Aravali International School Assessment sheet- Class X Subject: Economics (Development)

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1 Subject: Economics (Development) Short answer questions 1. What is the most common method of measuring the economic development of a country? a) Equal treatment c) Security b) Freedom d) Income 2. Which area of the world has the largest crude oil reserves? a) U.S.A c) the Middle East b) Russia d) China 3. What are the criteria used by the UNDP for measuring development? a) Per Capita Income c) Education b) Health d) All the above 4. What was India s Per Capita Income in 2004 as per world development report 2006? 5. What was IMR of Punjab in 2003? 6. Which of the following cannot be bought with money? a) A Chair c) Food c) Pollution free environment d) Clothing 7. For how long would the crude oil reserves of the world last? 8. Which of the following neighbouring countries has better performance in terms of human development than India? a) Bangladesh c) Sri Lanka b) Nepal d) Pakistan 9. Average income is also called. 10. Literacy rate measures the proportion of literate population in which age group? 11. Why do different people have different notions of development? 12. Why do we use averages? What are the limitations to their use? 13. What is National Income? 14. What is Per Capita Income? 15. What is sustainable development? Give its importance. Long answer questions 16. Define IMR, literacy rate, net attendance ratio, life expectancy at birth and gross enrolment ratio. 17. List some common goals that are desired generally by all types of people. 18. Name and explain the two main basis that are used to compare development levels of different places. 19. Explain the classification of counties as per World Development Report Explain Human Development Index. 21. Compare UNDP s and World Bank s criterion for measuring development. 22. What are the limitations of using per capita income as a development indicator. 23. Kerala has lower per capital income than Punjab but a better human development ranking. Explain. 24. Explain which all public facilities are important for human development. 25. Write a short note on problem of ground water in India. 26. What is development?

2 Subject: Economics (Sectors of Indian economy) Short answer questions 1. The sectors are classified into public and private sector on the bases of? a) Employment conditions. c) Ownership of enterprises. b) Nature of economic activity. d) Number of workers employed n the enterprise. 2. Which one of the following is not an activity of primary sector? a) Fishing. c) Manufacturing. b) Mining. d) Lumbering. 3. Which one of the following does not belong to the tertiary sector? a) Banking. c) Trade. b) Transport. d) Fishing. 4. Workers in the sector do not produce goods? 5. A proportion of labourers in India are working for the unorganised sector? 6. Activities in the primary, secondary and tertiary sectors are. 7. GDP is the sum total of the value of produced during a particular year. 8. When we produce goods by exploiting natural resources it is an activity of the sector. 9. Services based on information technology are a part of sector. 10. Give another name for disguised unemployment. 11. Define an economic activity. 12. Name the three sectors formed as per nature of economic activity. 13. Name the sectors formed on the base of ownership. 14. Distinguish between open unemployment and disguised unemployment. 15. Who is tertiary sector different from other sectors? Long answer questions 16. Explain the sectors formed as per economic activities. 17. How is classification of economic activities into different sectors useful? 18. How is tertiary sector different from other sectors? 19. How do we count various goods and services and know the production in each sector? 20. What is GDP? Who measures GDP in India and how? What is its importance? 21. Why do each of the sectors focus on employment and GDP? What other issues should be examined? 22. What does the history of developed countries indicated about the shifts that have taken place between sectors? 23. Why is tertiary sector becoming more important than other sectors in India? 24. Which part of service sector is not growing in importance? Explain. 25. Is the tertiary sector playing a significant role in the development of Indian economy? Explain. 26. What do you mean by underemployment or disguised unemployment? 27. Distinguish between open and disguised unemployment. 28. How to create more employment in the agricultural sector, give suggestions. 29. Write a short note on NREGA. 30. How are the sectors classified on the basis of economic conditions? Explain the sectors. 31. How should the workers in the unorganized sector be protected? 32. Why does government have to undertake certain types of activities which private sector may not be able to provide? Explain in detail. 33. Why do we need public sector? Explain how public sector contributes to economic development of a nation.

