Goa Board Class 10 Question Paper June 2019 Social Sience II Geography and Economics English

2019 VI 19 0230 Seat No.

Time : 1½ Hours SOCIAL SCIENCE—II (E)
(Geography & Economics)
Subject Code

S 0 1 1 B
Total No. of Questions : 4 (Printed Pages : 7) 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 number of questions and sub-questions

clearly.

1. (A) Choose and write the most correct answer from the multiple choice given

to you :

(i) Which of the following is an example of a biotic resource ? ½

(a) water

(b) plants

(c) coal

(d) wind

(ii) Which of the following landform is called the store house of

minerals ? ½

(a) mountains

(b) plateaus

(c) plains

(d) islands

(B) Answer the following questions in not more than 15 words each : 2

(i) Write any two examples of rare species.

(ii) ‘‘In Rajasthan many houses construct an underground room

adjoining the Tanka’’. Why ?

(C) Answer the following questions in about 20 to 30 words each : 4

(i) What are the objectives of permanent forest estates ?

(ii) How does a large population lead to the problem of water

scarcity ?

(D) Answer any one of the following questions : 3

(i) Write any three characteristics of Black Soil.

(ii) Explain the various causes of land degradation in the states of

Gujarat, Jharkhand and Orissa.

2. (A) Choose and write the most correct answer from the multiple choice given

to you :

(i) Which of the following states in India is the largest producer

of manganese ? ½

(a) Goa

(b) Rajasthan

(c) Maharashtra

(d) Orissa

(ii) Which of the following is the highest quality hard coal ? ½

(a) Anthracite

(b) Lignite

(c) Bituminous

(d) Peat

(B) Answer the following questions in not more than 15 words each : 2

(i) What is Geo-thermal energy ?

(ii) Write a point of difference between Veins and Lodes.

(C) Answer the following questions in about 20 to 30 words each : 4

(i) How will the use of solar energy help in the conservation of the

environment ?

(ii) Why do doctors advise us to eat Ragi regularly in our diet ?

(D) Answer any one of the following question : 3

(i) What are the technological and institutional reforms introduced

in Indian agriculture ?

(ii) Write any three characteristics of Plantation Agriculture.

3. (A) Choose and write the most correct answer from the multiple choice given

to you :

(i) Which of the following industry uses limestone as a raw

material ? ½

(a) Aluminum

(b) Cement

(c) Fertiliser

(d) Chemical

(ii) Which of the following mode of transport is the fastest and the

most comfortable ? ½

(a) Railways

(b) Roadways

(c) Airways

(d) Waterways

(B) Answer the following questions in not more than 15 words : 3

(i) Why are Border roads important ?

(ii) What are mineral based industries ?

(iii) Why do people from all over the world visit Goa ?

(C) Answer the following questions in not more than 20 to 30 words

each : 4

(i) Wrtie any two major problems faced by roadways in Goa ?

(ii) Why are Cotton Textile Industries concentrated in Maharashtra

and Gujarat ?

(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) Cotton Textile Industry at Surat in Gujarat

(ii) Iron and Steel plant at Vishakhapatanam in Andhra Pradesh.

(iii) Srinagar Software Technology Park in Jammu and Kashmir.

(iv) International Airport at Tiruvanantapuram in Kerala.

4. (A) Match the sectors of economy given in Column ‘A’ with their examples

given in Column ‘B’ and rewrite : 1

Column ‘A’ Column ‘B’

(i) Primary sector (a) Transport

(ii) Secondary sector (b) Forestry

(c) Sugar

(d) Banking

(B) Answer the following questions in not more than 15 words each : 3

(i) Why is total income of a country not a useful measure while

comparing the development of countries ?

(ii) What factor will help more women to take up variety of jobs ?

(iii) Write a point of difference between Private Sector and Public

Sector.

(C) Answer the following questions in not more than 20 to 30 words each

(any two) : 4

(i) How has Information and Communication Technology helped in

globalization ?

(ii) What are the disadvantages of obtaining loans from an informal

source of credit ?

(iii) How does the quasi-judicial machinery of the COPRA function

at the district and state level ?

(D) Study the following data showing the production of food grains of Kharif

and Rabi seasons grown in India for the year 2014 to 2017 and answer

the following questions : 2

Year Kharif Rabi

(in million tonnes) (in million tonnes)

2014 129 128

2015 126 126

2016 125 126

2017 138 135

(i) In which year was the production of Kharif crops the

highest ?

(ii) By how much was the production of Rabi crops more than Kharif

crops in the year 2016 ?