Velammal Bodhi Campus - Theni

Lesson wise Important Questions

Class: X Subject: SST
His: The Rise of Nationalism in Europe
1. What is Nation state?
2. What is Modern state?
3. How did the French revolutionary introduced various measures and practice? OR How
could create sense of collective identity among the French people?
4. What were the mission and destiny of French revolution?
5. Explain the napoleonic code of 1804? OR Explain the civil code of 1804? OR
What were the administrative measure made by Napoleon?
6. What were the outweight advantage administrative measure made by Napoleon?
7. Who were the aristocracy?
8. Who were the middle classes? what is the aim of middle classes?
9. What is liberalism? Explain the political and economic liberalism?
10.What is Zolleverin or Custom Union?
11.Write about the Conservation?
12.Who were the great European powers?
13.Who was hosted the Vienna congress session in 1815?
14.Mention the main provision of Treaty of Vienna?
15.Write a short notes on Guiseppe Mazini?
16.Write a short note on the Greek war of Independence?
17.Hunger, hardship, and popular revolt. Explain or "The great economic hardship in
Europe of 1830s". Support this statement.
18.What is Romanticism?
19.How could culture vital role for Nation?
20.Write a short note on July Revolution?
21."When the France sneeze rest of the Europe catch the cold" it said by…
22.Write a short note on Frankfurt parliament?
23.Explain the unification process of Germany?
24.Explain the unification process of Italy?
25.Strange case of Britain or unification of Britain.Explain
26.What is the symbols of New Britain?
27.Why did the tension emerge in the Balkan of 1871?
 His: Nationalism in India
1. How did the first world war created a new economic and political situation in India?
OR How the first world war helped in the growth of the National Movement in India?
OR What were the economic problems created in India during the first world war?
2. What was the idea of Satyagraha according to Mahatma Gandhi?
3. Name the three early Satyagraha which is organised by Mahatma Gandhi in 1917 and
1918?
4. Why did Gandhiji decided to launch a national wide satyagraha in 1919? OR what was
Rawlatt act of 1919?
5. How did Indian opposed Rowlatt Act?
6. Write a short notes on the jallianwala Bagh massacre.
7. When, where and by whom formed the khilafat movement?
8. Gandhiji saw an opportunity to bring Muslims and the umbrella of a unified National
Movement. Support the statement.
9. Why did Gandhiji started the non cooperation movement?
10.When and by whom wrote the book Hind Swaraj?
11.How could non cooperation became a moment? OR
Gandhiji proposed that the movement should unfold in stages. OR Discuss the various
stages of cooperation Movement launched by Mahatma Gandhi.
12.How did middle class participate in the cities?
13.Explain the economic effect of non cooperation movement?
14.Why did Non cooperation movement gradually slow down?
15.Explain why Gandhiji decided to withdraw the non cooperation movement?
16.Who organised the peasant's movement in awadh?
17.What were the demands of Awadh peasant's?
18.Who were the heads of Oudh Kisan Sabha?
19.Who was Alluri Sitaram Raju?
20.What was inland immigration act of 1859?
21.When and by whom formed the Swaraj party?
22.Why did Simon commission come to India?
23.Why was Simon commission boycotted in India?
24.How did Indian greeted the Simon commission?
25.When did Gandhi Irwin-pact signed?
26.When and by whom presided Lahore congress session?
27.What was the main demand of Lahore congress session?
28.Explain the Salt March? OR Why did Mahatma Gandhi take salt as a powerful
symbol.
29.How did different social group participate in the civil disobedience movement?
30.Describe the main features of 'Poona Pact' in 1930?
31.How was Bharat Mata portrayed by Abanindranath Tagore?
32.Who had designed the 'Swaraj flag' by 1921? Explain the main features of this 'Swaraj
flag'?
33.What was Swadeshi flag?
34.The place where Indian National Congress was held in Dec 1920, (Nagpur)
35.The place where Indian National Congress was held in Sep 1920, (Kolkata)
36.The place where Indian National Congress was held in Dec 1927, (Madras)
37.The place where associated with jallianwala Bagh (Amritsar in punjab)
38.The place where associated with called off non cooperation movement (chauri chaura)
39.Indigo planters Satyagraha (Champaran in Bihar)
40.The peasants Satyagraha in 1917 (Kheda in Gujarat)

