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SSLC  Second Term Model Exam 

Social Science Examination

Time Allowed: 2 Hours                                                                                Maximum Marks: 63

General Instructions:

1. All questions are compulsory.
2. Marks for each question are indicated against it.
3. Please write the question number correctly before attempting it.

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Section A: Social Science I (History, Political Science & Sociology)

Chapter 4: Wealth and the World

Q1. Why was the conquest of Constantinople by the Turks significant for European trade in the 15th century? [1 Mark]

Q2. State the core aim of the economic policy known as Mercantilism. [2 Marks]

Q3. List two factors that enabled European nations to undertake successful geographical expeditions. [2 Marks]

Q4. How did the accumulation of wealth from colonisation contribute to England's economic development? [3 Marks]

Chapter 5: Public Opinion in Democracy

Q5. What role do educational institutions play in the formation of public opinion? [2 Marks]

Q6. Define 'Digital Divide' and explain how it hinders the formation of effective public opinion. [2 Marks]

Q7. State two characteristics of public opinion concerning consensus or political topics. [2 Marks]

Q8. How do opposition parties contribute to shaping public opinion? [1 Mark]

Chapter 6: Mass Movement for Freedom

Q9. List two consequences of the First World War that severely impacted India's economy, leading up to Gandhiji's leadership. [2 Marks]

Q10. Name the two brothers who led the Khilafat Movement in India. [1 Mark]

Q11. What was the main aim of the Swaraj Party formed in 1923? [2 Marks]

Q12. Name the two major actions carried out by revolutionaries under Bhagat Singh's leadership following the reorganization of HRA. [2 Marks]

Q13. Why did Mahatma Gandhi decide to suspend the Non-Cooperation Movement in 1922? [1 Mark]

Chapter 7: The Glimpses of Free India

Q14. What were two of the major challenges faced by India immediately after gaining independence? [2 Marks]

Q15. Who was primarily responsible for successfully integrating the princely states into the Indian Union? [1 Mark]

Q16. What major constitutional change abolished the provision of the Privy Purse? [1 Mark]

Q17. State the core objective of the Green Revolution in India. [2 Marks]

Q18. List two significant educational commissions appointed in independent India and their primary area of focus. [2 Marks]

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Section B: Social Science II (Geography & Economics)

Chapter 3: From The Rainy Forests to The Land of Permafrost

Q19. Why are tropical rainforests often referred to as the 'Lungs of the World'? [1 Mark]

Q20. State two key challenges that hinder modern development in the equatorial climatic region. [2 Marks]

Q21. How does the annual temperature profile of the equatorial region differ from other climatic regions? [2 Marks]

Q22. Name two indigenous tribes/groups found in the Tundra region. [2 Marks]

Q23. How is the permafrost in the Tundra affected by global warming? [2 Marks]

Chapter 5: Money and Economy

Q24. Define 'Inflation' and identify the tool used to measure it in India. [2 Marks]

Q25. What is the main objective of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) when it increases the Repo Rate during inflation? [2 Marks]

Q26. Distinguish between 'Narrow Money' (M1) and 'Broad Money' (M4) as defined by the RBI. [2 Marks]

Q27. What is the 'spread' in commercial banking? [1 Mark]

Q28. Explain the basic concept of Core Banking. [1 Mark]

Chapter 6: The Changing Earth

Q29. Differentiate between the causative forces of Endogenic and Exogenic movements. [2 Marks]

Q30. What is the phenomenon known as Normal Lapse Rate? [1 Mark]

Q31. State two processes that result from exogenic movements on the surface of the Earth. [2 Marks]

Q32. Define 'Volcanism' and identify the material referred to as 'Lava'. [3 Marks]

Q33. What is the primary driving force behind Mass Wasting? [1 Mark]

