Holiday assignment

Sub- Democratic Politics -lesson -Power Sharing

Std X
1. What’s wrong if the majority community rules? If Sinhalas don’t rule in Sri Lanka, where else will
they rule?
2. Why is power-sharing desirable? Give two reasons to support the statement.
3. What are the different forms of power-sharing in modern democracies? Give an example of each of
these.
4.State one prudential reason and one moral reason for power-sharing with an example from the Indian
context.
5. Power-sharing is the very spirit of democracy. Do you agree?
6. The Mayor of Merchtem, a town near Brussels in Belgium, has defended a ban on speaking French
in the town’s schools. He said that the ban would help all non-Dutch speakers integrate into this
Flemish town. Do you think that this measure is in keeping with the spirit of Belgium’s power-sharing
arrangements? Give your reasons in about 50 words.
7. Power-sharing is good for democracy. True or False.
8. Power-sharing helps to reduce the possibility of conflict between social groups. True or False.
9. Power-sharing is necessary only in societies which have religious, linguistic or ethnic divisions. Do
you agree with this? Why?
10. Why has the idea of power-sharing emerged? What is its need in a democracy?
11. Which are the majority and minority groups in Sri-Lanka?
12. What is majoritarianism in Sri Lanka? Discuss.
13. Explain the meaning of ‘federal division of power.’
14. How was the Brussels Government constituted? Explain.
15. Describe the demands made by the Tamilians in Srilanka.
16) When the Belgian leaders recognised the existence of regional differences & cultural diversities,

They amended their constitution four times in order to accommodate these differences. .

17)Sharing of powers makes a country more powerful and united’. Justify the statement.

18)Describe any three ‘majoritarian measures’ taken by the Sri Lankan Government to establish
Sinhala supremacy.

19)Describe any three ‘majoritarian measures’ taken by the Sri Lankan Government to establish
Sinhala supremacy.

20)Bring out any two sharp contrasts between Belgium and Sri Lankan democracies.
 Attempt the following questions:-

Q1: What is a resource?

Q2: What is resource planning?

Q3: “There is enough for everybody’s need and not for any body’s greed.”Comment.

Q4: Describe briefly three stages of resource planning?

Q5: What is the difference between Net Sown Area and Gross Cropped Area?

Q6: Write briefly the objectives of Rio de Janeiro Earth Summit.

Q7: Which soil has the special property of "holding moisture"?

Q8: In which year the National Forest Policy was formed?

Q9: Differentiate between Potential and Developed resources.

Q10: Differentiate between Stock and Reserve resources.

Q11: What are the different factors responsible for formation of soil?

Q12: Explain land use pattern in India and why has the land under forest not increased much
since 1960-61?

Q13: What is the importance of resource planning for India? Explain with examples.

Q14: What problems do arise because of indiscriminate use of resources?

Q15: Define the following terms: (a) Gully Erosion (b) Leaching c) Fallow
Land d) sheet erosion e) Contour Ploughing.
Q16.Write briefly five characteristics of the following soils found in India:-
a) Alluvial Soil b) Black Soil c) Red and Yellow soil d) Laterite Soil e) Arid Soil f) Forest Soil
Q17. What is Land Degradation? What are the different causes of land degradation in India
explain with examples.
Q18. What is soil erosion? Write about human activities and natural forces causing soil erosion.
Q19: Explain the different measures which can be used to minimize soil erosion.

Q20. How have technical and economic development led to more consumption of
resources?
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Sub- Economics- Lesson- Development

1. Why do different people have different notions of development? Which of the following
explanations are more important and why?

2. Do the following two statements mean the same? Justify your answer.
(a) People have different developmental goals.
(b) People have conflicting developmental goals
3. Development of a country can generally be determined by
(a) its per capita income
(b) its average literacy level
(c) health status of its people
(d) all the above
4. Countries with per capita income of US$ 12,056 per annum and above in 2017, are called rich
countries and those with per capita income of US$ 955 or less are called low-income countries. State if
it is
(a)True
(b)False
5. Give some examples where factors other than income are important aspects of our lives
6. What can be some of the developmental goals for your village, town or locality?
7. Give three examples where an average is used for comparing situations.
8. Why do you think average income is an important criterion for development? Explain.
9. Besides the size of per capita income, what other property of income is important in comparing two
or more societies?
10. Suppose records show that the average income in a country has been increasing over a period of
time. From this, can we conclude that all sections of the economy have become better? Illustrate your
answer with an example.
11. From the text, find out the per capita income level of low-income countries as per World
Development Reports.
12. Write a paragraph on your notion of what should India do, or achieve, to become a developed
country.
13. Define the Public Distribution System.
14. What are the examples where the collective provision of goods and services is cheaper than
individual provision?
15. Does the availability of good health and educational facilities depend only on the amount of money
spent by the government on these facilities? What other factors could be relevant?
16. In Tamil Nadu, 90% of the people living in rural areas use a ration shop, whereas in West Bengal
only 35% of rural people do so. Where would people be better off and why?
17. Is crude oil essential for the development process in a country? Discuss.
18. Explain the Human Development Report.
19. What is the main criterion used by the World Bank in classifying different countries? What are the
limitations of this criterion, if any?
20. In what respects is the criterion used by the UNDP for measuring development different from the
one used by the World Bank?
21. Why do we use averages? Are there any limitations to their use? Illustrate with your own examples
related to development.
22. Kerala, with lower per capita income, has a better human development ranking than Haryana.
Hence, per capita income is not a useful criterion at all and should not be used to compare states. Do
you agree? Discuss.
23. Find out the present sources of energy that are used by the people in India. What could be the other
possibilities fifty years from now?
24. “The Earth has enough resources to meet the needs of all but not enough to satisfy the greed of
even one person”. How is this statement relevant to the discussion of development? Discuss
25. Explain the main criterion for comparing the development of different countries.
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Std- X

