BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION (AP) SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT - II TENTH CLASS SOCIAL STUDIES MODEL PAPER PAPER - II (ENGLISH VERSION) Time: 2 hrs. 45 mins. PART - A& B Maximum Marks: 40 i) 15 minutes allocated to read the question paper, 2.30 hours allocated to write answers. ii) iii) iv) PART - A must be answered in a separate answer sheet. Students can take PART - A (Question paper) with them. Map and PART - B (Bit paper) should tag to the answer sheet and gave them to the invigilator. Time: 2 hrs. PART - A Marks: 30 SECTION - I i) Write answers to the FOUR questions in 1-2 sentences. ii) Each question carries ONE mark. 4 1 = 4 1. What is the theme of the Animal Form? 2. Draw the out line map of India and locate Telangana in it? 3. Appreciate the ideals of the Constitution Preamble? 4. What do the organizations Hindu Mahasabha and RSS wish to do? SECTION - II i) Write answers to the FIVE questions in 4-5 sentences. ii) Each question carries TWO marks. 5 2 = 10 5. Is there a need for a National language? Why? 6. Write down any four changes that took place in society after Russian Revolution? 7. Which of the characteristics of Subhas Chandra Bose do you like most? Give reasons. 8. Do you think that the reservations will promote the social development? Express your ideas. 9. What was the role of the Peace Movement in the USA in the decision of US government to withdraw from Vietnam? AP-2017 ONLINE-MP2
SECTION - III i) Write answers to the FOUR questions in 8-10 sentences. ii) Each question has Internal Choice. You can choose any ONE. iii) Each question carries FOUR marks. 4 4 = 16 10. a) Compare the land reforms carried out in India with that of China and Vietnam. b) While Constitution provides basic principles it is the engagement of people with the system that brings in Social change. Do you agree with this statement? Give reasons. 11. a) Read the following paragraph and make a comment on it. In Andhra Pradesh, the frequent change of Chief Ministers by the Central Congress leadership and the in positions of leaders from above created a bad taste. There was a feeling that the Andhra Pradesh leadership was not getting respect from the National Congress leadership. This was perceived as an insult to the pride of the Telugu People. N.T. Rama Rao (NTR) Popular Film Actor, choose to take up this cause. He began the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) on his 60 th birthday in 1982. He said that the TDP stood for the honour and self respect of the Telugu speaking people (Telugu vari atma gauravam). He argued that the state could not be treated as a lower office of the Congress Party. b) Read the pragraph given below and answer the following question. The British were desperate with the Indian people revolting against their right. They looked for ways to punish the Congress and weaken its hold over the people. The British actively raised doubts about the right of the Congress to represent the people of the country. Now, they followed the Divide and Rule policy more vigorously. Q. Discuss the impact of British Policy ''Divide and Rule'' on Indian society and political arena in India. 12. a) Observe the following table and answer the questions given below. Coalition Governments and some political parties from 1980's National Front 1989 1990 Questions: 1) What was the first coalition government formed in India? 2) Pick out the party that was a partner of government in all the three coalition governments. 3) To which state AGP belongs to. United Front 1996 1998 National Democratic Alliance 1998 2004 Governing Parties Governing Parties Governing Parties JD, DMK, AGP, TDP, Jammu & Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) JKNC, TDP, TMC, CPI, AGP, DMK, MGP, Samajwadi party JDU, SAD, AIADMK, JKNC, Trinamool Congress, Biju Janata Dal, Shiva Sena Supporting Parties Supporting Party Supporting Party CPM, CPI, BJP CPM TDP This is not a complete list of political parties that either supported for were part of the government. Often we have listed only those parties that had more 5 or MPs 4) What is the difference between political parties becoming partners in the coalition government and supporting the governments?
