ICSE - CLASS X

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MCQS 2021 EXAMINATION

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PREFACE In accordance with the latest syllabus prescribed by the Council for the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education Examination, New Delhi.

Board examinations are crucial milestone for every student. In order for them to perform well in the exam, we have introduced ICSE Chapterwise MCQs for the First Semester Examinations, for Class X. We have designed the book based on the Modified Assessement Plan issued by the Board on August 6, 2021. Thus, students can attempt questions even in changing scenarios and exam patterns. The Specimen Question Papers released by the CISCE in August, 2021 have be strictly followed in formulating different categories of questions. The content of the book has been updated according to the latest Reduced Syllabi issued by the Board on July 19, 2021. The book is bifurcated into two volumes for the ease of the students. Subjects included in first volume of the book are Hindi, English-I, English-II, History & Civics and Geography, while the other volume of the book contains – Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Biology and Computer Applications. Subject matter experts and teachers from across the country have helped in compiling the contents of the book. Questions are segregated as per their respective chapters to facilitate easy navigation. Additionally, we have made every attempt to keep the language as lucid as possible. This book will help the learners achieve the learning objectives in an easy-to-grasp manner. We hope you will find this book helpful in your preparations for Class X Board examinations. We would advise you to stay calm and manage your time efficiently. Do not get overwhelmed with too many resources and study guides, be selective and choose the best one.

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SPECIAL HIGHLIGHTS BIFURCATED SYLLABUS H.C.G.: Paper – 1 (As per the Reduced Syllabus for ICSE - Class X Year 2022 Examination) (SEMESTER - 1) Max. Marks : 40 UNIT NO.

Study material Strictly based on the Reduced Syllabus issued by the Council on 19 July, 2021 for Semester I Examination

NAME OF THE UNIT

CIVICS 1.

The Union Legislature (Complete Unit)

As per the Modified Assessment Plan Released on 6 Aug, 2021

HISTORY 1.

The Indian National Movement (1857 - 1917) (Complete Unit)

2.

The Mass Phase of the National Movement (1915 – 1947) (Complete Unit)

HISTORY & CIVICS Specimen Questions Paper

Fully Solved New Specimen Question Paper Released by CISCE in Aug 2021

ICSE SEMESTER 1 EXAMINATION SPECIMEN QUESTION PAPER HISTORY & CIVICS H.C.G. Paper – 1 Maximum Marks: 40 Time allowed: One hour (inclusive of reading time) ALL QUESTIONS ARE COMPULSORY. The marks intended for questions are given in brackets [ ]. Select the correct option for each of the following questions. Part I comprises 20 questions of 1 mark each. Part II comprises 6 questions of 2 marks each and Part III comprises 2 questions of 4 marks each.

Chapter at a Glance  The Indian Parliament consists of the President and the two Houses, known as House of the People (Lok Sabha) and Council of States (Rajya Sabha). Indian Parliament

President

Lok Sabha (House of the People/ Lower House)

Chapter at a Glance

Rajya Sabha (Council of States/ Upper House)

Word of Advice

Word of advice by Experts

1. Majority of the students explained the immediate cause of the great revolt correctly barring a few exceptions who explained the immediate causes of the First World War instead of the great revolt. 2. Most of the students wrote three causes of the revolt of 1857 incorrectly. A few mentioned other causes instead of political causes. 3. Majority of the students stated all the changes brought about by the British after the revolt of 1857 rather than stating the administrative changes only as asked in the question. 4. A few wrote statements like disrespect shown to Bahadur Shah or end of Company’s rule in India, w.r.t. impacts due to the uprising of 1857 on the Mughal Rule. 5. A few repeated the Policy of Expansion– Doctrine of Lapse, Subsidiary Alliance, etc. All policies of annexations were counted as one point. 6. Some students were unable to write points for the economic causes of the Great Revolt of 1857.

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Comprehension

Passage 1 If religion and community are associated with global violence in the minds of many people, then so are global poverty and inequality. There has, in fact, been an increasing tendency in recent years to justify policies of poverty removal on the ground that this is the surest way to prevent political strife and turmoil. Basing public policy—international as well as domestic—on such an understanding

accompanied by unusual peace and silence. Indeed, many famines have occurred without there being much political rebellion or civil strife or intergroup warfare. For example, the famine years in the 1840s in Ireland were among the hungry masses to intervene even as ship after ship sailed down the river Shannon with rich food. Looking elsewhere, my own childhood memories

2000+ New Chapter-wise Questions Included

Comprehension Based Questions Included

anxiety about wards and disorders in the rich

Based on different typologies of MCQ’s Type Questions: Multiple Choice Questions Mulple choice quesons 1. Who established the Brahmo Samaj in 1828? (a) Jyotiba Phule (b) Raja Rammohan Roy (c) Swami Vivekananda (d) Dayanand Saraswati

