Goa Board Class 10 Question Paper Mar 2019 History and Political Science English CWSN

2019 IV 04 0930 Seat No.

Time : 2½ Hours HISTORY AND POLITICAL SCIENCE (E)
(For Children With Special Needs)
Subject Code

S 0 1 6

Total No. of Questions : 5 (Printed Pages : 8) Maximum Marks : 65

INSTRUCTIONS : (i) Answer each question on a fresh page.
(ii) Write the question number and sub-question number
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) America was named after...........................................
(a) John Cabot
(b) Amerigo Vespucci
(c) Christopher Columbus.
(ii) The first European country in the forefront of geographical
discoveries was.........................................
(a) England
(b) Spain
(c) Portugal.
(iii) The most useful navigational aid was the............................... .
(a) Mariner’s Compass
(b) Astrolabe
(c) Geographical Maps.
(iv) The explorer who proved that the earth is round was.................
(a) Bartholomew Dias
(b) Vasco da Gama
(c) Ferdinand Magellan

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(B) Answer the following questions in one sentence each : 5

(1) What were the three main aims of the Portuguese ?

(2) What was the southern tip of Africa later named ?

(3) Who coined the term ‘Industrial Revolution’ ?

(4) Name the machine that separated raw cotton from its seeds.

(5) Where was the first Congress Continental held ?

(C) Observe the following picture and answer the following questions : 2

(Children Working in Cotton Mill)

(1) What happened when children inhaled the fumes and toxins put
out by the factories ?

(2) For how many hours were the children made to work in
factories ?

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(D) Answer the following questions in two sentences each : 6

(1) Why could only the rich class afford to read books and
newspapers in the pre-industrialized society ?

(2) How was the ‘concept of leisure’ transformed by the Industrial
Revolution’ ?

(3) What made the American War of Independence an important
event in world history ?

2. (A) Match the personalities in Column ‘A’ with the statements in Column
‘B’ and write only the capital letters against the respective numericals
in Column ‘C’ : 2

Column ‘A’ Column ‘B’ Column ‘C’

(i) Montesquieu (A) Drafted the Declaration (i) ...............

of American

Independence

(ii) Thomas Jefferson (B) Commander-in-chief

of the colonial army (ii) ...............

(iii) George Washington (C) Theory of Divine

Right of Kings (iii) ..............

(iv) Louis XVI (D) Theory of Separation

of Powers. (iv) .............

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(B) Answer the following questions in one sentence each : 6
(1) What was the main clause of the Stamp Act of 1765 ?
(2) Which event brought the ‘Reign of Terror’ to an end ?
(3) Who comprised the ‘First Estate’ in France ?
(4) Which title was assumed by the King of Prussia in 1871 ?
(5) Which book was considered as the ‘Bible’ of the French
Revolution ?
(6) What was regarded as the symbol of French Monarchy ?
(C) Read the following extract and answer the following questions : 3
‘‘The great questions of the day are not to be solved by speeches and
Parlimentary votes but by blood and iron.’’
(1) Who said the above words ?
(2) When were the above words said ?
(3) Who supported him in the unification of Germany ?
(D) Give two reasons for any two of the following : 4
(1) The revolutionary group of Garibaldi was known as ‘Red
Shirts’ ?

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(2) The secret society of ‘Carbonari’ was formed in Italy.

(3) Cavour saw that Sardinia must be developed internally.

3. (A) The words in Column ‘B’ bear a particular relationship to the words
in Column ‘A’. Write in Column ‘D’ the words bearing similar
relationship to those in Column ‘C’. 2
A B C D
(i) Lokmanya “Swaraj is my Netaji Subhash .............
Tilak Birthright’’ Chandra Bose
(ii) Bipin Chandra New India Aurobindo .............
Pal Ghosh
(iii) 19th December Goa liberation 15th August .............
Day
(iv) Satyagraha of National Congress Satyagraha ............
1954 Goa of 1955
(B) Answer the following questions in one sentence each : 4
(1) Who founded the revolutionary organisation called ‘Abhinav
Bharat’ ?

(2) Why did Gandhiji and his followers march from Sabarmati
Ashram to Dandi ?

(3) Name the military operation of the Indian Government to
liberate Goa from the Portuguese.

(4) Who was rightly regarded as the ‘Father of Goa’s Freedom
Movement’ ?

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(C) Answer the following questions in two sentences each : 4
(1) Why did Tilak start the public celebration of Shivaji festival and
Ganesh festival ?
(2) How did Dr. Salazar prove to be a dictator ?
4. (A) Match Column A with the items in Column B and write only the
capital letter against the numericals in Column C. 2
Column A Column B Column C
(i) President (A) Head of the government (i) ...........
(ii) Prime Minister (B) Conducts meetings of the
Lok Sabha in an orderly
manner (ii) .........
(iii) Vice-President (C) Head of the State (iii) ........
(iv) Speaker (D) Ex-officio Chairman of
the Rajya Sabha (iv) .........
(E) Minister of Independent
Charge
(B) Answer any two of the following questions in one sentence each : 2
(1) How many members can the President nominate to the Rajya
Sabha ?
(2) What is the minimum age limit for becoming a member of the
Lok Sabha ?
(3) What is the primary function of the Legislature ?
(C) Give two reasons for each of the following : 6
(1) The Rajya Sabha is a permanent body.

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(2) The President enjoys military powers.
(3) A system of Cabinet Committees has been introduced in the
government.
5. (A) Under each of the following statements three alternatives (A, B, C)
are given. Select the most appropriate option and write the capital
letters against the numericals : 2
(i) The judges of the Supreme Court are appointed by the
....................................... of India.
(a) President
(b) Prime Minister
(c) Vice-President
(ii) The Supreme Court comprises of the Chief Justice and not more
than............................................judges.
(a) 20
(b) 25
(c) 30
(iii) The Council of Ministers in States are appointed by
the.....................................
(a) Prime Minister
(b) Governor
(c) President
(iv) Goa Legislative Assembly consists of............................members.
(a) 30
(b) 35
(c) 40

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(B) Answer the following questions in one sentence each : 5
(1) State one qualification of a judge of the Supreme Court.
(2) How many members of the Anglo-Indian Community does the
Governor nominate to the Legislative Assembly ?
(3) Where is the Goa State Legislative Assembly Complex
situated ?
(4) Who conducts and supervises elections of local bodies ?
(5) How many Municipal Councils function in the state of Goa ?
(C) Answer the following questions in two sentences each : 6
(1) State two important functions of the Village Panchayats.
(2) Write two financial powers of the State Legislatures.
(3) State two executive powers of the Governor.
(D) Give two reasons for any one of the following : 2
(1) The Superme Court is the custodian and interpreter of the
Constitution.
(2) The Supreme Court is a ‘Court of Record’.

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