CBSE EXAMINATION PAPER-2024

Read the following source carefully and answer the questions that follow:

Basic safety Precautions To Be Taken:

• Listen to radio/TV for the latest weather bulletins and flood warnings. Pass on the information to others.

• Make a family emergency kit which should include: a portable radio/transistor, torch, spare batteries, a first aid box along with essential medicines, ORS, dry food items, drinking water, matchboxes, candles and other essential items.

• Keep hurricane lamp, ropes, rubber tubes, umbrella and bamboo stick in your house. These could be useful.

• Keep your cash, jewellery, valuables, important documents etc. in a safe place.

• If there is a flood, move along with your family members and cattle to safe areas like relief camps, evacuation centers, or elevated grounds where you can take shelter.

• Turn off power and gas connections before leaving your house.

During Floods

• Don’t enter into flood waters; it could be dangerous.

• Don’t allow children to play in or near flood waters.

• Stay away from sewerage lines, gutters, drains, culverts, etc.

• Be careful of snakes; snakebites are common during floods.

• Stay away from electric poles and fallen power lines to avoid electrocution.

• Don’t use wet electrical appliances—get them checked before use.

• Eat freshly cooked and dry food. Always keep your food covered.

• Use boiled and filtered drinking water. • Keep all drains and gutters near your house clean.

• Stagnation of water can breed vector/water-borne diseases. In case of sickness, seek medical assistance.

• Use bleaching powder and lime to disinfect the surroundings..

Read the following source carefully and answer the questions that follow:

LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

This new system of local government is the largest experiment in democracy conducted anywhere in the world. There are now about 36 lakh elected representatives in the panchayats and municipalities etc., all over the country. This number is bigger than the population of many countries in the world. Constitutional status for local government has helped to deepen democracy in our country. It has also increased women’s representation and voice in our democracy. At the same time, there are many difficulties. While elections are held regularly and enthusiastically, gram sabhas are not held regularly. Most state governments have not transferred significant powers to the local governments. Nor have they given adequate resources. We are thus still a long way from realising the ideal of self-government.

Two places 'A' and 'B' have been marked on the given Political outline map of India. Identify them with the help of the following information and write their correct names on the lines drawn near them:

Note: The following question is for Visually Impaired Candidates only

Attempt any five questions:

Two statements are given below. They are Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read both the statements and choose the correct option.

Assertion (A) : The most serious source of nationalist tension in Europe after 1871 was Balkan.

Reason (R) : A large part of the Balkan was under the control of Ottoman Empire.

Arrange the following events in chronological order and choose the correct option from the following:

I. Treaty of Constantinople

II. Defeat of Napoleon

III. Unification of Italy

IV. Unification of Germany

Which one of the following pairs regarding Indian nationalism is correctly matched?

Choose the correctly matched pair.

Read the given statements and choose the correct option with regard to Rabi cropping season from the following:

I. Rabi crops are sown in winter.

II. Sown from October to December and harvested from April to June.

III. Important crops are Maize, Cotton, Jute.

IV. Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh are important for the production of wheat.

Identify the soil with the help of following information -

• It develops in areas with high temperature.

• It is the result of intense leaching due to heavy rain.

• Humus content is low.

Which of the following terms refers to the belief in and advocacy for the social, political, and economic equality of women??

Read the given statements :

• India has no official religion.

• All the communities have freedom to profess and practice any religion in India.

Which one of the following constitutional terms is used for the above statements?

Match the items in Column I with those in Column II and choose the correct option:

Column I (List) Column II (Jurisdiction Sphere)

I. Union list subjects A. State Governments alone make laws on it

II. State list subjects B. For uniformity Central Government legislates on it.

III. Concurrent subjects C. Subjects under Jurisdiction of Centre and State Governments.

IV. Residuary subjects D. Central Government legislates on new subjects.

Suppose, the monthly income of the family members is as follows respectively:

• Mother Rs. 50,000;

• Father Rs. 40,000;

• Son Rs. 20,000;

• Daughter Rs. 20,000.

The average income of the family would be:

Choose the correct option to fill the blank.

Removing barriers or restrictions on business and trade set by the government is called as _____________

Look at the given picture carefully and infer the income of the bank.

Which of the following are developmental goals of a prosperous farmer?

Choose the correct option from the given options:

1. Better wages

2. Higher support prices for crops

3. Assured high family income

4. More days for work

Which of the following was the primary objective of Belgium to form the separate government in Brussels?

Note : The following question is for Visually Impaired Candidates only

"Manufacturing industries are considered the backbone of economic development". Justify the statement.

'Globalization is the process of rapid integration or interconnection between countries'. Explain the statement with examples.

"Improvement in technology has stimulated the globalization process". Explain the statement with examples.