Revision part 1

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.