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FINAL EXAMINATION - 2018 
SOCIAL SCIENCE  
(CODE NO. 087) 
MARKING SCHEME 
CLASS-X  
Time: 3 Hrs                                                                                                                        M.M. 80 
 1. 
 
Ans. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ans. 
Which power dominated the nation-building process in Germany? 
 
Power of the Prussian State -   
History - Sub Unit 1.1   
Theme 1 - The Rise of Nationalism in Europe    Page 19 
OR 
Which idea, other than economic exploitation, was behind French colonisation of 
Vietnam? 
The idea of a ‘civilising mission’. 
 History - Sub Unit 1.1, Theme 2 – The Nationalist Movement in Indo-China, Page 34 
 
 
1 
2. 
 
Ans. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ans. 
State an important characteristic of the oldest Japanese book, Diamond Sutra. 
 
Contained six sheets of text with woodcut illustrations 
 
History - Sub Unit 1.3, Theme 1 – Print Culture and the Modern World, Page 154 
                                                          OR 
State the hotly debated issue around which the novel Indulekha revolved. 
 
The hotly debated issue was the marriage practices of upper-caste Hindus in Kerala 
 
History - Sub Unit 1.3, Theme 2 Novels, Society and History Page – 195 
 
1 
3. 
 
 
Ans. 
Wind energy received in abundance in western Rajasthan and Gujrat has not been so 
far utilised and developed to the maximum. It falls in which category of resources? 
 
Potential Resources. 
Geography – Theme 1 Resources and Development, Page - 2 
 
1 
4. 
 
Ans. 
Write any one prudential reason for which power sharing is desirable. 
 
It helps to reduce the possibility of conflict between social groups. 
 
Political Science -  Chapter 1, Power Sharing, Page - 6 
 
1 
5. 
 
 
Ans. 
Identify the condition when both the parties in a barter economy have to agree to sell 
and buy each other’s commodities? What is it called? 
 
This is known as double coincidence of wants. 
Economics – Chapter 3, Money and Credit – Page - 39 
1 
6. 
 
 
A group of companies in India wishes to import high quality ACs from South Korea 
but have to pay a huge import tax on them which would make the ACs very expensive 
leading to a decline their sale. Ascertain the role of the import tax in this situation. 
1 
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FINAL EXAMINATION - 2018 
SOCIAL SCIENCE  
(CODE NO. 087) 
MARKING SCHEME 
CLASS-X  
Time: 3 Hrs                                                                                                                        M.M. 80 
 1. 
 
Ans. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ans. 
Which power dominated the nation-building process in Germany? 
 
Power of the Prussian State -   
History - Sub Unit 1.1   
Theme 1 - The Rise of Nationalism in Europe    Page 19 
OR 
Which idea, other than economic exploitation, was behind French colonisation of 
Vietnam? 
The idea of a ‘civilising mission’. 
 History - Sub Unit 1.1, Theme 2 – The Nationalist Movement in Indo-China, Page 34 
 
 
1 
2. 
 
Ans. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ans. 
State an important characteristic of the oldest Japanese book, Diamond Sutra. 
 
Contained six sheets of text with woodcut illustrations 
 
History - Sub Unit 1.3, Theme 1 – Print Culture and the Modern World, Page 154 
                                                          OR 
State the hotly debated issue around which the novel Indulekha revolved. 
 
The hotly debated issue was the marriage practices of upper-caste Hindus in Kerala 
 
History - Sub Unit 1.3, Theme 2 Novels, Society and History Page – 195 
 
1 
3. 
 
 
Ans. 
Wind energy received in abundance in western Rajasthan and Gujrat has not been so 
far utilised and developed to the maximum. It falls in which category of resources? 
 
Potential Resources. 
Geography – Theme 1 Resources and Development, Page - 2 
 
1 
4. 
 
Ans. 
Write any one prudential reason for which power sharing is desirable. 
 
It helps to reduce the possibility of conflict between social groups. 
 
Political Science -  Chapter 1, Power Sharing, Page - 6 
 
1 
5. 
 
