people keep in mind during election except the caste.
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Q 20 State reasons to say that caste alone cannot determine elections result in India.
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Q 24 Why is the work done by males more visible than the work done by the females?
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Q 4 What has been the role of women in politics across the world?
Q 6 What are feminist movements? How have they helped in improving women‟s role in public life?
Q 7 Discuss how women are discriminated against in the field of education in India.
(a) Feminist
(b) Patriarchy
(c) Sex Ratio
Q 29 Explain the major factors responsible for the rigid caste system disappearing from India.
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Q 11 What was the difference between the movement of Nepal and Bolivia?
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Q 12 Give any three differences between political parties and pressure groups.
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Q 15 Why is it necessary to use mass support properly for democratic causes? Marks (3)
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Q 21 What was the course of action followed for Bolivian water war?
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Q 2 Define Maoist.
Q 7 What was the main difference between the popular struggles in Nepal and Bolivia?
Q 16 What is a Pressure Group? Q 17 What is the difference between a pressure group and a political party?
Q 18 What is the similarity and difference between an interest group and a movement?
Q 22 Explain how the activities of pressure groups are useful in the functioning of a democratic government.
Q 25 What is NAPM?
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Q 5 Define Partisanship
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Q 11 What is a faction?
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Q 16 Define two party system. Give any two advantages of a multi party system.
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Q 19 Suggest some reforms to strengthen parties so that they can perform their functions well.
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Q 28 What is the main aim of Bahujan Samaj Party and from where does it draw its inspiration?
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Q 29 When was the Communist Party of India- Marxist (CPI-M) found and what are its principles?
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Q 31 Give the names and symbols of any three National Parties in India. Marks (3)
Q 32 Give the names of two States for each of these types (a) One Party system (b) Two Party System (c) Multi Party system
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Q 33 Briefly describe the internal reforms that are needed for political parties. Marks (3)
Q 35 Give any four characterisitcs of the political parties that distinguishes them from other groups. Marks (4)
Q 36 "Political parties play a major role in democracy.” Give four viewpoints to justify this statement. Marks (4)
Q 37 What are the obstacles faced by political parties in the working of democracy? Marks (4)
Q 5 „A party reduces a vast magnitude of opinions into a few basic positions which it supports.‟ Explain.
Q 13 „The rise of political parties is directly linked to the emergence of representative democracies.‟ Explain.
Q 20 What is an alliance?
Q 30 What is NCP?
Q 35 Describe the growing role of money and muscle power in political parties.
Q 36 „Political parties often do not seem to offer a meaningful choice.‟ Do you agree?
Q 37 Suggest some reforms to strengthen parties so that they perform their functions well.
Q 38 What is defection?
Q 39 What does law say about MPs and MLAs changing their political parties?
Q 40 What is an affidavit?
Q 41 What steps has the Supreme Court taken to reduce the influence of money and criminals on political parties?
Q 43 What are the measures taken by the Government to reform political parties and its leaders?
Q 2 What are the two features that form the basis of democracy?
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Q 5 "Democracy is a better form of government when compared with dictatorship or any other alternative." Discuss.
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Q 6 Do democracies lead to a just distribution of wealth and opportunities? Justify your answer.
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Q 7 How many countries of the world have democratic set-up of government? What are the common features that they show?
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Q 10 What mechanisms should be evolved to ensure good governance in a democarcy? Marks (3)
Q 12 Despite being the most preferred form of government, democracy is not free from evils. Discuss.Marks (3)
Q 13 What is the difference between substantive and procedural democracy? Marks (3)
Q 14 What are the elements of formal political equality in a representative democracy? Marks (3)
Q 15 How can we assess the levels of political participation in a democracy? Marks (3)
Q 16 State the factors that have influenced the nature of political change in India. Marks (3)
Q 17 The most distinctive feature of democracy is that its examination never gets over. Do you think this is a healthy trend? Marks (3)
Q 18 Why do some people think that non-democratic systems have an upper hand over democratic systems? Marks (4)
Q 19 Economic development of a country depends on which factors and what is the role of democracy in it? Marks (4)
Q 20 'Democracy ensures social equality but not economic equality'. Discuss. Marks (4)
Q 8 „In one respect, a democratic government is certainly better than a non-democratic one.‟ Explain.
Q 10 „The basic outcome of democracy should be that it produces a government that is accountable to the citizens.‟ Explain.
Q 15 What support is democracy getting across the world? Q 16 What is economic growth?
Q 17 With the help of data, show the relationship of democracy with economic growth and economic inequality.
Q 18 With the help of data, show the relationship of democracy with economic growth and economic inequality.
Q 23 Ability to handle social differences, divisions and conflicts is a plus point of democratic regimes. How did this belief fail in the
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Q 24 What are the conditions under which democracies accommodate social diversities?
Q 25 „Democracy stands much superior to any other form of government in promoting dignity and freedom of an individual.‟
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Q 29 „The most distinctive fact about democracy is that its examination never gets over.‟ Explain.
Q 30 The fact that people are complaining is itself a testimony to the success of democracies.‟ Explain.
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Q 3 "Most destructive feature of democracy is that its examination never gets over.” Support the statement with three appropriate
arguments.
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Q 9 What are the obstacles/ challenges in the meaningful exercise of democratic rights in India?
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