SAN MARIA HIGH SCHOOL-JANGOAN

CBSE- 2022-2023
GRADE:X PERIODIC TEST:1 MARKS:40
SUBJECT:SOCIAL STUDIES TIME:2HRS

I. Choose the correct answer: 10X1=10M

1.Identify the French artist who prepared a series of four prints visualising his dream of
a world from the following:

(a) Kitagewa Utamaro

(b) Richard M Hoe
(c) Voltaire
(d) Frederic Sorrieu
2. Who was proclaimed King of united Italy in 1861?
(a) Victor Emmanuel II
(b) Louis Philippe
(c) Mazzini
(d) Cavour
3. Who played the leading role in the unification of Germany?
(a) German Emperor (formerly King of Prussia) – Kaiser William I.
(b) Otto Von Bismarck (Prussian Chief Minister).
(c) Johann Gottfried Herder – German philosopher.
(d) Austrian Chancellor – Duke Metternich.
4. Which of the following features are common to Indian and Belgian form of power-
sharing arrangements?
A. Power is shared among governments at different levels.
B. Power is shared among different organs of government.
C. Power is shared among different social groups.
D. Power is shared among different parties and takes the form of competition.
(a) A, B, C, D
(b) B, C and D
(c) A and C
(d) A, C and D
5. A belief that the majority community should be able to rule a country in whichever
way it wants, by disregarding the wishes and needs of the minority is:
(a) Power Sharing
(b) Central Government
(c) Majoritarianism
(d) Community Government
6. Division of powers between higher and lower levels of government is called
(a) horizontal division
(b) parallel division
(c) vertical division
(d) none of the above
7. Which one of the following is the main cause of land degradation in Punjab?
(Textbook)
(a) Intensive cultivation
(b) Deforestation
(c) Over-irrigation
(d) Overgrazing
8. In which of the following States is black soil found? (Textbook)
(a) Jammu & Kashmir
(b) Gujarat
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Jharkhand
9. Pick out the correct meaning listed below to define ‘average income’.
(a) Average income of the country means the total income of the country.
(b) The average income in a country is the income of only employed people.
(c) The average income is the same as per capita income.
(d) The average income includes the value of property held.
10. Which of the following countries has higher HDI rank than India?
(a) Sri Lanka
(b) Nepal
(c) Bangladesh
(d) Pakistan
II. Answer the following :4X2=8M
1. Define GDP.
2. Explain the ethinic composition og Belgium
3. Distinguish between the Potential and Developed Resources;
4. What do you understand by ‘sustainable economic development’?

III. Answer the following in short: 3X3=9M

1. Define :a)Infant mortality rate
b)Literacy rate
c)Net attendance ratio
2. Explain any three beliefs of the conservatism that emerged after 1815.
3. What is meant by the system of ‘checks and balances’?
or
Explain any three consequences of the majoritarian policies adopted by the Sri Lankan
government.

IV. Answer the following in brief: 2X5=10M

1. Why do we use averages? Are there any limitations to their use? Illustrate with your
own examples related to development.
OR
‘Conflicting goals can also be developmental goals’. Elaborate with examples
2. “Napoleon had, no doubt, destroyed democracy in France, but in the administrative
field he had incorporated revolutionary principles in order to make the whole
system more rational and efficient.” Support the statement.
OR
Explain any five economic hardships that Europe faced in the 1830s.
V. Read the passage and answer the following questions: 4m
Srilanka emerged as an independent country in 1948. The leaders of the Sinhala
community sought to secure dominance over government by virtue of their
majority. As a result the democratically elected government adopted a series of
majoritarian measures to establish Sinhala supremacy.
 In 1948 an act was passed to recognize Sinhala as the only official language, thus
disregarding Tamil the governments followed preferential policies that favoured
Sinhala applicants for university positions and government jobs. A new constitution
stipulated that the state shall protect and foster Buddhism.
All these government measures coming one after the other gradually increased the
feeling of alienation among Srilakan tamils. They felt that none of the major political
parties led by the buddhist Sinhala leaders was sensitive to their language and
culture. They felt that the constitution and government policies denied them equal
political rights, discriminated against them in getting jobs and other opportunities
and ignored their interests.

1)Evaluate the Majoritarian measures taken by the Sinhala government?

2)To what extent you agree the measures by the Sinhala government increases the
feeling of alienation among the srilankan Tamils?

3)Is it justified that the denied of more autonomy for provinces led to the
dissatification among the srilankan tamils?

VI. On the India political map mark the following: 3X1=3M

a) Black soil (b) Arid soil (c) laterite soil