RYAN GROUP OF SCHOOLS RA 7 ACADEMIC YEAR 2022-23 ae ICSE, FIRST PREBOARD EXAMINATION TD: X MARKS: UB: HISTORY & CIVICS TIME: 2 HRS. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS: © Answers to this Paper must be written on the paper provided separately. * You will not be allowed to write during the first 15 minutes. This time is to be spent in reading the question paper. * The time given at the head of this Paper is the time allowed for writing the answers. Attempt all questions from Part I (Compulsory). A total of five questions are to be attempted from Part Il, two out of three questions from Section A and three out of five questions from Section B. The intended marks for questions or parts of questions are given:in brackets []. PARTI Attempt all questions. from this Part QI. Choose the correct option: : [16] 1. What is the number of members required for the quorum to constitute a meeting? a. One-tenth of the total number of members - _ b. Two-thirds of the members of the House c. At least 50 members d, 530 members 2. means ‘People’s Court’. a. Civil Court b. Criminal Court ce. Lok Adalat d. Commissioner’s Court ai is thé principal advisor of the President. a. Vice President b: Chief MinisterSTD: X RICSE 2. HIS] c. Prime Minister + d, Speaker 4. Who amongst the following summons the house of the parliament? a. Prime Minister of India b. President of India : ¢. Vice President of India d. Chief Election commissioner 5, What is the interval between two sessions of the Parliament? a. Less than 3 months 'b. Not more than 2 months c. Less than a year d. Less than 6 months - 6. The High Court judges are appointed by the a, President ' _ b. Prime Minister c. Governor d. Chief Justice of India 7. Under whose presidency was the Lahore session of Indian National Congress held in the year 1929 a. Bal Gangadhar Tilak b. Dadabhoy Naoroji c. Jawaharlal Nehru - d, Motilal Nehru 8. Who announced the successors of Bahadur Shah would not be permitted to use. the red fort? a. Lord Curzon b. Lord Dalhousie; 2 .. ¢. Lord Canning 4 Queen VictoriaRICSE. -3- His: “ founded the newspaper Punjabi and People ~ a. Bal Gangadhar Tilak _ >. Bipin Chandra Pal ‘c. Gopal Krishna Gokhale “ <@. Lala Lajpat Rai’ + Which of the following was not a common ideology of the dictators? Faith in totalitarian rule . One party and One Leader 'aith in Communism « Aggressive Nationalism and Imperialism non-permanent members of the Security Council are elected by the ibers 4. General Assembly - _ b. International Court of Justice __ ¢, The Trusteeship Council d. The Secretariat 12. Who is the Forerunner of Mahatma Gandhi? . a, Surendra Nath Banerjee b. Bipin Chandra Pal ¢, Bal Gangadhar Tilak « d. Rash Behari Bose. 3, In » Japan left the League of Nations and started ogcupying . the British and American properties in China, a: 1931 b. 1933: ¢..1939 4.1940 14. Who is known as the “Father of Indian Nationalism”? a. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose'b. M.G Ranade. ¢, Bal Gangadhar Tilak. d, Surendra Nath Banerjee, . 15, Who were the founder members of the Non-Aligned Movement? a. Archbishop Makarios, Joseph Broze Tito, Kwame Nkrumah b. King Mahendra Bir Bikram, U NU, Emperor Haile Selassie c. Jawaharlal Nehru, Joseph Broze Tito, Gamal Abdel Nasser * 4, Gamal Abdel Nasser, King Mahendra Bir Bikram, Joseph Broze Tito 16. Under whose president ship was the second session of the Congress held? a. Dadabhoy Naoroji + b. Surendra Nath Banerjee c. W.C. Banerjee d. M.G. Ranade QU. 1. Give the composition of High Court. Who appoints the chief justice of High court? [2] 2. By whom and whose advice the council of ministers appointed. [2] 3. What was Nana Sahib’s main grievance against the British? I 4. Name the signatory countries of the Tripple alliance. State the rival bloc that was formed and the signatory countries-of the Bloc. 2) 5. What was the motto of the INA. //! 2] ‘6. Mention any two objectives of the Muslim league. 2) 7. Mention any two objectives of the Non-Aligned Movement, (2) ° PART Il , SECTION A Altempt any two questions from this sectionstDiX RICSE mm HIST/CIV Qi With reference to the president of India. Explain the following: 1. The manner of his election. 3] . The process of his removal from office. B) Hi is legislative powers, ° 4 LY."With reference to the powers and functions of the Supreme jurt answer the following: riginal Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court. [4] of record. i G3] -power of the Judicial review. 0." Bl 0) ith reference to the Union Parliament answer the following questions: oe 1, How are the members of the Rajya Sabha elected? : B) © 9. Mention the three exclusive powers of the Rajya Sabha? Bl 3. Mention four ways in which the Parliament exercises the control over the : council of ministers. 4] SECTION B Attempt any three questions from this section QVI. The establishment of the Indian national congress led to the development of the national movement in India. In this context answer the following Questions: | 4 1. What were the aims of the Congréss? B) | 2. Mention the methods adopted by the early nationalist in the freedom struggle.[3] 3, Mention any four methods adopted by the assertive nationalist. (4)STD: X RICSE -6- ve historic photograph, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, is seen giving his speech in the Constituent Assembly on August 14, 1947. In this answer the following: the Provisions of the Indian Independence Act of 1947 regarding the ly state. 2. What did the Indian Independence Act of 1947 state about a. Bengal and Punjab b. Sylhet district of Assam c. Northwest Frontier Province 3. Mention any four reasons for accepting the Mountbatten Plan. Q fut. The Civil Disobedience Movement was significant in the history of the national movement. In this context explain the following . 1. The circumstances leading to the Civil Disobedience Movement. 2. Dandi March of 1930.TD. X RICSE -T- 4. Four terms of Gandhi Irwin Pact. QA. With reference to the United Nations and its Specialized Agencies, answer the following: '\. State any three objectives of UN. 2. Mention any three functions of the general assembly. # 3. State any four functions of UNESCO. ‘With regard to the causes of the Second World War, expk the following: : : . 1. What was the immediate cause that led to the Second World Wa 2. The failure of League of Nations. 3. Japanese invasion of China.