Fill in the Blanks

Match the Following

Fill in the blanks

Match the following

17. The Subsidiary Alliance had reduced the ruler of an Indian State to the position of …………… . (a) Clown (b) Puppet

34. Military causes for the First War of Independence:

(c) Peasant (d) Sepoy 18. The adopted son of Rani Jhansi was not recognised as a lawful …………… to the throne. (a) Successor (b) Court official (c) Army official

Picture Based Questions

(d) Advisor

COLUMN I

COLUMN II

I. The Sepoys were required to serve in areas far away from their homes without any additional allowance.

(A) Ill-treatment of Indian soldiers by British Officers

Source based questions

Picture based quesons

Source based quesons

Study the picture and answer the following questions:

Read the passage and answer the questions that follow: Men kept their women uneducated so that they would never question their domination. Phule established in 1848 one of the first Girls schools in 1854 to provide shelter to poor widows and their children. He also founded a number of schools for girls and the lower castes, i.e., the Mahars and the Mangs. Phule founded the Satya Shodhak Samaj (Society of the Seekers of Truth) on 24 September 1873. The Society

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CONTENTS Hindi Bifurcated Syllabus10 Specimen Question Paper 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

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English-I Bifurcated Syllabus66 Specimen Question Paper

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1. Comprehension

73

2. Grammar

98

English-II Bifurcated Syllabus108 Specimen Question Paper

109

1. The Merchant of Venice

116

2. Treasure Trove : Short Stories

124

3. Treasure Trove : Poem

131

History & Civics Bifurcated Syllabus138 Syllabus 139 Specimen Question Paper

141

Civics – Unit-1 1. The Union Legislature

146

History – Unit-1 1. The First War of Independence : 1857

153

2. Rise of Nationalism and Establishment of the Indian National Congress

161

3. First Phase of the Indian National Movement (1885–1907)

166

4. Second Phase of the Indian National Movement (1905–1916)

172

History – Unit-2 1. Mahatma Gandhi and Popular National Movements

179

2. Events Leading to the Quit India Movement (1935-1943)

192

3. Subhash Chandra Bose and the Indian National Army (INA)

196

4. Towards Independence and Partition of India (1944-1947)

202

Geography Bifurcated Syllabus208 Syllabus209 Specimen Question Paper

211

1. Interpretation of Topographical Maps

219

4. Climate of India

225

5. Soil in India

231

6. Natural Vegetation of India

236

7. Water Resources

241

Common Errors While Attempting Mcqs 1. Students don’t read all options carefully hence make mistakes in choosing the most apt answer. 2.

Students are in a hurry to complete the answer so they don’t tend to apply logic to the reasoning based mcq’s.

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In comprehension based questions, students should avoid rushing through the passage to answer questions. It is important to take time to understand the passage and select the most suitable option.

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In numerical based mcq students overlook the units used in the given data and hence tend to make mistakes in evaluating the right answers.

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While choosing the most appropriate answer students should be able to correlate the question with daily life applications and then select the right answer.

6. Students should avoid guess work while answering mcq based questions. 7.

Diagram based mcq should be attempted with utmost care as figures given could be deceptive and one should be able to figure out the jist of the figure.

8. Students should not spend more time on one mcq as these tests are have specific time frames and have to be attempted in short intervals of time. 9.

If two alternatives given are very close to the required answer then try to think of each alternative in different perspective and see whether it fits in the same. The answer should be universally acceptable as one.

Hindi

BIFURCATED SYLLABUS (As per the Reduced Syllabus for ICSE - Class X Year 2022 Examination) (SEMESTER - 1) 

Max. Marks : 40 LANGUAGE PORTION TO BE COVERED 1.

Comprehension

2.

Grammar LITERATURE

Name of the Textbook

Names of the Poems/Short Stories/chapters of the prescribed Novel/Drama to be covered

Sahitya Sagar: A Collection of ICSE Short Stories & Poems (i) Short Stories

1. 2. 3. 4.

Baat Athanni Ki - Sudarshan Kaki - Siyaram Sharan Gupta Maha Yagya Ka Puruskar - Yashpal Netaji Ka Chashma - Swayam Prakash

(ii) Poems

1. 2. 3. 4.

Sakhi - Kabir Das Girdhar Ki Kundaliyan - Girdhar Kavi Rai Swarg Bana Sakte Hai - Ramdhari Singh Dinkar Wah Janmabhumi Meri - Sohanlal Dwivedi

(iii) Naya Raasta (Novel) : Sushma Agarwal

Adhyay 1- 13

(iv) Ekanki Sanchay : A Collection of ICSE One Act Plays

1. Sanskar Aur Bhavna - Vishu Prabhakar 2. Bahu Ki Vida - Vinod Rastogi 3. Matri Bhoomi Ka Man - Hari Krishna “Premi”

HINDI Specimen Question Paper ICSE SEMESTER 1 EXAMINATION SPECIMEN QUESTION PAPER HINDI Maximum Marks: 40 Time allowed: One and half hour (inclusive of reading time) The marks intended for questions are given in brackets [ ]. Select the correct option for each of the following questions.

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