Maharashtra Board SSC Class 10 History Question Paper 2020 with Answers Solutions Pdf Download.
SSC History Question Paper 2020 with Answers Pdf Download Maharashtra Board
[Time : 2½ Hours]
[Max. Marks : 60]
General Instructions :
(1) All the activities questions are compulsory.
(2) Figures to the right indicate full marks.
(3) Question Nos. 1 to 5 are based on History and Question Nos. 6 to 9 are based on Political Science.
(4) It is mandatory to write a complete statement as answer in Question No. 1(A).
(5) In Question No. 2(A) and 8(B) the appropriate answer is expected to be written by pen only in the concept map.
(6) In Question No. 1(B) correction is expected in the second part.
Question 1.
(A) Choose the correct option from the given options and complete the sentences. (3)
(1) It may be said that ………….. was the founder of Modern Historiography. (a)
(a) Voltaire
(b) Rene Descartes
(c) Leopold Ranke
(d) Karl Marx
Answer:
(a) Voltaire
(2) ………….. is considered as the mother of science and all other subjects. (a)
(a) Philosophy
(b) Ethics
(c) History
(d) Genealogy
Answer:
(a) Philosophy
(3) Bihar is known as the village of ………….. . (c)
(a) Plants
(b) Mangoes
(c) Books
(d) Forts
Answer:
(c) Books
(B) Identify the wrong pair in the following and rewrite : (3)
(1) (i) V.K. Raj wade – Marathyanchya Itihasachi Sadhane
(ii) Swatantryawir V.D. Savarkar – The Indian War of Independence 1857
(iii) Pandita Ramabai – Stri-Purush Tulana
(iv) Mahatma Phule – Gulamgiri
(2) (i) Darpan – Balshastri Jambhekar
(ii) Kesari – Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(iii) Deenbandhu – Gopal Hari Deshmukh
(iv) Prabhakar – Bhau Mahajan
(3) (i) Rock-cut caves – Matheran, Chikhaldara
(ii) Railway Station – Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, Mumbai
(iii) Wildlife Sanctuary – Dajipur
(iv) Natural Heritage – Western Ghats and its Kaas Plateau
Answer:
1. (iii) Identifying Wrong Pair: Pandita Ramabai – Stri-Purush Tulana
Rewriting with right answer: Pandita Ramabai – The High Caste Hindu Woman
2. (iii) Identifying Wrong Pair: Deenbandhu – Gopal Hari Deshmukh
Rewriting with right answer : Deenbandhu – Krishnarao Bhalekar, a close associate of Mahatma Phule.
3. (i) Identifying Wrong Pair: Rock-cut caves – Matheran, Chikhaldara
Rewriting with right answer: Rock-cut caves – Ajanta, Verul
Question 2.
(A) Complete the following concept chart/map (any two): (4)
(1) Complete the following table :
(2) Complete the following concept map :
(3) Complete the following concept map :
(B) Write short notes on (any two): (4)
(1) Feminist History
(2) Need of entertainment
(3) Importance of sports
Answer:
(A)
(B) (1)
(a) Feminist History pinnacled the role and achievements of women historians which was previously a prolonged male-dominance sphere.
(b) Feminist historians like Tarabai Shinde, Pandita Ramabai, Meera Kosambi, Dr. Sharmila Rege and other renowned wpmen historians left their remarkable footprints in Indian history with their literary works highlighting caste systems, position of women in the society, attack of male domination, etc.
(c) Compendium and study of historical writings of women, reweighed their importance in the society.
(d) Post Independence, the feminist historians featured their work on the issues of employment of women, their stand in political platforms, etc.
(2) (a) When gripped with boredom through repetitive and monotonous tasks, we seek entertainment to energise our body and mind by breaking routine monotony.
(b) Entertainment reduces stress with a good distraction which drains negative emotions.
(c) Entertainment taps into aspects of our evolutionarily conditioned mental and emotional heritage. Creativity, hobbies lead through entertainment helps leading the personality development of a human being.
(3) (a) Sports play a very significant role in making people feel confident, adaptable and alert. They keep humans physically and mentally fit.
(b) Sports make you a moral human being by teaching many life skills required for good conduct in the society. When you play sports, you imbibe qualities such as honesty, teamwork, leadership, and strategic planning.
(c) Playing games increases concentration power. The more you practice, the higher the potential of your brain. One becomes good at decision making, solving logical and analytical problems.
(d) Sports is an excellent stress-buster. It helps in healthy socializing as people forget their regional differences and unite as citizens of the country. Also, sports inculcate adventurous spirit in people.
