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Kerala Syllabus Class 10 Social Science Question Paper March 2021 English Medium
Time: 2½ Hours
Total Score: 80 Marks
Questions (a) to (1) carry 1 score each.(12 × 1 = 12)
Question 1.
a) Name the author of the Novel The Mother
i) Pablo Neruda
ii) Leo Tolstoy
iii) Maxim Gorky
iv) Karl Marx
Answer:
iii) Maxim Gorky
b) The expected average years of life of a person lives is:
i) Life expectancy
ii) Infant Mortality rate
iii) Literacy rate
iv) Birth rate
Answer:
i) Life expectancy
c) Which of the following is an All India Service?
i) Indian Foreign Service
ii) Indian Police Service
iii) Indian Railway Service
iv) Sales Tax Officer
Answer:
ii) Indian Police Service
d) Name the major season experienced in the Northern Hemisphere during 22nd December to 21st March,
i) Summer
ii) Spring
iii) Autumn
iv) Winter
Answer:
iv) Winter
e) Who is the father of Sociology?
i) D.P. Mukjarjee
ii) Emile Durkheim
iii) Herbert Spencer
iv) Auguste Comte
Answer:
iv) Auguste Comte
f) Local time of which longitude is selected as the standard time of India:
i) Zero degree
ii) 82\(\frac{1}{2}\)°E
iii) 180°
iv) 15°E
Answer:
ii) 82\(\frac{1}{2}\)°E
g) The Champaran Satyagraha took place in the year:
i) 1918
ii) 1930
iii) 1919
iv) 1917
Answer:
iv) 1917
h) Who ensures the weights and measures standards?
i) Legal Metrology Department
ii) Food Safety Department
iii) Dentral Drugs Price Control Committee
iv) Drugs Control Department
Answer:
i) Legal Metrology Department
i) The place receiving the highest rainfall in the world:
i) Chirapunji
ii) Shimla
iii) Dehradun
iv) Darjeeling
Answer:
i) Chirapunji
j) Who gives verdict on consumer disputes where compensation claimed is above 20 lakhs but upto rupees one crore?
i) State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission
ii) National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission
iii) District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum
iv) Food Safety Department
Answer:
i) State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission
k) Identify the method by which whatever is seen, heard and experienced is recorded truthfully.
i) Observation
ii) Case study
iii) Social survey
iv) Interview
Answer:
i) Observation
l) Which among the following is a Himalayan river originating from lake Manasarovar in Tibet?
i) Indus
ii) Ganga
iii) Mahanadi
iv) Godavari
Answer:
i) Indus
Questions from 2 to 25 carry 3 scores each.
Question 2.
Name the planetary winds. (3)
Answer:
- Trade winds (North-East T rade winds) (Northern Hemisphere)
- South East Trade Winds (Southern Hemisphere)
- Westerlues – North West Westerlies (Northern Hemisphere)
- South West westerlies – (Southern Hemisphere)
- Polar Easterlies (Both Hemisphere)
Question 3.
What are the features of bureaucracy? (3)
Answer:
- Hierarchical organisation
- Permanence
- Appointment on the basis of Qualification
- Political neutrality
- Professionalism
Question 4.
One of the advantages of developing human resource is that it increases productivity of workers. List down any other three advantages of developing human resources. (3)
Answer:
- Productivity of the workers increases
- Entrepreneurship improves
- Makes possible the development and use of advanced technology
- Social welfare is ensured
- Natural resource is utilized effectively
- Economic inequality is reduced
Question 5.
Identify the countries which belonged to the Axis powers of the Second World War. (3)
Answer:
Axis Powers – Germany, Italy, Japan
Question 6.
Elucidate the significances of Public Administration. (3)
Answer:
- Formulate governmental policies
- Ensure welfare of the people
- Find out solutions to public issues
- Provide goods and services
Question 7.
List any three projects implemented in India to develop education and skills. (3)
Answer:
- Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS)
- SamagraShikshaAbhiyan (SSA)
- Rashtriya Uchthal Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA)
- National Skill Development and Monetary Reward Scheme
Question 8.
What are the causes for the decline of the Indian textile industry? (3)
Answer:
- Demand for Indian made clothes decreased with the import of cheap mill clothes from Britain
- Expansion of railways helped the British to carry the imported fabrics from port towns to interior villages and the cotton collected from villages to the ports for exporting to Britain
- Thus Indian weavers lost their business in village market too.
- Due to the higher tax levied, the price of Indian textiles exported to Britain increased. So it lost the British market too.
Question 9.
