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MITRA ACADEMY Arakere, Bengaluru Second Preparatory Examination- January - 2024 History & Civics (Two hours) Std. X Max. Marks: 80 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 II, two out of three questions from Sections A, and three out of five questions from Section B. The intended marks for questions or parts of questions are given in brackets [ ]. Part I (30 marks) Attempt all questions from this part Question 1 Select the correct answers to the questions from the given options. (Do not copy the question, Write the correct answer only.) [16] (i) Vote on Account which authorises the government to draw funds from the __________. (a) Emergency Fund (b) Contingency Fund (c) Consolidated Fund (d) Public Account Funds (ii) Given below are the details of few citizens: Candidate A Age 31 Details Bankrupt B 35 C 30 D 32 Belongs to rural areas Actor Member of Lok Sabha Select the candidate who fulfills the criteria of becoming the Vice-President of India. (a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D (iii) Indian states A and B are in conflict over sharing of river water. They approached the Supreme Court for the resolution of their dispute. Such a dispute comes in which of the following types of jurisdiction of the Supreme Court? (a) Appellate jurisdiction (b) Original jurisdiction (c) Advisory jurisdiction (d) Revisory jurisdiction (iv) Identify the officials who form the Electoral College for the Presidential Elections in India. P : elected members of the Parliament Q: nominated members of the Parliament R: elected members of the State Legislative Assemblies S: nominated members of the State Legislative Assemblies (a) P and Q (b) R and S (c) P and R (d) Q and S (v) A person is under trial for theft. He will be tried in which court? (a) District Court (b) Sessions Court (c)Court of Judicial Magistrate (d) Court of First Class Magistrate (vi) Which among the following can be included in the Exclusive privileges/powers of the Rajya Sabha? (a) Setting up a new All-India Service (b) Approval for Proclamation of Emergency (c) Impeachment of the President (d) voting out a minister from office (vii) Read the two statements given below about the Non- Cooperation Movement and select the option that shows the correct relationship between A and B. A: The Non-Cooperation Movement emphasised on the use of Swadeshi and Boycott programmes B:The concept of Swadeshi and the boycott of foreign goods gave impetus to the handicraft and other local industries. (a) B contradicts A (b) B is the reason for A (c) A is true, but B is false (d) A and B are independent to each other (viii) A school student named Shekhar is doing a project on a prominent Indian Leader whose core work revolved around Dalit rights. Who is Shekhar most likely writing about? (a) Surendranath Banerjee (b) Pherozeshah Mehta (c) Dadabhai Naoroji (d) Jyotiba Phule (ix) Identify the early nationalist in the given picture. (a) Surendranath Banerjee (b) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan (c) Dadabhai Naoroji (d) Govind Ranade (x) Read the statements given below about the 1857 revolt and select the opinion that shows the correct relationship between (A) and (B). (A) Peshwa Nana Sahib, the adopted son of Peshwa Baji Rao II became a strong enemy of the British. (B) His state was annexed by the British via conspiracy. (a) (B) contradicts (A) (b) (B) is the reason for (A) (c) (A) is true but (B) is false (d) (A) and (B) both are false (xi) Spot the incorrect pair. (a) WC Banerjee - First Session of the INC - Pune - 1885 (b) Dadabhai Naoroji - Second Session of the INC - Kolkata - 1886 (c) Both A and B (d) Neither A nor B (xii) Country A wants to gain Independence and wants to use methods similar to ones used by Indian Assertive Nationalists. Based on the information, which methods do not fit the ones used by Country A? (a) National Education (b) Swadeshi (c) Prayers and Petitions (d) Boycott (xiii) Hitler attacked Poland because he wanted to________. (a) Seize coal mines (b) Militarise the Rhine Valley (c) Regain Danzig port (d) Control Trades (xiv) What is the correct sequence of the following? (I) Khilafat Movement (II) Boycott of Simon Commision (III) Failure of the Cripps Mission (a) II, I,III (b) II, III, I (c) I, II, III (d) III,II, I (xv) In a remote village in Rwanda the infant mortality rate is one in every ten live births. Which agency of the UN could help this village? (a) UNICEF (b) FAO (c) UNESCO (d) ICJ (xvi) The Treaty of Versailles was signed as a result of the discussion of the _________. (a) Paris Conference (b) Moscow Conference (c) London Conference (d) New York Conference Question 2 Answer the following questions in brief. 7x2=14 a) Mr. Raj is 26 years old. Which house of Parliament can he be a member of? Why? b) What is meant by Collective Responsibility and Individual Responsibility of the Council of Ministers? c) What is meant by the Inam Commission. d) List any two objectives of NAM. e) List any two objectives of the INA. f) What was the Subsidiary Alliance? Name any two Indian States brought under British control using the Subsidiary Alliance? g) Mention any two ways in which the Treaty of Versailles benefitted France. Part II Section A (20 Marks) Attempt any two questions from this section Question 3 The Union Legislature comprises the President and two houses of the Parliament. With reference to the Parliament, answer the following questions: a) Mr Raj wants to be a member of the Lok Sabha. Mention any three qualifications required to contest elections for the Lok Sabha. [3] b) Mention any three Legislative powers of the Union Parliament. [3] c) The Parliament controls the Executive. Mention any four ways in which it exercises its control. [4] Question 4 With reference to the Prime Minister, answer the following questions: a)Relationship between the Prime Minister and the President. b) Formation of Council of Ministers. c) Differentiate between Council of Ministers and Cabinet Ministers. [3] [3] [4] Question 5 With reference to The Supreme Court of India, answer the following questions: a) Explain the cases that come under Original Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court. [3] b) Why is the Supreme Court called the Court of Record? [3] c) Explain the Judicial Review and Revisory Jurisdiction. [4] PART B (30 Marks) Attempt any three questions from this section Question 6 The Great Outbreak of 1857 brought about important changes in the character of Indian administration and the future development of the country. In this context discuss: a) The changes in the relationship with Princely States. [3] b) The changes in the Army. [3] c) Changes in the administrative set-up of the British territories in India. [4] Question 7 With reference to Nationalism and the birth of the Indian National Congress, explain each of the following: a) Identify the person in the given picture. Name the organisation formed by him. State any two beliefs of this organisation with regard to upliftment of women. [3] b) Who founded the East India Association? What were its objectives? [3] c) Suppose you were a high school student living in the second half of the 19th century. State how your routine of reading a newspaper everyday created strong national sentiments against the British. [4] Question 8 The mass phase of the National Movement led to the freedom of India. With reference to this phase, answer the following questions: a) What were the causes of the Civil Disobedience Movement? Name the march which marked the beginning of this movement. [3] b) Explain the three causes of the Non-Cooperation Movement. [3] c) Discuss any four clauses of the Mountbatten Plan. [4] Question 9 The War that broke out in 1914 & 1939 was different from the previous wars in many ways. In this context discuss the following points briefly: a) Nationalism and Imperialism as a cause of the war. b) Explain the immediate cause of World War II. c) Japanese invasion of China. [3] [3] [4] Question 10 With reference to United Nations and its Specialized Agencies, answer the following: a) Identify the agency to which the above logo belongs. State any two functions of these organisations. [3] b) List any three functions of the ICJ. [3] c) What is the full form of UNESCO? Mention any three of its functions. [4] ****************************************
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