Lesson- The Rise of Nationalism in Europe

Q1) What was the main aim of the revolutionaries of Europe during the years
following 1815?
Q2) Who remarked “When France sneezes, the rest of Europe catches cold”?
Q3) What was main aim of the Treaty of Vienna of 1815?
Q4) The decade of 1830 had brought great economic hardships in Europe’. Support
the statement with arguments.
Q5) Culture had played an important role in the development of nationalism in Europe
during the 18th and 19th centuries. Support the statement with examples.
Q6) Analyse the measures and practices introduced by the French revolutionaries to
create a sense of collective identity amongst the French people.
Q7) 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. Analyse the statement with arguments.
Q8) What did the new commercial classes in revolutionary France want to
overcome the obstacles to economic exchange and growth?
Q9) How did Zollverein and the creation of a network of railways help in
strengthening the wider nationalist sentiments growing at the time?
Q10) What did the Vienna Congress do to prevent French expansion in future?
Q12) Why was an all-German National Assembly forced to disband?
Q13) Which process demonstrated the dominance of Prussian state power in
Germany?
Q14) How did the conflict of the Balkans lead to the First World War?
Q15) why were the years of 1830 s great hardship in europe? explain any five
reason.

q16) briefly trace the process of unification of Italy.

q17) How had the female figure became an allegory of the nation during 19th
century in Europe? Analyse.
Q18) Were anti imperial movements nationalist? Why?

Q19) Explain the unification of Great Britain.

Q20) Write a note on Frankfurt Parliament.

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SSt- Assignment std- X- Topic - Federalism
Q1) What are important features of Federalism? 5m
Q2). Differentiate between coming together and holding together federalism. 3m
Q3) What makes India a holding together federalism? 3m
Q3). How legislative powers have been divided in India? 3m
Q4). What is a linguistic state? What is the language policy of India? 3m
Q5). How has centre-state relation changed in India? 3m
Q6). What is meant by decentralization? What measures have been taken for
centralization in India? 5m
Q7). What are the merits and demerits of decentralization in India? 5m

Q8) Difference Between Unitary System and Federal System 3m

Q9) What Makes India a Federal Country? 5m

Q10) How is Federalism Practised? 5m

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Holiday assignment
Practice Paper- Sub- SSt F.M- 40
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___ General Instructions:
i. The question paper has 20 questions in all.
ii. Marks are indicated against each question.
iii. Questions from serial number 1 to 13 are objective type questions. Each question carries
one mark. Answer them as instructed.
iv. Questions from serial number 14 to 17 are3 marks questions. Answer of these questions
should not exceed 80 words each.
v. Questions from serial number 18 to 20 are 5 marks questions. Answer of these questions
should not exceed 120 words each.
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Q1- Which of the given countries is an example of ‘coming together federation’.

• Spain
• Belgium
• India
• USA
Q2- The system of Panchayati Raj involves which of the following:
• The village, District and State Levels
• The village, State and Union Levels
• The village, Block and District Levels
• Village and State Levels
Q3- If there is a clash between the laws made by the state and centre on a subject in the concurrent.
explain
Q4- What does the word ethnic signify?
• Social division on shared culture
• Careful calculation of gains and losses
• A violent conflict between the opposite groups
• Different religions
Q5- Identify the major social group that constituted the largest share in the population.
Of Sri Lanka.
• Sri Lankan Tamils
• Indian Tamils
• Muslims
• Sinhalas
Q6- Among the given options what power-sharing does not imply:
• Speed up the decision-making process
• Accommodating diversities
• Increases Conflicts among the different communities
• All of the Above
Q7) Define life expectancy.
Q8) What is the full form of HDI?
Q9- Before the Revolution in France in 1789, which of the following types of government were
functioning there.
• Monarchy
• Military
• Body of French Citizen
• Dictatorship
Q10- Italian Princely house ruled which of the following states before the Unification of Italy.
• Sardania-piedmont
• Lomabardy
• Venetia
• Kingdom of two Sicilies
Q11) Name the countries of Balkan countries.
Q12) Who hosted the treaty of Vienna.
Q13) What do resource mean?
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Q14) Explain any four provisions of the Napoleon Civil code of 1804?
Q15) The Balkans became the scene the big power rivalry . How?
Q16) Differentiate between sheet erosion & wind erosion.
Q17) Mention the difficulties faced by local government bodies.

Sec- C
Q18) Explain how Belgium was able to solve its ethnic problem.
Q19) Define sustainable development. Write the features of sustainable development.
Q20) Define resource planning. Why is balance resource planning necessary in India?
Explain.
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