Resource and Development

SESECTION-A(1 MARK EACH)
1. From which Five Year Plan has India made concerted efforts for achieving the goals of resource planning?
2. What do you, mean by land use pattern ?
3. In which state overgrazing is the main reason of land degradation in India?
4.  What is meant by HDI rank?
5. What is Infant Mortality Rate?
6. What is environment degradation?
SECTION-B( 2 MARKS EACH)
7. What was agenda 21?
8. What are the different factors that determine land use?
9. What is resource planning? Why is resource planning essential?
10. Distinguish between Khadar and Bhangar.
11. Explain any three limitations of per capita income?
12. What is the main concern with regard to sustainable development?
13.Explain the terms average income and national income.
14. ‘Human development is the essence of social development.’ Explain
SECTION-C (55 MARK EACH 
15. What are the importance of Human development index?
16. What are the efforts and achievements made by the government of India after
independence in the field of health?
17. How has technical and economic development led to more consumption of
resources?
18. Which type of soil is ideal for growth of cotton? What are the main characteristics of this type of soil? Name some areas where they found.

Federalism and Power sharing

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SECTION-A (1 MARK EACH) 
1. Name two subgroups of Tamils in Sri Lanka.
2. What do you mean by federal division of power?
3. Which two languages are generally spoken in Belgium?
4. What is Mayor?
5. In which year the use of English as an official language was stopped in India?
6. Why is Pokhran famous in India?

SECTION-B (3 MARKS EACH) 
7. Why is the central government of India not compelling states to adopt Hindi as their official language?
8. Differentiate between Federal Government and the Unitary Government.
9. Explain the role of Judiciary.
10. Write down the features of Coming together federations.
11. What is majoritariamisum? How it has led to alienation of majority community in Sri Lanka?
12. How Belgian government solved its ethnic Problem ?
13. Write Down the features of Vertical division of power sharing.
14. What do you mean by good democratic front? Explain.

SECTION-C (5 MARKS EACH) 
15. Why the exact balance of power between the central and State Governments does vary from one federation to other federations? Explain with example.
16. Critically examine the concept of Decentralization in India.
17. What measures were adopted by the Belgium government to accommodate regional and cultural diversities?
18. What are advantages enjoyed by the Sinhala Community in Sri Lanka? Describe the consequences.

Globalisation and Nationalism in India 

SESECTION-A(1 MARK EACH) 

1. What do you mean by Trade Barriers?

2.In which year the government of India decided to remove trade barriers on foreign

investment and foreign trade?

3.Name the process which helps in rapid integration or interconnection between

countries?

4. Which pact reserved seats for Dalits in the provincial and central legislative assembly?

5. When and where was the second round Table conference held? 

6. In which year Ahmedabad mill worker’s Satyagraha was organized?

SECTION-B(3 MARKS EACH) 

7. Give some factors on the bases of which MNCs set up production units in the

developing countries?

8. Explain any three social values which are promoted by Globalisation?

9. Explain any three factors which are responsible of globalisation in India.

10. How do the MNCs help in the growth of local Companies?

11. what was the role of women in the civil Disobedience movement?

12. What was the impact of Infamous Jallianwalla Bhag incident over Society and British Government?

13. Why were Indians reacted against Rowlett Act?

14.  Why was the Non Cooperation movement withdrawn by Gandhiji?

SESECTION-C(5 MARKS EACH) 

15. Why did the Government of India remove trade barriers? Explain the reasons.

16. How has Information and Communication Technology played a big role in bringing the whole world close to each other?

17. ead the passage and write down the answers of given questions:

It is said of “passive resistance” that it is the weapon of the weak but the power which is

the subject of this article can be used only by the strong. This power is not passive

resistance. Indeed it calls for intense activity. The movement in South Africa was not passive but active……..Satyagraha is not physical force. A Satyagrahi does not inflict

pain on the adversary; he does not seek his destruction…..in the use of Satyagraha,

there is no ill-will whatever.

(i) . Who is this great man who spoke these words?

(ii) . Name two methods used by him during the struggle for independence?

(iii)  What is Satyagraha?

(iv) . For what purpose the Satyagraha was used by the person named by you in South

Africa?

(v).  What is difference between physical force and soul-force?

18. Explain the issue behind the Khilafat Movement.