AP 10th Class Social Model Paper Set 3 with Solutions

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AP 10th Class Social Model Paper Set 3 with Solutions

Time: 3.15 hours
Max. Marks:100

Instructions:

1. In the duration of 3 hours, 15 minutes, 15 minutes of time is allotted to read the question paper.
2. All answers shall be written in the separate booklet only.
3. Question paper consists of 4 Sections and 33 Questions.
4. Internal choice is available in Section IV only.
5. Answers shall be written neatly and legibly.

Section – I (12 × 1 = 12 M)

Note :
1. Answer all the questions.
2. Each question carries 1 mark.

Question 1.
Which forests are regarded as permanent forests?
Answer:
Reserved forests and protected forest.

Question 2.
Which is the only party allowed to rule in China?
Answer:
It is the Communist Party.

Question 3.
What is lopping of forest?
Answer:
Lopping is the trimming of trees, cutting its branches, trunk and leaves for use while the tree is alive.

Question 4.
Expand BPO.
Answer:
Business Process Outsourcing.

Question 5.
This is an unfair thing with regard to the developed countries.
(a) Removing trade barriers
(b) Liberalisation
(c) Decreasing barriers
(d) Retaining trade barriers
Answer:
(d) Retaining trade barriers

Question 6.
Which countries are called low-income countries as per the World Development Report 2012?
Answer:
Countries with per capita income of US $ 1035 or less are called low-income or under developed countries.

Question 7.
Rural local government is popularly known by the name
Answer:
Panchayati Raj

Question 8.
What is the picture showing?

Answer:
East India Company House, London

Question 9.
96.5 per cent of the total volume of the world’s water is estimated to exist as _______ and only 2.5 per cent as _______ ( )
(a) Freshwater, Oceans
(b) Oceans, Freshwater
(c) Groundwater, Oceans
(d) None of the above
Answer:
(b) Oceans, Freshwater

Question 10.
Jacobians : Suffrage for all adult men : Napoleonic code :  _______
Answer:
Limited suffrage for few men

Question 11.
In Africa _______ moved west like forest fire.
Answer:
Rinderpest

Question 12.
Find the odd one with regard to their location. Haryana, Wallonia, Flanders, Brussels.
Answer:
Haryana

Section – II (8 × 2 = 16 M)

Note:
1. Answer all the questions.
2. Each question carries 2 marks.

Question 13.
Read the diagram and answer the questions.

i) What is the diagram depicting?
Answer:
the picture depicts the manufacturing of steel.

ii) What minerals are added after purifying the pig iron?
Answer:
Manganese, nickel and Premium

Question 14.
Name four women writers of the nineteenth century India.
Answer:
1) Rasnsuridari Bebi
2) Kaiiashhashini Debi
3) Tarahai ihinde
4) Randita Ramahai

Question 15.
What is sexual division of labour?

1. Sexual division of labour means that work is divided between males and females according to theri gender.
2. While assigned or dividing the work, the capability of a person is not considered and only the gendre is taken into consideratgion.
3. Generally, all the hausehald unpaid work is assigned to the females and males are suppesed to go out for work and eam money for the family. It is net that men cannot do heusework, but they think that it is for Women to attend to these things.

Question 16.
Why do governments try to attract more foreign investment?
Answer:
Governments try to attract mare foreign investment because of the following reasons:

1. Foreign investment helps in increasing economic activities.
2. Increase in economic activities helps in employment generation.

Question 17.
Explain the rights of the consumer about the safety of the products in brief.
Answer:
Following are the rights of the consumer.

1. Right to safety : Certain goods, such as pressure cookers, gas cylinders, electrical goods ect., may cause serious injuries.
   Consumers have the right to be protected against theri man-ufacturing risks.
2. Right to be informed: A consumer has the right to knew about the quality, guantity and price at the product.

Question 18.
Mumbal is the biggest port with a spacious natural and well-sheltered harbour. The Jawahailal Nehru port was planned with a view to decongest the Mumbal port and serve as a hub port for this region. Marmagao port (Goa) Is the premier iron ore exporting port of the country. This port ac counts for about fifty per cent of India’s Iron ore export. New Mangalore port, located In Kamataka caters to the export of iron ore concentrates from Kundremukh mines. Kochchl Is the extreme south-western port, located at the entrance of a lagoon with a natural harbour.

1. Which is the biggest port with a spacious natural and well sheltered harbour?
Answer:
Mumbal

2. which port accounts for about fifty per cent of India’s iron ore export?
Answer:
Marmagac port

Question 19.
What is a Concurrent List ? Give examples.
Answer:
Concurrent List: These are the subjects of common Interest to both the Union Government as well as the state governments. There are 52 items in concurrent list. For Example, Education, forest, trade unions, marriage, adoption and succession. These are of local Importance only. Both, the state governments or the Union government can make the laws on these subjects. If laws made by the central and state governments conflict with each other, then the law made by the Union Government will be final.