 
Ans. 
Identify the condition when both the parties in a barter economy have to agree to sell 
and buy each other’s commodities? What is it called? 
 
This is known as double coincidence of wants. 
Economics – Chapter 3, Money and Credit – Page - 39 
1 
6. 
 
 
A group of companies in India wishes to import high quality ACs from South Korea 
but have to pay a huge import tax on them which would make the ACs very expensive 
leading to a decline their sale. Ascertain the role of the import tax in this situation. 
1 
 
Ans. 
 
The Import tax is acting as a Trade Barrier. 
Economics – Chapter 4, Globalization and Indian Economy – Page – 64 
 
7. 
 
 
 
Ans. 
Sania buys a packet of biscuits and finds details about ingredients used, price, batch 
number etc. printed on it except the expiry date. Under which right of the consumers 
she can claim to know this information from the manufacturer? 
 
Consumers’ right to be informed about the particulars of goods and services that they 
purchase. 
Economics – Chapter 5, Consumer Rights – Page – 80 
 
1 
8. 
 
 
Ans. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ans. 
Ideas of national unity in early-nineteenth-century Europe were closely allied to the 
ideology of liberalism. What did it mean for the middle class in France? Explain.  
 
a. For the new middle classes liberalism stood for freedom for the individual and 
equality of all before the law. 
 
b. Politically, it emphasised the concept of government by consent.  
 
c. It stood for the end of autocracy and clerical privileges, a constitution and 
representative government through parliament.                                         1X3 
 
History - Sub Unit 1.1 The Rise of Nationalism in Europe    Page 9 
OR 
The French used school textbooks in Vietnam to justify colonial rule. Explain. 
 
a. The Vietnamese were represented in the text books as primitive and backward 
 
b. They were shown capable of manual labour but not of intellectual reflection; 
‘skilled copyists’ but not creative.  
 
c. School children were told that only French rule could ensure peace in Vietnam                     
                                                                                                                    1X3 
 
History - Sub Unit 1.1   
Theme 2 – The Nationalist Movement in Indo-China    Page 35 
 
 
3 
9. 
 
 
Ans. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
“Not everyone welcomed the printed book, and those who did also had fears about it.” 
Justify the statement by giving three arguments. 
 
a. Many were apprehensive of the effects that the easier access to the printed 
word and the wider circulation of books, could have on people’s minds 
 
b. It was feared that if there was no control over what was printed and read then 
rebellious and irreligious thoughts might spread.  
 
c. If that happened the authority of ‘valuable’ literature would be destroyed. 
 
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FINAL EXAMINATION - 2018 
SOCIAL SCIENCE  
(CODE NO. 087) 
MARKING SCHEME 
CLASS-X  
Time: 3 Hrs                                                                                                                        M.M. 80 
 1. 
 
Ans. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ans. 
Which power dominated the nation-building process in Germany? 
 
Power of the Prussian State -   
History - Sub Unit 1.1   
Theme 1 - The Rise of Nationalism in Europe    Page 19 
OR 
Which idea, other than economic exploitation, was behind French colonisation of 
Vietnam? 
The idea of a ‘civilising mission’. 
 History - Sub Unit 1.1, Theme 2 – The Nationalist Movement in Indo-China, Page 34 
 
 
1 
2. 
 
Ans. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ans. 
State an important characteristic of the oldest Japanese book, Diamond Sutra. 
 
Contained six sheets of text with woodcut illustrations 
 
History - Sub Unit 1.3, Theme 1 – Print Culture and the Modern World, Page 154 
                                                          OR 
State the hotly debated issue around which the novel Indulekha revolved. 
 
The hotly debated issue was the marriage practices of upper-caste Hindus in Kerala 
 
History - Sub Unit 1.3, Theme 2 Novels, Society and History Page – 195 
 
1 
3. 
 
 
Ans. 
Wind energy received in abundance in western Rajasthan and Gujrat has not been so 
far utilised and developed to the maximum. It falls in which category of resources? 
 
Potential Resources. 
Geography – Theme 1 Resources and Development, Page - 2 
 
1 
4. 
 
