TGT - SOCIAL SCIENCE
TIME- 1 hr.
MARKS-25
Which one of the following was NOT the reason for the popularity of scientific ideas among the common people
in eighteenth century Europe ?
(a) Printing of idea of Isaac Newton
(b) Development of printing press
(c) Interest of people in science and reason
(d) Traditional aristocratic groups supported it.
Assertion : Iron ore is the basic mineral and the backbone of India.
Reason : India is rich in good quality Iron ore.
(a) Both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
(b) Both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
(c) Assertion is true but reason is false.
(d) Both assertion and reason are false.
3. Explain any two methods that were used by the Europeans for the recruitment of the indentured labours.
2M
4. “Transport and trade are complementary to each other.” Justify in three points.
5. How did the ‘small pox’ prove as the most powerful weapon of the Spanish conquerors in the mid-sixteenth century? Explain.
6. Explain any three institutional reforms taken for the development of Indian agriculture.
7. Examine the progress of the Civil Disobedience Movement in the countryside.
5M
8. Name the important beverage crop introduced by the British in India. Explain the geographical conditions needed
cultivation. Write any two important states where it is grown.
5M
9. Locate and label on given India Political Map
(a) The place where Mahatma Gandhi started Satyagraha for Indigo peasants.
(b) Tehri Dam
1M
(c) Narora Atomic Power Station
1M
1M
2M
3M
3M
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