Maharashtra Board SSC Class 10 History Question Paper July 2023 with Answers Solutions Pdf Download.
SSC History Question Paper July 2023 with Answers Pdf Download Maharashtra Board
Time: 2 Hours
Total Marks: 40
Notes:
- All the activities/questions are compulsory.
- Figures to the right indicate full marks.
- Question Nos. 1 to 5 are based on History and Question Nos. 6 to 9 are based on Political Science.
- It is mandatory to write a complete statement as answer in Question No. 1(A) and 6.
- In Question Nos. 2(A) and 8(B) the appropriate answer is expected to be written by pen only in the concept map.
- Answers of Question No. 1 (A) and (B) and Question No. 6 are repeated then only first attempted answer will be considered.
Question 1.
Choose the correct option from the given options and complete the sentences: [3]
1. Sanskrit text Hitopadesh was translated in German by _________. (B)
(A) James Mill
(B) Friedrich Max Muller
(C) Mountstuart Elphinstone
(D) Sir John Marshall
Answer:
Sanskrit text Hitopadesh was translated in German by Friedrich Max Muller.
2. The wooden dolls made in Maharashtra are known as _________. (A)
(A) Thaki
(B) Kalichandika
(C) Gangavati
(D) Champavati
Answer:
The wooden dolls made in Maharashtra are known as Thaki.
3. India’s National Museum is in _________. (B)
(A) Mumbai
(B) Delhi
(C) Chennai
(D) Pune
Answer:
India’s National Museum is in Delhi.
(B) Identify the wrong pair in the following and rewrite: [3]
(1)
| Group ‘A’ | Group ‘B’ |
| i. Who were the Shudras | Subaltern History |
| ii. Stri-Purush Tulana | Feminist History |
| iii. The Indian War Of Independence 1857 | Marxist History |
| iv. ‘A History of Mahrattas’ | Colonial History |
Answer:
The Indian War of Independence 1857 – Marxist History
| i. Raygadala Jevha Jag Yete | Vasant Kanetkar |
| ii. Tilak Ani Agarkar | Vishram Bedekar |
| iii. Sashtang Namaskar | Acharya Atre |
| iv. Ekach Pyala | Annasaheb Kirloskar |
Answer:
Ekach Pyala – Annasaheb Kirloskar
(3)
| i. Mallakhamb | Outdoor games based on physical skills |
| ii. Water Polo | Water sport |
| iii. Skating | Adventurous ice sport |
| iv. Chess | Outdoor game |
Answer:
Chess – Outdoor game
Question 2.
(A) Complete the following activity according to given instructions (any two): [4]
(1) Complete the concept map:
(2) Complete the concept map:
(3) Complete the concept map:
(B) Write short notes on (any two): [4]
(1) Subaltern History
(2) Need of Mass Media
(3) Sports and Movies.
Answer:
(1)
Other Notable Scholars in Europe are :
i. Karl Marx
ii. Simone de Beauvoir
iii. Michel Foucault
(Note: Students are expected to write the name of any four notable scholars in Europe.)
(2)
Other Newspapers in the Pre-independence period are :
i. Induprakash
ii. Deenbandhu
iii. Kesari
iv. Maratha
(Note: Students are expected to write the names of any four newspapers from the pre-independence period.)
(3)
(B) (1) i. Subaltern means the ‘bottommost ranks’ and subaltern history developed from the idea that history should be written from the bottommost rank of people in the society. This idea was developed by the Italian historian Antonio Gramsci and its seeds are supposed to be found in the Marxist historiography.
ii. One of the important sources of writing subaltern histories is the folklore.
iii. Mahatma Phule drew attention to the exploitation of women, shudras and atishudras done under the name of religion. In his book, Gulamgiri, he unfolded the history of the shudratishuda community. Similarly, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar wrote about the role of people belonging to Dalit castes in shaping the various cultural and political aspects of India. His two books ‘Who Were the Shudras’ and ‘The Untouchables’ are examples of the history of Subaltern type.
iv. The Indian historian, Ranjit Guha, played a major role in establishing subaltern history as an important academic school of historiography.
(2) i. We need mass media to enable free flow of information to all strata of the society and to strengthen our democracy.
ii. Newspapers provide information about current events, on issues of social, political, economic, cultural and technological importance.
iii. It protects rights of people by creating awareness among them and thus protecting their freedom.
iv. Readers are also ensured of a platform to voice their opinions. Newspapers can help in making the democracy stronger.
v. Television is an audio-visual medium. It shows actual visuals of an event to people, thus, crossing the inherent limitations of newspapers and radio.
vi. Radio broadcasts various entertainment, awareness creating and literary programmes.