Question 20.
What are the values you learn from “indentured’’ labour?
Answer:
I) Survival
II) Equality
III) Identity
IV) Freedom
V) Cultural fusion
VI) Individualism

Section – III (8 × 4 = 32 M)

Note :
1) Answer all the questions
2) Each question carries 4 marks.

Question 21.
A great variety of flora (natural vegetation) is found in India. Explain.
Answer:

1. India is one of the world’s richest countries In terms of vast biological diversity.
2. India has a vast extent and variety of forest and wildlife resources.
3. Flora resources are very important in our dally life.
4. Without it survival of human and animal life is not possible.
5. But due to greed of humans there is a great depletion of our flora resources.

Question 22.
How did the cotton weavers in India suffer due to Manchester import?
Answer:
The bad impacts of Manchester imports on the cotton weavers of India were

1. Export market of cotton weavers collapsed and local market shrank.
2. Cotton clothes made up of machine were so cheap, that Indian weavers could not easily com-pete with them.
3. As American Civil War broke out and cotton supplies from the US were cut off, Indian weavers could not get sufficient supply of raw cotton.
4. Raw cotton exports from India increased, so Indian weavers could not get enough raw cotton and were forced to buy raw cotton at exorbitant price.

Question 23.
Observe the following table and answer the questions.

	Bangladesh	India	Nepal	Pakistan	Sri Lanka
Democracy is preferable	69	70	62	37	71
Sometimes dictatorship is better	6	9	10	14	11
Deesn’t matter to me	25	21	28	49	18

1. Which country preferred that democratic form is more preferable ?
Answer:
Sri Lanka

2. What country opined most that sometimes dictatorship is better choice ?
Answer:
Pakistan

3. People of which country were not particular about the form of government?
Answer:
Pakistan

4. How many countries shared in the opinion?
Answer:
Five countries: Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka

Question 24.
What is sustainable economic development? Write any three measures to control environ-mental degradation.
Answer:
Sustainability ter development or sustainable development refers to the development which takes place without damaging the environment. Such development should also not compromise on the needs of future generations otherwise, It Is meaningless.

Following are three measures to control environmental degradation:

1. Over exploitation of resources should be avoided. Rule of three ‘R’s l.e„ Recycle, Reduce and Reuse, should be adopted.
2. In place of conventional and non-renewable energy resources, renewable energy resources must be adopted.
3. New technologies should be developed for judicious use of resources and pollution free envl- ronment.

Question 25.
How naturally occurring gas is different from biogas?
Answer:
in the following ways naturally occurring gas (Natural gas) is different from biogas.

Natural Gas	Biogas
It is a mixture of hydrocarbons and occur frequently with petroleum in the rocks of the earth’s crust.	It is formed by the decomposition of animal, plant and farm wastes with the help of ‘Micro organisms in the presence of water’.
It occurs naturally.	It undergoes a process of formation under controlled man-made conditions.
It is non-renewable.	It is renewable.
Natural gas is used as a raw material in the petrochemical.	Biogas is used as a fuel and for lighting purposes.
It is mainly used in urban areas.	It is mainly used in the rural areas.

 

Question 26.
Pick up a few packaged goods that you want to buy and examine the information given. In what ways are they useful? Is there some information that you think should be’given on those packaged goods but is not? Discuss.
Answer:
1) The information given on the packaged goods is useful in the following ways:

1. ingredients used : if it is proved that the producers did net use all the ingredients which they have mentioned on the packets, consumers can complain and ask for compensation or replace-ment.
2. Price: tellers cannot charge more than the Maximum Retail Price.
3. Batch number: it may be easily understood that the products of a particular batch number Is defective.
4. Expiry date : if people sell products that have expired, severe action can be taken against them.
5. Address of the manufacturer: if the products are found defective, people can reach to the manufacturers.

2) Yes, I found on some packets that there was no information about the Maximum Retail Price which should be given.

Question 27.
State how caste inequalities are still continuing in India.
Answer:
Caste inequalities have not completely disappeared from contemporary India. Some of the older aspects of caste still continue in the country.

1. Even now most people marry within their own caste or tribe. The weekly matrimonial column in various national newspapers shows how people still stick to their caste and community.
2. Untouchability has not ended completely, despite constitutional prohibition.
3. The caste groups that did not have access to education or were prohibited from acquiring it are still lagging behind.
4. Caste continues to be closely linked to economic status. The average economic status of caste groups still follows the old hierarchy. The upper castes are best off, the Dalits and Adivasis are worst off, and the backward classes are in between. The above facts show that caste inequalities are still continuing in India.

