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Academic Year: 2017-2018
Date: March 2018
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(i) The question paper has 26questions in all. All questions are compulsory.
(ii) Marks are indicated against each question.
(iii) Questions from serial number 1 to 7 are very short answer type questions. Each question carries 1 mark.
(iv) Questions from serial number 8 to 18 are 3 marks questions. Answers of these questions should not exceed 80 words each.
(v) Questions from serial number 19 to 25 are 5 mark questions. Answers of these questions should not 100 words each.
(vi) Question number 26 is a map question. It has two parts 26(A) and 26(B). 26(A) of 2 marks from History and 26(B) of 3 marks from Geography. After completion attach the map inside your answer book.
(vii) There is no overall choice. However, internal choice has been provided in some questions. You have to attempt only one of the alternatives in all such-questions.
Answer the following question.
Why were big European powers met in Berlin in 1885?
Chapter: [1.02] Events and Processes
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Why were merchants from towns in Europe began to move the countryside in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries?
Chapter: [0.04] The Age of Industrialisation [1.01] Livelihoods, Economies and Societies
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Why did Charles Booth, a Liverpool shipowner conduct the first social survey of low skilled workers in the East End of London in 1887?
Chapter: [1.01] Livelihoods, Economies and Societies
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Why did the Roman Catholic Church impose control over publishers and booksellers?
Chapter: [1.01] Livelihoods, Economies and Societies
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Why do novels use vernacular?
Chapter: [1.03] Everyday Life, Culture and Politics
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Classify resources on the basis of origin.
Chapter: [0.01] Resources and Development
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A challenge is not just any problem but an opportunity for progress.' Analyze the statement.
Chapter: [1.01] Livelihoods, Economies and Societies
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State any two goals of development other than income.
Chapter: [1.01] Livelihoods, Economies and Societies
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When we produce goods by exploiting natural resources, in which category of the economic sector such activities come?
Chapter: [0.02] Sectors of the Indian Economy
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Give any two examples of the informal sector of credit.
Chapter: [0.03] Money and Credit
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Describe the impact of 'Rinderpest' on people's livelihoods and the local economy in Africa in the 1890s.
Chapter: [1.01] Livelihoods, Economies and Societies
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Describe any three major problems faced by Indian cotton weavers in nineteenth
Chapter: [1.01] Livelihoods, Economies and Societies
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Describe any three steps taken to clean up London during the nineteenth century.
Chapter: [1.01] Livelihoods, Economies and Societies
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"The 'Print Revolution' had transformed the lives of people changing their relationship to information and knowledge." Analyze the statement.
Chapter: [1.03] Everyday Life, Culture and Politics
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Distinguish between the themes of 'Pride and Prejudice' and 'Jane Eyre' novels written by Jane Austen and Charlotte Bronte respectively.
Chapter: [1.03] Everyday Life, Culture and Politics
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How has the ever-increasing number of industries in India made a worse position by exerting pressure on existing fresh water resources? Explain.
Chapter: [0.03] Water Resources
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"Dense and efficient network of transport is a pre-requisite for local and national development." Analyse the statement.
Chapter: [0.07] Life Lines of National Economy
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Describe any three provisions of amendment made in the 'Indian Constitution' in 1992 for making the 'Three-Tier' government more effective and powerful.
Chapter: [0.02] Federalism [0.02] Federalism
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Explain the three factors that are crucial in deciding the outcome of the politics of social divisions.
Chapter: [0.01] Power Sharing
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"Secularism is not an ideology of some political parties or persons, but it is one of the foundations of our country." Examine the statement.
Chapter: [0.04] Gender, Religion and Caste
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How is the issue of sustainability important for development? Explain with examples.
Chapter: [0.01] Resources and Development
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Distinguish the service conditions of the organized sector with that of an unorganized sector.
Chapter: [0.02] Sectors of the Indian Economy [0.02] Sectors of the Indian Economy
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Why is cheap and affordable credit important for the country's development? Explain any three reasons.
Chapter: [0.03] Money and Credit
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How can consumer awareness be spread among consumers to avoid exploitation in the market place? Explain any three ways.
Chapter: [0.05] Consumer Rights
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Describe the explosive conditions that prevailed in Balkans after 1871 in Europe.
Chapter: [1.02] Events and Processes
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Describe the role of different religious groups in the development of anti-colonial feelings in Vietnam.
Chapter: [1.02] Events and Processes
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How did the Non-Cooperation movement start with the participation of middle-class people in the cities? Explain its impact on the economic front.
Chapter: [1.02] Events and Processes
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Why was Congress reluctant to allow women to hold any position of authority within the organization? How did women participate in the Civil Disobedience Movement? Explain.
Chapter: [0.02] Nationalism in India [1.02] Events and Processes
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"The Government of India has introduced various institutional and technological reforms to improve agriculture in the 1980s and 1990s." Support this statement with examples.
Chapter: [0.04] Agriculture [0.04] Agriculture
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Compare 'intensive subsistence farming' with that of 'commercial farming' practiced in India.
Chapter: [0.04] Agriculture [0.04] Agriculture
"The economic strength of a country is measured by the development of manufacturing industries." Explain with examples.
Chapter: [0.06] Manufacturing Industries
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Describe any five major functions of political parties performed in a democracy.
Chapter: [0.06] Political Parties
"Democracy stands much superior to any other form of government in promoting the dignity and freedom of the individual." Support the statement with arguments.
Chapter: [0.07] Outcomes of Democracy
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"Democracies lead to peaceful and harmonious life among citizens." Justify this statement.
Chapter: [0.08] Challenges to Democracy
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How has foreign trade been integrating markets of different countries? Explain with examples.
Chapter: [0.04] Globalisation and the Indian Economy [0.04] Globalisation and the Indian Economy
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How do we feel the impact of globalization on our daily life? Explain with examples.
Chapter: [0.04] Globalisation and the Indian Economy
(A) Two features a and b are marked on the given political outline map of India.
(b) The place where Gandhiji organized 'Satyagraha' in favour of cotton mill workers.
(B) Locate and label the following with appropriate symbols on the same given outline political map of India.
(ii) Bhadravati – Iron and Steel Plant
(iii) Software Technology Park of West Bengal
Chapter: [0.06] Political Parties
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