His: The making of a global world

1. How did Silk Routes Link the World?
2. Trade and cultural exchange always went hand in hand. Support this statement
3. Food Travels: Spaghetti and Potato Or Food offers many examples of long distance
cultural exchange.support the statement.
4. Write a short note on Pototo famine?
5. Why did the Europeans conquest the Americas? Or Give three examples to show that
the world changed with the discovery of new sea routes to America.
6. How did Portuguese and Spanish established their colonialisation in America? Or
Why did diseases spread so rapidly in the Americas after European explorers arrived?
Or Explain how the global transfer of disease in the pre-modern world helped in the
colonisation of the Americas.
7. Explain the three types of movements or flows within international economic
exchange. Or “Economists of the 19th century identify three types of movements or
‘flows’ within international economic exchanges.” Explain.
8. What were the Corn Laws? Why were these laws abolished?
9. Explain the Impact of the Corn Laws?
10.Why was lands cleared in Britain during the 19th century? Or It was not enough
merely to clear lands for agriculture. Support this statement
11.What is Canal Colonies?
12.Examine the role of technology during the 19th century with example. Or Give
examples from history to show the impact of technology on food availability.
13.What were the main reasons for the attraction of Europeans to Africa?
14.What methods were used by the European employers to recruit and retain the African
labourers?
15.Explain the effects of Rinderpest to Africa? Or Explain the rinderpest, a devastating
cattle disease? Or The coming of rinderpest to Africa.
16.Describe the main characteristics of indentured labour migration from India. Or Which
example illustrates the two-sided nature of the nineteenth-century world?
17.How did the indentured workers discover their own ways of survival? Explain
18.Name the writer who was a descendants of indentured labour migrants and also got a
Noble Prize?
19.When did Indentured labour system abolished in India?
20.How did the Indian indentured workers often called?
21.Why did Indian textiles faced stiff in the early nineteenth century?
22.Why did the first world war consider as the modern industrial war?
23.Why Britain was burdened with huge external debts at the end of the war?
24.Mention the effects of the First World War on Britain.
25.How and why did the mass production had begun in the late nineteenth century in US.
26.What were the factors of the Great Depression? Or Explain the causes of the Great
Depression.
27.India and the Great Depression. Explain
28.Briefly explain the two key lessons which economists and politicians draw out from
interwar economic experience.
29.What was the bretton woods system? Or What is meant by the Bretton Woods
Agreement?
30.Write a short note on G-77? Or Explain what is referred to as the G-77 countries. Or
In What ways can G-77 be seen as a reaction to the activities of the Bretton Woods
twins?
31.The decision of MNCs to relocate production to Asian countries.
32.Write about the Exchange rate and It's types?

DP: Power Sharing

1. What is Ethnic?
2. Write about the Ethnic Composition of Belgium?
3. Enumerate the Ethic Composition of Srilanka?
4. What were the Majoritarian policy of 1956? OR
Explain the Sinhala supremacy policy of 1956?
5. What were the three demands of Srilankan Tamils?
6. Explain the Accomodation of Belgium? Or Explain the elements of Belgian model
government?
7. Why power sharing is desirable? Or
8. Give two example of the prudential reasons and moral reasons?
9. Explain the Various forms of Power Sharing?

DP: Federalism
1. What is Federalism? what are the level of federalism?
2. Distinguish between the unitary form system and federal form of system?
3. Explain the key features of federalism?
4. What are the dual objectives of federalism?
5. What are the ideal system of federalism?
6. Distinguish between Coming together and Holding together? OR
What are the two kind or Route of feralism?
7. What make India a federal country? OR Explain the three fold distribution of power
between Central and state government?
8. How is federation practised?
9. What is decentralisation?
10.What were the steps taken towards the decentralisation in 1992?
11.Explain the structure of local self government?
12.Write about the gram Panchayat?

DP: Gender, Religion and Caste

1. Define the following terms:
a. Sexual division of labour
b. Feminist
c. Patriarchy
2. Define the following terms:
a. Urbanisation
b. Occupational mobility
c. Caste hierarchy
3. Mention different aspects of life in which women are discriminated or disadvantaged
in India.
4. What is the status of women’s representation in India’s legislative bodies?
5. How are religious differences expressed in politics?
6. How does communalism take various form in politics? Explain any five.
7. Mention the constitutional provisions that make India a secular state.
8. Explain the various forms of caste in politics.
9. “The focus on caste in politics can sometimes give an impression that elections are all
about caste and nothing else. That is far from true.” Explain by giving examples.
10.'Politics too influences the caste system'. Explain. or Explain the forms of casteism in
Indian politics.
11.How does politics affect caste system? Give its positive and negative effects.

