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C B S E 	 S a m p l e 	 P a p e r 	 - 	 0 2
C l a s s 	 – 	 I X 	 S o c i a l 	 S c i e n c e
T i m e 	 a l l o w e d : 	 3 	 h o u r s 	 M a x i m u m 	 M a r k s : 	 9 0
G e n e r a l 	 I n s t r u c t i o n s :
a ) 	 T h e 	 q u e s t i o n 	 p a p e r 	 h a s 	 3 0 	 q u e s t i o n s . 	 A l l 	 Q u e s t i o n s 	 a r e 	 c o m p u l s o r y .
b ) 	 Q u e s t i o n 	 n u m b e r s 	 1 - 8 	 a r e 	 o n e 	 m a r k 	 q u e s t i o n s .
c ) 	 Q u e s t i o n 	 n u m b e r s 	 9 - 2 0 	 a r e 	 t h r e e 	 m a r k s 	 q u e s t i o n s . 	 A n s w e r s 	 o f 	 t h e s e 	 q u e s t i o n s 	 s h o u l d 	 n o t
e x c e e d 	 8 0 	 w o r d s .
d ) 	 Q u e s t i o n 	 n u m b e r s 	 2 1 - 2 8 	 a r e 	 f i v e 	 m a r k s 	 q u e s t i o n s . 	 A n s w e r s 	 o f 	 t h e s e 	 q u e s t i o n s 	 s h o u l d 	 n o t
e x c e e d 	 1 0 0 	 w o r d s .
e ) 	 Q u e s t i o n 	 n u m b e r 	 2 7 	 a n d 	 2 8 	 a r e 	 b a s e d 	 o n 	 m a p 	 q u e s t i o n s 	 o f 	 t h r e e 	 m a r k s 	 e a c h .
f ) 	 Q u e s t i o n 	 n u m b e r s 	 2 9 	 a n d 	 3 0 	 a r e 	 M a p 	 B a s e d 	 Q u e s t i o n s 	 c a r r y i n g 	 t h r e e 	 m a r k s 	 e a c h .
1 . 	 W h a t 	 i s 	 L i v r e ?
A n s . 	 I t 	 w a s 	 a 	 u n i t 	 o f 	 c u r r e n c y 	 i n 	 F r a n c e 	 d i s c o n t i n u e d 	 i n 	 1 7 9 4 .
2 . 	 W h i c h 	 t y p e 	 o f 	 i n v e s t m e n t 	 i s 	 k n o w n 	 a s 	 h u m a n 	 c a p i t a l 	 i n v e s t m e n t ?
A n s . 	 T h e 	 i n v e s t m e n t 	 m a d e 	 i n 	 t h e 	 f o r m 	 o f 	 e d u c a t i o n , 	 t r a i n i n g 	 a n d 	 m e d i c a l 	 c a r e 	 i s 	 k n o w n 	 a s
h u m a n 	 c a p i t a l 	 f o r m a t i o n .
3 . 	 H o w 	 d o e s 	 P o p u l a t i o n 	 b e c o m e 	 h u m a n 	 c a p i t a l ?
A n s . 	 P o p u l a t i o n 	 b e c o m e s 	 h u m a n 	 c a p i t a l 	 w h e n 	 t h e r e 	 i s 	 i n v e s t m e n t 	 m a d e 	 i n 	 t h e 	 f o r m 	 o f
e d u c a t i o n , 	 t r a i n i n g 	 a n d 	 m e d i c a l 	 c a r e .
4 . 	 H o w 	 w o u l d 	 y o u 	 a g r e e 	 t h a t 	 H i m a l a y a s 	 a r e 	 t h e 	 m o s t 	 r e c e n t 	 l a n d f o r m s ?
A n s . 	 T h e 	 w h o l e 	 m o u n t a i n 	 s y s t e m 	 o f 	 H i m a l a y a s 	 r e p r e s e n t s 	 a 	 v e r y 	 y o u t h f u l 	 t o p o g r a p h y 	 w i t h
h i g h 	 p e a k s , 	 d e e p 	 v a l l e y s 	 a n d 	 f a s t 	 f l o w i n g 	 r i v e r s .
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C B S E 	 S a m p l e 	 P a p e r 	 - 	 0 2
C l a s s 	 – 	 I X 	 S o c i a l 	 S c i e n c e
T i m e 	 a l l o w e d : 	 3 	 h o u r s 	 M a x i m u m 	 M a r k s : 	 9 0
G e n e r a l 	 I n s t r u c t i o n s :
a ) 	 T h e 	 q u e s t i o n 	 p a p e r 	 h a s 	 3 0 	 q u e s t i o n s . 	 A l l 	 Q u e s t i o n s 	 a r e 	 c o m p u l s o r y .
b ) 	 Q u e s t i o n 	 n u m b e r s 	 1 - 8 	 a r e 	 o n e 	 m a r k 	 q u e s t i o n s .
c ) 	 Q u e s t i o n 	 n u m b e r s 	 9 - 2 0 	 a r e 	 t h r e e 	 m a r k s 	 q u e s t i o n s . 	 A n s w e r s 	 o f 	 t h e s e 	 q u e s t i o n s 	 s h o u l d 	 n o t
e x c e e d 	 8 0 	 w o r d s .
d ) 	 Q u e s t i o n 	 n u m b e r s 	 2 1 - 2 8 	 a r e 	 f i v e 	 m a r k s 	 q u e s t i o n s . 	 A n s w e r s 	 o f 	 t h e s e 	 q u e s t i o n s 	 s h o u l d 	 n o t
e x c e e d 	 1 0 0 	 w o r d s .
e ) 	 Q u e s t i o n 	 n u m b e r 	 2 7 	 a n d 	 2 8 	 a r e 	 b a s e d 	 o n 	 m a p 	 q u e s t i o n s 	 o f 	 t h r e e 	 m a r k s 	 e a c h .
f ) 	 Q u e s t i o n 	 n u m b e r s 	 2 9 	 a n d 	 3 0 	 a r e 	 M a p 	 B a s e d 	 Q u e s t i o n s 	 c a r r y i n g 	 t h r e e 	 m a r k s 	 e a c h .
1 . 	 W h a t 	 i s 	 L i v r e ?
A n s . 	 I t 	 w a s 	 a 	 u n i t 	 o f 	 c u r r e n c y 	 i n 	 F r a n c e 	 d i s c o n t i n u e d 	 i n 	 1 7 9 4 .
2 . 	 W h i c h 	 t y p e 	 o f 	 i n v e s t m e n t 	 i s 	 k n o w n 	 a s 	 h u m a n 	 c a p i t a l 	 i n v e s t m e n t ?
A n s . 	 T h e 	 i n v e s t m e n t 	 m a d e 	 i n 	 t h e 	 f o r m 	 o f 	 e d u c a t i o n , 	 t r a i n i n g 	 a n d 	 m e d i c a l 	 c a r e 	 i s 	 k n o w n 	 a s
h u m a n 	 c a p i t a l 	 f o r m a t i o n .
3 . 	 H o w 	 d o e s 	 P o p u l a t i o n 	 b e c o m e 	 h u m a n 	 c a p i t a l ?
A n s . 	 P o p u l a t i o n 	 b e c o m e s 	 h u m a n 	 c a p i t a l 	 w h e n 	 t h e r e 	 i s 	 i n v e s t m e n t 	 m a d e 	 i n 	 t h e 	 f o r m 	 o f
e d u c a t i o n , 	 t r a i n i n g 	 a n d 	 m e d i c a l 	 c a r e .
4 . 	 H o w 	 w o u l d 	 y o u 	 a g r e e 	 t h a t 	 H i m a l a y a s 	 a r e 	 t h e 	 m o s t 	 r e c e n t 	 l a n d f o r m s ?
A n s . 	 T h e 	 w h o l e 	 m o u n t a i n 	 s y s t e m 	 o f 	 H i m a l a y a s 	 r e p r e s e n t s 	 a 	 v e r y 	 y o u t h f u l 	 t o p o g r a p h y 	 w i t h
h i g h 	 p e a k s , 	 d e e p 	 v a l l e y s 	 a n d 	 f a s t 	 f l o w i n g 	 r i v e r s .
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5 . 	 T h e 	 w o r k e r s 	 l e d 	 b y 	 L e c h 	 W a l e s a 	 s i g n e d 	 a n 	 a g r e e m e n t 	 w i t h 	 t h e 	 P o l i s h 	 G o v e r n m e n t
w h i c h 	 e n d e d 	 t h e i r 	 s t r i k e . 	 H o w 	 m a n y 	 p o i n t s 	 d i d 	 t h e 	 a g r e e m e n t 	 h a v e ?
