Suyash Classes

Date : 30-01-2024 STD 10 Social Studies Total Marks : 36

History and Political science

Question : 1

* Choose the correct option from the given options and complete the [7]
sentences.
1. According to ………………….., one should never accept anything as the truth till all the
doubts are solved.
(A) Rene Descartes (B) Karl Marx
(C) Voltaire (D) Herodotus

Ans. : Rene Descartes.

2. Every year the …………………………. festival is held in Pune.
(A) Kala Ghoda (B) Gunidas (C) Savai Gandharva (D) Gharapuri

Ans. : Savai Gandharva

3. The two main branches of the Indian classical music are ………………………… .
(A) Folk music and (B) Dadraa and (C) Bhajans and (D) Hindustani music
Vocal Thumri Qawwalis and Carnatic music

Ans. : Hindustani music and Carnatic music

4. was the first woman producer of: Marathi movies.
(A) Kamalabai (B) Devika Rani (C) Amirbai Karnataki (D) Kanandevi
Mangarulkar

Ans. : Kamalabai Mangarulkar.

5. Choose the correct option from the given options and complete the sentence.
Constituencies are created by _________ committee of the Election Commission.
Selection
Delimitation
Voting
Timetable

Ans. : Delimitation
Constituencies are created by the Delimitation committee of the Election
Commission and it doesn’t succumb to any pressure while restructuring the
constituencies.
6. Choose the correct option from the given options and complete the sentence.
Justice Party a non-Brahmin movement was transformed into _______ Political Party.
Assam Gan Parishad

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 Shiv Sena
Dravid Munnetra Kazhagam
Jammu and Kashmir National Conference

Ans. : Justice Party a non-Brahmin movement was transformed into Dravid

Munnetra Kazhagam Political Party.
7. Choose the correct option from the given options and complete the sentence.
_______ is known as ‘Waterman of India’.
Dr. Rajendrasinh Rana
Medha Patkar
Anna Hazare
Disha Ravi

Ans. : Dr. Rajendrasinh Rana is known as the ‘Waterman of India’.

* Identify the wrong pair in the following and rewrite. [4]

8.
Historian Country
(1) Herodotus Greece
(2) Simone de Beauvoir Germany

(3) Michel Foucault France

(4) Rene Descartes France

Ans. : Wrong pair: Simone de Beauvoir Germany.

9.
Work Scholars
(1) Bharat Itihas Samshodhak Manda (a) V. K. Rajwade
(2) Asiatic Society (b) Sir William Jones

(3) Inspiration for Nationalistic

(c) Vishnushastri Chiplunkar
historiography
(4) Discovery of Harappan Civilization (d) James Mill

Ans. : Wrong pair: Discovery of Harappan CIvilization – James Mill.

10.
Work Saint
(1) Gave momentum to the Bhakti
Saint Kabir
movement in Gujarat

(2) First Keertankar of Maharashtra Saint Namdev

(3) Popularised Khanjiri Bhajan Saint Tukdoji Maharaj

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 (4) Tradition of Rashtriya Keertan was
Dattopant Patwardhan
started

Ans. : Wrong Pair: Gave momentum to Bhakti movement in Gujarat — Saint Kabir
11.
(1) First Cartographer who made world
Thomas Cook
map
(2) First European discoverer Benjamin of Tudela

(3) Italian traveller who introduced China

Marco Polo
to Europe
(4) Traveller who travelled extensively in
Ibn Batuta
Islamic world

Ans. : Wrong Pair: First Cartographer who made world map – Thomas Cook

* Complete the sentences by choosing the correct option [1]

12. The first elections in India were held in
(A) 1948-49 (B) 1949-50 (C) 1950-51 (D) 1951-52
Ans. : 1951-52

* Are the following sentences right or wrong [1]

13. State whether the following statement is true or false. Give reasons for your answer.
The Green revolution divided the farmers into rich farmers and poor farmers.
True
False

Ans. : The Green revolution divided the farmers into rich farmers and poor farmers.
The above statement is True.
Reasons:
1. The Green Revolution was aimed at increasing agricultural production and achieving
self-sufficiency in food grains.
2. However, it did not benefit poor farmers.
Thus, it created a divide between the rich and poor farmers.

OR
* State whether the following statement is true or false. Give a reason for your answer.
Shiromani Akali Dal is a national party.
True
False

Ans. : Shiromani Akali Dal is a national party.

