SECTION-A

1. Single Choice Questions : [1 × 12 = 12]

(i) When did the Non-cooperation-Khilafat movement begin?
(A) Jan., 1920 (B) Jan., 1921
(C) Jan., 1912 (D) Jan., 1923
(ii) Which devoted companion of Mahatma Gandhi was arrested in April 1930 ?
(A) Abdul Ghaffar Khan (B) Subhas Chandra boes
(C) Jawaharlal Nehru (D) Maulana Azad
(iii) Which among the following is the reason of water scarcity?
(a) Industrialisation
(b) Urbanisation
(c) Modernisation
(d) All of these
(iv) Which of the following is the reason for which dams have come under great scrutiny in recent years?
(a) Damming of rivers helps in increasing the natural flow of the water.
(b) Affects the aquatic life adversely.
(c) Aquatic fauna migrate smoothly.
(d) Soil and vegetation remain undisturbed.
(v) Aus, Aman and Boro are the types of :
(a) Paddy
(b) Wheat
(c) Coffee
(d) Tur
(vi) Rice is a commercial crop of which state?
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Himachal Pradesh
(c) Punjab and Haryana
(d) Orissa
(vii) Indian society is-
(A)Matriarchal (B) Child oriented
(C) Patriarchal (D) Maternal ancestral
(viii) Which problem begins when religion is seen as the basis of the nation?
(A) Communalism (B) Racial discrimination
(C) Gender inequality (D) Regionalism
(ix) Which among the following issues currency notes on behalf of the Central Government?
(a) State Bank of India
(b) Reserve Bank of India
(c) Commercial Bank of India
(d) Union Bank of India
(x) The economic activities included in primary sector-
(A) Agriculture (B) Dairy
(C) Fishing (D) All of the above
(xi) When was the MGNREGA Act cnacted ?
(A) 1992 (B) 1996
(C) 2002 (D) 2005
(xii) Removing barriers or restrictions set by the government is called:
(a) investment
(b) liberalisation
(c) favourable trade
(d) free trade
2. Fill in the blanks : [1 × 6 = 6]
(i) In 1930 .................... has organised the Depressed Classes Association.
(ii) In the semi-arid and arid regions of Rajasthan, all the houses store drinking water in ___________.
(iii) Rearing of silk worms for the production of silk is called ____________.
(iv) People employed in the .............................. activities manufacture the primary materials into finished goods.
(v) Unlike gender and religion, ........................... division is special to India.
(vi) The investment made by MNCs is called ______.
SECTION-B
3. Very Short Answer Type Questions : [1 × 12 = 12]
(i) What were the three earlier Satyagraha movement launched by Gandhiji ?
(ii) What is water scarcity?
(iii) Name any two states where rooftop water harvesting is most common.
(iv) Mention two leaders of the Khilafat movement ?
(v) What is Primitive Subsistence Farming?
(vi) When was the Lahore congress session organised and under whose presidency was it organised?
(vii) In which countries of the world women’s participation in public life is high?
(viii) Write the name of two social reformers who fought against of caste discrimination?
(ix) What is the main difficulty of barter system ?
(x) Which are final goods?
(xi) When did the process of liberalisation started in India ?
(xii) What is Gross Domestic Product?
SECTION-C
4. Short Answer Type Questions : [2 × 13 = 26]
(i) How has agriculture aggravated the problem of water scarcity in India? Explain.
(ii) Mention any two characteristics of the ‘shifting agriculture’.
(iii) What did Swaraj mean for plantation workers?
(iv) What is ‘commercial farming’? Mention its two features.
(v) What do you mean by gender inequality? Explain with example.
(vi) Why do people deposit money in the bank?
(vii) Why did the British government setup the Simon Commission ?
(viii) What is debt trap?
(ix) Explain any two differences between public and private sector.
(x) Differentiate between open unemployment and disguised unemployment.
(xi) What is globalisation?
(xii) How do local producers get benefited from MNCs ?
(xiii) What is the main purpose of credit in rural areas?

SECTION-D
5. Long Answer Type Question: [3 × 4 = 12]
(i) Discuss the economic effects of the Non-cooperation movement.
(ii) “Irrigation has changed the cropping pattern of many regions in India.” Analyse the statement.
(iii) What arrangements have been made in the constitution of India for secular rule?
(iv) Explain any three characteristics of unorganised sector.
OR
Explain the features of unorganised sector.
SECTION-E
4. Essay Type Questions: [4 × 3 = 12]
(i) Discuss the progress of the Civil disobedience movement launched by Gandhiji in 1930.
OR
Discuss the causes of the Civil Disobedience Movement.
(ii) Explain four ways in which irrigation schemes have changed the social landscape of the region.
OR
Mention any four disadvantages of multipurpose projects.
(iii) Classify the sectors on the basis of ownership.
OR
How are economic activities classified on the basis of employment opportunities?