KSEAB SSLC Social Science case studies
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The KSEAB SSLC Social Science examination is the Class 10 social science paper set by the Karnataka School Examination and Assessment Board, the state board that conducts the SSLC (Secondary School Leaving Certificate) examinations for students who complete Class 10 in Karnataka. It is taken by regular school candidates in Karnataka and by private or repeat candidates registered with the board, and the result is used for higher secondary admission and as a basic eligibility credential for many vocational and government pathways. The KSEAB SSLC Social Science case studies are 5 cases and about 2,588 words.
1Three Sources, One Claim: Measuring the 1930 Boycott in Dharwad
In 1930, a Congress volunteer in Dharwad writes in his diary that “two thousand people gathered at the salt protest and burned foreign cloth.” A police intelligence report from the same week records 400 arrests and says the crowd was “mostly idlers.” A cloth merchant’s ledger shows imported cloth sales fell from Rs 18,000 in 1929 to Rs 7,500 in 1931, while local handloom sales rose from Rs 4,000 to Rs 9,000. The three sources disagree in tone but overlap in time and place.
511 words, about 3 min2Where to Build the Percolation Tank? A Watershed Map of a Kolar Micro-Watershed
A watershed committee in a Kolar village has a sketch map of a 60-hectare micro-watershed. Four sites are marked with elevation and soil: A (812 m, upper slope, 1.2 m soil), B (805 m, mid-slope near a field bund, 2.5 m soil), C (798 m, valley bottom beside the stream, 3 m permeable soil), D (815 m, ridge, 0.5 m soil).
544 words, about 3 min3Who Decides the Road? A Gram Panchayat, an MLA and a Tied Grant
A gram panchayat in Uttara Kannada has 18 elected members, 7 women. It receives Rs 25 lakh from the 15th Finance Commission tied grant for drinking water and Rs 8 lakh from MGNREGA for a road.
513 words, about 3 min4A Tailoring Unit's Working-Capital Choice
A six-worker tailoring unit in Belagavi gets an export order: 3,000 school uniforms at Rs 200 each, total Rs 6,00,000. Material and wages will cost Rs 4,80,000; the buyer pays 90 days after delivery.
518 words, about 3 min5A Free Seat, a Long Bus Ride: A Family Decides on a Daughter's College
In a village 40 km from Mysuru, a 16-year-old girl has scored 92% in SSLC. She has a free seat in a government residential PU college with hostel; the family is a landless labour household earning about Rs 9,000 a month.
502 words, about 3 min