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Answer Key

Section A

1. It obstructed the primary trade route through which goods, including pepper from Asia, reached Europe.
2. The core aim was to accumulate wealth, primarily gold and silver.
3. The building of advanced ships; the invention of the compass and other navigational tools; patronage of the rulers; or advances in cartography and astronomy. (Any two)
4. English companies, unlike Spanish/Portuguese rulers, reinvested their profits back into their businesses, which substantially contributed to the growth of industries in England.
5. They help a person form an independent and rational opinion on any subject. School activities like parliament provide platforms for learners to express opinions, developing democratic and civic sense.
6. The digital divide is the gap in accessing modern information technology such as the internet, computer, and smartphone. This gap hinders the formation of effective public opinion by limiting access to information.
7. Public opinion is not necessarily the views of the majority, but is the creation of a general consensus on a topic. It is formed not only on political matters but also in relation to socio-economic and cultural matters.
8. They bring the shortcomings and failures of the administration to the attention of the people and undertake campaigns and struggles.
9. Additional wartime taxes were levied on the people; huge quantities of food grains were exported for soldiers leading to a severe food shortage; or crop losses and epidemics worsened the situation. (Any two)
10. Muhammad Ali and Shaukat Ali.
11. Their aim was to utilise the legislative assemblies as forums to voice political dissent, participate in elections, and criticize the government's anti-public policies.
12. A police officer named Saunders was shot dead; and a bomb was thrown into the Central Legislative Assembly Hall.
13. He recognized that the agitation violated the principle of non-violence, particularly after the violence at Chauri Chaura.
14. Rehabilitation of refugees; integration of princely states; incorporation of Portuguese and French territories; or strengthening the Indian economy. (Any two)
15. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the then Home Minister, and V. P. Menon, the Secretary of the States Department.
16. The provision of the Privy Purse was abolished under the 26th Amendment of the Constitution in 1971.
17. The objective was enhancing the agricultural sector and achieving self-sufficiency in food production.
18. Dr. Radhakrishnan Commission (1948) focused on University Education; or Dr. Lakshmanaswami Mudaliar Commission (1952) focused on Secondary Education. (Any two)

Section B

19. Because they absorb carbon dioxide and produce oxygen at a massive rate.
20. The hot and wet climate encourages the spread of insects and pests, leading to diseases; the dense forests hinder the construction and maintenance of roads and railway lines; or the difficulty of transporting heavy hardwood logs hinders commercial lumbering. (Any two)
21. The temperature remains more or less the same throughout the year, with no significant variation in the annual and diurnal ranges of temperature.
22. Eskimos or Inuit (Greenland, North Canada, Alaska); Lapps (North Finland, Scandinavia); or Samoyeds (Siberia). (Any two)
23. Due to global warming, the permafrost in the Tundra melts considerably, which adversely affects the ecosystem and environmental equilibrium of the region.
24. Inflation is an increase in the general price level of goods and services. It is measured using the Consumer Price Index (CPI), prepared by the National Statistical Office (MOSPI).
25. When the Repo Rate is increased, commercial banks take fewer loans from RBI, reducing the money available for lending to the public, thus decreasing the overall money supply in the economy and bringing inflation under control.
26. M1, or narrow money, includes coins and currency notes held by the public and savings deposits in commercial banks. M4, or broad money, includes M3 plus total deposits in post offices (excluding National Savings Certificates).
27. It is the difference between the interest rate paid to depositors and the interest rate charged from borrowers, which constitutes the income of the banks.
28. Core banking is a system that enables an account holder of a bank to carry out financial transactions from any of its branches, without needing to go to the specific branch where the customer holds the account.
29. Endogenic movements are caused by forces within the Earth, such as radioactivity and geothermal gradient. Exogenic movements are caused by external forces on the surface, such as gravity, running water, glaciers, or wind.
30. It is the gradual decrease in temperature at the rate of 6.4º Celsius per kilometre of altitude.
31. Weathering, erosion, transportation, deposition, or mass wasting. (Any two)
32. Volcanism is the process including the formation of magma, its movement toward the surface, eruption through holes/cracks, explosions, lava flow, solidification, and formation of igneous landforms. Lava is the molten rock material once it starts moving toward the crust or reaches the surface.
33. Mass wasting is caused by the movement or fall of rock fragments or earth materials down a slope under the direct influence of gravitational pull.