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General Instructions:
1. Attempt all four question.
2. The intended marks for questions or parts of questions are given in brackets.
3. You are advised to spend not more than 35 minutes in answering Question 1 and 20 minutes in
answering Question 2.
Question 1
(Do not spend more than 35 minutes on this question).
Write a composition (350 – 400 words) on any one of the following:- (25 Marks)
1. Recall a remarkable event of social importance in your city or locality. Give a little of its
background, the event as it occurred, and its impact on the lives of people.
2. Cinema, both entertains and educates the masses. Express your views either for or against this
statement.
3. Siblings often grow up side by side in families; yet have very different life experiences. If you
have one or more siblings and feel that your lives have differed significantly, write
an essay explaining the reasons and the effects of such differences.
4. Relate an incident or write a short story which has as its central idea ‘advice not taken’.
5. Study the picture given below. Write a story or a description or an account of what it suggests
to you. Your composition may be about the subject of the picture or may take suggestions from
it; however, there must be a clear connection between the picture and your composition.
Question 2
(Do not spend more than 20 minutes on this question.)
Select one of the following:- (10 Marks)
1. One of your grandparents has completed one hundred years of age. Write a letter
congratulating him/her, expressing gratitude, praise and admiration for the way he/she has lived
his/her life.
2. A company has been marketing spurious medicines behind claims that its product could be
effective in preventing the avian flu or other forms of influenza. Write a letter to the Drug
Controller General of the Directorate of Health Services, examining the claim of the company and
explaining the harm these kind of claims could cause.
Question 3
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:-
The boy was idling in the market-place on the look out for mischief. All at once he saw it
beckoning him. Workmen had been slating the church spire, and their ladders stretched invitingly
from earth to steeple.
All children like scrambling up to high places to see if the world looks any different from an apple
tree or a stable loft. Over and above his love for climbing, (5 Marks)
Michael had a longing to do things that had never been done before. As he gazed at the spire,
crowned by a golden ball and weather-vane, an idea crept into his A mind – he would be the first
person in Flushing to stand on the golden ball beneath the weather-vane!
He glanced around. No one was looking; Michael began to swarm up the ladder. At the top of the
tower there rose a slated spire crowned by a golden ball and weather-vane. At last Michael found
himself squatting on top of the ball, holding on by the vane.(10)
Presently he heard workmen moving below. He did not peer over or speak. He was not going to
be hauled down before Flushing had seen him. The voices died away and Michael sat resting. (15)
At last he felt ready to startle the town. He pulled himself to his feet, and, keeping tight hold of
the weather-vane, managed to stand on top of the ball. It was well that he had a cool head and
iron nerves.
Someone must have cast a casual glance up at the vane and seeing his little figure, cried out. In a
minute or two Michael was delighted to see the market-place full of people who had rushed out of
their shops and houses to gaze at the dizzy sight. It was splendid to have all those eyes and hearts
glued upon you! (20)
But Michael did not intend to stay there until he was fetched down, to be handed over to his
father and cuffed before the crowd. After a while he prepared to descend of his own free will. (25)
He leaned over the ball. The ladder had gone. The workmen had taken it away! A sudden feeling
of sickness and giddiness came over Michael. He mastered it. To wait for rescue was a
humiliating end to his escapade. He would come down alone, even if it cost him his life. (30)
The spire at the base of the ball was only half slated, and Michael saw some hope of gaining a
foothold on the old part. He clasped his arms round the top of the ball and let his body swing
down; he was just able to feel the first slate with his toes. Those toes were shod with iron
toe-caps, for Michael was hard on his shoes. Michael kicked with his armoured toes till the slate
crashed and fell in; then he got a foothold on the wooden laths beneath.(35)
He rested for a minute, with aching arms and a stiff body. He must change his grip on the ball,
which was too big to slide his arms down; he must get clear of it, and somehow grasp the spire
beneath. One false move and he would be hurled to death on the cobbles below. (40)
Slowly he began to slide his hands together at the top of the ball, and then downward over its
bulging face. Every inch was packed with peril; every inch pushed him backward towards death. It
seemed to him that he would be too weak to hold on when the time came for him to grasp the
spire.