A n s . 	 T h e 	 a g r e e m e n t 	 w h i c h 	 e n d e d 	 t h e i r 	 s t r i k e 	 w a s 	 a 	 2 1 - p o i n t 	 a g r e e m e n t .
6 . 	 H o w 	 M y a n m a r 	 i s 	 a 	 n o n - d e m o c r a t i c 	 c o u n t r y ?
A n s . 	 T h e 	 a r m y 	 r u l e r s 	 o f 	 M y a n m a r 	 a r e 	 n o t 	 e l e c t e d 	 b y 	 t h e 	 p e o p l e . 	 T h o s e 	 w h o 	 h a p p e n 	 t o 	 b e 	 i n
c o n t r o l 	 o f 	 t h e 	 a r m y 	 b e c o m e 	 t h e 	 r u l e r s 	 o f 	 t h e 	 c o u n t r y 	 p e o p l e 	 h a v e 	 n o 	 s a y 	 i n 	 t h i s 	 d e c i s i o n .
7 . 	 D i d 	 t h e 	 i d e a l s 	 o f 	 t h e 	 Q u i t 	 I n d i a 	 M o v e m e n t 	 c o n t r i b u t e 	 t o 	 t h e 	 m a k i n g 	 o f 	 t h e 	 I n d i a n
C o n s t i t u t i o n ?
A n s . 	 N o , 	 t h e y 	 d i d 	 n o t . 	 H o w e v e r , 	 t h e 	 S o c i a l i s t 	 R e v o l u t i o n 	 i n 	 R u s s i a , 	 t h e 	 B i l l 	 o f 	 t h e 	 R i g h t s 	 o f 	 t h e
U S 	 a n d 	 t h e 	 i d e a l s 	 o f 	 t h e 	 F r e n c h 	 R e v o l u t i o n 	 w e r e 	 t h e 	 c o n t r i b u t i n g 	 f a c t o r s .
8 . 	 W h a t 	 i s 	 m e a n t 	 b y 	 s e a s o n a l 	 u n e m p l o y m e n t ?
A n s . 	 S e a s o n a l 	 u n e m p l o y m e n t 	 o c c u r s 	 w h e n 	 p e o p l e 	 w h o 	 a r e 	 w i l l i n g 	 t o 	 w o r k 	 a r e 	 n o t 	 a b l e 	 t o
f i n d 	 j o b s 	 d u r i n g 	 s o m e 	 m o n t h s 	 o f 	 t h e 	 y e a r .
9 . 	 W h a t 	 d o 	 y o u 	 u n d e r s t a n d 	 b y 	 ‘ H y p e r i n f l a t i o n ’ ?
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W h o 	 w e r e 	 S o v i e t s ? 	 W h a t 	 w a s 	 t h e i r 	 r o l e 	 i n 	 t h e 	 r e v o l u t i o n ?
A n s . 	 W i t h 	 t o o 	 m u c h 	 o f 	 p r i n t e d 	 m o n e y 	 i n 	 c i r c u l a t i o n , 	 t h e 	 v a l u e 	 o f 	 G e r m a n 	 m a r k 	 f e l l . 	 A s 	 t h e
v a l u e 	 o f 	 G e r m a n 	 m a r k 	 c o l l a p s e d , 	 p r i c e s 	 o f 	 g o o d s 	 s o a r e d . 	 T h e 	 i m a g e 	 o f 	 G e r m a n s 	 c a r r y i n g
c a r t l o a d s 	 o f 	 c u r r e n c y 	 n o t e s 	 t o 	 b u y 	 a 	 l o a f 	 o f 	 b r e a d 	 w a s 	 w i d e l y 	 p u b l i c i s e d 	 e v o k i n g 	 w o r l d w i d e
s y m p a t h y . 	 T h i s 	 c r i s i s 	 c a m e 	 t o 	 b e 	 k n o w n 	 a s 	 ‘ h y p e r i n f l a t i o n ’ - 	 a 	 s i t u a t i o n 	 w h e n 	 p r i c e s 	 r i s e
p h e n o m e n a l l y 	 h i g h .
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S o v i e t 	 w a s 	 a 	 c o u n c i l 	 o f 	 s t r i k i n g 	 w o r k e r s 	 a n d 	 s o l d i e r s 	 f o r m e d 	 i n 	 t h e 	 F e b r u a r y 	 R e v o l u t i o n .
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C B S E 	 S a m p l e 	 P a p e r 	 - 	 0 2
C l a s s 	 – 	 I X 	 S o c i a l 	 S c i e n c e
T i m e 	 a l l o w e d : 	 3 	 h o u r s 	 M a x i m u m 	 M a r k s : 	 9 0
G e n e r a l 	 I n s t r u c t i o n s :
a ) 	 T h e 	 q u e s t i o n 	 p a p e r 	 h a s 	 3 0 	 q u e s t i o n s . 	 A l l 	 Q u e s t i o n s 	 a r e 	 c o m p u l s o r y .
b ) 	 Q u e s t i o n 	 n u m b e r s 	 1 - 8 	 a r e 	 o n e 	 m a r k 	 q u e s t i o n s .
c ) 	 Q u e s t i o n 	 n u m b e r s 	 9 - 2 0 	 a r e 	 t h r e e 	 m a r k s 	 q u e s t i o n s . 	 A n s w e r s 	 o f 	 t h e s e 	 q u e s t i o n s 	 s h o u l d 	 n o t
e x c e e d 	 8 0 	 w o r d s .
d ) 	 Q u e s t i o n 	 n u m b e r s 	 2 1 - 2 8 	 a r e 	 f i v e 	 m a r k s 	 q u e s t i o n s . 	 A n s w e r s 	 o f 	 t h e s e 	 q u e s t i o n s 	 s h o u l d 	 n o t
e x c e e d 	 1 0 0 	 w o r d s .
e ) 	 Q u e s t i o n 	 n u m b e r 	 2 7 	 a n d 	 2 8 	 a r e 	 b a s e d 	 o n 	 m a p 	 q u e s t i o n s 	 o f 	 t h r e e 	 m a r k s 	 e a c h .
f ) 	 Q u e s t i o n 	 n u m b e r s 	 2 9 	 a n d 	 3 0 	 a r e 	 M a p 	 B a s e d 	 Q u e s t i o n s 	 c a r r y i n g 	 t h r e e 	 m a r k s 	 e a c h .
1 . 	 W h a t 	 i s 	 L i v r e ?
A n s . 	 I t 	 w a s 	 a 	 u n i t 	 o f 	 c u r r e n c y 	 i n 	 F r a n c e 	 d i s c o n t i n u e d 	 i n 	 1 7 9 4 .
2 . 	 W h i c h 	 t y p e 	 o f 	 i n v e s t m e n t 	 i s 	 k n o w n 	 a s 	 h u m a n 	 c a p i t a l 	 i n v e s t m e n t ?
A n s . 	 T h e 	 i n v e s t m e n t 	 m a d e 	 i n 	 t h e 	 f o r m 	 o f 	 e d u c a t i o n , 	 t r a i n i n g 	 a n d 	 m e d i c a l 	 c a r e 	 i s 	 k n o w n 	 a s
h u m a n 	 c a p i t a l 	 f o r m a t i o n .
3 . 	 H o w 	 d o e s 	 P o p u l a t i o n 	 b e c o m e 	 h u m a n 	 c a p i t a l ?
A n s . 	 P o p u l a t i o n 	 b e c o m e s 	 h u m a n 	 c a p i t a l 	 w h e n 	 t h e r e 	 i s 	 i n v e s t m e n t 	 m a d e 	 i n 	 t h e 	 f o r m 	 o f
e d u c a t i o n , 	 t r a i n i n g 	 a n d 	 m e d i c a l 	 c a r e .
4 . 	 H o w 	 w o u l d 	 y o u 	 a g r e e 	 t h a t 	 H i m a l a y a s 	 a r e 	 t h e 	 m o s t 	 r e c e n t 	 l a n d f o r m s ?
A n s . 	 T h e 	 w h o l e 	 m o u n t a i n 	 s y s t e m 	 o f 	 H i m a l a y a s 	 r e p r e s e n t s 	 a 	 v e r y 	 y o u t h f u l 	 t o p o g r a p h y 	 w i t h
h i g h 	 p e a k s , 	 d e e p 	 v a l l e y s 	 a n d 	 f a s t 	 f l o w i n g 	 r i v e r s .
