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STD SUB EXAM DATE MARKS DURATION 10TH HISTORY & CIVICS PRELIMS 2 26.1.2018 80 2 HRS Total No. Of Printed Sheets 3 HISTORY & CIVICS 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. PART I (30 Marks) Attempt all questions. Question 1 [10] (a) How is the speaker appointed? (b)Mention any two qualifications to Lok Sabha. (c) Why is the Prime Minister called the leader of the nation? (d) What is a Parliament? (e)What is a federal state? (f)What is an emergency? (g) State the composition of the Rajya Sabha. (h)How is the cabinet appointed? (i) What is a Quorum? (j) Name the subordinate courts? Question 2 (i) Mention any two economic causes of the First War of Independence. (ii) What was the General Service Enlistment Act? (iii) What was the Axis power? (iv)What were the objectives of Non co-operation Movement? (v) Why was Bengal partitioned? (vi) Name any two Early Nationalist. (vii) Describe the map of UN? [20] (viii) What is composition of the International Court of Justice? (ix)State the objectives of UNESCO. (x)What was the Ilbert Bill ? PART II (50 Marks) SECTION A Answer any two questions from this section. Question 3 With reference to the Parliament answer, the following: a) What role does the Lok Sabha play in the Parliament? (3) b) Enumerate different ways in which Parliament controls the executive. (3) c) Explain any two Legislative and any two Financial powers of the Parliament. (4) Question 4 With reference to the powers of the Executive, answer the following: a) Explain any three financial powers of the President . (3) b) How is the Vice President the chairman of the Rajya Sabha. (3) c) What is the role of the prime minister in the Parliament? (4) Question 5 With reference to the powers of the Supreme Court and High Court, answer the following : a) Give examples of contempt of court. (3) b) What is the original Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court? (3) c) Explain how the Supreme Court acts as the interpretor of the Constitution ? (4) SECTION B Answer any three questions from this section. Question 6 With reference to the 1857 uprising, answer the following questions: a) How did the socio-religious causes lead to the movement? (3) (b )Explain the Queen s proclamation (3) (c)State the clauses of the 1858 act (4) Question 7 With reference to the Gandhian Phase, answer the following: a) What were the causes of the civil disobedience movement? (3) b) What was the reason for the withdrawal of the Non-Cooperation Movement. (3) c) What was the impact of the Quit India Movement. (4) Question 8 (a) Identify the above personality? State his contributions. (3) (b) Mention any three provisions of the Indian Independence Act of 1947. (3) (c)State any four clauses of the cabinet mission plan (4) Question 9 With reference to the World Wars, answer the following: (b) How did the World War I change the political scenario of the world? (3) (a)State any three terms of Versailles. (3) (c)What were the causes that led to the First World War? (4) Question 10 With reference to the United Nations and its agencies, answer the following: a) Explain the composition of the Security Council. (3) b) State any three functions of the WHO. (3) (c) State any four functions of UNESCO in the field of education. (4) *******************
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