DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL CODE: 0110

INSTRUCTIONS M ID - TE RM A SSE SSM E NT

Read all the questions carefully before attempting them. Write using only blue/black
ink. Duration: 3 HOURS. Avoid writing anything/ticking answers in the question SUB JE CT: SOC IA L SC IE NCE
paper. Attach graph paper/map etc. (if any) in between the main answer booklet.
Tuesday. November 10. 2020
NAME OF THE STUDENT: ____________________________________CLASS/SEC.__________

NAME OF THE INVIGILATOR: ________________________________SIGNATURE: ________

SESSION: 2020-21 MAX. MARKS: 80

MCQ [1x32=32]
1. Assertion (A): During the years following 1818, the fear of repression drove many liberal-
nationalists underground.
Reason (R): Secret societies sprang up in many European states to train
revolutionaries and spread their ideas.

a. A is true R is false.
b. A is false R is true.
c. Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A.
d. Both A and R is true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

2. Arrange the following in the correct sequence.

i. The Napoleonic Code
ii. The Act of Union between England and Scotland
iii. Victor Emmanuel II proclaimed king of united Italy
iv. The Treaty of Vienna

a. ii, iii, iv, i

b. ii, i, iv, iii
c. iv, iii, ii, i
d. iii, ii, i, iv

3. The picture given below is titled “The proclamation of the German Empire in the Hall of
mirrors at Versailles.” Who is the artist ?

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a. Karl Kaspar Fritz

b. Frederic Sorrieu
c. Anton Von Werner
d. Eugene Delacroix

4. Choose the incorrectly matched pair from the following:

I II
a. Duke Metternich Austrian Chancellor
b. Karol Kurpinski celebrated national struggle through operas and music
c. Kaiser William I the French king
d. Guiseppe Mazzini Young Italy

5. Baba Ramchandra, a sanyasi, was the leader of which of the following movements?
a. Khilafat movement
b. Militant guerrilla movement of Andhra Pradesh
c. Peasants’ movement of Awadh
d. Plantation workers’ movement in Assam

6. Match the columns:

List I List II
1. Abdul Gaffar Khan A. vague offer of Dominion status
2. Lord Irwin B. formed the Swaraj party
3. C.R. Das and Motilal C. leader of the militant guerrilla movement
Nehru
4. Alluri Sitaram Raju D. devout disciple of Mahatma Gandhi

1 2 3 4
a. D A B C
b. B C D A
c. A C D B
d. C D A B

7. Arrange the following in the correct sequence.

i. Poona Pact
ii. Chauri Chaura
iii. Jallianwalla Bagh incident
iv. The Salt March
a. iii, ii, iv, i
b. iii, ii, i, iv
c. iii, i, ii, iv
d. iii, iv , i, ii

8. Find out from the following pairs which one is not correctly matched:
a. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay: Vande Mataram
b. Natesa Sastri: The Folklore of Southern India
c. Abanindranath Tagore: Swaraj Flag
d. Sir Muhammad Iqbal: President of the Muslim League
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9. Identify the places marked on the political map of India with help of the codes given below.
I. The place where the Jallianwala Bagh
incident took place.
II. The place where the 1927 Congress session
was held.
III. A place associated with the ‘oppressive
plantation system’.
IV. The place where Gandhiji started the
satyagraha in favour of cotton mill workers.

a. Ambala, Hyderabad, Lahore, Allahabad

b. Panipat, Kochi, Nagpur, Dandi
c. Amritsar, Madras, Champaran, Ahmadabad
d. Delhi, Madurai, Bihar, Kheda

10. Modern democracies maintain check and balance system. Identify the correct option based
on the horizontal power sharing arrangement.
a. Central government, state government, local bodies
b. Legislature, executive, judiciary
c. Among different social groups
d. Among different pressure groups

11.

Which one of the following options best signify the above cartoon?
a. The cartoon explains how the US and the Russian President have given them more
powers.
b. The Presidents don’t have a final say in all the policy decisions.
c. The very idea of democracy is accepting the concept of concentration of power.
d. This cartoon, is the relationship between democracy and concentration of power.
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Which of the above statements about the image are correct?

a. a, c and d
b. a and d
c. a, b and c
d All are correct

12. Which is the incorrectly matched pair:

a. Community Government- Belgium
b. Majoritarianism- Sri Lanka
c. Coming together federation-Australia
d. Checks and balances- Vertical division of power

13. Fill in the blanks:

Brussels has a____________government in which both the communities have equal
___________. The French – speaking people accepted equal representation in ______
because the Dutch- speaking community has accepted equal representation in the
____________government.
a. separate, representation, Brussels, Central
b. separate, opportunity, Brussels, Central
c. separate, opportunity, Flemish, Regional
d. separate, representation, Wallonia, State

14. Which one of the following statements about power-sharing arrangements is correct?
a. Power sharing is necessary only in societies which have religious, linguistic or ethnic
divisions.
b. Power sharing is suitable only for big countries that have regional divisions.
c. Every society needs some form of power sharing even if it is small or does not have
social divisions.
d. Power-sharing is not necessary at all.

