CLASS : X S S S MATERIAL

ANDHRA PRADESH

TIME: 3Hrs.15Min MARKS: 100

Instructions:
1. 15 Minutes are alloted for reading the question paper in addition to
3:00hours for writing the answers.
2. All answers should be written in the separate answer booklet.
3. There are four sections in the question paper.
4. There is internal choice in Section- IV.

SECTION – I
Note : 1. If any question is answered more than once in this section, the earlier
answer will only be considered.
2. Answer all the questions.
3. Each Question carries 1 Mark 12 X 1 = 12M
1. USA Britain India Vietnam
2. George Orwell wrote the book Animal Farm
3. War is Death Peace is Life
Say No to war Say Yes to Peace
4. Krishna :: Alaknanda is the wrong pair
5. People work below their full capacity. It is known as disguised unemployment.
6. The reason for the rapid increase in the population growth are

i. Decrease in death rate due to medical facilities

ii. Increase in life span due to employment, food supply

7. The capacity of the environment to absorb the waste and give us safe life is the sink

function of the environment

8.
1917 1919 1914 1939
B A G C

9. The problems of Urbanization are

i. Unemployment ii. Traffic jam iii. slum areas iv. Drainage problems
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10. The 2 welfare measures taken by A P Government for school going children are
i. Nadu-Nedu ii. Vidya Kanuka
iii. Ammavodi iv. Jagananna gorumudda
11. 1951-1960 is the decade of minimum amendments
12. Banker
SECTION – II
Note : 1. Answer all the questions.
2. Each Question carries 2 Marks. 8 X 2 = 16M
13. The features of emergency period in India were
i. No fundamental Rights ii. Child labour removal
iii. removal of slums iv. family planning operations
14. Read the given Map and Answer the Questions
i. River Ganga flows through India and Bangladesh
ii. Betwa, Chambal, Tamas, Son
15. Shares of three sectors in G D P
Year Agriculture Industry Service
1972-73 43 22 35
2009-10 17 26 57

16. The elements of climate are i. Temperature ii. Pressure

iii. Humidity iv. Precipitation
17. The State Reorganization Commission members are
i. Hridaynath Kunzru ii. K M Panikkar iii. Fazal Ali
18. The initiatives of Rajiv Gandhi were
i. Telecom Revolution ii. Peace talks with Sri Lanka, Mizoram, Assom, Punjab
iii. Local Self Government iv. Free trade
19.

Eastern Coastal Plains Western Coastal Plains

They are in between Bay of Bengal and They are in between Arabian Sea and
Eastern Ghats Western Ghats

They are wide They are narrow

Deltas are formed here Deltas are not formed here

Eg: Cora Mandel, Circar and Utkal Eg: Malabar, Canara and Konkan
20. To unite all the Africans is Pan Africanism.

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SECTION – III
Note : 1. Answer all the questions.
2. Each Question carries 4 Marks. 8 X 4 = 32M

21. 1. Himalayas have forests.

2. Forests decrease heat.
3. Forests stop rain winds
4. So they give rainfall
5. Mountains are very high. They stop cool winds from Siberia.
6. They give us many things like wood, gum, honey etc.,
7. Many rivers flow from Himalayas.
22. i. This graph is explaining about the war related deaths from 1500-1599
ii. It explains about War deaths in millions and Deaths per 1,000 people
iii. In the year 1500-1599, the war deaths and deaths per 1,000 people were low.
iv. In 1900-1999 the deaths are very high as world wars happened during that
period.

23. The impact of Globalization on India is

1. Many Indian companies became MNCs

2. The have choice at cheap prices.
3. The goods are good.
4. The businessmen got more profit.
5. New jobs like Software or tele callers have come.
6. Big shopping malls have come.

24. Yes. water is a common pool of resource.

1. Water flows from higher areas to lower areas.

2. Water flows from higher areas to lower areas.
3. We cannot stop the flow of water.
4. The needs of the people increased.
5. The population increased.
6. The agriculture, industries increased.
7. But the laws were old laws.
8. The use of water by one affects the use of others.

25. i. Dutch East Indies ii. 1942

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26. The reasons for partition of India are
1. The British Divide and Rule Policy
2. The Congress is not ready to work with Muslim League
3. The League was afraid
4. The Cripps mission failed
5. The Cabinet mission failed
6. Religious fights happened
7. Partition happened.

