10th Social Studies

PART – A, MARKS: 35
Section – I
Note: 1. Answer Any five questions choosing at least two from each of the following groups, ie. Groups A & B.
2. Each question carries 2 marks. 5 × 2 = 10
Group – A
1) What do you know about the partition of Bengal?
2) Write about truman doctrine.
3) Write about the influence of English language on Indians.
4) What were the resources of Indonesian islands that attracted Europeans.
Group – B
5) Estimate the future status of woman in India.
6) What are the special agencies of U.N.O.?
7) Differentiate the General Elections and Mid Term Polls.
8) What are the precautions to be observed by the users of bicycles?

Section – II
Note: 1. Answer any Four of the following Six questions
2. Each question carries 1 Mark. 4 × 1 = 4
9) How was the Spanish Civil War commented?
10) Write two reasons behind 1905 Revolution.
11) Who sent to whom was the EMS Telegram?
12) What is meant by ‘Secularism’.
13) Differentiate National and Sate Parties.
14) Expand the term N.P.T.

Section – III
Note: 1. Answer any Four question choosing at least Two from
each of the following groups (ie) Groups A & B.
2. Each question carries 4 Marks. 4 × 4 = 16
Group – A
15) Write the achievements and failures of League of Nations.
16) How for Charles X was responsible for the outbreak of 1830
Revolution in France?
17) Write briefly about the movements led by Gandhiji during the
Indian Freedom Struggle.
18) What were the factors contributed for the rise of Imperialism?
Group – B
19) What are the steps to be taken for the improvement of the condition of Scheduled Castes and Tribes?
20) How is India Committed to Democracy?
21) What are the Human Rights according to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?
22) Describe, Why India had to choose non-alignment policy.

Section – IV
Note: 1. Answer ANY ONE question from the following
2. It carries 5 Marks. 1 × 5 = 5
23) Mark the following on the outline map of the world.
Set A: 1) Brazil 2) Canada 3) North Korea 4) Ghana 5) Adriatic Sea
(Or)
Set B: 1) Mexico 2) Spain 3) China 4) Belgium 5) Ivory Coast.

PART – B
I. Choose the correct answer. 10 x 1/2 = 5
1. The journal ‘Resorgimento’ was edited by ( )
A) Lenin B) Count De Cavour C) Karl Marx D) Mussolini
2. In 1894, Nihilists assasinated the Czar __ ( )
A) Alexander I B) Alexander II C) Alexander III D) Alexander IV
3. British East India Company was abolished in the year. ( )
A) 1600 AD B) 1800 AD C) 1857 AD D) 1947 AD
4. This country has withdrawn from First World War. ( )
A) Russia B) America C) England D) Germany
5. ‘Fascio’ is a word from _______ language. ( )
A) Greek B) Roman C) Latin D) German
6. This state has the twice the area of Bangladesh. ( )
A) Andhra Pradesh B) Madhya Pradesh C) Uttar Pradesh D) Tamilanadu
7. The elections to the local bodies held for the first time in India
in the year. ( )
A) 1880 B) 1882 C) 1884 D) 1887
8. Who said ”In India there is division of labourers along with
division of labour”. ( )
A) Gandhiji B) Nehru C) Ambedkar D) Rajendra Prasad
9. These countries formed into Third Bloc. ( )
A) SWAPO Countries B) European Countries C) Non-Aligned Nations D) Central Asian Nations
10. This is the self driven vehicle. ( )
A) Lorry B) Scooter C) Bicycle D) Motor Cycle
II. Fill in the blanks. 10 x 1/2 = 5
11) ________ nationalised the Suez Canal.
12) ”War is to a Nation, What maternity is to women” was the
principle advocated by ________ .
13) ________ was the immediate reason behind 1857 Revolt.
14) Battle of Plassey was held in the year ________ .
15) the provincial Autonomy was granted in India through ________ Act.
16) The U.N.O. Declaration was made in the city ________ .
17) The full form of UNICEF is ________ .
18) Right to life is embedded in the Article ________ of the
Constitution.
19) Universal Declaration of Human Rights was announced on ________ .
20) In Democracy the supreme power rests with the ________ .
III. Match the following 10 x 1/2 = 5

Section – A
21) Gandhi-Irwin Pact ( ) A) 1920
22) Muslim League ( ) B) 1929
23) Non-co-operation movement ( ) C) 1957
24) End of Second World War ( ) D) 1947
25) World Economic Depression ( ) E) 1945 F) 1956 G) 1906 H) 1931

Section – B
26) Reservations ( ) A) dowry
27) Protection of Fundamental Rights ( ) B) Reasonless arrest.
28) Electorate ( ) C) Narcotic drug
29) Habeas Corpus ( ) D) Social Justice.
30) Charas ( ) E) Right against constitutional Remedies F) Secularism
G) Body of Voters H) Rule of law

SSC Social Studies Model Paper
Paper – II (English Version) : Parts A and B
Time: 2.30 Hours Max. Marks: 50

Part – A – TIME: 2.00 HOURS MARKS: 35
SECTION – I
Answer any Five of the following choosing at least two from each group. 5 × 2 = 10

GROUP – A
1) What are the two important methods of climatic classification?
2) Write about important aspects of Delhi.
3) Why is India called a ‘Sub-Continent’?
4) What are the advantages of road transport system?

