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General Instructions:

The question paper has 27 Questions in all. All questions are compulsory.
Marks are indicated against each question.
Questions from serial number 1 to 7 are very Short Answer Type questions. Each question carries one Mark.
Questions from serial number 8 to18are 3 Marks questions. Answer of these questions should not exceed 80 words each.
Questions from serial number 19 to 25are 5 Marks questions. Answer of these questions should not exceed 100 words each.
Question numbers 26 & 27 are Map questions from History with 1 mark each.
Question number 28 is Map question of3 marks from Geography.
For Q. Nos. 26, 27 and 28 (Map Based Questions) one outline Political Map of India is provided.
After completion, the work, attach the Map inside your Answer book.
Questions at Serial Number - 20, 22, 24 & 25 have Internal Choice.

Attempt any one option out of the given in each of these questions.

Section A

Who was Frederic Sorrieu?

[1]

A French philosopher
An artist
An economist
A revolutionary

OR

‘Annanese Student’, a nationalist journals was published in:

1920s
1900s
1930s
1940s

Suggest any two ways to check soil erosion by rivers.

[1]

What is the main functions of Executive?

[1]

Mention the two froms of modern money. Why are they considered as money?

[1]

Which one of the following organisations lays stress on liberalisation of foreign trade and foreign investment?

[1]

International Monetary Fund
International Labour Organisation
World Health Organisation
World Health Organisation

On what material were the manuscripts written in ancient India?

[1]

OR

Novel is a modern form of literature that first took firm root in:

England and France
France and USA
England and Germany
England and Russia

Which one of the following logos is used for standardisation of agricultural products?

A. I.S.I.

B. Hallmark

C. Agmark

D. I.S.O.

[1]

How the Industrialisation and urbanisation in post-independent India have caused water scarcity?

[3]

Explain the difference between the Federal and the Unitary Government.

[3]

10.

Describe the exhaustion of natural resources as a problem. Recommend some measures to solve this problems.

[3]

11.

Mention the positive consequences of globalisation on India.

[3]

12.

‘The Habsburg Empire that ruled over Austria-Hungary was a patchwork of many different regions and peoples’. Analyse.

[3]

OR

Describe the features of the Ho Chi Minh Trail in the Vietnamese war against the U.S.

13.

“Social division of one kind or another exist in most countries. It does not matter whether the country is big or small”. How far does the statement hold true with regard to India?

[3]

14.

State the difference between consumer protection council and consumer courts.

[3]

15.

Most distinctive feature of democracy is that its examination never gets over. Describe it.

[3]

16.

Explain the effects of print on the women in India.

[3]

OR

Why is Godan known as an epic of the Indian peasantry?

17.

Dintinguish between formal sector and informal sector loans.

[3]

18.

“Democracy is seen to be good in principle but felt to be not so good in practice.” Support the statement with an argument.

[3]

19.

How could non-cooperation become a movement? Explain with examples.

[3]

“Dalit participation was limited in the Civil Disobedience Movement”. Examine the statement.

20.

Why despite increase in GDP growth rate sufficient employment opportunities is not generated in agriculture?

[3]

21.

To what extent does government regulation and new laws solve problem of pollution? Discuss one example each of the success and failure of legislation to change the quality of:

(a) Public Life

(b) Private Life

[5]

OR

In the seventeenth century, merchants from towns in Europe began employing peasants and artisans within the villages.

22.

Which is the most abundantly available fossil fuel in India? Assess the importance of its different forms.

[5]

23.

State the various functions political parties perform in a democracy.

[5]

OR

Why cannot modern democracies exist without political parties? Explain.

24.

Explain the different system of communications in India.

[5]

OR

“Roadways still have an edge over railways in India.” Support the statement with arguments.

25.

'Income and employment would increase if farmers are provided with irrigation, transport and marketing facilities'. Explain

[5]

OR

Define ‘unorganised sector’. Mention three disadvantages of it.

26.

Two features A and B, are marked in the political outline map of India. Identify these features with the help of the following information and write their correct names on the lines marked in the map :

A The place, where the Indian National Congress Session was held in December 1920.

B The place, where the 'Movement of Indigo Planters' was started.

On the same given political outline map of India, locate and label the following features with appropriate symbols:

(i) Kalpakkam − Nuclear power plant

(ii) Bhadrawati − Iron and steel plant

(iii) Kochchi − Major sea port

[2]

27.

Read the map given below and answer the question that follows:

Question:

Write one software technology park located each in Jammu and Kashmir, Assam, Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.

[3]