Question 3.
Explain the following statements with reasons (any two): (4)
(1) Voltaire said to be the founder of Modem Historiography.
(2) The list of World Heritage Sites is announced by UNESCO.
(3) An expert with deep understanding of art history is required in the art market.
(4) Archives and libraries publish research journals, informative pamphlets, leaflets, posters, etc.
Answer:
(1) (a) He opined that along with objective, truth and chronology of historical events, considering prevalent social traditions, trade, economy, agriculture, etc., was also equally important in historiography.
(b) It gave rise to the thought that understanding all aspects of human life is important for history writing.
(c) He preached an inclusive approach to historiography which spread it’s research activities to food, folk tales, writings, etc., during that historical period.
Thus, it is said that Voltaire is the founder of modem historiography.
(2) (i) It is essential for the benefits of future generations to preserve our heritage.
(ii) UNESCO, the global organisation has announced some directives with the objective of promoting the cultural and natural heritage.
(iii) On the basis of those directives, list of sites and traditions are declared as ‘World Heritage’.
(iv) The list of UNESCO’s World Natural Heritage now includes Western Ghats.
(3) (a) Art is a complex, diverse, and subjective subject, one is which some dedicate years to becoming connoisseurs and experts. Expertise is required to find out the value of an art object or to make it economically viable. An expert possesses a detailed planning and proper management of the art product to market the art objects.
(b) Marketing an Art object is an independent field. It requires a special expertise to assess an exact value of an art object or to ensure its genuineness.
(c) Also, art experts understand the styles of the different art forms. Technological changes over a period of time may modify the art styles by many notches. The authenticity of the object and it’s standards can only be assessed by an expert.Hence, considering true assessment and evaluation of an object in the art market, an expert with deep understanding of art history is required in the art market.
(4) (a) The sources of history and number of history books that are available today , are the diligent work of many historians over the period of time. Institutes like libraries, archives and museums, conserve and preserve this precious historical heritage. They choose important specimen from the heritage collection and exhibit them by publishing through research journals and other informative sources.
(b) There is certain classified and declassified data that is released periodically into the public domain for the benefit of the readers.
(c) Archives and libraries are storehouses of knowledge and information. Archives are supposed to be very reliable because they are official records. Before any information or book is published, it has to be cross-checked by libraries. It has to check the information source, preservation of information, a collection of data and finally the book is published.
(d) The archives and library publish research journals to provide important information to the people and historians and they are very important for the people for their understanding and knowledge about the past historical facts with detailed insights. In addition, pamphlets are also released to highlight the hosting of important events or the arrival of new journals.
Question 4.
Read the following extract and answer the questions below : (4)
Dashavatara Theatre: Dashavatara is part of the folk theatre in Maharashtra. Dashavatara shows are presented in the regions of Konkan and Goa after harvesting season is over. The stories presented in these shows are based on the 10 incarnations of Vishnu, namely Matsya, Koorma, Varaha, Narsimha, Wamana, Parashurama, Ram, Krishna, Buddha and Kalki. At the beginning of the show Sutradhara, the narrator invokes Lord Ganesha, the destroyer of obstacles.
The method of acting, make-up, costumes in Dashavatara shows is set by the tradition. The show is mostly musical but sometimes there may be a few spontaneous dialogues. The characters representing gods use wooden masks. The show ends by breaking dahihandi, an earthen pot of curds, followed by aarati, singing praises of the God.
In the 18th century Shyamji Naik Kale started a phad, of Dashavatara artists which used to perform all over Maharashtra.
Vishnudas Bhave, the pioneer of Marathi theatre staged mythological plays by introducing some modifications in the Dashavatara style. Thus, the origins of the Marathi theatre can be traced to Dashavatara tradition.
(1) In which state Dashavatara is part of folk theatre?
(2) To whom the narrator invokes at the beginning of the show? (1)
(3) The form of Dashavatara folk theatre. Explain. (2)
Answer:
(1) Dashavatara is a part of folk theatre in Maharashtra State.
(2) The narrator invokes Lord Ganesha (the destroyer of obstacles at the beginning of the show.
(3) Dashavatara, a form of mythological theatre play, used to perform the stories of ten incarnations of God Vishnu, by the artists during 18th century. Matsya, Koorma, Varaha, Narsimha, Waman, Parshurama, Ram, Krishna, Buddha and Kalki presented on stage as God Vishnu’s ten incarnations invoking Lord Ganesha, the destroyer of obstacles, at the beginning of the show by it’s Sutradhar, meaning Narrator.
