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general InstructIons (i) The question paper has 35 questions in all. (ii) Marks are indicated against each question. (iii) Questions from serial number 1 to 20 are objective type questions. Each question carries one mark.

Answer them as instructed. (iv) Questions from serial number 21 to 28 are 3 marks questions. Answer of these questions should

not exceed 80 words each. (v) Questions from serial number 29 to 34 are 5 marks questions. Answer of these questions should

not exceed 120 words each. (vi) Question number 35 is a map question of 6 marks with two parts 35(a) from History (2 marks)

and 35(b) from Geography (4 marks).

sectIon–a Very short answer QuestIons

1. Who started to edit the Bengal Gazette weekly in 1780? 1

2. What were the conditions of the Gandhi Irwin pact? 1

3. Who was Frédéric Sorrieu? 1 (a) A revolutionary (b) Chancellor of Austria (c) King of France (d) French artist

4. Marriane was a(n) ………………… allegory. 1 (a) French (b) German (c) Italian (d) Swiss

5. In which one of the following states is terrace cultivation practised? 1 (a) Punjab (b) Haryana (c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Uttarakhand

6. Which geographical conditions from the following are suitable for the cultivation of rubber? 1

(a) It requires moist and warm weather. (b) Humid climate with rainfall of more than 200 cm. (c) Temperature above 25°C (d) All of the above

7. What is ‘Rat hole’ mining? 1 (a) Mining in places where there are lots of rats (b) Mining done in the form of a long narrow tunnel (c) Mining that kills rats (d) None of these

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………………… and ………………… are the offshore oil fields of India.

8. Federalism is ………………… . 1

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Which one of the following is correct regarding power sharing? A. It leads to conflict between different groups. B. It ensures the stability of the country. C. It helps to reduce the conflict between different groups. (a) Only A is true (b) Only B is true (c) Both A and B are true (d) Both B and C are true

9. In a democratic government, a citizen has the right and the means to examine the decisions taken by the government. It is known as ………………… . 1

10. What is the aim of a feminist movement? 1

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Name the countries in which the participation of women in public life is very high.

11. Panchayats in villages and municipalities in urban areas were set up in all the States. But these were directly under the control of ………………… . 1

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Each village, or a group of villages in some States has a gram panchayat. This is a council consisting of several ward members, often called …………………

12. What will be the developmental goal of landless rural labourers? 1

13. Why is literacy rate in Bihar low? 1

14. ………………… at birth denotes, as the name suggests, average expected length of life of a person at the time of birth. 1

15. Correct the statement - Railways or post office is an example of the private sector whereas companies like Tata Iron and Steel Company Limited (TISCO) or Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) are public sector. 1

16. Which of these is true about the most ugly form of communalism? 1 (a) Communal violence (b) Riots (c) Massacre (d) All of the above

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Gender division is a ………………… social division.

17. What is the name of the success story that met the credit needs of the poor, at reasonable rates, in Bangladesh? 1

(a) Grameen Bank (b) Reserve Bank (c) Cooperative Bank (d) None of these

18. Underemployment occurs when people 1 (a) Do not want to work (b) Are working in a lazy manner (c) Are working less than what they are capable of doing (d) Are not paid for their work

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19. Which among the following statements about India’s Constitution is wrong? 1 (a) It prohibits discrimination on grounds of religion. (b) It gives official status to one religion. (c) It provides to all individuals freedom to profess any religion. (d) It ensures equality of citizens within religious communities.

20. What is the main source of income for banks? 1 (a) Interest on loans (b) Interest on deposits (c) Difference between the interest charged on borrowers and depositors (d) None of these

sectIon–B short answer QuestIons

21. Why was the ‘Salt March’ considered an effective symbol of resistance against colonialism? Explain. 3

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Why did Gandhiji decide to launch a nationwide ‘Satyagraha’ against the proposed Rowlatt Act (1919)? How was it opposed? Explain.

22. Why did the system of advances prove harmful for the weavers? 3

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The Industrial Revolution was a mixed blessing‘. Explain.

