AP Class 10 Model Paper 2025 Social Studies

CLASS 10
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2025

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BLUE PRINT & MODEL PAPER OF SSC PUBLIC EXAMINATIONS FOR THE THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2024 -25 BY THE DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT
EXAMINATION (SSC BOARD) A.P
BLUE PRINT - GEOGRAPHY
TOTAL TOTAL
SNO LESSONS 1M 2M 4M 8M MAP
QUESTIONS MARKS
1 RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT 2 1 3 3
2 FOREST AND WILDLIFE RESOURCES 1 1 4
3 WATER RESOURCES 1 1 8
4 AGRICULTURE 1(IC) 1(IC) (8)
5 MINERALS AND ENERGY RESOURCES 1 1 4
6 MANUFACTUTURING INDUSTRIES 1 1 1 3 4
7 LIFELINES OF NATIONAL ECONOMY 1 2(IC) 1 + 2(IC) 2 + (2)
TOTAL QUESTIONS 3 2 2 1+ 1(IC) 2 + 2(IC) 10 10

TOTAL MARKS 3 4 8 8 + (8) 2 + (2) 25 25

BLUE PRINT - HISTORY
TOTAL TOTAL
SNO LESSONS 1M 2M 4M 8M MAP
QUESTIONS MARKS
1 RISE OF NATIONALISM INEUROPE 1 1 2 5

2 NATIONALISM IN INDIA 1 1 8

3 THE MAKING OF GLOBAL WORLD 2 1 2(IC) 3 + 2(IC) 4 +(2)

4 THE AGE OF INDUSTRIALISATION 1 1 4

5 PRINTCULTURE AND THE MODERN WORLD 1 1(IC) 2 3 + (1IC) 4 +(8)

TOTAL QUESTIONS 3 2 2 1+1(IC) 2+2(IC) 10 10

TOTAL MARKS 3 4 8 8+(8) 2+(2) 25 25

BLUE PRINT - DEMOCRATIC POLITICS
TOTAL TOTAL
SNO LESSONS 1M 2M 4M 8M MAP
QUESTIONS MARKS
1 POWER -SHARING 1 1 8

2 FEDERALISM 2 1 3 4

3 GENDER,RELIGION AND CASTE 1 1 2 6

4 POLITICAL PARTIES 1 1(IC) 2 + 1(IC) 3 + 2(IC) 3 + (1+8)

5 OUTCOMS OF DEMOCRACY 1 1(IC) 1+1(IC) 4

TOTAL QUESTIONS 3 2 2 1+(1 IC) 2 +2( IC) 10 + (3) 10 + (3)

TOTAL MARKS 3 4 8 8+(8) 2 +(2) 25 25

BLUE PRINT - ECONOMICS
TOTAL TOTAL
SNO LESSONS 1M 2M 4M 8M MAP
QUESTIONS MARKS
1 DEVELOPMENT 1 1 2 5

2 SECTORS OF THE INDIAN ECONOMY 1 1 8

3 MONEY AND CREDIT 1(IC) 2+2(IC) 2 + 3(IC) 2 +(8+2)

4 GLOBALISATION AND THE INDIAN ECONOMY 2 1 3 4

5 CONSUMER RIGHTS 1 1 2 6

TOTAL QUESTIONS 3 2 2 1+(1 IC) 2 +2( IC) 10 + (3) 10 + (3)

TOTAL MARKS 3 4 8 8+(8) 2 +(2) 25 25

Note : 1. Map Questions sre unique from all 4 Parts
2. 8 Marks have Internal Choice from the Same text Book.
3. With in the Bracket Number are indicated as Internal Choices

SSC PUBLIC EXAMINATIONS
SOCIAL STUDIES - MARKS DIVISION
TIME : 3.15 Hrs Max Marks :100

1 Mark 2 Mark 4 Mark 8 Mark
Text Book Map
Question Marks Question Marks Question Marks Question Marks
Geography 3 3 2 4 2 8 1 8
History 3 3 2 4 2 8 1 8 8
Polity 3 3 2 4 2 8 1 8 Marks

