HSC Arts (English Medium)
Academic Year: 2024-2025
Date & Time: 1st July 2025, 11:00 am
Duration: 3h
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- All questions are compulsory.
- Figures to the right indicate full marks.
- Write answer to every new question on a new page.
India became independent in the year ______ in nature.
(1947, 1949, 1950, 1952)
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The fall of the Berlin Wall was in the year ______.
(1992, 1991, 1990, 1989)
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The UN conference on Environment and Development was held in ______ in the year 1992.
(Delhi, Rio-de-Janeiro, Tokyo, Berlin)
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Today, the Indian approach to gender issues focus on ______.
(Poverty, Empowerment, Child development, Gender inequality)
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The concept of Lokpal has been taken from country ______.
(Sweden, USA, France, Italy)
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Identify the incorrect pair, correct it, and rewrite:
Planning Commission – Five Year Plan
National Commission for Women – Women Empowerment
Brundtland Commission – Economic Development
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Identify the incorrect pair, correct it, and rewrite:
Charu Majumdar – Naxal Movement
Jawaharlal Nehru – Discovery of India
Fight for Tamil rights in Sri Lanka – Irish Republican Army
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Identify the incorrect pair, correct it, and rewrite:
India – Mixed Economy
U.S.A. – Welfare Market Economy
China – Socialist Market Economy
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The ‘Maastricht’ Treaty is with reference to the ______.
United Nations Peace Keeping Force
European Union
American interventions in Kuwait
Creation of BRICS
Chapter: [1] The World since 1991
This ______ gas emissions are the main cause of climate change.
Bluehouse gas
Greenhouse gas
Redhouse gas
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Citizen’s Charter is the part of ______.
Developmental administration
NGO’s activity
Good Governance
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Farakka Agreement about sharing of river waters is between India and ______.
Bangladesh
Pakistan
China
Nepal
Chapter: [6] India and the World
State the appropriate concept for the given statement:
Introduction of a high-yielding variety of seeds and irrigation methods.
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State the appropriate concept for the given statement.
Threat use violence with an intention to create panic in the society
Chapter: [4] Contemporary India: Challenges to Peace, Stability and National Integration
State the appropriate concept for the given statement:
A policy that develops relations with other countries.
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State the appropriate concept for the given statement:
Not to be a part of any military alliance.
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Find the odd word in the given set and rewrite:
India, Russia, Nepal, Pakistan
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Find the odd word and rewrite it:
Food, Clothing, Shelter, Computer
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Find the odd word in the given set and rewrite:
Delays, Efficiency, Red Tape, Corruption
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Find the odd word in the given set and rewrite:
NATO, SEATO, CENTO, SAARC
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Observe the given map and answer the following questions:

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- Write the names of two members of SAARC situated/located on south side of India. [2]
- Write the names of any other three members of SAARC. [3]
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State whether the following statement is true or false with a reason:
The decade of the 1980s is seen as the golden age of humanitarian intervention.
True
False
Chapter: [1] The World since 1991
State whether the following statement is True or False with reason:
Internet is useful to collect information.
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State whether the following statement is True or False with reason:
The literacy rate of men is higher than women.
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State whether the following statement is True or False with reason:
The national movement for independence was useful for national integration.
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State whether the following statement is true or false with a reason.
Good Governance aims at the efficient use of natural resources.
True
False
Chapter: [5] Contemporary India: Good Governance
State whether the following statement is True or False with reason:
Citizen participation in governance is healthy for democracy.
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State whether the following statement is True or False with reason:
Relations between India and China are complex.
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Explain the co-relation between the following.
GATT and WTO
Chapter: [2] Key Concepts and Issues since 1991: Globalisation
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Explain the co-relation between the following.
Poverty and Development
Chapter: [3] Key Concepts and Issues since 1991: Humanitarian Issues
Explain the correlation between the following:
National Unity and Regional Aspirations.
Chapter: [4] Contemporary India: Challenges to Peace, Stability and National Integration
Explain the correlation between the following:
Good governance and Transparency
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Explain the correlation between the following:
India and Russia
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Express your opinion in 25 to 30 words on the following:
Explain your views regarding soft power with examples.
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Express your opinion on the following:
Participatory State is beneficial to the society.
Chapter: [2] Key Concepts and Issues since 1991: Globalisation
Express your opinion in 25 to 30 words on the following:
Environmental degradation is harmful for human life.
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Express your opinion.
E-governance brought administration closer to people.
Chapter: [5] Contemporary India: Good Governance
Express your opinion in 25 to 30 words on the following:
Explain your views about India as an emerging power.
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Answer the following question in 80 to 100 words:
Explain the developments in the post-Cold War period.
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Answer the following question in 80 to 100 words:
Explain the effects of the Green Revolution.
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Answer the following question in 80 to 100 words:
Explain any two factors influencing Indian foreign policy.
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Write on various commissions set up to safeguard the rights of different sections of society.
Chapter: [5] Contemporary India: Good Governance
Explain in detail the political issues in the context of globalisation.
- Meaning of globalisation
- Importance of democracy
- Position of the state
- Non-state actors
- Human Rights
Chapter: [2] Key Concepts and Issues since 1991: Globalisation
Explain the role of the State with the help of the following points.
- Peace and Order
- Economic development
- Governance
- Welfare
- Nation Building
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