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5 . 	 T h e 	 w o r k e r s 	 l e d 	 b y 	 L e c h 	 W a l e s a 	 s i g n e d 	 a n 	 a g r e e m e n t 	 w i t h 	 t h e 	 P o l i s h 	 G o v e r n m e n t
w h i c h 	 e n d e d 	 t h e i r 	 s t r i k e . 	 H o w 	 m a n y 	 p o i n t s 	 d i d 	 t h e 	 a g r e e m e n t 	 h a v e ?
A n s . 	 T h e 	 a g r e e m e n t 	 w h i c h 	 e n d e d 	 t h e i r 	 s t r i k e 	 w a s 	 a 	 2 1 - p o i n t 	 a g r e e m e n t .
6 . 	 H o w 	 M y a n m a r 	 i s 	 a 	 n o n - d e m o c r a t i c 	 c o u n t r y ?
A n s . 	 T h e 	 a r m y 	 r u l e r s 	 o f 	 M y a n m a r 	 a r e 	 n o t 	 e l e c t e d 	 b y 	 t h e 	 p e o p l e . 	 T h o s e 	 w h o 	 h a p p e n 	 t o 	 b e 	 i n
c o n t r o l 	 o f 	 t h e 	 a r m y 	 b e c o m e 	 t h e 	 r u l e r s 	 o f 	 t h e 	 c o u n t r y 	 p e o p l e 	 h a v e 	 n o 	 s a y 	 i n 	 t h i s 	 d e c i s i o n .
7 . 	 D i d 	 t h e 	 i d e a l s 	 o f 	 t h e 	 Q u i t 	 I n d i a 	 M o v e m e n t 	 c o n t r i b u t e 	 t o 	 t h e 	 m a k i n g 	 o f 	 t h e 	 I n d i a n
C o n s t i t u t i o n ?
A n s . 	 N o , 	 t h e y 	 d i d 	 n o t . 	 H o w e v e r , 	 t h e 	 S o c i a l i s t 	 R e v o l u t i o n 	 i n 	 R u s s i a , 	 t h e 	 B i l l 	 o f 	 t h e 	 R i g h t s 	 o f 	 t h e
U S 	 a n d 	 t h e 	 i d e a l s 	 o f 	 t h e 	 F r e n c h 	 R e v o l u t i o n 	 w e r e 	 t h e 	 c o n t r i b u t i n g 	 f a c t o r s .
8 . 	 W h a t 	 i s 	 m e a n t 	 b y 	 s e a s o n a l 	 u n e m p l o y m e n t ?
A n s . 	 S e a s o n a l 	 u n e m p l o y m e n t 	 o c c u r s 	 w h e n 	 p e o p l e 	 w h o 	 a r e 	 w i l l i n g 	 t o 	 w o r k 	 a r e 	 n o t 	 a b l e 	 t o
f i n d 	 j o b s 	 d u r i n g 	 s o m e 	 m o n t h s 	 o f 	 t h e 	 y e a r .
9 . 	 W h a t 	 d o 	 y o u 	 u n d e r s t a n d 	 b y 	 ‘ H y p e r i n f l a t i o n ’ ?
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W h o 	 w e r e 	 S o v i e t s ? 	 W h a t 	 w a s 	 t h e i r 	 r o l e 	 i n 	 t h e 	 r e v o l u t i o n ?
A n s . 	 W i t h 	 t o o 	 m u c h 	 o f 	 p r i n t e d 	 m o n e y 	 i n 	 c i r c u l a t i o n , 	 t h e 	 v a l u e 	 o f 	 G e r m a n 	 m a r k 	 f e l l . 	 A s 	 t h e
v a l u e 	 o f 	 G e r m a n 	 m a r k 	 c o l l a p s e d , 	 p r i c e s 	 o f 	 g o o d s 	 s o a r e d . 	 T h e 	 i m a g e 	 o f 	 G e r m a n s 	 c a r r y i n g
c a r t l o a d s 	 o f 	 c u r r e n c y 	 n o t e s 	 t o 	 b u y 	 a 	 l o a f 	 o f 	 b r e a d 	 w a s 	 w i d e l y 	 p u b l i c i s e d 	 e v o k i n g 	 w o r l d w i d e
s y m p a t h y . 	 T h i s 	 c r i s i s 	 c a m e 	 t o 	 b e 	 k n o w n 	 a s 	 ‘ h y p e r i n f l a t i o n ’ - 	 a 	 s i t u a t i o n 	 w h e n 	 p r i c e s 	 r i s e
p h e n o m e n a l l y 	 h i g h .
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S o v i e t 	 w a s 	 a 	 c o u n c i l 	 o f 	 s t r i k i n g 	 w o r k e r s 	 a n d 	 s o l d i e r s 	 f o r m e d 	 i n 	 t h e 	 F e b r u a r y 	 R e v o l u t i o n .
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T h e 	 P e t r o g r a d 	 S o v i e t 	 l e d 	 t h e 	 r e v o l u t i o n .
I t 	 h e l p e d 	 t h e 	 B o l s h e v i k s 	 t o 	 s e i z e 	 h e 	 p o w e r .
T h e y 	 g a i n e d 	 v i c t o r y 	 i n 	 t h e 	 c i v i l 	 w a r .
1 0 . 	 H i g h l i g h t 	 t h r e e 	 m a i n 	 f e a t u r e s 	 o f 	 t h e 	 p o l i t i c a l 	 s y s t e m 	 s e t u p 	 a f t e r 	 t h e 	 d e f e a t 	 o f
I m p e r i a l 	 G e r m a n y 	 i n 	 t h e 	 F i r s t 	 W o r l d 	 W a r .
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W h y 	 S o c i a l i s t s 	 w e r e 	 a g a i n s t 	 p r i v a t e 	 p r o p e r t y ? 	 E x p l a i n .
A n s . 	 T h e 	 d e f e a t 	 o f 	 I m p e r i a l 	 G e r m a n y 	 a n d 	 t h e 	 a b d i c a t i o n 	 o f 	 t h e 	 e m p e r o r 	 g a v e 	 a n 	 o p p o r t u n i t y
t o 	 p a r l i a m e n t a r y 	 p a r t i e s 	 t o 	 r e c a s t 	 G e r m a n y 	 p o l i t y .
A 	 N a t i o n a l 	 A s s e m b l y 	 m e t 	 a t 	 W e i m e r 	 a n d 	 e s t a b l i s h e d 	 a 	 d e m o c r a t i c 	 c o n s t i t u t i o n 	 w i t h 	 a 	 f e d e r a l
s t r u c t u r e .
D e p u t i e s 	 w e r e 	 n o w 	 e l e c t e d 	 t o 	 t h e 	 G e r m a n 	 P a r l i a m e n t 	 o r 	 R e i c h s t a g , 	 o n 	 t h e 	 b a s i s 	 o f 	 e q u a l 	 a n d
u n i v e r s a l 	 v o t e s 	 c a s t 	 b y 	 a l l 	 a d u l t s 	 i n c l u d i n g 	 w o m e n .
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S o c i a l i s t s 	 w e r e 	 a g a i n s t 	 p r i v a t e 	 p r o p e r t y 	 a n d 	 t h o u g h t 	 t h a t 	 i t 	 w a s 	 t h e 	 m a i l 	 c a u s e 	 o f 	 a l l 	 s o c i a l
i l l s 	 o f 	 t h e 	 t i m e .
I n d i v i d u a l s 	 o w n e d 	 t h e 	 p r o p e r t y 	 t h a t 	 g a v e 	 e m p l o y m e n t 	 b u t 	 t h e 	 p r o p e r t i e d 	 w e r e 	 c o n c e r n e d
o n l y 	 w i t h 	 p e r s o n a l 	 g a i n 	 a n d 	 n o t 	 w i t h 	 t h e 	 w e l f a r e 	 o f 	 t h o s e 	 w h o 	 m a d e 	 t h e 	 p r o p e r t y
p r o d u c t i v e .
