Deva Matha Central School

Vidyaranyapura
Preboard Online Assessment
SOCIAL SCIENCE (CODE 087)
CLASS X – SESSION 2020-21
Time Allowed: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 80
General Instructions:
i. Question paper comprises five Sections – A, B, C, D and E. There are 32 questions in the
question paper. All questions are compulsory.
ii. Section A – Question no. 1 to 16 are Objective Type Questions of 1 mark each.
iii. Section B – Question no. 17 to 22 are short answer type questions, carrying 3 marks each.
Answer to each question should not exceed 80 words.
iv. Section C – Question no. 23 to 26 are source based questions, carrying 4 marks each.
v. Section D – Question no. 27 to 31 are long answer type questions, carrying 5 marks each.
Answer to each question should not exceed 120 words.
vi. Section E – Question no. 32 is map based, carrying 5 marks with two parts, 32.1 from
History (2 marks) and 32.2 from Geography (3 marks).
vii. There is no overall choice in the question paper. However, an internal choice has been
provided in few questions. Only one of the choices in such questions have to be attempted.
viii. In addition to this, separate instructions are given with each section and question,
wherever necessary.
SECTION A
1X16=16
1. Identify the appropriate answer for the term Utopian society. 1
A. Form of monarchical government
B. An ideal society that is unlikely to actually exist
C. A political philosophy that stressed the importance of traditions
D. Awareness of women’s rights
2. The delegates drew up the Treaty of Vienna of 1815 with the object of ________. 1
A. Collectively defeating Napoleon
B. Abolition of feudalism
C. Undoing the changes that had come about in Europe
D. Strengthen the nation materially
3. Who setup the ‘Oudh Kisan Sabha’? 1
A. Alluri Sitaram Raju
B. Jawaharlal Nehru and Baba Ramchandra
C. Jawaharlal Nehru and Shaukat Ali
D. Mahatma Gandhi
4. Which of the following is the National waterway No.1? 1
 A. The Brahmaputra river between Sadiya and Dhubri
B. Specified stretches of river Brahmani along with Matai river.
C. The Ganga river between Allahabad and Haldia
D. The West-Coast Canal in Kerala from Kottapuram to Kollam
5. Identify the crop with the help of the following features. 1

It is a rain fed crop mostly grown in the moist areas which hardly needs irrigation.
It is produced in states like Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh.
It is the third most important food crop

6. Choose the correctly matched pair about the industries and their locations from the
following options: 1
A. Software technology park- Durgapur
B. Cotton industry- Ahmedabad
C. Silk industry- Ludhiana
D. Iron and steel plant-Noida
7. Fill in the blanks:
Land left without cultivation for one or less than one agricultural year is
called ________. 1
8. What type of resource is developed resources? 1
9. How many seats are reserved for women in the local bodies in India? 1
10. Why is power sharing desirable? 1
OR
Why did civil war start in Sri Lanka?
11. Democracy transforms people from the status of a subject to ___________. 1
A. Representatives
B. Citizen
C. Voter
D. Ruler
12. If you get a job in a far off place before accepting it, what factors would you try to
consider? 1
13. Look at the graph and answer the following questions: 1
A. Which was the largest producing sector in 1973-74?
B. Which is the largest producing sector in 2013-14?
C. Can you say which sector has grown the most over forty years?
D. What was the GDP of India in 2013-14?
14. Which one of the following is a modern form of currency? 1
A. Gold
B. Silver
C. Copper
D. Paper notes
15. World Trade Organisation (WTO) was started at the initiative of which one of the
following group of countries? 1
A. Rich countries
B. Poor countries
C. Developed countries
D. Developing countries
16. In the question given below, there are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and
Reason ®. Read the statements and chose the correct option: 1
Assertion (A): Collateral is an asset that the borrower owns and uses this as a guarantee
to a lender until the loan is repaid.
Reason ( R): Because, till the loan is repaid the collateral is used as a security.
A. Both A and R are true
B. Both are true but R is not correct explanation
C. A is correct but R is wrong
D. A is wrong but R is correct.
SECTION B
3 X 6 = 18
17. Describe the events of French Revolution which had influenced the people
belonging to other parts of Europe. 3
OR
Who was Giuseppe Garibaldi? What was his contribution in the freedom movement
of Italy?
18. Discuss the economic impact of the Non-Cooperation Movement. 3
19. Describe the geographical conditions required for the growth of rice. 3
20. Is per capita income a true measure of development? Elaborate. 3
21. How is democracy accountable and responsive to the needs and expectations
of the citizens? Analyse. 3