DP: Political parties

1. What is political party? Give some example.
2. What are the characteristics of political parties?
3. What are the components of political party?
4. Explain the Various functions of political parties?
5. Define: Partisan
6. How many Political party there are in India?
7. Explain the political party system in the world?
8. Define: Alliance party system.
9. Why India adopted multi party system? OR No party system is ideal for all countries
and all situations.
10.What is National party? Write the Criteria National parties?
11.What is Regional? Write the Criteria of Regional parties?
12.Explain the any five national parties in India?
13.What are the challenges faced by political party in modern democracy?
14.How to reform political parties and it's leader's
15.Suggestions made to reform political parties?

DP: Outcomes of Democracy

1. Why do we access outcome's of democracy? Or Why democracy better form of
government when compared with dictatorship or any other alternative.
2. How does democracy produce an accountable, responsive and legitimate government?
3. What are the factor depends on economic development?
4. List out the economic growth for different countries between 1950-2000?
5. What are the conditions under which democracy accommodate social diversities? Or
Why do Democracy lead to peaceful and harmonious life among citizens?
6. Explain the dignity and freedom of the citizens?

Geo: Resource and Development

1. What is Agenda 21- explain
2. Why is it essential to have resource planning
3. What are resources list the type of resources classified on the basis of ownership
4. Explain resources on the basis of origin and exhostability
5. Describe the features of alluvial soil
6. Describe the features of black soil
7. Distinguish between red soil and laterite soil
8. What is land degradation. Suggest the measures of controlling land degradation.
9. What are the methods of soil conservation suitable to Indian conditions
10.What are soil erosion mention the types of soil erosion?
11.Want steps can be taken to control soil erosion in hilly areas.

Geo: Forest and Wildlife Resources.

1. Define: Biodiversity
2. Which are the factors led to the decline in India’s biodiversity?
3. Why do we need to conserve our forests and wildlife?
4. How do we need to conserve our forests and wildlife?
5. Explain the types and Distribution of Forest and Wildlife Resources.
6. Describe how communities have conserved and protected forests and wildlife in India?

Geo: Water Resources

1. Explain how water becomes a renewable resource.
2. What is water scarcity? what are its main causes? Shortage of water for a sustained
period is called water scarcity.
3. What is water cycle Or hydrological cycle?
4. Compare the advantages and disadvantages of multi-purpose river projects?
5. Name some multipurpose river projects?
6. Explain the scarcity of water?
7. How do we conserve and manage water?
8. Name the important hydraulic Structures in ancient India?
9. What are dams and how do they help us in conserving and managing water?
10.Who proclaimed the dams as the ‘temples of modern India’?
11.Explain the scrunity Or problem of multi purpose river project?
12.What were the different methods of traditional rain water harvesting? Or Give various
method of rain water harvesting since ancient times.
13.Discuss how rainwater harvesting in semi-arid regions of Rajasthan is carried out.
14.Describe how modern adaptations of traditional rainwater harvesting methods are
being carried out to conserve and store water.

