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First Term Exam (2021-22)

CBSE Class 10 Social Science
Sample Paper - 02 (MCQ Based)

Maximum Marks: 40 Marks

Time Allowed: 90 Minutes

General Instructions:

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i. This question paper is prepared by the team of teachers at myCBSEguide.
ii. It contains 40 questions including MCQ, Case Study, Map and Assertion & Reasoning.

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iii. myCBSEguide questions 1-28 are based on Multiple Choice Questions.

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iv. myCBSEguide questions 29-33 are based on Assertion & Reasoning Questions.
v. myCBSEguide questions 34 to 37 are based on Case Study Questions.

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vi. myCBSEguide questions 38 to 40 are based on Maps.

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1. ________ was a cultural movement which sought to develop a particular form of nationalist sentiment.
a. Liberalism

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b. Conservatism

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c. Romanticism
d. Patriotism

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2. In which state mining has caused severe land degradation?

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a. Haryana

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b. Punjab

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c. Bihar
d. Jharkhand
3. How many times the leaders of Belgium amended their constitution between 1970 and 1993?

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a. Three times
b. Seven times

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c. Two times
d. Four times
4. Which one of the following was not the result of the Treaty of Vienna 1815?
a. The Kingdom of the Netherlands was set up in the North
b. Prussia was given important new territories on its western frontiers
c. Austria was given control of Northern Italy
d. Russia was given the German confederation of 39 states
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5. Who initiated the Blood less revolution?
a. Sardar Vallabhai Patel
b. Jawaharlal Nehru
c. Vinobha Bhave
d. Mahatma Gandhi
6. Assume there are four families in a country. The average per capita income of these families is Rs 5000.

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If the income of three families is Rs 4000, Rs 7000 and Rs 3000 respectively, what is the income of the
fourth family?
a. Rs 6000
b. Rs 3000
c. Rs 7500
d. Rs 2000
7. Which of the following factor played an important role in developing nationalist sentiments?
a. Technology
b. Language
c. Industrialisation
d. Conservatism

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8. A social division based on shared culture refers to:
a. nationality

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b. religion
c. caste

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d. ethnic

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9. What is God Save Our Noble King?

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a. The national anthem of Britain
b. The painting made by Frédéric Sorrieu

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c. The quote said by common citizen of French Revolution

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d. The national anthem of France
10. India’s diverse climate can be harnessed to grow a wide range of ________.

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a. high value crops

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b. fuel crops

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c. industrial crops
d. low value crops

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11. Find the odd one out:

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A. Spice jet
B. All India radio

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C. Indian Railways
D. MTNL

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a. (B)
b. (D)
c. (A)
d. (C)
12. Who was Giuseppe Mazzini?
a. Italian revolutionary
b. Member of Second Estate of French Society
c. Delegate of Treaty of Vienna
d. King of Europe
13. Underemployment is also known as:
a. Unorganized employment
b. Unemployment
c. Disguised unemployment
d. Seasonal unemployment
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14. How can development goal of different sections can be achieved ?

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a. Terrorism
b. Democratic political process
c. Force
d. Violent agitation
15. A new British nation was forged through the propagation of a dominant ________ culture.
a. Latin
b. French
c. English
d. Vietnamese
16. Why does Black soil become difficult to till in rainy season?
a. more water will be there

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b. becomes very hard.
c. becomes sticky when wet

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d. water evaporates fast
17. In Sri Lanka, there are about ________ percent Christians, who are both Tamil and Sinhala.

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a. 33

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b. 7

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c. 25
d. 17

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18. Kamal is a daily wage labourer in a nearby grocery shop. He goes to the shop at 7:30 in the morning

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and works till 8:00 p.m. in the evening. He gets no other allowances apart from his wages. He is not
paid for the days he does not work. He has, therefore, no leave or paid holidays. Nor was he given any

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formal letter saying that he has been employed in the shop. He can be asked to leave anytime with his

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employer. In which sector Kamal is engaged? Tick the most appropriate option.

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a. Public Sector
b. Unorganised Sector

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c. Organised Sector

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d. Primary Sector
19. What was the objective of drawing up Treaty of Vienna?

