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ICSE Board Exam 2002 : History and Civics

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HISTORY, CIVICS AND GEOGRAPHY Paper 1 (History and Civics) - 2002 (Two Hours) Answers to this Paper must be written on the paper provided separately. You will not be allowed to write 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, one from Section A, one from Section B, one from Section C, and two other questions from any of the Section A, B, and C. The intended marks for questions or parts of questions are given in brackets [ ]. PART I (30 Marks) Attempt all questions from this Part. Civics Question 1 (a) Name the body that framed the Constitution of India. [1] (b) Since the Directive Principles are non-justiciable, why were they incorporated into the constitution of India? [1] (c) M ention two Fundamental Rights to show that India is a Secular State. [1] (d) The 42nd Amendment to the Constitution in 1976, inserted certain Fundamental Duties which must be carried out by every citizen of India. State any two such duties. [2] (e) Name the authority that recognizes and allots symbols to the political parties and individual candidates for election purposes. [1] (f) What is meant by the term 'Local Self-Government'? [2] (g) M ention any two defects in the working of the Gram Panchayat system in India. [2] Modern Indian History Question 2 (a) Name the policy used by Lord Dalhousie for the extension of British territories in India. [1] (b) Why was the War of 1857 hailed as the first war of National Independence? [1] (c) Name the first President of the Indian National Congress. [1] (d) M ention any two achievements of the M oderates. [2] (e) M ention one reason for the rise of M ilitant Nationalism in India. [1] United Nation and the Regional Organization Q uestion 3 (a) When did the United Nations officially come into existence? [1] (b) Give the expanded form of WHO and UNDP. [2] (c) M ention two ways by which the Security Council maintains International Peace. [2] (d) What did the declaration of Human Rights affirm? [1] (e) What is meant by the term 'Cold War'? [1] (f) Where and in which years was the first summit of NAM held? [1] (g) Name any two founder members of the European Economic Community. [1] (h) Where is the Central Secretariat of the ASEAN located? [1] PART II (50 Marks) A total of five questions are to be attempted from this Part. S ection - A Civics Question 4 The Fundamental Rights and the Directive Principles of State Policy are both equally important. In this context, answer the following: (a) State any four differences between the Directive Principles and the Fundamental Rights. [4] (b) Explain the importance of the right against exploitation. [4] (c) Under what circumstances can the right to move courts for the enforcement of Fundamental Rights be suspended? [2] Question 5 Political Parties play a major role in the working of a Democracy. With reference to this, answer the following: (a) M ention three functions of the Election Commission of India. [6] (b) Explain, how political parties are differentiated as National or Regional parties? [4] Question 6 (a) The composition of the Zila Parishad. [5] (b) It's important functions. [5] S ection - B Modern Indian History Question 7 The First War of Independence of 1857, was the culmination of people's dissatisfaction with the British rule. In this context, enumerate the following causes: (a) The Economic Causes. [5] (b) The M ilitary Causes. [5] Question 8 With reference to the role of the M oderates in arousing National Awakening in India, answer the following questions: (a) Name the M oderate leaders. Why were they called so? [5] (b) Who was known as "India's unofficial ambassador in England"? What were his views on the cause of poverty in India?M ention his achievements in strengthening Indian Nationalism. [5] Question 9 The partition of Bengal in 1905 was intended to check the rising tide of Indian Nationalism and to break the Hindu-M uslitn unity in Bengal. In this context state the following: (a) Reaction of the Nationalists to the Partition of Bengal. [6] (b) Reaction of the British against the agitators. [4] Question 10 With reference to the Lucknow Pact of 1916, answer the following questions: (a) What were the terms of the Lucknow pact? [5] (b) Why was this pact important? [5] Q uestion 11 Trace the programme and progress of the Civil Disobedience M ovement under the leadership of M ahatma Gandhi with reference to the following: (a) The Dandi M arch of 1930. [4] (b) Gandhi-Irwin Pact of 1931. [4] (c) The Second Round Table Conference of 1931. [2] Question 12 'The Cabinet M ission Plan made earnest efforts to resolve the constitutional deadlock'. In this context, answer the following: (a) What were the main proposals under the Cabinet M ission Plan? [6] (b) Why did the Cabinet M ission Plan fail? [4] S ection - C The United Nations and the Regional Organizations Question 13 The opening words of the UNESCO constitution states that 'Since war begins in the minds of men, it is in the minds of men, defences of peace must be constructed.' With reference to this, answer the following questions: (a) What were the objectives of the setting-up of UNESCO? [3] (b) State the functions of the UNESCO in the field of Education and Scientific activities. [7] Question 14 With the liberation of nations from colonial rule, the idea of non-alignment gained large scale acceptance. In this context, answer the following: (a) What is the meaning of the non-aligned movement? [2] (b) M ention the founders of NAM . [2] (c) Explain briefly the objectives of NAM . [6] Question 15 With reference to the South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation, state: (a) Six of its major objectives. [6] (b) Four of its M ajor achievements. [4]

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