#ssc 10th
- Q.2 (1) Materials to be carried for a field visit : (i) Questionnaire (ii) Camera (iii) Computer (iv) Note-book Answer: (iii) Computer A questionnaire, camera and notebook are carried on a field visit; a computer is not needed there. 1
- Q.2 (2) Rivers in Brazil : (i) Amazon (ii) Paraguay (iii) Uruguay (iv) Ganga Answer: (iv) Ganga The Ganga is a river of India; the others are rivers of Brazil. 1
- Q.2 (3) Primary activities : (i) Agriculture (ii) Mining (iii) Tourism (iv) Fishing Answer: (iii) Tourism Tourism is a tertiary (service) activity; agriculture, mining and fishing are primary activities. 1
- Q.3 (1) The proportion of youth in India’s population is high. Answer: Right. Youth form a major part of India’s working population, so India is looked upon as a young country. 1
- Q.3 (2) India and Brazil have the same seasons at the same time. Answer: Wrong. India lies in the northern hemisphere and most of Brazil in the southern hemisphere, so their seasons are opposite: when it i... 1
- Q.3 (3) Manaus is a port on the confluence of Negro and the Amazon. Answer: Right. Manaus, a port at the confluence of the Negro and the Amazon, is an urbanised centre in the thinly populated Amazon basin. 1
- Q.3 (4) The sex ratio is high in Brazil. Answer: Right. Brazil’s sex ratio has been more than 1000 for decades (women outnumber men), while in India men outnumber women. 1
- Q.3 (5) Brazil is the only country in the world where both tigers and lions are found. Answer: Wrong. India is the only country in the world where both tigers and lions are found. 1
- Q.5 (1) Most of the Himalayan rivers are perennial in nature. Answer: Because the Himalayan rivers are fed both by melting snow from glaciers and by monsoon rain. The Himalayan rivers originate from gla... 1
- Q.5 (2) Tropical cyclones occur rarely in Brazil. Answer: Because conditions for cyclone formation are weak near Brazil’s equatorial coast. Near the equator on the Brazilian coast, the diffe... 1
- Q.5 (3) Settlements are sparse in North-Eastern Brazil. Answer: Because the north-eastern highlands of Brazil suffer from extreme droughts. The north-eastern part lies in the rain-shadow of the hi... 1
- Q.9 (1) State the norms that are set by the Election Commission to get recognition as a national party. Answer: (a) The party should secure at least 6% of the valid votes in four or more States in the previous Lok Sabha or State Assembly electi... 1
- Q.9 (2) Which factors are required for the success of democracy in India ? Answer: Minorities and all religious, linguistic, ethnic and caste groups should get an equal opportunity in decision-making; majority rule... 1
- Q.1 (3) The economy of Brazil is mainly dependent on the .................... activities. Answer: C. Tertiary Answer: (C) Tertiary In 2016 the tertiary sector contributed 67% of Brazil’s GDP and engaged 71% of its population; Braz... 1
- Q.2 (4) Favourable factors for concentration of settlements : (i) Availability of water (ii) Unfavourable climate (iii) Fertile land (iv) Favourable climate Answer: (ii) Unfavourable climate An unfavourable climate discourages settlement; water, fertile land and a favourable climate attract conce... 1
- Q.4 (B) Observe the map and answer the questions given below (any four) :[Map: ‘INDIA – Location and Extent’, showing the mainland from 8°4′ N to 37°6′ N and 68°7′ E to 97°25′ E, an arrow ‘North-South Distance = 3200 km’, an arrow ‘East-West Distance… Answer: (1) The map shows the location and extent of India. (2) Indira Point (6°45′ N) is the southernmost point of India. (3) The East-West... 1
- Q.5 (4) The waterways are not developed in Brazil. Answer: Because most rivers flow through dense, sparsely populated forest regions or have falls on the highlands, away from the populated ea... 1
- Q.6 (A) With the help of given statistical data, prepare a simple bar graph and answer the following questions :India – Literacy Rate Percentage (1981 to 2016)1981 – 40.8; 1991 – 48.2; 2001 – 61.0; 2011 – 69.3; 2016 – 72.2(1) What does the graph indi… Graph: Take years on the X-axis and literacy rate (%) on the Y-axis with a scale such as 1 cm = 10%. Draw five bars of equal width with equa... 1
- Q.2 (A)(3) Complete the concept map :[Concept map: ‘Hill Stations in Maharashtra’ in the centre, with four empty boxes.] Answer (any four): Mahabaleshwar, Panchgani, Matheran, Lonavala, Khandala, Chikhaldara. 1
- Q.5 (3) What is Powada ? Answer: Powada (ballad) is a folk performing art of Maharashtra in which the great deeds of heroic men and women are narrated by alternately... 1
- Q.7 (2) Secrecy in the working of Government has increased due to the Right to Information. Answer: False. The Right to Information (2005) gives citizens the right to know about the functioning of the government. It ensures transpar... 1
- Q.7 (3) Coalition politics leads to instability. Answer: False. After the 1989 Lok Sabha elections no single party remained dominant, and both the BJP and the Congress formed coalition gove... 1
- Q.8 (A)(1) Explain the concept : Provisions for minorities Answer: The Indian Constitution has made several provisions to protect minorities. It prohibits discrimination on the basis of caste, religi... 1
- Q.1 (A)(1) The earliest museum in the world was discovered in the excavations at the city of ................... Answer: C. Ur Answer: (C) Ur The earliest museum in the world (6th century B.C.E.) was discovered at the city of Ur in Mesopotamia, in excav... 1