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B.G.

S International Public School Sector -5, Dwarka New Delhi


Time :3 Hr

Subject Social Science

MM :80

Class X Test Paper 04

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Answer to questions carrying one mark in a phrase or sentence.
2. Answer to questions carrying 2 marks should not exceed 20 words.
3. Answer to questions carrying 3 marks should not exceed 80 words.
4. Answer to questions carrying 4 marks should not exceed 100 words.
5. Attempt all parts of a question together.
6. Maps should be securely tied in the middle of the Answer sheet.

PART A (HISTORY)

40

1.

Name the two main Satyagraha movements organized by Gandhiji 1 1


2 + 2
successfully In favour of peasants in 1916 and 1917.

2.

What was the Inland Emigration Act of 1859?

[1]

3.

Who was a gomashta? What was his job?

[1]

4.

Name the earliest novel in Marathi?

[1]

5.

Who was the pioneer of modern Hindi literature in North India?

[1]

6.

Who was the author of Mayor of Caster bridge?

[1]

7.

Who were Marianne and Germania?

[1+1]

8.

Many felt that the iron monsters added to the mess and unhealthiness of

[1+1]

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the city What were the iron monsters and how did they cause mess and
destruction in London.
9.

The 1830s were years of great economic depression in Europe. Discuss.

10.

Why does the formation of Britain look like a strange case of Nationalism?

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[3]

Give below are three groups A B & C of questions 11 and12. Select any one
Group for answering these two questions
GROUP (A)
11.

How did silk routes link the whole word? Explain with examples.

[3]

12.

Explain any three major problems faced by the new European merchants in

[3]

setting Up their Industries in towns before the Industrial revolution.


GROUP (B)
11.

How did the British manufacturers attempt to over the Indian market with

[3]

the Help of advertisements. Explain with three examples.


12.

Explain any three reasons for which the population of London city

[3]

expanded over The 19th century.


GROUP (C)
11.

How did the First World War change the economic life of people of Britain?

[3]

12.

Why is Bombay known as the city of dreams? Give three reasons.

[3]

13.

Explain how a city like Calcutta faced the problem of environmental

[3]

pollution.
14.

The First World War created a new political and economic situation in

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[3]

India. Discuss.
15.

How did people belonging to different communities, regions and language

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groups Develop a sense of collective belonging.


16.

Prem chands novels are filled with all kinds of powerful characters drawn

[4]

from All levels of society. Support this statement by giving suitable


examples.
17.

Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow:

[3]

The commissioner of Patna wrote:

It appears that twenty years ago. A brisk trade was carried out in the
manufacture of Cloth at Jahanabad, and Behar, which has in the former
place ceased, while in the Latter the amount of manufacture is limited, in
consequence of the cheap and durable Goods from Manchester with which
the Native manufactures are unable to compete.
(a) In which places the manufacture of cloth was dine?
(b) What kinds of goods were imported from Manchester?
(c) What effect did it make on the local manufacturer?
PART- B ( ECONOMICS)

40MARKS

1.

What average income?

[1]

2.

How is HDI calculated.

[1]

3.

What is disguised unemployment?

[1]

4.

Define public sector.

[1]

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5.

What is collateral?

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6.

Who supervises the functioning of formal services of loan?

[1]

7.

What is investment?

[1]

8.

What do you mean by trade barrier?

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9.

What is Copra?

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10.

What do we expect on packets of medicine?

[1]

11.

Reghvan buys a water purifier. He finds that it is defective. He approaches

[2]

the dealer for replacement. The dealer tells him that the responsibility for
repair/replacement is that the manufacturer. Raghvan writes to the
manufacturer. There is no response. He writes to the dealer. There is no
response. What steps Raghvan needs to take to get relief from the
consumer court.
12.

Why do different persons have different notions of development?

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13.

What is the main criterion used by world Bank in classifying different

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countries?
14.

In what way can one increase employment for people?

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15.

Distinguish between public sector and private sector.

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16.

Why is the issue of sustainability important for development?

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17.

How do we calculate GDP of our country?

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18.

In what ways reserve bank of India supervises the function of bank?

[3]

19.

What is the role of WTO in international trade?

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20.

The3 following table shows the sources of credit for rural households in [1+2+1]
India 2003
Source

Share

Money lenders

30%

Cooperative societies

27%

Commercial banks

25%

Others (traders, relatives etc)

18%

On the basis of the above table answer the following questions:


(a) What is the share of formal sector in the total credit?
(b) Suggest two measures for improving the share of formal sector on total
credit.
(c) Why is money lender still the larges single source of credit?
21.

On an outline map of India mark the following:

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(a) Place where the Congress session was held in 1929.


(b) The place where a massacre took place on 13th April 1919.
22.

On an outline map of India mark the following.


(a) Tungabhadra Dam
(b) Kolar
(c) Meenambakkam airport
(d) Software technology park in Kashmir

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