b) Read the following paragraph and answer the questions that follow. The first consequence of the wars was wide spread deaths and injuries. As stated earlier, almost 10 million people were killed in the first and 20 to 25 million in the Second World War. Most of those who died were men and almost all of them were under forty years of age. The two wars also established a regime of lethal arms race. Particularly of nuclear and chemical weapons. the world is still living constantly under the threat of total destruction of all life through even accidental use of such weapons. 1) What was the first consequence? 2) How many people were Killed? 3) What did the two wars establish? 4) How is the world at present? 13. a) Locate the following in given World Map. A: 1) The third largest rice exporter of the World. 2) The country popularly called as sick man of Europe. 3) The nearest group Islands to Taiwan. 4) Red Sea. 1) The third largest rice exporter of the World - Vietnam 2) The country popularly called as sick man of Europe - Turkey 3) The nearest group Islands to Taiwan - Philippines 4) Red Sea (2) Turkey (4) Red Sea THE WORLD (1) Vietnam (3) Philippines
13. b) Locate the following in given World Map. A: 1) The Capital of USA. 2) The country in which Bolshevick revolution broke out. 3) Formerly it was only one Hindu nation in the world. 4) An African country that was not a colony of any power. (1) Washington DC 1) The Capital of USA- Washington DC 2) The country in which Bolshevick revolution broke out - USSR 3) Formerly it was only one Hindu nation in the world - Nepal (2) USSR (3) Nepal (4) Ethiyopia 4) An African country that was not a colony of any power - Ethiyopia THE WORLD
Time: 30 mins. PART - B Marks: 10 i) Write the CAPITAL LETTERS (A, B, C, D) showing the correct answer for the following questions in the brackets provided against each question. ii) Each question carries 1 2 Mark. iii) iv) Answer ALL the questions. Answers are to be written in the question paper only. v) Marks will not be awarded in case of any over writing and rewriting or erased answers. SECTION - IV 20 1 2 = 10 14. The Weimar Republic was formed in which of the following country after the First World War ( ) A) Russia B) France C) Germany D) Italy 15. The Daws plan was ( ) A) A plan which imposed more fines on Germany. B) A plan which withdraw all punishments to Germany. C) A plan which rewarded in terms of preparation to ease financial burden as the Germans. D) None of the above. 16. Gandhiji the father of the nation was trying to bring peace to strife torn... on 15 th Aug 1947 ( ) A) Srinagar B) Bombay C) Noahkhali D) Delhi 17. The civilising mission was organised in Vietnam ( ) A) The English B) The French C) The Dutch D) The Japan 18. A letter was written by Gandhiji to... in 1939. A) Churchil B) Roosevelt C) Stalin D) None 19. The... and the RSS were engaged an active mobilisation to unite Hindus. ( ) A) INC B) INA C) Jana Sangh D) Hindu Mahasabha 20. Major changes in the Constitution were made during ( ) A) 1570s B) 1870s C) 1970s D) 1670s 21. Whom of the following were not the members of the states Reorganisation committee 1953? ( ) A) Fazal Ali B) K.M. Panikkar C) Hridayanath Kunzru D) Jawaharlal Nehru 22. In Assam, a new state... was formed out of the tribal districts Khasi, Jaintia and Garo hills. ( ) A) Manipur B) Nagaland C) Mizoram D) Meghalaya 23. Arrange the Prime Ministers given below in chronological order. ( ) I) P.V. Narsimha Rao II) Charan Singh III) Rajiv Gandhi V) Moraraji Desai IV) H.D. Deva Gouda
A) V, II, III, I, IV B) I, II, III, IV, V C) V, III, II, I, IV D) III, II, IV, V, I 24. Moscow appears much less clean the other European capitals the statement belong to... ( ) A) Jawaharlal Nehru B) M.N. Roy C) Subhash Chandra Bose D) Rabindranath Tagore 25. One of the national leaders who wanted to takes the support of Japan to fight against the British. ( ) A) Gandhiji B) Jawaharlal Nehru C) Subhas Chandra Bose D) M.N. Roy 26. Pick out the in correct match. ( ) A) Demolition of Babri Masjid - 1992 B) Assasination of Rajiv Gandhi - 1991 C) Assasination of Indira Gandhi - 1984 D) Rama Janmabhoomi Rath Yatra - 1992 27. Which of the following is not belonged to Indo - China ( ) A) Laos B) Cambodia C) Vietnam D) Indonesia Read the paragraph and answer the following. Many of them like M.N. Roy, Rabindranath Tagore and Jawaharlal Nehru were inspired by it even though they did not agree with many aspects of communism like suppression of opposition political parties etc. 28. Which of the following Nobel laureate inspired by Communism ( ) A) Jawaharlal Nehru B) M.N. Roy C) Rabindranath Tagore D) Subhas Chandra Bose 29. Which of the following Quality didn't agree by Nehru, Roy, Tagore A) Full employment B) Planned economy C) Suppression of opposition parties D) Egalitarian Society 30. The marked part of 'A' indicates. ( ) A A) Island B) Strait C) Peninsula D) Sea
31. The state marked as 'A' in the given India Map in which an anti Hindi agitation take place. ( ) A) Kerala B) Karnataka C) Tamil Nadu D) Andhra Pradesh 32. In Which of the following (fields) areas do you appreciate Rajiv Gandhi. ( ) A) Telcom Revolution B) Modernise the Country C) Introduction of liberalisation D) All of the above 33. Which of the following is the aim of the United Nations? ( ) A) Establishing Peace B) Protecting Human Rights C) Encouraging Social progress D) All of the above A PART - B ANSWERS 14-C; 15-C; 16-C; 17-B; 18-D; 19-D; 20-C; 21-D; 22-D; 23-A; 24-D; 25-C; 26-D; 27-D; 28-C; 29-C; 30-A; 31-C; 32-D; 33-D. Writer: K. Srinivasa Rao