Class: 10 (CBSE)Subject: Social ScienceFormat: VVI Reasoning
HISTORY & POLITICAL SCIENCE
1. "Culture, including language, music, and folk traditions, played an important role in creating the
idea of the nation in Europe." Justify the statement with examples.
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2. "The first half of the nineteenth century saw an enormous increase in population all over Europe."
Justify the economic hardships faced by Europe during the 1830s.
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3. "The Balkan area became an area of intense conflict." Justify this statement in the context of the
disintegration of the Ottoman Empire.
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4. "The Non-Cooperation movement in the cities gradually slowed down." Justify with valid reasons.
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5. "Gandhiji decided to launch a nationwide Satyagraha against the proposed Rowlatt Act (1919)." Justify
his decision explaining the oppressive nature of the Act.
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6. "Business classes exerted pressure on the Colonial Government." Justify their involvement in the
Civil Disobedience Movement.
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7. "Print culture created the conditions within which French Revolution occurred." Justify the statement
with suitable arguments.
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8. "Print did not only stimulate the publication of conflicting opinions amongst communities, but it
also connected communities and people in different parts of India." Justify.
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9. "Power sharing is the very spirit of democracy." Justify this statement with moral reasons.
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10. "The prudent accommodation of diversity has helped Belgium to avoid civil strife." Justify.
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11. "Federalism has succeeded in India not merely because of the clearly laid out constitutional
provisions." Justify the role of political nature in its success.
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12. "A major step towards decentralization was taken in 1992." Justify the statement with the changes
brought by the Constitutional Amendment.
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13. "Women in India still face discrimination and oppression in various ways." Justify with examples.
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14. "Caste has not disappeared from contemporary India." Justify the statement with prevailing
practices.
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15. "Political parties are a necessary condition for a democracy." Justify.
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16. "Democracy is seen to be good in principle, but felt to be not so good in its practice." Justify the
statement in the context of political outcomes.
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GEOGRAPHY & ECONOMICS
17. "Indiscriminate use of resources has led to numerous global ecological crises." Justify the
statement.
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18. "Planning of resources is essential for the sustainable existence of all forms of life." Justify.
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19. "Agriculture and industry are not exclusive of each other." Justify this statement with suitable
arguments.
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20. "Pulses are grown in rotation with other crops." Justify the importance of pulses for soil
fertility.
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21. "Roadways have an edge over railways in India." Justify the statement with five reasons.
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22. "Tourism in India has grown substantially over the last three decades." Justify the economic
importance of tourism.
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23. "The Earth has enough resources to meet the needs of all but not enough to satisfy the greed of even
one person." Justify the statement in the context of sustainable development.
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24. "Consequences of environmental degradation do not respect national or state boundaries." Justify.
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25. "The tertiary sector is becoming the most important sector in India." Justify the statement giving
four reasons.
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26. "Disguised unemployment is a common feature in the agricultural sector." Justify with an example.
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27. "The Reserve Bank of India plays a crucial role in controlling the formal sector loans." Justify.
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28. "Self-Help Groups (SHGs) are the building blocks of the organization of the rural poor." Justify.
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29. "Globalization has been advantageous to consumers as well as producers." Justify the statement.
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30. "Information and communication technology has played a major role in spreading out production of
services across countries." Justify.
