32/3/2 2020 Class 10 Social Science Question Paper Solution
SOCIAL SCIENCE
Section – A
1) Name the customs union formed at the initiative of Prussia in 1834.
Ans: Zollverein
2) Define the term Per Capita income.
Ans: Per Capita Income- Total income of the country divided by its total population.
OR
Define the term Literacy rate.
Ans: Literacy Rate[1]Measures the proportion of literate population in the 7 and above age group.
3) Choose the incorrect option from the following :
List I |
List II |
(a) Courier |
(1) Tertiary Sector |
(b) Fisherman |
(2) Primary Sector |
(c) Carpenter |
(3) Primary Sector |
(d) Banker |
(4) Tertiary Sector |
Ans: c) Carpenter (3) Primary Sector.
4) Which among the following issues currency notes on behalf of the Central Government ?
(a) State Bank of India
(b) Reserve Bank of India
(c) Commercial Bank of India
(d) Union Bank of India
Ans: b) Reserve Bank of India.
5) Write the temperature requirement of Maize crop.
Ans: Temperature requirement for Maize crop- 21º to 23º.
OR
Write the amount of annual rainfall required for the cultivation of Wheat.
Ans: Annual rainfall requirement for wheat- 50 to 75 cm.
6) Business Processes Outsourcing (BPO) is an example of _______ industry in India.
Ans: IT Industry
OR
Lime stone, silica, alumina and gypsum are the raw materials of _______ industry.
Ans: Cement Industry
7) Correct the following statement and rewrite it. Removing barriers or restrictions by the government is known as Globalisation.
Ans: Removing barriers or restrictions by the government is known as Liberalization.
OR
International Monetary Fund (IMF) is an organization whose aim is to liberalise international trade.
Ans: World Trade Organization (WTO) is an organization whose aim is to liberalize international trade.
8) Suggest any one way to make political parties more responsive to the people’s need and demand.
Ans: Way to make political parties more responsive towards people’s
needs and demands-
i.) By electing only those political parties who work for the welfare of the people.
ii.) To evolve mechanisms for negotiating differences.
OR
Suggest any one way to promote the public participation in the Political Parties for enhencing the quality of democracy.
Ans: Way to promote public participation in Political Parties-
i.) Political parties should give representations to accommodate different groups.
ii.) To frame laws and policies for welfare of the people.
9) Suggest any one way to promote tourism in India.
Ans: Promotion of tourism in India-
i.) Promote Heritage tourism by providing facilities for tourist.
ii.) Develop further infrastructure of the country and ensure safety of the tourist.
10) Who among the following wrote the Vande Mataram ?
(a) Rabindranath Tagore (b) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay (c) Abindranath Tagore (d) Dwarkanath Tagore
Ans: b) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay.
11) Read the features of a soil given below and name the related soil.
(i) It consists of properties of sand, silt and clay.
(ii) It is described on the basis of age.
(iii) It is very fertile.
Ans: Alluvial Soil.
12) In the question given below, there are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read the statements and choose the correct option : Assertion (A) : Democracy is a legitimate government. Reason (R) : Regular, free and fair elections are the spirit of democracy.
Options :
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(b) Both (A) and (R) are incorrect.
(c) (A) is correct, but (R) is incorrect.
(d) (A) is incorrect, but (R) is correct.
Ans: a) Both (A) and(R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
13) Which one of the following was NOT the reason for the popularity of scientific ideas among the common people in eighteenth century Europe ?
(a) Printing of ideas of Isaac Newton
(b) Development of printing press
(c) Interest of people in science and reason
(d) Traditional aristocratic groups supported it
Ans: d) Traditional aristocratic groups supported it.
14) Name the two hostile groups of Second World War.
Ans: Hostile groups Second World War-
Axis Powers and Allies Groups.
OR
Name the two industrialists of Bombay who built huge industrial empires during nineteenth century.
Ans: Industrialists of Bombay who built huge industrial empires in 19th PG-118 1 century-
Dinshaw Maneckji Petit and Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata.
