Karnataka SSLC 10th Social Science Question Paper 2022

Vasco-da-Gama discovered the sea route to India from Europe in 1498 by landing at Calicut. Columbus discovered America (thinking it was India), while Almeida and Albuquerque were early Portuguese Governors/Viceroys in India, not the discoverers of the route.

The Khilafat Movement was initiated by the Ali brothers (Shaukat Ali and Muhammad Ali) to protest against the treatment of the Caliph of the Ottoman Empire by the British. Non-Co-operation, Civil Disobedience, and Quit India were national movements led primarily by Mahatma Gandhi and the INC.

Non-Alignment (NAM) refers to the policy of not aligning with the two Power Blocs (USA and USSR) during the Cold War. Anti-Apartheid refers to the struggle against racial segregation, Anti-Imperialism opposes colonial expansion, and Disarmament refers to the reduction of weapons.

A housewife performs unpaid domestic labor that is essential for the household but is not included in the national income or treated as a paid job. Nurses, teachers, and police officers are professionals who receive wages or salaries for their work.

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar started the periodical 'Mooka Nayaka' (Leader of the Voiceless) in 1920 to champion the cause of the depressed classes. 'Kesari' and 'Maratha' were started by B.G. Tilak, and 'Bombay Samachar' is one of the oldest newspapers in Asia.