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Social Science Class 10 Kerala Syllabus Model Question Paper Set 5
Time: 2½ Hours
Score: 80 Marks
Instructions:
- First 15 minutes is given as cool off time.
- This time is to be used for reading and understanding the questions.
- Answer the questions based on instructions.
- Answer the questions according to the score and time.
I. Answer any seven questions from Q. No. 1 to 8. Each carries 2 scores. (7 × 2 = 14)
Question 1.
Sugar industry is concentrated more in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. Why?
Answer:
- Sugar cane is cultivated in large scale in these regions
- Coal required for the industry obtained from Jharkhand
- Availability of railway transport facilities.
Question 2.
Why Aristotle is called the father of politics?
Answer:
In his book ‘politics, he makes a comprehensive analysis of state so he is called the father of politics.
Question 3.
Bank loans are provided by accepting a collateral. Which are they?
Answer:
- Physical assets – gold, property documents etc.
- Fixed deposit, certificate.
- Salary Certificates
Question 4.
The Navigation satellite system developed by US? What are its uses?
Answer:
- GPS
- It helps sensing the latitudinal and longitudinal location and elevation of objects on the earth’s surface along with the corresponding time.
- It is useful in the sectors of cartography, transport etc.
Question 5.
What are the reasons of uneven distribution of rainfall in India?
Answer:
- Nearness to sea
- Location of mountains
- Direction of winds.
- Physiography
Question 6.
What are the reasons of Kurichya revolt?
Answer:
- Imposition of excessive tax by the British.
- Compulsion for paying tax in cash seizing of agricultural land for non payment of tax.
- Seizing of agricultural land for nonpayment of tax.
Question 7.
What are the reasons behind the Mappila Revolt?
Answer:
The revolt was against the attrocities of the lanlords including eviction of tenants. Such attrocities carried out with the support of the British. Most of the farmers were ten- ants who cultivated the land obtained on lease from lanlords.
Question 8.
Explain the role of family in fostering civic consciousness.
Answer:
We learn to respect the elders and to engage in social service from the family. Family has an important role in fostering and maintaining sense of responsibility among its members. We develop the qualities like mutual love, obedience, discicline etc. are from the family.
II. Answer any six questions from 9 to 15. Each carries 3 scores. (6 × 3 = 18)
Question 9.
Write the main principles of India’s foreign policy.
Answer:
- Resistance to colonialism and imperialism!
- Panchsheel principles
- Policy of non-alignment
- Trust in the United Nations Organisation
- Hostility to racism
- Peaceful co-existence.
are the main principles of India’s foregin
Question 10.
The few things can be assessed from the contour lines in topographic maps.
i) What are they? Explain.
ii) Write the situations where intervisibility assessment is being applied for?
Answer:
i) Altitude of the place – The respective altitude will be marked with each contour line.
Nature of the slope – The closely spaced contours represent steep slopes and the widely spaced contours represent gentle slopes.
ii) Intervisibility assessment is being applied from erecting electric posts, mobile towers, wireless transmission towers etc.
Question 11.
How did the Swadeshi movement became, a mass movement? Explain.
Answer:
• To check economic drain, the early national 14. Renewable leaders pleaded with the people to boy- cott foreign goods and strengthen Indian industry by consuming Indian products.
• As part of the agitation, foreign goods were collected and burnt publicly. The extensive use of indigenous products by discarding foreign items rejuvenated Indian industry. As a result, a number of textile mills, soap factories, matchbox companies, national banks, and insurance companies were established.
• Massive participation of women, labourers, and students were another remarkable feature of this movement.
• The leaders like Bala Gangadara Tilak, Lala Lajpat Ray, and Bipin Chandra Pal emphasized the necessity of overthrowing the foreign rule.
Question 12.
What were the causes of the decline of Indian agriculture during British period.
Answer:
The revenue policies of the British like permanent settlement, Mahalwari sys- tem and the Ryotwari system affected the agricultural sector. The farmers were unable to pay tax in the form of money. The agricultural land of the farmers, who would not pay back the loan and interest, was seized by the money landers. British policy of commercialisation of agriculture declined Indian traditional food crops.
Question 13.
The newspapers have a major. role in unifying the people of a country.’ Explain. Write any three major newspapers and their leaders.
Answer:
- The newspapers critcized the British policies and motivated national movement.
- The newspapers during freedom stuggle functioned with the aims to create public awarness of various social issues, to moti- vate everyone to participate in the national movement and to prompt the people to treat the problem anywhere in the country as a national problem.
- Young India, Harijan – Mahatma Gandhi
- Kesari, Maratha – Bala Gangadhar Tilak
- Voice of India – Dadabhai Naoroji
Question 14.
What are the advantages of nonconventional energy?
Answer:
- Renewable
- Environment friendly
- Cheap
Question 15.
What is E-governance? Write any two examples.
Answer:
- E-governance is the use of electronic technology in administration.
eg: The single window system for admission to Higher secondary courses. - Online applications for various scholarships.
III. Answer any nine questions from 16 to 25. Each carries 4 scores. (9 × 4 = 36)
Question 16.
List out the steps taken to prevent corruption in administration in India?
Answer:
Lokpal has the power to register cases on issues of corruption against employees and public workers.
• Lokayukta is the institution constituted at the state level to hear the corruption cases. The central vigilance commission is the institution constituted at the natioanl level to prevent corruption.