Question 28.
Observe the map and answer the following questions.

1) What Empires do you observe in the map?
Answer:
Russian Empire, Austrian Empire and Ottoman Empire

2) Name any two islands in the Mediterranean sea.
Answer:
Corsica, Sardinia, Cyprus

3) Which was the sea around which many kingdoms were located?
Answer:
Mediterranean sea.

4) What are the territories included under United Kingdom?
Answer:
Scotland, Wales, Ireland and England.

Section – IV (5 × 8 = 40 M)

Note:
1) Answer all the question
2) Each question carries 8 marks
3) Each question has an internal choice
4) in question No. 33 both A and B (India map and World map) should be answered separately.

Question 29.
A) How is it possible that an area or region has ample water resources but it still iaces water scarcity?
Answer:
i) Water scarcity is due to bad quality of water.

ii) Much of the ample water is being polluted by domestic and industrial wastes, chemicals, pesticides and fertilisers; thus making it hazardous for human use.

iii) Water scarcity is an outcome of the following factors:
a) Large and growing population.
b) Consequent greater demands for water.
c) Unequal access to it.
Example:
In big cities, rich and middle classes have more water consumption as compared to poor people living in colonies or in villages.

iv) To facilitate higher food grain production, water resources are over exploited to expand irrigat-ed areas and dry season agriculture.

v) These days most of the farmers have their own wells and tube welis in their farms for irrigation to increase their products.
a) It leads to a fall in ground water levels, adversely affecting water availability and food security of the people.
b) Industrialisation and urbanisation also caused water scarcity.

(OR)
B) Read the following paragraph and comment.
Vinoba Bhave was one of the votaries of Gandhi’s concept of gram Swarajya. After Gandhiji’s martyrdom, Vinoba Bhave undertook Padyatra to spread Gandhiji’s message covered almost the entire country. Once, when he was delivering a lecture at Pochampaiti in Andhra Pradesh, some poor landless villagers demanded some land for their economic well-being. Vinoba Bhave could not promise it to them immediately but assured therh to talk to the Government of India regarding provision of land for them if they undertook cooperative farming.
Answer:

1. The passage explains the hurdles of landless peasants.
2. In India, maximum lands are in the hands of a few and most of the peasants are without lands.
3. Gandhiji opined that Gram Swarajya is possible only when the poor peasants are happy with self sufficiency.
4. Virroba Bhave’s commitment to Gandhian principles, particularly Satyagraha and the concept of Gram Swarajya, was evident in his padyatra across the country after Gandhi’s martyrdom.
5. During a lecture in Pochampalli, Andhra Pradesh, when landless villagers sought immediate land for economic well-being, Bhave couldn’t promise it but assured to engage with the Indian ’ Government on their behalf.
6. His suggestion for cooperative farming showcased a pragmatic approach aligned with Gandhi¬an ideals.
7. It emphasized community cooperation for sustainable progress.

Question 30.
A) Describe the role of Alluri Sitarama Raju in Andhra Pradesh during 1920s.
Answer:
Role of Alluri Sitarama Raju in the Gudem Hills of Andhra Pradesh.

1. Alluri Sitarama Raju claimed that he had a variety of special powers like making astrological predictions, healing people and surviving bullet shots.
2. The rebels proclaimed him as an incarnation of God.
3. Raju was inspired by Gandhiji’s Non-Cooperation Movement.
4. He persuaded people to wear khadi and give up drinking.
5. But at the same time, he asserted that India could be liberated only by the use of force, not non-violence.
6. He used guerrilla warfare for achieving swaraj.

B) Observe the table and answer the following questions.
Printing in the World

Year	Important Events
AD 594 onwards	Printing in China by rubbing paper against the inked surface of woodblocks.
768-770	Buddhist missionaries from China introduced hand printing technology into Japan.
11th century	Paper reached Europe from China. –
1295	Marco Polo brought woodblock printing technology to Europe from China.
1448	Johann Gutenberg Invented the printing press.
1500	Printing presses were set up in most countries of Europe.
1508	Erasmus, a Latin scholar and a Catholic reformer wrote in Adages.
1517	Martin Luther wrote ‘Ninety Five Theses’
1558	The Roman Church began maintaining an index of Prohibited Books.

1. What was the printing technology used by China in 594 AD?
Answer:
Printing was done using rubbing paper against the inked surface of woodblocks.

2. When did handprinting technology enter Japan?
Answer:
768-770 AD.

3. What is the main intention of Martin Luther’s Ninety Five Theses?
Answer:
i) Questioning the authority of the paper.
ii) Advocating for a return to the teachings of the Bible as the ultimate authority in matters of faith.

