GARDEN HIGH SCHOOL

CLASS X

Half-Yearly Examination, 2022–23

History and Civics

Time: 2 hours Full Marks: 80

This Question Paper has seven printed pages.
Answers must be written in the script/s provided. You will not be allowed to write for the
first 15 minutes. This time must be spent in reading the Question Paper.
The time given at the head of this Paper is the time allowed for writing answers.

This Paper is divided into two parts.

Answer all the questions of Part I, and any five of Part II.
Maximum marks for a question or part of a question are given in brackets [ ].

PART I (30 marks)

Answer all the questions.

Question No 1

Choose the correct options: [16 × 1 = 16]

(i) A joint sitting of the Houses of Parliament is presided over by

(a) the Prime Minister. (c) the President.
(b) the Speaker. (d) the Vice President.

(ii) Which of the following statements is incorrect?

(a) A Money Bill cannot be introduced in the Rajya Sabha.
(b) The Rajya Sabha has no power either to reject or amend a Money Bill.
(c) The Rajya Sabha along with the Lok Sabha can impeach the President.
(d) The Rajya Sabha has the power to vote on the Demands for Grants.

(iii) A/An _____ is a valuable protection against injustice and slackness on the part of the
Government.
(a) Vote on Account (c) Interpellation
(b) Cut Motion (d) Amendment Bill

(iv) Which of the following is not a session of the Lok Sabha?

(a) Summer session (c) Monsoon session
(b) Budget session (d) Winter session
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(v) In order to be elected the Vice President of India, a person must be eligible for election
as a member of

(a) the Lok Sabha. (c) a State Legislative Assembly.

(b) the Rajya Sabha. (d) both (a) and (b).

(vi) Complete the given analogy (regarding the term of a member of a particular House of
Parliament)

A Lok Sabha member : five years :: A Rajya Sabha member : ______

(a) six months (c) six years

(b) six weeks (d) one year

(vii) Which of the following can be stated as one of the social causes of the uprising of 1857?

(a) The British had confiscated the estates of the taluqdars and zamindars of Awadh.

(b) The British had introduced an Inam Commission to inquire into the title deeds of the
owners of large estates.

(c) The British rulers deliberately crippled Indian arts and crafts.

(d) The British took measures to prohibit sati and female infanticide.

(viii) To champion the cause of women, Jyotiba Phule

(a) founded the Arya Samaj in 1875.

(b) presented a petition to the Supreme Court for taking legal action against Press
Regulations.

(c) set up a number of schools for girls.

(d) founded the Ramakrishna Mission.

(ix) Which of the following statements is not true regarding the Subsidiary Alliance?

(a) Indian rulers were required to keep a contingent of the British army at the capitals of
their states.

(b) Indian rulers had to keep a British Official called ‘Resident’ at the capitals of their
respective states.

(c) Indian rulers had the power to eject cultivators for non-payment of dues.

(d) Indian rulers were to turn out from their states all non-English Europeans whether
they were employed in the army or in the civil service.
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(x) Under the Presidentship of Jawaharlal Nehru, the Lahore Congress session of 1929
formalized the demand for

(a) a boycott of the Simon Commission.

(b) ‘Purna Swaraj’ or complete independence.

(c) a separate electorate for the Muslims.

(d) a suspension of the Civil Disobedience Movement.

(xi) The Simon Commission (1927) was boycotted because

(a) it had no Indian member.

(b) it had no British member.

(c) it favoured the minorities.

(d) it recommended the formation of an interim government.

(xii) What was the purpose of imposing the Rowlatt Act?

(a) To authorize the government to imprison any person without trial and conviction in a
court of law.

(b) To prevent Indians from qualifying for administrative service.

(c) To impose additional taxes on Indians who were already groaning under the burden
of taxes.

(d) To make it a criminal offence for Indians to keep or bear arms without licence.

(xiii) Which of the following statements about the Assertive Nationalists is true?

(a) They wanted Dominion Status.

(b) They believed that the British had a sense of justice and fair play.

(c) They disapproved of violent activities.

(d) They did not aim at mere economic and administrative reforms.

(xiv) Dadabhai Naoroji started a magazine named _____

(a) Sudharak. (c) Shome Prakash.

(b) Dharma Marg Darshak. (d) Young India.

(xv) _____ announced that the successors of Bahadur Shah would have to leave the
Imperial Palace after his death.

(a) Lord Canning (c) Lord Wellesley

(b) Lord Lytton (d) Lord Dalhousie

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(xvi) Which of the following statements about the Khilafat Movement is not true?

(a) The Ali brothers were the leading lights of the Movement.

(b) The Movement died a natural death in 1922.

(c) The programme of the Khilafat Movement involved state planning for the
reorganization of agriculture and industry on socialist lines.

