Maharashtra Board 10th standard ( SSC ) July 2025 History and Political Science Question Paper with Solutions.
Question 1A: Choose the Correct Alternative (MCQs)
1. Louvre Museum has in its collection the much-acclaimed painting of ________ by Leonardo da Vinci.
Answer :- Mona Lisa
2. ___________ is supposed to be the first Keertankar in Maharashtra.
Answer:- Saint Namdev
3. The book ________ written by Hegel is well known.
Answer:- Reason in History
Question Number 1 (B): Identify the Wrong Pair ( 03 Marks )
- (i) Mallakhamb → Outdoor game based on physical skills
(ii) Water Polo → Water Sports
(iii) Skating → Adventurous ice sport
(iv) Chess → Outdoor game
Ans: (iv) Chess → Outdoor game
2. (i) Red Fort→ Mumbai
(ii) Jantar Mantar → Jaipur
(iii) Rani Ki Vav → Patan
(iv) Capital Complex → Chandigarh
Ans:(i) Red Fort→ Mumbai
3. (1) Pandita Ramabai → The High Caste Hindu Woman
(ii) Rukhama bai → The first practicing lady doctor in India
(iii) Tarabai Shinde → Who were the Shudras
(iv) Meera Kosambi→ Feminist Essays
Ans: (iii) Tarabai Shinde → Who were the Shudras.
2. (A) Do as directed (any two) : 4 Marks
1. Types of Tourism
Answer : Agro Tourism, Health, Geographic Tourism, Sports Tourism
2. Branches of Humanities
Answer :- Sociology, History, Political Science, Economics
3. Complete the following concept chart: ( state & Dance )
Answer:- North India = Kathak
Maharashtra = Lavani
Tamilnadu= Bharatnatyam
Kerala= Kathakali
Question number 2(B)- Write Short Notes ( any two ) ( 04 marks )
1. Short note on Vishwakarsh (Encyclopedia).
Answer:- The first Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Honourable Shri. Yahswantrao Chavhan initiated the compilation of Marathi ‘Vishwakosh’through Maharashtra Rajya Sahitya Samskruti Mandal, with a view to enhance the sphere of Marathi language and literature. The work was started under the guidance of Tarkteerth Lakshmanshastri Joshi. It contains knowledge about all possible subjects in the world. It also contains very important entries about history.
2. Short note on Applied History.
Answer : ‘Applied History’ is also known as ‘Public History’. ‘Applied History’ is a field of study concerned with the application of history for the benefit of people in the contemporary and future times. Knowledge of history is useful as
it can provide guidance in finding solutions to contemporary social issues and incorporate them in the social planning.
3. Short note on Mass Media and Professional Opportunities.
Answer :- Currently channels like ‘Discovery’, ‘National Geographic’, ‘History’, etc. have opened a rich treasure of global history for the audience. It has enabled people to view the historical and geographic wonders at home.To make such programmes more entertaining some parts of the serial are actually enacted by actors such as the characters of heroic men and women, sportsmen, army chiefs, etc. Beside these serials about ancient monuments, forts, histories of empires and also the history of culinary arts are watched by a large number of people with great interest.
Question 3: Give Reasons/Explain the Statement. (any two) : 4 Marks.
1. Only trained persons who are duly qualified can take up the tasks involved in the work of preservation and conservation.
Answer:- Each step like collecting the sources of history, creating their records and indexes, exhibiting manuscripts, old books and artefacts after completing necessary treatments requires very careful handling and management. It needs people with specific skills. Only trained persons, who are duly qualified can take up these tasks.
2. Historical research was driven to focus in depth on various aspects of women’s life.
Answer :- The feminist historiography emphasised not only on the inclusion of women in history but also on the rethinking of the male dominated perspective of history. It drove historical research to focus in depth on various aspects of women’s life such as their employment, their role in trade union, institutions working for their cause, their family life, etc. The writings of Simone de Beauvoir, helped in establishing the fundamentals of feminism. In the historical writings after 1990 women were portrayed as an independent social class.
3. Bakhar is an important type of historical document.
Answer:- ‘Bakhar’ is an important type of historical documents of medieval times. It contains eulogies of the heroes and stories of historic events, battles, lives of great men.Marathi bakhars are of various types. ‘Sabhasad Bakhar’ was written by Krishnaji Anant Sabhasad during the reign of Chhatrapati Rajaram Maharaj. ‘Bhausahebanchi Bakhar’ describes the Battle of Panipat. Another bakhar, entitled ‘Panipatachi Bakhar’, is also about the same event. ‘Holkaranchi Kaiphiyat’ provides information about the Holkars and their contributions to the Maratha rule.
4. We need mass media to facilitate free flow of information to all strata of the society.
Answer :- We need mass media to facilitate free flow of information to all strata of the society. Editorials, various columns and supplements are essential parts of newspapers. Readers are also ensured of a platform to voice their opinions. Newspapers can help in making the democracy stronger. Television is an audio-visual medium. It was possible for this medium to cross the inherent limitations of newspapers and the radio and show the actual visuals of an event to people. So far, there is no other alternative to television for watching an event as it actually happened.
Question 4: Read the Paragraph and Answer Questions. ( 04 Marks )
Paragraph :- Bhilar is a village near Mahabaleshwar, which boasts of natural beauty and sweetness of strawberry. It is also known as the ‘Village of Books’. Every household in this village maintains a library of its own for the tourists to enjoy. Maharashtra State Government has implemented this scheme An unusual Village of Bookswith a view to accelerate the ‘Reading Culture’ movement for the reader-tourists to enjoy the beauty of Marathi literature enriched by the works of old and new authors and saints. It includes various types of texts like biographies, autobiographies, fiction, poetry, literature by women, literature on sports, literature for kids, etc
1. Name the Village of Books. ( location)
Answer: Name of the Village of books is Bhilar.
