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The PRC 1949-1978 Paper 2: Intermediate
The PRC 1949-1978 Paper 2: Intermediate
Population, steel, grain, commune size and diplomatic dates turn slogans into numbers that can be checked.
Direct answers Answers and explanations for all ten questions
01 Paper details (check answers afterwards)
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Questions | 10 |
| Suggested time | 20 |
| Difficulty mix | Foundation 3 · Intermediate 3 · Challenge 3 · Error redo 1 |
| Chapter | Chapter: DSE History The People’s Republic of China 1949-1978 |
| Level | Paper 2 (intermediate) |
02 Questions (10 items)
- FoundationThe 1953 census counted about 602 million people, with towns taking roughly twelve per cent. About how many million lived in towns?
- FoundationSteel output rose from 1.35 million tonnes in 1952 to 5.35 million tonnes in 1957. What is the percentage increase?
- FoundationGrain output rose from 164 million tonnes in 1952 to 195 million tonnes in 1957. What is the percentage increase?
- IntermediateThe 1958 steel figure was 10.7 million tonnes, of which about 3 million came from backyard furnaces. What share was that, and why is the share misleading?
- IntermediateIn 1958 about 740 thousand agricultural co-operatives were merged into some 26 thousand communes. On average how many co-operatives made one commune?
- IntermediateIf industrial output grows 18 per cent a year, what is the cumulative rise over five years?
- ChallengeThe first atomic test was on 16 October 1964 and the first hydrogen bomb test on 17 June 1967. How many days apart?
- ChallengeAbout 17 million urban school leavers were sent to the countryside between 1968 and 1978. On average how many million a year?
- ChallengeHow many days from the Zhenbao Island clash on 2 March 1969 to Nixon’s visit on 21 February 1972, and what diplomatic turn happened?
- Error redoError clinic: the claim that the 375 million tonnes of grain announced in 1958 was a real figure. What is wrong?
03 Answers and one-line notes
| # | Answer | One-line note |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | about 0.72 hundred million, that is some 72 million people | Six hundred and two million times 0.12 is 0.72 hundred million. |
| 2 | 296.3 per cent | Four hundred over one hundred and thirty-five; heavy industry was the showpiece of the plan. |
| 3 | 18.9 per cent | The rise lags far behind industry, showing resources tilted to heavy industry. |
| 4 | 28.0 per cent; backyard output was impure sponge iron unusable for machinery | Counting it as steel made the target look met while usable steel lagged far behind. |
| 5 | about 28.5 | Seven hundred and forty divided by twenty-six; the leap in scale broke the link between management and accounting. |
| 6 | about 128.8 per cent | One point one eight to the fifth is about 2.288, a cumulative rise of 128.8 per cent. |
| 7 | 974 days | About two years and eight months, showing defence research was funded first even in isolation. |
| 8 | about 170.0 million | Seventeen divided by ten; urban job pressure and rural labour allocation were both motives. |
| 9 | 1086 days; confrontation with Moscow gave way to contact with Washington in a triangular balance | The border clash made Beijing treat the Soviet Union as the main threat and re-cast policy towards America. |
| 10 | exaggerated reporting was taken as fact; actual output fell far short and severe food shortages followed | Each level inflated the return, so too much was requisitioned, a major cause of the later famine. |
04 What to do after marking
- After marking, redo only the wrong items and write down which step went wrong (formula, unit, or misread number).
- Repeat the same item two days later; move to the next paper only when both attempts are correct.
- Parents only need the answer and note columns; there is no need to explain every item.
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