S o 	 i d 	 s o c i e t y 	 a s 	 a 	 w h o l e 	 r a t h e r 	 t h a n 	 s i n g l e 	 i n d i v i d u a l 	 c o n t r o l l e d 	 p r o p e r t y , 	 m o r e 	 a t t e n t i o n
w o u l d 	 b e 	 p a i d 	 t o 	 c o l l e c t i v e 	 s o c i a l 	 i n t e r e s t s . 	 S o c i a l i s t s 	 w a n t e d 	 t h i s 	 c h a n g e 	 a n d 	 c a m p a i g n e d 	 f o r
i t .
1 1 . 	 	 E , 	 l o n g i t u d e 	 i s 	 t h e 	 m o s t 	 i m p o r t a n t 	 l o n g i t u d e 	 o f 	 o u r 	 c o u n t r y .
T o 	 a v o i d 	 c o n f u s i o n 	 a n d 	 c h a o s 	 i n 	 a l l 	 a c t i v i t i e s 	 t o 	 b e 	 c a u s e d 	 b y 	 h a v i n g 	 a 	 d i f f e r e n t 	 l o c a l
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C B S E 	 S a m p l e 	 P a p e r 	 - 	 0 2
C l a s s 	 – 	 I X 	 S o c i a l 	 S c i e n c e
T i m e 	 a l l o w e d : 	 3 	 h o u r s 	 M a x i m u m 	 M a r k s : 	 9 0
G e n e r a l 	 I n s t r u c t i o n s :
a ) 	 T h e 	 q u e s t i o n 	 p a p e r 	 h a s 	 3 0 	 q u e s t i o n s . 	 A l l 	 Q u e s t i o n s 	 a r e 	 c o m p u l s o r y .
b ) 	 Q u e s t i o n 	 n u m b e r s 	 1 - 8 	 a r e 	 o n e 	 m a r k 	 q u e s t i o n s .
c ) 	 Q u e s t i o n 	 n u m b e r s 	 9 - 2 0 	 a r e 	 t h r e e 	 m a r k s 	 q u e s t i o n s . 	 A n s w e r s 	 o f 	 t h e s e 	 q u e s t i o n s 	 s h o u l d 	 n o t
e x c e e d 	 8 0 	 w o r d s .
d ) 	 Q u e s t i o n 	 n u m b e r s 	 2 1 - 2 8 	 a r e 	 f i v e 	 m a r k s 	 q u e s t i o n s . 	 A n s w e r s 	 o f 	 t h e s e 	 q u e s t i o n s 	 s h o u l d 	 n o t
e x c e e d 	 1 0 0 	 w o r d s .
e ) 	 Q u e s t i o n 	 n u m b e r 	 2 7 	 a n d 	 2 8 	 a r e 	 b a s e d 	 o n 	 m a p 	 q u e s t i o n s 	 o f 	 t h r e e 	 m a r k s 	 e a c h .
f ) 	 Q u e s t i o n 	 n u m b e r s 	 2 9 	 a n d 	 3 0 	 a r e 	 M a p 	 B a s e d 	 Q u e s t i o n s 	 c a r r y i n g 	 t h r e e 	 m a r k s 	 e a c h .
1 . 	 W h a t 	 i s 	 L i v r e ?
A n s . 	 I t 	 w a s 	 a 	 u n i t 	 o f 	 c u r r e n c y 	 i n 	 F r a n c e 	 d i s c o n t i n u e d 	 i n 	 1 7 9 4 .
2 . 	 W h i c h 	 t y p e 	 o f 	 i n v e s t m e n t 	 i s 	 k n o w n 	 a s 	 h u m a n 	 c a p i t a l 	 i n v e s t m e n t ?
A n s . 	 T h e 	 i n v e s t m e n t 	 m a d e 	 i n 	 t h e 	 f o r m 	 o f 	 e d u c a t i o n , 	 t r a i n i n g 	 a n d 	 m e d i c a l 	 c a r e 	 i s 	 k n o w n 	 a s
h u m a n 	 c a p i t a l 	 f o r m a t i o n .
3 . 	 H o w 	 d o e s 	 P o p u l a t i o n 	 b e c o m e 	 h u m a n 	 c a p i t a l ?
A n s . 	 P o p u l a t i o n 	 b e c o m e s 	 h u m a n 	 c a p i t a l 	 w h e n 	 t h e r e 	 i s 	 i n v e s t m e n t 	 m a d e 	 i n 	 t h e 	 f o r m 	 o f
e d u c a t i o n , 	 t r a i n i n g 	 a n d 	 m e d i c a l 	 c a r e .
4 . 	 H o w 	 w o u l d 	 y o u 	 a g r e e 	 t h a t 	 H i m a l a y a s 	 a r e 	 t h e 	 m o s t 	 r e c e n t 	 l a n d f o r m s ?
A n s . 	 T h e 	 w h o l e 	 m o u n t a i n 	 s y s t e m 	 o f 	 H i m a l a y a s 	 r e p r e s e n t s 	 a 	 v e r y 	 y o u t h f u l 	 t o p o g r a p h y 	 w i t h
h i g h 	 p e a k s , 	 d e e p 	 v a l l e y s 	 a n d 	 f a s t 	 f l o w i n g 	 r i v e r s .
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5 . 	 T h e 	 w o r k e r s 	 l e d 	 b y 	 L e c h 	 W a l e s a 	 s i g n e d 	 a n 	 a g r e e m e n t 	 w i t h 	 t h e 	 P o l i s h 	 G o v e r n m e n t
w h i c h 	 e n d e d 	 t h e i r 	 s t r i k e . 	 H o w 	 m a n y 	 p o i n t s 	 d i d 	 t h e 	 a g r e e m e n t 	 h a v e ?
A n s . 	 T h e 	 a g r e e m e n t 	 w h i c h 	 e n d e d 	 t h e i r 	 s t r i k e 	 w a s 	 a 	 2 1 - p o i n t 	 a g r e e m e n t .
6 . 	 H o w 	 M y a n m a r 	 i s 	 a 	 n o n - d e m o c r a t i c 	 c o u n t r y ?
A n s . 	 T h e 	 a r m y 	 r u l e r s 	 o f 	 M y a n m a r 	 a r e 	 n o t 	 e l e c t e d 	 b y 	 t h e 	 p e o p l e . 	 T h o s e 	 w h o 	 h a p p e n 	 t o 	 b e 	 i n
c o n t r o l 	 o f 	 t h e 	 a r m y 	 b e c o m e 	 t h e 	 r u l e r s 	 o f 	 t h e 	 c o u n t r y 	 p e o p l e 	 h a v e 	 n o 	 s a y 	 i n 	 t h i s 	 d e c i s i o n .
7 . 	 D i d 	 t h e 	 i d e a l s 	 o f 	 t h e 	 Q u i t 	 I n d i a 	 M o v e m e n t 	 c o n t r i b u t e 	 t o 	 t h e 	 m a k i n g 	 o f 	 t h e 	 I n d i a n
C o n s t i t u t i o n ?
A n s . 	 N o , 	 t h e y 	 d i d 	 n o t . 	 H o w e v e r , 	 t h e 	 S o c i a l i s t 	 R e v o l u t i o n 	 i n 	 R u s s i a , 	 t h e 	 B i l l 	 o f 	 t h e 	 R i g h t s 	 o f 	 t h e
U S 	 a n d 	 t h e 	 i d e a l s 	 o f 	 t h e 	 F r e n c h 	 R e v o l u t i o n 	 w e r e 	 t h e 	 c o n t r i b u t i n g 	 f a c t o r s .
8 . 	 W h a t 	 i s 	 m e a n t 	 b y 	 s e a s o n a l 	 u n e m p l o y m e n t ?
A n s . 	 S e a s o n a l 	 u n e m p l o y m e n t 	 o c c u r s 	 w h e n 	 p e o p l e 	 w h o 	 a r e 	 w i l l i n g 	 t o 	 w o r k 	 a r e 	 n o t 	 a b l e 	 t o
f i n d 	 j o b s 	 d u r i n g 	 s o m e 	 m o n t h s 	 o f 	 t h e 	 y e a r .
9 . 	 W h a t 	 d o 	 y o u 	 u n d e r s t a n d 	 b y 	 ‘ H y p e r i n f l a t i o n ’ ?
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W h o 	 w e r e 	 S o v i e t s ? 	 W h a t 	 w a s 	 t h e i r 	 r o l e 	 i n 	 t h e 	 r e v o l u t i o n ?
