TEST --- 11

Time: 2 hrs PART -- 1. F.M. 80

All QUESTIONS are Compulsory in this PART.

Q1.Choose the correct answer: (16)

i) The strength of the house is 250 members.15 members are present on the first day of the
session of the house. What will be the quorum of the house to conduct the meeting of the
house?

a) 15 b) 22 c) 25 d)5

ii) An ordinance can be introduced by the President of India, when

a)Ordinance is prepared by the Chief Minister.

b) It is issued when the state legislature is in operation.

c) It is issued when the Parliament is not functioning.

d) None of the above.

iii) Given below are details of few individuals:

Person. Age. Description

X. 30. Unsound mind.

Y. 20. Sound mind.

Z. 35. Sound mind.

W. 17. Sound mind.

Select the individual who will be member of the Lok Sabha of Parliament of India.

a) W b) X c) Y d) Z

iv) The junior category of ministers who assist senior ministers:

a) Cabinet Ministers

b) Deputy Ministers

c) Minister of state

d) Council of Ministers
v) Identify the exclusive powers of the Lok Sabha.

P: Introduces the Money Bill.

Q: Passes an ordinary bill.

R: Can vote a Government out of power.

S: Can impeach the President.

a) P& Q. b) R & S. c) P & R. d) Q & S

vi) Look at the above diagram and fill in the box Given in the diagram.

a) Attorney General b) Governor c) President d) Chief Minister

vii) Under which Writ does the Supreme Court restrict lower Court to try a particular case.

a) Habeas Corpus b) Certiorari c) Quo Warranto d) Prohibition

viii) Anand Rao , the successor of Rani of Jhansi was not regarded as the legal heir to the the
throne by the British East of India Company. How was this decision justified by the British
Government?

a) He was declared ruler without the consent of the British Government.

b) He had inherited his father's private property of his deceased father.

c) He was not natural male heir to the throne.

d) He was too young to succeed to the throne.

ix) The formation of Muslim League: 1906 :: The formation of INC: ______
a) 1907 b) 1085 c) 1765 d) 1885

x) Identify the Assertive Nationalist leader

a) Tilak. b) S,N.Banerjee c) W.C.Bonerjee d) Vidya Sagar

xi) Who founded Samvad Kaumadi?

a) Swami Vivekanada b) Swami Dayanand. c) Raja Rammohan Roy d) Jyotika Phule

xii)Who established the Servants of India Society?

a) Dada bhai Naroji. b) S.N. Banerjee c) Gokhale d) Pherozshah Mehta

xiii) Distinguish between the Moderates and the Assertive Nationalist in regard to their
objective and method of operation. (1 point each).

xiv) Who was the Governor - General of Bengal in 1905?

a) Lord Dalhousie b) Lord Canning c) Lord Curzon d) Lord Lytton

xv) Identify the clauses of the Rowlatt Act?

a) Camera trial.

b) Arrest people without warrant

c) Vernacular Press should not submit anything against the British Government.

d) Compulsory license for arms

xvi) The battle cry of Gandhi in Quit India Movement was

a) Do or die. b) Keep your eyes open. c) Swaraj is my birth right. d) None of the above

Q 2. Answer briefly: (2×7=14)

i) Mention any two ways by which the Constitution ensures the independence of Judiciary
from the Executive.

ii) Which category of power is being exercised by the President in the following:

a) Approval of Bill's

b) Appointment of Supreme Court Judges.

iii) What does Adjournment Motion mean? Who can allow or disallow it?

iv) Imagine you are a soldier in the British army in 1856. Your native land is Awadh. Which
policy of the British Government has made you upset?
 v)

The above symbol reminds you which nation and mention their issue of pride.

vi) Mention any two repressive policies of Lord Lytton.

vii) Why is it said that the failure of the League of Nations led to the rise of Dictatorship in
Europe.

vii) Mention any two significance of the Lucknow Pact.

PART 2

GROUP A

Answer any TWO questions from the following

Q 3. With reference to the Union Legislature answer the following:

i) Which house of Parliament is more powerful and why?(3)

ii) Mention any three situations when the Lok Sabha can make laws on subjects in the
State List.(3)

iii) Mention four of Administrative or Executive powers of the Union Legislature. (4)

Q 4. With reference to the Union Executive, answer the following:

i) Who elects the President of India?(3)

ii) Discuss the situations when the President can declare Emergency.(3)
 iii) Discuss the position of the P.M in reference to the Parliament. (4)

Q 5. With reference to the Union Judiciary, answer the following:

i) Mention any three cases which come under the Original Jurisdiction of the Supreme
Court. (3)

ii) A man has been kept under lock and key by his landlord and the relatives of him thought
he was missing and filed a FIR. The police traced the phone location of the individual and
rescued him. The lawyer of the victim sued the landlord for infringing the fundamental right of
the victim. The Court found the victim not guilty and released him under which order and
arrested the landlord. Explain (3)

iii) What do the following term mean? (2)

Court of Record, Judicial Review

iv) How does the Supreme Court act as the Gaurdian of the Constitution. (2)

GROUP B

Answer any THREE questions from the following

Q 6.With reference to the growth of Indian Nationalism answer the following:

i) Discuss any three promises made to the Indians at the end of the Revolt of 1857,
through the Queen's Proclamation. (3)

ii)Name any one precursor of INC , and mention any two objectives of INC.(3)

iii) How did the Surat split create an impact on the structure of INC?

Discuss any two factors which led to the formation of the Muslim League. Mention an
objective of the Muslim League, which concerned the other communities. (4)
Q 7.i) Identify the above monument and state which Movement was associated with it?

Why was the Movement suspended?(3)

ii) What was the significance of the Lahore session of the Congress held in 1929 on India's
freedom Movement?(2)

iii) Why was the Gandhi- Irwin Pact signed? Mention the terms of the Pact. (5)

Q 8. i) Why did the Cripps Mission couldn't satisfy the leading political parties of India?(3)

ii) What role was played by Japan in the launching of the Quit India Movement in the year
1942? (3)

iii) Discuss the repressive measures taken by the Government to control the Movement.

Mention any one significance of the Movement. (4)

ii)Who was Gavrielo Princep? How did he change the history of Europe?(3)

iv) Mention the reasons which help us to analyse how Europe was rearranged which saw
the beginning of the end of European supremacy. (4)

Q 10. i) Discuss the impact of the Treaty of Versailles on Germany.(5)

ii) Make a comparative study between Fascist & Nazi ideologies which developed in
Europe, at the end of the First World War. (5)

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