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Important Questions For You!

Chapter 1: The First War of Independence, 1857


1. Mention two reasons that led to the failure of the First War of Independence.                                            [2M]

2.
Mention two administrative changes that the British government brought about regarding the East India Company’s rule in India                                                                                                                                                   [2M]

3.
What impact did the uprising of 1857 have on the Mughal rule?

4.
Mention any two features of the Queen Victoria’s Proclamation announced after the Revolt of 1857.

5.
Discuss any three economic causes of the Revolt of 1857.

6.
Explain any three military causes of the First War of Independence.                                                                        [3M]


Chapter 2: Growth of Nationalism


1. State two early demands of the Indian National Congress.                                                                            [2M]

2
. Mention any two repressive colonial policies of Lord Lytton.                                                                                            [2M]

3
. Mention any three factors which gave rise to the growth of nationalism in India.                                                              [3M]

4
. Name any two organisations which were the precursors of the Indian National Congress.

5
. Look at the picture below and answer the questions that follow:

 

  1. Identify the person in the picture.                                                                                                                         [1M]
  2. Mention any of his two social reforms.                                                                                                                   [2M]

 

Chapter 3: First phase of the Indian National Movement


1. What methods did the Early Nationalists use to achieve their objectives?                                                                         [2M]

2
. State any two contributions of Surendranath Banerjee.                                                                                                  [2M]

3
. Discuss any three demands of the Early Nationalists.                                                                                                     [3M]

4
. Look at the picture below and answer the questions that follow:                                                                                     [4M]

  1. Identify the person in the picture.                                                                                                                         [1M]
  2. Mention his two contributions in the Indian politics.                                                                                                [2M]


Chapter 4: Second Phase of the National Movement


1. What was the attitude of the Assertive Nationalists towards the Swedeshi Movement?                                                      [2M]

2.
Mention two causes for the rise of Assertive nationalist.                                                                                                 [2M]

3.
State two reasons given by Lord Curzon to justify the partition of Bengal.                                                                       [2M]

4.
Discuss any three achievements of the Assertive Nationalists.                                                                                        [3M]

5.
Discuss any three impacts of the Swadeshi and the Boycott movements with reference to the partition of Bengal.              [3M]

6.
Look at the picture below and answer the questions that follow:

 

  1. Identify the person in the picture.                                                                                                                        [1M]
  2. Mention his two contributions in the Indian politics.                                                                                               [2M]


Chapter 5: The Muslim League


1. Discuss any three factors leading to the formation of the Muslim league.                                                                        [3M]

2
. Explain any three objectives of the Muslim league.                                                                                                       [4M]

3
. Discuss any three significance of the Lucknow Pact.                                                                                                      [3M]

4
. Look at the picture below and answer the questions that follow:

 

  1. Identify the person in the picture.                                                                                                                        [1M]
  2. Name one famous college founded by him.                                                                                                           [1M]
  3. Discuss the contribution of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan in the formation of the Muslim league.                                          [2M]


Chapter 6: Mahatma Gandhi and the National Movement [5M]


1. Mention any two causes of the Non-Cooperation Movement.                                                                                          [2M]

2
. Why did Gandhi withdraw the Non Cooperation Movement?                                                                                           [2M]

3
. State any two provisions of the Rowlatt Act passed by the government in 1919.

4
. What was the Khilafat Movement? Why was it launched?                                                                                               [3M]

5
. Discuss any four impact of the Civil Disobedience Movement.                                                                                         [4M]


6
. Look at the picture below and answer the questions that follow:

 

  1. Name the famous march undertaken by Gandhi. Where did he begin this march? State two of its features.               [3M]
  2. Discuss the Gandhi Irwin Pact as a consequence of this movement.                                                                       [3M]


Chapter 7: Quit India Movement [2M]


1. State two reasons for the launching of the Quit India Movement.                                                                                  [2M]

2
. Why did the Muslim League and Congress oppose the Cripps Mission?                                                                           [2M]

3
. Discuss any three significance of the Quit India Movement.

                                                                                           [3M]

Chapter 8: Forward Bloc and the INA [2M]


Q1. Look at the picture below and answer the questions that follow:

 

  1. Identify the leader                                                                                                                                            [1M]
  2. Name the party formed by him. State any three objectives of the party.                                                                [4M]
  3. Mention three main objectives of the INA.                                                                                                           [3M]


Chapter 9: Independence and Partition of India


1. Why was the Mountbatten’s Plan finally accepted by the Congress?                                                                               [2M]

2
. Mention two features of the Indian Independence Act with regard to the partition of the country.                                    [2M]

3
. Mention any three clauses of the Mountbatten Plan?                                                                                                    [3M]

4
. Discuss any four clauses of the Cabinet Mission Plan.                                                                                                   [4M]

5
. Discuss any four clauses of the Indian Independence Act.                                                                                             [4M]



Chapter 10: The First World War


1. Name the two rival blocs formed in Europe before World War I.                                                                                     [2M]

2.
Why did the USA enter into the First World War?                                                                                                          [2M]

3
. Mention any two territorial arrangements made after the First World War.                                                                      [3M]

4
. Why was the League of Nations formed? Explain any two objectives of the league.                                                         [3M]

5
. Discuss any four causes of the First World War.                                                                                                            [4M]

 

Chapter 11: Rise of Dictatorships


1. Look at the picture below and answer the questions that follow:

 

  1. Identify the leader. How did his personality help him to emerge as a popular leader in his country?                           [3M]
  2.  Mention any three factors that contributed to the rise of Nazism in Germany.                                                         [2M]


2
. Explain four factors that led to the rise of Fascism in Italy.                                                                                             [4M]

3
. Bring out three similarities between the Nazi and the fascist ideologies.                                                                          [2M]