A n s . 	 W i t h 	 t o o 	 m u c h 	 o f 	 p r i n t e d 	 m o n e y 	 i n 	 c i r c u l a t i o n , 	 t h e 	 v a l u e 	 o f 	 G e r m a n 	 m a r k 	 f e l l . 	 A s 	 t h e
v a l u e 	 o f 	 G e r m a n 	 m a r k 	 c o l l a p s e d , 	 p r i c e s 	 o f 	 g o o d s 	 s o a r e d . 	 T h e 	 i m a g e 	 o f 	 G e r m a n s 	 c a r r y i n g
c a r t l o a d s 	 o f 	 c u r r e n c y 	 n o t e s 	 t o 	 b u y 	 a 	 l o a f 	 o f 	 b r e a d 	 w a s 	 w i d e l y 	 p u b l i c i s e d 	 e v o k i n g 	 w o r l d w i d e
s y m p a t h y . 	 T h i s 	 c r i s i s 	 c a m e 	 t o 	 b e 	 k n o w n 	 a s 	 ‘ h y p e r i n f l a t i o n ’ - 	 a 	 s i t u a t i o n 	 w h e n 	 p r i c e s 	 r i s e
p h e n o m e n a l l y 	 h i g h .
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S o v i e t 	 w a s 	 a 	 c o u n c i l 	 o f 	 s t r i k i n g 	 w o r k e r s 	 a n d 	 s o l d i e r s 	 f o r m e d 	 i n 	 t h e 	 F e b r u a r y 	 R e v o l u t i o n .
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T h e 	 P e t r o g r a d 	 S o v i e t 	 l e d 	 t h e 	 r e v o l u t i o n .
I t 	 h e l p e d 	 t h e 	 B o l s h e v i k s 	 t o 	 s e i z e 	 h e 	 p o w e r .
T h e y 	 g a i n e d 	 v i c t o r y 	 i n 	 t h e 	 c i v i l 	 w a r .
1 0 . 	 H i g h l i g h t 	 t h r e e 	 m a i n 	 f e a t u r e s 	 o f 	 t h e 	 p o l i t i c a l 	 s y s t e m 	 s e t u p 	 a f t e r 	 t h e 	 d e f e a t 	 o f
I m p e r i a l 	 G e r m a n y 	 i n 	 t h e 	 F i r s t 	 W o r l d 	 W a r .
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W h y 	 S o c i a l i s t s 	 w e r e 	 a g a i n s t 	 p r i v a t e 	 p r o p e r t y ? 	 E x p l a i n .
A n s . 	 T h e 	 d e f e a t 	 o f 	 I m p e r i a l 	 G e r m a n y 	 a n d 	 t h e 	 a b d i c a t i o n 	 o f 	 t h e 	 e m p e r o r 	 g a v e 	 a n 	 o p p o r t u n i t y
t o 	 p a r l i a m e n t a r y 	 p a r t i e s 	 t o 	 r e c a s t 	 G e r m a n y 	 p o l i t y .
A 	 N a t i o n a l 	 A s s e m b l y 	 m e t 	 a t 	 W e i m e r 	 a n d 	 e s t a b l i s h e d 	 a 	 d e m o c r a t i c 	 c o n s t i t u t i o n 	 w i t h 	 a 	 f e d e r a l
s t r u c t u r e .
D e p u t i e s 	 w e r e 	 n o w 	 e l e c t e d 	 t o 	 t h e 	 G e r m a n 	 P a r l i a m e n t 	 o r 	 R e i c h s t a g , 	 o n 	 t h e 	 b a s i s 	 o f 	 e q u a l 	 a n d
u n i v e r s a l 	 v o t e s 	 c a s t 	 b y 	 a l l 	 a d u l t s 	 i n c l u d i n g 	 w o m e n .
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S o c i a l i s t s 	 w e r e 	 a g a i n s t 	 p r i v a t e 	 p r o p e r t y 	 a n d 	 t h o u g h t 	 t h a t 	 i t 	 w a s 	 t h e 	 m a i l 	 c a u s e 	 o f 	 a l l 	 s o c i a l
i l l s 	 o f 	 t h e 	 t i m e .
I n d i v i d u a l s 	 o w n e d 	 t h e 	 p r o p e r t y 	 t h a t 	 g a v e 	 e m p l o y m e n t 	 b u t 	 t h e 	 p r o p e r t i e d 	 w e r e 	 c o n c e r n e d
o n l y 	 w i t h 	 p e r s o n a l 	 g a i n 	 a n d 	 n o t 	 w i t h 	 t h e 	 w e l f a r e 	 o f 	 t h o s e 	 w h o 	 m a d e 	 t h e 	 p r o p e r t y
p r o d u c t i v e .
S o 	 i d 	 s o c i e t y 	 a s 	 a 	 w h o l e 	 r a t h e r 	 t h a n 	 s i n g l e 	 i n d i v i d u a l 	 c o n t r o l l e d 	 p r o p e r t y , 	 m o r e 	 a t t e n t i o n
w o u l d 	 b e 	 p a i d 	 t o 	 c o l l e c t i v e 	 s o c i a l 	 i n t e r e s t s . 	 S o c i a l i s t s 	 w a n t e d 	 t h i s 	 c h a n g e 	 a n d 	 c a m p a i g n e d 	 f o r
i t .
1 1 . 	 	 E , 	 l o n g i t u d e 	 i s 	 t h e 	 m o s t 	 i m p o r t a n t 	 l o n g i t u d e 	 o f 	 o u r 	 c o u n t r y .
T o 	 a v o i d 	 c o n f u s i o n 	 a n d 	 c h a o s 	 i n 	 a l l 	 a c t i v i t i e s 	 t o 	 b e 	 c a u s e d 	 b y 	 h a v i n g 	 a 	 d i f f e r e n t 	 l o c a l
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t i m e 	 f o r 	 d i f f e r e n t 	 p l a c e s .
T h e 	 c e n t r a l 	 M e r i d i a n 	 E 	 i s 	 t a k e n 	 a s 	 t h e 	 I n d i a n 	 S t a n d a r d 	 T i m e .
I t 	 i s 	 a c c e p t e d 	 a l l 	 o v e r 	 t h e 	 c o u n t r y 	 f o r 	 u n i f o r m i t y 	 o f 	 t i m e .
A n s 	 . 	 W h i c h 	 i s 	 m o s t 	 i m p o r t a n t 	 L o n g i t u d e 	 o f 	 t h e 	 c o u n t r y ? 	 G i v e 	 r e a s o n .
1 2 . 	 I n 	 L a k s h a d w e e p , 	 t h e r e 	 i s 	 a 	 b i r d 	 s a n c t u a r y 	 o n 	 P i t t i 	 i s l a n d . 	 T h i s 	 i s l a n d 	 i s 	 u n i n h a b i t e d .
S h o u l d 	 s o m e 	 p e o p l e 	 b e 	 a l l o w e d 	 t o 	 l i v e 	 o n 	 P i t t i 	 i s l a n d ? 	 I f 	 t h e y 	 a r e 	 a l l o w e d , 	 w h a t 	 c a n 	 b e
t h e 	 h a r m f u l 	 e f f e c t s ?
A n s . 	 H u m a n s 	 s h o u l d 	 n o t 	 b e 	 a l l o w e d 	 t o 	 i n h a b i t 	 P i t t i 	 i s l a n d , 	 a s 	 t h i s 	 w i l l 	 a f f e c t 	 t h e 	 b r e e d i n g 	 o f
t h e 	 b i r d s 	 o n 	 i t ; 	 t h e 	 p r e s e n c e 	 o f 	 h u m a n s 	 a l o n g 	 w i t h 	 t h e i r 	 a c t i v i t i e s 	 w i l l 	 d i s t u r b 	 t h e m , 	 r e s u l t i n g
i n 	 t h e 	 b i r d s 	 m o v i n g 	 e l s e w h e r e .
T h e 	 h a r m f u l 	 e f f e c t s 	 o f 	 h u m a n 	 a c t i v i t y 	 a r e :
( i ) 	 P o l l u t i o n 	 o f 	 f r e s h w a t e r 	 s o u r c e s 	 o n 	 t h e 	 i s l a n d 	 d u e 	 t o 	 h u m a n 	 a c t i v i t y . 	 T h e 	 b i r d s 	 w i l l 	 n o t 	 g e t
c l e a n 	 w a t e r 	 t o 	 d r i n k .
( i i ) 	 H u n t i n g 	 o f 	 b i r d s 	 f o r 	 f o o d 	 b y 	 t h e 	 h u m a n s 	 w i l l 	 r e d u c e 	 t h e 	 b i r d s ’ 	 p o p u l a t i o n 	 o n 	 t h e 	 i s l a n d .
