TENTH CLASS MODEL PAPER

SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT - 2

SOCIAL STUDIES PAPER - I

Time: 2 Hrs. 45 Min. (English Version) Max. Marks: 50

Instructions:
1. Answer all the questions in a separate answer booklet.
2. The question paper consists of 4 sections and 33 questions.
3. There is an Internal Choice in Section - IV only.
4. Write answers neatly and legibly.
5. 15 Minutes are allotted for reading the question paper and 2.30 hours for answering questions.

SECTION - I
Note: i) Answer ALL the questions.
1 1
ii) Each question carries ¾ Mark. 12 ´ ¾ = 6
2 2
1. The Siwaliks are called Mishmi hills in .......
2. Identify the odd one.
Ken, Son, Lohit, Sind
3. Kudankulam power project is generating electricity from ......
4. Majority of workers in agriculture are living in .......
5. Intensity of the temperature depends on .......
6. Based on the relationship between the information in the first pair complete the second pair.
Bhimbetka : Madhya Pradesh :: Pratapgad : .......
7. The population in a square kilometer area is called .......
8. The book 'before they pass away' relates to .......
Observe the table and answers the questions given below.

Employment
Sector 1972 - 73 2009 - 10
Agriculture 74% 53%
Industry 11% 22%
Services 15% 25%

9. In which sector the employment is showing an increasing trend?

10. In which sector the employment is showing a decreasing trend?
11. Identify the wrong pair.
Mumbai - Dharavi Slum
Kerala - Kasaragod
Madhya Pradesh - Jalasindhi
Uttar Pradesh - Garhwal hills
12. ....... is a major change that occurred across the globe in the late 20th century.

SECTION - II
Note: i) Answer ALL the questions.
ii) Each question carries ONE Mark. 8´1=8
13. What should nutritious food contain?
14. What was the main aim of Narmada Bachavo Andolan?
15. Sketch the (Rough) diagram of Andhra Pradesh?
16. Appreciate the Coral islands?
17. What is the full form of MNREGA?
18. 'Globalization has turned the world into a small village'. Comment.
19. Which districts of Maharashtra are called as sugar belt?
20. Give examples of physical and working capital.

SECTION - III
Note: i) Answer ALL the questions.
ii) Each question carries TWO Marks. 8 ´ 2 = 16
21. Appreciate the role of women in Chipko Andolan.
22. What elements do you incorporate while preparing a pamphlet on food security to bring about
awareness among the people of your locality?
23. Still today the parents give less priority to girl's education as compared to boys? Discuss.
24. Imagine India is located in the Arctic circle. How would your life be different?
25. How does deforestation affect global warming?
26. What are the main characteristic features of Himalayan rivers?
27. Observe the below map and answer the questions a and b.
 a) Name the states in which the river Ganges drained.
b) List out any two rivers of Ganges those are north flowing.
28. Observe the below Graph and answer the questions.
Distribution of Workers in India, 2009 - 2010 (%)
Sector Place of residence Sex All workers
Rural Urban Male Female
Agriculture sector 68 8 47 69 53
Industry sector 17 34 34 16 22
Services sector 15 58 19 15 25
Total 100 100 100 100 100
a) What does the above table tell us?
b) In which sector the least employment of the female workers?

SECTION - IV
Note: i) Answer ALL the questions.
ii) There is an Internal Choice for each question.
iii) Each question carriers FOUR Marks 5 ´ 4 = 20
29. a) What factors have contributed to the high growth of paddy and wheat yields over the long period?
(OR)
b) Describe the mechanism of Monsoon in India?
30. a) About 5% of water is used for domestic purposes and yet a large section of population does not have
access to the water?
(OR)
b) Developing countries say that their economic development will be seriously damaged if they don't
burn fossil fuels.
Q. Is not necessary to consume fossil fuels, for the development of a country. Comment.
Read the paragraph and answer the question.
31. a) Growth of Urbanisation means not only the growth of opportunities and economic transactions to
the urban people but also the growth of many problems.
Q. What is your opinion about the conditions of Urbanization?
(OR)
b) Globalization is a double edged knife. It encourages multinational companies on one hand,
discourages and establishes the local production and markets. But without globalization, we cannot
progress in trade and commerce internationally. Express your views.
32. a) Read the table given below and answer the following questions.

Workers Ploughing Sowing Weeding Transplanting Harvesting Winnowing Threshing Picking cloth
Male 214 197 215 - 164 168 152 -
Female - 152 130 143 126 124 118 136
 i) What are the works only done by male workers?
ii) What are the works done only by Females?
iii) In which works, the wages are different for male and females?
iv) What are the reasons for paying less wages to females than male workers?
(OR)
b) Observe the below table and answer the questions given below.
If would be interesting to look at certain relevant data regarding India and its neighbours from
Human Development Report 2013.

Some data regarding India and its neighbours for 2013

Country Per Capita Life Average Expected Human

Income in $ expectancy years of years of Development
at schooling schooling Index (HDI) rank
birth (year) in the world
Sri Lanka 5170 75.1 9.3 12.7 92
India 3285 65.8 4.4 10.7 136
Pakistan 2566 65.7 4.9 7.3 146
Myanmar 1817 65.7 3.9 9.4 149
Bangladesh 1785 69.2 4.8 8.1 146
Nepal 1137 69.1 3.2 8.9 157

i) What does the above table tell about?

ii) The HDI reports prepared by ......
iii) Which country got the best rank from the above table?
iv) Name the two countries those have the same HDI ranks.
33. Mark the following on the out line map of India.
a) i) River Tapti ii) Konkan coast
iii) Meghalaya v) Rann of kutch
(OR)
b) i) The joint capital of Punjab and Haryana.
ii) The birth place of Godavari.
iii) The capital of Himachal Pradesh.
iv) The ancient mountain ranges in the world.