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Social Science 10th Public Exam Question Paper 2012
JUNE – 2012
SOCIAL SCIENCE
Time Allowed: 21/2 Hours Maximum Marks: 100
SECTION – I
(Marks: 24)

PART - I

Note: i) Answer all the questions. 14 x 1 = 14

ii) Choose the correct answer.

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PART – II 2 x 5 = 10
Match the following.

Note: Answer both the following.

15. Match the following:

(i).

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(ii).

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SECTION – II
(Marks : 20)

Note: i) Answer any ten of the following questions in brief.

ii) Choose four from Part – I, one from Part – II, four from Part – III & one from Part – IV. 10 x 2 = 20

PART – I

16. Define Imperialism.

17. What are the organs of the League of Nations?

18.What were the causes for the Great Economic Depression?

19. What are the main objectives of the UNO?

20. Mention the importance of Queen Victoria’s Proclamation.

21. What are the teachings of Vallalar?

22. Mention the importance of Lucknow Session of the Indian National Congress in 1916.

23. What are the aims of self-respect movement?

PART – II

24. Write any three principles of the Panchsheel.

25. Give Abraham Lincoln’s definition of Democracy.

PART – III

26. Name the islands that belong to India.

27. Name the factors determining the climate of India.

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28. Name any four main characteristics of the tropical evergreen forest.

29. What are the types of agriculture?

30. Name the factors that determine location of an industry.

31. What is meant by pollution due to e-waste?

32. What is trade? What are the types of trade?

33. What are the uses of GPS?

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PART – IV
34. What is per capita income?

35. What do you mean by globalization?

SECTION – III
(Marks : 8)
Note: Distinguish between any four of the following. 4 x 2 =8

36. Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats.

37. Weather and Climate.

38. Black soil and Alluvial soil.

39. Renewable resource and Non-renewable resource.

40. Kharif crops and Rabi crops.

41. Mineral based and Agro-based industries.

42. International trade and Internal trade.

43. Export and Import.

SECTION – IV
(Marks : 8)

Note: Choose any two of the following and answer all the questions given under each caption. 2x4=8

44.

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SECTION – V
(Marks : 20)

Note: Answer all the four questions by selecting one option from each question. 4 x 5 =20

PART – I

48.

PART – II

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49.

PART – III

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PART – IV

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SECTION – VI
(Marks : 5)

Note: Draw a time line on the following.

52. Any five important events between the years 1900 to 1920.

SECTION – VII
(Marks : 15)

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Note: Map questions.

53.

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54. Mark any ten of the following places / regions on the given outline map of India.

1. The Gangetic plain

2. Coffee growing area

3. Iron and steel industries (any two places)

4. Western Ghats

5. Kaveri river

6. Sugarcane growing area (any one)

7. Deccan plateau

8. Rann of Kachchh

9. Coromandal coast

10. Direction of South West monsoon winds

11. The areas receiving more than 200 cm of rainfall

12. The areas receiving less than 50 cm of rainfall

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13. Wheat cultivation area (any one)

14. The headquarters of the “Indian Railways”

15. Tuticorin.

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