2. Which scheme was started by the Government of Maharashtra?
Answer:- Maharashtra State
Government has implemented this scheme with a view to accelerate the ‘Reading Culture’ movement for the reader-tourists to enjoy the beauty of Marathi literature enriched by the works of old and new authors and saints.
3. Write your opinion about the Village of Books.
Answer:- In my opinion, the Village of Books is a wonderful initiative. It encourages reading habits among people and helps tourists explore the richness of Marathi literature. It also promotes tourism, culture, and education making Bhilar a unique and inspiring place for tourism.
Question 5: Answer the following questions in detail. (any two) : (6 Marks )
1. What is Marxist History?
Answer:- The concern for the means of production, modes of production and the industrial relations were at the centre in the writings of Marxist historians. 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. Comrade Dange was one of the founder members of the Indian Communist Party. ‘Primitive Communism to Slavery’, the book written by him represents Marxist historiography.
2. Write information about the Dashavatara (Theatre) in Maharashtra.
Answer :- 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 show is mostly musical but sometimes there may be a few spontaneous dialogues.
3. Explain the close tie between Sports and History.
Answer:- Various games have been played since the beginning of civilisation. Hunting was indeed a way of obtaining food for the ancient people but it was also looked upon as a game and entertainment . The ancient Indian literature and epics mention various games such as games of dice (dyut), wrestling, Horse and Chariot races and chess.
4. Write the History of Akashwani (All India Radio).
Answer :- ‘Indian Broadcasting Company’ (IBC), a private radio company was the first one to broadcast daily programmes. Later the same company was taken over by the British Government and named as, ‘Indian State Broadcasting Service (ISBS). On 8th June 1936 it was renamed, as ‘All India Radio (AIR)’.After Independence, AIR became an integral part of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India). Initially, it broadcasted Governmental programmes and schemes. It was named as ‘Akashvani’on the suggestion of the famous poet Pandit Narendra Sharma.
Political Science Section Solutions
Question 6: Choose the Correct Alternative (MCQs) (02 Marks )
1. The voter’s age decided by the Indian Constitution is ________.
Answer:- 18 years
2. Santhal and Munda from ________ started uprising on a large scale.
Answer :- Bihar
Question number 7 : State whether the following statements are true or false. Give reasons for your answers (any two) : 04 marks
1 Political parties act as a link between government and people.
Answer : The Given Statement is True. Political parties work as a link between the Government and the people. Political parties communicate the demands and complaints of the people to the government. The government tries to get support of the people for its policies and programmes through political parties.
2. Influence of the problems of farmers and tribals has increased in the left extremist movement.
Answer : This Statement is false. Naxalism began as a movement to remove injustice against aggressive landless farmers and tribal people. But today Naxalism has become a violent struggle. In the Naxalite movement the importance of the problems of farmers and tribal people has reduced. Instead, violent measures to oppose the government policies, attacking the police forces and such other tactics are used by the Naxalite groups.
3. In the post-independence period, efforts were made for empowering women.
Answer : – The given statement is True. In the pre-independence period, progressive men in India initiated the women’s movement. The women’s movement aimed at eliminating injustice against women and ending their exploitation, help them to lead a respectful life and participate actively in social life. Reforms such as widow remarriage, women education and right to vote to women were possible due to the work of these reformists. After independence, the Constitution gave equal rights to women in all fields.
8. (A) Explain the following concepts (any one)
Q. 1 – Right to Information (RTI 2005)
Answer :- Citizens have a right to know about the functioning of the government. The Government of India gave the Right to Information to the citizens of India to ensure transparency and accountability which are the hallmarks of good governance. Right to Information has made the government more transparent and has reduced the element of secrecy in the working of government.
Q. 2 – Corruption.
Answer :- In India the extent of corruption is said to be very high in the public sector. Government’s working capacity is reduced due to corruption at the political and administrative levels. People develop distrust and dissatisfaction about the entire governmental system due to delay in governmental work, poor public services and facilities and different financial blunders. Corruption in the electoral process, bogus voting, bribing the voters, abducting the voters and such other things reduces people’s confidence in the democratic process.
8. (B) Do as directed (any one) :
- Functions of Election Commission
Answers:- (1) Preparing the voters list. (2) Decide the timetable and the programme of elections. (3) Scrutiny of the applications of candidates. (4) Give recognition to political parties. (5) To resolve any disputes relating to elections.
2. National Parties of India.
Answer :- (1) Indian National Congress.(2) Communist Party of India. (3) Bharatiya Janata Party. (4) Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Question Number 9 : Answer in brief (any one)
- Write some additional information about the post of Election Commissioner.
Answer : The President appoints the election commissioners. The Chief Election Commissioner cannot be removed from his post easily or on account of any political reasons. This is necessary so as to preserve the independence of election commission. There is a separate provision made for the expenses of Election Commission. The Election Commission does not have a separate staff. Government officers, teachers and other employees help the Election Commission to execute the process of elections.
2. Explain the functions of Environmental Movement.
Answer : The environment movements are taking up issues like protection of bio-diversity, protecting different sources of water, protection of forests, green belt, pollution of rivers, use of chemicals and their ill effects etc.