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a. For bringing out peace among the countries
b. For Sustainable development

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c. To form Constituent assembly
d. Undoing the effects of Napoleonic wars
20. Which country produces the largest rice in the world?
a. China
b. Bangladesh
c. Japan
d. India
21. What is the age group for measuring the literate population?
a. 8 and above
b. 10 and above
c. 7 and above
d. 6 and above
22. Socially and politically which was the dominant class on the continent?
a. Aristocracy
b. Nobility
c. Clergy

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d. Common Citizens
23. European Union Parliament is located in:
a. France
b. Germany
c. Austria
d. Belgium
24. Which of these is not a feature of the unorganised sector?
a. Job insecurity
b. Jobs are low paid and often not regular
c. Fixed working hours
d. No provision for paid leave

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25. Which years were of great economic hardship in Europe?
a. 1820s

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b. 1850s
c. 1890s

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d. 1830s

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26. Which of the following is a public enterprise?

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a. RIL
b. Infosys

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c. TISCO

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d. MTNL
27. Community government in Belgium is a good example of which arrangement?

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a. Power shared among social groups

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b. Power shared among different levels of government

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c. Power shared among different parties
d. Power shared among different organs of government

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28. Which of the following arrangement is used to give minority communities a fair share in power?

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a. Power shared among social groups
b. Power shared among different parties

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c. Power shared among different organs of government
d. Power shared among different levels of government

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For question numbers 29-33, two statements are given- one labeled Assertion (A) and the other labeled
Reason (R). Select the correct answer to these questions from the codes (a), (b), (c) and (d) as given
below:

a. Assertion and reason both are correct statements and reason is correct explanation for assertion.
b. Assertion and reason both are correct statements but reason is not correct explanation for assertion.
c. Assertion is correct statement but reason is wrong statement.
d. Assertion is wrong statement but reason is correct statement.

29. Assertion: Pulses are grown as a rotation crop.

Reason: Pulses help in restoring soil fertility by fixing nitrogen from the air.
30. Assertion: A high average income is not indicative of the overall well-being or human development in a
country.
Reason: Average income does not cover indicators like level of literacy rate, health facilities, and public
facilities in a country.
31. Assertion: Processes of soil formation and erosion goes simultaneously and creates a balance between the

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two.
Reason: The denudation of the soil cover and subsequent washing down is soil erosion.
32. Assertion: In India, over the forty years between 1973-74 and 2013-14, while production in all the three
sectors has increased, it has increased the most in the tertiary sector.
Reason: Tertiary sector is the only organized sector in the economy so the government spends a lot of
money for creating jobs in the tertiary sector.
33. Assertion: Giuseppe Mazzini worked with the conservatives for the monarchy.
Reason: Italy could not continue to be a patchwork of small states and kingdoms.

Answer questions 34-37 based on the following case study:

Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:

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The Constitution originally provided for a two-tier system of government, the Union Government or what we
call the Central Government, representing the Union of India and the State governments. Later, the third tier of
federalism was added in the form of Panchayats and Municipalities. As in any federation, these different tiers

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enjoy separate jurisdiction. The Constitution clearly provided a threefold distribution of legislative powers

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between the Union Government and the State Governments. Thus, it contains three lists:

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i. Union List: Union List includes subjects of national importance such as the defence of the country, foreign

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affairs, banking, communications and currency. They are included in this list because we need a uniform

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policy on these matters throughout the country. The Union Government alone can make laws relating to
the subjects mentioned in the Union List.

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ii. State List: State List contains subjects of State and local importance such as police, trade, commerce,

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agriculture and irrigation.
iii. Concurrent List: This list includes matters such as State Governments forest, trade unions, marriage,

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adoption and succession. Both the Union as well as the State Governments can make laws on the subjects

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mentioned in this list. If their laws conflict with each other, the law made by the Union Government will

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prevail.

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What about subjects that do not fall in any of the three lists? Or subjects like computer software that came up
after the constitution was made? According to our constitution, the Union Government has the power to

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legislate on these ‘residuary’ subjects.
Answer the following MCQs by choosing the most appropriate option:

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34. Complete the following table:
Union List A-? Communications Banking

Concurrent List Education B-? Marriages

Residuary List E-commerce Hardware C-?

a. A-Software, B-Defence, C-Agriculture
b. A-Irrigation, B-Software, C-Currency
c. A-Foreign affairs, B-Trade unions, C-Software
d. A-Police, B-Currency, C-Foreign affairs
35. The following pairs give the level of government in India and the powers of the government at that level to
make laws on the subjects. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
a. Central and State governments - Concurrent List
b. State government - State List
c. Local governments - Residuary powers
d. Central government - Union List

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36. Communications and currency are included in Union list:

a. To ensure diversity in policy throughout the country
b. To ensure uniformity in policy throughout the country
c. To ensure unity in policy throughout the country
d. To ensure justice in policy throughout the country
37. Which of the following is incorrect with regards to the Constitution of India?
a. Divided powers between centre and states in three lists.
b. Divided powers between centre and states in two lists.
c. Listed the powers of the states and left the undefined powers to the state.
d. Specified the powers of the states and left the residuary powers with the centre.

