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The Global Classroom carries the unique GEMS “Dynamic” materials and assessments of Dr Sunita Gandhi, Ph.D. Cambridge University, UK. These have been tested and tried in three countries, Iceland, India and the UK, and perfected with a three year trial with over 40,000 children in India participating.

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Covering Chapters
	The Indian National Movement (1857-47)	14.	United Nations Organisation (U.N.O.)
1.	The First War of Independence (The Great Rising 1857	15.	Major Agencies of the United Nations Organisation
2.	Rise of Nationalism and Foundation of the Indian National Congress	16.	Universal Declaration of Human Rights
3.	Programme and Achievements of the Moderates	17.	The Cold War*
4.	Aggressive Nationalism or Rise of Extremism	18.	The Non-Aligned Movement
5.	Partition of Bengal and Swadeshi and Boycott Movements	19.	Soviet Empire - The Disintegration*
6.	Formation of the Muslim League	20.	The Division and Reunification of Germany*
7.	The National Movement (During the First World War)		Civics
8.	Mahatma Gandhi and the National Movement	1.	The Legislative – The Union Parliament
9.	The National Movement (1935-42)	2.	The State Legislatures
10.	The Last Phase: Partition of India (1942-47)	3.	The Union Executive
	The Contemporary World	4.	The State Executive
11.	The First World War (1914-18)	5.	The Union Judiciary: The Supreme Court
12.	The Rise of Fascism	6.	The State Judiciary: High Court
13.	The Second World War (1939-45)	7.	Subordinate Courts

*will not be tested in Board Exams.

Questions

Questions 23		Time : 20 mins
With reference to the Union Parliament, define -
(a)	Quorum	Marks [3]
(b)	Casting vote	Marks [3]
(c)	The Zero Hour	Marks [2]
(d)	Adjournment Motion	Marks [2]

Questions 24		Time : 20 mins
The foundation of Indian National Congress was a landmark event in the political history of India. With reference to it, answer the following -
(a)	When and by whom was the INC founded?	Marks [2]
(b)	Name the first President of INC, and mention 3 successors of the INC.	Marks [4]
(c)	Aims of the INC	Marks [4]

Questions 25		Time : 20 mins
Briefly describe the contribution of each of the following to the National Movement -
(a)	Lala Lajpat Rai	Marks [5]
(b)	Surendra Nath Banerjea	Marks [5]

Questions 26		Time : 20 mins
Using the following points, briefly describe the Non-Cooperation Movement of 1920-22 -
(a)	Objective of this Movement.	Marks [3]
(b)	Suspension of the Movement in 1922.	Marks [3]
(c)	Any 2 far-reaching effects of this Movement.	Marks [4]

Solutions Tips and Guidelines

Solution 23		Time : 20 mins

Option (C)
(a)	Quorum - Quorum is the minimum number of members required to be present in the House before it could transact any business. Fifty-five members for the Lok Sabha and one-tenth of the total membership of the Rajya Sabha is the quorum in India.	[3]
(b)	Casting Vote - In case of a deadlock in the House over any issue, the Speaker of the House has been given the power to cast his vote to break the deadlock and make a decision. This vote by the Speaker is called the 'Casting Vote'.	[3]
(c)	Zero Hour - The period, in the Parliament, which begins at 12 o'clock noon after the Question Hour is called the Zero Hour. During this period, members raise all types of questions without any permission or prior notice.	[2]
(d)	Adjournment Motion - If, during the ongoing proceedings of the House, a question of immense public importance crops up, then by the adjournment motion, the members can demand adjournment of the discussion on the stated business and discuss that matter immediately.	[2]

Guidelines/Tips :
Emphasize on the learning of specific terms in civics, instead of taking their general meanings.
Make a small chart mentioning the brief definitions of all the Parliamentary Procedures.
The students must have a clear knowledge about the powers & functions of the Speaker, Governor and the President.
Take into consideration the references given in the question.

•	The MAXIM Classbook

•	GEMS Dynamic Assessments

•	PerBooks Personalised TopicBooks

•	Sure Success Series

•	TargetPLUS On-Line Mocks

•	UK GCSE Mock Papers for Mathematics

•	GEMS “Dynamic” at a Glance

•	Philosophy Behind GEMS “Dynamic”

•	GEMS “Dynamic” Surveys and Perbooks

•	GEMS “Dynamic” Reports

•	GEMS “Dynamic” Training

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