Social Sciences – Part I History And Political Science
Written as per the revised syllabus prescribed by the Maharashtra State Boardof Secondary and Higher Secondary Education, Pune.Social Sciences – Part IHistory andPolitical ScienceStd. XFifth Edition: March 2016Salient Features Exhaustive coverage of syllabus in Question Answer Format. Covers answers to all Textual Questions. Self Evaluative in nature. Simple and Lucid language. Includes Important Dates to Remember, Key Terms and Important Names to Remember. Practice Question Paper at the end of each chapter. Model Question Papers according to the new paper pattern of State Board. Includes Board Exam Question Papers of 2014, 2015 and March 2016.Printed at: Repro India Ltd. MumbaiNo part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, C.D. ROM/Audio Video Cassettes or electronic, mechanicalincluding photocopying; recording or by any information storage and retrieval system without permission in writing from the Publisher.P.O. No. 1301210198 10381 JUP
PrefaceIn the case of good books, the point is not how many of them you can get through, but rather how many can getthrough to you.“Std. X: History and Political Science” is a complete and thorough guide extensively drafted to boost the student’sconfidence. The book covers the entire syllabus in question answer format. Each and every topic is divided intosubtopics for better understanding of concepts. The format of this book not only helps the student to understand theconcepts but also helps to write the answers based on the concepts. A section of Important Dates to Remember, KeyTerms and Important Names to Remember, is given at end of all the chapters for reference. Additionally, we haveprovided Question Papers at the end of each chapter [20 Marks for History and 10 Marks for Political Science] whichwill facilitate revision and practice for the student. The book also includes two Model Question Papers as per the latestpaper pattern of State Board.The journey to create a complete book is strewn with triumphs, failures and near misses. If you think we’venearly missed something or want to applaud us for our triumphs, we’d love to hear from you.Please write to us on : mail@targetpublications.orgA book affects eternity; one can never tell where its influence stops.Best of luck to all the aspirants!Yours faithfully,Publisher
PAPERPaper PatternHistoryQ.1. (A)(B)Q.2.Q.3.Q.4.Q.5.Complete the following statements by choosing the appropriate alternatives fromthose given in the brackets.(3 sentences will be given with 3 options each) (1 mark each)Match the correct pairs.(3 correct pairs need to be matched) (1 mark each)Answer the following questions in 25 to 30 words each.(3 questions will be given. Answer any 2) (2 marks each)Give reasons for the following statements in 25 to 30 words each.(3 statements will be given. Answer any 2) (2 marks each)Answer the following questions in 30 to 40 words each.(3 questions will be given. Answer any 2) (3 marks each)Answer the following questions in 60 to 80 words each.(3 questions will be given. Answer any 2) (4 marks each)(3)(3)(4)(4)(6)(8)Political ScienceQ.6.Q.7.Q.8.Q.9.Fill in the blanks with a suitable word from those given in the brackets.(3 sentences will be given with 4 options each) (1 mark each)Answer the following questions in one sentence.(5 questions will be given. Answer any 3) (1 mark each)State whether the following statements are True or False with reasons.(3 statements will be given. Answer any 2) (2 marks each)Answer the following questions in about 25 to 30 words.(2 questions will be given. Answer any 1) (2 marks)Total Marks(3)(3)(4)(2)40Chapterwise Distribution of MarksHistoryNo.1.2.3.4.TitleImperialism20th Century – Age of ConflictEmancipation of Asia and AfricaWorld after Second World WarTotalMarks0612040628Marks with options0917050839Marks0302030412Marks with options0404040618Political ScienceNo.1.2.3.4.TitleDemocracyPolitical PartiesDemocracy and DiversityChallenges before DemocracyTotal
No.Topic NamePage No.HISTORY01020304Imperialism(A) Geographical Discoveries and Imperialism1(B) Imperialism in Asia8(C) Imperialism in Africa1820th Century – Age of Conflict(A) First World War25(B) Russian Revolution36(C) League of Nations47(D) Dictatorship in Europe53(E) United Nations Organization75Emancipation of Asia and Africa(A) Asia83(B) Africa99World after Second World War(A) Cold War107(B) Progress in Science and Technology119(C) Globalization132POLITICAL SCIENCE05Democracy13906Political Parties14607Democracy and Diversity15808Challenges before Democracy167Model Question Paper – I175Model Question Paper – II177Board Question Paper – March 2014179Board Question Paper – October 2014181Board Question Paper – March 2015183Board Question Paper – July 2015185Board Question Paper – March 2016187Textual questions are represented by * marks.Intext questions are represented by # marks.Questions based on additional information are represented by marks.
