Social science free sample paper 1 2020-21
Social science Sample paper
SECTION B ( 3×6=18)
17. Name two main 'Satyagrah' movements organised by Mahatma Gandhi successfully in favour of Peasants in 1916 and 1917.
Ans: i) Indigo planters Movement in champaran, Bihar in 1916.
ii) Peasants in the demand for relaxation of revenue collection.
18. Explain any three beliefs of the conservatism that emerged after 1815.
Ans: Three beliefs of conservatism that emerged after 1815 we're:
i) Established and traditional institutions of state and society like monarchy , the church, property and family should be preserved.
ii) They believed in the modernization of the traditional Institution to strengthen them, rather than returning to the society of pre-revolutionary days.
iii) Also they believed that abolition of feudalism and serfdom and replacing it with a modern army, an efficient bureaucracy and a dynamic economy could strengthen autocratic monarchies of Europe.
Or.
How did the local people in the areas conquered by Napoleon react to French rule? Explain.
Ans: The reactions of the local population to the French rule were mixed.
Initially, in many places such as Holland and Switzerland, as well as in cities like Brussels, Mainz, Milan and Warsaw, the French armies were welcomed as harbingers of liberty. As new administrative arrangements did not go hand in hand with political freedom, enthusiasm turned into hostility. Increased taxation, censorship, forced conscription into the French armies to conquer the rest of Europe, outweighed the advantages of the administrative changes.
19. " Resources are a function of human activities ". Justify this statement.
Ans: Mere presence of resources, as free gift of nature, does not make them resources. Human being are essential components of resources because they transform material available in our environment into resources. The utility of resources depends on the stage of cultural development of man and the tools and technology used by him.
20. What is majoritarianism? Is it wrong if a majority community in a country rules? Give reasons to justify your answer.
Ans: A belief that the majority community should be able to rule a country in whichever way it wants, by disregarding the wishes and needs of the minority is majoritarianism.
Yes, it is wrong if a majority community in a country rules
• The very idea of power sharing has emerged in opposition to the notions of undivided political power.
• A positive attitude towards diversity and willingness to accommodate it. Is good for democracy.
• Power in the hands of one community will make the other community feel marginalised, deprived and discriminated.
• The struggle against such inequalities sometimes takes the path of conflict and defiance of state power as in Sri Lanka.
Or.
What is vertical division of Power?
Ans: When power is shared among government at different levels i.e. the Union or the central government, the state Government and the municipality and panchayat at the lower level. This division of power involving higher and Lower levels of government is called the vertical division of power.
21. Why do banks ask for collateral while giving credit to a borrower?
Ans: Collateral is an asset that the borrower owns ( land, building, vehicle, livestock, land, documents, deposits with banks etc) which stands as a security against the money borrowed. In case the borrower fails to repay the loan, the lender has the right to sell the asset or collateral.
22. What was the Rowlatt Act?
Ans: Rowlatt Act gave the government enormous power to suppress political activities and allowed detention of political activities and allowed detention of political prisoners without trial for two years. In other words, the Act proposed no vakil and no daleel.