32/3/1 2019 Class 10 Social Science Question Paper Solution
SOCIAL SCIENCE
SECTION A
1) Why did most of ‘conservative regimes’ impose censorship laws to control printed material associated with the French Revolution in 1815 ?
Ans: Censorship laws to control practice motions:
i.) Printed materials associated and reflected the ideas of liberty
& freedom of French revolution
ii.) Did not tolerate criticism & dissent
iii.) Sought to curb activities & questioned autocracy
OR
Why was the ‘Tonkin Free School’ established in Vietnam in 1907 ?
Ans: To provide western style of education.
2) Why were manuscripts not widely used in India before the age of print ?
Ans: Manuscripts before print:
i.) Manuscripts were highly expensive and fragile
ii.) It was difficult to handle
iii.) They could not be read easily
iv.) The script was written in different styles
OR
Why were women and children often discouraged from reading novels in the early decades of the twentieth century in India ?
Ans: Women & children discourage
1.) To keep away from immoral influence of novels
2.) They were seen as easily corruptible
3) How are mining activities responsible for land degradation in Jharkhand ?
Ans: Land degradation in Jharkhand
i.) Mining activities caused deep scars and traces of overburdening
ii.) Deforestation lead to land degradation
OR
How is overgrazing responsible for land degradation in Gujarat ?
Ans: Over Grazing in Gujarat
i.) Leads to deforestation
ii.) Leads to soil erosion
4) How is community government elected in Belgium ?
Ans: Community Government Belguim
Community Government in Belgium is elected by people belonging to one language community – Dutch, French or German
5) What may be a developmental goal of a girl who belongs to a rich urban family ?
Ans: Developmental goal:
i.) She gets equal freedom like her brother
ii.) She can decide what she wants to do in life
iii.) She can pursue her studies abroad
OR
What may be a developmental goal of a rich farmer ?
Ans: Goal of rich farmer
i.) Assurance of high income
ii.) Higher support prices for crops
iii.) Can settle children abroad
iv.) Expects more hard work at cheaper payment
6) Give one example each of primary and tertiary economic sectors.
Ans: Primary & tertiary Ex:
1 (a) Primary Sector: Agriculture, dairy, fishing, forestry etc.
1 (b) Tertiary sector: Teachers, doctors, advocates, lawyers, any others service
7) Distinguish between investment and foreign investment.
Ans: nvestment & foreign Investment
(a) The money spent on purchase of buying any asset in the form of land, building, machines etc. is called investment
(b) Investment made by MNC’S is foreign investment.
SECTION B
8) How did Britain come into existence as a nation-state ? Explain.
Ans: Britain as nation state:
i.) The primary identities of the people inhabited were English, Welsh, Scot or Irish
ii.) These groups had their own cultural and political traditions.
iii.) English nation grew steadily in wealth, importance and power to influence over the other nation of the islands.
iv.) The English parliament seized the power from monarchy (1688) was instrumental for the establishment of nation state.
v.) The act of Union (1707) between English & Scotland resulted in the formation of U.K.
OR
How had schools in Vietnam become an important place for political and cultural battles ? Explain.
Ans:
1.) Teachers and student did not blindly follow the curriculum.
Sometimes there was open opposition, at other times there
was silent resistance.
2.) Vietnamese teachers quietly modified the test and criticized
what stated
3.) In 1926 a major protest erupted in the Saigon Native Girls
School
4.) Students fought against the colonial government’s efforts to prevent the Vietnamese form qualifying for white-collar jobs
5.) They were inspired by patriotic feelings and the conviction that it was the duty of the educated to fight for the benefit of society
6.) By the 1920’s students were forming various political Parties, such as the Party of Young Annan, and publishing nationalist journals such as the Annanese Students
7.) School thus became an important place for political cultural battles
9) How had a large number of new readers among children, women and workers increased in nineteenth century Europe ? Explain with examples.
Ans: Readers increase in 19th Europe
1.) Primary education made compulsory
2.) Press devoted to children literature was established in france in 1857 to publish new works, fairy tales & folk tales
3.) Anything unsuitable to children were deleted
4.) Woman became important readers manuals meant for women teaching behavior, house keeping were published.
