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Social Science — Model Question Paper 1

Social Science · Kerala SSLC (Class 10) · English Medium · SSLC 2027 pattern · English Medium · 80 marks · 150 min + 15 min cool-off

Section A

Questions 1–8 carry 1 score each. Answer all.

  1. Match the wealthy Italian families of the Renaissance period (Column A) with the cities they were associated with (Column B). Column A: (a) Medici (b) Sforza (c) Farnese (d) Orsini Column B: (i) Naples (ii) Florence (iii) Parma (iv) Milan [1 mark]
    • a-i, b-ii, c-iii, d-iv
    • a-iv, b-ii, c-i, d-iii
    • a-ii, b-iii, c-iv, d-i
    • a-ii, b-iv, c-iii, d-i
  2. Read the two statements and choose the correct option. Statement 1: Meteorologists take the temperature recorded at 2 pm as the maximum temperature of the day. Statement 2: Since insolation reaches the earth as short waves, it heats the atmosphere directly to a large extent. [1 mark]
    • Only Statement 1 is correct
    • Only Statement 2 is correct
    • Both statements are correct
    • Both statements are incorrect
  3. Arrange the following events of the French Revolution in chronological order. (i) The Tennis Court Oath (ii) The fall of the Bastille (iii) The National Convention declares France a republic (iv) The Third Estate declares itself the National Assembly [1 mark]
    • i, iv, ii, iii
    • iv, i, ii, iii
    • iv, ii, i, iii
    • i, ii, iv, iii
  4. Find the odd one out. [1 mark]
    • Veld
    • Downs
    • Campos
    • Pampas
  5. Which of the following was NOT a method of the Non-Cooperation Movement? [1 mark]
    • Making salt on the beach at Dandi
    • Returning titles of honour given by the British
    • Students boycotting British-run schools
    • Advocates boycotting British courts
  6. Find the relationship in the first pair and complete the second pair. ISI mark : Industrial products such as cement and paint :: AGMARK : ? [1 mark]
    • Gold jewellery
    • Gas cylinders
    • Medicines
    • Agricultural and forestry products
  7. Match the sociologists (Column A) with their contributions (Column B). Column A: (a) Herbert Spencer (b) G. S. Ghurye (c) M. N. Srinivas (d) Irawati Karve Column B: (i) Classified Indian languages in 'Kinship Organisation in India' (ii) Compared society to a living organism (iii) 'Caste and Race in India' (iv) 'Caste in Modern India: And Other Essays' [1 mark]
    • a-ii, b-iv, c-iii, d-i
    • a-ii, b-iii, c-iv, d-i
    • a-i, b-iii, c-iv, d-ii
    • a-iii, b-ii, c-i, d-iv
  8. Read the two statements and choose the correct option. Statement 1: The headquarters of the Reserve Bank of India has been in Mumbai since it was set up in 1935. Statement 2: Coins and one-rupee notes are issued by the Ministry of Finance, Government of India. [1 mark]
    • Only Statement 1 is correct
    • Only Statement 2 is correct
    • Both statements are correct
    • Both statements are incorrect

Section B

Questions 9–15 carry 2 scores each. Answer in two or more sentences.

  1. Meera's father is a daily-wage construction worker. During the monsoon months he gets very little work, and the family has to borrow money to buy groceries. A relative remarks, "If he worked harder, they would never be in debt." (a) What kind of knowledge is the relative's remark based on? (b) Point out two social factors that may be behind the family's problem. [2 marks]
  2. A strong earthquake occurs in an uninhabited part of a desert. On the same day, heavy rain triggers a debris flow in a crowded hill village, destroying houses. Which of these events is a disaster? Distinguish between a hazard and a disaster. [2 marks]
  3. "Public opinion is simply whatever the majority says." Do you agree? Justify your answer and write one more characteristic of public opinion. [2 marks]
  4. The GDP of a country (at current prices) was ₹250 lakh crore last year and ₹270 lakh crore this year. Calculate the economic growth rate. What does this rate indicate? [2 marks]
  5. Both Punjab and Bengal were partitioned in 1947, yet migration across the Bengal border was not as massive as in Punjab. Give two reasons. [2 marks]
  6. Every house in Kerala can install rooftop solar panels, but only a few regions of the world have large petroleum deposits. On this basis, distinguish between ubiquitous resources and localised resources, with one more example of each. [2 marks]
  7. (a) Why are the equatorial evergreen forests called the 'Lungs of the World'? (b) Why are herbivorous animals few on the floor of these forests? [2 marks]

Section C

Questions 16–23 carry 3 scores each. Answer in three or more sentences.

