Practice Question Paper (Set 3) Model Answer

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1 Practice Question Paper (Set 3) Model Answer Subject : History and Political Science Marks : 60 Standard : 10th Duration : 2.30 Hrs. Note : In Model Answers, main points in the answer are given. Student should develop their answers based on these points. Q.1 (A) Choose the correct alternative and write the complete (Marks 4) statement. 1. Michel Foucault wrote the book entitled Árchaeology of Knowledge. 2. Freiedrich Max Muller translated the sanskrit text of Hitopadesh into German. 3. The earliest museum in the world was discovered in the excavations at the city of Ur. 4. The Kushana period saw the rise of Mathura school. (B) Find the incorrect pair in every set and write the (Marks 4) correct one. 1. (i) Maharaj Sayajirao University - Vadodara 2. (ii) Tadoba - Sanctuary 3. (iv) Ekach Pyala - Ram Ganesh Gadkari 4. (i) Prabhakar - Bhau Mahajan Q.2 (A) Complete following concept maps. (Any 2) (Marks 4) 1. Temple Architecture Characteristics Examples Dravida (i) pyramidal shaped shikharas (ii) majestic Gopuras (i) Minakshi temple at Madurai (ii) Kamakshi temple at Kanchi Hemadpanti (i) build in square structure (ii) no use of mortar (i) Gondeshwar temple at Sinnar (ii) (Shivmandir) Ambreshwar temple at Ambarnath 1

2 2. James Mill James Grant Duff Mount Stuart Elphinstone S.A.Dange Dr.Babasaheb Ambedkar The History of British India A History of Mahrattas The History of India The History of India Who were the Shudras 3. Complete the following web. Dictionaries Indexes (soochi) Types of Encyclopaedia Encyclopaedic literature (Koshsadrush) Comprehesive Encyclopaedia (Vishwakosh) Q.2 (B) Write short notes. (Any 2) (Marks 4) 1. Annales School Points: - New direction to history writing - It arose in France was started by French Historians. - It was reorganised that, history is not only about the political events, kings, great leaders and accordingly politics, diplomacy and wars but also about the climate, local people, agriculture, trade, technology, means of communication, social division and their collective psychology etc. 2. Archives Points: - It is a place where historically important documents are preserved in original condition. - Archives preserve old documents, old movies, documents related with national - international treties etc. - It helps in preparing indexes, creating accurate system of retrieval of documents. - Archives provides authentic and reliable references for study of historical events. 2

3 - India s National archieve is located at Delhi, which is biggest archieve in Asia. - Government of every State in India maintain independent archive. 3. Maratha style of painting Points: - It began to develop in latter half of 17th century C.E. - This style consists of coloured paintings. - It occurs as murals and also miniatures used in manuscripts. - The murals are seen in old wadas, temples, ceilings etc. - Maratha style was influenced by the Rajput and European of painting. Q.3 (A) Explain the statements with reasons. (Any 2) (Marks 6) 1. Historical research was driven to focus in depth on various aspects of women s life. Points: - In the beginning, historiography was dominated by male point of view. - French scholar Simone de Beauvior, helped in establishing the fundamentals of feminism. - Feminist historiography emphasised not only on inclusion of women in history but also on rethinking of male dominated perspective. - It drove historical research to focus in depth on various aspects of women s life such as their employment, their role in trade union; institutions working for their cause, their family life etc. - In historical writings after 1990, women were portrayed as an independent social class. 2. Bakhar is an important type of historical document. Points: - It contains eologies of heroes and stories of historic events, battles, lives of great men. - Types of bakhars - - Examples - Therefore, important type of historical document of medieval times. 3. It is essential to study the history of technology. Points: - Man mastered different skills on every stage of development. - Knowledge of science and technology was very important at every step from the making of stone tools to agricultural production in the evolution of mankind. - History of technology helps in understanding the changes and their causes in the field of agricultural production, commodity production, 3