(3) i. Some movies on sports and biography of players have been released in various languages in the recent times.
ii. For e.g. ‘Mary Kom’ is a movie based on the life of Mary Kom, the first Indian female boxer and ‘Dangal’ is a movie which is based on the life story of the Phogat sisters, the first Indian female wrestlers.
iii. The process of making a movie involves deep study of the particular period to be depicted, the language, dressing style, social life, etc. of that period.
iv. Students of history, who are well-trained to do research of this kind, help in making movies.
Question 3.
Explain the following statements with reasons (any two): [4]
(1) It is essential to study the History of technology.
(2) An expert with deep understanding of art history is required in the art market.
(3) The number of people travelling back and forth from India has increased considerably.
(4) Archives and libraries publish research journals, informative pamphlets, leaflets posters etc.
Answer:
(1) i. At every stage of human evolution, man made use of different technologies.
For e.g., the technology used for making stone tools differed from the technology used for agricultural production.
Here the knowledge of both science and technology is essential to understand this development.
ii. Similarly, changes have also taken place in the field of agricultural production, commodity production, architecture, engineering, etc. This mechanisation of production was promoted due to the advancement of science.
Therefore to understand the development of mechanisation and the mutual dependence between science and technology, it is essential to study the history of technology.
(2) i. Art market is an independent field which includes research, journalism and trading of various objects of historical importance.
ii. This requires expertise for determining the exact value of an art object as well as to check if it is genuine.
iii. Art historians are also required with the purpose of conservation and restoration of historical objects.
iv. The experts are needed in the field of Museums and Archives Management, Library Science and Information Technology, Archaeological Research, Indology.
Hence, an expert with deep understanding of art history is required in the art market.
(3) i. The availability of railway, marine and air transport, has made travelling abroad easier.
ii. There is a trans-European railway route.
iii. Marine transport has linked the coastal regions and aviation has brought the entire world closer.
iv. Also, due to the economic liberalisation policy of the Indian government, travelling abroad has become easier than before.
Therefore, the number of people travelling back and forth from India has increased considerably.
(4) i. The place where old documents, official records, old films, etc. are preserved and stored are called as Archives while Libraries are the storehouses of knowledge and information.
ii. Archives preserve documents with important content in their original condition, prepare indexes and create accurate systems of retrieval of documents.
iii. Libraries collect books, arrange them systematically, conserve and preserve those books, disseminate information sources, etc.
iv. These documents and books are to be made available to the researchers whenever they want to conduct research and make research projects.
Hence, archives and libraries publish research journals, informative pamphlets, leaflets, posters, etc. to help the researchers in conducting research and also to make it available to the general public.
Question 4.
Read the following passage and answer the questions based on it: [4]
There are two main traditions of keertan, (1) Naradiya or Haridasi (2) Varkari. Haridasi keertan is a solo performance. It has two parts, Poorvarang and Uttarrang. Naman (praising god), Nirupanacha Abhang (singing a composition that leads to the main theme) and Nirupan (explanation of the main theme) comprise the Poorvarang. Narration of a story to illustrate the main theme comprises Uttarrang. In the Varkari Keertan collective participation is more important. The players of cymbals also play an important part along with the keertankar. During the independence movement a new type of Keertan was developed, known as Rashtriya Keertan. It places more importance on creating awareness by narrating the life stories of great leaders of the Indian independence movement, scientists, social reformers, etc. The tradition of Rashtriya Keertan was started by Dattopant Patwardhan of Wai in Maharashtra.
Members of the Satyashodhak Samaj founded by Mahatma Jyotirao Phule also used Keertan as a medium of creating social awareness. The style of keertan by Saint Gadge Maharaj resembled closely to Satyashodhak style of Keertan. He used to throw light on issues like abolition of caste, cleanliness, deaddiction, etc.
Questions:
(1) Who plays an important role along with the Keertankar? (1)
(2) Which are the two main traditions of Keertan? (1)
(3) Saint Gadge Maharaj’s keertan closely resembled which style of keertan and threw light on which issues? (2)
Answer:
(1) The players of cymbals plays an important role along with the Keertankar.
(2) Naraadiya or Haridasi keertan and Varkari keertanare the two main traditions of Keertan.
(3) i. Saint Gadge Maharaj’s style of Keertan resembled closely to Satyashodhak style of Keertan.
ii. While performing Keertan, he threw light on various social issues like abolition of caste, cleanliness, deaddiction, etc.
Question 5.
Write elaborated answers to the following questions (any two): [6]
(1) What is Marxist history?
(2) Suggest at least six solutions for preservation of the sources of history.
(3) Write in detail about folk styles of painting.
(4) Describe three types of tourism :
a. Health Tourism
b. International Tourism
c. Geographical Tourism.