5.) Lending libraries became instruments for good jobs
6.) Working time was reduced later and people got time for self education
7.) Any relevant points
OR
How were vernacular novels a valuable source of information on native life and customs for colonial administration ? Explain with examples.
Ans: Vernacular novels source
1.) The novels produced the sense of shared world between diverse people
2.) Novels also draw from different styles of language
3.) Novels brought different culture together
4.) The novel wrote to develop a modern literature of the country to produce a sense of national belonging & culture equality
5.) Any other relevant point
10) Describe the importance of manufacturing industries as a backbone of economic development of the country.
Ans: Importance of Manufacturing Industries
1.) Help in modernising agriculture
2.) Eradication of unemployment and poverty
3.) Expands trade and commerce
4.) Brings foreign exchange
5.) Transform their raw materials also a wide variety of finished goods.
6.) Increase standard of living and PCI
7.) Self Sufficiency
8.) Relevant point
OR
Describe the role of industries in the development of agriculture.
Ans: Role of Industries in the development of agriculture
1.) Provides Agricultural tools & machines
2.) Increase agricultural & industrial production
3.) Mechanisation of agriculture
4.) Eradication of unemployment
5.) Self Sufficiency is occurred
6.) Any relevant point
11) ‘‘Resource planning is a complex process.’’ Justify the statement with arguments.
Ans: Resource Planning Complex Process:
1.) Evolving planning Structure
2.) Identification and inventory resources surveying & mapping
3.) Appropriate technology skill and institutional set up for implementing resource development plans
4.) Matching the resource development plan with overall national development plans
5.) Any other relevant point
12) How can caste take various forms in politics ? Explain with examples.
Ans: Caste in Politics:
1.) Parties keep in mind the caste composition of the electorate and nominate the candidate
2.) When the Government formed, parties take care that different castes & tribes find a place
3.) Parties and candidates appeal to caste sentiment to master supports.
4.) Mobilize & Securing political support-universal adult franchise
5.) Any other relevant point
OR
How had the position of women improved in our country since independence ? Explain with examples.
Ans: Position of women improved in our country…..
1.) Women literacy rate increased to 54%
2.) Series of laws passed for upliftment of women in the post independence period
3.) The equal wages Act provider equal pay to men & women, removed inequality between sexes 4. 1/3 of seats reserved for women in local bodies
5.) Relaxation in income tax slab
6.) Change in attitudes & believes in the society
13) ‘‘Democracies have had greater success in setting regular free and fair elections.’’ Analyse the statement.
Ans: Free & fair elections
1.) Contesting candidate should submit affidavit of properties & cases pending against him if any
2.) To hold organizational election by parties
3.) The defection law implemented The constitution was amended to prevent elected MLA’s & MPs from changing parties
4.) The supreme court passed law to bring down money influence during election
5.) Democracy provides meaningful choice to their voters to choose their representative regularly, freely and fairly.
6.) It also provides the government make policies, justify or oppose them.
7.) Any others relevant point
14) ‘‘The challenge of deepening of democracy is faced by every democracy in one form or another.’’ Support the statement with examples.
Ans: The challenge of deepening of Democracy……..
1.) This involves strengthening of the institution and practices of the democracy
2.) It should meet the expectations of people
3.) Should help peoples participation and control
4.) Should bring down the control of rich and powerful people in govt. decision
15) Why should we use natural resources properly and judiciously ? Explain your views.
Ans: Use Nature Resources properly and judiciously…..
1.) Natural resources are limited and takes millions of years to form
2.) Most of the resources are exhaustible in nature
3.) Resources are unevenly distributed
4.) Need for future generation
5.) Any other relevant point
16) How can more employment be created in agriculture sector alone ? Explain any three ways.
Ans: Employment in Agriculture Sector……
1.) Construction of dams & canals for irrigation
2.) Credit to farmers to buy inputs
3.) Investment in transports & storage of crop
4.) Investment in better transport facilities like roads, railways tracks etc.
5.) Setting up of agro based industries
6.) Any other relevant point
OR
How can the problem of unemployment be eradicated in India ? Explain any three ways.
