10 Social Science Periodic Test II (2018-19) School Name: Venkateshwar Global School, Sector 13, Rohini, Delhi 110085 India Time: 3 hour M.M. 80 marks Date: 24/09/2018 Class: X General Instructions: The question paper has 26 questions in all. All questions are compulsory. marks are indicated against each question. Question from serial number 1 …

10th English Periodic Test II (2018-19) School Name: Himalaya Public Senior Secondary School, Sector 7, Rohini, Delhi 110085 India Time: 3 hour M.M. 80 marks Date: September, 2018 Class: X General Instructions: Attempt all Questions. Do not write anything on the question paper. Attempt all questions in each section before going on to …

Question: What do you understand by Partisan? Answer: A person who is strongly committed to a party, group or faction. Partisanship is marked by a tendency to make a side and inability to take a balance view on an issue. Question: Name 3 components of a political party? Answer: A …

Question: What are the main features of a democracy? Answer: Democracies have a formal constitution; they hold elections, have political parties and guarantee rights to its citizens. Question: What is the basis of democracy and what are its advantages? Answer: Democracy is based on the idea of deliberation and negotiation. Deliberation and …

Question: What is a novel? Answer: Novel is a modern form of literature born from print, a mechanical invention. Question: What are major differences between a novel and a manuscript? Answer: Novel is born from print whereas manuscript is handwritten. Manuscripts were difficult to prepare and there were only few …

Unseen Comprehension Passages  Set III – [01] Read the following passage carefully: Two Great Personalities, Two Follies Jawaharlal Nehru: As a boy, Jawaharlal Nehru once stole one of his father’s pens from his study thinking that his father had two pens and he could not possibly use both of them …

Question: What is office memorandum? Answer: A communication issued by an appropriate authority stating the policy or decision of the government. Question: What is Parliament? Answer: An assembly of elected representatives exercises supreme political authority on be-hay people is known as the Parliament. Question: Who was the head of Second …

Question: Which Movement was launched by Chaudhary Devilal? Answer: Chaudhary Devilal led a movement called ‘Nyaya dhish’ (struggle for justice). Question: How many seats were won by lok dal in Assembly elections of 1987? Answer: Lok Dal and its partners won 76 out of 90 seat inn the state Assembly. …

Comprehension of an unseen passage means a complete and thorough understanding of the passage. The main object of comprehension is to test one’s ability to grasp the meaning of a given passage properly and also one’s ability to answer, in one’s own words, the questions based on the passage. A …

Question: Define Fundamental Rights. Answer: The Fundamental Rights are those basic conditions which are considered essential for the overall development of a person. These are guaranteed under the Constitution. Question: ‘Some rights need to be placed higher than the government’. Give reason. Answer: Thought it is the duty of each democratic government …