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Explain scientific forestry.
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Who are nomads ?
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What was the Dust Bowl tragedy?
Ans. In scientific forestry, natural forests which had lots of different types of trees were cut dows In
their place, one type of tree was planted in straight rows. This is called as plantation. Forest officials
surveyed the forests, estimated the area under different types of trees, and made working plans for the
forest management. They planned how much of the plantation area to cut every/¥ear. The area cut was
then to be replanted so that it was ready to be cut again in some years
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Nomads are people who move from one place to another in search of food and fodder,
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It was a tragedy which occurred in the 1930s in USAmDue t0 overutilisation of the Prairies black
blizzards became a common phenomena,
2. Define the term ‘birth rate’,
Ans, The “birth rate” is the proportion ofithe number of births in a place in particular duration to the
total population, usually expressed as & quantity per thousand people per year,
3. What is an EVM ?
Ans. It is an Electronic VotingMachine (EVM) which is used to record votes. The machine shows the
names of the candidates andthe symbols.
4. Who are Cabinet Ministers ?
Ans, They are the top level leaders of the ruling party or parties who are in charge of the major
ministries.
5. What is Public Interest Lit
Ans. Under the PIL, any ci
en or group of citizens can approach the Supreme Court or a High Court
for the protection of public interest against a particular law or action of the government. One can write
to the judges even on a postcard. The court will take up the matter if the judges find it in public
interest.
6. What is Poverty ?
Ans. Poverty isa situation in which a person is unable to get the minimum basic necessities of life,
and shelter for his or her sustenance.
i.e., food, clothi
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7. Name an organisation which is responsible for estimating poverty.
Ans, National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO),
8, What is chronic hunger ? Name any one factor responsible for chronic hunger.
Ans, It is a consequence of diets persistently inadequate in terms of quantity and/or quality. Very low
income is one of the basic causes of chronic hunger.
9, Mention any three provisions of the forest laws passed by the Dutch.
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How did the life of pastoralists change dramatically during the colonial period ? Explain.
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Why did the demand of food grai
increased in England from the mid-eighteenth century ?
Ans. (i) The new laws restricted villagers’ access to forest. Now, wood ould only be cut for specified
purposes like making river boats or constructing houses, and@hly from specific forests under close
supervision.
(Gi)Villagers were punished for grazing cattle in yourigistands,
(iii) The Dutch first imposed rents on land being eultivated in the forest and then exempted some
villages from these rents if they worked collecti
ly to provide force labour and buffaloes for cutting
and transporting timber.
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(i) After colonialisation, their mobility was restrieted. Now the people had limited area to move.
i)The new rulers encouraged séttlemént whieh had an adverse impact on the herds and the people.
(iii) The colonies were to bewused 8.a soUce of raw material, so the new rulers encouraged
commercial agriculture. The pastures were converted into big farms.
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(i) Increase in population Frém the mid-eighteenth century, the English population expanded rapidly.
Between 1750 and 1900, it multiplied over four times, mounting from 7 million in 1750 to 21 million
in 1850 and 30 million in 1900.
(Gi) Impact of industriatisation: Moreover, Britain at this time was industrialising. More and more
people began to live and work in urban areas. Men from rural areas migrated to towns in search of
jobs. To survive they had to buy foodgrains in the market. As the urban population grew, the market,
for foodgrains expanded, and when demand increased rapidly, foodgrain prices rose.
(iii) Wars : By the end of the eighteenth century, France was at war with England, This disrupted
trade and the import of foodgrains from Europe. So this created an imbalance between demand and
supply.
10. Mention any three factors which prompted the Samins to revolt against the Dutch.
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How did the pastoralists cope with the changes brought by the colonial rule ?Explan.
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How were unwilling cultivators made to produce opium in India ?
Ans. (j) The nineteenth century was a turning point in forest management, and the forms of state
control over the teak and non-teak forests of Java,
(Gi)lt was the time when the bureaucrats of the colonial Forest Service drew boundaries between the
forest and agricultural land on maps and in the field, and established police to restrict peoplé'Slaccess
to trees and other forest products.
(iii) The ideology of “scientific” forestry was being imposed by the colonial state and its foresters on
the local people, who were the real owners of these forests.