4. What is the purpose behind maintaining an index of prohibited books?
Answer:
Troubled by the effects of the reading of books and Questioning of faith, The Roman Catholic Church began maintaining a list of books that were prohibited.

Question 31.
A) Look at the map and answer the questions.

1. What country is shown in the map?
Answer:
Sri Lanka

2. What is shown with image
Answer:
The areas with Muslim communities

3. What does the zone shown with ‘B’ represent?
Answer:
Indian Tamils

4. What letter zone represents Tamils born in Sri Lanka?
Answer:
A

5. Who occupy the major part of Sri Lanka?
Answer:
Sinhalese

6. Who are more in Colombo?
Answer:
Sri Lankan Tamils

7. What is the executive capital of Sri Lanka?
Answer:
Colombo

8. Who are more in Batticaloa?
Answer:
Muslims

B) Explain any five major functions of the political parties.
Answer:
Political parties perform a series of functions in our democracy. These are

1. Parties contest elections. By winning the election, political party can form the government. Sometimes more than two parties form coalition and form the government.
2. Parties put forward different policies and programmes and the voters choose from them.
3. Parties play a decisive role in making laws for our country by making debate and passing law for people.
4. Parties form and run government by recruiting leaders, train them ånd make them ministers to run the government.
5. Parties shape public opinion by raising and highlighting important issues.
6. Those parties that lose in the elections play the role of opposition to the parties in power by criticising government for its failures or wrong policies.
7. Parties provide people access to government machinery and welfare schemes implemented by governments. Parties have to be responsive to people’s needs and demands otherwise people can reject those parties in the next elections.

Question 32.
A)Compare and contrast working conditions in organised and unorganised sectors.
Answer:
Comparison of working conditions in the organised and unorganised sectors is tabulated below

Organised Sector	Unorganised Sector
They work for a fixed number of hours everyday. They get doing work is a weekly off day. In case, extra time for required, they are paid for it at double the normal rate.	There are no fixed working hours. Usually, they work longer than those in the organised sector. Many times weekly off may not be given due to urgent work. Overtime payment is usually not given.
They get salary on monthly basis, usually on a fixed day every month. There is no deduction for the weekly off. Absence from work can be adjusted against leave due to an em ployee, so that no salary deduction is there.	Salary is paid on daily wage basis. Salary is not paid for any absence from work. In many such jobs like in shops, weekly off is not given.
An appointment letter is given at the time of employment, stating all the terms and conditions of work. So, there is job security.	No appointment letter is given. So, they can lose their employment without being given any advance notice. So, there is no job security.
The employees get benefits like provident fund, gratuity, medical benefits, etc.	There is no such provision in unorganised sec¬tor for any benefit.
For example, a worker in a large factory, a Lclerklnottice,adoctor in a hospital, etc.	For example, a daily wage labourer, worker/ helper in a shop, a handloom weaver, etc.

(OR)
B) Explain the role of Self-Help Groups (SHGs) in rural society.
Answer:

1. The idea is to organise rural poor, in particular women, into small Self Help Groups (SHGs) and pool (collect) their savings.
2. A typical SHG has 1520 members, usually belonging to one neighbourhood who meet and save regularly. Saving per member varies from Rs. 25 to Rs. 100 or more, depending on the ability of the people to save.
3. Members can take email loans from the group itself to meet their needs
4. The group charges interest on these loans but this is still less than what the moneylender charges
5. After a year or two, if the group Is regular In savings It become. eligible for availing loan from the bank.
6. Loan Is sanctioned in the name of the group and is meant to create sell-employment opportu-nities for the members.
7. Small loans are provIded to the members for releasing mortgag.d land, for meeting working capital needs.
8. Moat of the Important decisions regarding the savings and loan activities are taken by the group members
9. The group decides as regards the loans to be granted  the purpose amount interest to be charged repayment schedule etc  Also, It 15 the group which is responsible for the repayment of the loan.
10. Any case of non-repayment of a loan by any one member is followed up seriously by other members In the group.

Question 33.
A) Locate the following on the outline map of India.

i) The state where Corbett National park is located and Chipko movement took place.
Answer:
Uttarakhand

ii) The state where Sunderbans National park is located.
Answer:
West Bengal

iii) The state where Bandhavgarh National park is located.
Answer:
Madhya Pradesh

iv) The state where Sariska Wildlife Sanctuary is located.
Answer:
Rajasthan

(OR)
i) Kalinga (Odisha)
ii) Nagarjuna Konda (Andhra Pradesh)
iii) Bennur (Karnataka)
iv) Kolhapur (Maharashtra)