AP SSC Social Studies case studies
AP SSC Social Studies · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The SSC Public Examinations are the Class 10 public examinations conducted by the Directorate of Government Examinations, Andhra Pradesh, a Head of the Department under the School Education Department of the Government of Andhra Pradesh. The Directorate states that it conducts the SSC/OSSC Examinations and the SSC Advanced Supplementary Examinations, and that about 6.25 lakh candidates appear for the SSC Public Examinations every year. The AP SSC Social Studies case studies are 5 cases and about 4,245 words.
1Water Budget and Crop Choice in a Canal Village
A village in a coastal Andhra district has 120 hectares of irrigated land. The canal, fed by a reservoir, releases water only between June and October and delivers about 0.8 million cubic metres in a good year; in each of the last three years releases were cut by a quarter.
909 words, about 5 min2Evacuation Decisions 30 Hours Before Cyclone Landfall
A mandal on the Andhra coast has nine villages and about 14,000 people. The forecast says a cyclone will make landfall in 30 hours with a storm surge of 2 to 2.5 metres and winds of 110-120 km/h.
829 words, about 4 min3A Powerloom Cluster Facing an 18 Per Cent Cost Gap
A powerloom cluster in an inland Andhra town has 380 firms and about 11,000 workers. The average firm runs six looms and the average loom is 14 years old.
843 words, about 4 min4Gram Sabha Consent and a Bauxite Lease in a Fifth Schedule Area
A 300 hectare hill tract in a Fifth Schedule area of Andhra Pradesh is reserved forest and holds a bauxite deposit. About 640 households live in eleven hamlets on the slopes.
832 words, about 4 min5Two Sources on the 1930 Salt Satyagraha in a Coastal Town
In April 1930 a coastal Andhra town of about 18,000 people saw a salt satyagraha. Three sources survive.
832 words, about 4 min