• The main objective of Right to information act was to prevent corruption, create re- sponsibility and make functioning of the government transparent.
• Right to Service Act is a law which ensures services to the people. This law deter- mines the time limit for every service given by a government office.
• If the deserved service is not given within this time limit, the responsible employee should pay a fine. As per the Right to Service Act, an officer is appointed in every government office to give guidance and proper help to the applicants.
• Due to the continued interventions of the civil society, the governments have also taken some other steps to make administration more efficient.
Question 17.
Complete the following table.
Months | Apparent Movement of the sun |
From March 21 to June 21 | a |
b | From Tropic of capricorn to the equator |
From September 23 to December 22 | C |
d | Tropic of cancer to the equator |
ta
Answer:
a – From the equator to Tropic of Cancer
b – From December 22 to March 21
c – From the equator to Tropic of Capricorn
d – From June 21 to September 23
Question 18.
What are the political rights of an individual.
Answer:
The right to vote, the right to contest in elections, the right to form organisations, the right to criticise government, the right to hold public office etc. are political rights.
Question 19.
How did the Swadeshi movement became a mass movement? Explain.
Answer:
• To check economic drain, the early national leaders pleaded with the people to boycott foreign goods and strengthen Indi- an industry by consuming Indian products.
As part of the agitation, foreign goods were collected and burnt publicly. The extensive use of indigenous products by discarding foreign items rejuvenated Indian industry. As a result, a number of textile mills, soap factories, matchbox ‘companies; national banks, and insurance companies were established.
Massive participation of women, labourers, and students were another remarkable feature of this movement like Bala Gangadara Tilak, Lajpat Ray, and Bipin Chandra Pal emphasized the necessity of overthrowing the foreign rule.
Question 20.
What are the ways in which consumers are empowered through consumer education?
Answer:
- Helps to consume sensibly as per the wants.
- Helps to acquire information regarding products and services.
- Enables the consumer to make the right choices.
- Makes the consumer aware of his/her rights.
- Makes them capable of intervening in consumer disputes.
Question 21.
Mark the names of the following ports in the outline map of India.
Kandla
• Paradip
Vishakhapatanam
• Haldia
Answer:
Question 22.
What will be the time in India when it is 10.30 am at Greenwich?
Answer:
Time difference for 1° longitude is 4 minutes.
Time difference for 82 1⁄2° longitude = 82 1⁄2 × 4 minutes = 330 minutes
\(\frac{330}{60}\) = 5.30 hours
As India is located to the east of Green- which, the time in India will be 5 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Greenwhich Mean Time. Therefore the time at India is
= 10.30 am +.5.30 hours
Question 23.
What are the functions of the state, along with the emergence of the concept of welfare state.
Answer:
- Protection of boundary
- Maintain internal Peace
- Protection of rights
- Implementation of justice.
- Protection of health.
- Provide educational facilities.
- Implement Welfare Programme
- Provide transportaion facilities.
Question 24.
What are the conclusions to be drawn on the analysis of the location of the agro – based industries in relation to agricultural regions
Answer:
- Availability of raw materials
- Transportation facility
- Cheap availability of power
- Fresh water availability
- Human resource availability
Question 25.
Match the following:
A | B |
Portugal | Mahe |
France | Soviet Union |
Bhilai | Britain |
Durgapur | Goa |
Answer:
A | B |
Portugal | Goa |
France | Mahe |
Bhilai | Soviet Union |
Durgapur | Britain |
IV. Answer the questions 26 and 27. Each carries 6 scores. (2 × 6 = 12)
Question 26.
Analyse the factors led to the outbreak of first world war?
OR
Elucidate influence of American war of in- dependence to the later freedom struggles and revolutions all over the world.
Answer:
Morocan crisis – France and Germany claimed over Morocco. France agreed to transfer a part of French Congo to Ger- many and germany agreed to concede Morocco to France in return.
- Balkan Crisis The effort of imperialist nations to conquer Balkan regions
- The emergence of the movement based on aggressive nationalism pan slav movement, pan German movement, revenge movement
- The formation of alliances like Tripple alliance and Triple Exlente
OR
- Gave direction and motivation to the later freedom struggles and revolutions all over the world.
- Guided human rights and activities.
- Put forward the concept of republican form of government
- Prepared the first written constitution
- Contributed the concept of federal system that ensured freedom and authority of states in the union.
Question 27.
What is Geostationary satellites? What are the features of these satellites?
OR
Compare and tabulate the Himalayan rivers and peninsular rivers.
Answer:
- The satellites that move in equal velocity with the earth’s relation is known as Geo- stationary satellites.
Features
- They orbit the earth at an elevation of about 36000 kilometers above the earth.
- One third of the earth comes under the field of view
- As the movement of these satellites corresponds to the speed of rotation of the earth, it stays constantly above a specific place on the earth.
- This helps in continuous data collection of an area.
- It is used in telecommunication and for weather studies
OR
Himalayan rivers | Peninsular rivers |
Orginate from the Himalayan mountain ranges. | Originate from the mountain ranges in the peninsular plateau. |
Extensive catchment area. | • Comparatively smallercatchment area. |
Intensive erosion. | Intensity of erosion is less. |
Create gorges in the mountain region and neander in plains. | Do not create deep valleys as they flow through hard and resistant rocks. |
High irrigation potential. | Less irrigation potential. |
Navigable along the plains. | • Potential for inland navigation is low. |