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(j) Reduction in the number of cattle: When the grazing lands were taken over and converted into
fields, this forced many nomads to reduce the number of cattle in theif" herds)
Gi)New pastures : Defining of boundaries forced many nomads to search for new pastures. For
example, after the partition of India in 1947, the camel and)shéep herding Raikas, for instance, could
no longer move into Sindh and graze their camels(on the banks/ofithe Indus, as they had done earlier.
‘The new political boundaries between India and
Pakistan stopped their movement. So they hadito find new/places to go. In recent years, they have
been migrating to Haryana where sheep cafigraze ofjagricultural fields after the harvests are cut. This,
is the time that the fields need manure:that the animals provide.
ii) New occupations : Over the years, some richer pastoralists began buying land and settling down,
giving up their nomadic life. Some became settled peasants cultivating land, others took to more
extensive trading. Many poor pastoralists, on the other hand, borrowed money from moneylenders to
survive. At times, they lost their Cattle and sheep, and became labourers, working on fields or in small
towns.
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(ln the rural areas of Bengal and Bihar, there were large number of poor peasants. They never had
‘enough to survive. It was difficult for them to pay rent to the landlords or to buy food and clothing.
‘The British government offered them advances to produce opium.
Gi)Most of the cultivators were tempted to accept the advances. Those who accepted the advances
were forced to grow opium, and hand over the produce to the agents.
(iii) The British agents offered very low prices to the farmers, Due to this, most of them failed to clear
the advances. So there was no option with them except to accept the new advance.
11.""Cricket has changed with changing times and yet fundamentally remained true to its origin
in rural England". Justify by giving examples.
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Explain the efforts undertaken by different Indians to design a national dress.
Ans.(i)No specification for ground: Even after more than 300 years of its origin still there is no
specification regarding the measurement of the playing ground.
Gi)Equipments : Cricket’s most important tools are all made of natural, pre-industrial materials. The
bat is made of wood as are the stumps and bails. The ball is made with leather, twine and cork. Even
today, both bat and ball are hand-made, not industrially manufactured. The material of the bat
changed slightly over time. Once it was cut out of a single piece of wood. Now it consists of Wo
pieces, the blade which is made out of the wood of the willow tree and the handle Which is made out
of cane that became available as European colonialists and trading companies established themselves
in Asia, Unlike golf and tennis, cricket has refused to remake its tools with industrial or ma>made
materials : plastic, fibre glass and metal have been firmly rejected.
Gii)Protective equipment: Some of its equipments have changed/with the changing time like gloves,
helmet and pads. They all are manufactured by machines.
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(j) As nationalist feelings swept across India by the late nineteenth century, Indians began devising
cultural symbols that would express the unity of the nation. The search for a national dress was part of
this move to define the cultural identity of the nation in symbolic ways.
Gi)Self-conscious experiments with dress engaged meniand women of the upper classes and castes in
many parts of India were conducted. The Tagore family of Bengal experimented, beginning in the
1870s, with designs for a national dres@for bothimen and women in India. Rabindranath Tagore
suggested that instead of combiningiIndian and European dress, India's national dresses should
combine elements of Hindu and Mustiniidresses. Thus the chapkan (a long buttoned coat) was
considered the most suitable dfess foramen.
(ii) There were also attempts to develop a dress style that would draw on the tradition of different
regions. In the late 1870s, Jnanadanandini Devi, wife of Satyendranath Tagore, the first Indian
member of the ICS, rettinfied from Bombay to Calcutta, She adopted the Parsi style of wearing the sari
pinned to the left shoulder with a brooch, and worn with a blouse and shoes. This was quickly adopted
by Brahmo Samaji women and came to be known as the Brahmika sari. This style gained acceptance
before long among Maharashtrian and Uttar Pradesh Brahmos, as well as the non-Brahmos.
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12.Distinguish between summer monsoon and winter monsoon.
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* Summer Monsoon Winter Monsoon
@ They blow during the months of} (i) They blow during the months of
June to September. December to February.
(These blow from the high pressure | (i) ‘These blow from the high pressure
area on the sea to the low pressure area on land to the low pressure area
area on the land. on the sea.
(ii) These bring rain to the greater part | (iii) These bring a little rain only to the
of India. Tamil Nadu coast.
(iv) These blow into India in two branches, | (iv) These have only one branch.
ie., the Arabian Sea and the Bay of
Bengal branches.
13, Study the given data carefully and answer the following questions :
sn Zones | Mean Average Temp. ~~ Mean Temp.
