ASSIGNMENT

(HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY, POLITY AND ECONOMICS)

1. Identify the action plan with regard to Sustainable Development with the help of
clues given below.
● It is the declaration signed by world leaders in 1992.
● It was held at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
(UNCED).
● It aims at achieving global, sustainable development.
● It was an agenda to combat environmental damage, poverty, disease through global
cooperation and common interests.
(a) Earth Summit
(b) Agenda 21
(c) Five Year Plan
(d) Our Common Future
2. There are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Mark your
answer as per the codes provided below:
Assertion (A): Democracy is an accountable, responsive and legitimate government
Reason (R): Democracies have regular, free and fair elections and decision-making is
based on norms and procedures
A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
B. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
C. A is true but R is false.
D. A is false but R is true
3. Consider the following three statements.
A. Social divisions take place when social differences overlap.
B. It is possible that a person can have multiple identities.
C. Social divisions exist in only big countries like India.
Which of the statements is/are correct?
(a) A, B and C (b) A and B
(c) B and C (d) Only C
4. Which of the group of powers were collectively known as the Axis power during the
2nd World War.
a) France, Japan, Italy
b) Japan, Germany, Turkey
c) Austria, Germany, Italy
d) Germany, Italy, Japan
5. Which of the following movements was led by Martin Luther’s writings and ideas?
a) Renaissance movement
b) Intellectual Movement
c) Reformation Movement
d) Counter-Reformation Movement
6. What was the major change that occurred in the political and constitutional scenario
due to the French Revolution in Europe?
7. What comprises ‘terms of credit’?
8. Name an important barrier on foreign trade.
9. Name some primitive tools used in ‘slash and burn’ agriculture.
10. Write three sources of freshwater.
11. What is a trade barrier? Why did the Indian Government put up trade barriers after
Independence? Explain.
12. Write two geographical conditions required for the growth of Ragi and write its
nutritional value.
13. Write four most important causes of environmental destruction/degradation.
14. What is a pressure group? Give an example.
15. State two agreements through which federations have been formed. Give an example
of each.
16. Explain any five features of Federalism.
17. “Efficient means of Transport are prerequisites for the fast development of the
country.” Express your views in favour of this statement.
18. How has globalization benefited India? Explain with five examples.
19. What are ‘Institutional Reforms’? Enlist various institutional reforms taken by the
Indian Government to bring about improvements in agriculture.
20. Critically examine the Vernacular Press Act of 1878.