CBSE EXAMINATION PAPER-2022

Read the case given below carefully and answer the questions that follow :

The Sense of Collective Belonging

This sense of collective belonging came partly through the experience of united struggles. But there were also a variety of cultural processes - fiction, folklore and songs, popular prints and symbols, all played a part in the making of nationalism. The identity of the nation, as you know, is most often symbolised in a figure or image. This helps create an image with which people can identify the nation. It was in the twentieth century, with the growth of nationalism, that the identity of India came to be visually associated with the image of Bharat Mata. The image was first created by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in a hymn to the motherland. Later it was included in his novel Anandamath and widely sung during the Swadeshi movement in Bengal. Moved by the Swadeshi movement, Abanindranath Tagore painted his famous image of Bharat Mata. In this painting, Bharat Mata is portrayed as an ascetic figure; she is calm, composed, divine and spiritual. In subsequent years, the image of Bharat Mata acquired many different forms, as it circulated in popular prints, and was painted by different artists.

Read the case given below carefully and answer the questions that follow :

National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) shows the way

NTPC is a major power providing corporation in India. It has ISO certification for EMS (Environment Management System) 14001. The corporation has a proactive approach for preserving the natural environment and resources like water, oil, gas and fuels in places where it is setting up power plants.

This has been possible through:

(a) Optimum utilisation of equipment adopting latest techniques and upgrading existing equipment.

(b) Minimising waste generation by maximising ash utilisation.

(c) Providing green belts for nurturing ecological balance and addressing the question of special purpose vehicles for afforestation. (d) Reducing environmental pollution through ash pond management, ash water recycling system and liquid waste management.

(e) Ecological monitoring, reviews and online database management for all its power stations.

On the given political outline map of India (on page 11), identify the place marked as A with the help of the following information and write its correct name on the line marked near it.

Note : The following questions are for the Visually Impaired Candidates

Read the following table and answer the questions that follow:

• Which gauge covers maximum of track length in hilly areas in India ?

• Which gauge has the highest length in India ?

Examine the steps taken by the Central and State governments to attract foreign companies to invest in India.

"Mahatma Gandhi found in 'salt's , a powerful symbol that could unite the nation ." Support the statement with three arguments.

"Democracy's ability to generate its own support is itself an outcome that cannot be ignored ." Analyse the statement with three examples.

How are 'self-help groups' the building blocks of the rural poor? Explain with examples.

"Political parties have become omnipresent in democracies all over the world." Explain the statement with examples.

"There are various reforms taken to strengthen parties in India so that they perform their function well ." Explain the statement with examples.