  1. The cities of Italy became the cradle of the Renaissance. Explain three circumstances that made this possible. [3 marks]
  2. If pressure depended only on temperature, it would increase steadily from the equator to the poles. In reality, distinct pressure belts form. Explain how the following are formed: (a) Equatorial Low Pressure Belt (b) Sub-Tropical High Pressure Belts (c) Sub-Polar Low Pressure Belts [3 marks]
  3. (A) A national daily described India's first general election (1951–52) as "the largest experiment in democratic elections in the history of the world". Explain three challenges that had to be overcome to conduct it. [3 marks]

    OR

    (B) The integration of princely states was carried out through three agreements. Explain each of them.

  4. Read the news headline (a sample prepared for this question) and answer the questions. "Online shopper wins case: District Consumer Commission orders e-commerce firm to refund ₹38,000 and pay ₹10,000 compensation for a defective laptop" [3 marks]
    • (a) Which consumer right has been protected in this case?
    • (b) Consumer courts work at three levels. Name them. Which level heard this case, and which is the apex body?
  5. The European colonial powers did not all use their colonial wealth in the same way. Compare the colonial policies of Portugal, Spain, and the Dutch and the English. [3 marks]
  6. (A) Explain any three functions of money with suitable examples. [3 marks]

    OR

    (B) Suggest the most suitable type of bank deposit for each person, with a reason: (i) a textile shop owner who deposits and withdraws money many times a day (ii) a retired teacher with ₹5 lakh that she will not need for three years (iii) a student who wants to save ₹500 every month for two years

  7. The sociologist Herbert Spencer compared society to a living organism. Explain this idea, using a hospital as an example of how the parts of a system work together. [3 marks]
  8. Classify the following causes of climate change into natural and anthropogenic (human-made): volcanic eruption, deforestation, ocean currents, industrialisation, oil mining. Then explain how human activities lead to global warming. [3 marks]

Section D

Questions 24–29 carry 4 scores each. Answer in four or more sentences. Question 29 is the map question.

  1. (A) "Nobles fight, priests pray, and the commons pay." Analyse the social system of 18th-century France in the light of this popular saying. [4 marks]

    OR

    (B) "Napoleon's administrative reforms laid the foundation of modern France." Substantiate this statement.

  2. (A) Why did Gandhiji choose salt to begin the Civil Disobedience Movement? How did different sections of society take part in the movement? [4 marks]

    OR

    (B) "The Lahore Congress of 1929 was a turning point in the freedom struggle." Explain, and show how it is linked to India's Republic Day.

  3. (A) Describe the climate, natural vegetation and human life of the Tundra region. [4 marks]

    OR

    (B) Volcanic eruptions are destructive, yet many people live in volcanic regions. Explain two benefits of volcanic activity and two measures that can reduce volcanic disasters.

  4. Explain how the following agencies help to shape public opinion in a democracy: (a) Family (b) Educational institutions (c) Media (d) Political parties [4 marks]
  5. Fossil fuels powered industrial growth, but the world cannot depend on them forever. [4 marks]
    • (a) Why can we not depend on fossil fuels forever?
    • (b) Explain three non-conventional sources of energy that can replace them.
  6. Identify the following and mark them on the outline map of the world provided. [4 marks]
    • (A) The temperate grassland of South America, lying mainly in Argentina, east of the Andes.
    • (B) The largest hot desert in the world, stretching across northern Africa from the Atlantic coast to the Red Sea.
    • (C) The vast temperate grassland in the interior of Eurasia, far from the moderating influence of the sea.
    • (D) The hot desert of West Asia, covering most of the Arabian Peninsula, where the discovery of petroleum and oil mining have changed the very face of the region.

Section E

Questions 30–31 carry 5 scores each. Answer in detail.

  1. (A) Independent India had to face many challenges. Explain how the country tackled each of the following: [5 marks]
    • (a) The integration of the princely states
    • (b) The French and Portuguese territories
    • (c) The demand for linguistic states

    OR

    (B) Answer the following on sociological imagination.

  2. (A) Observations recorded at a school weather station in Munnar (about 1,500 m above sea level) on a winter morning: • The air holds 9 g of water vapour per cubic metre. At the present temperature it could hold 12 g per cubic metre. • A visiting tourist's thermometer shows the temperature as 59 °F. [5 marks]
    • (a) Calculate the relative humidity at the station. Convert the tourist's reading into degrees Celsius.
    • (b) Late at night the temperature falls and the relative humidity reaches 100%. What happens to the water vapour? In what form may it be seen on the grass?
    • (c) The atmospheric pressure at Munnar is lower than at Kochi on the coast. Explain how altitude causes this, and explain one other factor that affects atmospheric pressure.

    OR

    (B) In 1991, India introduced major economic reforms.

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