ICSE Std 10 history and civics sample question paper

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[1]a)Name the bill that cannot originate in the Rajya Sabha.
[1](b)What is meant by the term‘quorum’?
[1]©What is the maximum gap allowed between the two parliamentary sessions?
[1](d)Who administers the oath of office to the Council of Minister?
[1](e)What is an Ordinance?
[1](f)State any one reason why the President is elected indirectly
[1](g)State anyone administrative function of the Cabinet.
[1](h)Name any two writs issued by the Supreme Court.
[1](i)Name the highest criminal court in a district.
[1](j)What is meant by Lok Adalats'?

2(a)Mention any two economic factors responsible for the growth of nationalism in India.
[2](b)Name the two Presidents under whom the first two sessions of the Indian National Congress were held.
[2]©Name the nationalist who said‘Swaraj is my birth right and I shall have it’. State any two of his contributions to the National Movement.
[2](d)State any two objectives of the Muslim League.
[2](e)State any two causes that led to the Civil Disobedience Movement in 1930.

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With reference to the electrolysis of acidulated water, answer the following:
a. Explain why distilled water is a non-electrolyte.
b. What is the electrolytic cell called?
c. Name the gas released at the Cathode and Anode during the electrolysis of acidulated water.
d. Explain why the cathode and anode are made up of platinum foil.
e. Complete the table given below for the electrolytic reactions.
f. Explain why the volume of hydrogen to oxygen evolved is in the ratio o 2:1.
g. To carry out so called electrolysis of water, sulphuric acid is added to water. How does the addition of sulphuric acid produce a conducting solution?
h. Complete the following sentences with suitable words of phrases form the brackets.