Goa Board Class 10 Question Paper 2022 History and Political Science

2022 XI 23 0230 Seat No.

Time : 2 Hours FIRST-TERM HISTORY AND
POLITICAL SCIENCE (E)
Subject Code (CWSN)

S 1 0 1 6

Total No. of Questions : 40 (Printed Pages : 12) Maximum Marks : 40

INSTRUCTIONS : (i) All questions are compulsory.

(ii) Figures to the right indicate full marks.

(iii) The paper consists of 40 questions. Each question

consists of one mark.

(iv) The questions are in the form of Multiple Choice

Questions (MCQs) with four alternatives (A, B, C, D).

The answer to each question is to be indicated by

darkening the correct alternative in the OMR sheet

provided with the Question Paper.

I. Choose the correct options :

1. In the 13th century, Marco Polo visited the Kingdom of Kublai Khan

in .......................... . 1

(A) England

(B) United States of America

(C) China

(D) France

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2. The machine which was invented by Samuel Crompton was the ............. . 1

(A) Spinning Jenny

(B) Mule

(C) Cotton Gin

(D) Rocket

3. The basic unit of the post-industrialised society was ................... . 1

(A) Family

(B) Wages

(C) Leisure

(D) Health

4. What is the retirement age for the judges of the High Court ? 1

(A) 25 years

(B) 60 years

(C) 62 years

(D) 65 years

5. In France, the entire burden of taxation fell on the .................... . 1

(A) King

(B) First Estate

(C) Second Estate

(D) Third Estate

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6. The Supreme Commander of the Defence Forces in India is the .............. . 1

(A) Prime Minister

(B) President

(C) Auditor General

(D) Attorney General

7. “God, Glory and Gold” were the three aims of .................. . 1

(A) Mesopotamia

(B) France

(C) Spain

(D) Portugal

8. Who administers the oath of office to the President of India ? 1

(A) Chief Justice

(B) Prime Minister

(C) Election Commissioner

(D) Governor of the state

9. How did the Mariner’s Compass help the explorers ? 1

(A) it provided hope to the navigators to travel further

(B) it provided the navigators the direction in which they were sailing

(C) it provided all kinds of financial and non-financial support to the
explorers

(D) it provided an opportunity to make investments

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10. Who is the Ex-Officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha ? 1

(A) Speaker

(B) Deputy Chairman

(C) President

(D) Vice-President

11. The power of the Supreme Court to review laws of the Legislature is
called ................... . 1

(A) Judicial Review

(B) Quo Warranto

(C) Writs

(D) Prohibition

12. The first Railway line was laid down in India in 1853 by .................. . 1

(A) Rowland Hills

(B) George Stephenson

(C) Lord Dalhousie

(D) Abraham Darby

13. The Jacobin leader who began the Reign of Terror in France was ............ . 1

(A) Marie Antoinette

(B) Robespierre

(C) Napoleon Bonaparte

(D) Louis XVI

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14. The Rajya Sabha is also called the ...................... . 1

(A) Lower House

(B) Popular House

(C) House of People

(D) Council of States

15. The reading habit of the people was revolutionized by ................. . 1

(A) The factory system

(B) Leisure

(C) Printing technology

(D) Nationalist leaders

16. The principal channel of communication between the President and the
Council of Ministers is the .................... . 1

(A) Prime Minister

(B) Vice-President

(C) Ambassador

(D) High Commissioner

17. Why did factory owners prefer small children to work in their factories ? 1

(A) because they reduced the burden of manual work

(B) because they often suffered from breathing problems

(C) because their small fingers could easily operate the machines

(D) because they lived in unhygienic conditions

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18. The Theory of Separation of Powers was advocated by .................. . 1