23. Read the source and answer the given questions: 1+1+1=3 source a: Print and the Poor People Very cheap small books were brought to markets in nineteenth-century Madras towns

and sold at crossroads, allowing poor people travelling to markets to buy them. Public libraries were set up from the early twentieth century, expanding the access to books. These libraries were located mostly in cities and towns, and at times in prosperous villages. For rich local patrons, setting up a library was a way of acquiring prestige.

source B: women and Print Lives and feelings of women began to be written in particularly vivid and intense

ways. Women’s reading, therefore, increased enormously in middle-class homes. Liberal husbands and fathers began educating their womenfolk at home, and sent them to schools when women’s schools were set up in the cities and towns after the mid-nineteenth century. Many journals began carrying writings by women, and explained why women should be educated. They also carried a syllabus and attached suitable reading matter which could be used for home-based schooling.

source c: Print and censorship Before 1798, the colonial state under the East India Company was not too concerned with

censorship. Strangely, its early measures to control printed matter were directed against Englishmen in India who were critical of Company misrule and hated the actions of particular Company officers. The Company was worried that such criticisms might be used by its critics in England to attack its trade monopoly in India.

By the 1820s, the Calcutta Supreme Court passed certain regulations to control press freedom and the Company began encouraging publication of newspapers that would


celebrate British rule. In 1835, faced with urgent petitions by editors of English and vernacular newspapers, Governor-General Bentinck agreed to revise press laws.

(i) How print affected the life of the poor? (ii) What was the impact of printing on women? (iii) Why censorship was essential before printing?

24. What is Geo-thermal energy? Which are the two experimental projects of geothermal energy in India? 3

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What are three types of coal? Write one difference between these types of coal.

25. What are the key features of federalism? 3

26. Explain the different forms of party systems existing in various countries. 3

27. Why farmers in India need credit for cultivation? Which sources do they prefer and why? 3

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What are the functions of money?

28. Why are only ‘final goods & services’ counted in the GDP? Explain with the help of an example. 3

sectIon–c long answer QuestIons

29. “The Habsburg Empire that ruled over Austria-Hungary was a patchwork of many different regions and people.” Justify the statement with suitable examples. 5

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Evaluate the contribution of Italian revolutionary Giuseppe Mazzini in spreading revolutionary ideas in Europe.

30. How has tourism as a trade flourished in India? Explain. 5

31. Explain any five factors that are responsible for concentration of iron and steel industries mainly in Chhotanagpur Plateau region. 5

32. Mention the various aspects of life in which women are disadvantaged and discriminated. 5

33. Communal Politics is based on the idea that religion is the principal basis of social community. Explain. 5

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What is Communalism? What are the various forms of communalism in India?

34. “The impact of globalisation has not been uniform” Explain this statement. 5

MaP sKIll BaseD QuestIon

35. (a) Two places (A) and (B) have been marked on the given outline map of India. Identify them and write their correct names on the lines drawn near them: 2

(A) Calling off the Non-Cooperation Movement. (B) Movement of mill workers.

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(b) On the same outline map of India, locate and label any four of the following with suitable symbols. 4

(i) Vishakhapatnam: Major sea port (ii) Mumbai: Software technology park (iii) Coimbatore: cotton textile (iv) Singrauli: thermal power station (v) Neyveli: coal mines (vi) Kalol: Oil field

(B) __________

(A) _________


sectIon–a Very short answer QuestIons

1. The first weekly magazine/newspaper was Bengal Gazette edited by James Augustus Hickey.

2. Mahatma Gandhi signed the pact with Lord Irwin on 5th March, 1931. Gandhi agreed to participate in the 2nd Round table conference in England. The Government agreed to release all the political prisoners.

3. (d) French artist

4. (a) French

5. (d) Uttarakhand

6. (d) All of the above

7. (b) Mining done in the form of a long narrow tunnel

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Mumbai High and Bassein

8. a government with two or multi levels of government

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(d) Both B and C are true

9. transparency

10. A feminist movement aims at equality of men and women in personal and family life as well.

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In Scandinavian countries such as Sweden, Norway and Finland, the participation of women in public life is very high.

11. State Governments.

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Panch, and a President or Sarpanch

12. More days of work and better wages, local school able to provide quality education for their children, no social discrimination and assurance that they too can become leaders in the village.

13. Literacy rate in Bihar is low due to the lack of educational facilities.

14. Life expectancy

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15. Railways or post office is an example of the public sector whereas companies like Tata Iron and Steel Company Limited (TISCO) or Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) are privately owned or under private sector.

