HIGHER ORDER THINKING SKILLS [HOTS]

CLASS X

Q1 Which countries met at treaty of Vienna? [1]

Q2 What is the term Afro- American used for? [1]

Q3 Why were the linguistic states created? [1]

Q4 State three disadvantages of barter system. [3]

Q5 What kind of stories were taken for adolescent girls in novel? [3]

Q6 Which factors affect the economic viability of a reserve? [3]

Q7 Define the following terms –urbanization, occupational mobility and

caste hierarchy. [3]

Q8 Why is the terms of credit required for a loan or credit? [3]

Q9 If standardization ensures the quality of commodity, why are many

goods available in the market without ISI or AGMARK certification. [5]

OR

“Consumers movement can be effective only with the consumer’s

active involvement “which values according to you are these that can
support?

Q10 How does activity of dairy fall under primary school? [1]

Q11 Other than agriculture, in which sectors can underemployment

occur? [3]
Q12What are the official languages of states of India? [1]

Q13Explain the river-water disputes between several of India? [3]

Q14How is Zila Parishad formed? [3]

Q15 What factors matter in politics other than caste? [3]

Q16How did novels help in establishing a relationship with the past? [3]

Q17 Explain the statement ‘when France sneezes, the rest of Europe
catches cold. [5]

Q18 “The most distinctive fact about democracy is that its examination
never gets over”. Comment [5]

OR

Describe the three-fold distribution of legislative power b/w union and

state govt.

Q19 How do parties perform the job of making laws for the country? [3]

Q20 How would income and employment increase if farmers were

provided with irrigation and marketing facilities? [3]

Q21 When was the first smoke nuisance law passed in India? [1]

Q22 What is the role of a geographer and a geologist in the study of

minerals? [3]

Q23 Which territories in India do not enjoy the powers of a state? [3]

Q24 What is skill development? How does it help in creating

employment? [3]

Q25 What changes were brought in Indian flag by Mahatma Gandhi? [1]
Q26 How did G.A Henty’s historical adventure novels for bugs become
popular? [3]

Q27 What difficulties are faced during local government elections? [3]

Q28 How is a government of alliance formed?[3]

Q29 How can you say that women’s role in public life is minimal? [3]

Q30 Mention the three problems faced by the textile industry. What is
the contribution of the textile industry to Indian economy? [5]

Q31 COPRA has enabled the consumers to have the right to represent
in the consumers court. Explain how it benefits the consumers. [5]

Q32 Which two Indian states have been given special status? [1]

Q33 Classify roads of India on the basis of their capacity. [5]

Q34 Describe the jurisdiction of different tiers of the quasi-judicial

machinery for redressal of consumer disputes in India? [5]

Q35 Who were referred as ‘Junkers’ in Prussia? [1]

Q36 Which political party represented Catholics in Ireland? [1]

Q37 How did the first world war create a new economic and political
situations in India? Explain with suitable examples. [5]

Q38Highlight any five features of Hazira-Vijaipur–Jagdishpur

pipeline.[5]

Q39 What was the basic philosophy of the conservatives?[1]

Q40 Who were philanthropists? Explain any two steps taken to control
crime in London in 1870s.[3]
Q41 What were the reasons for putting barriers to foreign trade
investment by the Indian government? Why did it wish to remove these
barriers? [3]

Q42 What are ‘Agglomeration Economies’? How can India compete in

International market of manufacturing? [5]

Q43 How can a consumer get compensation if a complaint goes to the

consumer court? Illustrate the whole procedure with a suitable
example.[5]

Q44With which country were the organization Carbonari associated?

[1]

Q45‘Bombay was a prime city of India’. Justify by giving examples. [5]

Q46 What is the role of Judiciary in power sharing arrangement of

India?[1]

Q47 Which indicators are taken into consideration for measuring

Human Development Index [HDI]? [1]

Q48 How did Prem Chand revolution is the writing of Hindi novels? [3]

Q49 Why the Indian agriculture started a declining trend in food

production. Explain. [3]

Q50 What was the strong demand of the emerging middle classes in
Europe during 19th century? [1]

Q51 What kind if government Is there in Brussels? [1]

Q52 On which factor does the outcome of politics of social division

depends?[1]
Q53Which people are vulnerable in unorganized sector of urban
area?[1]

Q54 Explain the ecological problems being faced due to multipurpose

river valley project [3]

Q55 Give any three provisions of the Indian constitution which make
India a full-fledged federalism. [3]

Q56 How did the polish language work as a symbol of struggle against
Russian dominance. [5]

Q57 Explain the three different types of challenges being faced by

democratic govt. in modern times. [5]

Q58 What is an Allegory? State any one example to clarify the same. [1]

Q59 How is financial autonomy of each tier of govt. ensured? [1]

Q60 Why is practice of rooftop rainwater harvesting slowly declining in

Rajasthan? Which state in India has made rooftop harvesting
compulsory? [3]

Q61 What is a cheque? How does it replace currency? [3]

Q62 Name the treaty of 1832 that recognized Greece as an

independent nation.[1]

Q63 How was Awadh movement materialized? [1]

Q64 Why did O Chandu Menon decide to write a novel in Malayalam

instead of translating the English.[3]

Q65 “The problem begins when religion is seen as the basis of nation”.
Explain the statement with example. [3]
Q66Which major social group of Sri Lanka constituted largest share in
population? [1]

Q67 Explain any two consequences of changing crop pattern due to

irrigation. [3]

Q68 How did Metternich describe Mazzine? [1]