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PODAR INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL ISC NERUL PRE-BOARD I 2020 2021 GRADE: X SUBJECT: HISTORY & CIVICS MAXIMUM MARKS: 80 DURATION: 2 HOURS 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 t he questions from Part I (Compulsory). A total of five questions are to be attempted from Part II , two out of three q uestions 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 [ ] PART I (30 Marks) Attempt all questions from this Part Question 1: a. How are the members of the Lok Sabha elected? [1] b. What is Quorum? What is the required quorum to hold the [1] meetings of the Lok Sabha? c. Mention any one exclusive power of the Rajya Sabha. [1] d. Who presides over joint sessions of the two Houses of Parliament? [1] e. What happens to the Speaker of the Lok Sabha when the house [1] is dissolved? 1 f. Mention one way to keep a check on the authority of the Prime [1] Minister. g. Who elects the President of India? [1] h. Who gives the oath of office to the President of India? [1] i. Why is Supreme Court called the final Court of Appeal? [1] j. What is meant by the advisory jurisdiction of the Supreme Court? [1] Question 2: a. What was Nana Sahib s grievance against the British? [2] b. Where was the Second session of the Congress held? Who [2] presided over it? c. Who were the Early Nationalists? [2] d. Name the two newspapers used by Bal Gangadhar Tilak to [2] spread his ideas. e. State any two objectives of All India Muslim League. [2] f. What is the difference between Non-Cooperation Movement and Civil Disobedience Movement? g. Mention the two most important objectives of the INA. [2] [2] h. Which organization was behind the assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand and what was its aim? i. State any two reasons why Hitler invaded Poland in 1939. 2 [2] [2] j. Give the full form of the following abbreviations: (i) WHO (ii) UNICEF [2] Part II (50 Marks) Section A Attempt any two questions from this Section Question 3 With reference to the Union Legislature, answer the following: a) Which house of the Parliament is known as the Permanent House? Why? [3] b) What is meant by the term Question hour? Write about any two types of questions. [3] c) State the qualifications required to become the member of Lok Sabha? [4] Question 4 With reference to the Indian Executive, answer the following questions: a) Give three reasons for indirect election of the President? b) State any three situations in which the President of India can proclaim a state of Emergency. c) What is the relationship between the Cabinet and the Prime Minister? 3 [3] [3] [4] Question 5 The Supreme Court of India stands at the apex of the Indian Judiciary. With reference to this statement, answer the following questions: a) Give the composition of the Supreme court. Who appoints the Judges of the Supreme Court? [3] b) Why is the Supreme Court known as the Court of Record? [3] c) What is meant by the term writ? Write about any three writs that are issued by the Supreme Court. [4] Section-B Attempt any three questions from this section Question 6 With reference to the initial years of India s freedom struggle, answer the following questions: a) Give any three socio-religious causes for the Revolt of 1857. [3] b) What was the immediate causes for the Revolt of 1857? [3] c) What were the contributions made by Jyotiba Phule to the socio-religious reform movement in India? [4] Question 7 The two major movements that were launched by Mahatma Gandhi in the first half of the 20 th Century created a base for India s freedom struggle. With reference to this statement, answer the following questions: 4 a) Mention any three causes of the Non-Cooperation movement. [3] b) Why did Mahatma Gandhi abruptly call off the Non-Cooperation movement? [3] c) Give a brief account of the significance of the Second Round Table Conference. [4] Question 8 (a) Identify the personality in the above picture and give any two proposals of his Plan. [3] (b) What were the provisions of the Indian Independence Act for the following? [3] i. Bengal and Punjab ii. North West Frontier Province iii. Princely States (c) State four impacts of the Quit India Movement of 1942. [4] 5 Question 9 With reference to the historical wars witnessed by Europe from 1914 to 1945, answer the following questions a) How did the division of Europe in two camps serve as an important factor that lead to the First World War? [3] b) What did France gain from the Treaty of Versailles? [3] c) How did the Japanese invasion of China serve as one of the factors leading to the Second World War? [4] Question 10 With reference to the Second World War and the formation of the United Nations, answer the following questions a) How did the rise of Fascism and Nazism serve as a prominent factor that lead to the Second World War? [3] b) Give the names of the three main organs of the United Nations that work hard towards achieving its aims. [3] c) State any four objectives of the United Nations. [4] 6
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