3 Subject: Geography (Resources and Development) Q1.What are natural resources? Q2.Give examples of human-made resources. Q3.Where are black soils found in India? Q4.Classify resources on the basis of origin and availability. Q5.How are nature, technology and institution interdependent on each other? Q6.How are human resources important for development of natural resources? Q7.Explain giving examples that resources are a function of human activities. Q8.Classify and Explain resources on the basis of ownership. Q9.How are resources classified on the basis of status of development? Q10. Distinguish between the following:- (a) Biotic & Abiotic resources (b) Renewable & Non-Renewable resources (c) Natural &Human resources (d) Potential resource & Reserve. Q11. What do you mean by sustainable economic development? Why is it essential for resource planning? Q12. What is resource planning? What are its different stages? Q13. Why resource planning is important in country like India? Explain by giving examples. Q14. What are the problems associated with indiscriminate use of resources? Q15 State some important measures of resource conservation. Q16What were Gandhiji s views on conservation of resources? Q17What steps have been taken at international level to promote resource planning? Q.18.Define the following: a. strip cultivation b. gully erosion c. terrace farming d. shelter belts e. badland f. fallow land g. net sown area h. bhangar Q.19.Name four broad types of soils found in India. Mention two characteristics of a soil which is most important and widespread? Q 20. Explain the process of soil erosion.

4 Subject: Geography (Water Resources) Answer the following question:- 1. What is the percentage of water that makes up oceans? 2. Which north eastern state capital city has a well-planned rooftop rainwater harvesting? 3. On which river has Nagarjun Sagar Dam been constructed? 4. What is the rank of India in the world countries in the terms of water availability per person p.a.? 5. Name the state in India which has made roof top rainwater harvesting structure compulsory to all the houses across the state. 6. In which state Bamboo drip irrigation is prevalent? 7. Rooftop rainwater harvesting system in Rajasthan in known as. 8. Who proclaimed dams as the "temples of modern India"? 9. On which river Hirakud dam is built? 10. In which state palar pani is considered the purest form of natural water? 11. Name some major multi-purpose projects of our recent times. Give reason for resistance movement behind them. 12. Dams in the past were constructed mainly for purposes. 13. How much fresh water is present on the earth s surface? 14. How much of global precipitation does India receive? 15. When was the Bhopal Lake built? 16. In which city Hauz Khas Tank is located? 17. Which Mughal Emperor got the Hauz Khas tank constructed? 18. Which state of India has a system if inundation canals of irrigate their fields? 19. Which states are involved in the Krishna Godavari dispute? 20. What are Kuls and Guls? 21. What are the main purposes of Multi Dam Projects? 22. What are Tankas? Which part of Rajasthan is famous for Tankas? 23.. What do you understand by the term irrigation? How irrigation has affected and changed the cropping pattern and social landscape of Indian society? 24.For what was Genadathur renowned? 25. What is the name given to the diversion channels of the western Himalayas? 26. Which of the river valley project has been constructed on River Satluj? 27. Suggest measures for conservation of water resources. 28. Is it possible that an area or region may have ample water resources but is still facing water scarcity? If yes, how? 29.What are the causes of inter state water disputes? Name some of those disputes. 30. On the political map of India mark the following: (a) Major rivers of India (b) Major dams of India

