Class X SST Hy
Class X SST Hy
Class X SST Hy
HALF-YEARLY REVISION
HISTORY
NATIONALISM IN INDIA
1. How had the First World War created a new economic situation in India?
2. How did the plantation workers understand the idea of ‘Swaraj’? Explain.
3. Explain the circumstances under which Gandhiji decided to call off the Civil
Disobedience Movement in 1931.
4. Which were the two types of demands mentioned by Gandhiji in his letter to Viceroy
Irwin on 31st January 1930? Why was abolishing the ‘salt tax’ the most stirring demand?
Explain.
5. Explain any three reasons for the lukewarm response of some Muslim organizations to
the Civil Disobedience Movement.
6. Explain any three effects of the non-cooperation movement on India's economy.
7. Why did the Non-cooperation Movement gradually slow down in cities? Explain any
three reasons.
8. How did the Salt March become an effective tool of resistance against colonialism?
Explain.
9. “The Congress was reluctant to include the demands of industrial workers in its program
of struggle.” Analyze the reasons.
10. Why did Mahatma Gandhi decide to withdraw the Non-Cooperation Movement in
February 1922? Explain the reasons.
11. “The plantation workers in Assam had their understanding of Mahatma Gandhi and the
notion of Swaraj”. Support the statement with arguments.
12. How did cultural processes help create a sense of collective belongingness in India?
Explain.
MAKING OF A GLOBAL WORLD
1. What role did the ‘Silk Route’ play in linking distant parts of the world?
2. “The new crops could make the difference between life and death”. Explain the above
statement in the context of the Irish Potato Famine.
3. “The pre-modem world changed with the discovery of new sea routes to America. “Give
any three suitable examples to explain the statement.
4. Explain how the global transfer of disease in the pre-modern world helped in the
colonization of the Americas.
5. “Food offers many examples of long-distance cultural exchange.” Substantiate.
6. Explain what is meant by, “the pre-modern world shrank greatly in the sixteenth century.”
MAP WORK [HISTORY]
CIVICS
FEDERALISM
1. What are the various ways by which women face discrimination, disadvantage, and
oppression in our society?
2. State how caste inequalities are continuing in India.
3. What is the basis of communalism?
4. In what ways does politics influence the caste system?
5. How does communalism take various forms in politics? Explain any five.
6. “Caste and politics in India cannot be separated.” Justify.
7. “Secularism is not an ideology of some political parties or persons, but it is one of the
foundations of our country.” Examine the statement.
8. Explain the reasons behind the great changes in the caste system in modern India.
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