15) Which among the following best signifies the idea of liberal nationalism of nineteenth century Europe ?
(a) Emphasis on social justice
(b) State planned socio-economic system
(c) Freedom for individual and equality before law
(d) Supremacy of State oriented nationalism.
Ans: c) Freedom for individual and equality before law
16) “When France sneezes, the rest of Europe catches cold”. Who among the following said this popular line ?
(a) Guiseppe Mazzini
(b) Matternich
(c) Otto Von Bismarck
(d) Guiseppe Garibaldi
Ans: b) Matternich.
17) Certain events are given below. Choose the appropriate chronological order :
1.) Coming of Simon Commission to India
2.) Demand of Purna Swaraj in Lahore Session of INC.
3.) Government of India Act, 1919
4.) Champaran Satyagraha
Choose the correct option :
(a) 3 – 2 – 4 – 1 (b) 1 – 2 – 4 – 3 (c) 2 – 3 – 1 – 4 (d) 4 – 3 – 1 – 2
Ans: d) 4-3-1-2.
18) Complete the following table with appropriate terms in places of A and B.
Ans: A- Pipeline.
B- Overseas.
19) Read the following information and write a single term for it.
The Constitution of India provides freedom to profess and practice any religion to all its citizens. The Constitution of India prohibits discrimination on religious grounds.
Ans: Secularism
20) Consider the following statements regarding language policy of Indian Federation.
(1) Hindi was identified as the official languge.
(2) Besides Hindi, there are 21 other languages recognized as scheduled languages.
(3) English can be used along with Hindi for official purpose.
Choose the right option from the following :
(a) 1 and 3 (b) 1 and 2 (c) only 1 (d) 1, 2 and 3
Ans: (d) 1, 2 and 3
Section – B
21) Why is the tertiary sector becoming more important in India ? Explain.
Ans: Importance of the tertiary sector :
i.) Several services such as hospitals, educational institutions, post and telegraph services, police stations, courts, etc. are considered as basic services.
ii.) The development of agriculture and industry leads to the development of services such as transport, trade, storage.
iii.) As income levels rise, certain sections of people start demanding many more services like eating out, tourism, shopping, private hospitals, private schools, professional training etc.
OR
Why is organized sector preferrd by the employees ? Explain.
Ans: Organized sector of an economy:
Organized sector covers those enterprises or places of work where theterms of employment are regular and therefore, people have assured work.
i.) They are registered by the government and have to follow its rules and regulations such as the Factories Act, Minimum Wages Act, Payment of Gratuity Act, Shops and Establishments Act etc.
ii.) Is called organized because it has some formal processes and procedures.
iii.) Some of these people may not be employed by anyone but may work on their own but they too have to register themselves with the government and follow the rules and regulations.
iv.) Workers in the organized sector enjoy security of employment.
v.) They are expected to work only a fixed number of hours. If they work more, they have to be paid overtime by the employer.
vi.) They get paid leave, payment during holidays, provident fund, gratuity etc.
vii.) They are supposed to get medical benefits and, under the laws,
the factory manager has to ensure facilities like drinking water and a safe working environment.
22) “The pace of change in the communication sector has been rapid in modern times.” Support the statement with examples.
Ans: “The pace of change in the communication sector has been rapid in modern times.”
Long distance communication is far easier without physical movement of the communicator or receiver.
i.) Personal communication and mass communication including television, radio, press, films, etc. are the major means of communication in the country.
ii.) The Indian postal network is the largest in the world. It handles parcels as well as personal written communications.
iii.) Cards and envelopes are considered first-class mail and are airlifted between stations covering both land and air. The second-class mail includes book packets, are carried by surface mail, covering land and water transport.
iv.) To facilitate quick delivery of mails in large towns and cities, six mail channels have been introduced. They are called Rajdhani Channel, Metro Channel, Green Channel, Business Channel, Bulk Mail Channel and Periodical Channel.
v.) India has one of the largest telecom networks in Asia.
vi.) Villages in India have already been covered with
Subscriber Trunk Dialing (STD) telephone facility.
