TERM-1

HISTORY-Ch-1-The French Revolution

Two statements are given- one labelled Assertion (A) and the other labelled Reason (R). Select the
correct answer

to these questions from the codes (a), (b), (c) and (d) as given below:

a. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

b. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

c. A is true but R is false.

d. A is false but R is true.

1. Assertion (A): Clergy and Nobility enjoyed certain privileges and exemptions.

Reason (R): Peasants were obliged to render services to the lords.

2. Assertion (A): The French government decreased the taxes.

Reason (R): To meet the regular expenses such as the cost of maintaining an army, the court, and
running

the government offices or universities, the state was forced to reduce taxes.

3. Assertion (A): Mirabeau and Abbé Sieyès became the face of the third estate.

Reason (R): They belonged to the third estate so they could represent them properly.

4. Assertion (A): A chain of events followed in France and people in the city and countryside were
rioting.

Reason (R): Most of them were protesting against the high price of bread.

5. Assertion (A): The National Assembly was indirectly elected by the highest taxpayers.

Reason (R): It was elected by a group of electors who were chosen by the passive citizens.

GEOGRAPHY-Ch-1-India-Size & Location

6. Assertion (A): India is the seventh-largest country in the world.

Reason (R): It occupies a significant portion of area geographical area of the world.

7. Assertion (A): China, Nepal, and Bhutan lie to the north of India.

Reason (R): Pakistan and Afghanistan are the northwestern frontiers of India.

8. Assertion (A): India has an eminent position in the Indian Ocean.

Reason (R): It is because the ocean is named after India.

9. Assertion (A): The trans-Indian Ocean routes provide a strategic central location to India.

Reason (R): It connects India to the countries of Europe and West Asia, Africa, and Europe.

10. Assertion (A): The Indian Ocean is named after our country.
Reason (R): No other country has a long coastline on the Indian Ocean.

Ch-2-Physical Features of India

11. Assertion (A): The Northern Plains is a densely populated physiographic division.

Reason (R): It has been formed by the interplay of the three major river systems and their
tributaries.

12. Assertion (A): The peninsular plateau is formed of alluvial deposits.

Reason (R): The plateau has gently rising hills and wide valleys.

13. Assertion (A): The Northern part of India is called Great Northern Plains.

Reason (R): This area occupies a large area in North India.

14. Assertion (A): Hilly region has a rugged terrain in contrast with the plains.

Reason (R): This area has mountains and valleys which make its terrain rugged.

15. Assertion (A): The Himalayas and the Northern Plains are the most recent landforms.

Reason (R): The Peninsular Plateau is one of the ancient landmasses.

CIVICS-CH-1-What is Democracy? Why Democracy?

16. Assertion (A): Equal voting rights for its citizens make an ideal democracy.

Reason (R): Every citizen must be able to play an equal role in decision-making in a democracy.

17. Assertion (A): A study of democracy must focus on democratic politics.

Reason (R): It depends upon the willingness of the people to participate in democratic politics.

18. Assertion (A): Fiji refutes the one-vote-one-value principle of democracy.

Reason (R): In a democracy, each adult citizen must have one vote and one vote of value.

19. Assertion (A): President in Pakistan has the power to dismiss the national and provincial
assemblies.

Reason (R): This was done by ‘Legal Framework Order’ which amended the Constitution of Pakistan.

20. Assertion (A): It is important for countries to realize the ideals of democratic decision-making.

Reason (R): This is the only way to value democracy and move from being minimal to perfect
democracy.

CH-2-Constitutional Design

21. Assertion (A): Many countries of the world have had to rewrite their Constitutions.

Reason (R): The laws in their constitutions had become outdated.

22. Assertion (A): The Preamble is the soul of the Indian Constitution.

Reason (R): It is like a preface to the Constitution as it begins with a short statement of its basic
values.
23. Assertion (A): The constitutional rights of the people limit the power of government.

Reason (R): The constitution defines who will have how much power to make which decisions.

24. Assertion (A): The Drafting Committee gives sanctity to the Constitution.

Reason (R): The Drafting Committee prepared a draft constitution for discussion.

25. Assertion (A): Constituent Assembly Debates has been recorded and preserved.

Reason (R): It is used to interpret the meaning of the Constitution.

ECONOMICS-CH-1-The Story of Village Palampur

26. Assertion (A): Green Revolution is associated with increased productivity and following a
sustainable

development paradigm.

Reason (R): Land loses its fertility due to increased use of chemical fertilizers.

27. Assertion (A): There is a basic constraint in raising farm production.

Reason (R): This is primarily due to the scarcity of farm labour.

28. Assertion (A): Till the mid-1960s, the seeds used in cultivation were traditional ones with
relatively low

yields.

Reason (R): The Green Revolution introduced in the late 1960s promised to produce far larger
quantities of

food grains that were not possible earlier.

29. Assertion (A): There is heavy competition for work among the farm labourers in village Palampur.

Reason (R): People are ready to work for higher wages.

30. Assertion (A): The continuous use of chemical fertilizers has led to the degradation of soil health.

Reason (R): The chemical fertilizers provide minerals that dissolve in water and are immediately
available to

plants.

CH-2-People as Resource

31. Assertion (A): Investment in human capital yields a return just like an investment in physical
capital.

Reason (R): It can bring in higher incomes and higher productivity.

32. Assertion (A): Human capital is superior to other resources.

Reason (R): Other resources can be developed only by human beings with their skills and knowledge.

33. Assertion (A): Over the last five decades, India has built a vast health infrastructure.
Reason (R): To generate the manpower required at the primary, secondary, and tertiary sectors in
the

government sector.

34. Assertion (A): Countries having no natural resources can also become rich and developed.

Reason (R): It can be done by importing the natural resource needed in their country.

35. Assertion (A): Kerala succeeded in reducing poverty.

Reason (R): Kerala has invested in human resource development