Class X Sample Question Paper 2023-24

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Class X Sample Question Paper & Marking Scheme for Exam 2023-24

Subject Sample Question Paper Marking Scheme Science SQP MS Elements of Book Keeping and Accountancy SQP MS Elements of Business SQP MS English (Language & Literature) SQP MS English (Communicative) SQP MS Hindi A SQP MS Hindi B SQP MS Home Science SQP MS Computer Application SQP MS Mathematics (Basic) SQP MS Mathematics (Standard) SQP MS Social Science SQP MS NCC SQP MS Hindustani Music (Melodic) SQP MS Hindustani Music (Percussion) SQP MS Hindustani Music (Vocal) SQP MS Carnatic Music-Melodic Instruments SQP MS Carnatic Music-Percussion Instruments SQP MS Carnatic Music-Vocal SQP MS Painting SQP MS Arabic SQP MS Bengali SQP MS Assamese SQP MS Bahasa Melayu SQP MS Bhutia SQP MS Bodo SQP MS French SQP MS German SQP MS Gujarati SQP MS Gurung SQP MS Japanese SQP MS Kannada SQP MS Kashmiri SQP MS Kokborok SQP MS Lepcha SQP MS Limboo SQP MS Malayalam SQP MS Manipuri SQP MS Mizo SQP MS Marathi SQP MS Nepali SQP MS Odia SQP MS Persian SQP MS Punjabi SQP MS Rai Language SQP MS Russian SQP MS Sanskrit SQP MS Sanskrit Communicative SQP MS Sherpa SQP MS Sindhi SQP MS Spanish SQP MS Tamil SQP MS Tamang SQP MS Tangkhul SQP MS Telugu AP SQP MS Telugu Telangana SQP MS Thai SQP MS Tibetan SQP MS Urdu A SQP MS Urdu B SQP MS SQPs of remaining subjects coming soon.

Power Sharing

Chapter #01, Civics, NCERT

Belgium 
Sri Lanka 

Why Power Sharing is desirable ?

    (a) Prudential Reasons : Power sharing reduces the possibility of conflict between social groups, a good way to ensure the stability of political order. Tyranny of majority not only hurts minority, ruins the majority as well, power sharing will bring better outcomes.
    (b) Moral Reasons : Power sharing is the very spirit of democracy. People have the right to be consulted on how they are to be governed. Moral reason emphasises the very act of power sharing as valuable.

    Forms of power sharing :

    (i) Among different organs of the government – power shared among Legislature, Executive & Judiciary, also termed as horizontal distribution of power, is also called a system of checks and balances.
    (ii) Among governments at different levels - also termed as vertical division of power, power shared among central, state & local governments.
    (iii) Among different social groups - among religious & linguistic groups, socially weaker sections and women are represented in the legislatures & administration.
    (iv) Among political parties, pressure groups & movements.

                        POWER SHARING 

Class X, Civics, Chapter No.1

Belgium and Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka

Ethnic Composition - Sinhala speakers 74%
                                 Tamil speakers 18% (13% Sri Lankan Tamils, rest Indian Tamils)
                                 Sinhala speaking people are Buddhist, Tamils are Hindu or Muslims, about
                                  7% Christians are both Tamil & Sinhala.
Steps taken by Government - • Adopted a series of Majoritarian measures to establish Sinhala
                                                    supremacy.
                                             • Act passed in 1956 to recognise Sinhala as the official language.
                                             • Favoured Sinhala applicants for university positions and government jobs,
                                             • State favoured policies to protect and foster Buddhism
Outcomes                    • Increased the feeling of alienation among the Sri-Lanka Tamils.                                     • Relations between the Sinhala and Tamil communities strained over time.
                                    • Tamils have launched parties & struggles, formed political organisations
                                       demanding independent Tamil Eelam.
                                    • The distrust between the two communities turned into widespread conflict,
                                       soon turned into a Civil War.

Belgium 

Ethnic Composition - Dutch speaking population – 59% in the Flemish region.
                                 French speaking – 40% in the Wallonia region. 1% German speaking
                                 In Brussels – 80% Speaking French
                                                     20% Dutch speaking
                                 French community was relatively rich and powerful, in comparison to Dutch
                                 community who got the benefit of economic development and education much later.
Steps taken by Government - • Recognised the existence of regional differences & cultural diversities.
                                              • Amended their constitution four times to allow everyone to live together.
                                              • Equal number of Dutch & French speaking ministers in the central
                                                 government.
                                              • State government given more powers in their regions, are not subordiante
                                                to the Central Government.
                                              • Community government has the power regarding cultural, educational and
                                                language related issues.
Outcomes         -                   • Helped to avoid civil strife between the two major communities and a
                                               possible division of country on linguistic lines.
                                             • Brussels chosen as headquarter of European Union.

Why Power Sharing is desirable ?

    (a) Prudential Reasons : Power sharing reduces the possibility of conflict between social groups, a good way to ensure the stability of political order. Tyranny of majority not only hurts minority, ruins the majority as well, power sharing will bring better outcomes.
    (b) Moral Reasons : Power sharing is the very spirit of democracy. People have the right to be consulted on how they are to be governed. Moral reason emphasizes the very act of power sharing as valuable.