OR
“Roadways have an edge over Railways.” Support the statement with examples.
Ans: “Roadways have an edge over railways”
i.) Construction cost of roads is much lower than that of railway lines.
ii.) Roads can traverse comparatively more dissected and undulating topography.
iii.) Roads can negotiate higher gradients of slopes and as such can traverse mountains such as the Himalayas.
iv.) Road transport is economical in transportation of few persons and relatively smaller amount of goods over short distances.
v.) It also provides door-to-door service; thus, the cost of loading and unloading is much lower.
vi)Road transport is also used as a feeder to other modes of transport such as they provide a link between railway stations, air and sea ports.
23) Natural gas is considered an environmental friendly fuel. Suggest and explain any three ways to make it popular.
Ans: Natural gas is considered ecofriendly fuel.
i.) Use of CNG in auto industry.
ii.) Based on sustainable development.
iii.) Used as a source of energy as well as an industrial raw material.
iv.) It is a clean source of energy.
v.) It is an environment–friendly fuel because of the low carbon emission Replace fuel with CNG.
24) Read the sources given below and answer the questions that follow :
Over a hundred countries of the world today claim and practice some kind of democratic politics: they have formal constitutions, they hold elections, they have parties and they guarantee rights of citizens. While these features are common to most of them, these democracies are very much different from each other in terms of their social situations, their economic achievements and their cultures. Clearly, what may be achieved or not achieved under each of these democracies will be very different.
(24.1) Explain the fascination for democracy amongst various countries.
Ans: Democracy is transparent, accountable and responsive to the need of people/democracy can address all socio-economic and political problems.
(24.2) Explain democracy on the basis of expected and actual outcome.
Ans: a) Expected is-quality of government, economic wellbeing, reducing inequality, accommodating social differences and dignity of individual
b) Democracy is just a form of government. It can only create conditions for achieving the above said outcomes
25) Describe any three steps taken by the Indian Government towards decentralization of power in 1992.
Ans: Steps taken towards decentralization of power in 1992-
i.) Regular elections to the local government bodies now mandatory.
ii.) Seats are reserved for SC/ST/OBC in the elected bodies.
iii.) One-third seats are reserved for women.
iv.) Creation of State Election Commission in each state.
v.) Central and state governments to share some of its powers and resources with local bodies.
26) Describe the implications of First World War on the economic and political situation of India.
Ans: The implications of First World War on the economic and political
situation of India:
i.) It led to a huge increase in defense expenditure which was financed by war loans and increasing taxes.
ii.) Customs duties were raised and income tax introduced.
iii.) Price increased and led to extreme hardship for the common people.
iv.) The forced recruitment in rural areas caused widespread anger.
v.) Crops failed in many parts of India, resulting in acute shortages of food.
vi.) This was accompanied by an influenza epidemic.
vii.) Million people perished as a result of famines and the epidemic.
OR
Describe the role of poor peasantry in the ‘Civil Disobedience Movement.’
Ans: Role of the poor peasantry in the ‘Civil Disobedience movement’
i.) The poorer peasantry was not just interested in the lowering of the revenue demand but they wanted the unpaid rent to the landlord to be remitted.
ii.) They joined a variety of radical movements, often led by Socialists and Communists.
iii.) The Congress was unwilling to support ‘no rent’ campaigns in most places.
27) How had Indian trade been beneficial for the British during seventeenth century ? Explain.
Ans: Indian trade beneficial for the British
i.) Trade Surplus – Britain had a Trade Surplus with Indian. Britain used this Surplus to balance its trade deficit with other countries.
ii.) Home Charges – Britain’s trade Surplus in India also helped to pay the so-called home charges that included private remittance home by British officials and traders, interest payments on India’s external debt and pensions of British officials in India.
iii.) Major Supplier of cotton – India remained a major supplier of raw cotton to British which was required to feed the cotton textile industry of Britain.
iv.) Supplier of Indenture workers – Many indenture workers from
Bihar, U.P.,central India migrated to other countries to work in mines and plantations.
