THE INDIAN COMMUNITY SCHOOL, KUWAIT

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1 THE INDIAN COMMUNITY SCHOOL, KUWAIT SERIES : II TERM /FN/ CODE : L 087 TIME ALLOWED : 3 HOURS NAME OF STUDENT : MAX. MARKS : 80 ROLL NO. :.. CLASS/SEC :.. NO. OF PAGES : MAP SOCIAL SCIENCE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS: a) The question paper is divided into four sections- Section A, Section B, Section C and Section D. b) The question paper has 26 questions in all. c) All questions are compulsory. However, internal choice is given in some questions. d) Marks are indicated against each question. e) Questions from serial number 1 to 7 are very short answer type question. Each questions carries 1 mark. f) Questions from serial number 8 to 18 are 3 marks questions. g) Questions from serial number 19 to 25 are 5 marks questions. h) Question number 26 is a map question of 5 marks with two parts 26(A) from History (2 marks) and 26 B from Geography (3 marks). SECTION - A 1. Who led the Scholar Revolt in Vietnam in 1868? 1 What was the major change that occurred in the political and constitutional scenario due to French Revolution in Europe? 1 2. What was Spinning Jenny? 1 Which Industry in London did not employ large number of people in the 19 th century Give examples of abiotic resources. 1 Which soil type is made up of lava flows? 1 4. How and when was Sinhala recognized as the official language of Sri Lanka? 1

2 5. Why do people look at a mix of goals for development? 1 How is the average income of a country calculated? 1 6. A.T.M. is an example of which sector? 1 7. Why are MNC s setting their customer care centers in India? 1 SECTION-B 8. Write any three primary objectives of the Go East Movement in Vietnam.3 Why was London called the ' city of magnet'? Give three reasons Explain the role played by advertisements in creating new consumers for the British products Why did Jawarharlal Nehru proclaim the dams as the temples of modern India? Mention the geographical conditions required for the growth of maize crop in India. 3 Define plantation agriculture. Mention any two characteristics of Plantation agriculture India has a large cultural, regional and religious diversity but there is unity among people. What factors are responsible for this? Elaborate What are the factors that determine the outcome of politics of social division? What is meant by political party? State any two points of the ideology of Bhartiya Janta Party? The issue of sustainability is important for development. Explain How are all the three sectors of the economy interdependent? Differentiate between Formal sector and Informal sector loans The rupee is widely accepted as a medium of exchange. Explain. 3

3 SECTION-C 19. Describe the significance of the Civil Disobedience Movement in the freedom struggle of India. 5 Why did Mahatma Gandhi support the Khilafat Movement? The beginning of the 19 th century saw decline of the Indian textile industries. Justify the statement with valid arguments Highlight the importance of Petroleum. Explain the occurrence of petroleum in India. 5 There is a pressing need for using renewable energy sources in India. Justify the statement Explain the pro-active approach adopted by the National Thermal Power Corporation(NTPC) for preserving the natural environment and resources Explain any five socio-economic changes responsible for breaking down the old notion of caste hierarchy in India Suggest any five effective measures to reform political parties Describe the impact of globalization on the Indian Economy with examples5 Fair Globalization would create opportunities for all and also ensure that benefits of globalization are shared better. Support the statement. 5 SECTION-D 26A. Two places A and B are marked on the political map of India, identify these places with the help of following information and write their correct names on the lines marked near them: a. The place where Congress Session was held in September b. The city where Jallianwala Bagh incident occurred. 2 26B. Locate and label any three of the following with appropriate symbols on the same given political map of India: i.nagarjunasagar Dam ii.noida Software Technology park iii.vijaynagar Iron and steel Industry iv.tuticorin Thermal Power Station. 3

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5 CLASS X FENOON SOCIAL SCIENCE ANSWER KEY 1. The Scholar Revolt in Vietnam in 1868 was led by officials at the imperial court. They organized an uprising in Ngu An and Ha Tien provinces and killed nearly a thousand Catholics. 1 The French Revolution led to the transfer of sovereignty from the monarchy to a body of French citizens. 2. A machine which speeded up the spinning process and reduced the labour demands. 1 Railway manufacturing. 3. Rocks and metals. 1 Black Soil. 4. Sinhala was recognized as the official language of Sri Lanka by passing an Act in For development people do look at a mix of goals which not only focus on seeking more income but also on non-material aspects like equal treatment, respect of other, dignity of labour, a safe and secure work environment, pollution free surroundings etc. 1 Dividing the total income of the country by its total population. 6. Service sector MNC s re setting up their customer care centers in India due to availability of cheap skilled labour and good English speaking people The three features re as follows: (i) Vietnamese students organized the Association for the Restoration of Vietnam. (ii) The people of Vietnam looked to neighbouring countries like Japan for inspiration and help (iii) The primary objectives of nationalists of Vietnam was to drive the French out of the Vietnam. (1x3=3) 1) The city of London was a magnet for the migrant populations due to the job 2) The population of London kept expanding through the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. 3) During the First World War, London began manufacturing motor cars and electrical goods.