01ImperialismA.Chapter 01 : ImperialismGeographical Discoveries and ImperialismQ.1.A.Complete the following statements bychoosing the appropriate alternatives fromthose given in the brackets.The Imperialism11.The Background*1.The imperialism in the modern period is aresult of revolution.(French, Industrial, Russian)Geographical Discoveries*2. The Ottoman Turks conquered in theyear 1453.(Constantinople, Calicut, Kolkata)Imperialism was caused by .(colonialism, feudalism, socialism)Reasons for Imperialism12.The entire nations of Asia and Africa werebrought under the imperial rule by .(1915, 1914, 1912)13.motivated the creation of modernweapons.(Science, Communication, Literature)14.Huge deposits of Gold and Silver were foundin .(Asia, Africa, France)15.Asian nations were rich in the production of.(cotton, spices, jute)16.The greatness of a nation was decided by thenumber of under it.(colonies, weapons, ships)17.The European nations wanted to spreadthroughout the world.(christianity, humanity, socialism)3.The terrestrial way, a short route to Asia wasclosed down for the traders.(American, Russian, European)4.The traders in Europe were curious to begintrade in the nations.(western, eastern, central)*5.Portuguese King motivated thenavigators.[Mar 14, Jul 15](William, Henry, Nicholas)6.On the assumption of , the earth is notflat but round, the navigators discoveredunknown regions in the world.(Coparnicus, Galileo, Newton)7.In the 15th century, Christopher Columbus,, Amerigo Vespucci discovered thenorthern, eastern and central parts of theAmerican continent respectively.(John Cabot, Vasco da Gama, Henry)Economic ImperialismBetween 1606 and 1732, England set upcolonies in the eastern coast of NorthAmerica.(13, 3, 31)19.8.9.found out the sea route to India.(Vasco da Gama, Christopher Columbus,John Cabot)10.The Portuguese Sailor was killedduring his voyage.(Christopher Columbus, FerdinandMagellan, Amerigo Vespucci)*18. It is considered that is the origin ofIndustrial Revolution.[Mar 15](France, England, Germany)The industrial upheaval gave rise to .(feudalism, capitalism, socialism)20.The expansion moulded a new formof Imperialism.(capitalist, socialist, feudalist)Various forms of Imperial Domination21.In order to achieve the imperial objectives, theEuropean nations implementedpolicy.(Credit, Divide and Rule, Monetary)1
Std. X : HistoryB.ii.Match the pairs.*1.i.ii.iii.Column ‘A’Vasco da GamaAmerigoVespucciFerdinandMagellanColumn ‘B’Circumnavigatedthe earth by searoute.b. New sea route toIndia.c. Thenorthern,eastern and centralparts of America.d. Astrolabea.Ans: (i b), (ii c), (iii a)2.The Kings and Emperors gave lessimportance to the acquisition of wealthand financial profits, while expandingtheir territories.Geographical e in European trade?Ans: i.Constantinople (Istanbul) was theshortest route to Asia.ii.It was captured by Ottoman Turks in theyear 1453.iii. Due to this, the route was closed downfor the European traders and theEuropean trade came to a halt.5.Column ‘A’i.Constantinopleii. PortugueseKingiii. PortugueseSailorc.Column ‘B’HenryFerdinandMagellanIstanbuld.King Ashoka.b.Ans: (i c), (ii a), (iii b)Q.2. Answer the following questions in 25 to 30words each.The Background1.Which revolutions have played a key role inthe modern history of the world?Ans: i.The American war of Independence,French Revolution and the IndustrialRevolution have played a key role in themodern history of the world.ii.Industrial revolution was a significantdevelopment during the eighteenthcentury. Imperialism was a result of thisrevolution.2.In the olden times, what ambitious motivedid the Kings have? What was its result?Ans: i.In the olden times, the Kings had theambition of dominating the neighbouringor distant regions.ii.This royal ambition gave rise to theGreek, Roman and Turkish empires.3.What was the source of inspiration of thetraditional imperialism?Ans: i.The source of inspiration of thetraditional imperialism consisted ofregional pride and display of the army.2Which conditions encouraged the Europeansailors to discover new sea routes?Ans: i.The European traders were curious tobegin trade in eastern nations.ii.Henry, the king of Portugal motivatedthe navigators.iii.The sailors were also inspired by theEuropean kings and traders.iv.Instruments such as sailor’s compass,astrolabe, newly designed maps anddirective books proved helpful duringthe voyage.The Imperialism*6.Give the meaning of the word ‘Imperialism’and write the definition.[Mar 15]Ans: i.The word ‘Imperialism’ has beenderived from a Latin word ‘imperium’meaning ‘rights or rule’.ii.Imperialism can be defined as thedomination of an undeveloped nation bya developed nation by virtue ofestablishing a colony.iii. In other words, imperialism consists inan absolute domination of one nation byanother nation.Economic Imperialism*7. What is Economic Imperialism?Ans: i.The imperialism carried out with anobjective to bring profits to the nation,by exploiting the natural resources of anundeveloped nation, by means ofeconomic and political dominance iscalled Economic Imperialism.ii.Economic Imperialism also meanseconomic domination of one nation byanother nation.