Ans: Eradication of unemployment in India………
1.) Promotion of agriculture allied activities
2.) Promotion of small scale industries
3.) Promotion of employment in tertiary sector
4.) Promotion of tourism and regional craft industries
5.) Promotion of IT Industries
6.) Implementation of NREGA in large scale
7.) Any relevant point
17) ‘‘Credit can play a positive role.’’ Justify the statement with arguments.
Ans: Positive role of Credit………
1.) Meets the capital needs of small producers
2.) Meet the ongoing expenses of production
3.) Helps in setting up new industries or business
4.) Increase the earning of small producers
5.) Any other relevant point
OR
‘‘Credit can play a negative role.’’ Justify the statement with arguments.
Ans: Negative role of Credit…..
1.) During natural calamities credit repayment is painful to the farmer
2.) Small Producers compelled to sell a parts of land for repayment
3.) Credit pushes the borrowed to deep debt
4.) The borrower reaches to worst than before
18) Describe any three steps taken by the Central and State governments to attract foreign investment in India.
Ans: 3 Steps taken for foreign investment…….
1.) Barrier on foreign trade and foreign investment were removed
to a greatest extent
2.) Promotion of LPG’S after 1991
3.) Development of special Economic zones (SEZ)
4.) Tax relaxation on imports and exports
5.) To be a member of WTO
6.) Any other relevant point
SECTION C
19) How did plantation workers have their own understanding of Mahatma Gandhi and the notion of Swaraj ? Explain.
Ans: Plantation workers own understanding of Gandhi & Swaraj……
1.) For plantation workers in Assam freedom meant the right to move freely in and out of the confined place
2.) It meant retaining a link with the village from which they have come.
3.) When they heard of the Non-Cooperation Movement, thousands of workers defied the authorities, left the plantations and headed home.
4.) They believed that Gandhi Raj was coming and everyone would be given land in their own villages.
5.) They were emotionally relating to an all India agitation.
6.) They never reached their destination. Stranded on the way by strikes
7.) They acted in the name of Gandhi or linked their movement to that of Congress
8.) Any other valid point
OR
How had peasants and tribals participated in the ‘Non-Cooperation Movement’ in different parts of India ? Explain.
Ans: Peasants and tribals participation in NCM:
Peasants:
1.) In Awadh peasants were led by Baba Ramachandra
2.) The movement was against talukdars and landlords
3.) The movement demanded reduction of revenue, abolition of beggar and social boycott of oppressive landlords.
4.) Many places nai-dhobi bandhs were organized by peasants
5.) In the Gudam hills of Andhra Pradesh a guerrilla movement was started by Alluri Seetharama Raju
6.) He believed in force and violated the British restriction
7.) He persuaded people to wear khadi and stop drinking
20) How had the U.S. economy resumed its strong growth in the early 1920s ? Explain with examples.
Ans: Resumption of US economy in the early 1920s
1.) Mass production became a feature in 1920’s
2.) Pioneer of mass production was the car manufacturer ‘Henry Ford’
3.) He adopted the assembly line of Chicago slaughter house to his new car plant in Detroit.
4.) Mass production lowered the cost & prices of engineering goods
5.) More workers could afford to purchase durable goods
6.) The housing and consumer boom of 1920’s created basis for prosperity
7.) US imports and capital exports boosted European recovery & world trade
8.) US became the largest overseas leader
9.) Any other relevant point
OR
How did the abundance of labour in the market affect the lives of workers in England during the nineteenth century ? Explain with examples.
Ans: Effect of abundance labour in England
1.) Workers moved to cities. But the actual possibility of getting a job depended on existing net work of friends and relatives
2.) Many job seekers had to wait weeks spending nights under bridges or in night shelters
3.) Seasonality of work in many industries meant prolonged periods without work
4.) Period of employment determined the average daily income
5.) The fear of unemployment made workers hostile due to introduction of technology
6.) The welfare of the employees were neglected & the earning of the workers fell significantly
7.) Any other relevant point
OR
How had widespread use of coal in homes and industries in nineteenth century England raised serious problems ? Explain with examples.