Chapter 12: The Second World War


1. Give two reasons for the failure of the League of Nations.                                                                                             [2M]

2
. Why did Hitler invade Poland?                                                                                                                                     [2M]

3
. What made Japan surrender to the Allies in 1945?                                                                                                        [2M]

4
. Discuss any four causes of the Second World War.                                                                                                        [4M]

5
. What is meant by the term ‘Cold War’? Why did it originate?                                                                                         [3M]

6
. Discuss any three consequences of the Second World War.                                                                                            [4M]


Chapter 13: United Nations


1. Mention any two objectives of the United Nations.                                                                                                       [2M]

2
. Discuss any two functions of the General Assembly.                                                                                                     [2M]

3
. What is the composition of the Security Council?                                                                                                         [2M]

4
. Discus any three powers and functions of the International Court of Justice.                                                                  [3M]


Chapter 14: Major Agencies of the United Nations


1. Mention the contributions of UNESCO in the field of education.                                                                                     [2M]

2
. Name any three functions of the WHO.                                                                                                                       [3M]

3
. Discuss any three functions of the UNICEF.                                                                                                                 [3M]


Chapter 15: Non-Aligned Movement


1. What was Non Alignment Movement?                                                                                                                         [2M]

2
. Look at the picture below and answer the questions that follow:

 

  1. Identify the three prominent leaders in the above picture. They were the founders of which Movement?                  [3M]
  2. Mention any two aims and objectives of the movement.                                                                                       [2M]
  3. Briefly discuss the role of Jawaharlal Nehru in this movement.                                                                              [2M]

 

Civics


Chapter 1: The Union Parliament


1. What is meant by the residuary Powers of the Parliament?                                                                                           [1M]

2
. How many members are nominated by the President in the Lok Sabha? Which community do these members represent?  [1M]

3
. What is the required quorum to hold the meetings of the Lok Sabha?                                                                            [1M]


4
. State the minimum number of times the Lok Sabha must meet in a year.                                                                      [1M]

5
. Who is the ex-officio chairman of the Rajya Sabha?                                                                                                     [1M] 


6
. Who presides over the joint session of the two Houses of Parliament?                                                                           [1M]

7
. How is the speaker of the Lok Sabha elected? State two disciplinary functions of the speaker.                                         [3M]

8
. Explain three ways in which legislature exercises control over the Executive?                                                                 [3M] 


9
. Mention three Special powers of Rajya Sabha that is not usually enjoyed by the other House.                                         [3M]

10. Mention any two judicial and two electoral powers of the Indian Parliament.                                                                [4M]


Chapter 2: The President and the Vice President


1. Name one condition under which the President can use his discretionary power to appoint the Prime Minister?                [1M]

2
. Name the official procedure by which the President can be removed?                                                                          [1M]

3
. Mention one important occasion when the president addresses a Joint session of Parliament.                                        [1M]

4
. Mention one discretionary power of the President.                                                                                                      [1M]

5
. State two qualifications required to become the Vice-President of the country.                                                             [1M]

6
. Mention any two judicial powers of the President.                                                                                                      [1M]

7
. How is the President of India elected?                                                                                                                       [3M]

8
. Explain three types of emergencies that President is empowered to proclaim.                                                               [3M]

9
. Explain briefly any four ‘Executive Powers’ of the President.                                                                                         [4M]

10.
Discuss any three functions of the Vice-President.                                                                                                     [4M]


Chapter 3: Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers


1. What is the meaning of the Collective responsibility of the Cabinet?                                                                             [1M]

2
. Under what circumstances can a non-member of the Parliament be made a minister?                                                    [1M]

3
. Who appoints the Prime Minister and the cabinet?                                                                                                      [1M]

4
. Discuss any two administrative functions of the Cabinet.                                                                                             [1M]

5
. Explain three differences between the Cabinet and the Council of ministers.                                                                  [3M]

6
. State any two powers of the Prime Minister in relation to the President.                                                                        [3M]

7
. Mention any four legislative powers of the Cabinet.                                                                                                     [4M]

8.
Discuss any four powers of the Prime Minister.                                                                                                            [4M]


Chapter 4: The Supreme Court


1. What is the composition of the Supreme Court of India?                                                                                             [1M]

2
. What is meant by a 'Single Integrated Judicial System' as provided in the Indian Constitution?                                      [1M]

3
. What is the revisory jurisdiction of the Supreme Court?                                                                                              [1M]

4
. In what way is the Supreme Court guardian of the fundamental rights?                                                                       [1M]

5
. What are the qualifications of the Judges of the Supreme Court?                                                                                 [3M]

6
. What do we mean when we refer to the Supreme Court as the ‘Court of Record’?                                                          [3M]

7
. Why is judiciary independent of the Executive?                                                                                                          [3M]

8
. Discuss the appellate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court.                                                                                             [3M]


Chapter 5: The High Court and the Subordinate Courts

 
1. What is appellate jurisdiction of the High Court?                                                                                                       [1M]

2
. State one advantage of the Lok Adalat.                                                                                                                   [1M]

3
. Name the highest civil court in a district.                                                                                                                 [1M]

4
. State one other qualification required to become a Judge of the High Court apart from Indian citizenship.                    [1M]

5
. How is the High Court a ‘Court of Record’?                                                                                                              [1M]

6
. State one point of distinction between a District Judge and a sessions Judge.                                                             [1M]

7
. Name the writs that the High Courts are empowered to issue.                                                                                  [1M]

8
. Discuss the power of the judicial review of the High Courts.                                                                                     [2M]

9
. Discuss the original jurisdiction of the High Court.                                                                                                   [3M]

10
. What is revisory jurisdiction of the High court?                                                                                                      [3M]

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