GOLDCREST HIGH, VASHI

FIRST TERM END ASSESSMENT

[2024-2025]
Roll No. Sub :History MM: 80
Name : Grade :10 Time : 2 Hours
Date: 23.08.2024

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
. First 15 minutes are for reading of
questions.
The time mentioned above is for writing of answers.
All questions to be answered on the answer sheets.
" On the First page of your Answer Script, write your
and Total number of pages used. Name,Class/Sec, Roll No
Total no: of questions in the question paper: 7
Total no: of pages for the question paper: 6

PART I(30 Marks)

Question 1.
[16]
Select the correct answers to the
questions from the given options.
(Do not copy the questions, write the
correct answer only).
) Complete the following analogy.
Speaker of Lok Sabha :Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha
Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman of
(a) President of India
b) Vice-President of India
(c) Prime Minister of India
(d) None of the above.

Lok Sabha
Adult citizens of India
Rajya Sabha ??
á) Elected Members of
Legislative
(b) Elected Members of Assemblies
State
(c) Elected Members of Lok Legislatures
(d) Elected Members of Sabha
i) On May 19, 2023, the
Panchayats
Constitution, during the President of India
period Parliamentexercised legislative power under Article 123 of the
was in recess, to promulgate
The Government of National
Capital Territory of Delhi Ordinance, 2023
- The Hindu, May 26, 2023
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 What information about an ordinance can we obtain from the above passage?
(a) The ordinance must be approved within six weeks.
(b) Only the Cabinet can prepare an ordinance.
Lc) It is issued when the Parliament is not functioning.
(d) If the Parliament does not approve it within six weeks it becomes inoperative.
iv) The junior category of ministers who assist senior ministers:
(a) Cabinet Ministers
(b) Ministers of State
yc) Deputy Ministers
(d) Council of Ministers

v) ldentify
P: The
the officials who form the electoral college for the election of President of India.
elected members of both Houses of Parliament
Q: The elected members of the Legislative Assemblies of the States.
R: Nominated members of Parliament
S: Nominated members of Legislative Assemblies
a) P and Q
(b) R and S
(c) P and R
(d) Qand S
vi) Which amongst the following is NOT a Financial Powers of the Cabinet?
a) Introduction of Money Bill
vb) Summoning the Lok Sabha
c) Budget
d) Finances of the Government
vii) ) For how long can President's rule be imposed in astate?

a) 2 months
b) 1month
c) 3 months
Vd) 6 months
vii) Read the two statements given below about The Quit India Movement and select the option
that shows the correct relationship between (A) and (R)
Assertion (A): The Quit India Movement made independence of India as the only agenda
of the National Movement.
Reason (R): After the suppression of the Quit lndia Movement, the battle for the freedom
was carried on beyond India's frontier by Subhas Chandra Bose.
 (a) (R) contradicts (A)
(b) (R)is the reason for (A)
(c) (A) is true but (R) is false
Ld) (A)and (R)are independent of each other.
ix) Doctrine of Lapse: Jhansi : Subsidiary Alliance :
La) Awadh
b) Mysore
c) Tanjore
d) Jhansi
towards
x) In 1942, Jananese forces were marching
a) China
b)Arunachal Pradesh
e Assam
d)Tibet
select the correct option from below:
Xi) In the light of the image and statement
POVERTY AND
UN-BRITISH RULE
IN INDIA

Dadabhal Naoroj!

theory in his paper ..... 'Poverty and

The person shown in the image presented which famous
Un-British Rule in India'?
a) Detriment Theory
b) Deficit Theory
c)_Deprivation Theory
d) Drain Theory
League:
xii) ldentify the ODD ONE out of the following objectives of the Muslim
(a) To promote among Muslims of India, support for the British
Lb) To promote cultural and socio-economic cooperation among Muslims
(c) To protect and advance political rights and interests of the Muslims
(d) Topresent the needs and demands of the Muslims to the government

xii) The Partition of Bengal was annulled and a newscheme was implemented on which
grounds?
a) Religious
b) Cultural
c) Traditional
d) Linguistic
PTO
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 competition on the topic - Education Empowerment
XiV) You areparticipating in a poster makingleader
for Girls in India. Which of the following would MOST LIKELY be part of the poster?
(a) Surendranath Banerjee
(b) Pherozeshah Mehta
(c) Dadabhai Naoroji
d) Jyotiba Phule
xv) Read the description and identify the person -
He was elected as Permanent President of the Muslim League.
(a) Mohammed Ali
(b) M.A Jinnah
(c) Agha Khan
(d) Nawab Salimullah

xv) Which of the folowing leader broadcast news through an underground radio station during
Quit India Movement?
a) Kanaklata Barua
6) Aruna Asaf Ali
c) Matangini Hazra
d) Pritilata Waddedar