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Answer questions 38-40 based on the following Maps
On the map of India, some places are labelled as A, B and C. Answer the questions below based on these labels.

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38. In this map, label A represents:

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a. Sardar Sarovar Dam
b. Hirakud Dam
c. Nagarjuna Sagar Dam
d. Tungabhadra Dam
39. In this map, label B represents:
a. Bihar – Major Rice Producer
b. Odisha - Major Rice Producer
c. Jharkhand - Major Rice Producer
d. West Bengal - Major Rice Producer
40. In this map, label C represents:
a. Laterite Soil - Western Maharashtra
b. Laterite Soil - Odisha
c. Arid Soils - Western Rajasthan
d. Laterite Soil – Manipur

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Sample Paper - 02 (MCQ Based)

Class 10 - Social Science

Solution

1. (c) Romanticism
Explanation: Romanticism, a cultural movement which sought to develop a particular form of
nationalist sentiment. Romantic artists and poets generally criticised the glorification of reason and
science and focused instead on emotions, intuition, and mystical feelings.
2. (d) Jharkhand
Explanation: Mining ruins the land, water, forests, and air. The loss or pollution of natural resources

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degrades the quality of human life in these areas. The large scale mining and allied activities going on
in the Jharkhand region have caused severe damage to the land resources of the area. Vast areas of rich

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forests and agricultural land belonging to the indigenous people have been laid waste because of
haphazard mining.

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3. (d) Four times

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Explanation: Between 1970 and 1993, Belgian leaders amended their constitution four times so as to

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work out an arrangement that would enable everyone to live together within the same country.
4. (d) Russia was given the German confederation of 39 states

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Explanation: German Confederation, organization of 39 German states, established by the Congress of

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Vienna in 1815 to replace the destroyed Holy Roman Empire.
5. (c) Vinobha Bhave

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Explanation: The Bhoodan-Gramdan movement initiated by Vinoba Bhave is also known as the

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Bloodless Revolution.

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6. (a) Rs 6000

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Explanation: Rs 6000
Calculation is done on the basis of the Per Capita Income Formula.

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Per Capita Income/Average Income = Total Income of a Country/(divided by)Total Population of the
country

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7. (b) Language
Explanation: Language played an important role in developing nationalist sentiments.
8. (d) ethnic
Explanation: Ethnic: A social division based on shared culture. People belonging to the same ethnic
group believe in their common descent because of similarities of physical type or of culture or both.
They need not always have the same religion or nationality.
9. (a) The national anthem of Britain
Explanation: A new ‘British nation’ was forged through the propagation of a dominant English culture.
The symbols of the new Britain - the British flag (Union Jack), the national anthem (God Save Our Noble
King), the English language - were actively promoted and the older nations survived only as
subordinate partners in this union.
10. (a) high value crops
Explanation: India’s diverse climate can be harnessed to grow a wide range of high-value crops.
11. (c) (A)
Explanation: The private sector is the part of the economy, sometimes referred to as the citizen sector,
which is run by private individuals or groups, usually as a means of enterprise for profit, and is not

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controlled by the State. Spice jet is an example of the private sector and therefore it belongs to the
private sector whereas the rest three belongs to the public sector.
12. (a) Italian revolutionary
Explanation: Giuseppe Mazzini was an Italian revolutionary. Born in Genoa in 1807, he became a
member of the secret society of the Carbonari.
13. (c) Disguised unemployment
Explanation: Underemployment is hidden in contrast to someone who does not have a job and is
clearly visible as unemployed. It is also defined as the under-use of a worker due to a job that does not
use the worker's skills, or is part-time, or leaves the worker idle. Hence, it is also called Disguised
Unemployment.
14. (b) Democratic political process

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Explanation: Development goals of different sections can only be achieved with the efforts of the
government because private authorities always think of their own profit whereas government always

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takes steps by taking into account the citizens of the country.
15. (c) English

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Explanation: A new ‘British nation’ was forged through the propagation of a dominant English culture.

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The symbols of the new Britain - the British flag (Union Jack), the national anthem (God Save Our Noble

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King), the English language - were actively promoted and the older nations survived only as
subordinate partners in this union.

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16. (c) becomes sticky when wet

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Explanation: This type of soil develop deep cracks during hot weather, which helps in the proper
aeration of the soil. When wet, the soil becomes sticky and is difficult to work with. So the soil needs to

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be tilted after the first rains.