Ans: Problem due to use of coal in England
1.) In industrial cities like Leeds, Bradford & Manchester hundreds of Chimneys spewed black smoke in the skies
2.) People joked sky is grey and vegetation is black
3.) People complained about the black fog that descended caused bad tempers, smoke related illness and dirty clothes
4.) The smoke abatement Acts of (1847 and 1853) did not work to clean air
5.) Development occurred at the expense of ecology and environment
6.) Natural features were flattened out for want of space for factories & housing
7.) Any Relevant point
21) Name the two major fibre crops grown in India. Describe the conditions required for growth of these two crops with their growing areas.
Ans: Two major fibre crops
A cotton and jute are the fibre crops
Geographical condition require for Cotton
1.) It requires black soil
2.) It requires high temperature and light rainfall or irrigation
3.) It requires 210 frost free days and bright sun shine
4.) It is grown in the states of Maharashtra, Gujarat, M.P, Karnataka etc.
Geographical condition require for Jute
1.) It requires well drained fertile soil in the flood plains
2.) It requires high temperature
3.) It requires high rainfall
4.) Requires fresh water & Cheap labour
5.) It grows in west Bengal, Bihar, Assam, Orissa & Meghalaya etc.
6.) Any other relevant point
22) ‘‘International trade is considered the economic barometer of a country.’’ Justify the statement with arguments.
Ans: nternational trade is considered the economic barometer of a country
1.) Advancement in international trade is the index of prosperity of a country
2.) As the resources are space bound, no country can survive
without international trade
3.) The balance of trade of a country is the difference between the import and export
4.) The increase of export over import is called as favourable trade
5.) India has emerged as a software giant at Inter national level
6.) India has earned large foreign exchange through the export IT
7.) Any other relevant point
23) Describe the importance of a third-tier of government in a vast country like India.
Ans: Importance of III tier government in India
1.) A large number of problems & issues can be solved at local level
2.) People have better knowledge of problems in their local level
3.) They also have better ideas or where to spend money and how to manage things more efficiently
4.) They directly participate in decision making
5.) Strengthens the democracy at the grass root level
6.) Any other relevant points
OR
Describe any five features of federalism.
Ans: Five feature of Federalism………
1.) There are two or more levels of government
2.) Different tiers of government govern the same citizens
3.)The jurisdictions of the respective levels or tiers of government are specified in the constitution
4.) The fundamental provisions of constitution cannot be unilaterally changed by one level of government
5.) Courts have the power to interpret the constitution and the powers of different levels of government
6.) Sources of revenue for each level of government are clearly specified to ensure its financial autonomy
7.) Any relevant point
24) Identify and list the following political parties as National and Regional
political parties :
(i) National Conference
(ii) Shiromani Akali Dal
(iii) D.M.K.
(iv) Nationalist Congress Party
(v) Bharatiya Janata Party
(vi) Shiv Sena
(vii) Forward Bloc
(viii) Janata Dal (U)
(ix) Rashtriya Janata Dal
(x) Samajwadi Party
Ans: Identify Political Parties
National Party National Congress Party Bharatiya Janta Party
Regional Party
National Conference Shiromani Akal Dal DMK Shiv Sena Forward Bloc Janata Dal Rashtriya Janta Dal Samajwadi Party
25) ‘‘Exploitation takes place in the market in various ways.’’ Explain.
Ans: Exploitation in market place in various ways
1.) Unfair practices like less weigh, low quality sold
2.) Traders add charges that were not mentioned before
3.) Adulterated goods are sold
4.) Defective good are sold
5.) Defective labels on goods
6.) Charges more than MRP
7.) Producers are few and powerful and consumers purchase in small and scattered
8.) Rich & powerful can manipulate the market
9.) False information through media
10.) Any other relevant point
SECTION D
26) (A) Two features ‘a’ and ‘b’ are marked on the given political outline map of India (on page 11). Identify these features with the help of the following information and write their correct names on the lines marked near them :
(a) The place where the Indian National Congress session was held.
(b) The place from where the movement of Indigo planters was started.
(B) Locate and label any three of the following with appropriate symbols on the same given political outline map of India :
(i) Hirakud – Dam
(ii) Kochi – Major sea port
(iii) Salem – Iron and Steel Centre
(iv) Hyderabad – Software Technology Park
(v) Naraura – Nuclear Power Plant
Ans: 26 A History map work
26 B Geography map work (any three)
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