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Public Administration - SAMAGRA Question Pool & Answers | Class 10 English Medium

Kerala Syllabus SAMAGRA SCERT SAMAGRA Question Pool for Class 10 English Medium History Public Administration

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Qn 1.

Who led the Kurichya revolt in Wayanad?

  • Answer)

    Rama Nambi

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Qn 2.

Why was the Partition of Bengal in 1905 a turning point in India’s freedom movement? Give your opinion.

  • Answer)

     Boycott of British products

        • The use of indigenous materials.
        • Indian industry revives.
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Qn 3.

Explain how the economic exploitation of the British has adversely affected India's peasants, artisans and tribal people?

  • Answer)
    •  Farmer’s misery-   high taxes,   exploitation of zamindars and moneylenders,  loss of   farmland.
    • The
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Qn 4.

"Swaraj is better than the best form of foreign rule" Name the national leader who made this statement.

  • Answer)

    Bal Gangadhar Tilak

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Qn 5.

In the nineteenth century, in which areas did the British industrialists set up modern industries in India? Expand the list.

The plantation industry

Textile Industry

    • a
    • b
    • C

  • Answer)

    a. jute
    b. The iron ore
    c.

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Qn 6.

In the nineteenth century, the peasant revolts in the southern Malabar were commonly referred to as Mappila riots. Why?

  • Answer)

    The riots were carried out by tenants who cultivated and leased land from their landlords.
    Most of them were Mappilas (Malabar

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Qn 7.

The following are the features of various land policies implemented by the British. Identify each land tax system.

a) Taxes were collected directly from farmers
b) The village was treated as a unit and tax was collected.
c) Zamindar was the owner of all the land in the area where the taxation authority was.

  • Answer)

    a. Ryotwari system 

    b. Mahalwari system 

    c. Permanent land revenue

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Qn 8.

The boycott of foreign goods and the use of indigenous materials was a sharp weapon in the anti-British protests. Elucidate the statement.

  • Answer)

    Boycott of British products

    • The use of indigenous materials
    • Growth of Indian
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Qn 9.

Who among the leaders of Indian national movement were known as “Lal-Bal-Pal”?

  • Answer)

    Lala Lajpat Ray
    Bipin Chandra Pal
    Bala Gangadara

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Qn 10.

“Nationalization" by national leaders to prevent economic leakage revived Indian industries ”. Substantiate.

  • Answer)
    • Many textile mills, soap factories, matchbox companies, national banks and insurance companies were started
    • Started a Bengal Chemical Store
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Qn 11.

What were the steps adopted by the Indian leaders in the 1905 agitation against the Partition of Bengal?

  • Answer)

    The boycott of foreign goods
    The use of indigenous

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Qn 12.

How did British policies cause the collapse of the Indian textile industry?

  • Answer)
    •  Huge imports of machine-made British fabrics
    •  The railway is widespread
    •  High taxes imposed on exports by the British
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Qn 13.

 What are the similarities in the various land revenue policies implemented by the British in India?

  • Answer)
    • Taxes should be paid in cash.
    • Taxes were very
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Qn 14.

What was the nature of the Indigo peasant revolt and the Mappila Rebellion? Elucidate  their reasons.

  • Answer)

    Similarities - Peasant Rebellions 

    Indigo farmers' strike - Low price for indigo due to the intervention of British agents

    Discovery of

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Qn 15.

What is the commercialization of agriculture? Explain the situation that prompted Indian farmers to cultivate commercial crops.

  • Answer)
    • Instead of food crops, large scale cash crops are cultivated aiming the market
    • British high land tax rate
    • The requirement that the tax
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Qn 16.

"The land revenue policy adopted by the British in India had far-reaching effects on India's agriculture." Substantiate.

  • Answer)

    The land was mortgaged to moneylenders
    The peasants took over the land of the peasants who could not pay their debts and high interest
    Commercialization

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Qn 17.

Write the following in chronological order.

   • Formation of Indian National Congress
    • Partition of Bengal
    • The Kurichya Revolt
    • The first War of Indian Independence

  • Answer)
    • The Kurichya Revolt
    • The first War of Indian Independence
    • Formation of Indian National Congress
    • Partition of
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Qn 18.

Explain the causes for the decline of the Indian textile industry during the British rule and the plight of weavers.

  • Answer)

    Massive imports of machine-made British textiles

    • Low cost of machine-made fabrics
    • Expansion of
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Qn 19.

What were the reasons for the plight of workers in the factories which the British had set up in India?

  • Answer)
    • Prolonged  working hours
    • Meagre wages
    •  Unhealthy
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Qn 20.

How did the expansion of the railways during the British rule cause the collapse of the Indian textile industry?

  • Answer)

    The expansion of the railways helped the British to reach the remote villages,    collect cotton in the villages and transport them to the UK through

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Qn 21.

When did the Kurichya revolt held ? What were its causes?

  • Answer)
    •  1812
    • Imposition of excessive taxes by the British
    • Forced to pay tax as cash.
    • The British seized the agricultural land
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Qn 22.

Match column ‘A’with column ‘B’

A B

William Logan

The first war of Indian independence

Rama Nambi

Partition of Bengal

Lord Curzon

Malabar Manual

 Mangal pandey

The Kurichya Revol

  • Answer)


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    Qn 23.

    Given below lists the major centres of the First War of Independence 1857 .Select the names of those who led the revolt in each region from the brackets.

    (Begum Hazret Mahal, Moulavi Ahammedullah, Bahadur Shah II, Nana Saheb)

    Delhi -                a…………………………………

    Lucknow -          b…………………………………

    Kanpur -             c…………………………………

    Faizabad -         d…………………………………

    • Answer)

      a. Bahadur Shah II
      b. Begum Hazret Mahal                                 

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    Qn 24.

     Write down  the two  changes in rule and policy of the British in India after the First War of Independence, 1857?

    • Answer)
      • The British Parliament took over the administration of India from the English East India Company
      • Economic exploitation of the British reached its
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    Qn 25.

    Explain the reasons for the participation of the clans, kings, craftsmen and sepoys in the first war of independence,1857

    • Answer)

      Farmers -High taxes, exploitation of money lenders, loss of farmland
      Sepoy – poor salary and abuse of British officials,
      Greased

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    Qn 26.

    How was India's wealth drained to Britain according to the “Drain theory” ?

    • Answer)
      •  Export of indian raw materials.
      • Salaries and pensions paid to British officers in India
      • Profits gained through the sale of the
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    Qn 27.

    Who was the first person to introduce the “Drain Theory “? Which of his book addresses this idea?

    • Answer)

      Dadabhai Naoroji                                         

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    Qn 28.

    What are the common causes of the workers' agitation in Bombay's textile industry and the labour struggles in the jute sector of Calcutta?

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