Month: February 2016

10th Class Social Studies Important Questions for AP and Telangana Boards

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Q: What is the immediate cause for World War I?
A: The murder of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria by a serbian was the immediate cause for World War I.
This happened on 28 June 1914.
Austria declared a war on Serbia.
Other countries of the world joined either side and so World War began.

Q: Mention any two terms and conditions of Versailles treaty.
A: 1) The German empire was broken up and replaced by a democratic republic.
2) This treaty imposed heavy penalty on Germany both in monetary terms and territorial terms.

Q: What are the functions of League of Nations?
A: League of Nations was founded in 1920 to prevent wars by settling disputes through negotiations.
Ensure disarmaments and reduce manufacturing of arms.
Work for development, labour welfare and health.

Q: Mention a few consequences of the Great Depression.
A: Unemployment increased.
There is a decline in demand and fall in prices.
Factories closed down.
Stock Market collapsed.

Q: What are the main objectives of United Nations Organisation?
A: Preserving world peace.
Upholding human rights.
Respecting international laws.
Promoting social progress.

Q: What are the two power blocks?
A: 1) Allied powers of United Kingdom, France and Russia supported Serbia.
2) The central powers are Germany, Italy, Austria, Hungary.

Q: What is Aggressive Nationalism?
A: The ideology of Nationalism was a positive impulse. It’s a strong feeling of people towards nationalism. This created pride in
Germany and Italy and hatred against the neighbouring countries.

Q: Explain imperialism.
A: As industrial capitalism was grown in European countries, they needed raw materials and markets for their products. A race for colonies was started and it led to increase their area of influence. This created a tension and led to World Wars.

Q: What are the New International Organisations formed after World Wars?
A: 1) League of Nations.
2) United Nations Organisation.
3) UNICEF, UNESCO, WHO, ILO are the agencies of UNO.

Q: What are the reasons for the World Wars?
A: 1) Immediate causes
2) Imperialism
3) Secret Alliances
4) Aggressive Nationalism
5) Militarism
6) Vengeful domination of Germany

Q: Mention any two consequences of the World Wars.
A: 1) Enormous human cost.
2) Assertion of democratic principles.
Change in balance of power
Formation of New International Organisations.

Q: Explain Socialism.
A: A political and economic system which advocates that the means of production, distribution and exchange should be owned and regulated by the community as a whole.

Junior Intermediate Botany Model Paper for IPE Exams for AP and Telangana

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TSPSC Exam

Following is the Junior Intermediate Model Paper – Botany Paper – I for the Andhra Pradesh and Telangana state boards. The model paper is as per the new syllabus and useful for the IPE exams of both the states. The question paper is for 60 marks and duration of the exam is 3 hours.

Section – A
I. i) Very short answer type questions.
ii) Answer ALL the questions.
iii) Each question carries TWO marks. 10 × 2 = 20

1. What is meant by manuals and monographs?
2. What is slime mould? Explain what is meant by plasmodium with reference to slime moulds.
3. Name the books written by Parasara and mention the important aspects discussed in those books.
4. What is the morphology of cup like structure in cyathium? In
which family it is found?
5. What is meant by parthenocarpic fruit? How is it useful?
6. What is meant by scutellum? In which type of seeds it is pre-
sent?
7. Write the floral formula of Solanum plant.
8. What are microbodies? What do they contain?
9. Select an appropriate chemical bond among ester bond, glycosidic bond, peptide bond and hydrogen bond and write against each of the following.
a) Polysaccharide b) Protein
c) Fat d) Steps of DNA
10. Define communities. Who classified plant communities into hydrophytes, mesophytes and xerophytes?

SECTION – B

II. i) Short answer type questions.
ii) Answer any SIX questions.
iii) Each question carries FOUR marks. 6 × 4 = 24
11. Give a brief account of Dinoflagellates.
12. Differentiate between liverworts and mosses?
13. Distinguish between asexual and sexual reproduction. Why is vegetative reproduction also consider as a type of asexual reproduction?
14. What is apomixis? Give an example. What is its importance?
15. Give economic importance of plants belonging to Fabaceae.
16. What are nucleosomes? What are they made of?
17. In which phase of meiosis are the following formed?
a) Synaptonemal complex b) Recombination nodules
c) Action of Recombinase d) Terminalisation
e) Interkinesis f) Dyad of cells
g) X-shaped structures h) Synapsis
18.Define plant succession. Differentiate primary and secondary
succession.

SECTION – C

III. i) Long answer type questions.
ii) Answer any TWO questions.
iii) Each question carries EIGHT marks. 2 × 8 = 16
19. Define root / stem modifications. Explain how root / stem is
modified to perform different functions. (Write any 6 modifications).
20. Draw the diagram of a microsporangium and label its wall layers. Write briefly about the wall layers.
21. Describe the T.S. of monocot stem.

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