(d) Gandhi advised the Khilafat Committee to adopt a policy of non-cooperation with the
British government.

Question No 2

(a) Name the main constituents of the Indian Parliament. [2]

(b) Name any two important officials appointed by the President. [2]

(c) Name any two books written by Bipin Chandra Pal. [2]

(d) Name the famous pact that demonstrated the unity between the Congress and the
Muslim League. Mention any one objective of the Muslim League. [2]

(e) Where was the second session of the Indian National Congress held? Who presided
over that session? [2]

(f) Name any two outstanding Indian literary works of the 19th century that fostered
patriotism. [2]

(g) Who became the first Viceroy of India under the Act of 1858? How many members
were there in the India Council which, according to the Act, was to assist the Secretary
of State? [2]

PART II (50 marks)

Section A

Answer any two questions. [2 × 10 = 20]

Question No 3

With regard to the Union Parliament, answer the following questions:

(a) How is the Speaker of the Lok Sabha elected? State any two administrative functions of
the Speaker. [1 + 2]

(b) Mention the circumstances in which the Union Parliament may make laws on subjects
in the State List. [3]

(c) Mention any two grounds on which a person can be disqualified from becoming a
member of the Rajya Sabha. [1]

(d) How can Parliament amend the Constitution? [3]

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Question No 4

‘The President is the chief Executive of the Indian Republic.’

In this context ,answer the following questions:

(a) Mention any two reasons why the President is elected indirectly. [2]

(b) Why are ordinances considered temporary measures? [2]

(c) Explain the procedure for the impeachment of the President. [3]

(d) State any one discretionary power of the President. [1]

(e) Under what circumstances can President's Rule be imposed on a state? [2]

Question No 5

‘The makers of our Constitution adopted the Parliamentary and the Cabinet form of Government.’

In this context, answer the following questions:

(a) Who is the head of the Union Council of Ministers? Discuss his powers and position in
relation to the President. [1 + 2]

(b) Mention any three categories of ministers. How do they differ from one another? [3]

(c) State any two legislative functions of the Cabinet. [2]

(d) What does the term ‘individual responsibility’ of the Council of Ministers imply? [2]

Section B

Answer any three questions. [3 × 10 = 30]

Question No 6

‘Numerous causes were at work behind the great upsurge of 1857, and it had far-reaching
consequences.’

In this context, answer the following questions:

(a) Mention any two reasons that made the Indians believe that the British were determined
to convert Indians to Christianity. [2]

(b) What was the ‘Doctrine of Lapse’? Name any two states which the British annexed by
using this doctrine. [2 + 1]

(c) How was India converted into an agricultural colony of the British? [3]

(d) State any two grievances of the Indian soldiers that led to the great upsurge of 1857. [2]
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Question No 7

‘There were various factors that promoted the growth of nationalism in India in the 19th century.’

In this context, answer the following questions:

(a) Discuss any three discriminatory policies of Lord Lytton that caused resentment among
educated Indians. [3]

(b) State any three immediate objectives of the Indian National Congress. [3]

(c) Who was the pioneer in the publication of nationalist journals in India? Name the
Bengali weekly started by him. [2]

(d) When and by whom was the Indian National Conference convened? [2]

Question No 8

Look at the picture given above and answer the following questions:

(a) Explain the economic ideas of the person in the picture. Name the book written by him.
[2 + 1]
(b) What was his contribution as India’s Unofficial Ambassador to England? [2]

(c) How did the ultimate objective of the Early Nationalists differ from those of the
Assertives? [2]

(d) Who came to be known as ‘the Political Guru of Gandhi’? Give one reason why he was
regarded as Gandhi’s guru. [3]

Question No 9

‘India’s struggle for freedom had various phases.’

In this context, answer the following questions:

(a) What according to the British necessitated the Partition of Bengal in 1905? [1]

(b) What were Curzon’s real motives behind the Partition of Bengal? [3]
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(c) How did Tilak try to instil the spirit of nationalism in Indian youths and people? [3]

(d) Explain Lala Lajpat Rai’s role in the Anti-Partition and Swadeshi movements. [2]

(e) Mention any two remedies prescribed by Bipin Chandra Pal to eradicate the problems
of poverty and unemployment from India. [1]

Question No 10

‘Gandhi returned to India from South Africa early in 1915.’

In this context, answer the following questions:

(a) Which mass struggle was launched by Gandhi in 1920? Explain, in brief, the
programme of this campaign. [1 + 3]

(b) What was the significance of Gandhi’s historic Dandi March? [2]

(c) Mention any two terms of the famous Gandhi-Irwin Pact (1931). [2]

(d) Why was Gandhi disgusted with the deliberations at the Second Round Table
Conference? [2]