1.
.Which power dominated the nation-building
process in Germany?
OR
Which
idea, other than economic exploitation, was behind French colonisation of
Vietnam?
2.
What was the idea behind opening of Tonkin
school?
3.
State an
important characteristic of the oldest Japanese book, Diamond Sutra.
OR State the hotly debated issue around which the novel Indulekha
revolved.
4.
Why only one third of the students in Vietnam
would pass the school leaving examination?
Or Why most of students in the French schools failed to pass
school-leaving examination?
5.
Who were Trung Sisters?
6.
How did the French try to suppress Hoa Hao
Movement?
7.
Examine the decisions taken about Vietnam in
1954 negotiations at Geneva
8.
Evaluate the role of Vietnamese women during
1960s war period and after the war in peace time.
9.
Wind
energy received in abundance in western Rajasthan and Gujrat has not been so
far utilised and developed to the maximum. It falls in which category of
resources?
10.
Write any
one prudential reason for which power sharing is desirable.
11.
Define a Resource.
12.
Identify the condition when both the parties in
a barter economy have to agree to sell and buy each other‟s commodities? What
is it called?
13.
Ideas of national unity in
early-nineteenth-century Europe were closely allied to the ideology of
liberalism. What did it mean for the middle class in France?Explain. OR
The
French used school textbooks in Vietnam to justify colonial rule. Explain.
14.
“Not everyone welcomed the printed book, and
those who did also had fears about it.” Justify the statement by giving three
arguments. OR
“Colonial
administrators found „vernacular‟ novels a valuable source of information on
native life and customs.” Prove the statement by giving three evidences.
15.
Explain any three reasons for which the
multi-purpose projects and large dams have come under great scrutiny and
opposition in the recent years.
16.
. Mohan owns a farm in Uttar Pradesh; he wishes
to cultivate either Jute or Sugarcane. He shall cultivate which crop out of
these two keeping in mind the conditions required for their growth?
Explain.
17.
. Distinguish between the Unitary and Federal
systems of government.
18.
“Three factors are crucial in deciding the
outcome of politics of social divisions.” Elaborate upon the statement.
19.
Mohit is 28 years of age, has 65 kg of body
weight and is 1.4 meters tall. Calculate his BMI. Find out whether he is under
nourished or over weight. Why?
20.
Amrita is a government employee and belongs to a
rich urban household whereas Rani works as a helper on a construction site and
comes from a poor rural household. Both have a crisis at home and wish to take
loan. Create a list of arguments explaining who between the two would
successfully be able to get the loan from a formal source. Why?
21.
Illustrate with examples that food offers many
opportunities of long-distance cultural exchange.
OR
“Even before
factories began to dot the landscape in England and Europe, there was large-scale
industrial production for an international market in the country side.”
Elucidate.
OR
“The function and the
shape of the family were completely transformed by life in the industrial
city.” Clarify the statement with regard to urbanization that happened in
England in the 18th century.
22.
How did people belonging to different
communities, regions or language groups in India develop a sense of collective
belonging? Elucidate. OR
How did the
Non-Cooperation Movement spread to the countryside and drew into its fold the
struggles of peasants and tribal communities? Elaborate.
23.
Women face disadvantage, discrimination and oppression
in various ways even today. Assess the statement by giving five suitable
arguments.
24.
. Rohan works in a bank as a clerk while Sumit
works on a construction site as a labourer. Describe difference in their
conditions of work and judge the benefits and drawbacks of working in the
respective sectors.
OR
Reema works as a
shift technician in Mehta Textiles Ltd. whereas Shirin works as a Sales
Executive in Kashvi Fashion Showroom. Identify the sectors of economy in which
Reema and Shirin are working. Evaluate the role of each of these sectors in the
Indian economy.
25.
Locate and label the place in the given outline
political map of India:
The
place where the Indian National Congress held its session in December
1920.
Locate and label the
place in the given outline political map of India:
The place where Mahatma
Gandhi organized Satyagraha for cotton mill workers.
