External Students - Self Study
Std. X
History and Political Science
(English Medium)
2019 - 2020
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Class X Social Science
Most Important Questions
History
Chapter 1: The Rise of Nationalism in Europe
1. Who was declared as the King of the German Empire in 1871? [1M]
2. Define a nation-state. [1M]
3. Explain the process of unification of Italy. [3M
4. How did the local people in the areas conquered by Napoleon react to the
French rule? Explain. [3M]
5. Explain the conditions that were viewed as obstacles to the economic exchange
and growth by the new commercial classes during the nineteenth century in
Europe. [3M]
6. Describe the role of culture in shaping the feelings of nationalism in Europe
from 1830 to the end of the 19th century. [5M]
7. Explain any five social and administrative reforms introduced by Napoleon in
the region under his control? [5M]
8. Describe any five steps taken by the French Revolutionaries to create a sense
of collective identity among the French people. [5M]
9. How did the Balkan region become a source of political tension in the first half
of the twentieth century in Europe? [5M]
Chapter 3: Nationalism in India
1. Who organised the dalits into the depressed Classes association in 1930? [1M]
2. How was Rowlatt Act opposed by the people in India? Explain with examples.
[3M]
3. Explain the idea of Satyagraha according to Gandhi? [3M]
4. How had the First World War created a new economic situation in India?
Explain with examples. [3M]
5. The nationalistic ideas in India developed through the reinterpretation of
history. Explain. [3M]
6. Describe any three suppressive measures taken by the British administration
to suppress the national movement. [3M]
7. Describe main features of ‘Poona Pact’. [3M]
8. What type of flag was designed during the ‘Swedeshi Movement’ in Bengal?
Explain its main features. [3M]
9. How did ‘Salt March’ become an effective tool of resistance against
colonialism? Explain. [3M]
10. How did the ‘Non-Cooperation Movement’ spread in cities across the country?
Explain its effects on the economic front. [3M]
11. Which were the two types of demands mentioned by Gandhi in his letter to
Viceroy Irwin on 31 January 1930? Why was the abolition of ‘salt tax’ the most
stirring demand? Explain. [3M]
12. “Dalit participation was limited in the Civil Disobedience Movement”. Examine
the statement. [5M]
13. How could non-cooperation become a movement? Explain with examples. [5M]
14. Explain the attitude of the Indian merchants and the industrialists towards
the ‘Civil Disobedience Movement’? [5M]
15. Why did Gandhi start the ‘Civil Disobedience Movement’? Explain any four
features of the movement. [5M]
16. On an outline map of India, mark the following: [3M]
Chauri Chaura
The place where the session of the India National Congress was held in
1929
Dandi
Chapter 5: The Age of Industrialisation
1. Who manufactured the new model of steam engine in 1781? [1M]
2. Why workers in the nineteenth century became hostile to the Spinning Jenny?[1M]
3. What is meant by proto-industrialisation? [1M]
4. Who were ‘gomasthas’? [1M]
5. Name an entrepreneur in colonial Bengal who believed that India could develop
only through westernisation and industrialisation. [1M]
6. The First World War led to the development of the Indian industries. Do you
agree? Give three reasons to prove your argument. [3M]
7. Explain how a close relationship developed between the town and the
countryside under the proto-industrial system. [3M]
8. How did the early entrepreneurs accumulate money in nineteenth century
India? [3M]
9. Discuss the problems that were faced by cotton weavers in India in the 19th
century. [5M]
10. “In the 20th century, handloom cloth production expanded steadily in India
inspite of the increasing factory production”. Explain the statement by giving
a suitable example. [5M]
Chapter 7: Print, Culture and the Modern World
1. Which is the oldest printed Japanese book? [1M]
2. Who introduced hand-printing technology into Japan in the eighth century?
[1M]
3. What led to the print revolution? [1M]
4. If earlier there was a hearing public, now a reading public came into being.
Explain the statement. [3M]
5. Widely available printed materials and books created the conditions for the
outbreak of the French Revolution. Do you agree? Give reasons in support of
your answer. [3M]
6. Explain the effects of print technology on Indian visual culture in the 19th
century. [5M]
7. Why was the censorship imposed on the Indian press by the colonial
government? Was censorship effective in controlling nationalistic feelings in
India? Give reason. [5M]
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