2 Which of the following statements is not true about the Third Estate?
(A) Peasants were obliged to serve in the army, or build roads
(B) Within the Third Estate some were rich and some were poor
(C) The Third Estate was made of the poor only
(D) Richer members of the Third Estate owned lands
The French Revolution
3. Why did Helmut’s father kill himself in the spring of 1945?
(A) He was depressed by Germany’s defeat in Second World War
(B) He feared revenge by the Allied Powers
(C) He feared that common people would mishandle him and his family
(D) He wanted to die because of the crimes he had committed during Nazi rule
Nazism and the Rise of Hitler
4. Geologically, which of the following physiographic divisions of India is supposed to be one of the most stable land blocks?
(A) The Himalayas
(B) The Northern Plains
(C) The Peninsular Plateau
(D) The Indian Desert
Physical Features of India
5. Which one of the following causes rainfall during winters in north- western part of India?
(A) Retreating monsoon
(B) Western disturbances(C) Cyclonic depression
(D) Southwest monsoon
Climate
6. Multiple Cropping refers to:
(A) cultivation of wheat and rice.
(B) cultivation of two crops in alternate rows.
(C) cultivating more than one crop on the same field each year.
(D) cultivating crops and rearing animals on the same farm.
The Story of Village Palampur
7. Correct the following statement and rewrite:
The Institutional Revolutionary Party in Mexico always came to power by conducting fair elections.
OR
The government in China is always formed by the DemocraticParty.
The Institutional Revolutionary Party was known to use many dirty tricks to win elections.
What is Democracy? Why Democracy?
OR
The government in China is always formed by the Communist Party.
What is Democracy? Why Democracy?,
8. Mention any one demerit of Green Revolution.
In many areas, Green Revolution is associated with the loss of soil fertility due to increased use of chemical fertilisers.Also, continuous use of groundwater for tubewell irrigation has led to the depletion of the water-table.
(Accept any one point)
The Story of Village Palampur
9. The Sun rises two hours earlier in Arunachal Pradesh as compared to Gujarat in the west, but the watches show the same time. How does this happen?
It is because the time along the Standard Meridian of India (82° 30’E) passing through Mirzapur in Uttar Pradesh is taken as the Standard time for whole country to avoid confusion of the time lag.
India- Size and Location
10. What do you understand by the term ‘independence of the judiciary’?
Independence of the judiciary means that it is not under the control of the legislature or the executive. The judges do not act on the direction of the government or according to the wishes of the party in power.
Working of Institutions
11. What is physical capital?
Physical capital includes variety of inputs required at every stage during production like machines, raw material etc.
Story of Village Palampur
12. Describe three main features of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan. Sarva Siksha Abhiyan is a significant step towards providing elementary education to all children in the age group of 6–14 years by 2010.
• It is a time-bound initiative of the Central government, in partnership with the States, the local government and the community for achieving the goal of universalisation of elementary education.”
• Along with it, bridge courses and back to-school camps have been initiated to increase the enrolment in elementary education.
• Mid-day meal scheme has been implemented to encourage attendance and retention of children and improve their nutritional status. (Accept any three point)
People as Resource
13. What was the role of Dr BR Ambedkar in making of the constitution?
• Dr BR Ambedkar was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee.
• He played a key role in the making of the constitution He gave shape to our country of being a complete sovereign democratic republic based on universal adult franchise.
• He stressed that in politics these should be equality but in social and economic life inequalities should be removed.
Constitutional Design
What is the philosophy of the Indian Constitution?
• The basic values have been included in the Preamble to the constitution. It contains the philosophy on which the entire constitution has been built.
• The Preamble provides a standard to examine and evaluate any law and action of government. It is the soul of the constitution.
• The Preamble mentions people as the sources of constitution.
• It states that India is a sovereign, socialist, secular and democratic republic. It provides justice, liberty, equality and fraternity for the people.
Constitutional Design
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