OR
“Democracies lead to peaceful and harmonious life among citizens”. Justify this statement.
22. Explain the difference between three economic activities of Indian Economy. 3
SECTION C
(4x4=16)
23. Read the source given below and answer the questions that follows:
During the years following 1815, the fear of repression drove many liberal-nationalists
underground. Secret societies sprang up in many European states to train revolutionaries
and spread their ideas. To be revolutionary at this time meant a commitment to oppose
monarchical forms that had been established after the Vienna Congress, and to fight for
liberty and freedom. Most of these revolutionaries also saw the creation of nation-states as
a necessary part of this struggle for freedom. One such individual was the Italian
revolutionary Giuseppe Mazzini. Born in Genoa in 1807, he became a member of the secret
society of the Carbonari. As a young man of 24, he was sent into exile in 1831 for attempting
a revolution in Liguria. He subsequently founded two more underground societies, first,
Young Italy in Marseilles, and then, Young Europe in Berne, whose members were like-
minded young men from Poland, France, Italy and the German states. Mazzini believed that
God had intended nations to be the natural units of mankind. So Italy could not continue to
be a patchwork of small states and kingdoms. It had to be forged into a single unified
republic within a wider alliance of nations. This unification alone could be the basis of Italian
liberty. Following his model, secret societies were set up in Germany, France, Switzerland
and Poland. Mazzini’s relentless opposition to monarchy and his vision of democratic
republics frightened the conservatives. Metternich described him as ‘the most dangerous
enemy of our social order’.
Answer the following MCQs by choosing the most appropriate option
23.1 Which of the following statements correctly describes the aim of revolutionaries. 1
A. Setup secret societies
B. Uphold Vienna congress
C. Fight for liberty and Freedom and creation of nation-states
D. Fear of repression
23.2 Identify the place where Giuseppe Mazzini attempted revolutionary activities? 1
A. Genoa
B. Carbonari
C. Italy
D. Liguria
23.3 What model did Mazzini believe in? 1
A. Attempting revolution in Liguria
B. Setting secret societies
C. Italy forged into single unified state
D. To oppose conservatives.
23.4 Why was Mazzini described as ‘the most dangerous enemy of our social order’? 1
A. For supporting the conservatives
B. Upholding monarchy
C. For his vision of democratic republic
D. For fight along Metternich

24. Read the source given below and answer the questions that follows
Industrial locations are complex in nature. These are influenced by availability of raw material,
labour, capital, power and market, etc. It is rarely possible to find all these factors available at one
place. Consequently, manufacturing activity tends to locate at the most appropriate place where all
the factors of industrial location are either available or can be arranged at lower cost. After an
industrial activity starts, urbanisation follows. Sometimes, industries are located in or near the cities.
Thus, industrialisation and urbanisation go hand in hand. Cities provide markets and also provide
services such as banking, insurance, transport, labour, consultants and financial advice, etc. to the
industry. Many industries tend to come together to make use of the advantages offered by the
urban centres known as agglomeration economies. Gradually, a large industrial agglomeration takes
place. In the pre-Independence period, most manufacturing units were located in places from the
point of view of overseas trade such as Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, etc. Consequently, there
emerged certain pockets of industrially developed urban centres surrounded by a huge agricultural
rural hinterland.

Answer the following MCQs by choosing the most appropriate option

24.1 which of the following group of options are not the part of industrial location? 1