27. 1. Sovereign

2. Secularism
3. Federalism
4. Parliamentary system
5. Fundamental Rights.
6. Republic
7. Independent Judiciary
8. Socialism

28. The parents give less importance to girls education due to the following reasons.

1. Girls get married and go to in laws house

2. Boys will continue their family name
3. Dowry is a problem for educated girls marriage
4. Girls will look after their siblings
5. Many girls look after the household work
6. Customs do not allow girls to go out after certain age.
7. The safety and security is also a problem
8. So girl’s education is nor given importance.
If women work outside the gender bias would come down.
1. The women can have independence
2. The work at home is also shared.
3. They can also talk about important decisions.
4. They can give suggestions
5. They promote girl education

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SECTION – IV
Note : 1. Answer all the questions.
2. Each Question carries 8 Marks.
3. There is an internal choice for each question. 5 X 8 =
40M

29. a. 1. Right to information Act was passed in the year 2005.

2. It promotes transparency
3. It develops accountability
4. It reduces corruption
5. It brings Government to the people.
6. It promotes Democracy
7. Every citizen will understand about the functioning of the government.
8. Right to information promotes Responsible citizens.

(Or)

b. The average increase in the temperatures of the earth surface due to the
excess emission of green house gases is known as Global warming.
The reasons are:
1) Burning of fossil fuels.
2) Use of more ACs and Refrigerators
3) Emission of CFC due to more vehicles.
4) Deforestation
5) Urbanization
6) Pollution
7) Changing life style
8) Chemical fertilizers and pesticides
Measures to control AGW:
1) Use Bio fuels
2) ECO friendly mechanisms shall be adopted
3) Use of public transport (or) Bicycles for short distance
4) Afforestation
5) Treating the wastes before releasing into the atmosphere
6) Using environmental friendly materials.
7) Avoiding Junk food
8) Adopting organic farming.

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30. a. 1. Aggressive Nationalism

2. Imperialism
3. Secret Alliances
4. Militarism were the long-term reasons for First World War
5. Murder of Austrian Prince by Serbian is the immediate cause for First World War
6. Harsh terms of Treaty of Versailles
7. Failure of League of Nations
8. Domination of Germany over other nations
9. Fear of socialism were the long-term reason for Second World War
10. Hitler’s attack on Poland was the immediate cause for the Second World War.
(Or)
b. 1. Death : After First World War 10 million people and after Second World War
22-25 million people died.
2. Democracy: Many nations changed to democratic form and many nations
won independence
3. Change in power: Now USA in the West and Russia in the east became leaders
4. International Organisations: League of Nations and United Nations Organisation came
into existence.
5. Right to Vote: The women got the Right to Vote. England women got the right to vote
in the year 1918.

31.a.i.January 30th 1933

ii. December 8th 1941
iii. The centers established for the mass murder of Jews by Nazis were
Auschwitx centers
iv. U S A
( Or )
b. i. This graph explains about sex ratio from 1951-2011.
ii. The number of female for every 1,000 male in the population is Sex ratio.
iii. The graph shows declining and increasing trends of number of females.
iv. The lowest sex ratio is noted in the year 1991.
v. From 1951onwards the number of females is increasing.
vi. In the year 2011, the sex ratio is 943.
vii. This increasing number is due to increase in literacy levels.
viii. Educate a girl. Educate a family. Educate the Nation.

32. a. 1.There are 4 Climate controls. They are

1. Latitude 2. Relief 3. Land water relationship 4. Upper air circulation
1. Latitude: The increase in latitude decrease the temperature. The temperature near
equator is higher than poles

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2. Relief: The temperature decreases with height @ 60 C for every 1000 meters.
3. Land water relationship: The areas near water bodies have low temperatures.
Mumbai. Visakhapatnam has low temperature as they are near to sea.
4. Upper air circulation: The jet streams cause rainfall
(Or )

b. The Indo Gangetic plains attract high density of population. Yes. It is correct.

1. Plains has good fertile soil

2. There are rivers to give water for agriculture
3. It has moderate climate.
4. Construction of roads and buildings is easy on plains
5. They have good rainfall
6. They attract more tourism due to holy places like Varanasi
7. So plains attract more population.
The Plateau regions of India do not support agriculture like that of plains.

1. Plateaus are made of hard rocks.

2. Plains have smooth surface
3. Plains has good fertile soil
4. There are rivers to give water for agriculture
5. It has moderate climate.
6. Construction of roads and buildings is easy on plains
7. Plateaus have more minerals useful for industries.
8. So plateaus do not support agriculture like that of Plains

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33) a.

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