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() The setlements of over &,160 cases has brought financlal relief of more than es. y
crore to the people who attended the Lok Adalats,
Thc Fconomic Tinr
Which advantage of the LokAdalat is highliehted in the above hendlne?
(a) Saves money
(b) Speedy justice
(c) WorkS on
() compromise
Reduces the burden on Higher courts
(iv)Which body is authorised to make
anendments ?

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mendents abled rotet,
ln rights hill leand

(a) The Supreme Court

(b) The High Court
(c) The Parliament
(d) The President

(v)Choose the powers which do NOT apply to the

P: Introduction of a Money Bill RajyaSabha.
Q: Passing of an Ordinary Bill
R: Passing a No confidence
Motion
S: Impeachment of judges
(a)P and Q
(b)R andS
(c)P andR
()Q and s

(vi) The lower court has passed an

order in a criminal case. llowever the
feels that the correct procedure has not Iligh Cout
been followed and goes through that cuse
again.
Which jurisdiction is the High Court excrcising in the
above situation
(a)Revisory.
(b)Advisory
(C)Original
(Appellate.

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 (vii)Read the two statements given below abuut the Revotof 1857 and
shows the correct relationship between (A) and (R). select the option that
Assertion : (A) The British stopped the pension being given to Nana Salcb.
Reason :(R) The Doctrune of Lapse did not recognise the right of adupted hews.
(a) Both A and R are truc but independent of cach other
(b) A contradicts R
(c) A is true and leads to R.
) R is the reason for A

(vii)The government of Country X has decided to reduce the age limit of the candidates
taking up the Civil Services Examination on the same lines as that of Lord Lytton. By
how
many years willthe age limit be reduced?
(a) 2 ycars
(b) l year
(c) 5 years
(d) 4 years

(ix) Which of the following people did NOT formulate the Cabine Mission Plan ?
(a) Pethic Lawrence
(b) Sir Stafford Cripps
(c) Lord Wavell
(d) Clement Attlee

(x)The Durga Puja of Kolkata has received the intangible heritage tag. Which of the
following agencies of the United Nations is authorised to give this tag?

(a) UNESCO
(b)UNICEF
(c) WHO
(d)UNDP
(xi)ldentify the ODD ONE out of the following objectives:
(a)To fight the British with nodern arns
(6)Towork out a treaty for transfer of power
(c)Toorganise a Provisional Government of Free ladia
(d)Total mobilisation of Indianman powver.:
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(NI) KISA has organised an inter school essay
most likely quote in their essays?
in lndia. Which leader will students
(a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(b) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(c) Dadablhai Naoroji
(d) Jyotiba Phule

(Xn) Which of these slogans was givenby Subash Chandra Bose?

(a) 'Suaraj is my birthright and I shallhave it.
b) 'Do or Die'
(c)Delhi Chalo
(d) 'Self sacrifice is the real force.

(XiV) The government hospital in the area in which Shanthi lives, has no doctors. Repcated
complaints by the residents have not bcen ettective. Whichof these methods would Shunthi
NOT follow, if she was inspired by the Early Nationalists"
(a) Write a petition to the
government
(b) Distribute leaflets
(c) Use the press to criticise
(d) Swadeshi & Boycott

(xv)Which of the following countries is part of the Triple Entente?

(a) Austria
(b) Russia
(c) Germany
(d) Italy

(xvi) Identify the founders of the Non Aligned Movcmen

(a) Roosevelt , Sukarno, Nehru
(b) Tito, Nasser, Nehru
(c) Churchill, Stalin, Tito
(a) Stalin, Nehru, Sukarno

Question 2
Read the given news carefully.
Parliament session highlights: Totally 13 oppn MPs suspended, SR Parthiban's
suspension revoked

