INDIAN SCHOOL SALALAH

Department of Social Science

WORKSHEET- HISTORY
1. Arrange the following in chronological order –
A. Napoleon was defeated at Waterloo
B. Napoleon becomes emperor of France, annexes large parts of Europe.
C. Louis XVI becomes King of France, faces empty treasury and growing discontent within society
of the Old Regime.
D. A Constitution is framed to limit the powers of the king and to guarantee basic rights to all human
beings.
(i) D – A – C - B (iii) A – D – C - B (ii) B – D – A - C (iv) C – D – B – A

2. A triangular slave trade took place between Europe, the Americas and:
(a) Africa
(b) Asia
(c) Australia
(d) none of the above

3. Which group of people did not join the Jacobin Club?

A. Artisans
B. Shopkeepers
C. Daily wage workers
D. Men with property
4. Which of the following decisions were taken by the convention?
A. Declared France a constitutional monarchy
B. Abolished Monarchy
C. All men and women above 21 years got the right to vote
D. Declared France a Republic

5. Which of the following was a factor in the rise of Napoleon?

A) Fall of the Jacobin Club
B) Robespierre’s Reign of Terror
C) Political instability of the Directory
D) Rule of National forces

6. Identify the Soviet Army Hat as shown in the pic.

a. Kolkhoz c. Budeonovka b. Kulak d. Cheka

7. The leader of the Bolshevik party was

(a) Stalin
(b) Lenin
(c) Karl Marx
(d) Louis Blanc

8. What were the ideas of conservatives regarding social change in the 19th century?

A. They accepted that some change was required.

B. They believed that change should be done by a slow process.
C. They were completely opposed to any such change.
D. Both (A) and (B)

9. Who among the following leaders is associated with ‘April Theses’?

a) Lenin c) Tsar Nicholas II
b) Karl Marx d) Leon Trotskii
10. Why did the Tsar dismiss the first Duma within 75 days of its election?
(a) Because it was incapable of taking good decisions
(b) Because the Tsar did not want anyone to question his authority
(c) The term of first Duma was of 75 days only
(d) None of the above
11. Which of the following best signifies this poster announcing “Your Volkswagen”?

(a) Owning a car was no longer a dream for an ordinary worker

(b) Own a car which Hitler also used
(c) Own a 'Made in Germany' car to make German economy strong
(d) Own a car made by German workers

12. Which incident led to the start of World War II?

(a)German invasion of Switzerland
(b) German invasion of Poland
(c) Russian invasion of Germany
(d) Japan’s sinking of ship at Pearl Harbour

13. What was the response of the Germans to the new Weimar Republic?
(a) They held the new Weimar Republic responsible for Germany’s defeat and the disgrace at
Versailles
(b) The republic carried the burden of war guilt and national humiliation
(c) It became the target of attacks in the conservative national circles
(d) All the above

14. Which of the following was a special surveillance and security force created by Hitler?
(a) Regular police force in green uniform and stormtroopers
(b) Gestapo (secret state police), the SS (the protection squads)
 (c) Criminal police (SD), the security service
(d) Both (b) and (c)

15. Which of the following bodies was set up to try and prosecute the Nazi war criminals at the
end of World War II?
(a) International Military Tribunal
(b) British Military Tribunal
(c) Allied Military Tribunal
(d) Allied Judicial Court

16. The Imperial Forest Research Institute was set up in

A. Dehradun
B. Delhi
C. Calcutta
D. Kanpur
17. According to the forest laws enacted by the Dutch in Java,
(a) villagers’ access to forest was restricted
(b) wood could be cut only for specified purposes like making river boats or constructing
houses
(c) villagers were punished for grazing cattle
(d) all the above
18. The system of scientific forestry stands for:
(a) system whereby the local farmers were allowed to cultivate temporarily within a plantation
(b) system of cutting old trees and plant new ones
(c) division of forest into three categories
(d) disappearance of forests
19. Colonial rulers considered forests as unproductive because:
(a) the forests were not fit for habitation
(b) forest had wild grown trees only
(c) forest did not yield revenue to enhance income of the state
(d) forests were full of wild animals
20. Why did the government decide to ban shifting cultivation?
(a) To grow trees for railway timber
(b) When a forest was burnt, there was the danger of destroying valuable timber
(c) Difficulties for the government to calculate taxes
(d) All the above reasons
21. Identify the pastoralist community of Maharashtra from the following options.
a) Bhotiyas
b) Dhangars
c) Banjaras
d) Raikas

22. Baigas are a forest community of

(a) Central India
(b) North India
(c) South india
(d) North-east india
23. Which seasonal movements affect the Dhangars of Maharashtra?
(a) Cold and snow
(b) Climatic disturbance
(c) Drought and flood
(d) Alternate monsoon and dry seasons
24. Gaddi were an important pastoral community of:
(a) Gujarat
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Himachal Pradesh
(d) Chchattisgarh
25. Which among the following is called reserved forest?
A. Some particular pastoral communities only were allowed access to them
B. No pastoral communities were allowed
C. Reserved for the people living in town
D. None of the above

Answer the following questions briefly

26. What was the ‘subsistence crisis’ in France? How did it arise?
27. How did France Become a Constitutional Monarchy?
28. What was the Reign of Terror in France? Or Why is the period from 1793 to
29. 1794 referred to as ‘reign of terror’ in France?
30. Examine the role of philosophers in bringing about The French Revolution.
31. What were the measures taken by Robespierre’s government in bringing equality in French
society?
32. What were the events preceding the 1905 Revolution?
33. Analyse the main changes brought about by the Bolsheviks immediately after the October
Revolution.
34. Why did the Tsarist autocracy collapse in 1917?
35. Critically examine the collectivisation programme of Stalin.
36. What were the problems faced by the Weimar republic?
37. Examine the circumstances that led to the rise of Hitler in Germany.
38. Describe the reign of terror let loose by Hitler soon after coming to power.
39. What are the peculiar features of Nazi thinking?
40. What was scientific forestry?
41. Explain what is shifting cultivation. Why did European foresters regard this practice as harmful
for forests?

42. Why did European foresters regard the practice of shifting cultivation as harmful for forests?
43. Discuss why the colonial government in India brought in the following laws.
44. What are the impacts of colonial policies?
45. Discuss the main characteristic features of pastoralism.