The above statement is False.

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 Reasons:
1. Shiromani Akali Dal is an important regional party, established in 1920, in Punjab. Its
objective is to cultivate religious and regional identity. It has assumed power in
Punjab for many years.
2. Also, it does not fulfil the criteria prescribed by the Election Commission to be
recognised as a national party.
Hence, Shiromani Akali Dal is a regional party and not a national party.

OR
* State whether the following statement is true or false. Give a reason for your answer.
The facility of VVPAT in EVM machines ensures to stop malpractices in elections.
True
False

Ans. : The facility of VVPAT in EVM machines ensures to stop malpractices in

elections.
The above statement is True.
Reasons:
1. An expert committee established on 8th October 2010 by-election commission
decided to add the Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) in EVM machine.
2. This facility enables voters to easily verify whether the vote casted by them is
registered properly or not.
Therefore, VVPAT in EVM machines ends malpractices in the election.

OR
* State whether the following statement is true or false. Give a reason for your answer.
Decentralization of power is central to democratic government.
True
False

Ans. : The above statement is True.

Reasons:
1. Decentralisation controls the misuse of power.
2. It also creates opportunities for the common people to participate in the working of
the government.
Therefore, decentralization power is central to democratic government.

Question : 2

* Complete the following concept chart/map [2]

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* Write short notes [2]

2. Write short notes :
Recognition to Political Parties :

Ans. :
India has a multi-party system with recognition accorded to national, state and
regional level parties by the Election Commission.
Their recognition depends on the voting percentage received by them in the
assembly elections and number of elected representatives of their party.
If any party does not fulfill these criteria, its recognition is cancelled.
The Election Commission allots appropriate symbols to parties and independent
candidates. All political parties should have recognition of the Election Commission.

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* Party System:

Ans. :
1. If one party remains in power in a country for a long period and no other party has
any kind of influence the party system it is called ‘One- Party System’.
2. When there are two equally strong parties which alternatively come to power. It is
called ‘Two-Party System’.
3. In a country where many political parties exist and compete with each other to
capture power and have more or less influence in different states is called ‘Multi-
Party System’.
4. Democracy develops in Multi-Party System.
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* Communalism and Terrorism:

Ans. :
Communalism and Terrorism causes great harm to nation. Communalism emerges
out of narrow religious pride.

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 Increasing communalism triggers religious conflict in the country. Religious conflict
hampers social stability.
Society gets divided on communal lines. Communalism gives rise to terrorism.
People’s participation in democratic process in reduced to a great extent due to
terrorism.
It causes great damage to our nation.

* Write short notes on [2]

3. Bharatvarshiya Prachin Aitihasik Kosh:

Ans. :
Raghunath Bhaskar Godbole wrote Bharatvarshiya Prachin Aitihasik Kosh.
It is the first dictionary of Biography in Indian regional language.
We get information on Manu and many ancient personalities from Mahabharat.
We come to know about legendary people who lived in Bharatvarsha and were
renowned.
Information about their women, their sons, religions, lands, capitals, mountains and
rivers.
Which flowed in their land their entire history is given in this encyclopaedia.
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* Indigenous Games:

Ans. :
1. The games which have their origin in India and are an important part of Indian
culture are indigenous games.
2. They are of two types – ‘Indoor Games’ and ‘Outdoor Games’. Indoor Games are
played within a closed environment and a number of them are played by sitting at
one place. Chess, card games, dice, carrom, etc. are indigenous indoor games.
3. An open space or preferably a playground is required to play outdoor games.
Kabaddi, Atyapatya, Kho-kho etc. are indigenous outdoor games.
4. The special feature of indigenous games is that they do not require high cost
material and hence are less expensive. Phugadi, Zimma, Bhatukali are some of the
indigenous games played by girls. In modern times, all national and international
games are played by both girls and boys.
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* Preservation of cultural heritage of India:

Ans. : Conservation and preservation of India’s cultural heritage is done at different

levels:
1. Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is an important body of Indian government
which mainly does the work of conservation and preservation along with State
Departments of Archaeology.
2. INTACH (Indiqn National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage) is actively working in
this field.

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 3. Local self-government bodies, social institutions all over India, people who have
love for history are seen involved in the work of preservation of our heritage.
4. The work of conservation and preservation of cultural and natural heritage requires
participation of experts from various fields as well as local people.