Economics 3 3 2 4 2 8 1 8
12 12 8 16 8 32 4 32 8

Note: 1. Question No 33 is Unique from all Four Parts
2. Section -IV i.e , 8 Marks Questions having internal Choice from the Same Part.
3. Total No .of Question are 33

SECTION WISE QUSTIONS & MARKS:

SECTION QUESTION NO MARKS

I 01-12 12 X 1 = 12 M

II 13 - 20 8 X 2 = 16 M

III 21 - 28 8 X 4 = 32 M

IV 29 - 33 5 X 8 = 40 M

TOTAL: 33 QUESTIONS 100 MARKS

WEIGHTAGE FOR ACADEMIC STANDARDS:

ACADEMIC STANDARD WEIGHTAGE MARKS

I (CONCEPTUAL UNDERSTANDING) 40% 40

II (INTERPRETATION) 10% 10

III (INFORMATION SKILLS) 15% 15

IV (CURRENT ISSUES) 10% 10

V(MAPPING SKILLS) 15% 15

VI (APPRECIATION & SENSITIVITY) 10% 10

TOTAL: 100% 100 MARKS

BLUE PRINT & MODEL P
BLUE APERS OF SSC PUBLIC EXAMIN
PAPERS ATIONS FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2024-25
EXAMINA
BY THE DIRECTOR OF GO
DIRECTOR VERNMENT EXAMIN
GOVERNMENT ATIONS (SSC BO
EXAMINA ARD), A.P
BOARD), A.P..
21E & 22E

SSC PUBLIC EXAMATIN
EXAMATINATIONS 2024 - 25
TINA
SOCIAL STUDIES
(ENGLISH VERSION)
Time : 3 Hours 15 Minutes Max. Marks : 100

Instructions :
1) In the duration of 3 hours 15 minutes. 15 minutes of time is allotted to read the question paper.
2) All answers shall be written in the answer booklet only
3) Question paper consists of 4 sections and 33 questions.
4) Internal choice is available in section IV only.
5) All answers shall be written neatly and legibly.

SECTION – I (12 × 1 =12)
Note : 1) Answer all the questions.
2) Each question carries 1 mark.
1. Give any two examples for renewable resources.
2. Find the odd one out.
Telugu Desam Party, Janasena party, Bharatiya Janatha Party, Bahujan Samajvadi Party
3. Wind blows loose soil off flat or sloping land known as ............ erosion.
4. One of the following is not an Indian MNC.
Honda, Tata Motors, Ranbaxy, Infosys
5. Tax on import : Trade barrier : : Barriers on foreign trade : ............
6. Expand U N D P
7. The _______________ plays important role in over seeing the implementation of Constitutional
provisions and procedures.
8. Indentured labour migration in India was abolished in ..........
1) 1920 2) 1921 3) 1922 4) 1923
9. What does the given picture tell us.

21E & 22E

10. Name the secret society formed by Giuseppe Mazzini.
11. These clues belong to which economic crisis ?
1929-30, Fall in prices, Decline in production
12. Name Eastern most city from the given list
Patna, Mathura, Jaisalmeer, Imphal
SECTION - II (8 × 2 = 16)
Note : 1) Answer all the questions.
2) Each question carries 2 marks.
13. What are the basic industries ? Give an examples.
14. Explain how print culture assisted the growth of nationalism in India ?
15. Mention any two different aspects of life in which women are discriminated or disadvantaged in
India.
16. “Flexibility in labour Laws help Companies “ comment.
17. Suppose you buy a bottle of Honey and Biscuit packet. Which logo or mark you will have to look for
and why ?
18. What is the significance of the border roads ?
19. "The report of the state Reorganization Commission (SRC) ,was implemented exactly 50 years ago,
on November 1st November, 1956. This in its own time and own way , has also Transformed the
political and institutional life of the nation Gandhi and other Leaders promised their followers
that when freedom came the new nation would be based on a new set of provinces, these based on
the principle of Language. However, when India was finally freed in 1947, it was also divided ..
1) When did the first SRC was implemented?
2) Name any two states that speak same language?
20. Observe the given map and answer the questions.

