A2S Studies

CHAPTER - 5 BOOK BACK EXERCISE - 128 Q.1. Give reasons for the following : (a) Woodblock print only came to Europe after 1295.   (b) Martin Luther was in favour of print and spoke out in praise of it. (c) The Roman Catholic Church began keeping an Index of Prohibited books from the mid-sixteenth century. (d) Gandhi said the fight for ‘Swaraj is a fight for the liberty of speech, liberty of the press, and freedom of association. Ans.   (a) Refer Q.No. 5 HOTS. (b) In 1517 Martin Luther wrote Ninety Five Theses criticising many of the practices and rituals of the Roman Catholic Church. A printed copy of this was posted on a church door in Wittenberg. It challenged the Church to debate his ideas. Luther’s writings were immediately reproduced in vast numbers and read widely. This led to a division within the Church and to the beginning of the Protestant Reformation. Luther’s translation of the New Testament sold 5,000 copies within a few weeks and a second edition appeared within t...

 CHAPTER 1 (GEOGRAPHY) EXERCISE PAGENO : 12,13 Q1: Multiple choice questions: (i) Which one of the following types of resources is iron ore? a. Renewable b. Biotic. c. Flow d. Non-renewable (ii) Under which of the following type of resource can tidal energy be put? a. Replenishable b. Abiotic c. Human-made. d. Non-recyclable (iii)Which one of the following is the main cause of land degradation in Punjab? a. Intense cultivation b. Deforestation c. Over irrigation d. Overgrazing (iv) In which one of the following states is the terrace cultivation practiced? a. Punjab b. Haryana c. Plains of Uttar Pradesh d. Uttaranchal (v) In which one of the following states is the black soil found? a. J & K b. Gujarat c. Rajasthan d. Jharkhand Answers: (i) (d) Non-renewable (ii) (a) Replenishable (iii) (c) Over irrigation (iv) (d) Uttarakhand (v) (b) Gujarat Q.2: Answer the following questions in about 30 words: (i) Name three states having black soil and the crop which is mainly grown in it .(...

 CHAPTER 4 (HISTORY) EXERCISE PAGENO: 102 Q.1. Explain the following : (a) Woman workers in Britain attacked the Spinning Jenny.  (b) In the seventeenth century, merchants from towns In Europe began employing peasants and artisans within the villages. (c) The port of Surat declined by the end of the eighteenth century. (d) The East India Company appointed Gomasthas to supervise the weavers in India.  Ans . (a) In Britain in the 19th century, the condition of workers was bad as mentioned below: Abundance of labour affected the lives of the workers because the period of employment was less. Sometimes the proportion of unemployment went upto between 35 and 75 per cent. The fear of unemployment made workers hostile to the introduction of new technology. When the Spinning Jenny was introduced in the woolen industry, women who survived on hand spinning began attacking the new machines because the machine speeded up the spinning process and reduced labour demand as by turning on...

 CHAPTER 3 (HISTORY) EXERCISE PAGENO :78 Q.1. Give two examples of different types of global exchanges which took place before the 17th century, choosing one example from Asia, and one from America. Ans. (a) Asia:  The silk routes are a good example of vibrant pre-modern trade before the 17th century. The historians have identified several silk routes, overland and by sea, linking Asia with Europe and northern Africa. .These routes were used for trades in Chinese pottery, textiles and spices from India and Southeast Asia. In return, precious metals – gold and silver – came from Europe to Asia.’ Secondly, Christian missionaries and later Muslim preachers travelled through these routes. It may be mentioned here that in ancient times, Buddhism too spread in several directions through intersecting points on the silk routes. (b) Americas:  After the discovery of the Americas by Christopher Columbus, many of our common foods such as potatoes, soya, groundnuts, maize, tomatoes, ...

CHAPTER 2 (HISTORY) EXERCISE PAGENO : 50 Q.1. Explain: (a) Why is the growth of nationalism in the colonies linked to an anti-colonial movement ? (b) How did the First World War help in the growth of the National Movement in India?    [CBSE2014] Or Explain any four facts to show how did the First World War help in the growth of the National Movement in India. [CBSE March 2011] (a) Why were Indians outraged by the Rowlatt Act ? (b) Why did Gandhiji decide to withdraw the Non-Cooperation Movement? Ans. (a) The growth of Modern nationalism in the colonies is linked to an anti-colonial movement due to the factors as mentioned below : People began discovering their unity in the process of their struggle with colonialism. The sense of being oppressed under colonialism provided a shared bond that tied many different groups together. As each class and group felt the effects of colonialism differently, their experiences were varied and their notions of freedom were not a...