15. Consider the following statements.

A. In a federation the powers of the federal and provincial governments are clearly
demarcated.
B. India is a federation because the powers of the Union and State Governments are
specified in the Constitution and they have exclusive jurisdiction on their respective
subjects.
C. Sri Lanka is a federation because the country is divided into provinces.
D. India is no longer a federation because some powers of the States have been shared with
the local government bodies.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

a. A, B and C
b. A, C and D
c. A and B only
d. B and C only
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16. Match the following with the help of the codes given below -
Column A Column B
1. Power taken from Central and State governments and
a. Union Territory
given to local government
b. Decentralization 2. The area over which someone has legal authority
c. Jurisdiction 3. Representatives’ government body at the district level
d. Zila Parishad 4. Area which is run by the Central government
a. a – 2, b – 3, c – 4 and d – 1
b. a – 4, B – 1, c – 3 and d – 2
c. a – 4, B – 1, c – 2 and d – 3
d. a – 4, b – 3, c – 2 and d – 1

17. Which of the following statements regarding language policy of India is incorrect?
a. Our Constitution did not give the status of national language to any one language.
b. There are 21 languages recognised as scheduled languages by the Constitution.
c. Each state has its own official language.
d. Promotion of Hindi continues to be the official policy of the Government of India.

18. Assertion (A): A major step towards decentralization was taken in 1992.
Reason (R): The Constitution was amended to make the third-tier of democracy more
powerful and effective.

a. A is true R is false.
b. A is false R is true.
c. Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A.
d. Both A and R is true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

19. Which three indicators are considered by UNDP while calculating the HDI ranks?
(a) Average income, Pollution level and Freedom of speech
(b) Average income, Health and Education
(c) Average income, Availability of clean drinking water and Education
(d) Average income, Health and Availability of food

20. The literacy rate is highest in Kerala while the infant mortality rate is highest in Bihar. What
does it show?
(a) Most of the people in Kerala and Bihar live in same living conditions.
(b) Both Kerala and Bihar lack in basic necessities of life.
(c) Quality of life is better in Bihar than Kerala.
(d) Kerala has adequate provision of educational facilities whereas there is lack of basic
health facilities in Bihar.

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21. For development, why do people look at a mix of goals?

(a) As for good quality of life both materialistic as well as non-materialistic goals are
equally important.
(b) As what people desire is regular work, better wages, and decent price for their crops
or other products that they produce. In other words, they want more income.
(c) More income or more consumption because material goods are all that you need to live
well.
(d) None of the above

22. Assertion (A): Sustainable development is essential for economic growth of the countries.
Reason (R): Sustainable development ensures that environment friendly measures are
adopted for carrying out production processes.

(a) Both assertion and reason are true, and reason is the correct explanation of assertion
(b) Both assertion and reason are true, but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
(c) Assertion is true, but reason is false.
(d) Assertion is false, but reason is true.

23. Choose the incorrect pair.

(a) Tata tea – Private sector
(b) Railways–Public sector
(c) Barber – Tertiary sector
(d) Teacher – Secondary sector

24. Choose the incorrect statement:

(a) Service sector includes some essential services that may not directly produce goods but
they are an aid or a support for the production process.
(b) The development of agriculture and industry leads to the development of services.
(c) As income level rises, people start demanding lesser services.
(d) The value of final goods and services produced in each sector during a particular year
provides the GDP of the country for a particular year.

25. Which of these is not an unorganized sector activity?

(a) A headload worker carrying a bag of cement on his back in a market.
(b) A daily wage labourer working under a contractor.
(c) A handloom weaver working in her house.
(d) A doctor in a hospital treating a patient.

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26. Match Column A with Column B:

Column A Column B
A. Infosys I. Quotas and taxes on imports are used to
regulate trade
B. Trade barriers II. IT has helped in spreading of production
of services
C. Call Centres III. Large Multinational Company
D. Cargill Foods IV. Indian MNC

(a) A-I, B-III, C-IV, D-II

(b) A-II, B-I, C-III, D-IV
(c) A-IV, B-I, C-II, D-III
(d) A-III, B-II, C-IV, D-I

27. The major benefit of joint production to a local company is:-

(a) MNCs might bring with them the latest technology for production.
(b) MNCs can provide money for additional investments, like buying new machines for
faster production.
(c) MNC can sell the products in local markets.
(d) Both (a) and (b)
28. On the basis of origin, resources are classified as
(a) Renewable and Non- renewable
(b) Developed and Potential
(c) Biotic and Abiotic
(d) None of the above