Ans. 
Write any one prudential reason for which power sharing is desirable. 
 
It helps to reduce the possibility of conflict between social groups. 
 
Political Science -  Chapter 1, Power Sharing, Page - 6 
 
1 
5. 
 
 
Ans. 
Identify the condition when both the parties in a barter economy have to agree to sell 
and buy each other’s commodities? What is it called? 
 
This is known as double coincidence of wants. 
Economics – Chapter 3, Money and Credit – Page - 39 
1 
6. 
 
 
A group of companies in India wishes to import high quality ACs from South Korea 
but have to pay a huge import tax on them which would make the ACs very expensive 
leading to a decline their sale. Ascertain the role of the import tax in this situation. 
1 
 
Ans. 
 
The Import tax is acting as a Trade Barrier. 
Economics – Chapter 4, Globalization and Indian Economy – Page – 64 
 
7. 
 
 
 
Ans. 
Sania buys a packet of biscuits and finds details about ingredients used, price, batch 
number etc. printed on it except the expiry date. Under which right of the consumers 
she can claim to know this information from the manufacturer? 
 
Consumers’ right to be informed about the particulars of goods and services that they 
purchase. 
Economics – Chapter 5, Consumer Rights – Page – 80 
 
1 
8. 
 
 
Ans. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ans. 
Ideas of national unity in early-nineteenth-century Europe were closely allied to the 
ideology of liberalism. What did it mean for the middle class in France? Explain.  
 
a. For the new middle classes liberalism stood for freedom for the individual and 
equality of all before the law. 
 
b. Politically, it emphasised the concept of government by consent.  
 
c. It stood for the end of autocracy and clerical privileges, a constitution and 
representative government through parliament.                                         1X3 
 
History - Sub Unit 1.1 The Rise of Nationalism in Europe    Page 9 
OR 
The French used school textbooks in Vietnam to justify colonial rule. Explain. 
 
a. The Vietnamese were represented in the text books as primitive and backward 
 
b. They were shown capable of manual labour but not of intellectual reflection; 
‘skilled copyists’ but not creative.  
 
c. School children were told that only French rule could ensure peace in Vietnam                     
                                                                                                                    1X3 
 
History - Sub Unit 1.1   
Theme 2 – The Nationalist Movement in Indo-China    Page 35 
 
 
3 
9. 
 
 
Ans. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
“Not everyone welcomed the printed book, and those who did also had fears about it.” 
Justify the statement by giving three arguments. 
 
a. Many were apprehensive of the effects that the easier access to the printed 
word and the wider circulation of books, could have on people’s minds 
 
b. It was feared that if there was no control over what was printed and read then 
rebellious and irreligious thoughts might spread.  
 
c. If that happened the authority of ‘valuable’ literature would be destroyed. 
 
3 
 
 
 
 
Ans. 
                                                                                                                           1X3 
 
History - Sub Unit 1.3, Theme 1 – Print Culture and the Modern World, Page 160 
OR 
“Colonial administrators found ‘vernacular’ novels a valuable source of information 
on native life and customs.” Prove the statement by giving three evidences. 
 
a. Such information was useful for them in governing Indian society, with its 
large variety of communities and castes.  
 
b. As outsiders, the British knew little about life inside Indian households. The 
new novels in Indian languages often had descriptions of domestic life.  
 
c. They showed how people dressed, their forms of religious worship, their 
beliefs and practices etc.                                                                           1X3                                                                                                  
 
History - Sub Unit 1.3, Theme 2 Novels, Society and History Page – 191 
 
10. 
 
 
Ans. 
Explain any three reasons for which the multi-purpose projects and large dams have 
come under great scrutiny and opposition in the recent years. 
 
a. Regulating and damming of rivers affect their natural flow causing poor 
sediment flow and excessive sedimentation at the bottom of the reservoir, 
resulting in rockier stream beds and poorer habitats for the rivers’ aquatic life.  
 
b. Dams also fragment rivers making it difficult for aquatic fauna to migrate, 
especially for spawning.  
 
c. The reservoirs that are created on the floodplains also submerge the existing 
vegetation and soil leading to its decomposition over a period of time.      1X3 
 
Geography – Theme 3 Water Resources, Page -27 
 
3 
11. 
 
