PRE BOARD EXAM-II, SESSION 2020-21

SOCIAL SCIENCE
CLASS X
SET-A

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. Elle, the measuring unit in Germany was used to measure: [1]

(a) cloth
(b) thread
(c) land
(d) height
2. Whose name is associated with “The Folklore of Southern India”? [1]
(a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(b) NatesaSastri
(c) Bipin Chandra Pal
(d) T. Krishnamurty
3. The Non Cooperation programme was adopted in the……………… [1]
(a) Lahore Session
(b) Congress Session at Nagpur.
(c) Gujarat Session
(d) Poona Pact
4. Wheat requires annual rainfall between……… [1]
(a) 50 and 75 cm
(b) 100 and 200 cm
(c) 200 and 300 cm
(d) less than 20 cm
5. Which of the following conditions can spoil tea crop. [1]
(a) Frequent showers evenly distributed over the year
(b) Frost free climate
(c) Deep fertile well drained soil
(d) Clayey soil which has high water holding capacity
6. Which one of the following groups of cities is connected by the National Highway No. 1. [1]
(a) Kolkata-Amritsar
(b) Ranchi-Kolkata
(c) Delhi-Amritsar
(d) Varanasi-Kanyakumari
7. Which one of the following ports is the biggest with a spacious natural and well-sheltered harbor. [1]
(a) Kolkata
(b) Chennai
(c) Mumbai
(d) Vishakhapatnam
8. The helicopter services to Oil and Natural Commission in its offshore operations are provided by [1]
(a) Air India
(b) Indian Airlines
(c) Pawanhans helicopters
(d) Alliance Air
9. Consider the following statements about power sharing arrangements in Belgium and Sri Lanka. [1]
A. In Belgium, the Dutch-speaking majority people tried to impose their domination on the minority
French- speaking community.
B. In Sri Lanka, the policies of the government sought to ensure the dominance of the Sinhala-speaking
majority.
C. The Tamils in Sri Lanka demanded a federal arrangement of power sharing to protect their culture,
language and equality of opportunity in education and jobs.
D. The transformation of Belgium from unitary government to a federal one prevented a possible division
of the country on linguistic lines.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
(a) A, B, C and D (b) A, B and D (c) C and D (d) B, C and D
10. The distinguishing feature of a federal government is: [1]
(a) National government gives some powers to the provincial government.
(b) Power is distributed among the legislature, executive and judiciary.
(c) Elected officials exercise supreme power in the government.
(d) Governmental power is divided between different levels of government.
11. In the context of democracies, which of the following ideas is correct – democracies have successfully
eliminated: [1]
(a) Conflicts among people
(b) Economic inequalities among people
(c) Differences of opinion about how marginalised sections are to be treated
(d) The idea of political inequality
12.The table shows how employment in five industries changed in a country between 1985 and 2000. [1]
Particulars 1985 2000
Banking and Finance 2336 2881
Distribution and Catering 4678 5323
Extraction of Minerals 2278 1794
Manufacturing 4102 3128
Transport 2550 2304
According to the table, which type of employment has increased?
(a) Primary
(b) Secondary
(c) Tertiary
(d) Total
13. What is necessary for a company to be classified as a multi- national? [1]
(a) It diversifies its range of output
(b) It exports most of its output
(c) It increases its scale of production
(d) It produces some of its output in different countries
14. In 2001 some countries, including India & Pakistan, criticized the European Union for continuing to
protect European farmers with a subsidy while expecting poorer African countries not to restrict trade.
Identify the concepts that are not involved in this situation. [1]
(a) Developing and developed Economies
(b) Free trade & protection
(c) Market price & official intervention
(d) Multi- national & public corporations
15.A commercial bank is appointed to act as a country’s central bank. What new function would it now
have? [1]
(a) Controlling monetary policy
(b) Dealing in foreign exchange
(c) Ensuring security for loans
(d) Holding liquid assets
16. The most common way of comparing the living standards of two countries is to study each
country’s____. [1]