(A) Napoleon Bonaparte

(B) Montesquieu

(C) Voltaire

(D) Rousseau

19. The Declaration of American Independence was drafted on 4th July 1776
by ....................... . 1

(A) John Hancock

(B) King George III

(C) Thomas Jefferson

(D) Lord Cornwallis

20. What is the actual strength of the elected members of the Lok Sabha ? 1

(A) 84 members

(B) 47 members

(C) 245 members

(D) 543 members

21. Legal disputes between the Central Government and the states is
included in ..................... . 1

(A) Appellate jurisdiction

(B) Advisory jurisdiction

(C) Original jurisdiction

(D) Writ jurisdiction

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22. The explorer who landed at Bahamas in 1492 was ................. . 1

(A) Christopher Columbus

(B) John Cabot

(C) Magellan

(D) Bartholomew Dias

23. Newspapers were used to advertise products by .................... . 1

(A) Labourers

(B) Commercial class of traders

(C) Capitalists

(D) Authors

24. The Power Loom speeded up the process of weaving because ............... . 1

(A) a weaver could weave more threads at the same time

(B) it separated raw cotton from its seeds

(C) it would do the work of eight labourers

(D) it was operated with water

25. The First Continental Congress was convened in 1774 at .................. . 1

(A) Lexington

(B) Concord

(C) Boston

(D) Philadelphia

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26. If approved by Parliament, National Emergency shall originally continue
for ..................... . 1

(A) one month

(B) six months

(C) one year

(D) two years

27. What is the normal term of the Lok Sabha ? 1

(A) One year

(B) Two years

(C) Five years

(D) Six years

28. The Commander-in-chief of the Colonial Army was .................... . 1

(A) Amerigo Vespucci

(B) George Washington

(C) John Cabot

(D) Christopher Columbus

29. The country which became famous as the “Workshop of the World”
was .................... . 1

(A) England

(B) India

(C) Japan

(D) United States of America

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30. In 1453, Constantinople fell into the hands of .................... . 1

(A) Henry VII

(B) Prince Henry

(C) Queen Isabella

(D) The Ottoman Turks

31. The Bombay High Court has a regional bench located at .................. . 1

(A) Goa

(B) Chennai

(C) Kolkata

(D) New Delhi

32. The novel “Gitanjali” was written by .................... . 1

(A) Jane Austen

(B) Raja Ram Mohan Roy

(C) Charles Dickens

(D) Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore

33. Who heads the important ministries of the Central Government ? 1

(A) State Governor

(B) Comptroller

(C) Cabinet Ministers

(D) Vice-President

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34. The time immediately following the Question Hour is called .................. . 1

(A) Confidence Motion

(B) Zero Hour

(C) Short Duration Discussion

(D) Adjournment Motion

35. The American Revolution gave birth to the independent country of ........... . 1

(A) England

(B) Italy

(C) Germany

(D) United States of America

36. Courts set up to dispose of the backlog of cases are called .................. . 1

(A) Fast Track Courts

(B) Industrial Tribunals

(C) Motor Vehicles Tribunals

(D) District and Sessions Courts

37. French king Louis XVI considered himself to be the representative
of .................... . 1

(A) The people

(B) God

(C) Aristocrats

(D) Workers

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38. In the year 1764, the British Parliament passed the ................. . 1

(A) Townshend Act

(B) Tea Act

(C) Sugar Act

(D) Stamp Act

39. How was England able to invest in establishing machinery and
buildings ? 1

(A) England was gifted with natural resources

(B) due to increase in population

(C) due to the geographical location of England

(D) due to accumulation of wealth from profits

40. In 1773, colonists threw tea boxes into the sea. This incident is called
the .................. . 1

(A) Boston Tea Party

(B) Continental Congress

(C) Olive Branch Petition

(D) Rule of Law

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2022 XI 23 0230 Seat No.

Time : 2 Hours FIRST-TERM HISTORY AND POLITICAL
SCIENCE (M) (CWSN)
Subject Code

S 1 0 1 8

Total No. of Questions : 40 (Printed Pages : 12) Maximum Marks : 40

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