 
 
Ans. 
Mohan owns a farm in Uttar Pradesh. He wishes to cultivate either Jute or Sugarcane. 
Which crop out of these two should he cultivate keeping in mind the conditions 
required for their growth? Explain. 
 
a. He should cultivate Sugarcane as the geographical conditions it requires are 
available in Uttar Pradesh. 
 
b. Sugarcane grows well in hot and humid climate 
 
c. Requires a temperature of 21°C to 27°C  
 
d. Needs annual rainfall between 75cm. and 100cm.  
 
e. Irrigation is required in the regions of low rainfall.  
 
f. It can be grown on a variety of soils and needs manual labour from sowing to 
 
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FINAL EXAMINATION - 2018 
SOCIAL SCIENCE  
(CODE NO. 087) 
MARKING SCHEME 
CLASS-X  
Time: 3 Hrs                                                                                                                        M.M. 80 
 1. 
 
Ans. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ans. 
Which power dominated the nation-building process in Germany? 
 
Power of the Prussian State -   
History - Sub Unit 1.1   
Theme 1 - The Rise of Nationalism in Europe    Page 19 
OR 
Which idea, other than economic exploitation, was behind French colonisation of 
Vietnam? 
The idea of a ‘civilising mission’. 
 History - Sub Unit 1.1, Theme 2 – The Nationalist Movement in Indo-China, Page 34 
 
 
1 
2. 
 
Ans. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ans. 
State an important characteristic of the oldest Japanese book, Diamond Sutra. 
 
Contained six sheets of text with woodcut illustrations 
 
History - Sub Unit 1.3, Theme 1 – Print Culture and the Modern World, Page 154 
                                                          OR 
State the hotly debated issue around which the novel Indulekha revolved. 
 
The hotly debated issue was the marriage practices of upper-caste Hindus in Kerala 
 
History - Sub Unit 1.3, Theme 2 Novels, Society and History Page – 195 
 
1 
3. 
 
 
Ans. 
Wind energy received in abundance in western Rajasthan and Gujrat has not been so 
far utilised and developed to the maximum. It falls in which category of resources? 
 
Potential Resources. 
Geography – Theme 1 Resources and Development, Page - 2 
 
1 
4. 
 
Ans. 
Write any one prudential reason for which power sharing is desirable. 
 
It helps to reduce the possibility of conflict between social groups. 
 
Political Science -  Chapter 1, Power Sharing, Page - 6 
 
1 
5. 
 
 
Ans. 
Identify the condition when both the parties in a barter economy have to agree to sell 
and buy each other’s commodities? What is it called? 
 
This is known as double coincidence of wants. 
Economics – Chapter 3, Money and Credit – Page - 39 
1 
6. 
 
 
A group of companies in India wishes to import high quality ACs from South Korea 
but have to pay a huge import tax on them which would make the ACs very expensive 
leading to a decline their sale. Ascertain the role of the import tax in this situation. 
1 
 
Ans. 
 
The Import tax is acting as a Trade Barrier. 
Economics – Chapter 4, Globalization and Indian Economy – Page – 64 
 
7. 
 
 
 
Ans. 
Sania buys a packet of biscuits and finds details about ingredients used, price, batch 
number etc. printed on it except the expiry date. Under which right of the consumers 
she can claim to know this information from the manufacturer? 
 
Consumers’ right to be informed about the particulars of goods and services that they 
purchase. 
Economics – Chapter 5, Consumer Rights – Page – 80 
 
1 
8. 
 
