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SOCIAL SCIENCE BOARD REVISION

History:
Chapter 1: Rise of Nationalism in Europe
Q1. What were the measures and practices introduced by the French
revolutionaries to create a sense of collective identity amongst the French
people?
Q2. “Napoleon had, no doubt destroyed democracy in France, but in the
administrative field he had incorporated revolutionary principles in order to
make the whole system more rational and efficient”. Support the statement.
Q3. What did Liberal Nationalism Stand for? How did it strengthen nationalism
in Europe?
Q4. How did conservatives establish their power after 1815? (Or) How did the
treaty of Vienna change the map of Europe?
Q5. Explain the Greek War of Independence.
Q6. Culture had played an important role in the development of nationalism in
Europe during the18th and 19th centuries. Support the statement with
examples.
Q7. Describe the various stages of the Unification of Italy.
Q8. Describe the process of the Unification of Germany.
Q9. How was the history of nationalism in Britain unlike the rest of Europe?
Q10. Why did nationalist tensions emerge in the Balkans in the last quarter of
the nineteenth century?
Chapter 2: Nationalism in India
Q1. How did the ‘First World War’ create new economic and political situations
in India? Explain with examples.
Q2. Explain four points about Gandhiji’s idea of ‘satyagraha’.
Q3. Why did Gandhiji decide to launch a nationwide Satyagraha against the
proposed Rowlatt Act of 1919? How was it organized?
Q4. Describe the incident and impact of the Jallianwala Bagh.

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Q5. How did the Non-Cooperation Movement spread in cities across the
country? Explain its effects on the economic front and why did the movement
slow down?
Q6. How had Non-Cooperation Movement spread to the countryside? Explain.
(Both Awadh and Gudem Hills of Andra Pradesh)
Q7. ‘The plantation workers in Assam had their own understanding of
Mahatma Gandhi and the notion of Swaraj.’ Support the statement with
arguments.
Q8. Why did Mahatma Gandhi find in ‘salt’ a powerful symbol that could unite
the nation?
Q9. How were the various social groups involved in the Civil Disobedience
movement? Explain with examples. (32/3/1 2024 Q30 b)
(Also learn separate answers for each group, Peasants, Industrialists, Factory
Workers, Women)
Q10. How did variety of cultural processes play an important role in making
nationalism in India. Explain with examples. (Sense of collective belonging)
Chapter 3: Making of the Global World
Q1. “The Silk Route was a good example of vibrant pre - modern trade and the
cultural link between distant parts of the world”. Explain the statement.
Q2. "New crops can significantly impact survival and well-being." Provide
evidence to support this statement.
Q3. 'Even ‘ready’ foodstuff in distant parts of the world might share common
origins.' Justify the above statement with a relevant example.
Q4. The most powerful weapon of the Spanish conqueror was not a
conventional military weapon at all. Justify the above statement by giving two
reasons.
Q5. Why did Europeans flee to America in the 19th century? Explain.

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Chapter 4: Print Culture and the Modern World


Q1. Why was China the larger producer of printed material for a very long
time?
Q2. Describe the features of the Gutenburg’s books? Or “The new technology
did not entirely displace the existing art of producing books by hand” Why?
Q3. What lead to the print revolution and how did the reading public and
hearing public intermingle?
Q4. How did print culture lead to Protestant Reformation. (Martin Luther)
Q5. Why did the Roman Church start to maintain the “Index of prohibited
books”? (Menocchio)
Q6. ‘Tremble, therefore, tyrants of the world! Tremble before the virtual
writer!’ Who said this and why? (Louise-Sebastien Mercier)
Q7. ‘Many historians have argued that print culture created the conditions
within which the French Revolution occurred.’ Explain.
Q8. How did print culture influence women, children and workers in the 19th
century in Europe?
Q9. Who was James Augustus Hickey? Why was he persecuted by the British?
Q10. How did print culture lead to religious reforms and public debates in 19th
century India?
Q11. “By the end of the 19th century a new visual culture was taking shape.”
Write any three features of this new visual culture.
Q12. Explain the role print culture played in the lives of Indian women in the
19th century? (Also learn the role of print in the lives of poor people)
Q13. What was the vernacular Press Act in 1878?

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