Marking Scheme 2024-25 SET- 1

Section A MCQ (1×20)

1 ANS – B. rays of the rising sun

2 ANS – B. iv—iii—i—ii
3 ANS –(A) Indian workers march in South Africa 1913.
4.ANS –D. laterite soil
5. ANS B) The Buddhist Diamond sutra
6. ANS C) Rajasthan
7. ANS iii.) Use of modern farming & chemical fertilisers

8. ANS – A) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.

9. . ANS D) judiciary
10. ANS A) I, II & III
11. ANS .A)holding together
12. ANS .D) Low economic development
13. ANS . A). A & C
14. ANS . C) National Party
15. ANS D)Uttrakhand kranti dal
16. ANS A)Examine the process of decision making by people
17. ANS D) No political party
18. ANS C) Rs. 22000
19. ANS (B) Landless rural labourers
20. ANS A. Asset as guarantee for loan

● 21
● Free movement: Plantation workers in Assam interpreted freedom as - the right to move
freely in and out of the confined area in which they were enclosed.
● Retaining link: It also meant keeping links with the village from which they had come

22 The coarse grains are known as millets like Bazara and Ragi. It is beneficial for health.
OR
it’s a type of farming in which agriculture is done by farmers family by using traditional methods
to sustain their family.

23 Concurrent list. Example- education, forest, trade unions and marriages etc.

24 Rapid improvement in technology has been one major factor that has stimulated the
globalisation process. For instance, the past fifty years have seen several improvements in
transportation technology. This has made much faster delivery of goods across long distances
possible at lower costs.
25. The print revolution had transformed the lives of the people changing their relationship to
information and knowledge in the following ways
(a) it created a new dimension to human lives and made them more informed and
knowledgeable.
(b) it influenced popular perceptions and beliefs and opened up ways to look beyond what they
perceived.
(c) print opened up horizons for debate and discussions as people began to questions the
existing thought and beliefs .

26. 1. Shortage of food

2. The rise in prices of food
3. Imports increase will put stress on the economy
4. Rise in Unemployment

OR
Deep fertile and well drain soil.
Warm and moist frost free climate
Frequent showers throughout year.

27. The power shared between different levels of govt.

Ex- union , state and local level.

28. Tertiary sector is the service sector that provide support to the primary and secondary
sectors to it self . over the forty years between 1973 to 2013 while production in all three sectors
has increased ,it has increased the most in the tertiary sector . the following factors are making
the tertiary sector important in india.
1 basic services
2. development of primary and secondary sector
3 rise in income level .

29 organised – workers have job security, working hours are fix, it has some formal processes
and procedures.
Unorganised – no job security, rules and regulations are not followed , there are no fomal
processes

30.(A)ANS –
I)The Balkans was a region of geographical and ethnic variation comprising modern-day
Romania,Bulgaria,Albania,Greece,Macedonia,Croatia,Bosnia-Herzegovina, Slovenia, Serbia
and Montenegro whose inhabitants were broadly known as the Slavs.
 ii) The Ottoman Empire controlled a large part of the Balkans but the spread of the ideas of
romantic nationalism in the Balkans together and the disintegration of the Ottoman Empire
made this region very explosive.
iii) One by one, its European subject nationalities broke away from Ottoman empire control and
declared independence.
iv) The Balkan peoples based their claims for independence or political rights on nationality and
used history to prove that they had once been independent but had subsequently been
subjugated by foreign powers.
v) The Balkan region became the scene of big power rivalry. There was intense rivalry among
the European powers over trade and colonies as well.

30.(B)
i) In 1848 , middle class Germans tried to unite the different regions of the German
confederation into a nation state under the elected parliament.
ii)prussia took over the leadership
iii) Otto von Bismarck Chief minister of Prussia was the architect in the process of nation
building.
iv)Prussia emerged victorious after fighting three wars over seven years against the combined
forces of Austria ,Denmark and France and the process of Unification was completed .
v) Emperor Kaiser william I was declared the Head of Germany .
vi)The Unification of Germany established Prussian dominance in Europe.
31.Energy needs of the country are tremendously increasing with the growth of economy.it is
there fore necessary to conserve energy resources in following ways:
1. use public transport
2. use of non conventional sources of energy
3. using power saving devices.