SECTION B (3X6=18)
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17. Explain the concept of Liberalism? What did it politically emphasis during 19 century
Europe. [1+2=3]
18.Describe in brief the reactionof the people immediately after the Jallianwalla Bagh incident. Why did
Mahatma Gandhiji decide to withdraw the Non Cooperation Movement in February 1922? [1+2=3]
OR
Examine the significance of the Lahore Session of the Indian National Congress held in 1929.
19. What is the importance of pulses in our country? Name the pulses grown in India and also mention two
major pulses producing states of India. [1+1+1=3]
20. Explain the ways power sharing between different organs of the government results in the maintenance
of balance of power. [3]
21. “As countries become more economically developed, there is a change in the relative importance of the
different sectors of production”. Analyze the statement. [3]
22. Distinguish between the private and the public sector of an economy. [3]
SECTION- C (4X4=16)
23. Read the source given below and answer the questions that follow: [1+1+1+1=4]
In his famous book Hind Swaraj (1909) Mahatma Gandhi declared that British rule was established in
India with the cooperation of Indians, and had survived only because of this cooperation. If Indians
refused to cooperate, British rule in India would collapse within a year, and swaraj would come. How
could non- cooperation become a movement? Gandhiji proposed that the movement should unfold in
stages. It should begin with the surrender of titles that the government awarded, and a boycott of civil
services, army, police, courts and legislative councils, schools, and foreign goods. Then, in case the
government used repression, a full civil disobedience campaign would be launched. Through the summer
of 1920 Mahatma Gandhi and Shaukat Ali toured extensively, mobilising popular support for the
movement. Many within the Congress were,however, concerned about the proposals. They were reluctant
to boycott the council elections scheduled forNovember 1920, and they feared that the movement might
lead to popular violence. In the months betweenSeptember and December there was an intense tussle
within the Congress. For a while there seemed no meeting point between the supporters and the
opponents of the movement. Finally, at the Congress session at Nagpur, a compromise was worked out
and the Non-Cooperation programme was adopted.
23 .A. Which of the following statement correctly describes, how the Swaraj would come according to
Gandhiji?
(a) If Indians would occupy all the responsible positions.
(b) If Indians refused the administrative policy of the British.
(c) If Indians refused to cooperate with the British rule.
(d) None of the above.
B. Why did some Congress men hesitate to launch the Non Cooperation Movement by Gandhiji?
(a) Most of the Congress men admired the British.
(b) The Congress men were reluctant to boycott the council elections.
(c) The Congress men feared that the movement might lead to popular violence.
(d) Both (b) and (c).
C. Finally the Non-Cooperation was adopted by the Congress after……………………….
(a) The intellectuals of the Congress party agreed.
(b) All members of the Congress party agreed.
(c) A compromise between the supporters and the opponents of the movement was worked out.
(d) Both (a) and (c).
D. According to ‘Hind Swaraj’, what made British rule to survive in India?

24. Read the source and answer the following questions. [1+1+1+1=4]

Soil is the most important renewable natural resource. It is the medium of plant growth and supports different
types of living organisms on the earth. The soil is a living system. It takes millions of years to form soil up to a
few cm in depth. Relief, parent rock or bed rock, climate, vegetation and other forms of life and time are
important factors in the formation of soil. Various forces of nature such as change in temperature, actions of
running water, wind and glaciers, activities of decomposers etc. contribute to the formation of soil. Chemical and
organic changes which take place in the soil are equally important. Soil also consists of organic (humus) and
inorganic materials .
The denudation of the soil cover and subsequent washing down is described as soil erosion. The
processes of soil formation and erosion, go on simultaneously and generally there is a balance between
the two. Sometimes, this balance is disturbed due to human activities like deforestation, over-
grazing, construction and mining etc., while natural forces like wind, glacier and water lead to soil
erosion. The running water cuts through the clayey soils and makes deep channels as gullies. The land
becomes unfit for cultivation and is known as bad land. In the Chambal basin such lands are called
ravines. Sometimes water flows as a sheet over large areas down a slope. In such cases the top soil is washed
away. This is known as sheet erosion. Wind blows loose soil off flat or sloping land known as wind
erosion. Soil erosion is also caused due to defective methods of farming. Ploughing in a wrong way i.e.
up and down the slope form channels for the quick flow of water leading to soil erosion.

