VIBGYOR HIGH

FIRST TERM
EXAMINATION 2022 - 2023
GRADE: 7 CAIE Max. Marks: 50

SUBJECT: HISTORY Paper No: 1

Marking Scheme

QI a Lord Dalhousie [1]

b Village headman on behalf of the whole village [1]

c Mutiny [1]

d Raja Ram Mohan Roy [1]

e South Africa [1]

f June 1948 [1]

g Greased cartridges [1]

1-d
2-a
Q II [6]
3-b

4-c

Q III a Japanese [1]

d Lahore [1]

c Sayyid Ahmad Khan [1]

d Barrackpore [1]

e The Treaty of Allahabad [1]

f Nana Phadnavis [1]

Q IV a True [1]
b True [1]
c True [1]

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e False [1]

QV a The first aim was to make the feel safe and protected from the British [2]
Primary objective of the INA was to liberate India through armed
struggle

Civil Disobedience movement was a form of non-cooperation

b [2]
involving the breaking of government laws. Its objective was to defy
the British government and pressurize it to give in to the demands of
the nationalists

Lord Dalhousie brought several subordinate states under the direct

c rule of the Company by annexing them on the basis of the Doctrine of
Lapse. According to the Doctrine of Lapse, all subordinate states [2]
(subsidiary states and states created by the British) where the rulers
died without a natural male heir would automatically ‘lapse’ i.e., pass
into the hands of the British. Rulers without heirs could not adopt
sons, according to the age-old Hindu and Islamic traditions, without
the permission of the Company

d There was grave discrimination between the Indian sepoy and his [2]
British counterpart. A capable dedicated sepoy could not rise above
the post of a subedar
In 1856, an Act was passed which made it compulsory for all new
recruits to serve overseas if required. This hurt the sentiments of the
Hindus because they believed that overseas travel would lead to a loss
of caste. They saw it as an attack on their caste and religion
After the annexation of Awadh, the Nawabs army was disbanded. The
soldiers lost their means of livelihood and their bitterness against the
British grew
Q VI a Raja Ram Mohan Roy. A comparative study of the Vedas, the Koran [2]
and the Bible convinced him about the basic unity in the fundamental
truths of all religions. According to him, religion was central to an
individual’s life. Every aspect of social life revolved around religious
beliefs. He propagated religious ideas based on the philosophy of the
Vedas.
There is only one God who is the creator and preserver of the universe
(monotheism)
All men are children of the ‘one God of all human beings’ and
therefore equal (brotherhood of man)
It was not necessary to worship idols, and perform rituals and
sacrifices. God could be reached through prayer and devotion
b Raja Ram Mohan Roy founded a society called the Sabha Brahmo [2]
(1828) which later became Brahmo Samaj. Brahmo Samaj launched a
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Caste distinction, child marriage, polygamy and untouchability
c Education of women and widow remarriage [1]

CIVICS

I a Rajya Sabha [1]

b Joint [1]
c Single [1]
d Impeachment [1]

II a D [1]
b A [1]
c B [1]
d C [1]

III a Rashtrapati Bhavan, President of India [1]

b The President is elected indirectly by the elected members of the [2]

Legislature as he or she is a nominal (de jure) and not the de facto
head. An electoral college elects the President. The Electoral college
consists of the following members:
 The elected members of both the Houses of parliament
 Thee elected members of the State Legislative Assemblies
The President is elected for a period of 5 years. He or she can be re-
elected after his or her term

Financial Power:
c [4]
The Budget is presented to the Parliament in the name of the President
All money bills are introduced in the Parliament with the Presidents
permission
Judicial Powers:
The President has the power to grant pardon, to remit, reduce or
suspend the sentence of a person convicted of any offence. He can
also pardon a death sentence
He/she is not answerable to any court of law for his/her actions,
except if he/she is impeached by the Parliament

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