OR
Why did the elite of Britain prefer hand made goods in the mid[1]nineteenth century ? Explain
Ans: The elite preferred hand made goods in mid-nineteenth-century
Britain:
i.) Hand Labour could produce a range of products unlike Machines.
ii.) The market demand was often for goods with intricate designs and specific shapes that only hand labor could produce.
iii.) In Victorian Britain, the upper classes preferred things produced by hand. They Symbolized refinement and class. They were better finished, individually produced and carefully designed.
iv.) Machine-made goods were meant for export to the colonies.
28) Explain the role of Self Help Groups in the rural economy.
Ans: Role of Self-Help Groups in the rural economy-
i.) Self Help groups help rural poor to pool their savings.
ii.) They help women to become financially self-reliant.
iii.) They act on variety of social issues such as health, nutrition, domestic violence etc.
iv.) They help borrowers overcome the problem of lack of collateral.
v.) They help in creating self-employment opportunities for the members.
SECTION-C
29) Explain the factors which are responsible for location of industries.
Ans: PHYSICAL FACTORS:
i.) Availability of raw materials
ii.) Availability of power resources
iii.) Availability of water
iv.) Favorable Climate
HUMAN FACTORS:
v.) Labour-Availability of skilled and unskilled labour induces more industries
vi.) Market – Proximity to market is essential as transportation involves not only expenditure but also delays
vii.) Government Policy Above all these physical and human factors, the most important factor is the government policy.
viii.) Transport Facility – An efficient transport network helps raw material to reach factories and finished goods to reach markets. ix. Capital – Every industry need capital for purchasing machines, power and raw materials, and also for paying wages and meeting transportation costs.
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Explain the ways through which the industrial pollution of fresh water can be reduced.
Ans: The Industrial pollution:
i.) Minimizing use water for processing by reusing and recycling it in two or more successive stages.
ii.) Harvesting of rainwater to meet water requirements.
iii.) Treating hot water and effluents before releasing them in rivers and ponds.
iv.) Treatment of industrial effluents can be done in three phases.
(a) Primary treatment by mechanical means, screening, grinding, flocculation and sedimentation.
(b) Secondary treatment by biological process
(c) Tertiary treatment by biological, chemical and physical processes, recycling of wastewater.
v.) Overdrawing of ground water needs to be regulated legally.
30) Describe the necessity of political parties in democratic countries.
Ans: Necessity of political parties in democratic countries:
i.) Elected representative will be accountable to their constituency for what they do in the locally.
ii.) The rise of political parties is directly linked to the emergence of representative democracies.
iii.) Large scale societies need representative democracy.
iv.) As societies became large and complex, they also need some agency to gather different views on various issues and to present these to the government.
v.) They needed some way to bring various representatives together so that a responsible government could be formed.
vi.) Political parties fulfill these needs that every representative government has.
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Describe the efforts to reform political parties in India.
Ans: Recent efforts to reform political parties and its leaders in India:
i.) The Constitution was amended to prevent elected MLAs and MPs from changing parties.
ii.) MPs and MLAs have to accept whatever the party leaders decide.
iii.) It is mandatory for every candidate who contests elections to file
an AFFIDAVIT giving details of his property and criminal cases pending against him.
iv.) The new system has made a lot of information available to the public.
v.) It has led to decline in the influence of the rich and the criminals.
vi.) The Election Commission passed an order making it necessary
for political parties to hold their organizational elections and
file their income tax returns.
vii.) A law should be made to regulate the internal affairs of political parties. It should be made compulsory for political parties to maintain a register of its members, to follow its own constitution, to have an independent authority, to act as a judge in case of party disputes, to hold open elections to the highest posts.
viii.) It should be made mandatory for political parties to
give minimum number of tickets, about one-third, to women candidates.
ix.) There should be state funding of elections
31) “Caste can take various forms in Politics.” Explain with examples.
Ans: Caste in politics-
i.) Political parties keep in mind the caste composition of the DP electorate to nominate candidates.
ii.) Political parties make caste-based appeals.
iii.) Caste sentiments are used to muster support in elections.
iv.) Universal adult franchise and principle of one person one vote compelled leaders to take task of mobilizing and securing political support
v.) It brings consciousness among the people who were treated as inferior and low.