 
Ans. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ans. 
Ideas of national unity in early-nineteenth-century Europe were closely allied to the 
ideology of liberalism. What did it mean for the middle class in France? Explain.  
 
a. For the new middle classes liberalism stood for freedom for the individual and 
equality of all before the law. 
 
b. Politically, it emphasised the concept of government by consent.  
 
c. It stood for the end of autocracy and clerical privileges, a constitution and 
representative government through parliament.                                         1X3 
 
History - Sub Unit 1.1 The Rise of Nationalism in Europe    Page 9 
OR 
The French used school textbooks in Vietnam to justify colonial rule. Explain. 
 
a. The Vietnamese were represented in the text books as primitive and backward 
 
b. They were shown capable of manual labour but not of intellectual reflection; 
‘skilled copyists’ but not creative.  
 
c. School children were told that only French rule could ensure peace in Vietnam                     
                                                                                                                    1X3 
 
History - Sub Unit 1.1   
Theme 2 – The Nationalist Movement in Indo-China    Page 35 
 
 
3 
9. 
 
 
Ans. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
“Not everyone welcomed the printed book, and those who did also had fears about it.” 
Justify the statement by giving three arguments. 
 
a. Many were apprehensive of the effects that the easier access to the printed 
word and the wider circulation of books, could have on people’s minds 
 
b. It was feared that if there was no control over what was printed and read then 
rebellious and irreligious thoughts might spread.  
 
c. If that happened the authority of ‘valuable’ literature would be destroyed. 
 
3 
 
 
 
 
Ans. 
                                                                                                                           1X3 
 
History - Sub Unit 1.3, Theme 1 – Print Culture and the Modern World, Page 160 
OR 
“Colonial administrators found ‘vernacular’ novels a valuable source of information 
on native life and customs.” Prove the statement by giving three evidences. 
 
a. Such information was useful for them in governing Indian society, with its 
large variety of communities and castes.  
 
b. As outsiders, the British knew little about life inside Indian households. The 
new novels in Indian languages often had descriptions of domestic life.  
 
c. They showed how people dressed, their forms of religious worship, their 
beliefs and practices etc.                                                                           1X3                                                                                                  
 
History - Sub Unit 1.3, Theme 2 Novels, Society and History Page – 191 
 
10. 
 
 
Ans. 
Explain any three reasons for which the multi-purpose projects and large dams have 
come under great scrutiny and opposition in the recent years. 
 
a. Regulating and damming of rivers affect their natural flow causing poor 
sediment flow and excessive sedimentation at the bottom of the reservoir, 
resulting in rockier stream beds and poorer habitats for the rivers’ aquatic life.  
 
b. Dams also fragment rivers making it difficult for aquatic fauna to migrate, 
especially for spawning.  
 
c. The reservoirs that are created on the floodplains also submerge the existing 
vegetation and soil leading to its decomposition over a period of time.      1X3 
 
Geography – Theme 3 Water Resources, Page -27 
 
3 
11. 
 
 
 
Ans. 
Mohan owns a farm in Uttar Pradesh. He wishes to cultivate either Jute or Sugarcane. 
Which crop out of these two should he cultivate keeping in mind the conditions 
required for their growth? Explain. 
 
a. He should cultivate Sugarcane as the geographical conditions it requires are 
available in Uttar Pradesh. 
 
b. Sugarcane grows well in hot and humid climate 
 
c. Requires a temperature of 21°C to 27°C  
 
d. Needs annual rainfall between 75cm. and 100cm.  
 
e. Irrigation is required in the regions of low rainfall.  
 
f. It can be grown on a variety of soils and needs manual labour from sowing to 
 
3 
  harvesting. All these conditions are available in Uttar Pradesh.                        0.5X6 
 
Geography – Theme 4, Agriculture, Page – 40 
 
12. 
 
Ans. 
Distinguish between the Unitary and Federal systems of government. 
 
Under the unitary system, either there is only one level of government or the sub-units 
are subordinate to the central government. The central government can pass on orders 
to the provincial or the local government.  
 
In federal system government and its powers are divided at Union and State level, in 
some countries even at local self-level. In this system, the central government cannot 
order the state government to do something.  
 
In federal system State government has powers of its own for which it is not 
answerable to the central government. Both these governments are separately 
answerable to the people.                     
                                                                             Or any other valid point.              1X3 
                                                If done in a tabular form, then three points each - 0.5X6 
 
                                                Political Science -  Chapter 2, Federalism, Page - 15 
 
3 
13. 
 