Chapter 01 : ImperialismQ.3. Give reasons for the following statementsin 25 to 30 words each.Geographical Discoveries*1.The Europeans felt the need for finding outnew sea routes.Ans: i.In 1453, Constantinople (Istanbul) wascaptured by the Ottoman Turks.ii.The terrestrial way, a short route to Asiawas thus closed down for the Europeantraders.iii. As there was an increase in the businessin Europe, and the short route was underthe control of the Turks, the Europeansfelt the need for finding out new searoutes.4.European nations turned their imperialattention towards Asia and Africa.Ans: i.Due to industrial revolution, theproduction of goods increased, leadingto an increased demand of rawmaterials.ii.The markets in Europe were ofcompetitive nature, thereby Europeanshad to sell their goods at a cheaper price.iii. This could only be achieved by cuttingdown the production expenses andpurchasing the raw materials fromcheaper sources.iv. The nations in Asia and Africa were richin terms of natural resources.Thus, with a view of taking advantage of thesenatural resources, the European nations turnedtheir imperial attention towards Asia andAfrica.Reasons for ImperialismEconomic Imperialism2.*5. Economic Imperialism started in Europe.Ans: i.Economic imperialism was based on theobjective of bringing profit to the nationby exploiting the natural resources ofthe undeveloped nations througheconomic and political dominance.ii.Industrial revolution originated inEngland, which was later followed byother European Nations.iii. The industrial upheaval gave rise tocapitalism which led to financialprosperity of the European nations.iv. The foundation of the Europeancapitalist economic system was based onthe production and exchange of goods.v.The European nations endeared this newform of imperialism leading to theinitiation of Economic Imperialism .Ans: i.The extraordinary inventions broughtabout by the scientists, right from JohnKay up to Wright Brothers, providedmomentum to the life of the people.ii.The inventions of steam power,electricity, coal and iron brought about aradical change in the means of transportand communication.iii.Science also motivated the creation ofmodern weapons which gave an impetusto the imperial ambitions of humanbeings.As a result, imperialism grew in many Europeans felt an urgent need to find outnew markets.Ans: i.During industrial revolution, productionincreased due to machines.ii.The pace of production of goods wentup.iii. As a consequence, it became difficultfor the nations to sell the productswithin their national boundaries.Hence, Europeans started to discover newmarkets.Q.4. Answer the following questions in 30 to 40words each.Geographical Discoveries1.Write about the geographical discoveries inthe period between 15th – 17th century.Ans: i.In the 15th century, ChristopherColumbus, John Cabot and AmerigoVespucci discovered the northern,eastern and central parts of theAmerican continent respectively.3
Std. X : Historyii.iii.iv.v.Between 1606 1732, England set upthirteen colonies in the eastern coast ofNorth America.Vasco da Gama discovered the sea routeto India.Ferdinand Magellan, a Portuguese Sailorset out a voyage to circumnavigate theearth. However, he was killed during thevoyage and his companions completedhis dream project.Spain, Portugal, Holland, England andFrance also established many colonies inthe newly discovered regions.The Imperialism*2.What is the meaning of colonization?Ans: i.ii.iii.One country’s people dominating theother country’s specific territories andsettling down there means colonization.After colonization, the dominatingcountry establishes its economic controland military power to extend itsterritories.Imperialism was carried out throughcolonization whereby, many Europeannations established their colonies in theAsian and African continents.Reasons for Imperialism3.What attempts were made by the Europeannations to spread Christianity?Ans: i.The European nations were bent uponspreading Christianity throughout theworld.ii.They believed that white man’s religionand culture were superior.iii. The British put their foot in India with‘a pair of scales and a copy of theBible’. The Bible stood for thepropagation of Christian religion.iv. Establishment of the colonies wasfollowed by the entry of missionaries.v.The Europeans established severalmissions with the sole purpose ofpropagating their religion.4Various Forms of Imperial Domination*4.What are the various forms of Imperialdomination? Write any four of them.Ans: The European nations created imperialdomination over the Asian and Africancontinents in various ways. Some of these areas given below:i.Political Dominance:The European nations imposed politicaldependence, ensured security to nationsand executed ‘Divide and Rule’ Policyfor gaining profits.ii.Business Monopoly (Control ssagreements,thereby creating business monopoly.iii. Propagation of Religion:The European nations propagatedchristianity, thereby imposing theirimperial culture on the nations of Asiaand Africa.iv. Economic Dominance:European Nations adopted the policy ofeconomic imperialism by which theyeconomically dominated the colonies inthe following manner:a. Capturing the colonies for rawmaterials and selling the finishedproducts in the colonial markets.b. Taking possession of the places withmilitary importance.v.Financial Policy:The European nations improved theirfinancialsituationbyimposingrestrictions on the colonies and securingtrade concessions.Q.5. Answer the following question in 60 to 80words.Reasons for Imperialism1.