Previous Year Paper year:2019 : ICSE-X-HistCivics

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This time is to be spent in reading the question paper.
The time given at the head of this Paper is the time allowed for writing the answers.
Attempt all questions from Parti (Compulsory). A total of five questions are to be attempted from Part II, two out of three questions from Section A and three out offive questions from Section B.
The intended marks for questions or parts of questions are given in brackets [ ].

#1-b
State the meaning of the term Question Hour. [1]
Ans : Every member of the House has the privilege to ask questions from the government on the matters of public interest. Such questions are addressed to the Chair and, if admitted, the Government is obliged to answer them. First hour of every working day of the House is reserved for questions unless otherwise decided by the Speaker.

#1-c
Name the Presiding officer of the Lok Sabha. [1]
Ans : The Speaker is the presiding officer of the Lok Sabha.

#1-d
State any one condition when the Parliament can legislate on subjects in the State List. [1]
Ans : Dining the Proclamation of Emergency.

#1-e
Write any one circumstance when the President can declare a National Emergency. [1]
Ans : It can be declared if there is a war, external aggression or armed rebellion inside the country.

#1-f
What happens when a motion of ‘No-Confidence ’ is passed against a Minister ? [1]
Ans : He can be removed or need to resign.

#1-g
On whose advice can the President appoint the Council of Ministers ? [1]
Ans : The Council of Ministers is appointed by the President on the advice of the Prime Minister.

#1-h
What is meant by Appellate Jurisdiction ’ of the Supreme Court ? [1]
Ans : The Supreme Court is the highest Court of appeal, and it stands at the apex in the Indian judicial system. It has a very vast appellate jurisdiction.

#1-i
On what grounds can a Supreme Court Judge be removed from office ? [1]
Ans : A Judge may be removed from his office on ground of “proved misbehavior or incapacity” by impeaching him/her.

#1-j
State one point of distinction between a District Judge and a Sessions Judge. [1]
Ans : District Judge : District Judge deals in civil cases.

Session Judge : Session Judge deals in criminal cases.

#2-a
What was the General Service Enlistment Act? [2]
Ans : The General Service Enlistment Act of 1856 provided that all recruits to the Bengal Army should be ready for service anywhere, whether within or outside India.