6 9. (i) Advertisements make products appear desirable and necessary. (ii) They try to shape the minds of people and create new needs. (iii)if we look back into history, the very beginning of the Industrial Age, advertisements have played a very crucial role in expanding the markets for products and in shaping a new consumer culture. (1x3=3) 10. Jawarharlal Nehru proclaimed the dams as the temples of modern India because: (i) Dams provide water for agriculture. (ii) Provide hydroelectricity for houses and industrial consumption. (iii) They eliminate or reduce flooding. (iv) Provide water for human and industrial consumption. (1x3=3)any relevant answer 11. (I) It is a Kharif crop which requires temperature between 21 to 27 degree celsius. (II) It grows well in alluvial soil. (III) It requires atleast 50 to 90 cm rainfall. Plantation Agriculture: is a form of commercial farming where crops are grown for profit. Large land areas are needed for this type of agriculture. Charachteristics: (I) A single crop is grown over large area. (II) It is capital intensive and done with migrant labour.(1x3=3) 12. (I) Right to Equality. (II) No discrimination on the basis of caste, creed, region or religion. (III) Right to freedom of religion and cultural and educational rights. (IV) SC s and ST s have some seats reserved and do get representation. (1x3=3) any three points 13. Factors that determine the outcome of politics of social divisions: (i) As social groups view their identities to be, exclusive and superior, it becomes difficult to accommodate them. (ii) It depends upon the type of demands raised by the political leaders on behalf of a community. It is easier to accommodate demands that are within the constitutional framework and are not at the cost of another community. (iii) Reaction of the government to the demands of different communities determine the outcome. If the rulers are willing to share power and accommodate the reasonable demands of minority community, social divisions become less threatening for the country. (1x3=3) 14. A political party is a group of people who come together to contest elections and hold power in the government. They agree on some policies and programmes for the society with a view to promote the collective good.

7 Ideology of BJP (I) Wants full territorial and political integration of Jammu and Kashmir with India. (II) A uniform civil code for all people living in the country irrespective of religion. (III) Cultural nationalism (any two) The issue of sustainability is important for development because of the following reasons: (i) Resources remain continuously available for the human use so that cycle of development goes on. (ii) Reserves of mineral oil and ground water are depleting with a rapid pace. (iii) Conservation and preservation have become the need of the hour for the coming generations. (1x3=3) 16. All the three sectors are highly interdependent on each other: (I) All that is produced in the primary sector is of no use until it undergoes a change into finished product which is not possible without transportation. (II) Secondary sector is the manufacturing sector. To make these products and to sell them in the market, we need transportation. (III) For moving from primary to secondary sector and further to the market, requires services of trades at different places and require many other services. For all this we cannot think of working without transportation. (1x3=3) 17. Formal Sector Loans: (I) Loans from banks and cooperatives. (II) Under supervision of the Reserve Bank of India. (III) Reasonable rates of interest. Informal Sector Loans: (I) Loans from moneylenders, relatives, friend, traders, etc. (II) No supervision of any institution. (III) Very high rates of interest. ( =3) 18. The rupee is widely accepted as a medium of exchange because: (I) The currency is authorized by the government of the country. (II) In India, the Reserve Bank of India issues currency notes on behalf of the central government. (III) The law legalizes the use of rupee as a medium of payment that cannot be refused in setting transactions in India. (IV) No individual in India can legally refuse a payment made in rupees. Hence, the rupee is widely accepted as a medium of exchange. Any three points (1x3=3) SECTION-C

8 19. Significance of the Civil Disobedience Movement: (I) The Civil Disobedience Movement launched against the arrival of the Simon Commission. This continues between 1930 and (II) Complete Independence was the main aim of Civil Disobedience Movement which formulated this demand in the Lahore Session (III) It was a full fledged mass movement. (IV) Mahatma Gandhi started the famous Salt March. (V) On 6 th April, he ceremonially violated the law, manufacturing salt by boiling sea water. (VI) This marked the beginning of the Civil Disobedience Movement. (1x5=5) Mahatma Gandhi supported the Khilafat Movement due to these reasons: (I) The Rowlatt Satyagraha had been a widespread movement, no doubt, but it was still limited mostly to cities and towns (II) Gandhiji now felt the need to launch a more broad-based movement in India. But he was certain that no such movement could be organized without bringing the Hindus and Muslims closer together. (III) To defend the Khalifa s temporal powers, a Khilafat committee was formed in Bombay in (IV) A young generation of Muslim leaders like the brothers Muhammad Ali and Shaukat Ali, began discussing with Gandhiji about the possibility of a united mass action on the issue. Gandhiji saw this as an opportunity to bring Muslims under the unified umbrella of a unified national movement. (V) At the Calcutta session of the Congress in 1920 he convinced other leaders of the need to began a Non-Cooperation movement in support of Khilafat and Swaraj.(1x5=5) 20. (I) As cotton industries developed in England, industrial groups began worrying about imports from other countries.they pressurized the government to impose import duties on cotton textiles so that Manchester goods could sell in Britain without facing any competition from outside. (II) At the same time industrialists persuaded the East India Company to sell British manufactures in Indian markets as well. Thus, exports of British Cotton goods increased dramatically in the early 19 th century. (III)At the end of the eighteenth century there had been virtually no import of cotton piece-goods into India. But by 1850, cotton piece-goods constituted over 31 per cent of the value of Indian imports, and by the 1870s this figure was 50 per cent.

