SSC PUBLIC EXAMINATIONS, MARCH 2012

SOCIAL STUDIES PAPER - II (ENGLISH VERSION)

PARTS - A & B
TIME: 2.30 HOURS Max. MARKS: 50
TIME: 2 HOURS PART - A MARKS: 35
SECTION - I
Note: 1) Answer any FIVE questions, choosing at least TWO
from each group.
2) Each question carries TWO marks. 5 2 = 10
GROUP GROUP - A A
1. Why is the location of sugar industry is confined to the close
vicinity of sugarcane growing areas?
2. How many are the major sea ports in India? What are they?
3. Write about the importance of Delhi city.
4. Name the important mineral belts in India.
GROUP GROUP - B B
5. What are the factors that cause inequalities of income and
wealth.
6. What is meant by 'Intermediate Goods'? Give examples.
7. Give the general objectives of Planning in India.
8. Define Cost Push and Demand Pull Inflations.
SECTION - II
Note: 1) Answer any FOUR of the following six questions.
2) Each question carries one mark. 4 1 = 4
9. What is meant by 'Foreign Trade'?
10. Name the forest based industries.
11. What is meant by 'Monsoon'?
12. What do you mean by 'Economic Planning'?
13. What are the schemes of Poverty eradication?
14. Expand F.E.M.A.
SECTION - III
Note: 1) Answer any FOUR questions, choosing at least TWO
from each group.
2) Each question carries FOUR marks. 4 4 = 16
GROUP GROUP - A A
15. What are the characteristic features of Indian agriculture?
16. Differentiate the physiography of Eastern Ghats and Western
Ghats.
17. What are the advantages of 'Road Transport System'.
18. What is meant by Sub Continent? Why is India called a sub
continent?
GROUP GROUP - B B
19. What is the role of banking and financial institutions in India?
20. Define 'Poverty Line'. Write about the concepts of Absolute
and Relative Poverty.
21. Describe the achievements and failures of Indian Five Year
Plans.
22. What were the characteristic features of Indian
Economy during British Period.
SECTION - IV
5 1 = 5
23. Mark the following on the outline map of India.
Set-A: 1) Banglore, 2) River Ganga, 3) Kolleru lake, 4) NH-5,
5) A place where the diamonds are available.
(OR)
Set-B: 1) Kandla, 2) K2 Peak, 3) Dehradun, 4) Chota Nagapur
Plateau, 5) Rail route from Chennai to Delhi.
Time: 30 minutes PART-B Marks: 15
1. Answer all the questions.
2. Each question carries
1

2
mark.
3. Candidates must use the capital letters while answering the
multiple choice questions.
4. Marks will not be awarded in case of any over writing or
re-writing or erased answers.
I. Write the letter of the correct answer in the brackets
provided against each question. 10
1

2
= 5
1. The difference between IST and GMT is [ ]
A) 4 hrs B) 5 hrs C) 5
1

2
hrs D) 6 hrs
2. The word 'mausam' is derived from [ ]
A) Arabic B) English
C) Latin D) Hindi
3. Free carbonates are deficient in ...... soils [ ]
A) Alluvial B) Black Cotton
C) Laterite D) Red
4. The state that has monopoly in gypsum production [ ]
A) Andhra Pradesh B) Rajasthan
C) Bihar D) Kerala
5. The single largest item of import into India [ ]
A) Machine tools B) Petroleum
C) Transport goods D) Agricultural products
6. The Indian Economy is described as [ ]
A) Mixed Economy B) Capitalist Economy
C) Socialist Economy D) None
7. The Tele communication policy of 1994 proposes [ ]
A) Increase employment
B) Increase in cable lines
C) Increase Private investment
D) Decrease in Foreign capital
8. An example of 'Basic Industry'- [ ]
A) Tyres B) Cement
C) Petroleum D) Machine tools
9. The Planning Commission of India was established in [ ]
A) 1950 B) 1949 C) 1948 D) 1947
10. Heavy Industry Strategy was the main objective of ..... Five
Year Plan [ ]
A) 7
th
B) 6
th
C) 3
rd
D) 2
nd
II. Fill in the blanks 10
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2
= 5
11. The older alluvium in India is called ............
12. The tidal forests are also called ............
13. The tribal agriculture is known as ............
14. The state having highest urban population is ............
15. Blue Revolution refers to .............
16. The income earned from wealth and property is known as
..............
17. In ............ unemployment, The marginal production is zero or
negative.
18. Better water management is associated with ..........
19. Scheduled Commercial Banks function according to the
guideline stipulated in ............ Act.
20. Present Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission .......
III. Match the following 10
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2
= 5
Set - A
21. Hiracud dam [ ] A) Secunderabad
22. Cotton textiles [ ] B) Uttar Pradesh
23. South Central Railway [ ] C) Arunachal Pradesh
24. Lowest population density [ ] D) Karnataka
25. Artificial harbour [ ] E) Odisa
F) Goa
G) Chennai
H) Ahmedabad
Set - B
26. D.R. Gadgil [ ] A) Human Development Index
27. Dadabhai Nouroji [ ] B) Ryotwary system
28. Corn wallis [ ] C) Mahalwary system
29. Amartya Sen [ ] D) Plunder of wealth
30. J.M. Keynes [ ] E) Socialist Economy
F) Zamindari system
G) Economic Drain
H) Difference between Voluntary
and Involuntary unemploy-
ment
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