A. Raw material, Capital, labour

B. Power, labour, market
C. Banking, insurance, consultants
D. Transportation, labour, power.
24.2 In pre-independence period, manufacturing units were located in_________. 1
A. Agglomeration
B. Rural areas
C. Urban areas
D. Places near seas
24.3 Identify the appropriate answer and match the following: 1
A. Resources (i)pre-independence manufacturing unit
B. Industrialisation leads to (ii)provide services
C. Cities (iii)industrial location
D. Mumbai (iv)urbanisation
 Choose the correct option
a. A-iii, B-iv, C-ii. D-i
b. A-ii, B-iii, C-iv, D-i
c. A-iv, B-i, C-ii, D-iii
d. A-I, B-ii, C-iii, D-iv
24.4 what is aggolmeration? 1
25. Read the source given below and answer the questions that follows
Every loan agreement specifies an interest rate which the borrower must pay to the lender
along with the repayment of the principal. In addition, lenders may demand collateral
(security) against loans. Collateral is an asset that the borrower owns (such as land, building,
vehicle, livestock’s, deposits with banks) and uses this as a guarantee to a lender until the
loan is repaid. If the borrower fails to repay the loan, the lender has the right to sell the
asset or collateral to obtain payment. Property such as land titles, deposits with banks,
livestock are some common examples of collateral used for borrowing. Interest rate,
collateral and documentation requirement, and the mode of repayment together comprise
what is called the terms of credit. The terms of credit vary substantially from one credit
arrangement to another. They may vary depending on the nature of the lender and the
borrower.
Answer the following MCQs by choosing the most appropriate option
25.1 What is collateral? 1
25.2 The passage given above relates to which of the following options? 1
A. Interest rate
B. Terms of credit
C. Property
D. Collateral
25.3 Every borrower has to pay __________ on the principal amount. 1
25.4 In which of the following systems exchange of goods is done without use of
money? 1
A. Credit system
B. Barter system
C. Banking system
D. Collateral system
26 Read the source given below and answer the questions that follows
Belgium is a small country in Europe, smaller in area than the state of Haryana. It has
borders with France, the Netherlands, Germany and Luxembourg. It has a population of a
little over one crore, about half the population of Haryana. The ETHNIC composition of this
small country is very complex. Of the country’s total population, 59 per cent lives in the
Flemish region and speaks Dutch language. Another 40 per cent people live in the Wallonia
region and speak French. Remaining one per cent of the Belgians speak German. In the
capital city Brussels, 80 per cent people speak French while 20 per cent are Dutch speaking.
The minority French-speaking community was relatively rich and powerful. This was
resented by the Dutch-speaking community who got the benefit of economic development
and education much later. This led to tensions between the Dutch-speaking and French-
speaking communities during the 1950s and 1960s. The tension between the two
communities was more acute in Brussels. Brussels presented a special problem: the Dutch-
speaking people constituted a majority in the country, but a minority in the capital.
Answer the following MCQs by choosing the most appropriate option
26.1. In the given passage above which country is compared with Haryana State? 1
A. Belgium
B. France
C. Germany
D. Netherlands
26.2 What language is spoken in the Flemish region of Belgium? 1
A. Dutch language
B. French language
C. German language
D. French and Dutch language
26.3 Which community in Belgium was relatively rich and powerful? 1
A. The majority Dutch-speaking community
B. The minority French-speaking community
C. The minority Dutch- speaking community
D. The minority German-speaking community
26.4 How many people speak French and Dutch in the capital city of Brussels? 1
A. 60 per cent French and 40 percent Dutch
B. 50 percent Dutch and 50 percent French
C. 80 percent French and 20 percent Dutch
D. 80 percent Dutch and 20 percent French
SECTION D
(5x5=25)
27. Why was Khilafat Movement supported by Gandhiji in 1919? What was his
main aim? 5
OR
Explain the role of industrial working class in the Civil Disobedience movement.
28. “Political parties need to face and overcome the challenges in order to remain
effective”. Explain. 5

29. Illustrate the classification of resources on the basis of Status of Development. 5

OR
Suggest some measures to solve the problem of land degradation in India.
30. What are the factors used by MNC’s for setting up production? 5
OR
What can be done to make the trade globalisation between countries fairer?
31. Describe any five efforts made to reform political parties in India. 5

SECTION-E
MAP SKILL BASED QUESTION
(2+3=5)
32.1 Two places A and B have been marked on the given outline map of India. Identify them
and write their correct names on the lines drawn near them
A. The place where Indigo Planters organised Satyagraha.
B. The place where Indian National Congress session was held in 1920.
32.2 On the same outline map of India locate and label any THREE of the following with
suitable Symbols.
A. Haldia - Major sea port
B. Ramagundam -Thermal power plant
C. Digboi - Oil fields
D. Bhakra Nangal - Dam
E. Hyderabad -International Airport
A