Geo: Agriculture.
1. Write four points to stress the importance of agriculture in India. Or Why is India
called an agriculturally important country? Write four supportive arguments. Or
‘Agriculture has been the backbone of the Indian Economy’ Explain the statement by
giving reason.
2. Why do farming practices vary in different regions? Give three major reasons.
3. Name some industries based on agricultural raw material.
4. What factors does primitive subsistence farming depend on?
5. Write main characteristics of ‘slash and burn’ agriculture. Or Write main
characteristics of Primitive Subsistence Farming.
6. Name some primitive tools used in ‘slash and bum’ agriculture.
7. Compare ‘intensive subsistence farming’ with that of ‘commercial farming’ practiced
in India.
8. Write the main characteristics of intensive subsistence farming.
9. What are the major differences between primitive subsistence farming and commercial
farming?
10.What is the most important characteristic of commercial farming?
11.Write six characteristics of plantation agriculture.
12.Name one horticultural plantation crop and two beverage plantation crops and two
States each which specialise in their production respectively.
13.Name some important plantation crops.
14.Name three cropping seasons of India. Write their sowing and harvesting time and
major crops of each season.
15.Name three states which raise three paddy crops in a year.
16.Which is the most important food crop of India? What is its position in world
production?
17.Which is the second most important cereal crop of India? Write the geographical
conditions required for its growth? Name two major zones of wheat growth and name
six major states of wheat production.
18.Which is the third most important food crop of India? Name the cropping season in
which it is grown. Name four leading states of its production.
19.What are coarse grains? Why are they important in India? Name the crops which are
included in this category and name three leading states producing each of these crops.
20.Write two geographical conditions required for the growth of Ragi and write its
nutritional value.
21.Mention two geographical conditions required for the growth of Maize crop in India.
22.Describe three factors which have contributed to increase maize production.
23.Write four major maize producing states.
24.What is India’s position in the world regarding sugarcane production? Write the
geographical conditions required for its growth?
25.Write the major states that produce sugarcane? Name four products obtained from
sugarcane.
26.Write the geographical and labour conditions required for the growth of tea.
27.What is India’s position in the world regarding tea production? Name three states each
which produce tea.
28.Which is the most important beverage crop of Southern India and what is its
percentage share in the world? Where did its cultivation initially start in India? Name
three major states of its production.
29.Name a good variety of coffee which is produced in India and name the country from
where it was initially brought. Why Indian coffee has great international demand?
30.What is India’s position in the world in the production of fruits and vegetables? Name
the different Indian fruits which are in great demand world over and also name the
states where each is produced.
31.Name three non-food crops and write three major states of their production
respectively.
32.Write the geographical conditions required for the growth of rubber. Name the item
which consumes maximum share of rubber for its manufacture.
33.Name four major fibre crops grown in India. What is ‘sericulture’?
34.Give an account of fibre crop which is mainly grown in Deccan Plateau region.
35.Which fibre crop is called as the ‘Golden fibre’? Which is the most important region
of its growth and why? Give one major reason why it is losing the market now.
36.Name the major jute producing states and list some items or products made out of jute.
37.Give the main reasons which have necessitated agricultural reforms.
38.What are ‘Institutional Reforms’? Or Enlist various institutional reforms taken by the
Indian Government to bring about improvements in agriculture.
39.What are the challenges being faced by Indian farmers? What has this resulted in?

Geo: Minerals and Energy Resources

1. Why Minerals are an indispensable part of our lives?
2. What is a mineral? Give some examples?
3. Who is Geologist?
4. Where are minerals found?
5. Explain the classification of Minerals.
6. Mode of occurrence of Minerals. Explain
7. Define: Rat-Hole Mining.
8. Minerals are unevenly distributed. Explain
9. Define: Mine?
10.Enumerate the Iron Ore
11.Explain the major iron ore belts in India?
12.What are the uses of Manganese?
13.Explain the Non-Ferrous Minerals?
14.Explain the Mineral Mica?
15.What are the uses of rock Minerals?
16.How do we conserve the of Minerals?
17.Explain the Conventional and Non-conventional Energy Resources?
18.Wirte about the uses of Coal and it's kind?
19.How Indian coal are classified based on geological age?
20.Write about the oil Minerals (petroleum) in India?
21.Name the three major off shore Oil fields of western India.
22.Name the two kind of Electricity?
23.Explain the Non-Conventional Sources of Energy?
24.How do we conserve of Energy Resources?

Geo: Manufacturing Industries

1. What is meant by manufacturing industries? Give some examples?
2. 'Manufacturing sector is considered the back all of development in general and
economic developments'. Support the statement. Or Explain any two importance of
manufacturing industries?
3. Agriculture and industry are not exclusive of each other? Or How to the agro-
industries in India boost to agriculture.
4. What are the factors that location of industry?
5. Industrialisation and urbanization go hand in hand.
6. What is agglomeration economies.
7. Explain the classification of Industries.
8. When and where first textile Mill established?
9. Why cotton textile industry was concentrated that in the cotton belt of Maharashtra
and Gujarat?
10.What are the challenges faced by the cotton textile industry?
11.When and where the first jute mill established?
12.What are the factors responsible for jute location in Hooghly basin?
13.What are the major challenges faced by the sugar industry?
14.Iron and steel industry is the basic industry of all other industries?
15.Where should the Steel plants the ideally located?
16.Which public sector undertaking market of steel?
17.In which region has the maximum concentration of iron and steel industries?
18.When and where first cement industry established?
19.Name the important raw materials used in the manufacturing of cement?

