SOCIAL SCIENCE SET 2

General Instructions:
i. The Question paper has 35 Questions in all.
ii. Marks are indicated against each Question.
iii. Questions from serial number 1 to 20 are objective type Questions. Each Question carries
one mark. Answer them as instructed.
iv. Questions from serial number 21 to 28 are 3 marks Questions. Answer of these Questions
should not exceed 80 words each.
v. Questions from serial number 29 to 34 are 5 marks Questions. Answer of these Questions
should not exceed 120 words each.
vi. Question number 35 is a map Question of 6 marks with two parts - 35 a. from History (2
marks) and 35b. from Geography (4 marks).

Section – A
Very Short Answer Questions
Q 1. Which one of the following industries uses manganese as a raw material?
a. Aluminium
b. Cement
c. Plastic
d. Iron and Steel
Q 2. Which is not a measure to reduce soil erosion?
a. Cutting of deep channels as gullies
b. Contour ploughing
c. Strip cropping
d. Planting of shelter belts
OR
Which one of the following states has the highest road density?
a. Goa
b. Kerala
c. Karnataka
d. Gujarat
Q 3. A person who sorts wool according to its fibre:
a. Stapler
b. Jobber
c. Fuller
d. Weaver
OR
Which one of the following statement is false regarding the Act of Union 1707?
a. It was an agreement between England and Scotland.
b. It was an agreement between England and Ireland.
c. It resulted in the formation of the ‘United Kingdom of Great Britain’.
d. It gave England control over Scotland.
Q 4. Giuseppe Mazzini was:
a. German revolutionary
b. French revolutionary
c. Italian revolutionary
d. None of these
Q 5. In which sector workers enjoy job security?
a. Agriculture sector
b. Private sector
c. Organised sector
d. Unorganised sector
Q 6. Which is not included in primary activity?
a. Farming
b. Dairying
c. Fishing
d. Teaching
Q 7. A major benefit of joint production between local company and a multi-national company
is:
a. MNC can bring latest technology in the production
b. MNC can control the increase in the price
c. MNC can buy the local company
d. MNC can sell the products under their brand name
Q 8. Which of them statements are correct?
i. Union List includes subjects of national importance such as defence of the country, foreign
affairs, banking, communications and currency.
ii. State List contains subjects of State and local importance such as police, trade, commerce,
agriculture and irrigation.
iii. Concurrent List includes subjects of common interest to both the Union Government as well
as the State Governments, such as education, forest, trade unions, marriage, adoption, and
succession.
a. Only (i) is correct
b. Only (ii) is correct
c. All of them are correct
d. Only (i) and (iii) are correct
Q 9. A person who does not discriminate others on the basis of religious beliefs is called?
a. Communalist
b. Secularist
c. Casteist
d. Feminist
Q 10. Which of the statement does not support that India is a secular county?
a. No official religion for the Indian state.
b. All individuals and communities freedom to profess, practice and propagate any religion, or
not to follow any.
c. Prohibits discrimination on grounds of religion.
d. Does not allow the state to intervene in the matters of religion in order to ensure equality
within religious communities.
Q 11. The oldest printed book of Japan was ........ [1]
OR
Buddhist missionaries from China introduced hand-printing technology in ...... around AD 768-
770.
Q 12. ...... and Motilal Nehru formed the Swaraj Party.
OR
........ led the peasant movement in Bardoli, due to enhancement of land revenue.
Q 13. In Brazil extraordinary experiment in combining decentralisation with participative
democracy has carried out in the city of .......
Q 14. In the ....... sector, the government owns most of the assets and provides all the services.
Q 15. In ...... sector, the government owns most of assets and provides all the services.
Q 16. The Monazite sand of Kerala is rich in Uranium. State whether the statement is true or
false. If false, correct the statement.
OR
BHEL, SAIL are examples of joint sector industries. State whether the statement True or False.
If false, correct the statement.
Q 17. Simultaneous fulfilment of mutual wants by buyers and sellers is known as double
coincidence of wants. State whether the statement True or False. If false, correct the statement.
Q 18. The money that is spent to buy assets (land, building, machines and other equipment) is
called investment. State whether the statement True or False. If false, correct the statement.
Q 19. The election commission is the most visible institution of any Democracy. State whether
the statement True or False. If false, correct the statement.
Q 20. Communal politics is based on the belief that one religion is superior to that of others.
State whether the statement True or False. If false, correct the statement.
Section - B
Short Answer Questions
Q 21. How did the local people in the areas conquered by the Napoleon react to French rule?
Explain.
OR
Why was the Napoleonic rule over other regions unpopular with some sections of Europe?
Q 22. Classify industries on the basis of source of raw material. How are they different from
each other?
OR
Consumption of energy in all forms has been rising all over the country. There is an urgent need
to develop a sustainable path of energy, development and energy saving. Suggest and explain
any three measures to solve this burning problem.
Q 23. The first challenge faced by political parties is lack of internal democracy within parties.
What do you understand by the statement? Explain.
Q 24. Differentiate between “Coming Together Federation” and “Holding Together Federation”,
with examples.
Q 25. What do you mean by the term defection.? What measures were adopted to prevent this
practice?
Q 26. Deposits with the banks are beneficial to the depositors as well as to the nation. Explain.
OR
Describe the importance of formal sources of credit in the economic development.
Q 27. Explain the role of MNREGA in creating employment for the people in India.
Q 28. What are the various ways in which MNCs set up or control, production in other
countries?
Section - C
Long Answer Questions
Q 29. Compare and contrast the merits and demerits of Roadways with those of Railways.
OR
Distinguish between Conventional and Non-Conventional Sources of Energy.
Q 30. Write briefly about the types of farming practised in India.
Q 31. Why is tax on imports known as trade barrier? Why did the Indian government impose
barriers to foreign trade and foreign investments after independence? Give three reasons.
Q 32. What is meant by decentralisation of powers? Explain the importance of local self-
government by the light of decentralisation.
OR
“India is a federal country”. Explain by giving examples.
Q 33. Give reasons for popularity of the woodblock method in Europe.
Q 34. Briefly trace the process of German unification.
Map Skill Based Question
Q 35. A. Three features a, b and c are marked on the given political outline map of India.
Identify these
features with the help of the following information and write their correct names. [1 × 3 = 3]
a. The place where session of Indian national Congress held in 1920.
b. The place of Civil Disobedience Movement.
c. The place where the Non-Cooperation Movement called-off.
B. Locate and label any three of the following with appropriate symbols on the same given
outline political
map of India. [1 × 3 = 3]
i. Surat—A cotton textile centre
ii. Naraura—Nuclear power plant
iii. New Mangalore—A seaport
iv. Thiruvananthapuram—A software technology park
v. Hyderabad (Rajiv Gandhi)—An airport