ICSE Board Guess Paper History/Civics Class X (2010) [Set-1]

GUESS PAPER-2010

Class – X

History/Civics

Time-2 hours                                                                              M.M-80

Instructions:

i. Attempt all questions from Part I (compulsory).

ii. A total of five questions are to be attempted from Part II.

iii. Two out of three questions from Section A and three out of five questions from Section B.

PART I (30 Marks)

Q1.                                                                                     [1X10=10]

a). Name any two constituents of Union Executive.

b). Who is the ex-offico chairman of the Rajya Sabha?

c) Difference between Money bills and non money bills

d) Role and functions of Prime minister.

e) Name the body which elects the Rajya Sabha Members.

f) Mention two military powers of the President of India.

g) Who is the highest judicial official at the district level?

h) Process by which Independence of the judiciary is ensured.

i) Functions of Governor.

j) What is meant by every high court is a court of record?

Q2.                                                                                            [10x2=20]

a) With reference to the British rule in India, mention two economic factors, which became the causes of the First War of Independence, 1857.

b) Mention any two social evils that existed in India in 19th centuries.

c) Role and contributions of Sir Syed Ahmed Khan in Muslim reformation movement in India.

d) Importance of Dandi March,Lahore session of the Congress,Gandhi-Irwin Pact.

e) State two reasons given by the Cabinet Mission for rejecting the demand for a separate State of Pakistan.

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