History & Civics — Suggested Paper 2

1(i). The Rajya Sabha is called a Permanent house because 1/3 members retire every __________.

1(ii). During a hung assembly when no party gets the majority, the President appoints the Prime Minister. What power is the President exercising?

1(iii). Who was the founder of the Indian National Congress?

1(iv). Read the statements given below and select the option that shows the correct relationship between (A) and (R). Assertion (A): Lord Curzon partitioned Bengal in 1905. Reason (R): The Nationalists felt that the British wanted to divide the Hindus and the Muslims.

1(v). Which of these statements is NOT associated with the Jallianwala Bagh massacre?

1(vi). Under which policy of expansion was the place marked in the map annexed by the British?

1(vii). Which organ of the United Nations Organisation gives this special power to its permanent members?

1(viii). Which of the following was an objective of the Indian National Army?

1(ix). The Sessions Court deals with __________ cases.

1(x). Choose the correct option to replace the underlined word: The collection of State Revenue falls under the Consultative Jurisdiction of the High Court.

1(xi). Which incident depicted in the above cartoon led to the beginning of the Second World War?

1(xii). Which of the following causes of the First World War is connected to this headline?

1(xiii). In the town of Sundar Nagar, the local government decided to cut down a large number of trees to build a shopping mall. The children were upset because the trees provided a place to play. A group of school students decided to take action based on the lesson they had studied about the Early Nationalists. Which of the following actions are they NOT likely to adopt?

1(xiv). Identify the option which shows the correct chronology of the following events: 1. The Lucknow Pact 2. The Surat Split 3. The establishment of the Muslim League

1(xv). The salaries and allowances of the ministers are decided by the:

1(xvi). When the Supreme Court reviews any judgement made by it to remove an error, it falls under __________ jurisdiction.

2(i). Give any two reasons for the rise of Fascism.

2(ii). What impact did the uprising of 1857 have on the Mughal Rule?

2(iv). State the full forms of the following agencies of the United Nations: UNICEF and UNESCO.

2(vii). Name the Presidents who presided over the first two Sessions of the Indian National Congress.

2(iii). Mention any two reasons for the acceptance of the Mountbatten Plan by the Congress.

2(v). Name the countries that formed the Axis Bloc, during World War II.

2(vi). What was the Khilafat Movement?

3(a). Explain three ways in which the Legislature exercises control over the Executive.

3(b). Mention any three Special powers of the Rajya Sabha that are usually not enjoyed by the other House.

3(c). Mention any two Judicial powers and two Electoral powers of the Indian Parliament.

4(a). Mention any three cases that come under the Original Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court.

4(b). Explain the Power of Judicial Review of the Supreme Court.

4(c). Explain the Supreme Court as a Court of Record.

5(a). State any three qualifications required for a candidate to be elected as the Vice-President.

5(b). State the three functions of the Vice-President.

5(c). Explain briefly any two Legislative and any two Executive powers of the President.

6(a). State two reasons for the launching of the Quit India Movement.

6(b). Give any three effects of the Quit India Movement launched by Gandhi in 1942.

6(c). Give any four clauses of the Mountbatten Plan of 1947.

7(a). Name the organisation associated with the above emblem. Mention any two of its objectives.

7(b). Mention any three functions of WHO, as its beneficiary.

7(c). Name the Principal Judicial Organ of this organisation and explain its composition.

8(a). The Split in the Congress

8(b). With reference to the picture given below, answer the following: 1) What were the three personalities popularly known as? 2) Which section of the Congress did they represent? 3) Mention two of their popular beliefs.

8(c). State any four methods that they advocated for the achievement of their aims.

9(i). Mention any three causes of the World War which ended with the signing of the treaty being discussed in the passage above.

9(ii). Name the organisation which was established in 1920 to maintain peace after this war. Mention any two of its objectives.

9(iii). Mention any four clauses of the Treaty which affected Germany.

10(a). Identify the leader given in the picture. Name the Political party and the Military Organisation that he formed.

10(b). State any three objectives of the Political party that he founded.

10(c). Mention any four objectives of the Military Organisation.