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ICSE Class X Prelims 2025 : History and Civics (St. Helena's School and Junior College, Pune)

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SCHOOL, PUNE-411001 HIGH HELENA'S ST. PRELIM EXAMINATION (2024-2025) HISTORY & CIVICS Time: 2 hours Marks: 80 Class: X Date: 18.01.2024 answer sheet provided separately. Answers to this Paper must be written on the the first 15 minutes. You will not be allowed to write during This time is to be spent in reading the question paper. tine allowed for writing the answers. is the Paper this of head at the given time The questions are to be Attempt all questions from Part I (Compulsory). A total of five A, and three out of from Section attempted from Part II, two out of three questions five questions from Section B. The intended marks for questions or parts of questions are given in brackets /1. PART I (30 Marks) Attempt all questions from this part. |16] Questionl Choose the correct answers to the questions from the given options. (Do not copy the question, write the correct answers only.) i) Why was Hitler's attack on Poland significant in the context of World War II? a) It marked the official beginning of World War II as Britain and France declared war on Germany. b) Hitler hailed from Denzig and wanted to liberate his hometown. c) Poland had signed a secret pact with Germany, making the invasion unexpected. d) This was Hitler's revenge for the Treaty of Versailles. ii) Which of the following powers does the Vice-President exercise as the Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha? a) Voting on all bills presented in the Rajya Sabha. b) Appoint the leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha. c) Deciding on the admissibility of questions raised in the Rajya Sabha. d) Become the acting president of lndia in case the president dies in oftiee. ii) Assertion (A): Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar, who is a Rajya Sabha MP can give replies to MPs only in the Rajya Sabha. Reasoning (R): The Speaker presides over the joint session of a) A is the reason for R b) R is the reason for A c) A is truc, but R is false. d) Ais false but Ris true. Parliament. reaction against a as emerged Non-Alignment of the Cold War concept of consequence The (A): iv) Assertion military alliance. It was a natural Democratic nations US-led of by the system led respectively Union (Russia). In order to Blocks Power two between the former Soviet the by led nations of keeping out of policy a and Communist adopted, countries preserve their freedom, many pacts in particular." alliances in general, and military aimed at keeping away from the Cold War. cach issue on its Reason(R): The non-allied nations judge non-aligncd are Non-alignment means that nations that or the other superpower. line of one Own merits and do not toe the a) (R) contradicts (A). b) (R) is the reason for (A) c) (A)is true, but (R) is false. d) (A) and (R) are both false. leader? v) Geeta Rahasya was written by which a) Gopalkrishna Gokhale. b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak. c) Surendranath Banerjce. d) Bipin Chandra Pal. vi) League of Nations: Woodrow Wilson. United Nations: a) Franklin Roosevelt. [both Presidents of USA] b)Winston Churchill. c) Lloyd George. d) Joseph Stalin. vii) Which of the following is a common ideology of Fascism and Nazism? a) To believe in democracy. b) To encourage political systems. c) To uphold onc party and one leader. d) To support communism. viii) Which of the following cvents is related to the given image? 13 APRIL 1919 a) Non-Cooperation Movement. b) Jallianwala Bagh incident. c)Civil Disobedient Movement. d) Swadeshi Movement. AS ix) Iwas the Governor General of India during the First War of Independence. Who am l? a) Lord Dalhousie. b) Lord Canning. c) Lord Lytton d) Lord Wellesley. x)Astudent has to do a project on the Civil Disobedient Movement'. Which place should he/she visit? a) Aga Khan Palace b) Jallianwala Bagh c) Chauri Chaura d) Dandi. xi) Which of the following objectives of the UNO has been recently added? (a) Maintain international peace. (b) Develop friendly relations among nations. (c) Center for harmonising the actions of nations. (d) Disarm, decolonise and develop. xii) Which movement is depicted in the above cartoon? (a) Formation of UN. (b) Non-Aligned Movement (c) Beginning of the Cold War (d) None of the above. xii) The ltalian dictator Demonstrated his Nation's iperialistie designs by attacking a) Austria. b) Abyssinia. c) Danzig Port. d) Pearl Harbor. xiv) Suppose the autorickshaw driver who daily takes you to school, was issued a number of traftic violation challans and had to pay a fine of S000 rupees. He pleaded for reducing the fine but was not shown any mercy. To which quote would he go to get specdy redress for his grievance? 