HISTORY & POLITICAL SCIENCE

CLASS X
Chapter wise questions
Nationalism in Europe

1)How had female figures become an allegory of the nation during the 19 th century
Europe?
2) Culture had played an important role in the development of nationalism in Europe
during the 18th and 19th centuries. Support the statement with examples
3) Napoleon had destroyed democracy in France but in the administrative field he had
incorporated revolutionary principles in order to make the whole system more rational
and efficient. Discuss.
5) 'Nationalism no longer retained its idealistic liberal democratic sentiments by the
last quarter of the 19 th century in Europe ' Analyse the Statement with examples.
6) "Nationalism spreads when people begin to believe that they are all part of the
same nation." Explain.
7) How did Balkans become the most serious source of tension in Europe after 1871?
Explain with examples.
8) Describe the impact the Revolution of Liberals of 1848 in Europe.
9) Explain any three features of the Nation State that emerged in Europe in the 20 th
century.
10) Explain the conditions that were viewed as obstacles to the economic exchange
and growth by the new commercial classes during the 19 th century in Europe.
11)How would you evaluate Napoleon as an administrator who created a
more rational and efficient system? Elucidate with suitable examples.
OR
12)Analyze the decisions taken by the conservatives at the Congress of
Vienna in the year 1815.
13)How did the French revolution play an important role in creating the idea of
Nations in Europe?
14)How were the years of 1830s of great economic hardship in Europe? Explain.
15)Explain the process of the formation of United Kingdom of Great Britain.
16)How did ideology of’liberalism’affect Europe in early 19 th centurty ?

Study the three unifications of Germany, Italy and Britain

Nationalism in India
1) Mahatma Gandhi found in salt a powerful symbol that could unite the nation ?.
Explain
2) How did variety of cultural processes play an important role in making of
nationalism in India. Explain with examples.
3) How did Civil Disobedience Movement come into force in various parts of the
country? Explain with examples
4) How did ' First World War ' create new economic and political situations in India ?
Explain with examples
5) " The Congress were reluctant to include the demands of industrial workers in its
programme of struggle."Analyse the Statement.
6) How did Salt March become an effective tool of resistance against Colonialism
7) Describe the significance of the Civil Disobedience Movement in the freedom
struggle of India
8) How did different social groups conceive the idea of Non-cooperation? Discuss.
9) " Some of the Muslim political organization in lndia were lukewarm in their
response to Civil Disobedience Movement. Examine the statement
10) 'Dalit participation was limited in the Civil Disobedience Movement' .Analyse the
Statement
11) "A Satyagrahi wins the battle through nonviolence." Explain with examples.
12)How was the Rowlatt Act opposed by the people of India? Explain with three
examples.
13) “There were variety of cultural processes through which Indian
Nationalism captured people’s imagination. “Explain the statement
with examples.
14)“Tribal peasants interpreted the message of Mahatma Gandhi and the idea of
swaraj in another way and participated in the Non-Cooperation Movement differently.
15)How did the Indian folklore and symbols strengthen the idea of nationalism during
the twentieth century? Explain with examples.

Print Culture and the Modern World

1) How were Bibliothèque Bleue different from penny chapbooks?
2) What kind of information did the periodical press and newspapers carry in the
18th century?
3) ‘Print played a significant role in awakening sentiments of nationalism amongst
the Indians’. Explain the statement with examples.
4) Highlight any three circumstances that led to the intermingling of the hearing
culture and the reading culture.
5) How did new forms of popular literature appear in print targeting new audience in
the Eighteenth century? Explain with examples.
6) What made the Englishmen, under colonial rule, demand a clamp down on the
‘native press’, after the revolt of 1857? How was it done?
7) Why did some people in the eighteenth-century Europe think that print culture
would bring enlightenment and end despotism?
8) Why did the attitude of the colonial Government towards the freedom of the press change after the revolt
of 1857? What repressive measures were adopted by them to control the freedom of press?
9)

Making of the Global World

1) Explain how the silk routes are a good example of vibrant pre modern trade and
cultural links between distant parts of the world.
2)" The new crops could make the difference between life and death ." Explain the
above statement in context of lrish Potato famine.
3) " The pre modern world changed with the discovery of new sea routes to America "
Give any three suitable examples to explain the statement.
4) How did the global transfer of disease in pre modern world help in colonizing
America?
5)The most powerful weapon of the Spanish conqueror was not a
conventional military weapon at all. Justify the above statement by giving
two reasons.
6)“Trade and Cultural exchange always went hand in hand.” Explain the
Statement in context of the pre- modern world .

Power Sharing
1) alyse how majoritarianism has increased the feeling of alienation among the Sri
Lankan Tamils.
2)“Power Sharing is the very spirit of democracy”. Justify the statement.
2) Explain any three consequences of the majoritarian policies adopted by the Sri
Lankan government.
3) Why is horizontal form of power sharing also known as a system of Checks and
balance?

Federalism
The Indian constitution provides 3 lists to distribute the legislative power.
State any two subjects that are included in the union list. In which list the
subject “Education” is included and why?
1) Why is decentralisation favoured in democracy? Identify any two reasons.
2) Which five provisions of the Constitutional amendment of 1992 strengthened the
third tier of democracy in lndia? Explain.
3) Explain the structure of the new Panchayati Raj institutions,both in rural and urban
areas.
4)How is federal power sharing more effective today than in the early years ?
5) Discuss the democratic provisions adopted by the government of India which has
made it a successful federation.
6) How are the legislative powers divided between the Union and the State
Government?
7)What are the practices in India that has made lndia a federal State ?
8)Mention the formation of Zilla Parishad.

Gender ,Religion and Caste

1) ” Communalism is harmful for the nation”. Explain.

2)“Role of women is gradually enhancing in the politics of the country.”
Examine the statement.
3)“Democratic systems are based on political equality.” Explain the
statement.
4) Explain the status of women’s representation in India’s legislative bodies.
5) How does religion influence the political set up in our country?
6) What factors have brought about a change in the Indian Caste system in modern
times? Explain
7) What was the Feminist Movement? Explain the political demands of the Feminist
Movement in India?
8) What have been the consequences of the political expression of gender division in
free India?
9) How far is it correct to say that it is not politics that gets caste ridden but it is the
caste that gets politicised? Explain.
10)The Government of India gives holidays for the festivals of most of the religions.”
Why is it so? Give your viewpoint.

Political Parties
1) Discuss any five functions of Political Parties in India.
2) Political parties face major challenges in India .Elaborate.
3) Examine the role of Political Parties in a democratic country.
4)Analyse the role of political parties in shaping the outcomes of
democracy.
5)Analyse the role of a multiparty system in a democratic country like India.
6)Evaluate the significant distinction between the national and regional
parties and assess the requirements for a regional party to become a
national party.

Outcomes of Democracy
1) ” Transparency is the most important feature of democracy.”Support the statement.
2) How is a democracy accountable and responsive to the needs and. expectations of
the citizens? Analyse.
3)How do we assess outcomes of democracy ?Explain.
4)“Democracy is an accountable, responsive and legitimate government.” Explain the
statement.
4) ’There is an overwhelming support for the idea of democracy in South Asia.’
Support the statement with examples.

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