Hindust:an Times, Decemberl4,2023

()Who can suspend the members from the Lok Sabha? Mention anv one
circumstance under which he/she can suspend the members. probable
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(ii) How is the Session Court different from the
Court ofthe District Judge? [2]
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(ii) Imagine you were
any two ways in asked to defend Hitler's
wvhich you would attack on
have justified his [Link] in a school debate. Mention
(iv) Mention any two (2]
methods of the Assertive Nationalists.
(v) Mention anytwo (2)
objectives of the Muslim
Leaguc. (2)
(vi) Mention any two
common ideologies of the dictators. (2]
(vii) What is the
composition of the Security Council? (2)

PART II |50marks]
SECTION A
Attempt any two questions from this Section.
Question 3
The Parliament is the law making body in a dennocracy. With
answer the following questions: reference to the Parliament,

() Name the three sessions of the Parliament.

[3]
(11) Mention any three ways in which the Lok Sabha is superior to the RajyaSabha. [3]
(iii) Ment ion any four legislative powers of the Parliament. [4]
Question 4
The Prime Minister and his Council of Ministers exercise the executive power and the
President is just a nominal head. With reference to this, answer the following questions:
(i) Describe the three categories of the Councilof Ministers.

(ii) The Prime Minister is the leader of the nation. Mention any three functions of the Prime
Minister to support this statement
(3)
(ii) Explain the ternms- Individual responsibility and Collective Responsibility with reference
tothe Council of Ministers. 4

Question5

The Supreme Court is the Custodian of the Constitution. With reference to this, answer the
following questions:
()Who appoints the judges of the Supreme Court? What is the term of the Supreme Court
Judge? How can the judges be removed?

(ii) Why is the Supreme Court called the Court of Record?

(3]
(ii) What is meant by the following terns?
(a) Judicial Review (b) Advisory Jurisdiction
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SECTION B
questions fromthis Section.
Attempt any three
Question 6
against the British. With reference to
lndependence 1857 was arebellion
The First War of
this, answer
the following questions:
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(1) Mention any three economiccauses for
the Revolt.
(3]
(1) Describe the immediate cause of this Revolt.
consequence of this Revolt to make the
(11) There were many changes made inthe army as a
British rule stronger. Mention any four such changes.

Question7
With reference to the Gandhian Era, answer the following questions
() What were the causes of the Non Cooperation Movement? (3)
(m) Mention any two causes which led to the Civil Disobedience Movement. Whv was this
movement suspended? (3)
(iii) Mention any four impacts of the Civil Disobedience Movement.
[4)
Question 8
Read the excerpt given below and answer the questions that follow
In the evening of June 3, Mountbatten broadcasted over the
the cause of partition saying, "Tomy greatregret it has beenAll-lndia Radio. He explain ed
agreement either on theCabinet Mission Plan, or any plan thatimpossible
to obtain
India. But there can be no question of coercing any large areas inwould preserve the unity of
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majorityto live against their will under agovermment in which another
has a majority. And theonly alternative to coercion is partition. community
India Toduy Web Desk, (Updated: Jui 18, 2017}
(i) Mention any four clauses of the Cabinet Mission Plan.
[3)
(ii) Mention any three terms of the Mountbatten Plan.
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(üi) The Congress wvas compelled to accept the Mounthatten Plan Mentionany
which the Congress justified its acceplance. our wars in
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Question 9
Look at the picture given and answer the following
questions:

AEPARATIONg'
$53000,02áó
i)How many dollars did Germany have to pay as
the German war reparation.? Mention any two ways in which
military was affected.
(ii) Describe the immediate cause of (3]
the war which led to the signing of
picture. the Treaty depicted in the
[3]
(iül)Mention any four ways in whiclh Europe was territorially
rearranged. (4]

Question 10
The United Nations Organisation is a peace
answer the following:
keeping organisation. With reference to this
(i)Mention any three objectives of the United Nations Organisation.
(3)
(i) What is the composition of the International Court of
Justice? [3]
(iü) Give the expansion of WHO. Mention any three of its
functions [4]