    Forms of power sharing :

    (i) Among different organs of the government – power shared among Legislature, Executive & Judiciary, also termed as horizontal distribution of power, is also called a system of checks and balances.
    (ii) Among governments at different levels - also termed as vertical division of power, power shared among central, state & local governments.
    (iii) Among different social groups - among religious & linguistic groups, socially weaker sections and women are represented in the legislatures & administration.
    (iv) Among political parties, pressure groups & movements.

Development

Chapter # 1, Economics, Class X

Different persons can have different developmental goals

Landless Rural labourers - More days of work and better wages; local school is able to provide quality education for their children; there is no social discrimination and they too can become leaders in the village.
Prosperous framers from Punjab - Assured a high family income through higher support prices for their crops and through hardworking and cheap laboureres; they should be able to settle their children abroad.

    For development people look at a mix goals

    Besides seeking more income, one-way or the other, people also seek things like equal treatment, freedom, security and respect of others. They resent discrimination. All these are important goals.
    Example-
    (a) If you get a job in a far off place, before accepting it you would try to consider many factors, apart from  income, such as facilities for your family, working atmosphere, or opportunity to learn.
    (b) If there is respect for women there would be more sharing of housework and a greater acceptance of women working outside. A safe and secure environment may allow more women to take up a variety of jobs or run a business.

    How to compare different countries or states development ?

    For comparing countries, their income is considered to be one of the most important attributes. But total income is not such an useful measure. Countries have different populations, comparing total income will not tell us what an average person is likely to earn.
    According to World Development Report - 2006
    Countries with per capita income of Rs. 453000 per annum and above in 2004 are called rich countries and those with per capita income of Rs 37000 or less are called low income countries. India’s per capita income in 2004 was just Rs 28000 annum.

    Income and other criteria

    When we study the Table 1.3 and Table 1.4 we come to know that though Punjab is leading the table 1.3 because it has highest per capita income among the three countries, but when we compare the same three States on the basis of development we come to know that Kerala leads the table. Bihar in both the table stands on the last position. The comparison of the two table gives us the conclusion that Income is not the only criteria for development, but is one of the most important attribute for development.

    Public Facilities

    Money in your pocket cannot buy all the goods and services that you may need to live well.
    Money cannot buy you a pollution-free environment or ensure that you get unadulterated medicines. Money may also not be able to protect you from infectious diseases, unless the whole of your community takes preventive steps.

    Human Development Report

    Published by UNDP compares countries based on the educational levels of the people, their health status and per capita income. By pre-fixing Human to Development, it has made it very clear that what is important in development is what is happening to citizens of a country.

    Sustainability of Development

    It means that development in future should continue in the same pace in which it is running now. But its not that easy. As most of the resources are non-renewable, in future when these resources will get exhausted, it will affect the pace of development. Same way resources which are renewable, if they get polluted they would be of not use in future. For Sustainable development we would have to ensure better technology which will ensure best use of resources. Use of substitute goods will ensure the availability of non-renewable resources for long time.

Your Crossword Puzzle

Nationalism In India -Class X

NCERT

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ACROSS 5. A process by which the colonial state forced people to join the army.  6. For plantation workers at this state, freedom meant the right to move freely in and out of the confined space in which they were enclosed, and it meant retaining link with the village from which they had come. 7. At this place in Gorakhpur, a peaceful demonstration in a bazaar turned into a violent clash with the police. 8. Poona Pact of September 1932, gave these classes reserved seats in provincial and central legislative councils, but they were to be voted in by the general electorate.  11. In Awadh, peasants were led by this person, a sanyasi who had earlier been to Fiji as an indentured labourer.  14. The industrial working classes did not participate in the Civil Disobedience Movement in large numbers, except in this region. 15. The viceroy, who announced in October 1929, a vague offer of dominion status for India in an unspecified future, and a Round Table Conference to discuss a future constitution. 16. These communities were deeply disappointed when the Civil Disobedience movement was called off in 1931 without the revenue being revised. So when the movement was restarted in 1932, many of them refused to participate.

DOWN 1. Gandhi in 1917 organised a satyagraha at this place, to support the peasants, who were effected by crop failure and a plague epidemic, and were not in a position to pay the revenue.  2. In this famous book, Mahatama Gandhi declared that British rule was established in India with the cooperation of Indians, and had survived only because of this cooperation. 3. On 13 April 1919, a crowd of villagers had come to Amritsar to attend a fair gathered in this enclosed ground. 4. This movement started with middle-class participation in the cities. Thousands of students left government controlled schools and college, headmasters and teachers resigned and lawyers gave up their legal practise. 9. C.R.Das and Motilal Nehru formed this party within the Congress to argue for a return to council politics. 10. In December 1931, Gandhiji went to this place for the Round Table Conference, but the negotiations broke down and he returned disappointed. 12. Gandhiji was convinced that it was their duty to look after home and hearth, be good mothers and good wives. 13. When the past being glorified was ___________, when the images celebrated were drawn from its iconography, then people of other communities felt left out.