32) “The impact of globalization has not been uniform.” Explain with examples.
Ans: The impact of globalization has not been uniform”:
i.) Among producers and workers, the impact of globalization has not been uniform. MNCs have been interested in industries such as cell phones, automobiles, electronics, soft drinks, fast food or services such as banking in urban areas. These products have a large number of well-off buyers.
ii.) In these industries and services, new jobs have been created.
iii.) Local companies supplying raw materials, etc. to these industries have prospered.
iv.) Several of the top Indian companies have been able to benefit from the increased competition.
v.) Globalization has enabled some large Indian companies to emerge as multinationals themselves-Tata Motors (automobiles), Infosys (IT).
vi.) Globalization has also created new opportunities for companies
providing services, particularly those involving IT NEGATIVE impacts –
vii.) Small manufacturers have been hit hard due to competition.
viii.) Several of the units have shut down rendering many workers jobless.
ix.) Competition and Uncertain Employment Globalization and the
pressure of competition have substantially changed the lives of workers.
33) Read the sources given below and answer the questions that follows :
Source – 1 : Religious Reform and Public Debates
There were intense controversies between social and religious reformers and the Hindu orthodoxy over matters like widow immolation, monotheism, brahmanical priesthood and idolatry. In Bengal, as the debate developed, tracts and newspapers proliferated, circulating a variety of argument.
Source – 2 : New Forms of Publication
New literary forms also entered the world of reading lyrics, short stories, essays about social and political matters. In different ways, they reinforced the new emphasis on human lives and intimate feelings, about the political and social rules that shaped such things.
Source – 3 : Women and Print
Since social reforms and novels had already created a great interest in women’s lives and emotions, there was also an interest in what women would have to say about their own lives.
Source – 1 : Religious Reform and Public Debates
(33.1) Evaluate how did the print shape the nature of the debate in the early nineteenth century in India.
Ans: i.) Intense controversies between social and religious reformers and the Hindu orthodoxy over matters like widow immolation, monotheism, Brahmanical priesthood and idolatry. In Bengal, as the debate developed, tracts and newspapers proliferated, circulating a variety of argument.
Source – 2 : New Forms of Publication
(33.2) To what extent do you agree that print opened up new worlds of experience and gave a vivid sense of diversity of human lives ?
Ans: i.) new literary forms also entered the world of reading -lyrics, short stories, essays about social and political matters.
ii.) In different ways, they reinforced the new emphasis on human lives and intimate feelings, about the political and social rules that shaped such things.
Source – 3 : Women and Print
(33.3) To what extent did the print culture reflect a great interest in women’s lives and emotions ? Explain.
Ans: i.) Created a great interest in women’s lives and emotions,
ii.) Women’s readings increased enormously in middle class homes.
iii.) Rise in women education
34) How is the criterion used by the UNDP different from the World Bank for measuring the development of a country ? Explain.
Ans: Different criterion used by the UNDP and World Bank- UNDP[1]
i.) Measures the level of development according to Human Development Index.
ii.) It uses life expectancy, literacy rate, gross enrollment ratio and Health indicators to classify different countries. On the other hand, World Bank uses –
iii.) Per capita Income or average income criterion to classify countries in three categories:
iv.) High income group countries are called rich countries.
v.) Low income group countries are called low-income countries
Section – D
Map Based Question
35) (a) Two places A and B are marked on the given political outline map of India. Identify them and write their correct names on the lines drawn near them. (A) The place where Indian National Congress Session was held. (B) The place where Indigo Planters organized Satyagraha. (b) On the same outline Map of India, locate and label any four of the following with appropriate symbols :
(i) Haldia – Major sea port
(ii) Mohali – Software technology park
(iii) Vijayanagar – Iron and Steel Industrial Centre
(iv) Naraura – Nuclear Power Plant
(v) Tehri – Dam
(vi) Thiruvananthapuram – International Airport
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