Board Paper of Class 10 2018 Social Science (SET 1) - Solutions

• Question 1
  Why were big European powers met in Berlin in 1885?
   

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  Why were merchants from towns in Europe began to move countryside in seventeenth and eighteenth centuries?
   

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  Why did Charles Booth, a Liverpool ship owner conduct the first social survey of low skilled workers in the East End of London in 1887? VIEW SOLUTION

• Question 2
  Why did the Roman Catholic Church impose control over publishers and booksellers?
   

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  Why do novels use vernacular? VIEW SOLUTION

• Question 3
  Classify resources on the basis of origin. VIEW SOLUTION

• Question 4
  'A challenge is not just any problem but an opportunity for progress.' Analyse the statement. VIEW SOLUTION

• Question 5
  State any two goals of development other than income. VIEW SOLUTION

• Question 6
  When we produce goods by exploiting natural resoruces, in which category of economic sector such activities come? VIEW SOLUTION

• Question 7
  Give any two examples of informal sector of credit. VIEW SOLUTION

• Question 8
  Describe the impact of 'Rinderpest' on people's livelihoods and local economy in Africa in the 1890s.
   

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  Describe any three major problems faced by Indian cotton weavers in nineteenth
   

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  Describe any three steps taken to clean up London during nineteenth century. VIEW SOLUTION

• Question 9
  "The 'Print Revolution' had transformed the lives of people changing their relationship to information and knowledge." Analyse the statement.
   

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  Distinguish between the themes of 'Pride and Prejudice' and 'Jane Eyre' novels written by Jane Austen and Charlotte Bronte respectively. VIEW SOLUTION

• Question 10
  How has the ever increasing number of industries in India made worse position by exerting pressure on existing fresh water resources? Explain. VIEW SOLUTION

• Question 11
  "Dense and efficient network of transport is a pre-requisite for local and national development." Analyse the statement. VIEW SOLUTION

• Question 12
  Describe any three provisions of amendment made in 'Indian Constitution'  in 1992 for making 'Three-Tier' government more effective and powerful. VIEW SOLUTION

• Question 13
  Explain the three factors that are crucial in deciding the outcome of politics of social divisions. VIEW SOLUTION

• Question 14
  "Secularism is not an ideology of some political parties or persons, but it is one of the foundations of our country." Examine the statement. VIEW SOLUTION

• Question 15
  How is the issue of sustainability important for development? Explain with examples. VIEW SOLUTION

• Question 16
  Distinguish the service conditions of organized sector with that of unorganized sector. VIEW SOLUTION

• Question 17
  Why is cheap and affordable credit important for the country's development? Explain any three reasons. VIEW SOLUTION

• Question 18
  How can consumer awareness be spread among consumers to avoid exploitation in the market place? Explain any three ways. VIEW SOLUTION

• Question 19

  Describe the explosive conditions prevailed in Balkans after 1871 in Europe.

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  Describe the role of different religious groups in the development of anti-colonial feelings in Vietnam.

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• Question 20
  How did Non-Cooperation movement start with participation of middle class people in the cities? Explain its impact on the economic front.

  
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  Why was Congress reluctant to allow women to hold any position of authority within the organisation? How did women participate in Civil Disobedience Movement? Explain. VIEW SOLUTION

• Question 21
  "The Government of India has introduced various institutional and technological reforms to improve agriculture in the 1980s and 1990s." Support this statement with examples.
   

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  Compare 'intensive subsistence farming' with that of 'commercial farming' practiced in India. VIEW SOLUTION

• Question 22
  Why is the economic strength of a country measured by the development of manufacturing industries? Explain with examples. VIEW SOLUTION

• Question 23
  Describe any five major functions of political parties performed in a democracy. VIEW SOLUTION

• Question 24
  "Democracy stands much superior to any other form of government in promoting dignity and freedom of the individual." Justify this statement.

  
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  "Democracies lead to peaceful and harmonious life among citizens." Justify this statement. VIEW SOLUTION

• Question 25
  How has foreign trade been integrating markets of different countries? Explain with examples.

  
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  How do we feel the impact of globalization on our daily life? Explain with examples.

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• Question 26
  (A) Two features a and b are marked on the given political outline map of India.

   Identify these features with the help of the following information and write their correct names on the lines marked near them:

   (a) The place where the Indian National Congress Session was held.
   (b) The place where Gandhiji organized 'Satyagraha' in favour of cotton mill workers.

  
  (B) Locate and label the following with appropriate symbols on the same given outline political map of India.

   (i) Raja Sansi – International Airport
   (ii) Bhadravati – Iron and Steel Plant
   (iii) Software Technology Park of West Bengal

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