Dashavatara delineates the inception of Marathi theatre setting traditional method of acting, costumes and make-up by the artists. Dashavatara, a musically soaked theatre play, also presented with few spontaneous dialogues sometimes by the characters representing gods using wooden masks. The show used to conclude by breaking dahihandi, an earthen pot filled with curd and then intonating God’s praising which is called Aarti in Marathi.
Credit to Vishnudas Bhave, a pioneer of Marathi Stage Play, who modified Dashavatara style and credit to Shamaji Naik Kale who started phad of Dashavatara artists who performed all over Maharashtra in 18th century.
Question 5.
Answer the following questions in detail (any two): (6)
(1) What is Marxist history?
(2) What kind of training is required to study written sources?
(3) What kind of professional opportunities are available in the field of Arts? Explain.
(4) What were the different means of communication known around the world before the advent of Newspapers?
Answer:
(1) (a) Historians, along with writing the dynastic histories, had written the cultural, social, economic histories. Scholars of the post-independence era began to feel the need of writing histories of various communities, sciences, economic systems, political ideologies, cultural aspects, etc.
(b) The historiography of post-independence era has been influenced mainly by three ideological schools and one of them is Marxist History. Despite the influence of philosophy, sociology and economics, Marx’s thought was profoundly historical.
(c) The concern for the means of production, modes of production and the industrial relations were at the center in the writings of Marxist historians.
(d) Accordingly, to analyze the impact of every social event of significance has remained the basic theme of Marxist historiography.
(e) Marxist historians in India studied the transitions within the caste system. Among the notable Indian historians who adopted Marxist ideological framework, scholars like Damodar Dharmanand Kosambi, Comrade Shripad Amrut Dange, Ram Sharan Sharma, Comrade Sharad Patil have contributed notably.
(f) Comrade Dange was one of the founding members of the Indian Communist Party. ‘Primitive Communism to Slavery’, the book written by him represents Marxist historiography.
(2) While studying and dealing with written sources of history, the trainees are required to :
(a) possess the sufficient knowledge of scripts like Brahmi, Modi, Persian and their developments.
(b) obtain basic knowledge of social organisation and traditions, literature and culture, dynasties, administrative systems, etc., of past societies.
(c) gain the knowledge of various schools and styles of painting and sculptural art and history of their development.
(d) attain knowledge of types of paper, ink and colours.
(e) acquire knowledge of properties of various stones and metals used for inscriptions.
(f) have knowledge of the equipment and chemicals used in various processes of cleaning, conservation and preservation.
(g) have knowledge of various approaches of managing exhibitions in museums, galleries and information technology.
(h) obtain knowledge of writing research reports and articles.
(3) Art history is an independent branch of knowledge. Various opportunities of research are available in this field:
(i) Art historians can work in the field of journalism.
(ii) Art market is an independent field. It calls for special expertise to assess the exact value of an art object or to ensure that it is genuine. An expert with deep understanding of art history is required for this tank.
(iii) Art students can find professional opportunities in the field of Heritage Management and Cultural Tourism.
(4) Write about the Dashavatara theatre.
(4) There were different modes of communication to convey news before the advent of Newspapers as stated below :
(a) In England, handouts used to be supplied and circulated amongst the people at public places to convey the information about war or any critical events.
(b) During the reign of Julius Caesar newspapers known as ‘Acta Diurna’ used to be placed at public places in Rome to convey royal commands. ‘Acta Diurna’ meant acts of everyday.
(c) Egypt had a custom of placing inscriptions with royal decrees at public places.
(d) Travellers arriving from different far-flung places used to bring news of those places and narrate them same with local people.
(e) Emperor Ashoka followed Egyptian method of distributing news amongst his subjects.
(f) The ambassadors of a king posted at various places would convey important news of their region to the royal court.
(g) Roydl dictates were distributed among the people at public places in China during 7th century C.E.
(h) In the Roman Empire, information of various events in the nation and its capital along with royal decrees were written on paper and distributed.
Question 6.
Choose the correct option from the given options and complete the statements : (2)
(1) The essence of democracy is ………… .
(a) Universal adult franchise
(b) Decentralization of power
(c) Policy of reservation of seats
(d) Judicial decisions
Answer:
(b) Decentralization of power
(2) …………. is the main demand of farmers movement.
(a) Right to cultivate on the forest land
(b) To get the right price for agriculture product
(c) Protection of consumers
(d) Building of dams
Answer:
(b) To get the right price for agriculture product
Question 7.
State whether the following statements are true or false. Give reasons for your answer (any two): (4)
(1) Indian democracy is considered the largest democracy in the world.