(i) Which of the following is not the important factor in the formation of soil.
(a) Time (b) Relief (c) Wind (d) Afforestation
(ii) The rock from which the soil gets its material is known as
(a) Bed rock (b) Buried rock (c) Ancient rock (d) All of these
(iii) Which of the following statement is incorrect?
(a) Soil formation is a non replenishable process
(b) The running water cuts through the clayey soils and makes deep channels as gullies
(c) Humus and inorganic materials gets mixed up in the soil
(d) Minerals and organic matter in the soil support growth of vegetation
(iv) Which of the following is the type of soil erosion
(a) Sheet Erosion (b) Wind Erosion (c) Gully Erosion (d) All of these
25. Read the source and answer the following questions: [1+1+2=4]
If you consider all democracies and all dictatorships for the fifty years between 1950 and 2000,
dictatorships have slightly higher rate of economic growth. The inability of democracy to achieve higher
economic development worries us. But this alone cannot be reason to reject democracy. As you have
already studied in economics, economic development depends on several factors: country’s population
size, global situation, cooperation from other countries, economic priorities adopted by the country, etc.
However, the difference in the rates of economic development between less developed countries with
dictatorships and democracies is negligible. Overall, we cannot say that democracy is a guarantee of
economic development. But we can expect democracy not to lag behind dictatorships in this respect.
When we find such significant difference in the rates of economic growth between countries under
dictatorship and democracy, it is better to prefer democracy as it has several other positive outcomes.
25.A. Studies on political and social inequalities in democracy show that …………
(a) Democracy and development go together.
(b) Inequalities exist in democracies.
(c) Inequalities do not exist under dictatorship.
(d) Dictatorship is better than democracy.
B. Democracy is not a ………………………….
(a) Guarantee of economic development.
(b) System urges for equal rights.
(c) System less important than autocracy.
(d) None of the above.
C. What are the various factors on which the economic development of a country depends upon?

26.Modern forms of money include currency- paper notes and coins. Unlike the things that were used as
money earlier, modern currency is not made of precious metal such as gold, silver and copper. And unlike
grain and cattle, they are neither of everyday use. The modern currency is without any use of its own.
Then, why is it accepted as a medium of exchange? It is accepted as a medium of exchange because the
currency is authorised by the government of the country.
In India, the Reserve Bank of India issues currency notes on behalf of the central government. As per Indian
law, no other individual or organisation is allowed to issue currency. Moreover, the law legalises the use of
rupee as a medium of payment that cannot be refused in settling transactions in India. No individual in India
can legally refuse a payment made in rupees. Hence, the rupee is widely accepted as a medium of exchange.
[4]
i) Mention the forms of money used in early times.
ii) Why money is accepted as a medium of exchange?
iii) Who issue currency notes on behalf of central government?
iv) A customer purchases an item from the local shopkeeper and makes the payment in rupees. But the
shopkeeper denies the payment. Do you think shopkeeper is right? Justify your answer.
SECTION- D (5X5=25)
27. “In Britain the formation of the nation-state was not the result of a sudden upheaval or revolution. It
was the result of a long-drawn-out process”.Describe in brief the process by which the ‘British Nation’
came into existence. [5]
OR
“The decade of 1830 had brought economic hardship in Europe”. Support the statement with arguments.
28. In which region most of the jute mills of India concentrated? Give any four reasons for its concentration.
Mention any two challenges faced by this industry. [1+2+2=5]
29. Differentiate between ‘Coming together federation’ and ‘Holding together federation’. [5]
30. State the conditions laid down by the Election Commission to recognize a State Party and a National
Party. [5]
31. Define Globalization. Discuss whether it is better for a country to engage in free trade or to use some
form of protection from foreign competition. [2+3=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. [1+1=2]
A. The place where a Satyagraha was launched against the oppressive Indigo plantation system by
Gandhi in 1917.
B. The place where session of Indian National Congress was held in December 1920.

32.2. On the given political map of India, identify any three from the following: [1+1+1=3]

A. A nuclear power plant B. An international air port C. A major coffee producing state
D. A dam E. A cotton textile industry

32.1.HISTORY MAP

B
 32.2. GEOGRAPHY MAP

c
B