Geo: Lifelines of the National Economy.

1. Why Roadway still have an edge over railway?
2. Explain the classification of road?
3. State any three merits of roadways
4. What is the main objectives of super highway?
5. What is Border Road organisation?
6. Write about classification of road on the basis of material?
7. What are the problem faced by rail way?
8. When did First railway laid in India?
9. Write about pipeline transport of India?
10.Write about tourism as a trade?
11.Name three important networks of pipeline transportation in the country.
12.Mention the advantage of pipeline transport?
13.Write about features of water ways?
14.List out the National Waterways in India?
15.List out the types of tourism?
16.Why is air travel prepared in North eastern states?
17.What is trade? Explain the types of trade? OR what is meant by trade? What is the
difference between internal and local trade?

Eco: Development Resource

1. Explain the factors on which the quality of life depends on.
2. For development, people look at a mixture of goals- support the statement
3. ''Money in your packet cannot buy all goods and services that you may need to live
well". support this statement
4. Define the following terms:
a. National Income, c. Per Capita Income,
b. Infant Morality Rate (IMR), d. Literacy rate,
5. What is the meaning of economic development. what are the two bases of measuring
economic development of a country
6. What is the main criterion used by World Bank in classing different countries explain
7. What is development. what are the indicators used by UNDP for measuring the
development
8. Explain the major components of human development index
9. Sustainable development is a crucial step for the development of a country explain
with example

Eco: Sectors of the Indian Economy

1. What is sector?
2. Explain the different kind of Economic activities?
3. Write about the Gross Domestic Product (GDP)?
4. Why is the tertiay Sector becoming so important in India?
5. Where are most of the people employed?
6. Define Underemployment?
7. How to Create more Employment in the rural areas?
8. How to Create more Employment in the Urban areas?
9. What is MGNREGA and It's objectives?
10.Distinguish between the Organised and Unorganised sector?
11.How can workers in the Unorganised sector be protected?
12.Distinguish between the public sectors and Private sectors?

Eco: Money and Credit

1. What is money? Give some examples? Or How does the use of money make it easier
to exchange things?
2. What is barter system?
3. What is meant by double coincidence of wants?
4. What were the drawback/Limitations of the barter system?
5. What is modern form of money? Give some examples?
6. Why money accepted as a medium of exchange?
7. Deposit with banks. Explain OR what to the people do extra cash? Or How do banks
mediate between those who have surplus money and those who need money?
8. Define: Demand Deposit, Cheque and Debt trapt
9. What is credit? and terms of credit?
10.Why do lenders ask for collateral while lending?
11.List the various sources of credit in sonapur.
12.Distinguish between the formal sector credit and informal sector credit.
13.Explain the major or main role of Reserve Bank of India. OR In what ways does the
Reserve Bank of India supervise the functioning of banks? why is this necessary?
14.Cheap and affordable credit is crucial for the country's development. Support the
statements. Or. Why it is necessary that bank and cooperative increase their landing
particularly in rural areas.
15.What is the basic idea behind the SHGs for the poor? explain in your own words. Or
What is self help groups and its functions or Objectives
16.Explain the Grameen Bank of Bangladesh?

Eco: Globalisation and the Indian Economy

1. What is a MNCs? Give some examples.
2. What are the ways MNCs setup or control production in other countries.
3. What is investment and foreign investment?
4. Distance between foreign trade and foreign investment.
5. Would you say Ford motors is a MNC? why?
6. What is foreign investment? How did Ford Motors invest in India?
7. What is globalisation? Or what do you understand by globalisation. Explain in your
own word.
8. What are the factors that have enabled globalisation? Or What are the factors that has
stimulated the globalisation process.
9. Information and communication Technology has played a major role in spreading out
production of service across countries.
10.What was the reasons for putting barriers to foreign trade and foreign investment by
the Indian government? why did it wish to remove these barriers?
11.How has liberalisation of trade and investment policies helped the globalisation
process?
12."The impact of globalisation has not been uniform". Explain this statement. Or
Impact of globalisation. Explain. Or Explain the positive and negative impact of
globalisation? Or Explain the positive impact of globalisation among producer and
consumer?
13.Why do government try to attract more foreign investment.
14.What are the steps taken by India government to attract foreign investment? Or What
is SEZ-Explain.
15.How would flexibility in labour help companies?
16.Explain the struggle for a fair globalisation?