(2) Political parties act as a link between government and people.
(3) Importance of the problems of farmers and tribals has increased in the left extremist movement.
Answer:
(1) The statement above is TRUE
Reasons:
(a) Indian democracy is considered the largest democracy in the world because of it’s political maturity.
(b) In democracy, there is a direct representation of the Indian people in the Parliament, State Legislature and local government.
(c) Free and fair elections are held at regular intervals in democracy.
(d) Indian Constitution has adopted adult suffrage which has facilitated all adult men and women to cast their vote.
(e) Every individual has right to vote irrespective of religion, gender, caste, etc.
(f) Age limit to vote is lowered to 18 years from 21 years which led in vertical steep of participation of younger generation in the political process.
(g) Today, India has the largest number of votfers compared to any other democratic nation.
All such factors contributed in considering Indian democracy as the largest democracy in the world.
(2) The statement above is TRUE.
Reason:
(a) The citizens are linked to the government machinery through the political parties.
(b) Parties play a significant role to convey people’s demand to the government.
(c) The government decisions or policies are conveyed to the people at the same time.
(d) The reactions of the people or the feedback on government policies are taken by the parties.
(e) People get the feeling that they can also participate in the government.
In this vyay, political parties act as a bridge between government and the people.
(3) The statement above is FALSE.
Reason:
(a) Left extremists-Naxalism movement started against aggressive landless farmers and tribal people.
(b) Violent measures were taken to oppose government policies and attack the police forces.
(c) The importance of the problems of farmers and tribals had significantly diminished in the left extremist movement.
Question 8.
(A) Explain the following concepts (any two): (2)
(1) Right to information
(2) Regionalism
(B) Do as instructed (any one): (2)
(1) Complete the following concept diagram :
(2) Complete the following concept diagram :
Answer:
(A) (1)
(a) In 2005, the Parliament of India enacted a new legislation called ‘Right To Information Act’.
(b) The main objective of the Right to Information Act is to empower the citizens, promote transparency and accountability in the functioning of the Government, eradicate corruption and make our democracy work smoothly for the people in real sense. Thus, Right to Information helps in promoting harmony between the Government and people.
(c) It increases people’s participation in the administration; thus making administration more responsive to the requirements of people. This helps in building trust and strengthening relationship between government and people.
(d) It helps in reducing secrecy in the functioning of the government and keeping it transparent and crystal clear.
(2) (a) Regionalism is a political ideology that highlights the local identity, the need for independent regional planning and administrative freedom. It promotes the manifestation of cultural singularities and prioritizes the interest of the region over the interest of the nation as a whole.
(b) The regionalist politics of a region are cantered on that specific territory; they aim to direct the national agenda towards the local interests and look for greater autonomy for that region.
(c) Being a vast country, India has a plethora of diverse cultural, regional and linguistic population. Regionality comes into picture when these diversified people feel the sentiments towards their region and language which this leads to regional pride.
(d) Due to this, people develop a feeling to claim over their own regional resources and employment opportunities. Their regions, languages, literature, historical treasures, culture, educational and living patterns help them in developing the feeling of regional identity.
(e) This sometimes gives rise to independent political parties in regions that focus on protection of their regional interests over national interest.
Thus, the above narration explains what Regionalism is.
(B) (1)
(2)
Question 9.
Answer in brief (any one): (2)
(1) What is the code of conduct? Explain.
(2) For which reforms were the women’s movement in the pre-independence period fighting?
Answer:
(1) (a) Code of Conduct is one of the measures adopted by the Election Commission of India to ensure fair and free elections process in India.
(b) Code of Conduct are the rules that are to be followed by the government, political parties and voters before and during election.
(c) To curb the malpractices during elections, a Model Code of Conduct is issued.
(d) It’s strict implementation assures the sense of relief amongst the Indian citizens.
(e) Due to strict observance of the Model Code of Conduct, communal clashes and corrupt practices have been curbed and the election process is carried out peacefully, relieving the common citizens.
(2) (a) In pre-Independence period, progressive men in India initiated the women’s movement.
(b) The women’s movement aimed at eliminating injustice against women and ending their exploitation, helping them to lead a respectful life and participate in social activities.
(c) Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar, Raja Ram Mohan Roy, Mahatma Jyotirao Phule, Savitribai Phule, Dhondo Keshav Karve, Pandita Ramabai, Ramabai Ranade took initiative in ending the practice of Sati and Child Marriages.
(d) Reforms such as widow marriage, right to vote to women, women education were possible due to the notable work of these reformists.
(e) After Independence, the Constitution gave equal rights to women in all fields.