Write a short note on Central Services. (3)
Answer:
- Recruits at national level
- Appoints in central government departments only. Eg: Indian Foreign Service, Indian Railway Service
Question 10.
Explain how healthy persons can participate in the progress of a country. (3)
Answer:
- Production increases with the increase in efficiency and the number of working days.
- Natural resources can be utilised properly.
- Medical expense can be reduced, thereby reducing the government’s expenditure.
- Economic development is possible through increase in production
Question 11.
What do you mean by E-goverance? Mention any two examples. (3)
Answer:
E-governance is the use of electronic technology in administration. This helped to obtain government services easily in a speedy manner. The single window system for admission to Higher-Secondary courses, online applications for various scholarships, etc. are examples for E-governance.
Question 12.
Write a short note on topographic maps. (3)
Answer:
Topographic maps depict in minute detail all the natural and manmade features on the earth’s surface. These maps contain the important surface features such as the undulations of the terrain, rivers, other water bodies, forests, agricultural land, barren land, villages, towns, and transport and telecommunication systems.
Question 13.
Explain how education helps in the development of a country. (3)
Answer:
Question 14.
What are the limitations of aerial remote sensing? (3)
Answer:
- The shaking of aircrafts affects the quality of photos.
- The aircrafts require open space for takeoff and landing.
- Landing the air crafts frequently forrefueling increases the cost.
- It is not practical to take photographs of regions that are vast and extensive.
Question 15.
Write any three social evils legally abolished by the British in India. (3)
Answer:
- Prevented child marriage and polygamy
- Prevented marriage of girls below the age of 12 years Banned female infanticide
- Abolished Sato Permitted Widow remarriage
- Prohibited Slavery
Question 16.
Distinguish between All India Services and State Services. (3)
Answer:
All India Services
- Recruits at national level
- Appoints in central or state service
Eg: Indian Administrative Service, Indian Police Service.
State Services
- Recruits at state level
- Appoints in state government departments only
Eg : Sales tax officer
Question 17.
Write any three recommendations of the National Policy on Education 1986. (3)
Answer:
- Focusing on primary and continuing education.
- Launching Operation Blackboard Programme to universalise primary education and to improve infrastructure facilities in schools.
- Starting Navodaya Vidyalayas in every district
- Encouraging girls’ education
Question 18.
Mention any three collateral that the banks accept to provide loans. (3)
Answer:
- Physical assets – gold, property documents, etc.
- Fixed deposit certificates.
- Banks also provide loans by accepting salary certificates
Question 19.
Point out the role of associations in fostering civic consciousness. (3)
Answer:
There are several political, social, economic and cultural associations in our society. Such associations many a time equip the individuals to work voluntarily with a service mind.
Several voluntary associations are working in the fields of protection of environment, protection of human rights, charity, etc. These associations can create awareness among individuals about environment and human rights.
Question 20.
Write any three main principles of India’s foreign policy. (3)
Answer:
- Resistance to colonialism and imperialism
- Hostility to racism
- Trust in the United Nations Organization
- Peaceful co-existence
- Panchsheel principles
- Emphasis on the necessity of foreign assistance
- Policy of Non – alignment
Question 21.
What are the advantages of non-conventional energy souces? (3)
Answer:
Non- conventional energy resources are cheap, re-newable, arid environment – friendly.
Question 22.
What are the three types of budgets? (3)
Answer:
When income and expenditure are equal, it is called a balanced budget. When income is more than expenditure, it is called surplus budget. When expenditure is more than income, it is called deficit budget.
Question 23.
Write a short note on Pazhassi Revolts. (3)
Answer:
Keralavarma Pazhassi Raja of Kottayam royal family led the resistance against the British in Malabar. The British promised Pazhassi the right to collect tax from Kottayam region as a reward for helping them in the wars against Mysore. The British refused to keep their promise after the triumph in the battle. Moreover, the British claimed their dominance over Wayanad. Pazhassi Raja organised the people and fought against the British. He unleashed guerilla war against the British with the help of Chempan Pokker, Kaitheri Ambu Nair, Edachena Kunkan Nair andThalakkal fchandu, the leader of the Kurichias in Wayanad. In the fight against the British he was assulted his life on 30 November 1805.
Question 24.
Mention any three levels of human resource development. (3)
Answer:
Individuals take efforts to develop their own skills.
- Family creates an environment for the development of the potential of individuals.
- Various institutions and agencies provide facilities for education and training.
- Nation provides the necessary facilities for its people to develop their skills.
Question 25.