GROUP – B
5) Write a short note on Reserve Bank of India.
6) What is Organised Sector? Give examples.
7) Differentiate the Cost Push and Demand Pull inflations.
8) What are the general objectives of Planning in India?

SECTION – II
Answer any four of the following questions. 4 × 1 = 4
9) Write the different gauges of railways.
10) What are the types of irrigation?
11) What are the important iron and steel plants in India?
12) What is meant by “Human Development Index’?
13) Write the full form of F.E.R.A.
14) Who is the present Vice President of Planning Commission of India?

SECTION – III
Answer any four of the following choosing at least two from
each group 4 × 4 = 16

GROUP – A
15) What are the characteristic features of Indian Agriculture?
16) What are the differences in the Physiography of Eastern and
Western Ghats?
17) Why is the Cotton Textile Industry developed in and around
Mumbai and Ahmedabad only?
18) What are the problems of Population explosion?

GROUP – B
19) Describe the success and failures of Indian Five Year Plans?
20) What are the forms of land tenure which gave rise to
unequal socio-economic structure in India?
21) Define poverty line? Explain the concepts of Absolute and
Relative Poverty.
22) What is the role of banking and financial organisations in the
Indian Economy? Will Privatisation help in realising the
objectives?

SECTION – IV 1 × 5 = 5
23) Mark the following on the outline map of India
SET A: 1) Mt. Abu 2) N H 7
3) Deccan Plateau 4) Visakhapatnam Port
5) Bhuvaneswar
OR
SET B: 1) Palk Strait 2) Mumbai
3) Railway line from Kolkata to Chennai
4) Mt. Everest 5) Bhakra-Nangal Project.

PART – B
TIME: 30 MINUTES MARKS: 15

I. Choose the correct answer. 10 × 1/2 = 5
1. Geographically the biggest state in India [ ]
A) Madhya Pradesh B) Rajasthan
C) Uttar Pradesh D) Maharastra
2. The Older alluvium in India is called [ ]
A) Bhabar B) Khadar
C) Bhangar D) Terai
3. Gullied erosion is more prevalent in this region [ ]
A) Chamal Valley B) Ganga Valley
C) Godavari Valley D) Krishna delta
4. This is the example of Kharif crop [ ]
A) Ground nut B) Wheat
C) Pulses D) Paddy
5. The Head Quarters of South Central Railway [ ]
A) Chennai B) Secunderabad
C) Mumbai D) Bengaluru
6. East India Company captured political power in [ ]
A) 1600 AD B) 1757 AD
C) 1854 AD D) 1857 AD
7. Structural inflation is more prevalent in [ ]
A) North America B) Latin America
C) China D) Russia
8. Chemical and aluminum Industries come under- [ ]
A) Intermediate Goods Industries
B) Capital goods Industries
C) Basic Industries
D) Consumer Goods Industries
9. This organisation has monetary authority in India [ ]
A) State Bank of India B) Canara Bank
C) Union Bank D) Reserve Bank of India
10. Self reliance as taken as the objective of —— plan [ ]
A) First B) Second
C) Third D) Fourth
II. Fill in the blanks. 10 × 1/2 = 5
11) ______ river flows through a rift valley.
12) ______ coast gets abundant rainfall through North East Monsoon.
13) _____ % of land should be under forests to maintain ecological
balance.
14) Ooty is also called ______.
15) ______ is the single largest item of imports of India.
16) The public enterprises operating under the ownership of
state is known as the ______.
17) In India we find _____ type of inflation.
18) Life expectancy in India is _____ years.
19) Better Water management is associated with ______.
20) At present we are in ______ Five Year Plan.
III. Match the following. 10 × 1/2 = 5

SET – A
GROUP – A GROUP – B
21) Kolar [ ] A) Himachal Pradesh
22) Biggest oil refinery in India [ ] B) Andhra Pradesh
23) Benaras Hindu University [ ] C) Karnataka
24) Bhakra Nangal Project [ ] D) Chennai
25) Highest density [ ] E) Mathura
F) Kanyakumari
G) Delhi
H) Varanasi

SET – B
26) Organized Sector [ ] A) growth of towns
27) Disguised unemployment [ ] B) new HYV Paddy seeds
28) Urbanization [ ] C) zero Productivity
29) Small land holdings [ ] D) agricultural problem of India
30) First Five Year Plan [ ] E) growth of villages
F) development of agricultural sector
G) engineering goods
H) industrial problem.