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HISTORY
– CIVICS
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Time: 2 ½ Hours
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MARCH – 2000
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Marks: 75
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A) |
Complete the following statements by choosing the
appropriate alternatives from those given in the brackets: |
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1) |
------ was the most influential nation in the League
of Nations. (America, England, France) |
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2) |
Austria was the first victim of ------ aggressive
foreign policy. (Mussolini’s, Hitler’s, Stalin’s) |
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3) |
Azad
Hind Government was established by --------.
(Lala Hardayal, Shubhash Chandra Bose, Rasbihari Bose) |
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4) |
In
Maharashtra at ‘Martial Law’ was invoked by the
Collector.(Ahmednagar, Kolhapur, Solapur) |
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B) |
Match the words given in Group ‘A’
with the appropriate words given in Group ‘B’:
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Group ‘B’ |
| 1. Lakshmi Swaminathan |
a) Crown Prince of Austria |
| 2. Woodrow Wilson |
b) Khuda-i-Khidmatgar |
| 3. Archduke Ferdinand |
c) Satyashodhak Samaj |
| 4. Sarhad Gandhi |
d) Rani of Jhansi Regiment |
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e) Fourteen Points Plan |
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C) |
Arrange the following events in their chronological
order: |
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1) |
Establishment of Swaraj Party. |
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2) |
Home
Rule Party. |
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3) |
Non-co-operation Movement. |
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4) |
Complete Independence. |
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| Q.
2. |
Answer any Five of the following questions in 2
to 3 lines (20 to 25 words) each: |
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1) |
On
what ground did Lord Dalhousie abolish princely states? |
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2) |
What
were the works done by Swaraj Party? |
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3) |
Why
did Bhagwat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt explode a bomb in the
Legislative Assembly? |
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4) |
How
did Mussolini suppress his opponents? |
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5) |
Why
did the peasants from Champaran launch a Satyagraha? |
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6) |
Why
did the European nations enter the arms race? |
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7) |
Why
did Japan surrender unconditionally on 14th August,
1945? |
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| Q.
3. |
Give
reasons of any Five of the following statements in 2 to 3
lines
(20 to 25 words) each: |
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The
Pune Pact was signed between Gandhiji and Dr. Ambedkar.
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2) |
The
Indian National Congress was split in 1907. |
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3) |
Congress Ministers resigned on 1st November,
1939. |
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4) |
Indians opposed the Rowlatt Act. |
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5) |
Discontent among Indian Soldiers in 1857. |
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6) |
Germany attacked Russia in June 1941. |
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7) |
The
British Government also supported the establishment of the
Indian National Congress. |
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| Q.
4. |
Answer any Two of the following questions in 5
to 6 lines (50 to 60 words) each: |
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1) |
What
were the effects of the First World War? |
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2) |
What
were the features of the Indian Independence Act? |
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3) |
State the clauses of the Treaty of Versailles. |
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4) |
Explain the pride taken in the Indian traditions
in the social reform movement. |
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| Q.
5. |
Answer any One of the following questions in about
20 lines (80 to 100 words): |
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1) |
Explain Nazism covering the following points: |
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Extreme Patriotism; |
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Racial Superiority; |
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Opposition to Communism and Democracy; |
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Antisemitism; |
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v) |
Military Power. |
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2) |
Describe the nature of the constructive programme
which constituted a part of the Non-co-operation Movement
on the following points: |
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Objectives; |
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ii) |
Programme; |
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iii) |
Participation of the people. |
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3) |
Explain the merger of Hyderabad with Indian with
the help of the following points: |
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1) |
The
Role of Nizam; |
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2) |
The
Role of Razakar; |
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3) |
Police Action. |
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| Q.
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Fill
in the blanks with a suitable word given in the brackets: |
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Ignorance and superstitions grow because of ------------.
(Literacy, Illiteracy, Casteism) |
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ii) |
The
jurisdiction of ---------- High Court extends to Andaman and
Nicobar islands.
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Calcutta, Mumbai, Guwahati) |
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iii) |
The
Union Legislature is known as --------
(Parliament, Executive Council, Rajya Sabha) |
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B) |
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Mach
the words given in Group ‘A’ with those in Group
‘B’: |
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| Group ‘A’ |
Group ‘B’ |
| i) Financial Emergency |
a) Originates in Lok Sabha |
| ii) Money Bill |
b) Industrial Development |
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c) Economical position in danger |
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| Q.
7. |
A) |
Answer any three of the following questions within
2 to 3 sentences (20 to 25 words) each: |
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i) |
Describe the composition of Rajya Sabha. |
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ii) |
What
are the qualifications essential for the appointment of a
Judge of the Supreme Court? |
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iii) |
Describe the legislative powers of the Governor. |
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iv) |
What
are the functions of the Panchayat Samiti? |
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v) |
What
is meant by Quorum? |
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B) |
Give
reasons any Three of the following in 2 to 3 sentences (20
to 25 words) each: |
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i) |
Mass
media plays a very important role in Indian Democracy. |
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ii) |
Rajya Sabha is called a permanent House. |
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iii) |
The
registration of the Prime Minister means the resignation of
the whole Ministry. |
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iv) |
High
Court is a court of record. |
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v) |
Local Self-Government is a training school for
Democracy. |
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| Q.
8. |
Answer any Two of the following questions in 5
to 6 sentences (50 to 60 words) each: |
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i) |
Describe the composition of Legislative Council
of the Maharashtra State. |
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ii) |
Describe the various stages through which the bill
has to pass to become an act. |
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iii) |
Write the functions of Gram Panchayat. |
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iv) |
Write a note on the election and powers of the
Vice-President of India. |
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