Goa Board Class 10 Question Paper Mar 2019 Social Science I History and Civics English

2019 IV 04 0930 Seat No.

Time : 1½ Hours SOCIAL SCIENCE-I (E)

(History and Civics)

Subject Code

S 0 1 1 A

Total No. of Questions : 4 (Printed Pages : 7) Maximum Marks : 40

INSTRUCTION : (i) Answer each question on a fresh page.

(ii) Write the number of the questions and sub-questions

clearly.

(iii) All questions are compulsory.

(iv) Figures to the right indicate full marks.

1. (A) Under each statement three alternatives (A, B, C) are given. Select

the most appropriate alternative and write the capital letters against

the numericals : 2

(i) The Mariner’s Compass was put to use in the ...............................

(A) 15th Century

(B) 16th Century

(C) 17th Century

(ii) A commercial highway of the Medieval Ages was ............................

(A) Indian Ocean

(B) Atlantic Ocean

(C) Mediterranean Sea

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(iii) The first railway line in India was laid by ...............................

(A) Lord Curzon

(B) Lord Dalhousie

(C) Lord Irwin

(iv) Jethro Tull invented the ...............................

(A) Telephone

(B) Safety Lamp

(C) Seed Drill

(B) Answer the following questions in one sentence each : 2

(i) Which was the first European country to begin with geographical

explorations ?

(ii) Name a female author whose novel depicted the changing role of

women in the society.

(C) Answer any one of the following questions in two sentences : 2

(i) State the factors that provided a perennial source of Labour to

England for her growing industries.

(ii) What was the impact of the Industrial Revolution on

England ?

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(D) Answer any one of the following questions in four sentences : 4

(i) How did the Seven Years War lead to dissent in the American

colonies ?

(ii) Why was the American Revolution considered to be a significant

event ?

2. (A) In Column ‘A’ are listed certain personalities and in Column ‘B’ are

certain statements. Match the columns correctly and write capital

letters against the numericals : 2

Column ‘A’ Column ‘B’

(i) Napoleon (A) Ruler of France

(ii) Marie Antoinette (B) Prime Minister of Piedmont

(iii) Mazzini (C) First Consul

(iv) Count Cavour (D) Italy for Italians

(E) Wife of Louis XVI

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(B) Answer the following questions in one sentence each : 2

(i) Which were the privileged classes in France ?

(ii) What title did Victor Emmanuel II assume in 1861 ?

(C) Give two reasons for each of the following : 6

(i) Frederick William IV refused the request of the National

Assembly.

(ii) The members of the Simon Commission were greeted with the

slogan ‘Simon Go Back’.

(iii) The Congress rejected the Cripps Mission Plan.

3. (A) The words in Column ‘B’ bear a particular relationship to the words in

Column ‘A’. Write in Column ‘D’ the words bearing the similar

relationship to those in Column ‘C’ using the numericals : 2

Sr. No. A B C D

(i) Tilak Kesari Aurobindo Ghosh —

(ii) Non-cooperation 1920 Quit India —

Movement Movement

(iii) P.P. Shirodkar Angola Divakar Kakodkar —

(iv) Mumbai Gomantak Poona —

Praja Mandal

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(B) Answer the following questions in one sentence each : 4

(i) What was the military operation launched against the

Portuguese in Goa called ?

(ii) How many members can the President nominate to the

Lok Sabha ?

(iii) Who elects the members of the Rajya Sabha ?

(iv) Which house of the Parliament is also called ‘Council of States’ ?

(C) Answer each of the following questions in two sentences each : 4

(i) How were the Goans suppressed under the rule of Dr. Salazar ?

(ii) State the Military Powers of the President.

4. (A) Under each question three options (A, B, C) are given. Select the

most appropriate option and write the capital letters against the

numericals : 2

(i) Who is the Constitutional Head of a State ?

(A) Governor

(B) Chief Minister

(C) Speaker

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(ii) Where is the Goa State Legislative Assembly complex located ?

(A) Margao

(B) Porvorim

(C) Panaji

(iii) Who presides over the meetings of the Gram Sabha ?

(A) Secretary

(B) Sarpanch

(C) Chairman

(iv) How many Zilla Panchayats does Goa have ?

(A) 11

(B) 6

(C) 2

(B) Answer the following questions in one sentence each : 2

(i) Who headed the military administration in Goa in 1961 ?

(ii) What is a ‘Gram Sabha’ ?

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(C) Give two reasons for any one of the following : 2

(i) Supreme Court has the power to Review its own judgement.

(ii) High Court is declared as the guardian of Fundamental Rights.

(D) Answer the following questions in two sentences each : 4

(i) What power does the Governor have regarding ‘Pardon’ ?

(ii) State the obligatory functions of Municipalities ?

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