1) Identify two places on the East Coast of India?
2) Write the names of any two seas ?

21E & 22E

SECTION -III (4 × 8 = 32)
Note : 1) Answer all the questions.
2) Each question carries 4 marks.
21. What is Bio diversity ? Why do Bio diversity is important for human lives ?
22. How did the East India Company procure regular supplies of cotton and silk textiles from the indian
weavers ?
23. What are the conditions under which democracies accommodate social diversities ?
24. "The issue of sustainability is important for development". – Support.
25. Describe the bright future of the solar energy in India.
26. Mention your efforts to arise consciousness among customers ?
27. Observe the given bar graph and answer the questions.

1) Do you think Americas have achieved satisfactory level of Women‘s representation?
2) How many regions are below average in women representation in National Parliaments?
3) Which region has highest percentage of women representation in National parliaments?
4) Give any one reason for least women representation in National parliament?
28. Observe the map and answer the questions.

21E & 22E

1) The given map is related to the Unification of which country?

2) Name any one sea that is to the north of the given map?

3) Name the Empire that is on the east side of the map?

4) Who was the king of Prussia at the time of unification ?

SECTION – IV (5 X 8 = 24)

Note : 1) Answer all the questions.

2) Each question carries 8 marks.

3) Each question has internal choice.

4) In question No.33 both A and B (India map and world map) should be answered separately.

29. A) Describe how modern adaptations of traditional rainwater harvesting methods are

being carried out to conserve and store water.

(OR)

B) Suggest the initiatives taken by the government to ensure increase in agriculture production.

30. A) Read the paragraph and comment.

Mahatma Gandhi’s letter was, in a way, an ultimatum. If the demands were not fulfilled by

11th March, the letter stated, the Congress would launch a Civil Disobedience Campaign. Irwin

was unwilling to negotiate. So Mahatma Gandhi started his famous Salt March accompanied by

78 of his trusted volunteers. The march was over 240 miles, from Gandhiji’s ashram in Sabarmati

to the Gujarati coastal town of Dandi. The volunteers walked for 24 days, about 10 miles a day.

Thousands came to hear Mahatma Gandhi wherever he stopped, and he told them what he

meant by swaraj and urged them to peacefully defy the British. On 6th April he reached Dandi,

and ceremonially violated the law, manufacturing salt by boiling sea water.

(OR)

B) “Print culture assisted the growth of nationalism in India ‘’. Comment

31. A) What are the different forms of power sharing in modern Democracies ? Give an example for

each of them.

(OR)

B) Suggest some reforms to strengthen parties so that perform their functions well ?

21E & 22E

32. A) Observe the table and answer the given questions.

1) What is the percentage of people in the unorganised sector in agriculture?
2) Do you agree that agriculture is an unorganised sector activity? Why
3) If we look at the country as a whole, we find that ——% of the workers in India are in the
unorganised sector.
4) Organised sector employment is available to only about ———% of the workers in India.
(OR)
B) Basing on the the given picture observe source of credit of rural households in India.

33. A) Locate the following in the given outline map of India:
1) Thar desert 2) Mahanadi
3) Andaman and Nicobar islands. 4) South Central Railway head quarters.
(OR)
1) Kerala 2) Goa 3) New Delhi 4) Amaravathi
B) Locate the following in the given outline map of world :
1) Bratain 2) Italy 3) South Africa 4) Red sea

(OR)
1) Russia 2) Brazil 3) Srilanka 4) United States of America

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