Question : 3

* Explain the following statements with its reason. [2]

1. It is necessary to preserve and conserve our natural and cultural heritage.

Ans. :
The visible and invisible relics of the past exist in the present.
They represent the thought and traditions of our ancestors.
We nurture some kind of curiosity and attraction towards them.
The history of our heritage links us with our origin.
Therefore, it becomes necessary to preserve and conserve for our future benefit
as well as for the benefit of future generations.

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* Explain the following with its reason.
Bakhar is an important type of historical documents.

Ans. :
Indian historians trained in the British educational system showed an inclination to
restore the self-esteem of Indians They started writing Nationalistic historiography.
Historians from the different regions of India criticised the prejudiced history of
India written by the British officers.
Their attention was drawn towards geographic conditions and history of different
regions of India.
The nationalistic historiography helped in triggering the independence movement.
It provided a momentum to the writing of regional histories for e.g.
Nationalistic writings in Maharashtra were inspired by Vishnu Shastri Chiplunkar.
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* Globalisation has influenced sports.

Ans. :
1. No sport is limited to any one country. Television and other media channels telecast
matches widening the reach of sports in all comejcs, of the world.
2. International competition Asiad, Paralympics, Cricket Wc watched by people
irrespective r
part of the world.
3. World Cup matches of cricket, hockey and football are held.
4. No country has a monopoly on any sport which means that globalisation has
influenced sports

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* Encyclopaedia and history are related.

Ans. :
Encyclopaedias contain information about personalities, events and ancient cultures.
In order to gather information it is essential to take the help of history,
The common factors between an encyclopaedia and history are objectivity and
authenticity.
Research scholars of history need to refer to encyclopaedias to find information on
events, personalities, concept, places, etc. as encyclopaedias are created with the
help of history. Hence encyclopaedia and history are related.

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* In historical research, it may not be possible to use the method of experiments and
observation.
Ans. :
1. In physical and natural sciences, experiment and observation method is used to
establish laws that remain true irrespective of the time and space.
2. These laws can be tested and proved again and again.
3. In historical research, the events had already taken place in the past and we were
not present in the historical time and space.
4. Moreover, these events cannot be recreated in the present time and space. Hence,
experiment and observation method may not be used in historical research.

Question : 4

* Read the following extract and answer the questions below. [4]
1. The earliest museum (6th century B.C.E.) in the world was during discovered the
excavations at the city of 'Ur' in Mesopotamia. The excavations were conducted by Sir
Leonard Woolley (1922-1934). This museum was built by the princess of Mesopotamia.
Her name was Ennigaldi. She herself was the curator of the museum.
A noteworthy feature of the that museum is the clay tablets inscribed with the
descriptions of exhibited artefacts.

1.Who built this museum?

2.Where was the earliest museum in the world discovered? Who discovered it?
3.What is a noteworthy feature of this museum?

Ans. : 1. This museum was built by Ennigaldi, the princess of Mesopotamia.

2. The earliest museum in the world was discovered in the city of ‘Ur’ in
Mesopotamia. It was discovered by Leonard Woolley.
3. A noteworthy feature of this museum is the clay tablets inscribed with the
descriptions of exhibited artefacts.

Question : 5

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* Answer the following questions in details. [3]
1. Explain Karl Marx’s ‘Class Theory’.

Ans. : In the latter part of nineteenth century, German thinker, Karl Marx put
forward ‘Class Theory’ in his book ‘Das Kapital’.
According to him:
1. History i not about abstract ideas but living people. The fullillment of basic needs of
people depends on the nature of prevalent means of production and the ownership.
2. All the different strata of the society do not get equal access to these means of
production which causes the division of the society into classes. It rešults into class
struggle.
3. The class which owns means of production $ economically exploits the rest of the
classes. Human history, according to him, is the history of class struggle.
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* Find out the cultural heritage sites located in Maharashtra and write their names.

Ans. : The following places in Maharashtra are included in the list of cultural
heritage sites declared by UNESCO:
Ajanta Caves
Verul (Ellora) Caves and Kailas Temple
Elephanta Caves
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, Mumbai.
Many forts like the Raigad, Devgiri, Janjira and Sindhudurg are part of the cultural
heritage Of Maharashtra though they are not included in the list.