16. (d) All of the above

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hierachical

17. (a) Grameen Bank

18. (c) Are working less than what they are capable of doing

19. (b) It gives official status to one religion

20. (c) Difference between the interest charged on borrowers and depositors

sectIon–B short answer QuestIons

21. Salt March: (i) Salt was consumed by all the sections of the society. (ii) It was the most essential item of food which was consumed by rich as well as poor.. (iii) There was tax on salt and the government monopoly over production. Only British

could produce salt. (iv) Gandhiji found salt as a powerful symbol that could unite the nation. (v) On 31st January 1930, he sent a letter to Viceroy Irwin stating eleven demands. One of

the demands was to abolish salt tax. (vi) The idea was to make the demands wide ranging, so that all classes within Indian

society could identify with them and everyone could be brought together in a united campaign.

(vi) The most stirring of all was the demand to abolish the salt tax, the rejection of which led to the Dandi March.

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Gandhiji decided to launch a nation-wide Satyagraha. (i) Rowlatt Act had been hurriedly passed through the Imperial Legislative Council. (ii) Indian members opposed the act. (iii) It gave the government enormous powers to repress political activities. (iv) It allowed detention of political prisoners without trial for two years.

It was opposed in the following ways: (i) Rallies were organized in various cities. (ii) Workers went on strike. (iii) Shops were closed. (iv) Communication, railway, telegraph lines were disrupted.

22. (i) No chance of bargaining: The weavers lost the chance of bargaining. (ii) Leasing of land: most of the weavers had to lease out the land and devote all their time

to weaving. (iii) Dependency on others for food: most of the weavers, after losing their land, became

dependent on others for the food supplies. (iv) Clashes with Gomasthas: Gomasthas acted arrogantly, marched into villages with police

and punished weavers for delay in supply. (v) No profit-as the weavers had to sell their goods to the lenders.


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Blessing of the Industrial revolution: (i) Production by machines helped to meet the increasing need of the growing population. (ii) Improved means of transport and communication made life easier. (iii) Machines relieved man of the drudgery. Machines have brought more leisure.

harmful effects of Industrial revolution: (i) The Industrial Revolution shattered the rural life by turning the farmers into landless

labours. (ii) Rural unemployment forced the unemployed farmers to migrate to cities in search of

jobs. (iii) The cities became overcrowded and many problems of sanitation and housing arose.

The Industrial Revolution gave birth to imperialism.

23. (i) Public libraries were set up for the poor and books were made available at low prices. (ii) Women writers started writing about the lives and feelings of women, and this increased

the number of women readers. Women got interested in education, and many schools and colleges for women were set up. Many journals started emphasizing the importance of women education.

(iii) Censorship was essential for printing to control printed matter so that Englishmen who were critical of the company misrule could be checked upon.

24. (i) Geo-thermal energy refers to the heat and electricity produced by using the heat from the interior of the earth The two experimental projects of geothermal energy in India are

(a) Parvati Valley near Manikarn in Himachal Pradesh. (b) Puga Valley in Ladakh.

Or (i) Lignite coal: Low grade, soft brown coal with high moisture content. It is found in

Jharkhand, Odisha, West Bengal, M.P. and Chattisgarh. • Bituminous coal: It contains 60-80%of carbon content andhashighheating capacity. • Anthracitecoal:Bestquality,hard,brittle,blackandlustrous,containsmorethan80%of

carbon content.

25. Features of Federalism: (i) Two or more levels of government: It is a system of government in which power is

divided between central authority and various constituent units. E.g., in India, there are three levels of government i.e. Union, State and Local.

(ii) Separate jurisdiction: different tiers of the government govern the same citizens but each tier has its own jurisdiction (area of working and control) in specific matters of taxation, legislation and administration.

(iii) Specification of jurisdiction: the jurisdiction of different levels of government are specified in the constitution so that existence and authority of each level of government is constitutionally guaranteed.

(iv) Rigid constitution: the fundamental provisions of the constitution cannot be changed by one level of the government. Such changes require consent of both the levels of government.

(v) Separate sources of income: sources of revenue for each level of government are clearly specified to ensure financial autonomy.


(vi) Dual objective: federal system has dual objective to: (a) safeguard and promote unity of the country (b) accommodate the regional diversity

26. There are three forms of party systems, existing in the world: (i) Single party system: under this system, only one party is allowed to function. This system

cannot be considered a good option because this is not a democratic option. E.g. Communist Party of China. (ii) Two/Bi-party system: under this system, only two parties are allowed to function–one

in organisation and other in opposition. This system is better than single party system but cannot be considered perfect. E.g.: USA & UK.

(iii) Multi party system: If several parties compete for power and more than two parties have a reasonable chance of coming to power either on their own strength or in alliance with others, it is called multi party system. This system leads to political instability and at the same time, this system allows a variety of interests and opinions to enjoy political representation. E.g.-India.

