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ICSE Class X Prelims 2021 : History and Civics (St. Johns Universal School, Mumbai)

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St. John's Universal School, Mumbai
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FIRST PRELIM EXAMINATION HISTORY & CIVICS DATE: 07/10/2020 MARKS: 80 TIME: 2Hrs. Class X Answers to this paper must be written on a ruled sheet. 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 for writing and uploading the paper. The Answer Sheet should have the following details mentioned- Date, Full Name, Class & Division, Subject. The pages should be numbered appropriately. 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 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. Which house of the Parliament is called the House of People ? [1] b. Give one reason to justify the President's indirect election in India. [1] c. Who appoints the Prime Minister of India? [1] d. Explain the composition of the Supreme Court. [1] e. What is meant by Writs ? [1] f. Who is the presiding officer of the Rajya Sabha? [1] g. Explain the procedure of Impeachment. [1] h. Give any one power of the Prime Minister as the leader of Lok Sabha. [1] i. How are the judges of the Supreme Court appointed? [1] j. What is a question hour? [1] Question 2 a. Give two military causes for the outbreak of the First War of Independence. [2] b. Where and under whose presidentship was the second session of congress held? [2] c. Mention any two contributions of Gopal Krishna Gokhale. [2] d. What were the causes for partition of Bengal? [2] e. State two objectives of the Muslim League. [2] f. Mention two objectives of the INA. [2] g. Mention two causes of the Civil Disobedience Movement. [2] h. As per Treaty of Versailles, what clause was mentioned about the Saar and Alsace-Lorraine province? [2] i. What did Indian Independence Act of 1947, mention about British Jurisdiction? [2] j. How did the Rise of fascism lead to the Second World War? [2] PART II (50 Marks) Section A (Attempt any two questions from this section) Question 3 With reference to the Union Parliament, answer the following questions. a. Discuss Vote of No-confidence Motion and Monetary controls as an important tool Parliament s control over executive. b. Apart from being the citizen of India, what are the qualification required to be the member of the Rajya Sabha? c. Exclusive powers of Lok Sabha. of [4] [3] [3] Question 4 The President of India being the nominal head while the Prime Minister being the real head of the state, answer the following questions. a. Effects in case of Breakdown of Constitutional Machinery. [4] b. Prime Minister as the leader of the Cabinet. [3] c. Distinguish between Cabinet and Council of Ministers. [3] Question 5 Supreme Court of India is an apex Judicial body with reference to its powers and functions, answer the following questions. a. Original Jurisdiction [4] b. Supreme Court as the Court of Record. [3] c. Supreme Court s Power of Judicial Review and its need. [3] Section B (Attempt any three questions from this section) Question 6 The First War of Independence was the outcome of major discontent in all the spheres, with this reference answer the following questions. a. Political Causes b. Socio-religious Causes. c. Economic Causes. [3] [4] [3] Question 7 With reference to the First and Second Phase of Indian National Movement, answer the following questions. a. Two contribution of Surendra Nath Banerjee. [3] b. Methods adopted by Assertive Nationalists [4] c. Contribution of Lala Lajpat Rai as a Prolific Writer. [3] Question 8 a. Identify the person in the picture. As per his plan, what were the clauses relating Constituent Assembly? b. What did the Plan say about the Bengal, Punjab and Sindh district? c. Reasons for the acceptance of his plan by Congress and the Muslim League. to the [3] [3] [4] Question 9 The years 1915 to 1947 are considered as Gandhian Era, with reference to Mass phase of the National Movement under the leadership of Gandhiji, answers the following questions. a. Rowlatt Act [3] b. Gandhi Irwin Pact. [4] c. Causes of Quit India Movement. [3] Question 10 The beginning of nineteenth century saw two great wars, with reference to these wars answer the following questions. a. Division of Europe into two hostile camps. [3] b. Japanese Invasion of China. [4] c. Failure of League of Nations. [3] ***************************************

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