4 architecture, engineering etc. - Mechanisation increased the production. - Scientific discovaries/inventions and technological advancement are mutually dependent. - Thus, it is necessary to know history of technology in order to understand the development of mechanisation and mutual dependence between science and technology. 4. Television is the most popular medium. Points: - audio-visual media - entertainment - world events can be seen (direct telecast) - it focuses social problems, educational and economic discussions, political events, movies, sports etc. - documentaries - easy availability and affordable. 5. Expertise of History is important in the film industry. Points: - Historical cinema - references from history are essential - to make backdrop design of atmosphere, costume and jwellery, make up, hairstyle etc. suitable to theme of movie. - Language of actors, customs and traditions should be suitable to the times. - to understand culture of concerned period, knowledge of history is essential. Q.3 (B) Answer in brief. (Any 2) (Marks 6) 1. Why is Maharashtra known as the land that nurtured the Indian film industry? Points: - The contribution of Madanrao Madhavrao Pitale, Patwardhan family of Kalyan, Savedada is noteworthy. - Harishchandra Sakharam Bhatawadekar or Savedada prepared first shortfilm in India. - Dadasaheb Torane, Karandikar, Patankar and Divekar sought help from foreign technicians and made a movie entitiled, Pundalik, released in Raja Harishchandra a movie directed by Dadasaheb Phalke was the first to be processed completely in India and was released in

5 Points: - The honour of making and releasing the first full length movie goes to Maharashtra. 2. Explain how is History helpful in the planning of Akashwani programmes. - Akashwani has preserved recordings of all speeches delivered each year by the Prime Minister of India on 15th August. - Akashwani invites historians as experts for discussions on various ocassions such as the birth or death anniversaries of national leaders, anniversaries of historical events. - lectures on the countribution of various national leaders need to be supported by historical information. - On this day in History are also integral part of the daily programmes of Akashwani. - Thus, History is essential in planning radio programmes. 3. Explain the concept of Public History. Points: - Public history makes history meaningful in everyday life connecting people to history. - Public history helps us to study past events and guide future. - It is concerned with the application of history for the benefit of people in contemporary and future times. - Knowledge of history is useful as it can provide guidance in finding solutions to contemporary social issues and incorporate them in social planning. - Applied History is also known as Public History. Q.4 Read the following passage and answer the questions based on it. (Marks 4) 1. What is heritage walk? Ans. : It is an organised group activity to visit historical heritage place. 2. Where is heritage walk organised? Ans. : Heritage walk is organised to places of historical importance or residence of renowned persons etc. 3. What can we achieve with the help of heritage walk? (2) Ans. : - It encourages people to support projects like conservation and preservation of historical monuments. - to collect authentic information about historically important places and to publish it through various media. 5

6 Q.5 Answer the questions in detail. (Any 2) (Marks 8) 1. Explain the importance of library management. Points: - libraries are store houses of knowledge and information - libraries perform various tasks like collecting books, arranging them systematically, conservation and preservation of books, dissemination of information sources etc. - it saves time and efforts of reader and manager. - many of these tasks are completed with the help of computarised systems. - to make book available to reader as per his requirement is the most important aspect of library management. - creative managers advertise and organise an exhibitions. 2. Explain the close tie between sports and history. Points: - one needs to resort to history in order to write articles, reviews about sports events like Olympics - Expert commentator needs to have good knowledge of History, statistics, previous records, eminent players, historical anecdotes etc. related to concerned game, thus knowledge of History is useful for them. - Matches of various sports like cricket, football, kabaddi, chess etc. are shown live on television or various channels. The role of professionals who keep track of these telecasts is important. - Experts on sports, coaches, trainers, are expected to know strong points and flaws of players which can be understood with history. 3. What kind of professional opportunities are available in the field of arts? Points: - art historians can work in field of journalism. - art market is an independent field. It calls for speical expertise to access the exact value of an art object or to ensure that it is genuine. An expert with deep understanding of art history is required for this task. - Art students can work in museums. archives, libraries, archeological research and indology. - Industry and advertisement, interior design, production of ornamental object, art direction for films, designing in various fields. - architecture and photography, animated graphics, textile designing etc. 4. How can we correlate applied History with our present? Points: - Application of applied history with our present. - History studies past events. This knowledge helps to understand present and guide future. 6

