Test – 5: Mains Self Study – 2016 (Mission – 2016)
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TIMETABLE
10 December 2015
Click on the below questions and answer each within the word limit specified before each question.
1) Compare and contrast the nature and objectives of political parties that functioned before and after the 1990s reforms. (200 Words)
Bipan Chandra, India Since Independence, Chapter – 14 & 15
2) “Sardar Patel has been much misunderstood and misrepresented. Some have used him to attack the Nehruvian vision and policies; others have made him out to be the archetypal rightist.” Are these views correct? Critically discuss. (200 Words)
Bipan Chandra, India Since Independence, Chapter – 16
3) “The 1967 elections heralded the era of the greater importance of rich and middle peasants in Indian politics and they also initiated the dual era of short-lived coalition governments and politics of defection.” Examine. (200 Words)
Bipan Chandra, India Since Independence, Chapter – 16
4) “Power sharing is the very spirit of democracy.” Discuss and explain the different forms of power sharing in modern democracies. (200 Words)
NCERT Class X, Social Science, Democratic Politics, Chapter 1
5) What do you understand by federalism? Examine what makes India a federal country and how different is its federalism compared to US federalism. (250 Words)
NCERT Class X, Social Science, Democratic Politics, Chapter 2
6) Analyse the factors that determine the outcomes of politics of social divisions, and also examine how social divisions in turn are affecting democracy in India. (250 Words)
NCERT Class X, Social Science, Democratic Politics, Chapter 3
7) Critically examine to what extent does caste factor determine the electoral outcome in Indian elections. (200 Words)
NCERT, Class X, Social Science, Democratic Politics, Chapter 4
8) How do pressure groups and movements exert influence in democracies? Analyse in the Indian context. (200 Words)
NCERT, Class X, Social Science, Democratic Politics, Chapter 5
9) “The first clear expression of nationalism came with the French Revolution in 1789.” Explain the meaning of nationalism and throw light on the statement. (200 Words)
NCERT, Class X, India and Contemporary World-2 , Chapter – 1
10) Choose three examples to show the contribution of culture to the growth of nationalism in Europe.(200 Words)
NCERT, Class X, India and Contemporary World-2 , Chapter – 1
11) “While religion played an important role in strengthening colonial control, it also provided ways of resistance.” With suitable examples, elaborate. (200 Words)
NCERT, Class X, India and Contemporary World – 2, Chapter – 2
12) Explain the causes of the US involvement in the war in Vietnam. What effect did this involvement have on life within the US itself? (200 Words)
NCERT, Class X, India and Contemporary World – 2, Chapter – 2
13) Discuss why the Salt March was an effective symbol of resistance against colonialism. (150 Words)
NCERT, Class X, India and Contemporary World – 2, Chapter – 3
14) What do you understand by indentured labour? Examine why and how was India part of indentured labour system. (200 Words)
NCERT, Class X, India and Contemporary World – 2, Chapter – 4
15) Explain the causes and consequences of the Great Depression. Also examine what impact it had on India. (200 Words)
NCERT, Class X, India and Contemporary World – 2, Chapter – 4
