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Section A
 

TICK THE CORRECT ANSWER :

Question. How many members in lok Sabha are nominated by the President –
1] Two
2] Three
3] Four
4] Five
Answer : 1

Question. The Rajya Sabha has to return money bill within –
1] 10 days
2] 5 days
3] 14 days
4] 7 days
Answer : 3

Question. Who presides over the Rajya Sabha –
1] Speaker
2] Vice President
3] Prime Minister
4] President
Answer : 2

Question. The first session of the parliament begins with an address by the-
1] President
2] Chief Minister
3] Prime Minister
4] Vice President
Answer : 1

Question. The normal term of Lok Sabha is-
1] 2 Years
2] 6 Years
3] 4 Years
4] 5 Years
Answer : 4

FILL IN THE BLANKS :

Question.  …………….. Ministers are the junior most in the hierarchy of ministers.
Answer : Deputy 

Question.  Lok Sabha election is held after every ……….. years.
Answer : Five 

Question. …………….. bill has to be initiated in the Lok Sabha.
Answer : money

Question.  The highest ranking civil servant in the country is the …………secretary.
Answer : cabinet 

Question. The………………….is the supreme law- making body.
Answer : Parliament

VERY SHORT TYPE QUESTION ANSWERS :

Question. What is the total number of members of the Lok Sabha ?
Answer : The Lok Sabha at present consist of 545 members . Of these ,530 Members are directly elected from the states and 13 from Union Territories. While 2 are nominated by the President to represent the Anglo-Indian.

Question. Name the Law – making body in India ?
Answer : The Parliament is the supreme law-making body . It has the auth-ority to make and amend laws on subjects mentioned in the Union list and Concurrent list.

Question. List any three subjects of the Union list ?
Answer : The three subjects of the Union list are ,defence , foreign affairs,and currency.

Question. Name the two types of bill ?
Answer : There are two main types of bills. Public bills and Private bills.
Public bills deal with questions of nation interest, the purpose of private bills is to grant powers, special rights to a person.

Question. What do we mean by Parliamentary system of government ?
Answer : The parliamentary system of government means that the parli- ament, is the supreme law-making body , and is composed of the representatives elected by the people through elections.

SHORT QUESTION ANSWERS :

Question. How does a bill become a law ?
Answer : A proposal for a new law is called a bill. Once a bill is passed by both houses , it is sent to the president . The president may suggest some changes and return the bill. If the parliament does not accept these changes and sends back to the president , the president has no option but to sign . After the president signs a bill ,it becomes law .

Question. Why do people cast their vote through secret ballot ?
Answer : People do cast their vote through a secret ballot because it gives them Sense of privacy , security and a real chance of a true assurance of demo- cratic election . There is no chance of fear or pressure from any candidate as no one can get to know whom did he or she has voted.

LONG QUESTION ANSWER :

Question. Explain the powers of the president ?
Answer : The President is the head of the State. He is elected by an electoral coll- ege , which includes the elected members of both the houses of parlia- ment and the legislative assemblies af the state and union territories .
The president summons and ends all the sessions of the parliament and addresses the first session . Bills can become laws only after the president’s sign . He can dissolve the parliament on the advice of the council of ministers . A money bill requires his permission to be intro-duced . The president has the power to issue an ordinance when the parliament is not in session .

 
1. Breeding of fishes in ponds,tanks etc for sale in market is called as ………………. . 
 
2. Define Horticulture. 
 
3. Tea is a small evergreen shrub of : 
 
a. Tropical Region b. Temperate Region c. Equatorial Region 
 
4. The first textile mill in India was established at ………………. Near Kolkata.
 
5. The Adivasi language which has the largest number of speakers is……………….. 
 
a. Khasi      b. Manipuri     c. Santhali      d. Gondi
 
6. Which article of the Constitution states that untouchability has been abolished? 
 
a. Article 15     b. Article 17      c. Article 21    d. Article 27
 
7. What does Right to Water mean ? 
 
8. A madrasa was set up in Calcutta in 1781 to promote the study of………….. 
 
a. Urdu b. Arabic c. Ancient history of India d. Muslim religion
 
9. William Adam toured the districts of ……………………. . 
 
10. What was the Ilbert Bill? 

Section B
 
11. What is shifting cultivation? Why is this type of agriculture discouraged? 
 
 12. Mention any three suitable points of difference between Farm system in India and USA. 
 
13. Outline the conditions for the growth of rice. 
 
14. How does a public sector undertaking differ from a private sector firm? 
 
15. Why is Ahmedabad called the „ Manchester of India‟? What are the main factors behind shift of the  Textile industry from Mumbai to Ahmedabad ?
 
16. Why did many Company officicals argue that the British ought to promote Indian rather than Western Learning? 
 
17. How was the politics of the Radicals within the Congress different from that of the Moderates? 

Section C
 
18. Describe the main features of Permanent settlement. 
 
19. How was the economic development of India visualised in the early decades after independence? 
 
20. Why did the Safai Karamchari Andolan file a PIL in 2003? What did they complain about in their  Petition?
 
21. Read the extract and answer the following questions:
 
The dissatisfaction with British rule intensified in the 1870s and 1880s. The Arms Act was passed in 1878, disallowing Indians from possessing arms. In the same year the Vernacular Press Act was also enacted in an effort to silence those who were critical of the government. The Act allowed the government to confiscate the assets of newspapers including their printing presses if the newspapers published anything that was found “objectionable”. In 1883, there was a furore over the attempt by the government to introduce the Ilbert Bill. The bill provided for the trial of British or European persons by Indians, and sought equality between British and Indian judges in the country. But when white opposition forced the government to withdraw the bill, Indians were enraged. The event highlighted the racial attitudes of the British in India. Sovereign – The capacity to act independently without outside interference
 
The need for an all-India organisation of educated Indians had been felt since 1880, but the Ilbert Bill controversy deepened this desire. The Indian National Congress was established when 72 delegates from all over the country met at Bombay in December 1885. The early leadership – Dadabhai Naoroji, Pherozeshah Mehta, Badruddin Tyabji, W.C. Bonnerji, Surendranath Banerji, Romesh Chandra Dutt, S. Subramania Iyer.
 
i. What was the Arms Act ? 
 
ii. Mention the factors that highlighted the racial attitudes of the British in India. 
 
iii. When was INCformed and mention its early leaders . 
 
22. On a Political map of India locate the following places: 
 
a. Dandi      b. Bhilai       c. Champaran
 
 

 

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