What is citizenship? Identify the two types of citizenship. (3)
Answer:
Citizenship is the full and equal membership in a nation.
Citizenship by birth is natural citizenship. When a person acquires citizenship on the basis of the legal procedure of a nation, it is acquired citizenship. One can acquire citizenship, if the criteria of citizenship are fulfilled.
Questions from 26 to 38 carry 4 scores each.
Question 26.
Preapre a note on International Date Line. (4)
Answer:
International Date Line
180 degree longitude is known as the international Date Line. There is a time difference of 24 hours on either side of this line. The travellers who cross this line from the West calculate the time by advancing it by one day and those who cross the line from the west deduct one day. To avoid confustion if the line passes through a country necessary adjustments are made so that this line passes through sea.
Question 27.
How did the American War of Independence influence the later history of the world? (4)
Answer:
Gave direction and motivation to the later freedom struggles and revolutions all over the world
- Put forward the concept of republican form of government
- Prepared the first written constitution.
- Contributed to the concept of federal system that ensured freedom and authority of states in the union.
Question 28.
What are the results of the Russian Revolution? (4)
Answer:
Russia withdrew from the first World War.
- Seized out the land and distributed among the peasants
- Gave importance to public sector
- Introduced centralized planning
- Achieved develops in the field of Science, Technology and Economy.
- New constitution came to force in 1924.
- Union of Soviet Socialist Republic was formed by consolidating different Soviet Republics.
- Spread the Socialist ideas all over the world.
Question 29.
What are the characteristic features of Himalayan rivers? (4)
Answer:
Himalayan rivers
- Originate from the Himalayan
- Extensive catchment area
- Intensive erosion
- Create gorges in the mountain region and meander in plains
- High irrigation potential
- Navigable along the plains
Question 30.
Write a short note on the soils of peninsular plateau. (4)
Answer:
A major portion of the deccan plateau, which is the southern part of the peninsular plateau, has been formed by the cooling of lava that spread over the region millions of years ago. Black soil is extensively found in this region made of igneous rocks, named basalt. As this soil is best suited for cotton cultivation, it is also called black cotton soil. Red soil also occurs in large quantities. This soil formed by the weathering of igneous and metamorphic rocks is comparatively less fertile. The presence of iron gives red colour to this soil. Lateritesoil is formed in the regions with monsoon rains and intermittent hot seasons.
Question 31.
Match items in column ‘A’ with those in column’ B’. (4)
| A | B |
| Payyannur | Bengal |
| Bombay | Tamil Nadu |
| Noakhali | Keralam |
| Vedaranyam | Maharashtra |
Answer:
| A | B |
| Payyannur | Keralam |
| Bombay | Maharashtra |
| Noakhali | Bengal |
| Vedaranyam | Tamil Nadu |
Question 32.
Write a note on the early struggles that Mahatma Gandhi took up in India. (4)
Answer:
In Champaran, Gandhiji resorted to disobedience of the British rules and Satygraha and his involvement compelled the authorities to pass laws in favour of the indigo farmers. After his struggle in Champaran, Gandhiji worked for the progress of Champaran region by establishing primary schools, initiating medical aids and involving in cleaning activities.
Cotton mill workers in Ahmedabad started their strike in 1918 when they were denied ‘Plague Bonus’. Gandhiji got involved in this strike and adopted the same method of protest that he used in Champaran. Following his Satygraha, the authorities agreed to hike the wages of the employees and the strike came to an end. Due to drought and crop failure farmers in Kheda were living in utter misery. The rulers decided to collect tax from these poor villagers. Starting Satygraha in (1918) Gandhiji protested against the decision. He advised people not to pay tax. Consequently, the authorities were forced to reduce tax rates. His early struggles based on Satyagraha and Ahimsa made Gandhiji a popular leader.
Question 33.
Explain the characteristic features of Eastern Coastal Plain. (4)
Answer:
Eastern coastal plain
- Between the Bay of Bengal and the Eastern Ghats
- From the Sundarban delta region to Kanyakumari
- Comparatively wide
- Can be divided into north Zircar plain and Coromandal coast
- Delta formation takes place
Question 34.
Explain the benefits of E-governance. (4)
Answer:
The benefits of E- governance:
- Can receive service with the help of information technology.
- Need not to wait in government offices for services.
- Government services offered speedily and with less expense.
- Efficiency of the offices and quality of the service get enhanced.
Question 35.
Explain the qualitative aspects of human resources. (4)
Answer:
- Education
- Healthcare
- Training
- Social capital
Question 36.
