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Name of the University : St Joseph’s School Khorabar, Gorakhpur
Name of the Exam : Preminary Examination
Document Type : ICSE Sample Papers for Class 10
Subject : History & Civics Sample Prelim Paper
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Joseph’s School ICSE History & Civics Sample Prelim Paper

Time : 2HRS.
Marks: 80

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Instructions

** Attempt all questions from Part I. A total of Five questions have to be attempted from Part II, Two questions from Section A and Three questions from Section B.
** Answers to this Paper must be written on the paper provided separately.
** You will not be allowed to write during the first 15 minutes.
** This time is to be spent in reading the question paper.
** The time given at the head of this Paper is the time allowed for writing the answers.
** Attempt seven questions in all.
** Part I is compulsory. All questions from Part I are to be attempted. A total of five questions are to be attempted from Part II.
** The intended marks for questions or parts of questions are given in brackets [].

Part I

Section A – Civics

Question 1 (10) :
a) How many sessions does the Parliament have throughout the year and when do they happen?
b) What are Starred questions?
c) What is meant by Adjournment Motion?
d) On what grounds can the position of the Speaker of Loksabha be vacated?
e) Explain the term Zero Hour. What is its significance?
f) What is the term of the members of the Rajyasabha?
g) When can the President declare an Emergency in a State.
h) State any two oaths taken by the President upon entering the office.
i) Why the Supreme Court is called “The Court of Records”?
j) Name the highest civil and Criminal court in a district.

Section B – History

Question 2 (20) :
a) How did the introduction of western education influence the growing sense of nationalism in the country?
b) Which reforms were introduced in the Indian administration due to the efforts of the Early Nationalist?
c) Mention Lord Curzon’s repressive policies which led to the rise of Assertive Nationalist.
d) Which compromises were made by the Congress and Muslim League as per the Lucknow Pact?
e) Who was popularly known as “The Frontier Gandhi”? What was his contribution to the Civil Disobedience movement?
f) Who started the Khilafat movement? What was its programme?
g) Name the military alliances established before the First World War. Who were them signatories?
h) Which event in the course of Work War I to entry of USA into the war?
i) What is the composition of the international Court of Justice?
j) State the objectives of the UNESCO.

Part II

Section A-Civics :
Attempt any two questions from this section :
Question 3
The Parliament is the body of people’s representative who have supreme power of governance in a democratic country-with reference to its answer the following:
a. Why is the Loksbha considered to be more powerful than the Rajyasabha? (3)
b. State the judicial power exercised by the Parliament with reference to the Impeachment of the President. (3)
a. Which functions are performed by the Speaker of the Loksabha while conducting the Business of the House? (4)

Question 4
The parliament of India calls for a Council of Ministers, which is headed by the Prime Minister-with reference to this answer the following:
a. Which Financial powers are exercised by the Cabinet ministers in accordance with the Budget? (3)
b. What does the principle of Collective Responsibility imply? (3)
c. Prime Minister is called “The Leader of the Nation”-Justify. (4)

Question 5
The Supreme Court is at the apex of the Indian Judiciary with reference to this answer the Following:
a. Why has India adopted a single in judiciary? (3)
b. Name and explain any three types of cases where the Supreme Court exercises Original Jurisdiction. (3)

c. Describe how the independence of the judiciary is kept free from the control of the executive according to the following measures: (4)
i) Removal of Judges
ii) Prohibition of practice after retirement.

Section B-History
Attempt ant three questions from this section) Question 6 With reference to the first War of Independence answer the following.
a. How did the decline of landed aristocracy acres as an economic cause of the uprising of 1357?

b. Explain how the attitude of the Indian soldiers towards the Company change due to:
i) Ill-treatments of Indian soldiers
ii) General Service Enlistment Act

c. Point is missing

Question 7
With reference to the Indian National Movement answer the following:
a. What methods were utilized by the Early Nationalists to influence the British government (3)
b. State the contribution of Lala Lajpatrai as an educationist. (3)
c. The Swadeshi and Boycott movement gave encouragement to indigenous Industries-Justify (4)

Question 8
With reference to the Independence and Partition of India answer the following:
a. State explain clause of the Cabinet Mission Plan pertaining to formation of a Constituent Assembly. (3)
b. Mention the provisions of the Indian Independence Act regarding the provinces of Bengal, Punjab and North-West Frontier Province. (3)
c. Which factors forced the Congress to accept the Mountbatten Plan? (4)