 
Ans. 
“Three factors are crucial in deciding the outcome of politics of social divisions.” 
Elaborate upon the statement. 
 
First of all, the outcome depends on how people perceive their identities. If people see 
their identities in singular and exclusive terms, it becomes very difficult to 
accommodate. 
 
Second, it depends on how political leaders raise the demands of any community. It is 
easier to accommodate demands that are within the constitutional framework and are 
not at the cost of another community. 
 
Third, it depends on how the government reacts to demands of different groups. If the 
rulers are willing to share power and accommodate the reasonable demands of 
minority community, social divisions become less threatening for the country. 
                                                                                                                                   1X3 
 
Political Science -  Chapter 3, Democracy & Diversity, Page - 36 
 
3 
14. 
 
Ans. 
Do democracies lead to peaceful and harmonious life among citizens? Clarify. 
 
a. Non-democratic regimes often turn a blind eye to or suppress internal social 
differences. Ability to handle social differences, divisions and conflicts is thus 
a definite plus point of democratic regimes. 
 
b. But the example of Sri Lanka exhibits that a democracy must fulfil two 
conditions in order to achieve this outcome:  
 That democracy is not simply rule by majority opinion. The majority 
always needs to work with the minority so that governments function to 
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FINAL EXAMINATION - 2018 
SOCIAL SCIENCE  
(CODE NO. 087) 
MARKING SCHEME 
CLASS-X  
Time: 3 Hrs                                                                                                                        M.M. 80 
 1. 
 
Ans. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ans. 
Which power dominated the nation-building process in Germany? 
 
Power of the Prussian State -   
History - Sub Unit 1.1   
Theme 1 - The Rise of Nationalism in Europe    Page 19 
OR 
Which idea, other than economic exploitation, was behind French colonisation of 
Vietnam? 
The idea of a ‘civilising mission’. 
 History - Sub Unit 1.1, Theme 2 – The Nationalist Movement in Indo-China, Page 34 
 
 
1 
2. 
 
Ans. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ans. 
State an important characteristic of the oldest Japanese book, Diamond Sutra. 
 
Contained six sheets of text with woodcut illustrations 
 
History - Sub Unit 1.3, Theme 1 – Print Culture and the Modern World, Page 154 
                                                          OR 
State the hotly debated issue around which the novel Indulekha revolved. 
 
The hotly debated issue was the marriage practices of upper-caste Hindus in Kerala 
 
History - Sub Unit 1.3, Theme 2 Novels, Society and History Page – 195 
 
1 
3. 
 
 
Ans. 
Wind energy received in abundance in western Rajasthan and Gujrat has not been so 
far utilised and developed to the maximum. It falls in which category of resources? 
 
Potential Resources. 
Geography – Theme 1 Resources and Development, Page - 2 
 
1 
4. 
 
Ans. 
Write any one prudential reason for which power sharing is desirable. 
 
It helps to reduce the possibility of conflict between social groups. 
 
Political Science -  Chapter 1, Power Sharing, Page - 6 
 
1 
5. 
 
 
Ans. 
Identify the condition when both the parties in a barter economy have to agree to sell 
and buy each other’s commodities? What is it called? 
 
This is known as double coincidence of wants. 
Economics – Chapter 3, Money and Credit – Page - 39 
1 
6. 
 
 
A group of companies in India wishes to import high quality ACs from South Korea 
but have to pay a huge import tax on them which would make the ACs very expensive 
leading to a decline their sale. Ascertain the role of the import tax in this situation. 
1 
 
Ans. 
 
The Import tax is acting as a Trade Barrier. 
Economics – Chapter 4, Globalization and Indian Economy – Page – 64 
 
7. 
 
 
 
Ans. 
Sania buys a packet of biscuits and finds details about ingredients used, price, batch 
number etc. printed on it except the expiry date. Under which right of the consumers 
she can claim to know this information from the manufacturer? 
 
