Grade 10th

SOCIAL SCIENCE
ANSWER KEY ( History & Political science)
ROUND 2 nd
SECTION - A ( HISTORY MARKS 20 )
1. B Escape from famine and starvation
2. C A is true R is false
3. D Traditional aristocratic groups supported it.
4 B Destruction of proper family relations

5 A) Menocchio was a Miller in Italy who begin to read books that were available in his
locality.
● He reinterpreted the message of the Bible and formed his own views of God that enrage
the Roman Catholic Church.
● Menocchio was declared a heretic and ultimately executed.
● The Roman Catholics then imposed severe controls over publishers and booksellers and
began to maintain an Index of Prohibited Books.

5 (B ) ● James Augustus Hickey began to edit the ' Bengal Gazette ', a weekly magazine.
● It was a private English magazine, not having British influence on it , which introduced
English printing in India.
● Hickey published a lot of advertisements on import and sale of slaves. He also published
gossip about the company's senior officials in India. Enraged by this, Governor General
Warren Hastings persecuted Hickey.
6 ( A ) ● Poland had been partitioned at the end of the 18th century by the Great Powers -
Russia- Prussia and America.
● Even though Poland mo longer existed as an independent territory, nationalist feelings were
kept alive through music and language.
● Karol Kurpinski celebrated the national struggle through the opera and music, turning folk
dancers like the polonaies and mazurka into nationalist symbols.
6 ( B ) ● Germany , Italy and Switzerland were divided into kingdoms, duckies and cantons
whose rulers had their autonomous territories.
● Eastern and Central Europe were under automatic monarchies within the territories of
which lived diverse people. They did not see themselves, as sharing collective identity or
common culture. Often they even spoke different languages and belonged to different ethnic
groups.
7 ( A) ● in fact , printing books at first closely resembled the written manuscripts in
appearance and layout.
● The metal letters initiated the ornamental handwritten styles.
● Boarders were illuminated by hand with foliage and other patterns and illustrations were
painted.
● In the book printed for the rich , space goes decoration was kept blank o the printed page.
● Each purchaser could choose the design and decide on the painting school that would do
illustrations.
7 ( B) ( A) Folk literature was widely printed in Punjab
● Ram Chaddha published the fast selling Istri Dharma Vichar to teach women how to be
obedient wives.
● The Khalsa Tract Society published cheap booklets with a similar message. Many of these
were written on qualities of a good woman.
( B) An entire area in central Calcutta - the Battala was devoted to the printing of popular
books.
● Here one could but cheap edition of religious tracts and scriptures.
● A lot of these books were illustrated with woodcuts and coloured lithographs.
● Pedlars took the Buttala publications to their homes, enabling women to read them in their
leisure time.
● Jyotiba Phule , the Maratha pioneer of ' Low Caste ' protest movement, wrote powerfully
on caste and their injustices in his Gulamgiri.
● BR .Ambedkar in Maharashtra and E.V Rama salami Naicker , wrote powerfully on caste
and their writings were read by people all over India.
8 ( 1 ) As it was an expression of liberal Hope's in 1848 to unify the numerous German
speaking principalities into a nation state under a democratic constitution.
( 2) The symbol of absolutist institutions.
(3) Artists of the time of the French Revolution personified liberty as a female figure a
symbol of freedom.
POLITICAL SCIENCE ( 20 MARKS)
20 . D Dalits and OBC
21 A Most societies across the world are historically female dominated societies.
22. D A is False and R is True.
23.C Dignity and freedom of the citizens.

24. The relationship between Religion and Politics can be established by setting up the
following constitutional provisions.
● There is no official [Link] Indian Constitution does not give special status to any
religion.
● The Constitution provides to all individuals and communities freedom to profess practice
and propagate any religion. or not to follow any.
● As the same time, the Constitution allows the state to intervene in matters of religion in
order to ensure equality within religious communities.
25 . ● If several parties compete for power and more than two parties have a reasonable
chance of coming for power either on their own strength or , in alliances with other, we call it
a multi- party system.
● India has evolved a multi party system .It is because the social and geographical diversity
in such a large country is not easily absorbed by two or even three parties .
● Party system is not something any country can choose. It evolves for a long , time
depending on the nature of society, its social and regional divisions its history of politics and
its system of elections.
26. It us true The following points justify that :
● A small number of ultra - rich enjoy a disproportionate share of wealth and income. Not
only that, their share in the total income of the country has been increasing.
● Those at the bottom of the society have very little to depend [Link] incomes have been
declining.
● Sometimes, they find it difficult to meet their basic needs of life ; such as food , clothing,
housing, education and health
● in actual life, Democracies do not appear to be very successful in reducing economic
inequalities.
27 ( A ) It ensures that government listens to the needs and expectations of its citizens. The
following arguments justify this statement :
● Government is elected by the people : In Democracy, citizens elect their representatives
through free and fair elections. These representatives are accountable to the people and must
work in their best interests to remain in power In India, regular elections at the national ,
state and local levels ensure that government are answerable to the people .
 Protection of Fundamental Rights : Democratic government guarantees fundamental rights
such as freedom of speech, equality, the right to protect . This allows citizens to Express their
opinions, criticise the government and demand better governance. The Right to information
Act in India empowers people to hold the government accountable.
● Public Participation in Decision - Making :
• Democracy encourages citizens to participate in policy - making through public debates,
consultations and protests.
• The sources of social movementsshowes how public participation influences government
policies.
● Accountability and Transparency : Democratic government are accountable are
accountable for their actions, they must explain their decisions and policies to the public
through media, parliamentary debates and [Link] sessions and question hours in
India allow elected representatives to question the government, ensuring transparency.
● Responsiveness to Public Needs : A democratic government must respond to public
demands and grievances to maintain its legitimacy. If citizens are dissatisfied, they can vote
out the ruling party in the next election. This motivates government to address public
concerns efficiently. The implementation of welfare schemes like MNREGA ( Mahatma
Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act ) reflects the government's response to
rural unemployment.
27 ( OR )
● Democracy accommodates social diversities :
● Democracy develop a mechanism which successfully negotiates difference among ethnic
population.
● Democracy develop a procedure to conduct their competition. This reduces the possibility
of these tensions becoming explosive or violent.
● No society can fully and permanently resolve conflicts among different groups. But we can
certainly learn to respect these differences and can evolve mechanismto negotiate these
differences.
● Ability to handle social differences, division and conflicts is thus a definite plus point of
Democratic regimes.
● For example Belgium has successfully negotiated differences among ethnic population.
This reduces the possibility of tensions.
● Minority groups can participate in governance and influence policies that affect their lives.
28 ( 1 One Constitutional provision for caste equality is Article 17 , which abolishes
untouchability and forbids its practice in any form.
( 2 )To ensure real equality , education and active citizenship are essential. They empower
people to challenge discrimination and demand their rights.
( 3 ) Two forms of gender inequality still seen are lower wages for women and their
undrepresntation in politics
Q 9 Map - Skill - Based - Question
1. Ahmedabad
2 Amritsar