APSG: September 2019

Friday, 20 September 2019

Cl 10 History

1. Explain the causes of the Great depression.
2. Explain what is referred to as the G77 countries. Why did most of the developing countries organise themselves as G77?
3. Explain the role of romanticism in National feeling.
4. "Ideas of national unity in the early 19th century Europe were closely allied to the ideology of liberalism ". Support the statement with suitable arguments.

Cl 10 Economics

1. " when a country develops the contribution of primary sector declines and that of secondary and tertiary sector increases ". Analyse the statement.
2. Give reasons for the growth of service sector in India.
3. Differentiate between public and private sector.
4. Self help groups support has brought about a revolutionary change in the rural sector. justify the statement.
5.How are cooperative functioning in the rural areas to solve the problem of credit?

Cl 10 Civics

1. "Power sharing is the very spirit of democracy" justify the statement with four suitable points.
2. " The constitutiondid not use the word federation but the Indian union is based on the principles of federations "explain the statement.
3. "Casteism has always been a threat to the democracy ." Justify the statement with suitable examples.

4. " The problem begins when religion is seen as the basis of nation explain the statement with an example.

Cl 10 Geography

1. Why was the Rio de Janeiro Earth Summit,1992 held?
2. Describe the process of resource planning in India.
3. Describe the three cropping seasons of India.
4. Name the two most important cereal crops in India.

Thursday, 19 September 2019

Cl 10, ch 3 The making of a Global world

1. How did silk routes link the world? Explain with 3 suitable examples.
ANS. (a) The most well known silk routes connected China to Europe. West bound Chinese silk cargoes travelled on this route. Chinese pottery also travelled this route.
(b) Several silk routes have been identified by the historians, both over land and sea, connecting vast regions of Asia and linking Asia to North Africa. Through this route, Chinese pottery, Indian textiles and spices from South East Asia travelled to Europe and North Africa.
(c) Trade and cultural exchanges went hand in hand.Early Christian missionaries and later Muslim preachers travelled through this route.

2. How did food habits travel from one place to another in the process of cultural exchange?
ANS. (a) In the process of long distance cultural exchanges, food habits are often taken up by others.
(b) Common food such as potatoes,soya, groundnut, maize, tomatoes,chillies, sweet potatoes, which are a part of Indian food now, were not known to the Indians five hundred years ago. These were brought to Asia, after the discovery of America.
(c) Noodles and pasta, which are supposed to be of Indian origin were originally brought by the Arabs to Sicily.

3. What were corn laws? Why were the corn laws abolished?
ANS. The laws that allowed the British Government to restrict the import of corn were commonly known as the corn laws. This was under the pressure of landed groups.
The corn laws were abolished because industrialists and urban dwellers were unhappy with high food prices following the implementation of the laws.

Wednesday, 18 September 2019

Cl 10, ch 1 history

1. When and why was the zollverein formed?
ANS. Zollverein, a custom union was formed in 1834. Prussia took the initiative to form it and most of the German states joined it. It was formed to abolish tariff barriers which was hindering movement of goods, people and capital. It created a network of railways which further stimulated mobility, harnessed economic interests to national unification.
2. Who hosted Vienna Congress in 1815? Analyse the main changes brought by the Vienna Treaty.
ANS. The Congress was hosted by the Austrian Chancellor Duke Metternich.
The following changes were brought by the Vienna. Treaty
(a) The Bourbon dynasty deposed during the French Revolution was put back in power.
( b) The territories annexed by Napoleon were taken back from France.
(c) To prevent any future expansion of France,a series of states were set up on French Boundaries. Kingdom of Netherlands including Belgium came up in the North, while Genoa along with Piedmont placed in the South.
(d) Along with Saxony some new territories were given to Prussia on its Western frontiers. Austria got the control of northern Italy.
(e) Russia got the control of Poland.

Cl 10, ch 1 history

1. Explain any five reforms introduced by Napoleon in the regions under his control.

ANS. Napoleon incorporated revolutionary principles in the administrative field to make the whole system more rational and effective. His Civil code of 1804 was also known as Napoleonic code.
(a) First, he did away with all the privileges based on birth. Everyone was placed equally before the law.
(b) He abolished the feudal system and freed peasants from serfdom and manorial dues.
(c) He secured the right to property.
(d) Peasants, artisans, workers and new businessmen enjoyed the taste of new found freedom as guild restrictions were removed in towns.
(e) Uniform laws, standardized weights and measures and a common national currency facilitated the movement and exchange of goods and capital from one region to another.
(f) Transport and Communication systems were important which led to easy and quick movement of goods.

2. How did the Treaty of Vienna 1815 come into being?
ANS. Representatives of the European powers_ Britain,Austria, Russia and Prussia_ met at Vienna in 1815. They had defeated Napoleon collectively and wanted to draw up a settlement for Europe. The Congress was hosted by the Austrian Chancellor Duke Metternich. The object of Treaty of Vienna was to undo most of the changes that had come about in Europe during the Napoleonic wars.