1 3 . 	 E x p l a i n 	 a n y 	 t h r e e 	 r e a s o n s 	 f o r 	 t h e 	 s i g n i f i c a n c e 	 o f 	 r i v e r s 	 f o r 	 t h e 	 e c o n o m y 	 o f 	 a
c o u n t r y .
A n s . 	 T h e 	 r o l e 	 a n d 	 s i g n i f i c a n c e 	 o f 	 r i v e r s 	 f o r 	 t h e 	 e c o n o m y 	 o f 	 a 	 c o u n t r y 	 a r e 	 a s 	 f o l l o w s :
( i ) 	 W a t e r 	 f r o m 	 t h e 	 r i v e r s 	 i s 	 a 	 b a s i c 	 n a t u r a l 	 r e s o u r c e , 	 e s s e n t i a l 	 f o r 	 v a r i o u s 	 h u m a n 	 a c t i v i t i e s
l i k e 	 a g r i c u l t u r e , 	 d o m e s t i c 	 u s e , 	 i n d u s t r i a l 	 c o n s u m p t i o n 	 e t c .
( i i ) 	 R i v e r s 	 a r e 	 u s e d 	 f o r 	 h y d r o - p o w e r 	 g e n e r a t i o n 	 a n d 	 i r r i g a t i o n . 	 T h i s 	 i s 	 o f 	 s p e c i a l 	 s i g n i f i c a n c e
p a r t i c u l a r l y 	 t o 	 a 	 c o u n t r y 	 l i k e 	 I n d i a , 	 w h e r e 	 a g r i c u l t u r e 	 i s 	 t h e 	 m a j o r 	 s o u r c e 	 o f 	 l i v e l i h o o d 	 o f 	 t h e
m a j o r i t y 	 o f 	 i t s 	 p o p u l a t i o n .
( i i i ) 	 R i v e r s 	 a r e 	 u s e d 	 f o r 	 c h e a p 	 t r a n s p o r t a t i o n 	 o f 	 p e o p l e 	 a n d g o o d s . 	 T h i s 	 a l s o 	 d e v e l o p s 	 t h e
t r a d e 	 c a p a b i l i t y 	 o f 	 t h e 	 c o u n t r y .
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C B S E 	 S a m p l e 	 P a p e r 	 - 	 0 2
C l a s s 	 – 	 I X 	 S o c i a l 	 S c i e n c e
T i m e 	 a l l o w e d : 	 3 	 h o u r s 	 M a x i m u m 	 M a r k s : 	 9 0
G e n e r a l 	 I n s t r u c t i o n s :
a ) 	 T h e 	 q u e s t i o n 	 p a p e r 	 h a s 	 3 0 	 q u e s t i o n s . 	 A l l 	 Q u e s t i o n s 	 a r e 	 c o m p u l s o r y .
b ) 	 Q u e s t i o n 	 n u m b e r s 	 1 - 8 	 a r e 	 o n e 	 m a r k 	 q u e s t i o n s .
c ) 	 Q u e s t i o n 	 n u m b e r s 	 9 - 2 0 	 a r e 	 t h r e e 	 m a r k s 	 q u e s t i o n s . 	 A n s w e r s 	 o f 	 t h e s e 	 q u e s t i o n s 	 s h o u l d 	 n o t
e x c e e d 	 8 0 	 w o r d s .
d ) 	 Q u e s t i o n 	 n u m b e r s 	 2 1 - 2 8 	 a r e 	 f i v e 	 m a r k s 	 q u e s t i o n s . 	 A n s w e r s 	 o f 	 t h e s e 	 q u e s t i o n s 	 s h o u l d 	 n o t
e x c e e d 	 1 0 0 	 w o r d s .
e ) 	 Q u e s t i o n 	 n u m b e r 	 2 7 	 a n d 	 2 8 	 a r e 	 b a s e d 	 o n 	 m a p 	 q u e s t i o n s 	 o f 	 t h r e e 	 m a r k s 	 e a c h .
f ) 	 Q u e s t i o n 	 n u m b e r s 	 2 9 	 a n d 	 3 0 	 a r e 	 M a p 	 B a s e d 	 Q u e s t i o n s 	 c a r r y i n g 	 t h r e e 	 m a r k s 	 e a c h .
1 . 	 W h a t 	 i s 	 L i v r e ?
A n s . 	 I t 	 w a s 	 a 	 u n i t 	 o f 	 c u r r e n c y 	 i n 	 F r a n c e 	 d i s c o n t i n u e d 	 i n 	 1 7 9 4 .
2 . 	 W h i c h 	 t y p e 	 o f 	 i n v e s t m e n t 	 i s 	 k n o w n 	 a s 	 h u m a n 	 c a p i t a l 	 i n v e s t m e n t ?
A n s . 	 T h e 	 i n v e s t m e n t 	 m a d e 	 i n 	 t h e 	 f o r m 	 o f 	 e d u c a t i o n , 	 t r a i n i n g 	 a n d 	 m e d i c a l 	 c a r e 	 i s 	 k n o w n 	 a s
h u m a n 	 c a p i t a l 	 f o r m a t i o n .
3 . 	 H o w 	 d o e s 	 P o p u l a t i o n 	 b e c o m e 	 h u m a n 	 c a p i t a l ?
A n s . 	 P o p u l a t i o n 	 b e c o m e s 	 h u m a n 	 c a p i t a l 	 w h e n 	 t h e r e 	 i s 	 i n v e s t m e n t 	 m a d e 	 i n 	 t h e 	 f o r m 	 o f
e d u c a t i o n , 	 t r a i n i n g 	 a n d 	 m e d i c a l 	 c a r e .
4 . 	 H o w 	 w o u l d 	 y o u 	 a g r e e 	 t h a t 	 H i m a l a y a s 	 a r e 	 t h e 	 m o s t 	 r e c e n t 	 l a n d f o r m s ?
A n s . 	 T h e 	 w h o l e 	 m o u n t a i n 	 s y s t e m 	 o f 	 H i m a l a y a s 	 r e p r e s e n t s 	 a 	 v e r y 	 y o u t h f u l 	 t o p o g r a p h y 	 w i t h
h i g h 	 p e a k s , 	 d e e p 	 v a l l e y s 	 a n d 	 f a s t 	 f l o w i n g 	 r i v e r s .
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5 . 	 T h e 	 w o r k e r s 	 l e d 	 b y 	 L e c h 	 W a l e s a 	 s i g n e d 	 a n 	 a g r e e m e n t 	 w i t h 	 t h e 	 P o l i s h 	 G o v e r n m e n t
w h i c h 	 e n d e d 	 t h e i r 	 s t r i k e . 	 H o w 	 m a n y 	 p o i n t s 	 d i d 	 t h e 	 a g r e e m e n t 	 h a v e ?
A n s . 	 T h e 	 a g r e e m e n t 	 w h i c h 	 e n d e d 	 t h e i r 	 s t r i k e 	 w a s 	 a 	 2 1 - p o i n t 	 a g r e e m e n t .
6 . 	 H o w 	 M y a n m a r 	 i s 	 a 	 n o n - d e m o c r a t i c 	 c o u n t r y ?
A n s . 	 T h e 	 a r m y 	 r u l e r s 	 o f 	 M y a n m a r 	 a r e 	 n o t 	 e l e c t e d 	 b y 	 t h e 	 p e o p l e . 	 T h o s e 	 w h o 	 h a p p e n 	 t o 	 b e 	 i n
c o n t r o l 	 o f 	 t h e 	 a r m y 	 b e c o m e 	 t h e 	 r u l e r s 	 o f 	 t h e 	 c o u n t r y 	 p e o p l e 	 h a v e 	 n o 	 s a y 	 i n 	 t h i s 	 d e c i s i o n .
7 . 	 D i d 	 t h e 	 i d e a l s 	 o f 	 t h e 	 Q u i t 	 I n d i a 	 M o v e m e n t 	 c o n t r i b u t e 	 t o 	 t h e 	 m a k i n g 	 o f 	 t h e 	 I n d i a n
C o n s t i t u t i o n ?
A n s . 	 N o , 	 t h e y 	 d i d 	 n o t . 	 H o w e v e r , 	 t h e 	 S o c i a l i s t 	 R e v o l u t i o n 	 i n 	 R u s s i a , 	 t h e 	 B i l l 	 o f 	 t h e 	 R i g h t s 	 o f 	 t h e
U S 	 a n d 	 t h e 	 i d e a l s 	 o f 	 t h e 	 F r e n c h 	 R e v o l u t i o n 	 w e r e 	 t h e 	 c o n t r i b u t i n g 	 f a c t o r s .