29. Match the following items given in column A with those in column B. Choose the correct
answer from the options given below:

COLUMN A COLUMN B
A. Laterite Soil 1. Sandy in texture and saline in nature
B. Arid Soil 2. Develops on crystalline igneous rocks
C. Red Soil 3. Is the result of intense leaching due to heavy rain
D. Black Soil 4. Well known for it’s capacity to hold moisture

(a) A-3, B-1, C-2, D-4

(b) A-1, B-4, C-2, D-3
(c) A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1
(d) A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3

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30. Which of the following are suitable measures to prevent land degradation?
(a) Control of mining activities
(b) Proper management of wastelands
(c) Proper management of grazing
(d) All the above

31. Which one of the following is an example of an oilseed which is grown both as kharif and
rabi crop?
(a) Groundnut
(b) Mustard
(c) Linseed
(d) Castor seed

32. Cotton, jute and natural silk are examples of which type of crops
(a) Beverage crops
(b) Fibre crops
(c) Food crops
(d) None of the above

33. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:

Mahatma Gandhi on Satyagraha ‘It is said of “passive resistance” that it is the weapon of
the weak, but the power which is the subject of this article can be used only by the strong.
This power is not passive resistance; indeed it calls for intense activity. The movement in
South Africa was not passive but active … ‘ Satyagraha is not physical force. A satyagrahi
does not inflict pain on the adversary; he does not seek his destruction … In the use of
satyagraha, there is no ill-will whatever. ‘ Satyagraha is pure soul-force. Truth is the very
substance of the soul. That is why this force is called satyagraha. The soul is informed
with knowledge. In it burns the flame of love. … Nonviolence is the supreme dharma …
‘It is certain that India cannot rival Britain or Europe in force of arms. The British worship
the war-god and they can all of them become, as they are becoming, bearers of arms. The
hundreds of millions in India can never carry arms. They have made the religion of non-
violence their own ...’ Source

i. What is the difference between physical force and soul force? [1]
ii. Discuss the idea of satyagraha as put forth by Gandhiji. [2]

34. “The decade of 1830 had brought great economic hardship in Europe.” Support the
statement with valid arguments. [3]

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35. Explain any three consequences of the majoritarian policies adopted by the Sri Lankan
government. [3]

36. How has constitutional status for local government helped to deepen democracy in the
country? [3]

37. Describe the role of the peasants in Awadh in the Non-cooperation Movement. [5]
OR
How did the Salt March become an effective tool of resistance against colonialism? Explain.

38. Explain democratic policies adopted by Government of India which made it a successful
federation. [5]
OR
Which five provisions of Indian Constitution make India a full-fledged federation?

39. Underemployment continues to be rampant in the rural areas. Suggest any three ways
through which employment for rural people can be generated. [3]

40. Describe the role of technology in promoting globalization process. [3]

41. Read the sources given below and answer the questions related to them: [2+3=5]
Source A – Interlinking Production across countries
Ford Motors, an American company, is one of the world’s largest automobile manufacturers with
production spread over 26 countries of the world. Ford Motors came to India in 1995 and spent Rs.
1700 crore to set up a large plant near Chennai. This was done in collaboration with Mahindra and
Mahindra, a major Indian manufacturer of jeeps and trucks. By the year 2017, Ford Motors was
selling 88,000 cars in the Indian markets, while another 1, 81,000 cars were exported from India to
South Africa, Mexico, Brazil and United States of America. The company wants to develop Ford
India as a component supplying base for its other plants across the globe.

Source B  Integration of markets

Chinese manufacturers learn of an opportunity to export toys to India, where toys are sold at a high
price. They start exporting plastic toys to India. Buyers in India now have the option of choosing
between Indian and the Chinese toys. Because of the cheaper prices and new designs, Chinese toys
become more popular in the Indian markets. Within a year, 70 to 80 per cent of the toy shops have
replaced Indian toys with Chinese toys. Toys are now cheaper in the Indian markets than earlier.

Source A  Interlinking Production across countries

(i) Why do you think MNCs like Ford Motors want to invest in India?
Source B  Integration of markets
(ii) How does foreign trade lead to integration of markets across countries?

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42. ‘Resource planning is a complex process which involves three steps.’ Explain the three
steps of resource planning. [1x3=3]

43. Mention any three steps taken by the government to modernize agriculture in India.[1x3=3]

44. (a) Name any two important millets grown in India. [1+1=2]

(b) Mention the geographical conditions required for the growth of Cotton. [3]

45. On a given political map of India, identify and name the features marked as A, B, C, D
[1x4=4]
(a) A- Dam
(b) B- Coffee producing state
(c) C- Nuclear Power Plant
(d) D- Thermal Power Plant

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