M P Birla Foundation H.

S School
Selection Examination ( 2020--21)
Class 10 F.M--80
Subject -- History and Civics Time--2 hrs

Attempt all questions from part-1. A total of FIVE questions are to be attempted from Part 2,
TWO out of THREE questions from Section-A and THREE out of five questions from Section-B.

PART-1(30 marks)
Question-1
a) How many members can the President nominate to the Lok Sabha and the Rajya
Sabha? (1)
b) By whom and whose advise are the Minister's appointed? (1)
c) Name the presiding officers of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha. (1)
d) Name the procedure for the removal of the President. (1)
e) Mention any one situation when both houses of Parliament meet for a joint session. (1)
f) Who appoints the Chief Justice and other judges of the Supreme Court? (1)
g) What happens to the ruling government when a vote of no- confidence is passed against
it? (1)
h) When can ordinance be issued by the President? (1)
i) What is the maximum gap allowed between two parliamentary sessions? (1)
j) Name any two writs issued by the Supreme Court for the enforcement of Fundamental
Rights. (1)

Question-2
a) Name the President's who presided over the first two sessions of the Indian National
Congress. (2)
b) State the full forms of the following: (2)
UNICEF, UNESCO.
c) When and by whom was the Satya Shodhak Samaj founded? (2)
d) Name the two weeklies through which Tilak spread the message of liberty and justice.(2)
e) What was the immediate cause of the Revolt of 1857? (2)
f) Name the two rival blocs formed in Europe during World war 1. (2)
g) Why was the Congress session held at Lahore in 1929 significant to the National
Movement? (2)
h) Mention any two organs of the United Nations. (2)
i) Name the Party formed by Subhas Chandra Bose. What was its immediate objective?(2)
j) How much did Germany have to pay as war reparation charges according to the Treaty
of Versailles? (2)
 PART-2 (50 marks)
SECTION-A
Attempt any two questions from this section.

Question-3
With reference to the composition of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha answer the following
questions:
a) What is the maximum strength fixed by the Constitution for the Lok Sabha? What is the term
of the house? (3)
b) Why is the Rajya Sabha called a permanent house? (4)
c) What are the qualifications needed to be a member of the Rajya Sabha? (3)

Question-4
With reference to the Union Executive answer the following questions:
a) How does the Parliament exercise control over the council of Ministers? (3)
b) Who constitute the Electoral College of the President? (4)
c) Mention three points of difference between Cabinet and Council of Ministers? (3)

Question-5
India has a single integrated judicial system that is independent and supreme. With reference to
the Judiciary, answer the following:
a) State two qualifications required for a person to be appointed as a Supreme Court judge. (3)
b) What is meant by 'Judicial Review'? (3)
c) What do we mean when we say that the Supreme Court is a Court of Record? (4)

SECTION-B
Question-6
With reference to Early and Assertive Nationalist answer the following questions:
a) What was the method of struggle of the Early Nationalist? (4)
b) Mention any two methods adopted by Tilak to mobilize masses and to arouse nationalistic
passion. (3)
c) How did the nationalists interpret Lord Curzons's motive behind the partition of Bengal? (3)

Question-7
Through various National Movements,Gandhiji mobilised public support to win freedom for
India. In this context, state the following:
a) Mention the causes for Gandhiji to launch the Non- Cooperation Movement. (3)
b) What was the impact of the movement in India's struggle for freedom? (3)
c) What was the name given to the uprising of 1942? What was the reason for launching the
movement? (4)
Question-8
With reference to transfer of power to India, answer the following:
a) What did the Mountbatten Plan provide in regard to Princely States? (3)
b) Why did Congress accept the Mountbatten Plan? (4)
c) Mention any two clauses of the Indian Independence Act. (3)

Question-9
a) In 1930 Gandhiji's demand were rejected by the British as a result of which he launched the
Civil Disobedience Movement. In this context explain the following:
a) Name the famous March undertaken by Gandhiji. Where did he begin this march? (3)
b) Mention any two terms of the Gandhi-Irwin Pact. (3)
c) Why was Gandhiji disgusted with the deliberations at the Second Round Table? (4)

Question-10
a) The First and Second World War was a culmination of several factors. In this context answer:
a) How was Germany's military power crippled? (3)
b) Why did Hitler invade Poland which became the main cause of the Second World War? (4)
c) What was Berlin-Rome-Tokyo Axis? (3)