GVN - THE GLOBAL SCHOOL

HALF YEARLY EXAMINATION (2018- 19)

CLASS – X
SUBJECT – SOCIAL SCIENCE (Set-B)
Time: 3 hrs. MM: 80
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:

 All Questions Are Compulsory.

 Question number 1-7 carries ONE Mark Each.
 Question number 8-16 Carries Carries THREE Marks Each.
 Question number 17-23 Carries Carries FOUR Marks Each.
 Question number 24-26 Carries Carries SIX Marks Each.

I. Answer the following question.

Q.1 What does ‘Idea of satyagraha’ highlight?

Q.2 Which is the capital city of Belgium?
(a) Wallonia
(b) Brussels
(c) Bonn
(d) Paris
Q.3 Which one of the following describes a system of agriculture where a single crop is grown on a
large area?
(a) Shifting Agriculture
(b) Plantation Agriculture
(c) Horticulture
(d) Intensive Agriculture
Q.4 Which of the following neighbouring countries has better performance in terms of human
development than India?
(a) Bangladesh
(b) Sri Lanka
(c) Nepal
(d) Pakistan
Q.5 Which industry followed the cotton industry in England?
(a) Iron and steel industry
(b) aluminum industry
(c) bestow industry
(d) super co. industry
Q.6 Which body conducts the elections to Panchayats and municipalities?
(a) Election Commission
(b) State election Commission
(c) State High Court
(d) Parliament
Q.7 Which one of the following type of resource is iron ore?
(a) Renewable
(b) Biotic
(c) Flow
(d) Non-renewable
Q.8 The sectors are classified into public and private sector on the basis of:
(a) employment conditions
(b) the nature of economic activity
(c) ownership of enterprises
(d) number of workers employed in the enterprise
Q.9 At the end of the nineteenth century, 80 per cent of the total workforce in Europe was
employed in the technologically advanced industrial sector.(True / False)
Q.10 Which one of the following is a rabi crop?
(a) Rice
(b) Gram
(c) Millets
(d) Cotton
Q.11 What step taken to provide representation to women in Panchayats and Municipalities?
(a) Reservation for election to half of the seats for women
(b) Appointment of 1/3 women members
(c) Reservation for election to 1/3 of the seats for women
(d) None of the above
Q.12 Production of a commodity, mostly through the natural process, is an activity in
______________ sector.
(i) primary
(ii) secondary
(iii) tertiary
(iv) information technology
Q.13 Which one of the following is a leguminous crop?
(a) Pulses
(b) Jawar
(c) Millets
(d) Sesamum
Q.14 Which one of the following is announced by the government in support of a crop?
(a) Maximum support price
(b) Minimum support price
(c) Moderate support price
(d) Influential support price
Q.15 Under which of the following type of resource can tidal energy be put?
(a) Replenishable
(b) Human-made
(c) Abiotic
(d) Non-recyclable
Q.16 Which one of the following is the main cause of land degradation in Punjab?
(a) Intensive cultivation
(b) Deforestation
(c) Over irrigation
(d) Overgrazing
Q.17 Name the General who was responsible for the Jallianwala Bagh incident.
Q.18 The introduction of the fly shuttle enabled handloom workers to improve their
productivity.(True/False)
Q.19 What is the third tier of government known as?
a. Village Panchayats
b. State government
c. Local self-government
d. Zila Parishad
Q.20 Assume there are four families in a country. The average per capita income of these families
is Rs 5000. If the income of three families is Rs 4000, Rs 7000 and Rs 3000 respectively,
what is the income of the fourth family?
(i) Rs 7500
(ii) Rs 3000
(iii) Rs 2000
(iv) Rs 6000
Q.21 (i)Name one staple crop of India and the regions where it is produced.
(ii) Enlist the various institutional reform programmes introduced by the
government in the interest of farmers.
(iii) The land under cultivation has got reduced day by day. Can you imagine its
consequences?

Q.22 (i)Name three states having black soil and the crop which is mainly grown in it.
(ii) What type of soil is found in the river deltas of the eastern coast? Give three
main features of this type of soil.
(iii) What steps can be taken to control soil erosion in the hilly areas?
Q.23 Mention three main proposals with reference to the Non-cooperation Movement as
suggested by Mahatma Gandhiji.
Q.24 Explain what is meant by proto-industrialisation.
Q.25 Mention different aspects of life in which women are discriminated or
disadvantaged in India.
Q.26 Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below
the lists:
List I List II
1. Union of India A. Prime Minister
2. State Β. Sarpanch
3. Municipal C. Governor
4. Gram Panchayat D. Mayor
Q.27 Discuss the important of iron & steel industry?
Q.28 Find the odd one out and say why.
(i) Teacher, doctor, vegetable vendor, lawyer
(ii) Postman, cobbler, soldier, police constable
(iii) MTNL, Indian Railways, Air India, SAHARA Airlines, All India Radio
Q.29 Explain the causes & consequences of raw att Act
Q.30 Describe the incident and impact of the Jallianwala Bagh.
Q.31 Distinguish between seasonal unemployment and disguised unemployment.
Q.32 "The Earth has enough resources to meet the needs of all but not enough to satisfy
the greed of even one person". How is this statement relevant to the discussion of
development? Discuss.
Q.33 Workers are exploited in the unorganised sector. Do you agree with this view?
Give reasons in support of your answer.
Q.34 What are the different forms of power sharing in modern democracies? Give an
example of each of these.
Q.35 Solve the puzzle by following your search horizontally and vertically to find
the hidden answers.

1. The two staple food crops of India.

2. This is the summer cropping season of India.
3. Pulses like arhar, moong, gram, urad contain…
4. It is a coarse grain.
5. The two important beverages in India are…
6. One of the four major fibers grown on black soils.