Complete the following table. (4)
| Day | Apparent position of the Sun | Peculiarity of the day |
| March 21 | Equator | (a) …………… |
| (b) …………….. | Tropic of Cancer | Summer solstice |
| September 23 | (c) ……………. | Equinox |
| (d) …………….. | Tropic of Capricon | Winter sostice |
Answer:
(a) Equinoxes
(b) June 21
(c) Equator
(d) December 22
Question 37.
What are the achievements of independent India in the fields of Science and Technology? (4)
Answer:
Independent India made remarkable achievements in science and technology. Technology and technocrats have played a significant role in her development in agriculture and industry. Under the leadership of Jawaharlal Nehru, an ardent fan of modern science and technology, India made great achievements in science and technology and established several research institutions for the development of science and technology. Some of them are:
- Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
- Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)
- Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)
Two stalwarts of Indian science, Homi Jahangir Bhabha and S.N. Bhatnagar, helmed the projects of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research. H. J. Bhabha was the head of Tata Institute of Fundamental Research and Indian Atomic Energy Commission.
Question 38.
Mark and label the following on the outline Map of India provided. (4)
a) Aravalli ranges
b) Chottanagpur plateau
c) River Tapti
d) Western ghats
Answer:
Questions from 39 to 42 carry 6 scores each.
Question 39.
Explain Greenwich Mean Time and Indian Standard Time. (6)
Answer:
Greenwich Time
The zero degree longitude is known as the Greenwich . Meridian. It acquires its name from Greenwich, the place where the Royal British Observatory is situated and through which this line passes. Time is calculated worldwide based on the Greenwich Line. Hence this line is also known as the prime meridian. The local time at the prime meridian is known as the Greenwich Mean Time. Based on the Greenwich Merdian, the world is divided into 24 zones,
Indian Standard Time (IST)
The longitudinal extent of India is from 68°E to 97°E. The 821/2°Elongitude which passes almost through the middle of these longitudes has been fixed as the standard meridian of India. The local time along this longitude is generally considered as the Standard Time of Indian. This is known as the Indian Standard Time.
Question 40.
Explain the French revolution based on the following hints. (6)
Hints:
• Three Estates of the French Society
• Thinkers
Answer:
First Estate First estate
- Clergy
- Held vast Land
- Exempted from all taxes
- Collected tax called ‘Thithe’ from the farmers
- Held higher positions in administrative and military services
Second Estate
- Nobles
- Engaged in military services
- Exempted from taxes
- Collected various taxes from the farmers
- Made farmers work without wages
- Held vast lands
- Led luxurious life
Third Estate
- Middle class including traders, writers, lawyers, officials, teachers, bankers farmers and craftsmen
- No role in the administration
- Paid land tax called Tallie to the government
- Low social status
Paid taxes to clergy and nobles Voltaire
- Ridiculed the exploitation of clergy.
- Promoted rational thinking, ideals of equality and humanism.
Rousseau
Spelled out the importance of freedom with the statement, ‘Man is born free, but everywhere he is in chains’.
Declared that the people are the sovereign.
Montesquieu
- Suggested division of powers of the government into legislature, executive, and judiciary
- Encouraged democracy and the Republic
Question 41.
Explain the characteristic features of Himadri and Himachal ranges. (6)
Answer:
Himadri
- The highest mountain range.
- Average altitude is 6000 metres.
- Origin of the rivers Ganga and Brahmaputra.
- Has a number of peaks above 8000 metres (Eg: Kanchenjunga, Nandadevi)
Himachal
- Situated to the south of the Himadri.
- Average altitude is 3000 metres.
- The hill stations like Shimla, Darjeeling, etc. are situated in the southern slopes of this range.
Question 42.
Explain the Civil Disobedience Movement based on the following hints. (6)
Hints:
• Lahore Session of Indian National Congress
• Salt as a powerful weapon
Answer:
The Lahore session of the Indian National Congress held in 1929 under the chairmanship of Jawaharlal Nehru was a turning point in the history of freedom movement in India.
- The session declared that the ultimate aim of Indian freedom struggle was to attain complete freedom (Poorna Swaraj) for the country.
- It also resolved to start the civil disobedience movement under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi.
The reasons why Gandhiji selected salt as a powerful weapon against the British. - Salt tax constituted two fifth portion of the income collected by the British through taxes.
- This tax was a heavy burden for the poor people.
- The British government banned small scale,indigenous salt production.
- There was three fold hike on salt price.
- The demand for lifting salt tax was a slogan suitable to inspire all segments of the society.