Goa Board Class 10 Question Paper Apr 2018 Social Science II History and Political Science English

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2018 IV 09 0930 Seat No. :

Time : 1½ Hours SOCIAL SCIENCE – II (E)
(Geography and Economics)

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Total No. of Questions : 4 (Printed Pages : 4) Maximum Marks : 40

INSTRUCTIONS : i) All questions are compulsory.
ii) Question paper consists of four main questions.
iii) Answer each main question on a new page.
iv) Figures to the right indicate full marks.
v) Write the numbers of questions and sub-questions clearly.

1. A) Choose and write the most correct answer from the multiple choice given to
i) Which one of the following is the main cause of land degradation in
Orissa ? [½]
a) Overgrazing b) Overirrigation
c) Deforestation due to mining d) Intensive cultivation
ii) Which one of the following states has abundance of water resources but
lacks in Infrastructural development ? [½]
a) Punjab b) Arunachal Pradesh
c) Andhra Pradesh d) Uttar Pradesh
B) Answer the following questions in not more than 15 words each. [2]
i) What is the economic importance of the plateau region ?
ii) Name any two activities which caused the greatest damage to the Indian
forest during the Colonial period.
C) Answer the following questions in about 20 to 30 words each. [4]
i) What are the major problems as a result of indiscriminate use of resources ?
ii) How are women more affected than men due to destruction of forest ?

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D) Answer any one of the following questions. [3]
i) Why is it necessary to conserve and manage our water resources ?
ii) With the help of examples show how rainwater harvesting is carried out
in different parts of India ?

2. A) Match the crops in Column A with the largest producing states in Column B
and rewrite : [1]
Column A Column B
I) Groundnut a) Punjab
II) Bajra b) Rajasthan
c) Madhya Pradesh
d) Andhra Pradesh
B) Answer the following questions in not more than 15 words each. [2]
i) Why are a variety of food crops and non-food crops grown in India ?
ii) What should be done to prevent mining from becoming a killer Industry ?
C) Answer the following questions in about 20 to 30 words each. [4]
i) Write two points of distinction between Conventional and Non-conventional
sources of energy.
ii) Why is Petroleum an important energy resource in India ?
D) Answer any one of the following questions. [3]
i) What are the characteristics of Primitive subsistence farming ?
ii) “Today farmers are withdrawing their investment from agriculture”. Why ?

3. A) Choose and write the most correct answer from the multiple choice given to
i) Which one of the following ports was developed soon after Independence
to ease the volume of trade on the Mumbai port ? [½]
a) Paradip b) Kochi c) Kandla d) Tuticorin
ii) Which one of the following industries is an Agro based industry ? [½]
a) Sugar b) Automobile c) Steel d) Aluminium

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B) Answer the following questions in not more than 15 words each. [3]
i) Why is the Iron and Steel industry called a basic industry ?
ii) What is the importance of water transport ?
iii) What is unfavourable balance of trade ?
C) Answer the following questions in about 20 to 30 words each. [4]
i) What are the problems faced by road transportation in Goa ?
ii) Suggest any two ways to reduce industrial pollution of fresh water.
D) Fill in the following details in the outline map of India supplied to you. Prepare
an index of the symbols used by you : [2]
i) Bhilai Iron and Steel Plant in Chhattisgarh.
ii) Srinagar Woollen Textile industry in Jammu and Kashmir.
iii) Vishakhapatnam Port in Andhra Pradesh.
iv) Jaipur Software Technology Park in Rajasthan.

4. A) Choose and write the most correct answer from the multiple choice given to
i) Which one of the following states has the lowest infant mortality rate ? [½]
a) Kerala b) Bihar
c) Gujarat d) Madhya Pradesh
ii) Which one of the following is the most important attribute for comparing
the development of countries ? [½]
a) Health b) Sports c) Population d) Income
B) Answer the following questions in not more than 15 words each. [3]
i) What is average income ?
ii) Why do banks keep a small proportion of their deposits as cash with
themselves ?
iii) Which organization supervises the functioning of the formal sources of
loans ?
C) Answer the following questions in about 20 to 30 words each (any 2). [4]
i) What are the various ways by which consumers are exploited in the
market ?
ii) What has been the positive effect of globalization in India ?
iii) Why do people prefer to work in the organized sector ?
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D) Study the following table showing distribution of slum population in different
areas of Goa (census 2011) and answer the questions that follow :

Sr.No. Areas Number of Slum
Slum population
households

1 Ponda 258 981

2 Vasco 4,974 23,625

3 Margao 265 1,641

i) Which area of Goa has the highest number of slum households ? [1]
ii) By how much was the slum population of Ponda less than that of Margao ? [1]

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