Consumers’ right to be informed about the particulars of goods and services that they 
purchase. 
Economics – Chapter 5, Consumer Rights – Page – 80 
 
1 
8. 
 
 
Ans. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ans. 
Ideas of national unity in early-nineteenth-century Europe were closely allied to the 
ideology of liberalism. What did it mean for the middle class in France? Explain.  
 
a. For the new middle classes liberalism stood for freedom for the individual and 
equality of all before the law. 
 
b. Politically, it emphasised the concept of government by consent.  
 
c. It stood for the end of autocracy and clerical privileges, a constitution and 
representative government through parliament.                                         1X3 
 
History - Sub Unit 1.1 The Rise of Nationalism in Europe    Page 9 
OR 
The French used school textbooks in Vietnam to justify colonial rule. Explain. 
 
a. The Vietnamese were represented in the text books as primitive and backward 
 
b. They were shown capable of manual labour but not of intellectual reflection; 
‘skilled copyists’ but not creative.  
 
c. School children were told that only French rule could ensure peace in Vietnam                     
                                                                                                                    1X3 
 
History - Sub Unit 1.1   
Theme 2 – The Nationalist Movement in Indo-China    Page 35 
 
 
3 
9. 
 
 
Ans. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
“Not everyone welcomed the printed book, and those who did also had fears about it.” 
Justify the statement by giving three arguments. 
 
a. Many were apprehensive of the effects that the easier access to the printed 
word and the wider circulation of books, could have on people’s minds 
 
b. It was feared that if there was no control over what was printed and read then 
rebellious and irreligious thoughts might spread.  
 
c. If that happened the authority of ‘valuable’ literature would be destroyed. 
 
3 
 
 
 
 
Ans. 
                                                                                                                           1X3 
 
History - Sub Unit 1.3, Theme 1 – Print Culture and the Modern World, Page 160 
OR 
“Colonial administrators found ‘vernacular’ novels a valuable source of information 
on native life and customs.” Prove the statement by giving three evidences. 
 
a. Such information was useful for them in governing Indian society, with its 
large variety of communities and castes.  
 
b. As outsiders, the British knew little about life inside Indian households. The 
new novels in Indian languages often had descriptions of domestic life.  
 
c. They showed how people dressed, their forms of religious worship, their 
beliefs and practices etc.                                                                           1X3                                                                                                  
 
History - Sub Unit 1.3, Theme 2 Novels, Society and History Page – 191 
 
10. 
 
 
Ans. 
Explain any three reasons for which the multi-purpose projects and large dams have 
come under great scrutiny and opposition in the recent years. 
 
a. Regulating and damming of rivers affect their natural flow causing poor 
sediment flow and excessive sedimentation at the bottom of the reservoir, 
resulting in rockier stream beds and poorer habitats for the rivers’ aquatic life.  
 
b. Dams also fragment rivers making it difficult for aquatic fauna to migrate, 
especially for spawning.  
 
c. The reservoirs that are created on the floodplains also submerge the existing 
vegetation and soil leading to its decomposition over a period of time.      1X3 
 
Geography – Theme 3 Water Resources, Page -27 
 
3 
11. 
 
 
 
Ans. 
Mohan owns a farm in Uttar Pradesh. He wishes to cultivate either Jute or Sugarcane. 
Which crop out of these two should he cultivate keeping in mind the conditions 
required for their growth? Explain. 
 
a. He should cultivate Sugarcane as the geographical conditions it requires are 
available in Uttar Pradesh. 
 
b. Sugarcane grows well in hot and humid climate 
 
c. Requires a temperature of 21°C to 27°C  
 
d. Needs annual rainfall between 75cm. and 100cm.  
 
e. Irrigation is required in the regions of low rainfall.  
 
f. It can be grown on a variety of soils and needs manual labour from sowing to 
 
3 
  harvesting. All these conditions are available in Uttar Pradesh.                        0.5X6 
 
Geography – Theme 4, Agriculture, Page – 40 
 
12. 
 
Ans. 
Distinguish between the Unitary and Federal systems of government. 
 