27. (i) Farmers in India are small and poor. They need credit to buy raw material, machines, tools and other things required to grow crops.

(ii) As the farmers find it difficult to provide necessary documents, complete formalities and give collateral security required for loan, banks might be unwilling to lend to small farmers.

(iii) Farmers usually borrow from informal sources of credit like moneylenders, employers, relatives, friends, etc.

(iv) Terms of credit for small farmers, if they borrow from informal sources, may carry a very high rate of interest, which means that larger part of the earnings is used to repay the loan.

(v) Farmers can get cheap credit through cooperatives and SHGS.

Or (i) Money as a medium of exchange: People exchange goods and services through the

medium of money. Money acts as a medium of payments. A person holding money can easily exchange it for any commodity or service that she/he might want. It acts as an intermediary in the process of exchange.

(ii) Money as a unit of measurement: Money is the measuring rod. Values of all goods and services can be expressed in a single common unit called money.

(iii) Money as the standard of defined payments: Money is the link which connects the values of today with those of the future. Loans are taken and repaid in terms of money.

(iv) Money as a store of value: Money can store value of goods in liquid form. Holding money is equivalent to keeping a reserve of liquid assets because it can easily be converted into other things.

(v) liquidity of Money: Money is the most generally accepted commodity. It is also the most liquid of all resources. Possession of money enables one to get hold of almost any commodity in any place and money never locks a buyer.

28. Only the final goods & services are counted in the GDP because the value of final goods already includes the value of all intermediate goods that are used in making that final good.


For example, a farmer sells wheat to a flour mill for ` 8 per Kg. The flour mill grinds the wheat & sells the flour to a biscuit company for ` 10 per Kg. The biscuits company, in turn, uses flour & other things to make biscuits & sells it in the market for ` 60. Here,the value of ` 60 for biscuits (final good) already includes thevalueofflour (` 10).

sectIon–c long answer QuestIons

29. (i) In the mid-eighteenth century, there were no ‘nation-states’ as we know them today. (ii) German, Italy and Switzerland were divided into kingdoms, duchies and cantons whose

rulers had their autonomous territories. (iii) Even Eastern and Central Europe were under autocratic monarchies, within the territories

of which lived diverse people. (iv) They did not see themselves as sharing a collective identity or a common culture.

Different languages were spoken. People belonged to different ethnic groups. (v) The Habsburg Empire that ruled over Austria-Hungary was a patchwork of many different

regions and people which included the Alpine regions — the Tyrol Austria and the Sudetenland as well as Bohemia where the aristocracy was predominantly German speaking.

(vi) In Hungary, half of the population spoke Magyar and other local dialects. (vii) In Galicia, the aristocracy spoke Polish. Within the boundaries of the empire, a mass

of peasant people also lived.

Or (i) Giuseppe Mazzini was an Italian revolutionary, who was born in 1807. (ii) He became a member of secret society of the Carbonate. He founded two more underground

societies: first, ‘Young Italy’ in Marseilles and second, ‘Young Europe’ in Berne whose members were like-minded young men from Poland, France, Italy and the German states.

(iii) Views of Mazzini: (a) He believed that nations are natural units of mankind. (b) In his view, creation of nation-states is a necessary part of struggle for freedom. (c) He was opposed to monarchy and believed in the vision of Democratic Republics. He did

not believe in small states and kingdoms. He wanted to forge them into a unified nation.

30. Tourism as a trade has flourished in India in ways as mentioned below: (i) There has been increase of 23.5 percent during the year 2004 as against the year 2003 and

tourism has contributed ` 21,828 crore of foreign exchange. Over 2.6million foreigntourists visit India every year.

(ii) Over 15 million people are directly employed in the tourism industry of the country. (iii) It promotes national integration because people from India also go from one place to

another. (iv) It helps in the development of international understanding. Foreign tourists are attracted

by Indian culture and traditions. (v) It supports local handicrafts and cultural pursuits because tourists purchase many

products during their visits. (vi) Foreign tourists visit India for visiting places of heritage, to have adventures in hilly

regions or to have business with India. (vii) Rajasthan, Goa, Jammu and Kashmir and temple towns of south India have attracted

many tourists from all over the world.


