One Mark Questions:-
1) ”A challenge is not just any problem but an opportunity for progress”. Analyse the statement.
2) Classify resources on the basis of origin.
3) Why did the Roman Catholic Church impose control over publishers and booksellers.
4) Why do novels use vernacular.
5) Why were big European powers met in Berlin in 1885.
6) Why were merchant s from towns in Europe began to move countryside in seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
7) Why did Charles Booth, a Liverpool ship owner conduct the first social surveyor low skilled workers in the East End of London in 1887?
8) When we produce goods by exploiting natural resources, in which category of economic sector such activities come?
9) Give any two examples of informal sector of credit.
10) State any two goals of development other than income.
11) Explain the three factors that are crucial in deciding the outcome other than income.
3 Marks Questions:-
12) Explain the three factors that are crucial in deciding the outcome of politics of social divisions.
13) Describe any three provisions of amendment made in ‘Indian Constitution’ in 1992 for making ‘Three-Tier’ government more effective and powerful.
14)”Secularism is not an ideology of some political parties or persons, but it is one of the foundations of our country.” Examine the statement.
15) How is the issue of sustainability important for development? Explain with examples.
16) Why is cheap and affordable credit important for country’s development? Explain any three reasons.
17) Distinguish the service condition of organised sector with that of unorganised sector.
18) How can consumers awareness be spread among consumers to avoid exploitation in the market place? Explain any three ways.
19) “Dense and efficient network of transport is a prerequisite for local and national development”. Analyse the statement.
20) How has the ever increasing number of industries in India made worse position by exerting pressure on existing fresh water lakes? Explain.
21) “The ‘Print Revolution’ had transformed the lives of people changing their relationship to information and knowledge”. Analyse the statement.
22) Distinguish between the themes of ‘Pride and Prejudice’ and ‘Jane Eyre’ novels written by Jane Austen Charlotte Bronte respectively.
23) Describe the impact of ‘Rinderpest’ on people’s livelihoods and local economy in Africa in the 1890.
24) Describe any three major problems faced by Indian cotton weavers in nineteenth century.
25) Describe any three steps taken to clean up London during nineteenth century.
5 Marks Questions:-
26)”Democracy stands much superior to any other form of government in promoting dignity and freedom of the individual”. Justify the statement.
27) “Democracies lead to peaceful and harmonious life among citizens”. Justify the statement.
28) How has foreign trade been integrating markets of different countries? Explain with examples.
29)How do we feel the impact of globalisation on our daily life? Explain with examples.
30) Describe any five major functions of political parties performed in a democracy.
31) Describe the explosive conditions prevailed in Balkans after 1871 in Europe.
32) Describe the role of different religious groups in the development of anti-colonial feelings in Vietnam.
33) Why is the economic strength of a country measured by the development of manufacturing industries? Explain with examples.
34) How did non-cooperation movement start with participation of middle class people in the cities? Explain its impact on economic front.
35) Why was Congress reluctant to allow women to hold any position of authority within the organisation? How did women participate in Civil Disobedience Movement? Explain.
36) The government of India has introduced Various institutional and technological reforms to improve agriculture in the 1980 and 1990. ” Support this statement with examples.
37) Compare ‘Intensive subsistence farming’ with that of ‘commercial farming’ practiced in India.
38) Map Work :-
i) Indian National Congress session.
ii) Place at Gandhiji organized Satyagraha for cotton mill workers.
iii) Raja Sansi International Airport.
iv) Bhadravati – Iron and steel plant.
v) Software technology park in West Bengal.
Apex Class 
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