But at last the steady, deadly creeping of his fingers brought him to a point where he could bend
forward. With a sudden snatch he caught the base of the ball. The next moment he was kicking
out a stairway in the old tiles and swarming swiftly down. He reached the foot of the spire, lifted
the trapdoor of the tower, ran down the steps, and was caught by his father in the organ loft. (45)
(a) Three words from the passage are given below. Give the meaning of each word as used in the
passage. One word answers or short phrases will be accepted: (3 Marks)
1. startle (line 17)
2. casual (line 20)
3. grasp (line 39)
(b) Answer the following questions briefly in your own words:-
1. What was Michael doing in the market-place? What attracted his attention?
2. What did Michael long to do? What did he plan to do to accomplish this?
3. How did Michael display ‘a cool head and iron nerves’?
4. Which sight filled Michael’s heart with delight and why?
5. Why did Michael not wait for rescue?
6. Use the word ‘face’(line 42) in a sentence of your own such that it has a different meaning from
that it carries in the passage.
(c) With close reference to the last five paragraphs of the extract and in not more than 60 words,
trace Michael’s descent from the top of the ball to the foot of the spire.
(d) Give a titsle to your summary in 3(c). State a reason to justify your choice.
Question 4
(a) In the following passage, fill in each of the numbered blanks with the correct form of the word
given in brackets. Do not copy the passage, but write in correct serial order the word or phrase
appropriate to the blank space. (4 Marks)
Example:
(0) am convinced.
I (0) _______ (convince) that my father (1) _______ (remember) by all those who value integrity.
He (2) _______ (be) a man of learning and also saw to it that he (3) _______ (teach) his pupils
with passion and patience. He, at times (4) _______ (use) to lose his temper, but that was because
he always (5) _______ (want) his pupils to learn and learn well. As a person, he was honest and
simple. His greatness (6) _______ (lie) in the fact that he (7) _______ (have) a pure heart, devoid
of malice. Such a man is always valued and (8)_______ (be) very rare to find.
(b) Fill in the blanks with appropriate words:- (4 Marks)
1. Truth always prevails _______ the long run.
2. Sujata stood _______ the river and saw the ship pass by.
3. She took some money _______ her father to buy a video game.
4. Shilpa gave me a rare gift _______ my birthday.
5. Deepak was very upset _______ me.
6. Michelle is longing _______ meet me.
7. It has been a long time _______ I met my sister.
8. The worker asked _______ his wages.
(c) Join the following sentences to make one complete sentence without using and, but or so: (4
Marks)
1. John gave me the novel. John wanted me to review it.
2. Debjani received my note. She sent her reply within a week.
3. Raja is a great footballer. He is also popular.
4. Jennifer saw that I was confused. She came to my rescue.
(d) Re-write the following sentences according to the instructions given after each. Make other
changes that may be necessary, but do not change the meaning of each sentence: (8 Marks)
1. Anne paid a heavy price for her recklessness.
(Begin: It………………………….. )
2. No sooner had Ram narrated the story than he was praised.
(Begin: Hardly……………………………..)
3. Tanuja is a very friendly girl and is always cheerful.
(Begin: Besides……………………….)
4. They had to put off the garden partly because of the heavy rain.
(Begin: The heavy………………………………..)
5. Margaret said to me, “Please do not forget to meet me tomorrow”.
(Begin: I was…………………………….)
6. Inspite of my warning Dev, he ignored me.
(Begin: Though………………………)
7. The business talks failed because neither side was willing to compromise.
(Begin: Since………………………………….)
8. They were very afraid and so they could not speak.
(Begin: Being…………………………..)