8 . 	 W h a t 	 i s 	 m e a n t 	 b y 	 s e a s o n a l 	 u n e m p l o y m e n t ?
A n s . 	 S e a s o n a l 	 u n e m p l o y m e n t 	 o c c u r s 	 w h e n 	 p e o p l e 	 w h o 	 a r e 	 w i l l i n g 	 t o 	 w o r k 	 a r e 	 n o t 	 a b l e 	 t o
f i n d 	 j o b s 	 d u r i n g 	 s o m e 	 m o n t h s 	 o f 	 t h e 	 y e a r .
9 . 	 W h a t 	 d o 	 y o u 	 u n d e r s t a n d 	 b y 	 ‘ H y p e r i n f l a t i o n ’ ?
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W h o 	 w e r e 	 S o v i e t s ? 	 W h a t 	 w a s 	 t h e i r 	 r o l e 	 i n 	 t h e 	 r e v o l u t i o n ?
A n s . 	 W i t h 	 t o o 	 m u c h 	 o f 	 p r i n t e d 	 m o n e y 	 i n 	 c i r c u l a t i o n , 	 t h e 	 v a l u e 	 o f 	 G e r m a n 	 m a r k 	 f e l l . 	 A s 	 t h e
v a l u e 	 o f 	 G e r m a n 	 m a r k 	 c o l l a p s e d , 	 p r i c e s 	 o f 	 g o o d s 	 s o a r e d . 	 T h e 	 i m a g e 	 o f 	 G e r m a n s 	 c a r r y i n g
c a r t l o a d s 	 o f 	 c u r r e n c y 	 n o t e s 	 t o 	 b u y 	 a 	 l o a f 	 o f 	 b r e a d 	 w a s 	 w i d e l y 	 p u b l i c i s e d 	 e v o k i n g 	 w o r l d w i d e
s y m p a t h y . 	 T h i s 	 c r i s i s 	 c a m e 	 t o 	 b e 	 k n o w n 	 a s 	 ‘ h y p e r i n f l a t i o n ’ - 	 a 	 s i t u a t i o n 	 w h e n 	 p r i c e s 	 r i s e
p h e n o m e n a l l y 	 h i g h .
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S o v i e t 	 w a s 	 a 	 c o u n c i l 	 o f 	 s t r i k i n g 	 w o r k e r s 	 a n d 	 s o l d i e r s 	 f o r m e d 	 i n 	 t h e 	 F e b r u a r y 	 R e v o l u t i o n .
3 	 / 	 1 3
T h e 	 P e t r o g r a d 	 S o v i e t 	 l e d 	 t h e 	 r e v o l u t i o n .
I t 	 h e l p e d 	 t h e 	 B o l s h e v i k s 	 t o 	 s e i z e 	 h e 	 p o w e r .
T h e y 	 g a i n e d 	 v i c t o r y 	 i n 	 t h e 	 c i v i l 	 w a r .
1 0 . 	 H i g h l i g h t 	 t h r e e 	 m a i n 	 f e a t u r e s 	 o f 	 t h e 	 p o l i t i c a l 	 s y s t e m 	 s e t u p 	 a f t e r 	 t h e 	 d e f e a t 	 o f
I m p e r i a l 	 G e r m a n y 	 i n 	 t h e 	 F i r s t 	 W o r l d 	 W a r .
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W h y 	 S o c i a l i s t s 	 w e r e 	 a g a i n s t 	 p r i v a t e 	 p r o p e r t y ? 	 E x p l a i n .
A n s . 	 T h e 	 d e f e a t 	 o f 	 I m p e r i a l 	 G e r m a n y 	 a n d 	 t h e 	 a b d i c a t i o n 	 o f 	 t h e 	 e m p e r o r 	 g a v e 	 a n 	 o p p o r t u n i t y
t o 	 p a r l i a m e n t a r y 	 p a r t i e s 	 t o 	 r e c a s t 	 G e r m a n y 	 p o l i t y .
A 	 N a t i o n a l 	 A s s e m b l y 	 m e t 	 a t 	 W e i m e r 	 a n d 	 e s t a b l i s h e d 	 a 	 d e m o c r a t i c 	 c o n s t i t u t i o n 	 w i t h 	 a 	 f e d e r a l
s t r u c t u r e .
D e p u t i e s 	 w e r e 	 n o w 	 e l e c t e d 	 t o 	 t h e 	 G e r m a n 	 P a r l i a m e n t 	 o r 	 R e i c h s t a g , 	 o n 	 t h e 	 b a s i s 	 o f 	 e q u a l 	 a n d
u n i v e r s a l 	 v o t e s 	 c a s t 	 b y 	 a l l 	 a d u l t s 	 i n c l u d i n g 	 w o m e n .
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S o c i a l i s t s 	 w e r e 	 a g a i n s t 	 p r i v a t e 	 p r o p e r t y 	 a n d 	 t h o u g h t 	 t h a t 	 i t 	 w a s 	 t h e 	 m a i l 	 c a u s e 	 o f 	 a l l 	 s o c i a l
i l l s 	 o f 	 t h e 	 t i m e .
I n d i v i d u a l s 	 o w n e d 	 t h e 	 p r o p e r t y 	 t h a t 	 g a v e 	 e m p l o y m e n t 	 b u t 	 t h e 	 p r o p e r t i e d 	 w e r e 	 c o n c e r n e d
o n l y 	 w i t h 	 p e r s o n a l 	 g a i n 	 a n d 	 n o t 	 w i t h 	 t h e 	 w e l f a r e 	 o f 	 t h o s e 	 w h o 	 m a d e 	 t h e 	 p r o p e r t y
p r o d u c t i v e .
S o 	 i d 	 s o c i e t y 	 a s 	 a 	 w h o l e 	 r a t h e r 	 t h a n 	 s i n g l e 	 i n d i v i d u a l 	 c o n t r o l l e d 	 p r o p e r t y , 	 m o r e 	 a t t e n t i o n
w o u l d 	 b e 	 p a i d 	 t o 	 c o l l e c t i v e 	 s o c i a l 	 i n t e r e s t s . 	 S o c i a l i s t s 	 w a n t e d 	 t h i s 	 c h a n g e 	 a n d 	 c a m p a i g n e d 	 f o r
i t .
1 1 . 	 	 E , 	 l o n g i t u d e 	 i s 	 t h e 	 m o s t 	 i m p o r t a n t 	 l o n g i t u d e 	 o f 	 o u r 	 c o u n t r y .
T o 	 a v o i d 	 c o n f u s i o n 	 a n d 	 c h a o s 	 i n 	 a l l 	 a c t i v i t i e s 	 t o 	 b e 	 c a u s e d 	 b y 	 h a v i n g 	 a 	 d i f f e r e n t 	 l o c a l
4 	 / 	 1 3
t i m e 	 f o r 	 d i f f e r e n t 	 p l a c e s .
T h e 	 c e n t r a l 	 M e r i d i a n 	 E 	 i s 	 t a k e n 	 a s 	 t h e 	 I n d i a n 	 S t a n d a r d 	 T i m e .
I t 	 i s 	 a c c e p t e d 	 a l l 	 o v e r 	 t h e 	 c o u n t r y 	 f o r 	 u n i f o r m i t y 	 o f 	 t i m e .
A n s 	 . 	 W h i c h 	 i s 	 m o s t 	 i m p o r t a n t 	 L o n g i t u d e 	 o f 	 t h e 	 c o u n t r y ? 	 G i v e 	 r e a s o n .
1 2 . 	 I n 	 L a k s h a d w e e p , 	 t h e r e 	 i s 	 a 	 b i r d 	 s a n c t u a r y 	 o n 	 P i t t i 	 i s l a n d . 	 T h i s 	 i s l a n d 	 i s 	 u n i n h a b i t e d .
S h o u l d 	 s o m e 	 p e o p l e 	 b e 	 a l l o w e d 	 t o 	 l i v e 	 o n 	 P i t t i 	 i s l a n d ? 	 I f 	 t h e y 	 a r e 	 a l l o w e d , 	 w h a t 	 c a n 	 b e
t h e 	 h a r m f u l 	 e f f e c t s ?