7 - Man decides present actions based on past events. - Visible and invisible relics of past exist in present. - History represents the creative thoughts and traditions of our ancestors. It is our heritage. It links us to our origin. - Applied history is concerned with conservation of our heritage and make it accessible to people. - applied history can be described as understanding of our present with the help of history and finding right direction for benefit of our future. POLITICAL SCIENCE Q.6 Choose the correct alternative and write the complete statement.(marks 4) 1. The essence of democracy is decentralization of power. 2. The Election Commissioner is appointed by the President. 3. To get the right price for agricultural product is the main demand of farmer s movement. 4. In a democracy political parties participate in elections and get political power. Q.7 Explain whether the statements is true or false with reasons. (Any 2) (Marks 4) 1. The nature of the Constitution is seen as a living document. Ans.: This statement is true. Because - - Even though, the Constitution is in written format, it is dynamic in nature. - The parliament has right to make changes in the Constitution with changes in conditions. 2. The Election Commission lays down the code of conduct during elections. Ans.: This statement is true. Because - - It ensures free and fair elections in India. - Election Commission has used its powers to control malpractices during elections. 3. Movements are important in a democracy. Ans.: This statement is true. Because - - One or more people unite for solving social problems and start social movement. - Workers in the movement provide information about social problems to the Government. 7

8 Q.8 (A) Explain the concepts. (Any 2) (Marks 6) 1. Right to information Points: - Citizen empowerment is essential condition of democracy. - Increased communication between citizen and the Government helps in strengthening democracy and in building a relationship of trust between them. - It increases transperancy and accountability of governance. - It has made the government more transparent and reduced the element of secracy. - It has strengthened the citizen and democracy. 2. National Parties Points: - Political party, that is active on national level has to follow following conditions prescribed by the Election Commission. - Minimum 6% of valid votes in four or more states in earlier Loksabha or State Assembly and minimum 4 members to be elected in Loksabha from any State or states in earlier elections. - The condidates of a party should be elected from minimum 2% constituencies out of total Loksabha constituencies and from minimum 3 states. 3. Journey from ballot boxes to EVM machines Points: - first election in India : ballot boxes were used. - use of EVM machines started in decade of 1990s. - easy for Divyanga to vote - environmental conservation - early declaration of election results Q.8 (B) Complete the concept maps. (Any 2) (Marks 4) 1. Provisions in the basic framework of the Constitution Republican and democratic form of the Government Federal structure of the Constitution Promotion of unity and integrity of the nation Sovereignty of the nation Secularism and supremacy of the Constitution 8

9 2. Role of Mass Media bring agenda of different parties before citizen and educate the masses. Role of Election Commission to conduct free and fair elections Election Process Role of Voter Execute right to vote without external influence Enter the election process and engage in constitutional ways. Role of Political Parties 3. Political Party Shiromani Akali Dal Assam Gan Parishad Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Shivsena State in which they are influential Punjab Assam Tamilnadu Maharashtra Q.9 Answer the following questions in brief. (Any 2) (Marks 6) 1. What are the major characteristics of political parties? Points: - political party acts as link between government and people. - achieving power through elections. - every political party pursue specific ideology - political parties prepare their party s agenda on the basis of party ideology. - the political party which gets majority in election, forms the government. The parties which do not get majority, act as opposition parties. 2. Explain the functions of environmental movement. Points: - environmental degradation is a serious problem at national and international level. - to stop deterioration of environment and attain sustainable development, many world environmental conferences were held at Paris, Rio etc. - in India, many movements are working on different aspects of environment. - environmental movements are taking up issues like protection of bio- 9

10 diversity, protection of different sources of water protection of forest, green belt, pollution of rivers, use of chemicals and their effects etc. - example : Chipko, Namami Gange etc. 3. Which factors are required for the success of democracy in India? Points: - increase in participation of people at all levels. - in democractic government, everyone s opinion should be considered and all religious, linguistic, ethnic and caste groups should get equal opportunity to participate in decision making. - to make political process transparent and avoid criminalisation of politics. - not only government, but everyone at social and individual level should make conscious efforts towards it. - Create economic and social democracy alongwith political democracy. 4. Explain the functions of Election Commission. Points: - preparing voter s list. - decide timetable and the programme of election. - scrutiny of the application of condidates. - give recognition to political parties. - to conduct free and fair elections. - to resolve any disputes relating elections. *** 10