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Chapter 8: Novels, Society and History 1. Name a writer who showed the darker side of the colonial occupation in his novels. [1M] 2. What is an epistolary novel? [1M] 3. Which Hindi novel immensely popularised the Hindi language and the Nagari script? [1M] 4. Explain any three features of the early Bengali novels. [3M] 5. In what ways did the novel ‘Mayor of Casterbridge’ written by Thomas Hardy reflected the condition of England prevailing in the 19th century? [3M] 6. “Colonial administrators found „vernacular “novels a valuable source of information on native life and customs.” Prove the statement by giving three evidences. [3M] 7. How is young Jane in Charlott Bront's Jane Eyre different from the stereotype of girls during her time? [5M] 8. Premchand’s novels are filled with all kinds of powerful characters from all levels of society”. Support the statement by giving suitable examples. [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]

Chapter 6: Work, Life and Leisure- Cities in the Contemporary World 1. Which was the first Indian city to get smoke nuisance legislation? [1M] 2. Why taverns began to decline in the later half of the nineteenth century? [1M] 3. What led to the crisis of housing and water supply in Mumbai in the second half of the nineteenth century? [1M] 4. Why the residents of London began to feel the need for building the houses for the poor? [3M] 5. What led to the rise of Bombay and Calcutta ports? Explain. [3M] 6. Why Bombay came to be known as ‘Mayapuri’? [3M] 7. Explain any five features of ‘chawls’. [5M]

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 stat...

Chapter 4: The Making of a Global World 1. What were ‘Corn Laws’? [1M] 2. What has been described as a ‘new system of slavery’? [1M] 3. What was the most powerful weapon of the Spanish conquerors in Africa?[1M] 4. What was an important feature of the US economy in the 1920s? [1M] 5. What has made China an attractive destination for foreign investments? [1M] 6. What methods were used by the Europeans to recruit and retain labour in Africa? [3M] 7. The Great Depression was caused by the combination of several factors. Explain any two factors. [3M] 8. In what ways did the First World War affect the economy of the world? [5M] 9. The Silk Route is a good example of pre-modern trade and cultural links. Do you agree? Give reasons in support of your answer. [5M] 10. Technology played a crucial role in the trade of food products. Explain the statement with the help of an example. [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 t...

Important questions for class 10 social science Write in comment box for more questions if this sample questions are good or helpful?   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 ...

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Afternoon prayer... This prayer is generally reciting in my school daily just after the recess time i. e in the noon. Oh Lord,  Give us strength, Day after day. From sins &  evils keep us away.  Lead us from darkness to light, All the way.  We remember you always, For your mercy we pray.  Oh kind & dear father keep us happy & gay...  Prayer can be opted for your school too specially all school related viewers... share it as much as possible...