5 Subject: HISTORY (The Nationalist Movement of Indo - China) 1. What was done by French to increase the rice cultivation in the Mekong delta? 2. When and by whom was the Scholar Revolt led? 3. Who formed the Vietnamese Communist Party? 4. Why did the US enter the Vietnam war? 5. Who overthrew the Boi Dai regime? 6. What was Ordinance 10? 7. Who wrote The History of the Loss of Vietnam? What was its theme? 8. When was Vietnam occupied by Japan? 9. How was Vietnam affected by the Great depression? 10. What was the other name for the League of the Independence of Vietnam? 11. What was the significance of Ho Chi Minh trail? How were supplies transported? 12. Why were the colonizers interested in exploring and mapping in their colonies? 13. Why was Agent Orange used by America during the war? 14. What were the ideas of Confucius? 15. Why was the Vietnam -America war referred to as the First Television War? 16. Describe the colonial economy of Vietnam. 17. Briefly describe the political ideas of Phan Chu Trinh. 18. How did the development in China inspire Vietnamese nationalists? 19. Explain the Go East Movement. 20. What were the different opinions about the medium of instructions in Vietnam under the French rule? 21. What were the religious beliefs of people of Vietnam? 22. Explain the major challenges faced by the democratic republic of Vietnam? 23. How did the Vietnam war come to an end? 24. Analyze the similarities and differences between the ideas of Phan Boi Chau and Phan Chu Trinh. 25. The effect of war was felt within the USA. Explain. (pg 46 para 2 and 3) 26. How did nationalism emerge in Vietnam through the efforts of different sections of society to fight against the French? Analyze. (discuss - Phan Boi Chau, Trinh, Japan and China, associations of students) 27. The peace negotiation inn Genava followed the division of Vietnam that set in motion a series of events that turned Vietnam into a battlefield. Analyse the statement with arguments.(discuss Geneva peace negotiation onwa

6 Work, Life and Leisure 1. What does metropolis refer to? 2. Define urbanization. 3. Identify two laws that kept children out of industrial work in London. 4. What do you mean by Chartism? 5. What was the 10 Hour Movement 6. Which industries in London employed a large number of workers? 7. Why Presidency cities were called multi- functional cities? 8. Which historical processes shaped modern cities in decisive ways? 9. What was Temperance Movement? 10. Define Individualism. 11. What steps were taken in London to control crime? 12. Why is Mumbai known as the - City of Dreams? 13. Why were a number of Mumbal films made about the lives of migrants? 14. What were the reasons for breaking down of family as an institution? 15. How the construction of underground railway was proved beneficial in London? 16. Why did the development of new forms of mass transport become necessary? 17. How did Mumbai come under the British control? 18. Which event is known as the 1887 Bloody Sunday? 19. New spirit of individualism affected the family as an institution in cities. Explain, 20. Give examples to prove that large masses of people could be drawn into political causes in the city of London. 21. How did the large population affect the a) Health and hygiene b) Law and order 22. Compare London and Mumbai as modern cities. 23. What was the condition of poor people in London? 24. Discuss the features of city of Calcutta as described in the novel - The Gods Visit Earth. 25. What is referred to as Haussumanisation of Paris? Explain in detail.

7 POWER SHARING DEMOCRACY AND DIVERSITY 1. Write any two valid reasons for power sharing. 2. When did Sri Lanka gain independence? 3. Why is horizontal power sharing called a system of checks and balances? 4. Define Majoritarianism, Civil War 5. State one difference between horizontal and vertical power sharing. 6. What is the function of Community government in Belgium? 7. Give some examples of interest groups. 8. What is the aim of power sharing among social groups? 9. Why is power sharing important for democracy? 10. What is meant by ethnicity? 11. What was the main problem in Brussels regarding ethnicity? 12. Who led the Civil Rights Movement in USA? 13. What difference does migration make to homogeneity of society? 14. Give two examples to show that political competition along religious and ethnic lines can lead to disintegration. 15. Give one example to show that we all have more than one identity and can belong to more than one social group. 16. Why is it necessary for people to see their identities as multiple and complementary to the national identity? 17. List the three important factors in the outcomes of politics of social divisions. 18. How did the Belgium Model of government set an example before the other European countries? 19. Why did Catholics and Protestants have conflicts in Northern Ireland? 20. How can you say that most countries of the world are multi cultural? 21. Why should politics and social divisions not be allowed to mix? 22. Give a brief description about the Civil Rights Movement in the USA.