Vegetation 2 (in degree) _ sans ee
Tropical Above 24°C ‘Above 18 No Frost
Subtropical IC w 24°C 10Gto 16°C | Frost is rare
Temperate TC 10 17°C =1°Gt0-10 °C), | Frost, some snow
Alpine Below 7°C Below =1°C. Snow .
(@) What type of vegetation is found in the zone which has a mean temperature
of 18°C or above?
(i) What type of vegetation is found in the zone which has a mean average
temperature of 17°C to 24°C?
(iti) What type of vegetation is found in the snow - covered zone?
Ans.(i) Tropical(i) Subtropical ii) Alpine
14,(1) What is sex ratio ?
(ii) Why is it considered am important social indicator ?
(iii) The sex ratio in the country has always remained unfavourable to females. Give two reasons.
Ans, (i) Sex ratio is defined as the number of females per 1000 males in the population,
(Gi) This information is an important social indicator to measure the extent of equality between males,
and females in a society at a given time.
15.The Lok Sabha is more powerful than the Rajya Sabha. Explain by giving three reasons.
Ans. (i) Ordinary bill: Any ordinary law needs to be passed by both the Houses. But if there is a
difference between the two Houses, the final decision is taken in a joint session in which members of
both the Houses sit together. Because of the larger number of members, the view of the Lok Sabha is
likely to prevail in such a meeting,
Gi)Money bill : The Lok Sabha exercises more powers in money matters. Once the Lok Sabha passes
the budget of the government or any other money-related law, the Rajya Sabha cannot reject it. The
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Rajya Sabha can only delay it by 14 days or suggest changes in it. The Lok Sabha may or may not
accept these changes.
iii) No Confidence Motion : Most importantly, the Lok Sabha controls the Council of Ministers. Only
4 person who enjoys the support of the majority of the members in the Lok Sabha is appointed as the
Prime Minister. If the majority of the Lok Sabha members say they have ‘no confidence’ in the
Council of Ministers, all ministers including the Prime Minister have to quit. The Rajya Sabha does
not have this power.
16, Mention three major constitutional provisions for the protection of women and children in
India.
Ans. (i) The Right to Equality : Under this, the State can make special provisions for wOmen and
children.
Gi) Right against Exploitation : (a) Under this, traffic in human beingsy@Speeially women and
children, shall be an offence punishable in accordance with thellaw
(b) Under this, no child below the age of 14 years shall be employedito work in any factory or mine or
engaged in any other hazardous employment.
17. Explain the major challenges to free and fair elections,
Ans. (i) Use of Money : Candidates and parties with a lot of money may not be sure of their victory,
but they do enjoy a big and unfair advantiige over smaller parties and independents,
(Gi) Criminals and Politics : In some parts of the country, candidates with criminal connection have
been able to push others out of the eleetoral rice, and to secure a ‘ticket’ from the major parties.
Gii)Nepotism : Some families tend\to dominate political parties; tickets are distributed to relatives
from these families.
(iv)Corrupt Politigians : Mostof the candidates are corrupt, and very often, elections offer little choice
to ordinary citizens.
18. What is poverty ? Mention any three causes of poverty in India,
Ans. Poverty isa situation in which a person is unable to get the minimum basic necessities of life,
i.e. food, clothing and shelter for his or her sustenance,
Causes:
(High growth rate of population.
Gi)Lack of job opportunities in the secondary sector.
i)Income inequalities.
(iv)Overdependence on agriculture.
19, What is public distribution system (PDS) ? What are the limitations of the public
distribution system ? Mention any two.
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Ans. Under public distribution system or the PDS, the Government has opened more than 4.6 lakh
ration shops all over the country to distribute foodgrains and other essential goods to the poor people
at reasonable rates.
Limitations :
(j) Failed to remove hunger : The PDS has been working for many years but still hunger is
prevailing in the Indian society.
(ii)Overflowing godowns : The FCI godowns are overflowing with foodgrains. In 2002 thelstock of
wheat and rice was 63 million tonnes which was much more than the minimum stoék. There is a
general consensus that high level of buffer stock of foodgrains is very undesirable and ean be
wasteful.
Gii)Poor foodgrain quality : As most of godowns have more stock than their €apacity’this leads to
deterioration in grain quality.
(Mention any two points)
20, Why is there a need for food security in India ? Mention any three points.
Ans. (i) Overpopulation : The population of Indias inéreasingiat a'very fast rate. The population of
India has increased from 361 millions in 1951 to about 1027 millions in 2001.