A n s . 	 H u m a n s 	 s h o u l d 	 n o t 	 b e 	 a l l o w e d 	 t o 	 i n h a b i t 	 P i t t i 	 i s l a n d , 	 a s 	 t h i s 	 w i l l 	 a f f e c t 	 t h e 	 b r e e d i n g 	 o f
t h e 	 b i r d s 	 o n 	 i t ; 	 t h e 	 p r e s e n c e 	 o f 	 h u m a n s 	 a l o n g 	 w i t h 	 t h e i r 	 a c t i v i t i e s 	 w i l l 	 d i s t u r b 	 t h e m , 	 r e s u l t i n g
i n 	 t h e 	 b i r d s 	 m o v i n g 	 e l s e w h e r e .
T h e 	 h a r m f u l 	 e f f e c t s 	 o f 	 h u m a n 	 a c t i v i t y 	 a r e :
( i ) 	 P o l l u t i o n 	 o f 	 f r e s h w a t e r 	 s o u r c e s 	 o n 	 t h e 	 i s l a n d 	 d u e 	 t o 	 h u m a n 	 a c t i v i t y . 	 T h e 	 b i r d s 	 w i l l 	 n o t 	 g e t
c l e a n 	 w a t e r 	 t o 	 d r i n k .
( i i ) 	 H u n t i n g 	 o f 	 b i r d s 	 f o r 	 f o o d 	 b y 	 t h e 	 h u m a n s 	 w i l l 	 r e d u c e 	 t h e 	 b i r d s ’ 	 p o p u l a t i o n 	 o n 	 t h e 	 i s l a n d .
1 3 . 	 E x p l a i n 	 a n y 	 t h r e e 	 r e a s o n s 	 f o r 	 t h e 	 s i g n i f i c a n c e 	 o f 	 r i v e r s 	 f o r 	 t h e 	 e c o n o m y 	 o f 	 a
c o u n t r y .
A n s . 	 T h e 	 r o l e 	 a n d 	 s i g n i f i c a n c e 	 o f 	 r i v e r s 	 f o r 	 t h e 	 e c o n o m y 	 o f 	 a 	 c o u n t r y 	 a r e 	 a s 	 f o l l o w s :
( i ) 	 W a t e r 	 f r o m 	 t h e 	 r i v e r s 	 i s 	 a 	 b a s i c 	 n a t u r a l 	 r e s o u r c e , 	 e s s e n t i a l 	 f o r 	 v a r i o u s 	 h u m a n 	 a c t i v i t i e s
l i k e 	 a g r i c u l t u r e , 	 d o m e s t i c 	 u s e , 	 i n d u s t r i a l 	 c o n s u m p t i o n 	 e t c .
( i i ) 	 R i v e r s 	 a r e 	 u s e d 	 f o r 	 h y d r o - p o w e r 	 g e n e r a t i o n 	 a n d 	 i r r i g a t i o n . 	 T h i s 	 i s 	 o f 	 s p e c i a l 	 s i g n i f i c a n c e
p a r t i c u l a r l y 	 t o 	 a 	 c o u n t r y 	 l i k e 	 I n d i a , 	 w h e r e 	 a g r i c u l t u r e 	 i s 	 t h e 	 m a j o r 	 s o u r c e 	 o f 	 l i v e l i h o o d 	 o f 	 t h e
m a j o r i t y 	 o f 	 i t s 	 p o p u l a t i o n .
( i i i ) 	 R i v e r s 	 a r e 	 u s e d 	 f o r 	 c h e a p 	 t r a n s p o r t a t i o n 	 o f 	 p e o p l e 	 a n d g o o d s . 	 T h i s 	 a l s o 	 d e v e l o p s 	 t h e
t r a d e 	 c a p a b i l i t y 	 o f 	 t h e 	 c o u n t r y .
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1 4 . 	 W h i c h 	 r e q u i r e m e n t 	 f o r 	 p r o d u c t i o n 	 i s 	 c o n s i d e r e d 	 t h e 	 b e s t ? 	 G i v e 	 r e a s o n .
A n s . 	 H u m a n 	 c a p i t a l 	 i s 	 c o n s i d e r e d 	 t o 	 b e 	 t h e 	 b e s t .
T h i s 	 i s 	 b e c a u s e 	 m a n 	 h a s 	 k n o w l e d g e 	 a n d 	 a b i l i t y 	 t o 	 p u t 	 t o g e t h e r 	 l a n d , 	 l a b o u r 	 a n d 	 p h y s i c a l
c a p i t a l .
A n d 	 p r o d u c e 	 a n 	 o u t p u t 	 e i t h e r 	 t o 	 u s e 	 s e l f 	 o r 	 t o 	 s e l l 	 i n 	 t h e 	 m a r k e t .
H u m a n 	 c a p i t a l 	 i s 	 t h e 	 s t o c k 	 o f 	 s k i l l 	 a n d 	 p r o d u c t i v e 	 k n o w l e d g e 	 e m b o d i e d 	 i n 	 t h e m .
1 5 . 	 D e s c r i b e 	 a n y 	 t h r e e 	 m a i n 	 f e a t u r e s 	 o f 	 d e m o c r a c y .
A n s . 	 D e m o c r a c y 	 i s 	 a 	 f o r m 	 o f 	 g o v e r n m e n t 	 i n 	 w h i c h 	 t h e 	 r u l e r s 	 a r e 	 e l e c t e d 	 b y 	 t h e 	 p e o p l e .
T h e 	 f e a t u r e s 	 o f 	 d e m o c r a c y 	 a r e :
( i ) 	 D e m o c r a c y 	 i s 	 a 	 f o r m 	 o f 	 g o v e r n m e n t 	 i n 	 w h i c h 	 t h e 	 r u l e r s 	 a r e 	 e l e c t e d 	 b y 	 t h e 	 p e o p l e .
( i i ) 	 A 	 d e m o c r a c y 	 m u s t 	 b e 	 b a s e d 	 o n 	 a 	 f r e e 	 a n d 	 f a i r 	 e l e c t i o n , 	 w h e r e 	 t h o s e 	 c u r r e n t l y 	 i n 	 p o w e r
h a v e 	 a 	 f a i r 	 c h a n c e 	 o f 	 l o s i n g .
( i i i ) 	 I n 	 a 	 d e m o c r a c y , 	 e a c h 	 a d u l t 	 c i t i z e n 	 m u s t 	 h a v e 	 o n e 	 v o t e 	 a n d 	 e a c h 	 v o t e 	 m u s t 	 h a v e 	 o n e
v a l u e .
1 6 . 	 ‘ T h e 	 S o u t h 	 A f r i c a n 	 C o n s t i t u t i o n 	 i n s p i r e s 	 d e m o c r a t s 	 a l l 	 o v e r 	 t h e 	 w o r l d ' . 	 J u s t i f y 	 t h e
s t a t e m e n t .
A n s . 	 A f t e r 	 t w o 	 y e a r s 	 o f 	 d i s c u s s i o n 	 a n d 	 d e b a t e , 	 t h e 	 C o n s t i t u t i o n 	 o f 	 S o u t h 	 A f r i c a 	 w a s 	 f i n a l i s e d .
I t 	 g a v e 	 i t s 	 c i t i z e n s 	 t h e 	 m o s t 	 e x t e n s i v e 	 r i g h t s 	 a v a i l a b l e 	 i n 	 a n y 	 c o u n t r y .
T h e 	 C o n s t i t u t i o n 	 w r i t e r s 	 i n c l u d e d 	 e v e r y b o d y ; 	 n o 	 o n e 	 h a s 	 b e e n 	 t r e a t e d 	 d i f f e r e n t l y ,
i r r e s p e c t i v e 	 o f 	 w h a t e v e r 	 t h e y 	 h a v e 	 d o n e 	 i n 	 t h e 	 p a s t .
T h e 	 C o n s t i t u t i o n 	 w a s 	 b a s e d 	 o n 	 s o c i a l 	 e q u a l i t y 	 a n d 	 j u s t i c e . 	 T h u s , 	 t h e 	 C o n s t i t u t i o n 	 i n s p i r e s
d e m o c r a t s 	 a l l 	 o v e r 	 t h e 	 w o r l d .
1 7 . 	 H o w 	 d o 	 d e m o c r a c y 	 p r o v i d e 	 p l a t f o r m 	 t o 	 d e a l 	 w i t h 	 d i f f e r e n c e s 	 a n d 	 c o n f l i c t ?

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