*Write the reasons for imperialism.ORState any three reasons for imperialism.[Oct 14]Ans: The European nations changed due to theRenaissance movement, developing a cravefor modern imperialism. Due to this craving,Asian and African regions were brought underthe imperial rule by 1914. The reasons forimperialism were:
Chapter 01 : Imperialismi.ii.iii.iv.Scientific Inventions:a.The inventions of Steam Power,Electricity,CoalandIronrevolutionized the means oftransport and communication.b.Science also motivated the creationof modern weapons which gave animpetus to the imperial ambitionsof human beings.Industrial Revolution:a.Industrial Revolution boostedModern Imperialism.b.During Industrial revolution,production increased due tomachines.c.As a result, it became difficult forthe European nations to sell theproducts within their nationalboundaries.d.So, an urgent need was felt to findout new markets.Need for Raw Material:a.An increase in production led toscarcity of raw materials.b.European markets were ofcompetitivenature,whichcompelled the traders to sell theirproducts at a cheaper price.c.This was achieved by cutting downthe production expenses andpurchasing the raw materials fromcheaper sources.d.As colonies were the chief sourceof raw materials, Europeannations increased their imperialmotives in these nations.Prosperity of Asia and Africa:a.The Asian and African continentswere rich in terms of naturalresources.b.The Asian nations were rich in theproduction of spices, whereas theAfrican continent had huge depositsof Gold, Silver, Diamonds, Iron andCoal.c.To take advantage of these naturalresources,Europeannationsbrought Asian and African nationsunder their imperial rule.v.Rise of new European nations:a.The nations like Germany andItaly were on their rise.b.In order to satisfy their desire,these emerging nations adoptedaggressiveimperialismbyseeking inspiration from England.vi. Ambition of Political Domination:a.The European nations wereinvolved in a tussle of winningterrestrial and marine militaryposts of strategic importance.b.The greatness of a nation wasdecided by the number of coloniesunder its control.c.This imperial expansion created asense of suspicion among theEuropean nations.d.The attempts of colonizationincreased and the nations began tostrengthen their security.vii. Propagation of Religion:a.The European nations wanted tospread Christianity throughout theworld.b.They believed that white man’sreligion and culture weresuperior.c.Establishment of colonies wasfollowed by the entry of Christianmissionaries for the sole purposeof spreading their religion.viii. Weakness of Asian and African nations:a.The Asian and African nations wereweak from political and economicpoint of view.b.These nations were greatly damagedby invasions and feudalism.c.Taking advantage of thesesituations, the powerful Europeannations brought them under theirimperial reign.5
Std. X : HistoryImportant Events To ects/ReasonsThe terrestrial way, the short route to Asia was closedConstantinople(Istanbul)wasdown for the European traders. Thus, Europeans felt thecaptured by the Ottoman Turks.need for finding out new sea routes.England set up thirteen colonies in the eastern coast of North America.The European nations changed due to the RenaissanceAsia and Africa were brought under Movement, developing a crave for modern imperialism.the imperial rule.Because of this craving, the entire regions under Asiaand Africa were brought under the imperial rule.Key Terms1.Divide and Rule Policy2.3.ImperialismCut-throat CompetitionThe ‘Divide and Rule Policy’ refers to a strategy that breaks up existingpower structures and prevents smaller power groups from linking up.The main aim of this policy is to achieve profits.Eg. The Britishers used the ‘Divide and Rule policy’ to divide the people ofIndia on the basis of their religion and gain control o
the modern history of the world? Ans: i. The American war of Independence, French Revolution and the Industrial Revolution have played a key role in the modern history of the world. ii. Industrial revolution was a significant development during the eighteenth century. Imperialism was a result of this revolution. 2.
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