Answer:
(1) Introduction:
Marxist history is one ideological school which influenced the historiography of the post-independence era.
i. The basic theme of Marxist historiography is to analyse the impact of every social event of significance.
ii. The writings of Marxist historians centred around the concern for the means of production, modes of production and the industrial relations.
iii. In India the Marxist historians studied the transitions within the caste system. Some of the notable Indian historians who adopted Marxist ideological framework are Damodar Dharmanand Kosambi, Comrade Shripad Amrut Dange, Ram Sharan Sharma, Comrade Sharad Patil, etc. The book, Primitive Communism to Slavery, written by Comrade Dange represents Marxist
historiography.
Conclusion: In this way the ideology of Marxist history had a deep impact on Indian history. [3]
(2) History gives us a chronological, scientific and systematic account of past events while material sources (e.g. monuments, caves etc.) written sources (e.g. travelogues, inscriptions etc.) and oral sources (e.g. folk songs, powadas etc.) help in the reconstruction of past history.
Following are some of the solutions which can help in the preservation of the sources of history:
i. Having a sense of belongingness towards the various art forms, customs, traditions, paintings, monuments, etc., created by our ancestors is the most important thing which is needed for the preservation of sources of history. One can develop this sense of belongingness by knowing the historical significance of various sources.
ii. While visiting any historical site, one should abide by the rules and regulations laid down by the organisations or institutes (for e.g, The Archaeological Survey of India or INTACH) which take care of those sites.
iii. An unbiased approach towards the writing of history will enable in preserving the authenticity of the historical events.
iv. Certain oral sources of history like folk songs, owis, powadas, etc. should be collected and preserved.
v. Certain written sources of history should be reprinted so that it can be used in future for research.
vi. Certain photographs or audio-video cassettes, with the help of new technology should be recovered so that it can be used as a source of history.
vii. Efforts should be taken to learn the ancient extinct scripts like Brahmi and Modi, in order to enable one to reconstruct the history of our past.
viii. ‘Heritage Walks’ should be organised regularly.
ix. Through the medium of speeches, discussions, street play; the common people should be made aware.
x. In order to create awareness among teachers and students in schools and colleges, ‘heritage club’ should be established. Also, awareness workshops should be conducted for them.
(Note: Students are expected to write any six solutions.)
(3) i. The traditional folk style of paintings very closely resemble the style of rock paintings, which date back to stone ages. Such paintings have been found in several countries.
ii. Rock painting sites are found in the Indian states of Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Uttarakhand, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. The famous rock paintings in the caves at Bhimbetka is a World Heritage site.
iii. Although rock paintings usually depict human, animal and geometric figures, the style of rock paintings has changed according to the cultural changes from stone ages to the beginning of agriculture.
iv. The depiction of flora and fauna, the style of portraying various figures and the colours used also portray this change. The colours made from natural substances including black, red and white were used for the rock paintings.
v. Rock paintings also help us understand the knowledge of ancient people about their natural surroundings and their method of exploiting the available natural resources.
vi. The regional styles of folk paintings developed from customs such as decorating the house
walls and courtyards (rangawali) by drawing various figures and symbols or using panels of paintings to narrate stories.
4) Introduction:
Tourism can be defined as travelling to visit places in distant regions for specific purpose.
a. Health Tourism:
i. Health Tourism involves travelling for the purpose of receiving medical treatment or improving health or fitness.
ii. In India, the health services and facilities available are cheaper compared to other countries. Even the standard of these facilities is good, therefore, people from western countries undertake this type of tourism.
iii. Besides, tourists from countries with cold climate visit India to get ample sunlight.
iv. Learning Yoga and undertaking ayurvedic therapies are some other reasons for this type of tourism.
b. International Tourism:
i. International tourism is an important type of tourism. It refers to tourism that crosses national borders.
ii. Due to the availability of railway, marine and air transport, it has become easier to travel abroad. There is a trans-European railway route. Marine transport has linked the coastal regions and aviation has brought the entire world closer.
iii. Moreover, due to the economic liberalisation policy of the Indian government (1991), the number of people travelling back and forth from India has increased greatly. People nowadays travel for studies, relaxation, sightseeing, shooting of films, professional assignments like meeting, agreements, etc.
iv. Various official documents are to be obtained for travelling abroad, for example- passport, visa etc.
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c. Geographic Tourism:
i. Geographic tourism involves visiting places to observe the special geographical features of a region.
ii. In order to satisfy this curiosity, tourists visit various natural & animal sanctuaries, beaches and unique geographical wonders like the Crater lake at Lonar & Ranjan Khalge (naturally carved out cavities in rocks) at Nighoj in Maharashtra.
Conclusion: Tourism not only boost the spirit of an individual but also enhances the economy of nation.
Political Science
Question 6.
Choose the correct option from the given options and complete the sentences: [2]
(1) The essence of democracy is _________.
(A) Universal adult franchise
(B) Decentralisation of power
(C) Policy of reservation of seats
(D) Judicial decisions.