OR
we should use renewable resources of energy because1) exhaustibility of non renewable
resources.2)causes less pollution.3) available in abundance. 4) Environmental friendly5) Rising
prices of oil and gas.
32.1. contest elections
2. put forward policies and programme
3. play an important role in low making
4. shape public opinion
5. form and run govt.
OR
1. Regulation of parties internal affairs
2. state funding- the govt should give money to parties to support their election expenses to
avoid corruption.
3. pressure of public opinion
4. ban on political parties based on religion and caste.
5. ensure woman participation
33. 1. More lending would lead to higher incomes and encourage people to invest in various
sectors.
2. this leads to acceleration of economic activity
3. this would also allow weaker sections of society to access formal sector of lending.
4. also end the cycle of debt trap
5. inspire better investment in technology and thus increase competition.

OR
Can be explain by giving examples of crop failure and business failure.

34.
1 How did nationalism capture people's imagination?
Ans.
a) Through history and fiction.
b)Through folklore and songs
c) Through popular prints and symbols
d. Any other relevant point
(anyone point to be mentioned)

2.What was the belief of Natesa Sastri about folklore?

Ans. He believed that folklore was national literature; it was ‘the most trustworthy manifestation
of people’s real thoughts and characteristics.

3.Why did nationalists begin recording folk tales in late-nineteenth-century India?

Ans.
a.They believed that these tales gave a true picture of traditional culture that had been
corrupted and damaged by outside forces. b.It was essential to preserve this folk tradition
inorder to discover one’s national identity and restore a sense of pride in one’s past.
(anyone point to be mentioned)

35.
1.When and where joint forest management passed the first resolution to conserve forest?
Ans. The programme has been in formal existence since 1988 when the state of Odisha passed
the first resolution for joint forest management.

2.What criteria should economic or developmental activities meet according to the paragraph?
Ans.Accept only those economic or developmental activities that are people centric,
environment-friendly and economically rewarding.

3.How communities play an important role for conservation of forest in different places of India?
Ans.
a.The famous Chipko movement in the Himalayas has not only successfully resisted
deforestation in several areas but has also shown that community afforestation with indigenous
species can be enormously successful.
b.Attempts to revive the traditional conservation methods or developing new methods of
ecological farming are now widespread.
c.Farmers and citizen’s groups like the Beej Bachao Andolan in Tehri and Navdanya have
shown that adequate levels of diversified crop production without the use of synthetic chemicals
are possible and economically viable.
d.In India joint forest management (JFM) programme furnishes a good example for involving
local communities in the management and restoration of degraded forests.
(anyone point to be mentioned)

36.
1. Explain the significance of per capita income.
Ans. Per capita income gives us an idea what an average person is likely to get out of the total
national income.
b. Per capita income is used to classify the countries into rich,poor or developing nations.
c. Per capita income is used to make economic policies.
d.Any other relevant point .
(any two points to be mentioned)

2.
Ans
a. Per capita income is used by the Word Bank to classify the countries into rich, poor,
developed or developing nations
b. Countries with per capita income of US$ 12,056 per annum and above in 2017, are called
rich countries.
c. Countries with per capita income of US$ 955 or less are called low-income countries.
c. India comes in the category of low middle income countries because its per capita income in
2017 was just US$ 1820 per annum.
d. The rich countries, excluding countries of Middle East and certain other small countries, are
generally called developed countries
3.The World bank is responsible for determining these classifications.
37a
(A)Indian National Congress session at this place in 1920-CALCUTTA
(B)The place where Mahatma Gandhi broke Salt Law.-DANDI
37b
i)Salal-Jammu and kashmir
ii).Kalpakkam Atomic Power Station - Tamilnadu
iii)Ankaleswar - Gujrat
iv) Marmagao Port – Goa

SALAL

ANKALESWAR
CALCUTTA
DANDI