Under the unitary system, either there is only one level of government or the sub-units 
are subordinate to the central government. The central government can pass on orders 
to the provincial or the local government.  
 
In federal system government and its powers are divided at Union and State level, in 
some countries even at local self-level. In this system, the central government cannot 
order the state government to do something.  
 
In federal system State government has powers of its own for which it is not 
answerable to the central government. Both these governments are separately 
answerable to the people.                     
                                                                             Or any other valid point.              1X3 
                                                If done in a tabular form, then three points each - 0.5X6 
 
                                                Political Science -  Chapter 2, Federalism, Page - 15 
 
3 
13. 
 
 
Ans. 
“Three factors are crucial in deciding the outcome of politics of social divisions.” 
Elaborate upon the statement. 
 
First of all, the outcome depends on how people perceive their identities. If people see 
their identities in singular and exclusive terms, it becomes very difficult to 
accommodate. 
 
Second, it depends on how political leaders raise the demands of any community. It is 
easier to accommodate demands that are within the constitutional framework and are 
not at the cost of another community. 
 
Third, it depends on how the government reacts to demands of different groups. If the 
rulers are willing to share power and accommodate the reasonable demands of 
minority community, social divisions become less threatening for the country. 
                                                                                                                                   1X3 
 
Political Science -  Chapter 3, Democracy & Diversity, Page - 36 
 
3 
14. 
 
Ans. 
Do democracies lead to peaceful and harmonious life among citizens? Clarify. 
 
a. Non-democratic regimes often turn a blind eye to or suppress internal social 
differences. Ability to handle social differences, divisions and conflicts is thus 
a definite plus point of democratic regimes. 
 
b. But the example of Sri Lanka exhibits that a democracy must fulfil two 
conditions in order to achieve this outcome:  
 That democracy is not simply rule by majority opinion. The majority 
always needs to work with the minority so that governments function to 
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represent the general view. 
 
 That rule by majority does not become rule by majority community in 
terms of religion or race or linguistic group, etc.                               1+2 
 
                              Political Science -  Chapter 7, Outcomes of Democracy, Page - 96 
 
15. 
 
 
Ans. 
Mohit is 28 years of age, has 65 kg of body weight and is 1.4 meters tall. Calculate his 
BMI. Find out whether he is under nourished or over weight. Why? 
 
His BMI is 33.16 
He is over weight 
Because his BMI is more than 25                                                                           1X3 
 
                                                         Economics – Chapter 1, Development, Page – 13 
 
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16. 
 
 
 
 
 
Ans. 
Amrita is a government employee and belongs to a rich urban household whereas Rani 
works as a helper on a construction site and comes from a poor rural household. Both 
have a crisis at home and wish to take loan. Create a list of arguments explaining who 
between the two would successfully be able to get the loan from a formal source. 
Why? 
 
Amrita would successfully get the loan from a formal source because –  
 
Can do the documentation required 
Can fulfil the terms of credit 
Bank can be assured of repayment of loan by her through EMIs from her salary 
 
                                                                                   Any other valid point             1X3 
                                            Economics – Chapter 3, Money and Credit – Page – 45/49 
 
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17. 
 
 
Ans. 
How can the government ensure that globalisation is fair and its benefits are shared in 
a better way by all? 
 
a. Government’s policies must protect the interests, not only of the rich and the 
powerful, but all the people in the country. It should ensure that the labour laws 
are properly implemented and the workers get their rights. 
b. It can support small producers to improve their performance till the time they 
become strong enough to compete. If necessary, the government can use trade 
and investment barriers.  
c. It can negotiate at the WTO for ‘fairer rules’. It can also align with other 
developing countries with similar interests to fight against the domination of 
developed countries in the WTO.                                                               1X3 
 
          Economics – Chapter 4, Globalization and Indian Economy – Page – 70 
 
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18. 
 
 
Ans. 
Create an advertisement for an online Consumer Awareness campaign to help 
consumers know their rights and save themselves from exploitation. 
 
Open ended question with a number of valid answers at least one example. 
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