ICSE-X-HistCivics
Previous Year Paper year:2009
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- #1-a [1]How many members can the President nominate to the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha ?Ans : Two members of the anglo Indian community to the Lok Sabha and Twelve members to Rajya Sabha.
- #1-b [1]Explain the term quorum.Ans : Quorum: It means the minimum number of members required to be present in order to enable the house to conduct the session of the assembly. It is usually 1/10 of the total membership.
- #1-c [1]Mr. Konar was not found eligible for the election as the Vice President of India even though he had the qualifications of being a citizen of India and not being a member of the Parliament and the State legislature. On what grounds was he disqualified ? Give one reason.Ans : Mr. Konar was disqualified on the basis of his disqualification for election as a member of Rajya Sabha.
- #1-d [1]When can ordinances be issued by the President ?Ans : Ordinances can be issued by the President at a time when both Houses of Parliament are not in session.
- #1-e [1]By whom and on whose advice is the State Council of Ministers appointed ?Ans : Answer has not given due to out of present syllabus.
- #1-f [1]Under what provision can a non-member of the State Legislature be appointed as a minister ?Ans : Answer has not given due to out of present syllabus.
- #1-g [1]What does the term 'collective responsibility of the Council of Ministers' imply ?Ans : The term Collective Responsibility means that all the members of the Council of Ministers are collectively responsible for the decisions taken by them pertaining to the Government of the State.
(1) Supreme Court
(2) High Court
- #1-h [1]Who appoints the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court ?Ans : The President appoints the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
- #1-i [1]What is understood by the Revisory Jurisdiction of the High Court ?Ans : If the High court feels that the Subordinate court has exercised a jurisdiction not vested in it or has acted with gross irregularity, it may make such order in the case as it seems fit. This is the revisory jurisdiction of the High Court.
- #1-i-j [1]Which is the highest Court dealing with the criminal cases at the district level ?Ans : The highest criminal court of the district is the court of session judge.
- #2-a [2]Mention any two social reforms advocated by the British which affected the religious traditions of the Indian people.Ans : (i) Widow Remarriage Act. (ii) Abolition of Sati.
- #2-b [2]When and by whom was the Indian National Congress founded ?Ans : Indian National Congress was founded by A.O. Hume in December, 1885.
- #2-c [2]What were Curzon's two real motives behind the Partition of Bengal ?Ans : Curzon's real motives behind the partition of Bengal were:
- To curb the radical Bengali Nationalist and thus to weaken the Nationalist Movement.
- To set the Hindus and Muslims against each other.