31. concentration of iron and steel industries in chhotanagpur Plateau region is because of the following reasons:

(i) High grade raw material available in proximity, that is coal, limestone and iron ore. (ii) Availability of labour from nearby states-Bihar, Odisha, Jharkhand. (iii) Raw materials as well as finished goods are heavy and bulky, containing heavy transport

cost. (iv) Roads and railway transport facilities are available. (v) Vast growth potential in the home market. (vi) Low cost iron ore.

32. (i) education:Theliteracyrateamongwomenisonly54percentcomparedwith76percentamong men. Similarly, a smaller proportion of girl students go for higher studies. When we look at school results, girls perform as well as boys, if not better in some places. But they drop out because parents prefer to spend their resources for their boys’ education rather than spending equally on their daughters.

(ii) employment: The proportion of women among the highly paid and valued jobs is still very small. On an average an Indian woman works one hour more than an average man every day. Yet much of her work is not paid and therefore often not valued. Women are paid very less than their male counterparts in various fields such as sports, cinema, etc.

(iii) Preference for the male child: In many parts of India, parents prefer to have sons and find ways to have a girl child aborted before she is born. Such sex-selective abortion has led to a decline in child sex ratio (number of girl children per thousand boys) in the country to merely 933.

(iv) Domestic violence: There are reports of various kinds of harassment, exploitation and violence against women. Urban areas have become particularly unsafe for women. They are not safe even within their own home from beating, harassment and other forms of domestic violence.

33. Communalism involves thinking along the following lines: (a) The follower of a particular religion must belong to one community. Their fundamental

interests are same. (b) Any difference that may happen is irrelevant or trivial for community life. (c) It also involves that people who follow different religions cannot belong to same social

community. (d) If one follower of a different religion is a part of same community, this is superficial

and immaterial. (e) In its extreme form, communalism leads to the belief that people belonging to different

religions cannot live as equal citizens within one nation.

Either one has to dominate the rest or they have to form different nation than other religions, and place it even above the nation.

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Communalism is a situation when a particular community based on religion tries to promote its own interest at the cost of other communities, and feels that its religion is superior than other religions, and even places above the nation.

Various forms of communalism in India: (a) communalism in daily beliefs: These routinely involve religious prejudices, stereotypes

of religious communities and belief in the superiority of one’s religion over other


religions. This is so common that we often fail to notice it, even when we believe in it.

(b) Formation of political parties based on religious communities: A communal mind often leads to a quest for political dominance of one’s own religious community. For those belonging to the majority community, this takes the form of majoritarian dominance. For those belonging to the minority community, it can take the form of a desire to form a separate political unit.

(c) Political mobilisation on religious lines: It is another frequent form of communalism. This involves the use of sacred symbols, religious leaders, emotional appeal and plain fear in order to bring the followers of one religion together in political arena. In electoral politics, this often involves special appeal to the interests or emotions of voters of one religion in preference to others.

(d) communal riots: Sometimes communalism takes its most ugly form of communal violence, riots and massacre. India and Pakistan suffered some of the worst communal riots at the time of the partition. The post-independence period has also seen large scale communal violence.

34. The impact of globalisation has not been uniform.

Positive Impact: (i) Globalisation has resulted in greater choice for the consumers, which now enjoy better

quality and lower prices for several products. (ii) Globalisation has improved the standard of living of people, particularly living in urban

areas. (iii) MNCs have increased their investments in the developing countries like India, especially

in the industries. (iv) Several top companies of India have been able to benefit from the increased competition.

They have invested in newer technology and production method, and raised their production standards.

(v) Globalisation has enabled some large companies to emerge as multinational themselves, such as Infosys, Ranbaxy, Asian Paints, etc.

(vi) Globalisation has also created new opportunities for companies providing services, particularly those involving IT.

negative impact: The impact of globalisation has been harmful too. (i) Creation of special economic zones has disrupted the lives of people who are displaced,

such as the tribals. Sometimes to produce more electricity, dams are constructed, their land is submerged and the people are left without any job

(ii) Flexibility in labour laws is allowed by the government to attract foreign investment. This has resulted in worsening the condition of workers because they are appointed on temporary basis to avoid payment of provident fund and other facilities. No overtime is paid for extra hours of work. The workers are paid low wages.

(iii) Globalisation has hit the small producers because they are unable to compete with MNCs or other big producers.

(iv) Several units have been shut down rendering many workers jobless in India. Small industries which employ about 20 million workers, have been hit adversely.


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(iii) Coimbatore(v) Neyveli

(ii) Mumbai

(i) Vishakhapatanam

(iv) Singrauli

(A) Chauri Chaura

(B) Ahmedabad

(vi) Kalol

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