Question 2. Answer the questions in brief. [14)

) Even though the Uprising of 1857 was suppressed, itshook the British rule in India to its
very foundation."
State any two consequences of the First War of Indian Independence on the East India
Company
i) Give two reasons for Indirect Election of the President of India.
ii) Whois known as lndia's unofficial ambassador and why? a b n i
iv) Read the extract given below and answer the question which follows:
Congress member's adjournment motion disallowed. The notice, along with another
moved demanding adiscussion on China, was disallowed in the Lok Sabha.

The Times of India, Feb10, 2023

Who can allow or disallowthe above motion? What does this motion mean?
v) What do we mean when we say that Rajya sabha is a permanent body? What is the tem
of office of a Rajya sabha member??6e
vi) Mention any two reasons, why was the Congress Session held at Lahore in 1929
significant in India's Freedom Movement?
vi) Name two leaders of the Indian National Congress in its early years.
 PARTI
SECTION A
Question 3. The President is the nominal head of the executive, the first
well as the commander-in chief of the Indian citizen of the country, as
Armed Forces, With the reference to this, answer
the following

a) The President is the nominal head of the country and cannot act
independently (3]
Mention any three legislativepowers of the President which justifies the nominal position.
b) Mention any three financial powers of the President.
c) Describe the procedure of impeachmentof the Presidernt. (3)
(4)
Question 4. Study the figure given below and answer the following questions:

qabin
RPonsibilieCollectivo
ndibidual
Responsility
Parliament

a) What is meant by the term 'Cabinet? Who comprises the Cabinet? [3]
b) State any three points of difference between the Cabinet and the Council of Ministers. (3]
c) Distinguish between individual responsibility and collective responsibility [4]
SECTION B
Question 5.

Read the excerpt given below and study the image for answer the questions that follow:

JALLIANWALA BAGH
1919 MASSACRE
DARKEST MOMENT
IN INDIAN HSTORY

"General Dyer 's actionat Jallianwala Bagh appears to have been entirely
open disorder had ceased in the city for two days; he gave no warning on theindefensible.
spot, but
lle acted after
30 seconds (of arriving); and he was responsible for grave and began firing within
unnecessary slaughter.
wanted to produce sufficient moral effect throughout the Punjab. Such was not his duty His plea is that he
has really produced is to create, not only in the Punjah, but throughout India, a and the eftect he
years toeradicate" bitterness that will take
Lovat Fraser (1871-1926) British journalist PTO
(a) The action of General Dyer mentioned in this article led to the launch of which movement?
State briefly the other causes of the movement (3]
(b) What led to the withdrawal of this movement? What was Gandhiji's view about the
withdrawal?
[3]
(c) What was the impact of this movement on the Indian National Movement?
(4]
Question 6.

Oneof the most distinguishing features of the second half of the 19th Century was the birth of
national awakening in India.
With reference to the statement of Nationalism and the birth of the Indian National
explain each of the following: Congress,
(a) Vernacular Press Act, 1878.
[3]
(b) Role of Dadabhai Naoroji.
(3]
(c) State any four objectives of the Indian National
Congress. [4]
Question 7.
With reference of the second phase of the Indian National
questions: Movement answer the following

PARTITION OF BENGAL
1905
Asam
Eastern
Bengal
Bengal

(a) How did the nationalists interpret Lord

Curzon's motives? What was Lord Curzon's
argument in favour of the Partition of Bengal?
(3]
(b) What were the methods adopted by the
Assertive Nationalists in the freedom struggle? S)
(c) Name the Assertive Nationalist
contribution to the freedom struggle.leader
LaT
who organised akharas and lathi clubs
DiscUss his