Indian Certificate of Secondary Education previous year question papers of class 10

Question l
(a) Who is the ex-officio chairperson of the Rajya Sabha? [1]
(b) An adult Indian citizen holding an office of profit under the State Government wishes to
contest for election to the Lok Sabha. Is he/she eligible? Give a reason to justify your answer. [1]
(c) Who is the presiding officer of the Vidhan Sabha? [1]
(d) Name the Bill that cannot originate in the Rajya Sabha. [1]
(e) When and how can the President of India be removed from office? [1]
(f) What is the term of office of the Prime Minister? [1]
(g) Mention one discretionary power of the Governor of`a State. [1]
(h) State one difference in the election of the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly. [1]
(i) What is meant by Lok Adalat? [1]
(j) Which body has the final authority to interpret the Constitution of India? [1]
Question 2
Mention any two social reforms suggested to the British by Raja Ram Mohan Roy. [2]
(b) State two factors responsible tor the growth of Nationalism in India. [2]
(c) Explain the term Doctrine of Lapse. [2]
(d) Mention any two objectives for the formation of the Indian National Congress in 1885. [2]
(d) Mention two contributions of Dadabhai Naoroji to the National Movement. [2]
(f) What were the two proposals for the Princely States in the Mountbatten Plan of 1947? [2]
(g) How did the Sarajero crisis in l9l4 lead to the First World War? [2]
(h) Name the countries that formed the Allied Powers. [2]
(i) Why did America drop the atom bomb on the cities of`Hiroshima and Nagasaki? [2]
(j) State any two specific instances of human rights violations according to the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights. [2]
PART II (50 Marks)
SECTION A
Attempt any two questions from this Section.
Question 3
In the context of the Union Parliament, answer the following questions:-
(a) Describe the financial powers of the Union Parliament. [3]
(b) Mention three instances when the Parliament can make laws on the subjects entered in the
State list. [3]
(c) Explain the powers of the Union Parliament in respect of matters in the Union list and
Concurrent List. [4]
Question 4
The Constitution provides that there should be a Council of Ministers in a State with the Chief
Minister as the head. In this context, answer the following questions:-
(a) Mention the three categories of ministers. How do they differ from each other? [3]
(b) How is the Council of Ministers collectively responsible to the Legislative Assembly? What
procedure is followed when a State government is defeated in a no – confidence motion? [3]
(c) Mention any four functions of the Chief Minister in relation to the Council of Ministers. [4]
Question 5
With reference to the Judiciary:-
(a) Explain the composition of a High Court. State the qualifications required to become a judge
in the High Court. [3]
(b) State the term of office of the Judges of the High Court. Explain when and how the Judges
can be removed from office. [3]
(c) Name the three types of courts at the district level. Explain the different categories of cases
that fall under the jurisdiction of each. [4]
SECTION B
Attempt any three questions from this Section.
Question 6
To some extent Lord Curzon was responsible for the transformation of the anti – partition
agitation into a mass movement. In this context, answer the following questions:-
(a) What was Lord Curzon’s argument in favour of the partition of Bengal? How did the
Nationalists interpret Lord Curzon’s motives? [3]
(b) How did the people express their unhappiness against this decision of the British? [3]
(c) Explain the terms Swadeshi and Boycott in the context of the national movement in India. [4]
Question 7
(a) Identify the two male personalities in the picture given below. Mention four ideological tenets
of the Indian leader. [3]
(b) Explain the reason behind the launching of the Khilafat Movement in India. Why were the
Khilafat and Non – cooperation Movements merged in l920? [3]
(c) Why was the Non – cooperation Movement withdrawn? How did this decision lead to the
formation of the Swaraj Party? [4]
Question 8
The attempt of the British to pacify the Congress and the Muslim League was clearly visible in the
Cabinet Mission proposals, but in reality neither could be pleased. With reference to this, explain:-
(a) Any three proposals of the Cabinet Mission. [3]
(b) The reasons for the Muslim League’s acceptance and later rejection of the Cabinet Mission
Plan. [3]
(c) The reactions of the Congress to the Cabinet Mission Plan. [4]
Question 9
In the post World War I scenario, Italy and Germany experienced the rise of dictatorships. In this
context explain:-
(a) Any three circumstances that led to the rise of Fascism in Italy. [3]
(b) Any three domestic policies of Hitler. [3]
(c) How the foreign policies of Hitler were responsible for the outbreak of World War II. [4]
Question 10
The world has seen the damages caused by the two World Wars. The aim of the United Nations
Organization is to save the succeeding generations from the scourge of another war. With
reference to this:-
(a) Explain any three functions of the General Assembly. [3]
(b) Mention three important functions of the UNESCO. [3]
(c) Discuss the role of the Security Council in maintaining world peace. [4]