`Secondary School Examination (March- 2019)
Social Science (087)
Marking Scheme 32/4/3
QNO EXPECTED ANSWERS/VALUE POINTS PAGE MAR
. NO. KS
1 Soil for the growth of Cashew nuts G(10) 1
Red Laterite soil
OR
Widespread soil in India
Alluvial soil G(8)
2 Currency is the form of money-paper notes and coins. E(40) 1
OR
Reason for the necessity of supervision by RBI
i. To maintain cash balance.
ii. RBI sees that bank gives loan not just to profit making business E(48)
and traders.
iii. To check how much banks are lending to whom and on what
interest rates.
3 Frederic Sorrieu and utopian vision 1
i. For creating Democratic and social Republic. H(3-4)
ii. For creating fraternity among nations of the world
iii.For developing a sense of common identity and shared history
iv.For carrying the expression of liberal hopes
Any one point to be explained.
Ch- 1,Nationalism in Europe
OR H(35)
Reasons for Tonkin Free School
i. To provide western style education to Vietnamese based on
science ,hygiene and French
Ch-2, Nationalism in Indo-China
4 Sinhala and Srilankan Tamils DP(3) 1
5 Parents kept novels away from their children’s reach 1
i. To keep them away from the immoral influence of novels.
ii. To keep them away from getting corruptible. H(194)
Any one point to be explained.
CH-8 Novels, Society and History
OR
Vernacular press
i. Vernacular press was getting assertively nationalist H(175)
ii. British considered it as a measure of stringent control.
Any one point to be explained.
CH-7 Print culture and the modern world
6 Contribution of foreign investment in globalization E(57-61)
i. Any investment made by foreign companies with the hope to
1
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, earn profit. 1
ii. MNC’s provide money for investment like buying of machines,
bringing technology, buying local companies etc.
iii. Aim of foreign investment is to expand production and profit.
iv. Foreign investment helps in foreign trade.
v. Any other relevant point.
Any one point to be explained.
7 AGMARK E(85) 1
8 Issues of caste discrimination began to be written about in many
printed tracts and essays.
i. Jyotiba Phule, the Maratha pioneer of ‘low caste’ protest H(174) 3
movements, wrote about the injustices of the caste system in his
Gulamgiri (1871).
ii. B.R. Ambedkar in Maharashtra wrote against caste system.
iii. E.V. Ramaswamy Naicker in Madras wrote powerfully on caste
and their writings were read by people all over India.
iv. Local protest movements and sects also created a lot of popular
journals and tracts criticizing ancient scriptures and envisioning a
new and just future
v. Any other relevant point.
Any three points to be explained.
Ch-7 Print culture and the modern world
OR
'Premchand ‘s novel characters created a community based on
democratic values.' H(198) 3
i. Premchand wrote on social aspects based on societal issues.
ii. He began writing in Urdu and then shifted to Hindi
iii. He drew on the traditional art of kissa-goi (storytelling).
iv. His novel Sewasadan (The Abode of Service], lifted the Hindi
novel from the realm of fantasy, moralising and simple
entertainment to a serious reflection on the lives of ordinary
people and social issues.
v. Sewasadan deals mainly with the poor condition of women in
society.
vi. Issues like child marriage and dowry are woven into the story of
the novel.
vii. The central character of his novel Rangbhoomi (The Arena),
Surdas, is a visually impaired beggar from a so-called
‘untouchable’ caste.
viii. Godan (The Gift of Cow) an epic of the Indian peasantry.
ix. Any other relevant point.
Any three points to be explained.
Ch -8 Novels Society
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Social Science (087)
Marking Scheme 32/4/3
QNO EXPECTED ANSWERS/VALUE POINTS PAGE MAR
. NO. KS
1 Soil for the growth of Cashew nuts G(10) 1
Red Laterite soil
OR
Widespread soil in India
Alluvial soil G(8)
2 Currency is the form of money-paper notes and coins. E(40) 1
OR
Reason for the necessity of supervision by RBI
i. To maintain cash balance.
ii. RBI sees that bank gives loan not just to profit making business E(48)
and traders.
iii. To check how much banks are lending to whom and on what
interest rates.
3 Frederic Sorrieu and utopian vision 1
i. For creating Democratic and social Republic. H(3-4)
ii. For creating fraternity among nations of the world
iii.For developing a sense of common identity and shared history
iv.For carrying the expression of liberal hopes
Any one point to be explained.
Ch- 1,Nationalism in Europe
OR H(35)
Reasons for Tonkin Free School
i. To provide western style education to Vietnamese based on
science ,hygiene and French
Ch-2, Nationalism in Indo-China
4 Sinhala and Srilankan Tamils DP(3) 1
5 Parents kept novels away from their children’s reach 1
i. To keep them away from the immoral influence of novels.
ii. To keep them away from getting corruptible. H(194)
Any one point to be explained.
CH-8 Novels, Society and History
OR
Vernacular press
i. Vernacular press was getting assertively nationalist H(175)
ii. British considered it as a measure of stringent control.
Any one point to be explained.
CH-7 Print culture and the modern world
6 Contribution of foreign investment in globalization E(57-61)
i. Any investment made by foreign companies with the hope to
1
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, earn profit. 1
ii. MNC’s provide money for investment like buying of machines,
bringing technology, buying local companies etc.
iii. Aim of foreign investment is to expand production and profit.
iv. Foreign investment helps in foreign trade.
v. Any other relevant point.
Any one point to be explained.
7 AGMARK E(85) 1
8 Issues of caste discrimination began to be written about in many
printed tracts and essays.
i. Jyotiba Phule, the Maratha pioneer of ‘low caste’ protest H(174) 3
movements, wrote about the injustices of the caste system in his
Gulamgiri (1871).
ii. B.R. Ambedkar in Maharashtra wrote against caste system.
iii. E.V. Ramaswamy Naicker in Madras wrote powerfully on caste
and their writings were read by people all over India.
iv. Local protest movements and sects also created a lot of popular
journals and tracts criticizing ancient scriptures and envisioning a
new and just future
v. Any other relevant point.
Any three points to be explained.
Ch-7 Print culture and the modern world
OR
'Premchand ‘s novel characters created a community based on
democratic values.' H(198) 3
i. Premchand wrote on social aspects based on societal issues.
ii. He began writing in Urdu and then shifted to Hindi
iii. He drew on the traditional art of kissa-goi (storytelling).
iv. His novel Sewasadan (The Abode of Service], lifted the Hindi
novel from the realm of fantasy, moralising and simple
entertainment to a serious reflection on the lives of ordinary
people and social issues.
v. Sewasadan deals mainly with the poor condition of women in
society.
vi. Issues like child marriage and dowry are woven into the story of
the novel.
vii. The central character of his novel Rangbhoomi (The Arena),
Surdas, is a visually impaired beggar from a so-called
‘untouchable’ caste.
viii. Godan (The Gift of Cow) an epic of the Indian peasantry.
ix. Any other relevant point.
Any three points to be explained.
Ch -8 Novels Society
2
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