GARDEN HIGH SCHOOL

CLASS VIII

Annual Examination 2016

History and Civics

Time: 2 hours Full Marks: 80

This Question Paper has 4 printed pages.
Answers must be written in the script/s provided. You will not be allowed to write for the
first 15 minutes. This time must be spent in reading the Question Paper.
The time given at the head of this Paper is the time allowed for writing answers.

This Paper is divided into two parts.

Attempt all the questions of Part I, and any five of Part II.
Maximum marks for a question or part of a question are given in brackets [ ].

PART I (30 marks)

Answer all the questions.

Question No 1 [10 × 1 = 10]

(a) Where are the headquarters of the UN located?

(b) Which is the chief administrative organ of the UN?

(c) What is the term of a non-permanent member of the Security Council?

(d) The BWC came into force in 1975. What did it prohibit?

(e) What is the full form of INF?

(f) Name the project that was undertaken by the World Bank and the International
Monetary Fund.

(g) Name any two countries, the freedom movements of which, India has supported.

(h) State any two projects that were supported by WHO.

(i) Mention the objective of CTBT.

(j) What were the results of the Cold War?

Question No 2 [10 × 2 = 20]

(a) Mention any two programmes of the Non-Cooperation Movement.

(b) State any two objectives of the Muslim League.

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(c) Explain the term satyagraha.

(d) Who was Guru Ram Singh? Mention any two evil practices that were banned by him.

(e) State any two significant results of the Quit India Movement.

(f) Why was Awadh annexed by the British East India Company? Who led the revolt
against the British in Awadh?

(g) Give two reasons why modern historians do not consider the Revolt of 1857 a
mutiny, but the first popular uprising against British rule.

(h) Between whom was the Treaty of Paris signed? Mention any one of its terms.

(i) In the history of France, what is known as the ‘Tennis Court Oath’?

(j) When did Lincoln deliver his famous Gettysburg address? How did Lincoln justify
the abolition of slavery?

PART II (50 marks)

Section A

CIVICS

Answer any two questions. [2 × 10 = 20]

Question No 3

‘The United Nations is an international organization founded on 24 October 1945.’

In this context, answer the following questions:

(a) Name the delegates who signed the Atlantic Charter on 14 August 1941. [2]

(b) Mention any two objectives of the United Nations. [2]

(c) State any two functions of the Economic and Social Council. [2]

(d) Explain the term apartheid. How has WHO helped India to improve public health?
[1 + 3]

Question No 4

With reference to specialized agencies of the UN, answer the following questions:

(a) What are the aims of the FAO? [4]

(b) When was UNICEF awarded the Nobel Peace Prize? What is the goal of UNICEF?
[1 + 2]
(c) Give the full form of UNESCO. What are the functions of UNESCO? [1 + 2]
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Question No 5

(a) Name the two nations, other than Germany, that glorified war as a solution to all
problems. [1]

(b) Explain the term disarmament. Why has nuclear disarmament been an important
objective of India’s foreign policy since independence? [2 + 2]

(c) Who were the main signatories to the Second Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty? [2]

(d) What was the accusation made by USA against Saddam Hussein? [2]

(e) Define the term moratorium. [1]

Section B

HISTORY

Answer any three questions. [3 × 10 = 30]

Question No 6

‘The Uprising of 1857 was a unique event in Indian history.’

In this context, answer the following questions:

(a) How did greased cartridges create discontent among Hindu and Muslim sepoys?
Mention two ways in which there was discrimination between Indian sepoys and
their British counterparts. [2 + 2]

(b) Why did conservative Indians resent the introduction of Western education? [2]

(c) How did the land revenue system cause great hardship to peasants? [2]

(d) State any two assurances in Queen Victoria’s proclamation which directly affected
Indian states and princes. [2]

Question No 7

‘Nationalism is a patriotic feeling of love and loyalty for one’s country.’

In this context, answer the following questions:

(a) How did the economic exploitation of India by the British result in the rise of Indian
nationalism? [3]

(b) In what way did modern methods of transport and communication foster the growth
of Indian nationalism? [3]

(c) Who were Indologists? [2]

(d) How did the Ilbert Bill controversy help in the foundation of the Indian National
Congress? [2]
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Question No 8
‘The Indian National Movement represented India’s urge to be free from foreign yoke.’
In this context, answer the following questions:
(a) How did the beliefs of the Radicals differ from those of the Moderates? [4]
(b) What do you understand by separate electorates? Why did the Muslim League
appeal for separate electorates? [1 + 1]
(c) Who was known as ‘Frontier Gandhi’? Name the organization established by him.
[1 + 1]
(d) Why was the Cripps Mission sent to India? [2]

Question No 9
‘The American Revolution (1775–1783) and the French Revolution (1789–1799) were
two significant landmarks that brought about drastic changes in the mindsets of
contemporary societies and nations fighting against the colonial set-up.’
In this context, answer the following questions:
(a) Why did the American colonists refuse to pay taxes imposed by the British
Parliament? [2]
(b) What was the role of the Boston Tea Party in the American Revolution? [2]
(c) What effect did the American Revolution have on the French people? [2]
(d) How far was Louis XVI responsible for the French Revolution? [3]
(e) Mention the most important change that took place in France after the Revolution of
1789. [1]

Question No 10
‘The Civil War between the Northern and Southern States of America during 1861–65
was the bloodiest war in America.’
In this context, answer the following questions:
(a) How far was slavery responsible for the differences between the Northern and
Southern States of America? [3]
(b) How did Harriet Beecher Stowe’s ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin’ influence the anti-slavery
movement in 1852? [2]
(c) Why did Lincoln declare war on the Southern Confederacy? [2]
(d) State any one factor that led to the victory of the Northerners over the Southerners.
Name the Union General who was finally victorious. [2]
(e) Mention any one result of the American Civil War. [1]