Answer:
The essence of democracy is decentralisation 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 agricultural product
(C) Protection of consumers
(D) Building of dams.
Answer:
To get the right price for agricultural product is the main demand of farmers movement.
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) Shiromani Akali Dal is a National Party.
(3) Alertness is required to sustain democracy.
Answer:
(1) The above statement is True.
Reasons:
i. In democracy, there is direct representation of the Indian people in the Parliament, State legislature and local government.
ii. Free and fair elections are held at regular intervals in democracy. Everyone has the right to vote irrespective of religion, gender, caste, etc.
iii. Earlier the voting age was 21 years. It was later reduced to 18 years. This lowering of voting age led to an increased participation of younger generation in the political process.
iv. Today, India has the largest number of voters compared to any other democratic nation.
Therefore, Indian democracy is considered as the largest democracy in the world.
(2) The above statement is False.
Reasons:
i. Shiromani Akali Dal is an important regional party, established in 1920, in Punjab. Its objective is to cultivate religious and regional identity. It has assumed power in Punjab for many years.
ii. Also, it does not fulfil the criteria prescribed by the Election Commission to be recognised as national party.
Hence, Shiromani Akali Dal is a regional party.
(3) The above statement is True.
Reasons:
i. Democracy is a continuous living process.
ii. Only adoption of democracy does not ensure its implementation. Conscious efforts are required to sustain democracy.
iii. The threats to democracy must be understood in time and dealt with in a democratic manner.
Hence, alertness is required to sustain democracy.
Question 8.
(A) Write short notes on (any one): [2]
(1) Right to Information
(2) National Parties.
(B) Complete the following activity according to given instructions (any one): [2]
(1) Complete the concept map:
(2) Complete the concept map:
Answer:
(A)
(1) i. In 2005, the Parliament of India enacted a new legislation called the ‘Right to Information Act’.
ii. The main objective of the Right to Information Act is to empower the citizens, promote transparency and accountability in the working of the Government and make our democracy work for the people in real sense.
iii. It increases people’s participation in administration. It also makes administration more responsive to the requirements of people. This increased communication between citizens and government helps in strengthening democracy and in building a relationship of trust between them.
iv. Thus, Right to Information is a big step towards making the citizens informed about the functioning of the Government. Also, it has made the government more transparent and has reduced the element of secrecy in the working of the government.
(2) i. National party is a political party which satisfies either of the following two conditions :
a. 1. It secures minimum 6% of the valid votes in four or more states in the earlier Lok Sabha or State Assembly elections AND
2. Minimum 4 members should be elected in the Loksabha from any state or states in the earlier elections
OR
b. 1. The candidates of a party should be elected from minimum 2% constituencies out of the total Loksabha constituencies (543) AND
2. The candidates should be elected from atleast 3 states.
ii. Some of the national parties in India are Indian National Congress, Communist Party of India, Bharatiya Janata Party, Communist Party of India (Marxist), Bahujan Samaj Party, Nationalist Congress Party and All India Trinamool Congress Party.
(B) (1)
Other regional parties in Maharashtra is:
i. Republican Party of India-Bahujan Mahasangh
ii. Republican Party of India
iii. Bahujan Vikas Aghadi
iv. Rashtriya Samaj Paksha
v. All India Majlis-E-Ittehadulla Musalmeen
vi. Jan Surajya Shakti
vii. Loksangram
ix. Swabhimani Party
(Note: Students are expected to write the names of any four regional parties in Maharashtra from above.)
(2)
Other important movements in India are:
i. Tribal movement
ii. Labour movement
(Note: Students are expected to write the name of any four movements from above)
Question 9.
Answer the following questions in brief (any one): [2]
(1) Explain the meaning of Code of Conduct.
(2) Explain the functions of Environmental Movement.
Answer:
(1) i. To control malpractices during elections and to ensure free and fair elections in India, the Election Commission has adopted several measures. ‘Code of Conduct’ is one among them.
ii. This code is a unique document which explains the rules that are to be followed by the government, political parties and voters before elections and during elections.
iii. The government also cannot violate these rules.
iv. Due to strict observance of the ‘Code of Conduct’, in past few elections the common voters have become confident.
(2) i. Environmental degradation is a serious problem at both, national and international level.
ii. Significant international cooperation is seen in this field, with movements mainly aimed at reducing or preventing environmental degradation.
iii. The environmental movements in India take up issues like protection of bio-diversity, protecting different sources of water, protection of forests and green belt. Also preventing pollution of rivers and reducing the use of chemicals and their ill-effects etc.
iv. For e.g. Dr. Rajendra Singh brought about ‘Water revolution’ in Rajasthan. He formed an organisation ‘ Tarun Bharat Sangh’ which worked for building eleven thousand Johad in hundreds of villages.