9 (IV)Thus, export market collapsed and the local market shrank, being glutted with Manchester imports. (V)Produced by machines at lower costs, the imported cotton goods were very cheap. This again became a major cause for the decline of the Indian textile industries. (1x5=5) 21. Importance of Petroleum: (I) Petroleum is the major energy source In India. (II) Provides fuel for heat and lighting. (III)Provide lubricant for machinery. (IV)Provides raw material for a number of manufacturing industries. (V)Petroleum refineries act as nodal industry for synthetic, textile,fertilizer and chemical industries. (any three) Its occurrence (I)Most of the petroleum occurences in India are associated with anticlines and fault traps. (II)In regions of folding, anticline or domes, it occurs where oil is trapped in the crest of the up fold. (III)Petroleum is also found in fault traps between porous and non-porous rocks. (any two). (3+2=5) Need to use Renewable Energy sources are: (I)The growing consumption of energy has resulted in the country becoming increasingly dependent on fossil fuel such as coal,oil and gas. (II)Rising price of oil and gas and their potential shortages have raised uncertainties about the security of energy supply in future. (III)Has serious repercussions on the growth of the national economy. (IV)Increasing use of fossil fuels also causes serious environmental probems. (V)Hence, there is a pressing need to use renewable energy sources like solar energy, wind,tide,biomass and energy from waste material. (1x5=5) 22. The pro-active approach adopted by the National Thermal Power Corporation(NTPC) fpr preserving the natural environment: (I) Optimum utilization of equipment adopting latest techniques and upgrading existing equipment. (II) Minimising waste generation by maximizing ash utilization. (III)Providing green belts for nurturing ecological balance and addressing the question of special purpose vehicles for afforestation. (iv)reducing environmental pollution through ash pond management, ash water recycling system and liquid waste management.

10 (v)ecological monitoring, reviews and online database management for all its power stations. (1x5=5) 23. Decline of the caste system in India: (I)Efforts of social reformers like Phule,Gandhiji,Ambedkar against caste system have helped to promote a casteless society. (II)Large scale urbanization has diminished the awareness of caste system. (III)Growth of literacy and education has helped to decrease the belief in caste. (IV)Occupational mobility is possible now and children are not compelled to continue the profession of the family or father. (V)Constitutional provisions such as Right to Equality of all before law have helped to prevent discrimination legally. (1x5=5) 24. (I) A Law should be made to regulate the internal affairs. (II) It should be made compulsory for political parties to maintain a register of its members. (III) It should be made mandatory for political parties to give a minimum number of tickets; about 1/3 to its women candidates. (IV) There should be a quota for women in the decision making bodies of the party. (V) There should be state funding of elections. (VI) The government should give parties money to support their election expenses in kind.for example petrol, paper, telephone etc, or in cash. Vote casting should be made compulsory in each elections. (VII)Data regarding caste, and religion, OBC, SC, ST, should be utilized during election period in any form. (Any 5 points)(1x5=5) 25. (I) Higher standard of living in urban areas. (ii) The impact has not been uniform among producers and workers. (III)There is greater choice before the consumers who now enjoy improved quality and lower prices for several products. (IV) MNCs have increased their investments in India leading to more job opportunities. (V)Globalization has enabled some large Indian companies to emerge as MNCs themselves like Tata Motors, Infosys, Ranbaxy, Asian Paints. (VI) Globalization has also created new opportunities for companies providing services particularly those involving IT( Information Technology).For example: The Indian Company producing a magazine for the London based company and call centers. (VII) Local companies supply raw materials to foreign industries and have prospered. However, for a large number of producers and workers, globalization has posed major challenges. (1x5=5)

11 If globalization is not proving to be a fair deal. Fair globalization would create opportunities for all and also ensure that benefits of globalization are shared better. 1) Government policies must protect the interests not only of the rich and powerful but of all the people in the country. 2) Government can ensure that labour laws are properly implemented and the workers get their rights. 3) Government can support small producers to improve their performance till they become strong enough to compete. 4) If necessary the government can use trade and investment barriers. 5) It can negotiate at the WTO for fairer rules. 6) It can also align with other developing countries with similar interests to fight against the domination of developed countries in the WTO. Any 5 points (1x5=5)