Guru Harkrishan Public School Vasant Vihar

GURU HARKRISHAN PUBLIC SCHOOL VASANT VIHAR SUBJECT: - SOCIAL SCIENCE ASSIGNMENT (PT– 1) 2017-18

1. Why did Bernard believe that the economy of the colonies needed to be Developed? Explain any three of his suggestions made in the case of Vietnam. 2. Explain any two contributions each of ‘Scholars Revolt 1868’ and ‘Hoa Hao Movement 1939’ against religious and social evils respectively. 3. Why did the entry of USA mark a new phase in the Vietnam War? 4. What were the features of Vietnam War? 5. Why was there a major protest movement in Saigon Native Girls School in 1926? 6. Why were the provinces of Nghe An and Ha Tinh called the ‘electrical fuses’ of Vietnam? 7. Why was a conflict started in Vietnam against the French colonisers in all areas of Life? Explain. 8. How did the development programs undertaken by the French indirectly help the vietnamese people? 9. Name the factors which prevented economic growth in Vietnam. 10. What was the attitude of the Vietnamese towards the educational policy Introduced by the French? 11. Explain any three factors that led to the outbreak of bubonic plague in the Modern part of Hanoi. 12. Explain any three characteristics of the ‘Tonkin Free School’ in Vietnam. 13. Why did French build canals systems in Vietnam? 14. What were the drawbacks of the development programs undertaken by the French in Vietnam. 15. Under whose influence did Phan Boi Chau write ‘The History of the Loss of Vietnam’? 16. What ideas did Phan Boi Chau and Phan Chu Trinh share in common? What did they differ in? 17. Explain any five points, how school textbooks in Vietnam glorified the French and justified colonial rule. 18. How did the rat hunt in Vietnam give an opportunity to the people to protest against the colonial rule. 19. What was the main motive of the French to develop the infrastructural projects in Vietnam? How far were they successful? 20. Explain any three features of the “Go East Movement” in Vietnam. 21. Explain any three developments in Japan and China that inspired Vietnamese Nationalists. 22. What is a resource? How is economic development related with human beings and technology?

23. How can we classify resources?

24. Human beings have used resources indiscriminately which has led to various problems. List three such problems. 25. Define sustainable development. How is Agenda 21 a major step towards sustainable development?

26. There is no equitable distribution of resources in India. Discuss.

27. What were the views of Gandhiji on conservation of resources?

28. List the various purposes for which land is used.

29. What are the factors responsible for determining the use of land in India?

30. Explain the land use pattern in India and why has the land under forest not increased much since 1960-61?

31. How have technical and economic development led to more consumption of resources?

32. Explain the different reason that has led to land degradation.

33. The problem of land degradation can be solved. Explain.

34. Write a short note on the most widely spread and important soil of India.

35. Give a detailed account of regur soils.

36. Which soil develops on crystalline igneous rocks? Mention its three features.

37. Write short notes on the following:

a) Laterite soil

b) Arid soil

c) Forest soil

38. How are human activities and natural forces causes of soil erosion? Explain in detail.

39. Describe the different ways to prevent soil erosion.

40. Define sheet erosion.

41. Give an account of Rio De Janerio Earth Summit, 1992.

42. Explain how water becomes a renewable resource.

43. What is water scarcity and what are its main causes?

44. Why did Jawaharlal Nehru proclaim the dams as ‘temples of modern India’?

45. How have multipurpose projects and large dams been the cause of many new social movements?

46. Highlight any three hydraulic structures as a part of water management programmes initiated in ancient India.

47. Explain the ecological problems faced due to multi-purpose river valley projects.

48. Discuss the classification of dams.

49. Write a short note on Narmada Bachao Andolan. 50. Describe the modern adaptations of traditional rainwater harvesting methods are being carried out to conserve and store water.

51. Why is the practice of rainwater harvesting slowly declining in Rajasthan?

52. Which state has made rooftop rainwater harvesting compulsory?

53. How will water scarcity have its Impact on our lives?

54. Give an example of any one state of India where rainwater harvesting is taken seriously.

55. What do you know about the ‘Bamboo drip irrigation’?

56. Give various methods of rainwater harvesting since ancient times.

57. The ethnic composition of Belgium is very complex. Comment.

58. What was the ethnic composition of Sri Lanka?

59. How did Tamils make efforts to gain power in Sri Lanka?

60. How did Belgium solve its problem of ethnic differences?

61. What factors led to a civil war in Sri Lanka?

62. Why is power sharing desirable in a democracy?

63. Define the term Majoritarianism. In which year was the act passed to recognize Sinhala as the official language of Sri Lanka?

64. Compare the Sri Lanka and Belgium model of functioning of democratic government.

65. What are the main principles of democracy?

66. What is so special about the community government in Belgium?

67. Power is shared between different social groups. Comment on this with the help of examples.

68. “We all have more than one identity and can belong to more than one social group”. Discuss.

69. What is federalism?

70. What are the two levels of federalism? Differentiate between them.

71. List some key features of federalism.

72. Differentiate between ‘coming together’ and ‘holding together’ federations with examples.

73. How did India emerge as a federal country?

74. Describe the three-fold distribution of legislative powers between union government and state government.

75. What is the role of judiciary in a federal system?

76. Why were linguistic states created? 77. Describe the functions of rural level government.

78. How has the third tier of the government of our country been made more effective and powerful by the constitutional amendment of 1990?

79. Promotion of Hindi continues to be the official policy of government of India. Elucidate.

80. What was the basic idea behind decentralization?

81. A second test for Indian federalism is the language policy. Comment.

82. How is federal power sharing more effective today than it was in early years?

83. Define the following:

a) Jurisdiction

b) Coalition government

84. How is a Zila Parishad formed?

85. What special provisions are provided to some of the states?

86. Different persons can have different goals .Comment.

87. What is the main factor considered for development and how is it important?

88. What is the main criterion used by the World Bank in classifying different countries? What are the limitations of this criterion, if any?

89. Kerala, with lower per capita income has a better human development ranking than Punjab. Hence per capita income is not a useful criterion at all and should not be used to compare states. Do you agree? Explain.

90. Why do we use averages? Are there any limitations to their use? Illustrate with your own examples related to development.

91. Give examples to prove that there are other developmental goals than income.

92. Money in your pocket cannot buy all the goods and services that you may need to live well. Is this statement true or not? Explain.

93. What is the criterion used by UNDP for classifying countries?

94. Explain the meaning of HDI. Mention three components of measuring HDI.

95. Why is the issue of sustainability important for development?

96. The Earth has enough resources to meet the needs of all but not enough to satisfy the greed of even one person. Discuss.

97. Find out the present sources of energy used by people in India. What could be the possibilities fifty years from now?

98. Illustrate with examples that why the present levels of development are not sustainable. MAP WORK

1) Mark any three soil types on outlined map of India.

2) Identify and mark 3 states where the following soils are found:

a) Black soil b) Alluvial soil c) Red and yellow soil

3) Locate the following dams:

Bhakra, Nangal, Rana pratap, Tehri, Hirakud