(ii)Hoarding and black marketing : There is a continuous tendency on the part of traders in India to
hoard foodgrains and to accentuate the shortage of Foodgrains in order to push up the prices for
reaping extraordinary profit. Thus, thisspéculation and hoarding has created artificial crisis of
foodgrains inthe country.
(iii)Corrupt administrative practices :To,improve the food situation in the country, the government
has imposed various measuf@s\like price controls, rationing, zoning, surprise checks, etc. But as the
administrative machinery inJndiais totally corrupt thus these measures failed to reap any benefit to
the general massesiof the country.
21. What is scientific forestry ? Explain the impact of the Dutch scientific forestry on the locals,
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Where did the Gaddi shepherds live? Describe the seasonal movement of the Gaddis.
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Which country was known as the bread basket of the world during nineteenth century ?
Describe the factors responsible for the expansion of agriculture in the country.
Ans. In scientific forestry, natural forests which had lots of different types of trees were cut down, In
their place, one type of tree was planted in straight rows. This is called as plantation, Forest officials,
surveyed the forests, estimated the area under different types of trees, and made working plans for the
forest management, They planned how much of the plantation area to cut every year. The area cut was
then to be replanted so that it was ready to be cut again in some years.
(1) Restrictions: Many restrictions were imposed on the people through various laws. Following were
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the major restrictions which were imposed on the locals
(i) Wood could only be cut for specified purposes.
Gi)Wood could be cut only from specific forests under close supervision.
ii) Villagers were not allowed to graze cattle in young stands, transporting wood without a permit.
(2)Blandongdiensten : The blandongdiensten system was adopted. Under this, the village was
‘exempted from tax if the villagers worked collectively to provide free labour and animals for cutting
and transporting timber.
(3)Loss of Independence : Before the arrival of Dutch, the people were independent and they were
uusing the forest according to their needs. But now, they were fully dependent.on the Duteh people.
‘They had lost their right to cultivate forests.
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(They spent their winter in the low hills of the Shiwalik range, gfazing their flocks in the scrub
forests.
Gi)By April, they moved north, and spent the summer in Lahul and Spitie When the snow melted and
the high passes were clear, many of them moved on to higher Mountain meadows.
Gii)By September, they began their return movement.
(iv)On the way, they stopped once again in the villages of Kabul and Spiti, reaping their summer
harvest, and sowing their winter crop.
(¥) Then they descended with their flock to'their winter grazing grounds, on the Shiwalik hills.
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USA was known as the bread basketof the World during the 19th century.
(The urban population in the USA, was)growing, and the export market was becoming even bigger.
Gi)The introduction of railWaySmadeit easy to transport the grains from the wheat growing regions to
the eastern coastifor export,
Gii)During the war, there was no supply from Russia. So the whole supply for Europe was in the
hands of USA.
(iv)Introduetion of machines also helped in the production
22, Media played very important role in making cricket a global game.
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Explain how clothes were used by Gandhiji as a powerful weapon to protest against the British
rule,
Ans. (i) Expansion in the audience : Television coverage has changed the cricket. New cricket is
watched in almost all the continents of the world. It has expanded the audience for the game by
beaming cricket into small towns and villages.
Gi) A big industry : Television has made cricket a big industry.
Coloured dress, protective helmets, field restrictions, cricket under lights became a standard part of
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the post-Packer game. Cricket boards became rich by selling television rights to television companies
Television channels are making money by selling television spots to companies who were happy to
pay large sums of money to air commercials for their products to cricket's captive television audience.
(iii) Cricketers as celebrities : Continuous television coverage has made cricketers celebrities who,
besides being paid better by their cricket boards, are now making even larger sums of money by doing
commercials for a wide range of products, from tyres to colas on television,
(iv)Shift in the centre of gravity : Television has shifted balance of power in cricket. Sincé India had
the largest viewership for the game amongst the cricket-playing nations, and the lafgest market in the
cricketing world, the game’s centre of gravity shifted to South Asia. This shift was symbolised by the
shifting of the ICC headquarters from London to tax-free Duba
(¥) Improvement in the game : The ICC, which is the governing body, has made it compulsory to
telecast international matches. Now, the third empire has been intfoduced, and television is also being
used to improve the game.
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‘The experiment with Swadeshi gave Mahatma Gandhi important ideas about using cloth as a
symbolic weapon against British rule.