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* Observe the picture and write information about the event it is related to:

Ans. :
1. This picture is the logo of the modern Olympic Games. The five interlocked rings
represent the five continents of the world.
2. The rings coloured blue, yellow, black, green and red on a white field are known as
the ‘Olympic rings’. The symbol was originally designed in 1912 by Pierre de
Coubertin.
3. Olympic rings are the symbol of games which were first played in the ancient city of
Olympia. They were held after every four years.

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 4. The ancient Olympics had fewer events than the modern games and only Greek men
were allowed to participate. Events such as Horse and Chariot race, Footrace,
Wrestling, Boxing, Discus Throw, Pentathlon were held.
5. The Greeks standardised rules of the sports were laid which was helpful to organise
the games systematically.
6. The modern Olympic games are also held every four years. It is a great honour for
sportspersons to participate and win the Olympic medals.

Question : 7

* Answer the following questions in detail [4]

1. What is Marxist History?

Ans. :
1. In the post-independence era, new trends emerged in writing Indian historiography.
Marxist historiography is prominent among them.
2. Historiography which is based on ideas of Karl Marx is known as Marxist
Historiography. In Marxist Historiography, more importance was given to class
struggles.
3. Marxist Historiography reflects concerns for means and modes of production as well
as the industrial relations. These became centre of writings of the Marxist historians.
4. How every social event affects the life of people was analysed and it became the
theme of Marxist historians Marxist historians studied the transitions that took place
in the caste system.
5. Notable Indian historians who adopted Marxist ideologies were Damodar Kosambi,
Comrade Shripad Dange, Sharad Patil and Ram Sharan Sharma.
6. Their writings reflected Marxist ideology. Comrade Dange was the founder member
of the Indian Communist Party
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* What steps are taken to preserve written sources?

Ans. : Written sources have great importance in the writing of history. To preserve
written sources we need –
To collect old books, historical books, pictures, photographs, copper plates,
manuscripts and official records and edit them.
To decide upon the historical values of collected documents.
To exhibit the selected documents.
To publish edited documents and research reports.
To complete necessary chemical and mechanical process of cleaning for conserving
and preserving the documents.

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* Observe the illustration of Warli painting and write about:
(a) Depiction of nature
(b) Drawings of human figures
(c) Depiction of occupations

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 (d) Houses

Ans. :

The traditions of Warli painting and Pingul or Chitra Katha in Maharashtra are
among the finest examples of folk style of paintings. Divya Somya Mashe, the artist
in Thane district has played a great role in making the Warli style of paintings very
popular. He has been honored with a number of national and international awards
for his paintings. In the year 2011, he was awarded ‘Padmashree’.
Name of the painting tradition:
This picture is from Warli tradition.
Nature’s description:
Artist has sketched trees, leaves and shrubs in the picture. A fish is also drawn.
Sketch of human activities:
Women dancing in a circular pattern is also sketched in the picture.
Designing features:
Pictures of men, women and children are sketched. Warli paintings do not portray
the exact objects but only a sketch. Human figures are drawn with the help of a
triangle, circle and square which are placed at the tip.

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* Write short notes:
Karl Marx:

Ans. :
 1. Karl Marx was a German thinker in the nineteenth century. He wrote the world
famous treatise Das Kapital’. According to him, history was not about abstract ideas
but about living people.
2. He believed that human relationships are shaped by the fundamental needs of
people and the ownership of prevalent ineczns of production to meet those needs.
3. He stated that unequal accessibility to the means of production creates à division in
socièty leading to class struggle. His theory of class struggle is considered significant
all over the world.
4. According to Marx, human history is the history of class struggle because the class
which owns the means of production economically exploits the rest of the classes.

Question : 8

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Question : 9

* Anwer in brief [2]

1. What challenges are faced at global level by democracy?
 Ans. : The following challenges are faced by democracy at global level:
Many democratic countries in the world face the threat of military regime.
It becomes important to propagate democracy which safeguards people’s rights and
freedom.
All-inclusive democracy is real democracy which should be adopted and practised
instead of adopting just political form of democracy.

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* Which issues were taken up by the women’s movement after independence?

Ans. : Many issues were taken up by the women’s movement for welfare of the
women after independence. Some are:
Health and education of women
financial independence
Social security
To be treated as human beings and have a status and prestige.
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