3 a) District Court. b) High Court. c) Lok Adalat. d) Sessions Court. XV) Which of the following statements is not true about a Money Bill? a) Spcaker decides whether a bill is a Money Bill or not. b) AMoney Bill can be introduced only on the recommendation of the President. c) Rajya Sabha must return the Money Bill to the President within 14 days. d) Rajya Sabha cannot reject a Money Bill. xvi) In which of the following situations the Vice - President will not take over the oftice of the President? a) Death of the President. b) Resignation of the President. c) Parliament's resolution that the Vice-President should discharge the President's functions. d) Removal of the President. Question 2 i. [14) The President addresses a joint session of Parliament. New Delhi: President Dropati Murmu on Wednesday. January 30 addressed the joint sitting of both the Houses of Parliament at the beginning of the Budget Session. She said it is her first address in the new Parliament building, which was built at the beginning of the Amrit Kaal'. Apart from the Budget Session every year, which other session of Parliament does the President address? Under what category of power does this fall? Mention any two provisions of the India Independence At, 1947. Name the four Principal Organs of the United Nations. Read the given text carefully: The political map of the world, particularly that of Europe, was transformed after the peace treaties in 1919 and 1920. Which two major countries gained complete independence as a result of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919? Name any two architects of the Non-Aligncd Movement. V vi, Mentioned two devices through which the Lok Sabha exercises control over the Council of Ministers. When was the first NAM Summit held and where? PART II(50 Marks) SECTIONA Atempt any two questions from this section. Question At the head of the judiciary in thc State stands the High Court which has executive jurisdiction and power of superintendence over all courts in the State. ln this context, discuss the following a) Its Ornginal Jurisdiction [4 b) Its Appellant Jurisdiction in Civil and Criminal Cases. |4 c) Its Revisory Jurisdition. |2 Question 4 The President is the Executive Head of the of the State or Union. With reference to it., answer the following questions: a) Write any three Executive powers of the President. b) Write anv three Legislative powers enjoved by the President. (3} 3 c) When can the President proclaim the financial emergency? What are the limitations of the President? Question5 The independence of the judiciary shall be guaranteed by the State and enshrined in the Constitution or the law of the country. It is the duty of all govemmental and other institutions to respect and observe the independence of the judiciary. With reference to the above statement. a) Mention any four ways in which the Constitution has ensured the independence 14] of the judiciar:. b) Who appoints the judges ofthe Supreme Court? Mention any two qualifications required for a person to be appointed as ajudge of the Supreme Court. [3| c) Explain the term original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court with any two examples. (3] SECTIONB Attempt any three questions from this Section Question 6 The Indian Rebellion of 1857 was a major uprising against the rule of the British East India Company. which functioned as a sovereign power on behalf of the British Crown. With reference to this, answer the following questions: a) Mention any three administrative changes made in India as a consequence of the Revolt. |3] b) How did the failure of this revolt impact the Mughals and the Peshwas? c) Mention any four changes made in the army afier the Revolt. Question Nationalism refers to the feeling of oneness that energes when pcople consider themselves as one nation. With reference to the growth of nationalism. the answer the following: a) Name the founder of the Indian Nalional Congress. Mention any two of its objectives. b) How did the press contribute to the growth of nationalism? c) Mention any four repressive policies of Lord Iytton Question 8 Read the cxcerpl given below and unswer the questions hat tollow 5 |31 4) The movemment had gatthered worldvwide publicity, and the British were looking for a way to end it. Gandhiji was relcased from custody in January 1931, and the two men began negotiating the terms of the pact. For many conservatives in England, the mectings and talks seemed unacceptable. They thought it was inappropriate for the Viceroy, who was the representative of the British Monarch to receive their arch-encmy. Gandhiji was authorised by the then President of the Congress, Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel, to negotiate with the Viceroy. He advised the nation to wait, watch. pray, and hope for a better prospect for India. He was full of admiration for the people their heroic struggle and hard suffering. a) Who was the Viceroy who negotiated with Gandhiji? Mention any two causes of the movement being discussed above. 3 b) Mention any threc impacts of this movemen. [3 c) As a consequence of this meeting, apact vwas signed. Mention any four conditions that the Congress and the British govermment agreed to, according to this pact. 14 Question 9 Look at the picture given and answer the following questions: a) ldentify the leader in the above picture. Mention any two of his ideologies. 3 b) Mention any thrce causes for his rise to power. c) When did Hitler ivade Poland? Explain the reasons why. Poland was invaded by Hitler? Question 10 The United Nations organization aims to maintain intermational pcace. With reference to its organs and agencies answer the following a) What is the composition of the International Court of Justice? b) Mention any three functions of theSecurity Council c) Give the full form of UNICHE. Mention any thrce of ts functions 3

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