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Class 10 - Social Science
1. Who was the President of the Muslim League in 1930? [1]
a) Mr. M.A. Jinnah b) Sir Muhammad Iqbal
c) Maulana Azad d) Abdul Ghaffar Khan
2. The two great writers of Bengal and Madras, who contributed to nationalism in the late nineteenth century [1]
through folklore were:
a) Rabindranath Tagore and Natesa Sastri b) Abanindranath Tagore and Ravi Verma
c) Jamini Roy and Ravi Verma d) Abanindranath Tagore and Rabindra Nath
Tagore
3. Arrange the following in the correct sequence: [1]
i. Irwin was unwilling to negotiate.
ii. Gandhiji reached Dandi and ceremonially violated the law, manufacturing salt by boiling seawater.
iii. Mahatma Gandhi started his famous salt march accompanied by 78 of his trusted volunteers.
iv. Gandhiji sent a letter to Viceroy Irwin stating eleven demands
a) ii, iv, i, iii b) iv, i, iii , ii
c) iv, iii, ii, i d) i, iii, iv, ii
4. Who was the leader of militant Guerrilla Movement in the Gudem hills? [1]
OR
By what name were the Dalits referred by Gandhiji?
5. Who was the Sanyasi leader of the Awadh peasants? [1]
6. Give the ancient name of Tokyo. [1]
7. What are Taverns? [1]
OR
Why did the Roman Catholic Church begin to maintain an Index of Prohibited Books from 1558?
8. Arrange the following in the correct sequence: [1]
i. Rashsundari Debi published Amar Jiban.
ii. Martin Luther wrote Ninety Five Theses.
iii. James Augustus Hickey began to edit the Bengal Gazette.
iv. Marco Polo, a great explorer, returned to Italy.
a) iii, iv, ii, i b) iv, iii, i, ii
c) i, ii, iii, iv d) iv, ii, iii, i
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OR
Study the picture and answer the question that follows:
Which of the following correctly describes the above picture?
a) It is a page from the Gita Govinda of b) It is page from Panchtantra.
Jayadeva
c) It is a page from Rigveda. d) It is a page from the traditional Chinese
‘accordion book’
9. Which of the following books was written by Jyotiba Phule about the injustices of the caste system? [1]
a) Diamond Sutra b) India Divided
c) Gulamgiri d) Ninety Five Theses
10. In which of the following newspaper Balgangadhar Tilak expressed his great sympathy regarding deportation of [1]
Punjab revolutionaries?
a) Bharat Mata b) Kesari
c) Bande Mataram d) Uddant Martand
11. Explain the effects of 'worldwide economic depression' on India, towards the late 1920s. [3]
OR
Why was the Non-Cooperation movement withdrawn by Gandhiji?
12. How was the Rowlatt Act opposed by the people in India? Explain with examples. [3]
13. Write the name of any two women writers of India in the 19th century and highlight their contribution who [3]
wrote about the different experiences of the women.
14. What led the colonial government to pass the Vernacular Press Act in 1878? How did it affect the vernacular [3]
newspapers?
15. Read the source given below and answer the questions that follow: [4]
In his famous book Hind Swaraj, Mahatma Gandhi declared that British rule was established in India with the
cooperation of Indians, and had survived only because of this cooperation. If Indians refused to cooperate,
British rule in India would collapse within a year, and swaraj would come. Non-cooperation became a
movement. Gandhiji proposed that the movement should unfold in stages. It should begin with the surrender of
titles that the government awarded, and a boycott of civil services, army, police, courts and legislative councils,
schools, and foreign goods. Then, in case the government used repression, a full civil disobedience campaign
would be launched. Through the summer of 1920, Mahatma Gandhi and Shaukat Ali toured extensively,
mobilising popular support for the movement. Many within the Congress were, however, concerned about the
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proposals. They were reluctant to boycott the council elections scheduled for November 1920, and they feared
that the movement might lead to popular violence. In the months between September and December, there was
an intense tussle within the Congress. For a while, there seemed no meeting point between the supporters and
the opponents of the movement. Finally, at the Congress session at Nagpur in December 1920, a compromise
was worked out and the Non-Cooperation programme was adopted.
Answer the following MCQs by choosing the most appropriate option:
i. According to Gandhi, which of the following is not the proposal with respect to the Non-Cooperation
Movement?
a. Surrender of Titles
b. Boycott of Legislative Councils
c. Boycott of Government Schools
d. Boycott of Industrialisation
ii. Complete the given table:
Jawahar Lal Nehru Discovery of India 1946
Mahatma Gandhi (?) (?)
a. Hindu Swaraj, 1910
b. Hind Swaraj, 1909
c. Hind Swaraj, 1920
d. Swaraj Hind, 1921
iii. The Congress session of December 1920 is known for ________.
a. Adoption of Purna Swaraj
b. Adoption of Civil Disobedience programme
c. Adoption of Non-cooperation programme
d. Adoption of Satyagrah
iv. Some members of Congress were not willing to boycott the council elections because ________.
a. This may lead to popular violence
b. This may alienate industrialists
c. This may divide the anti-imperial forces
d. All of the given
16. Read the sources given below and answer the questions that follow: [4]
Source A:
Print Comes to India From 1780, James Augustus Hickey began to edit the Bengal Gazette, a weekly magazine
that described itself as ‘a commercial paper open to all, but influenced by none’. So it was private English
enterprise, proud of its independence from colonial influence, that began English printing in India. Hickey
published a lot of advertisements, including those that related to the import and sale of slaves. But he also
published a lot of gossip about the Company’s senior officials in India. Enraged by this, Governor-General
Warren Hastings persecuted Hickey.
Source B:
Print Culture and the French Revolution The ideas of scientists and philosophers now became more accessible to
the common people. Ancient and medieval scientific texts were compiled and published, and maps and scientific
diagrams were widely printed. When scientists like Isaac Newton began to publish their discoveries, they could
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influence a much wider circle of scientifically-minded readers. The writings of thinkers such as Thomas Paine,
Voltaire and Jean Jacques Rousseau were also widely printed and read. Thus their ideas about science, reason
and rationality found their way into popular literature.
Source C:
The Nineteenth Century Women became important as readers as well as writers. Penny magazines were
especially meant for women, as were manuals teaching proper behaviour and housekeeping. When novels began
to be written in the nineteenth century, women were seen as important readers. Some of the best-known novelists
were women. Their writings became important in defining a new type of woman: a person with a will, the
strength of personality, determination and the power to think.
Questions:
Source A: What led to the execution of Hickey?
Source B: Give one example to show that the ideas of scientists and philosophers now became more accessible
to the common people through print.
Source C: Name some best-known women novelists of Europe who re-defined the picture of women in society.
17. “Dalit participation was limited in the Civil Disobedience Movement". Examine the statement. [5]
18. How print revolution led to the development of reading mania in Europe. [5]
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