Goa Board Class 10 Question Paper 2025 History & Political Science

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Time : 3 Hours HISTORY AND POLITICAL SCIENCE (E)

(CWSN)

Subject Code

S 1 0 1 6

Total No. of Questions : 56 (Printed Pages : 20) Maximum Marks : 70

INSTRUCTIONS : (i) This question paper has 56 questions.

(ii) All questions are compulsory.
(iii) The answers are to be entered in the space provided
in the question paper.
(iv) Figures to the right indicate full marks.
* Choose the correct alternative from those given below the statement
and rewrite : 4

1. The first European country in the forefront of geographical discoveries
was .................... .

• France

• England

• Portugal

2. The most useful navigational aid used by the explorers was .................... .

• Mariner’s Compass

• Geographical Maps

• Astrolabe

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3. The explorer who discovered America in 1492 was .................... .

• John Cabot

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco da Gama

4. Merchants from Europe and Asia met to exchange their goods at .............. .

• Amsterdam

• Venice

• London

* Answer the following questions in one sentence each : 4

5. What were the three main aims of the Portuguese explorers ?

6. Who invented the Power Loom ?

7. State the use of the Miners’ Safety Lamp for coal miners. (Any one use)

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8. Name the machine that could spin finer and stronger threads.

* Observe the following picture and answer the questions given

below :

9. Who improvised the Steam Engine ? 1

10. State any one merit (advantage) of the improvised Steam Engine. 1

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* Answer the following questions in two sentences each : 4

11. How was the family adversely (badly) affected in the post-industrialised
society ?
12. What role did newspapers play in the colonies, especially in India ?
* Match the following personalities in column A with their work in
column B and write the capital letter against the numerical in
column C : 4
Sr. Column A Column B Column C
No.
13. King George III (A) Leader of the .........................
Jacobins
14. Montesquieu (B) Surrendered with his .........................
British army
15. Robespierre (C) Rejected the Olive .........................
Branch Petition
16. Lord Cornwallis (D) Theory of Separation .........................
of Powers

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* Answer the following questions in one sentence each : 4

17. Name the prison which was regarded as the symbol of French Monarchy.

18. Which rights did the Colonists declare at the First Continental Congress
in 1774 ?

19. Name the dynasty which ruled France before the revolution.

20. Which was the last American colony acquired by England ?

* Give two reasons for the following statements : 4

21. The Colonial people passed a resolution of “No Taxation Without
Representation.”

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Or

21. The Declaration of Independence is said to be one of the 'noblest' documents

in the history of mankind.

22. The rule of Louis XVI was based on inequality.

Or

22. The French Empire was going through a financial crisis on the eve of the

French Revolution.

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* Words in Column B bear a particular relationship to the words

in Column A. Write in Column D words bearing a similar

relationship to those in Column C : 4

Sr. Column A Column B Column C Column D

No.

23. T.B. Cunha Portugal P.P. Shirodkar ..........................

24. First President Dr. Rajendra First Prime ..........................

of India Prasad Minister of

India

25. National Londa Goa Action ..........................

Congress Goa Committee

26. Partition of Lord Partition of ..........................

India Mountbatten Bengal

* Answer the following questions in one sentence each : 3

27. Name any one newspaper started by Bal Gangadhar Tilak.

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28. With which slogan did the people greet Dr. Lohia on 18 June 1946 ?

29. What was the objective of the Goa Vimochan Samiti ?

* Read the following slogan and answer the following question : 1

“Chalo Delhi”

30. Name the National leader who inspired people with this slogan.

* Answer the following questions in two sentences each : 4

31. Why did Gandhiji call off the Non-Cooperation Movement in 1922 ?

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Or

31. Why was the Simon Commission greeted with the slogan ‘Simon Go Back’ ?

32. Why is Dr. T.B. Cunha rightly called the 'Father of Goa's Freedom Struggle ?

Or

32. How did the Portuguese obstruct the Satyagraha of 1954 ?

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* Match the following officials in column A with their powers in

column B and write the capital letter against the numerical in

column C : 4

Sr. Column A Column B Column C

No.

33. Speaker (A) Symbol of the nation .............................

34. President (B) Presides over the .............................

Lok Sabha

35. Prime Minister (C) Ex-officio Chairman .............................

of the Rajya Sabha

36. Vice-President (D) Can be appointed as .............................

ad-Hoc judge

(E) Heads the Council

of Ministers

* Answer the following questions in one sentence each : 2

37. How many members of the Anglo-Indian Community may the President

nominate to the Lok Sabha ?

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38. Who appoints the Prime Minister ?

* Give two reasons for the following statements : 4

39. The Speaker of the Lok Sabha enjoys an important position.

Or

39. Lok Sabha is called the popular house.

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40. The President of India enjoys military powers.

Or

40. The Prime Minister plays a very significant and highly crucial role in the

politico-administrative system of the country.

* Choose the correct alternative from those given below the statement

and rewrite : 4

41. The State Cabinet meetings are presided over by the ...................... .

• Governor

• President

• Chief Minister

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42. The Goa State Legislative Assembly complex is located at ................... .

• Margao

• Mapusa

• Porvorim

43. The Governor of a State is appointed by the .................... .

• President

• Chief Minister

• Prime Minister

44. Goa acquired Statehood on ....................... .

• 15 August 1947

• 19 December 1961

• 30 May 1987

* Answer the following questions in one sentence each : 6

45. Which is the highest court of Law in India ?

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46. What is the tenure (term) of the Municipal Council ?

47. Who is the head of the Municipal Corporation of the City of Panaji ?

48. Name the court set up to dispose off the backlog of the number of cases in

Goa.

49. What age must a person complete to become a member of the Vidhan

Sabha ?

50. Who has the power to issue Ordinances in the State ?

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* Answer the following questions in two sentences each : 6

51. Which taxes can the Panchayat levy ? (any two)

52. What are the qualifications required for the Governor of a State ? (any two)

53. State any two discretionary functions of Municipalities.

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* Give two reasons for each of the following statements : 6

54. The Council of Ministers plays a very important role in a state.

55. The Supreme Court is called a Court of Record.

56. An independent and impartial Judiciary is needed in a democratic system.

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