(English Medium) ICSE Class 10 - CISCE Question Bank Solutions for History and Civics

The executive power of the Indian Union is vested in the President of India. In this context, answer the following question:

Give any two reasons for the indirect election of the President.

The Treaty of Versailles based on which motive:

One major result of the first World War was the end of ______.

The President is the head of the state and exercises his/her powers on the advice of the Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers. With reference to this, answer the following question:

Give any two reasons to justify the need for indirect election of the President.

The United Nations Organisation aims to maintain international peace. With reference to its organs and agencies, answer the following:

What is the term of the non-permanent members?

Tina is inspired by the methods of the Early Nationalists and wants to follow them. She notices that the road leading to her school is damaged and has many potholes. Which of the following methods is she MOST LIKELY to follow to solve this problem?

Tahir is preparing to give a speech about the Sati system in India. Which of the following Indian leader's contributions MUST he mention in his speech?

Name the organization which was established in 1920 to maintain peace after this war.

Mention any four clauses of the Treaty which affected Germany.

Identify the ODD ONE out of the following objectives of the Muslim League:

Your school has organized a poster making competition on the topic - Education empowerment for Girls in India. Which of the following leaders would MOST LIKELY be part of the poster?

Imagine you were an artisan, in the year 1856. Mention any two ways in which the economic policies of the British would have affected you.

By the provisions of which of the following, 20,000 estates of the landlords were confiscated by the East India Company?

Give two examples to show how the British exploited the resources of India.

Give any two grievances of the peasantry against the British.

What did the British do to reduce the landed aristocracy to poverty?

Economic exploitation of the country produced discontent, resentment, and resistance among the people that culminated in the Great Uprising of 1857.

1. The ruin of trade and handicrafts.
2. Impoverishment of the cultivators.
3. Subordination of the Indian economy to British interests (making India an agricultural colony of British capitalism).

Which of the following was/were the beliefs of the Brahma Samaj with respect to religion?

1. Belief in Monotheism
2. Emphasis on rituals and prayers
3. Emphasis on prayer, meditation and charity
4. Emphasis on unity between people of all religions and creeds

How did the socio-religious reform movements of the 19th century act as pioneers of Indian Nationalism?

1. They proclaimed the superiority of Indian culture and civilisation.
2. They believed that British rule in India would lead to a society based on equality and equanimity.
3. They created a consciousness of a new society devoid of privileges based on caste, creed or religion.

State any two issues that the socio-religious reform movements worked for.