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17. (b) 7

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Explanation: In Sri Lanka, Most of the Sinhala-speaking people are Buddhists, while most of the Tamils
are Hindus or Muslims. There are about 7 percent Christians, who are both Tamil and Sinhala.

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18. (b) Unorganised Sector

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Explanation: Kamal works in the unorganised sector. The unorganised sector is characterised by small
and scattered units which are largely outside the control of the government. There are rules and

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regulations but these are not followed. Jobs here are low-paid and often not regular. There is no
provision for overtime, paid leave, holidays, leave due to sickness etc. Employment is not secure.

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People can be asked to leave without any reason. When there is less work, such as during some
seasons, some people may be asked to leave.
19. (d) Undoing the effects of Napoleonic wars
Explanation: The delegates drew up the Treaty of Vienna of 1815 with the object of undoing most of
the changes that had come about in Europe during the Napoleonic wars.
20. (a) China
Explanation: Rice is the staple food crop of a majority of the people in India. Our country is the second
largest producer of rice in the world after China.
21. (c) 7 and above
Explanation: Literacy rate measures the proportion of the literate population of people in the seven
and above age group. The literacy rate in India is comparatively low in comparison to other countries
because of the inadequate provision of education facilities and lack of awareness among the people
about the importance of education.
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Explanation: Socially and politically, a landed aristocracy was the dominant class on the continent.
The members of this class were united by a common way of life that cut across regional divisions.
23. (d) Belgium
Explanation: European Union Parliament is located in Belgium.
24. (c) Fixed working hours
Explanation: Fixed no of working hours is a feature of organized sector and if workers work more,
they have to be paid overtime by the employer. The rest of the three are features of unorganized sector.
25. (d) 1830s
Explanation: The 1830s were years of great economic hardship in Europe. The first half of the
nineteenth century saw an enormous increase in population all over Europe.
26. (d) MTNL

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Explanation: MTNL is a public enterprise that is a government undertaking. It is managed, controlled,
and owned by govt.

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27. (a) Power shared among social groups
Explanation: ‘Community government’ in Belgium is a good example of 'Power shared among social

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groups'.

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28. (a) Power shared among social groups

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Explanation: This type of arrangement is meant to give space in the government and administration to
diverse social groups who otherwise would feel alienated from the government. This method is used to

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give minority communities a fair share in power.

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29. (a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
Explanation: Pulses are leguminous crops and help in restoring soil fertility by fixing nitrogen from

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the air. These are, therefore, grown in rotation with other crops.

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30. (a) Assertion and reason both are correct statements and the reason is the correct explanation for

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assertion.
Explanation: Higher average income is not the only indicator of human development in a country.

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Factors like the level of literacy rate, health facilities, and public facilities are also important. Both

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statements are just and correct.
31. (b) Assertion and reason both are correct statements but the reason is not the correct explanation for

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assertion.
Explanation: The processes of soil formation and erosion, go on simultaneously, and generally, there is

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a balance between the two. Sometimes, this balance is disturbed due to human activities like
deforestation, over-grazing, construction, mining. The denudation of the soil cover and subsequent
washing down is described as soil erosion. It is caused by natural forces like wind, glaciers, and water.
Assertion and reason both are correct statements but the reason is not the correct explanation for the
assertion.
32. (c) Assertion is a correct statement but the reason is a wrong statement.
Explanation: Over the forty years between 1973-74 and 2013-14, while production in all the three
sectors has increased, it has increased the most in the tertiary sector. As a result, in the year 2013-14,
the tertiary sector has emerged as the largest producing sector in India replacing the primary sector.
There are several reasons for increased production in tertiary sectors such as an increase in demand
for education, health, communication, and transportation, development of the agriculture sector,
increase in the level of income, and development of the information and technology sector.
The assertion is correct but the reason is wrong.
33. (d) Assertion is a wrong statement but the reason is a correct statement.
Explanation: Mazzini's relentless opposition to monarchy and his vision of democratic republics
frightened the conservatives. Italy had to be forged into a single unified republic within a wider

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alliance of nations. It could not continue to be a patchwork of small states and kingdoms. Thus the
assertion is false but the reason is true.
34. (c) A-Foreign affairs, B-Trade unions C-Software
35. (c) Local governments - Residuary powers
36. (b) To ensure uniformity in policy throughout the country.
37. (a) divided powers between centre and states in three lists.
38. Hirakud Dam
39. Jharkhand - Major Rice Producer
40. Arid Soils - Western Rajasthan

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