Assignment I

Assignment –I              Social Sciences

Class X

1.      How did China remain a major producer of printed material for a long time?

2.      Explain the concept of proto-industrialization with example.

3.      Which soil is found on the river deltas of the Eastern Coast? Give its four features.

4.      Compare the geographical and climatic conditions required for Wheat and Rice.

5.      Differentiate between prudential and moral reasons for power sharing.

6.      Discuss the three factors that determine the outcomes of politics of social division.

7.      In what respects is the criterion used by the UNDP is different from the World Bank?

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

9.      Differentiate between Coming together and Holding together federations.

10.  What are the different forms of power sharing arrangements famous in modern democracies?

11.  Explain the key features of Federalism?

12.  How has technical and economic development led to the increase of the consumption of natural resources?

13.  Who was James Augustus Hickey? Write about his contribution in bringing English printing in India.

14.  Write a note on the Gutenberg’s printing machine.

15.  Why do you think that solar energy has a bright future in India?

16.  How did the East India Company procure regular supply of cotton and silk textiles from Indian weavers?

17.  “The government of India has introduced various institutional and technical reforms to improve agriculture in the 1980’s and 1990’s .Support the statement with examples.

18.  Write three different types of farming methods prevailing in India.

19.  State three differences between the local government before and after the 1992 constitutional amendment in India.

20.  Explain how the print culture assisted the growth of Nationalism in India?