History: 2006: CBSE: [All India]: Set – I
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Q1
Mention the main reasons for the occurrence of famines quite often under the British rule. 1+1=2 Marks:2Answer:
(a) Overcrowding of agriculture, old agriculture techniques, excessive land revenue demand and growth of landlordism led to stagnation of agriculture.
(b) Exploitation of the poor peasants by the zamindars, moneylenders and landlords left little resources with peasants to improve their land. -
Q2
Give two examples to explain how international events influenced the rise of militant nationalism in India. Marks:2Answer:
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Q3
Mention any two benefits of the development of mass media for the mankind. Marks:2Answer:
(a) Developments in communication have made great works of art accessible to millions of people. (b) News, ideas and information of various kinds, from different parts of the world are now accessible to the common man. -
Q4
Explain the attitude of the Bolsheviks in the First World War. Marks:2Answer:
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Q5
Why did the national leaders accept Partition of India in 1947? 1+1=2 Marks:2Answer:
(a) The proposal of the partition was accepted by the Congress as a necessary solution since whole country was witnessing communal clash between Muslims and Hindus. The “Direct Action” call given by the Muslim League instigated the communal violence and forced the Congress to accept the two nation theory. (b) The bitter experience that the Congress leaders got while working together with the members of the Muslim league in the interim government convinced the Congress members that a secular and democratic republic country could be formed only after allowing the formation of Pakistan. -
Q6
State any two features of Vincent Van Gogh’s Art. Marks:2Answer:
(a) A Dutch painter, he was the most renowned exponent of the Expressionist School of Art. (b) There was a great variety in his paintings – Landscapes, interiors, flowers, portraits, etc. But all of them had bright colours with powerful brush strokes and heavy layers of paints. -
Q7
Mention any two distinctive features of the Bengal school of painting. Marks:2Answer:
(a) It emerged in the last decade of the 19th century at Shantiniketan in Calcutta. (b) It was led by Rabindranath Tagore, E.B. Havell and A.K. Coomaraswamy. They used water colours and delicate tones. -
Q8
Give examples to explain how the contemporary world history is provisional and open-ended. Marks:2Answer:
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Q9
What is meant by New Deal in the context of American history? Marks:2Answer:
(a)The economic programme of reconstruction and social welfare introduced by President Roosevelt in 1933 is known as the New Deal. (b) It was based on the principles of Relief, Recovery and Reform and sought to overcome the problems created by the Great Depression of 1929. OUT OF SYLLABUS -
Q10
Which event caused the surrender of Japan in the Second World War? Marks:2Answer:
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