(i) He made spinning on the charkha and daily use of Khadi, or coarse cloth made from homespun
yarn, very powerful symbols. These were notonly symibols of self-reliance but also of resistance to
the use of British mill-made cloth,
(Gi)In Durban in 1913, Gandhiji first appeared inla.Jungi and kurta with his head shaved as a sign of
mourning to protest against the shooting of Indian coal miners.
Gii)On his return to India in 1915, he déeided to dress like a Kathiawadi peasant,
(iv)He adopted the short dohtilin, 192.vand wore it until his death because according to him it was the
dress of a poor Indian.
adi, white and coarse was to him a sign of purity, of simplicity and of poverty. Wearing it
became also a symbol of'nationalism, a rejection of western mill-made cloth,
23. Describe how the locat
mn and relief are important factors in determining the climate of
India.
Ans. (i) India is located between 8°4'N and 37°6N lattitude and 68°7E to 97°25'E longitude. India is
divided into almost two equal parts by the Tropic of Cancer.
(i)lt is near the Equator so a tropical type of climate is found.
(iii) The Himalayas protects us from the northern chilly winds,
(ivyThe location of the sea on the three sides of India has exerted a moderating influence.
(v)The water bodies act as a storehouse of badly needed moisture
24, Explain the main reasons for the rapid increase in India’s population since independence.
Ans. (i) High Birth Rate and Low Death Rate : From 1921 to 2011, the death rate has fallen from
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42.6 to 7.48 per thousand while the birth rate fell from 49.2 to 20.97 per thousand.
Gi)Poverty : Poor people have to spend little on the upbringing of their offsprings. Besides, the
children supplement the family income.
Gii)Child Marriage : Early marriage is a common feature in India, About 90 per cent of girls are
married in the age group of 15-20 years.
(iv)Low Status of Women :
child producing machines.
in India women have a low social status. They are treated merely as
(v)IMliteracy : Rate of illiteracy of 26 per cent is pretty high in India. Iliterate persons fail to,
understand the significance of family planning.
25.Explain the role of the Election Commission in free and fair elections.
Ans. (i) Allotment of Election Symbols: The political parties of national standing are allotted
permanent election symbols. These symbols help even an ordinary man/{0 recognise the different
parties instantly.
(ii) Preparation of Electoral Rolls: Electoral Rolls are prepared in Which the name, father's name, age
and sex of the voters are clearly mentioned.
(iii) Delimitation of Constituencies: The whole area where élections are held, is divided into so many
clear-cut constituencies, so that elections are held in ah organised way
(iv) Fixing the Election Dates : The Election date iannounced so that the voters could easily cast
their votes on that particular date
(v) Scrutiny (careful examination) of Nomination Papers : The candidates willing to contest the
elections have to file the nominations tp to a particular date. Then the Election Commission
scrutinizes their papers and ja€eepts or rejects the nomination papers as the case may be.
26. What are the chief characteristics of the Fundamental Rights ?Mention any five.
Ans. (i) Universal: These rights are universal means. They are for all the citizens of India without any
discrimination.
(Gi) Restrictions : Our rights are not absolute. There are certain restrictions imposed on each of them.
(iii)Justiciable : Fundamental Rights are justiciable means. Citizens can move to the court if any
individual or Government is violating his/her rights.
(iv)Comprehensive : These rights have comprehensive approach. They tend to safeguard our social,
‘economic, cultural and religious interests,
(w)Suspendable : These rights can be suspended in the event of National Emergency.
27. Question Based on OTBA.
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28. Question Based on OTBA.
Note :The student has to attempt any one map question from question numbers 29.1, 29.2 and 29.3.
Question no. 30 is compulsory. The maps are attached with the question paper.
29.1 On a given political map of India, locate and mark :
(A)State related to Monpa herders.
(B)Place where camel fair is organised annually.
(C)Region related to the Maldhari herders.
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29.2 On a given political map of India locate and mark the state where
(i) Gujjars are found
i) Dhangars are found
Raikas are found
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29.3 On a given political map of India, locate and mark :
()Area where Yerukula tribes belonged to.
(2)Region where Gunda Dhur started the movement.
(3)Jagdalpur. (Chhatisgarh)
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30.1 Two features - A and B are shown in the outline political map of India. Identify these
features with the help of following information and write their correct names on the lines
marked in the map.
A. Meteorological station in Rajasthan
B.National Park
30,2 Locate and label the following items on the same map of India with appropriate symbols.
1.The state having highest sex ratio
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