SOCIAL SCIENCE Term – II Revision Paper – II

SECTION – A
(5 x 2 = 10)
1. What do you know about Bharat Mata?
2. What are agglomeration economies in the industrial context?
3. Distinguish between a Regional party and a National party.
4. Name an important barrier on foreign trade.
5. The Indian Railway network runs on multiple gauge operations extending over 64460 km
(Provisional) (excluding Metro Kolkata)

Gauge in metres Route (Km) Running Track (Km) Total Track (Km).
Broad Gauge (1.676) 55,188 77,347 102,680
Metre Gauge (1.000) 6,809 7219 8561
Narrow Gauge (0.762 and 0.610) 2,463 2474 2753
Total 64460 87040 113994

5.1. What is Broad Gauge?

5.2. What are the three gauges of railways were given in the above table?

SECTION – B
(3 x 3 = 9)
6. a) Why do lenders ask for collateral while lending? Give any three reasons.
(OR)
How is information and Communication technology stimulated globalization process? Explain with
examples.
7. Describe the main features of the ‘Salt March’.
8. What is a multiparty system? Why India has adopted a multiparty system? Explain.

SECTION – C
(2 x 5 = 10)
9. a) Explain the common features of democracies.

(OR)

‘There is an overwhelming support for the idea of democracy all over the world’. – Support the
statement.

10. a) How is the Government of India trying to attract more foreign investment? Explain with examples.

OR

Why the deposits in the banks are called ‘demand deposits’? What are the benefits of deposits
with the banks?
 SECTION – D
(2 x 4 = 8)
Case-based Questions

1. Read the sources given below and answer the questions that follow : (4)

First of all, the war created a new economic and political situation. It led to a huge increase in
defence expenditure which was financed by war loans and increasing taxes: customs duties were
raised and income tax introduced. Through the war years prices increased – doubling between
1913 and 1918 – leading to extreme hardship for the common people. Villages were called upon to
supply soldiers, and the forced recruitment in rural areas caused widespread anger. Then in 1918-
19 and 1920-21, crops failed in many parts of India resulting in acute shortages of food. This was
accompanied by an influenza epidemic. According to the census of 1921, 12 to 13 million people
perished as a result of famines and the epidemic.
11.1. What is forced recruitment? (1)
11.2. How did the First World War create a new economic situation in India? (1)
11.3. What was the result of famines and the epidemic? (2)

12. Read the given text and answer the given questions: (4)
Mumbai is the biggest port with a spacious natural and well-sheltered harbour. The Jawaharlal
Nehru port was planned with a view to decongest the Mumbai port and serve as a hub port for this
region. Marmagao port (Goa) is the premier iron ore exporting port of the country. This port
accounts for about fifty per cent of India’s iron ore export. New Mangalore port, located in Karnataka
caters to the export of iron ore concentrates from Kudremukh mines. Kochchi is the extreme south-
western port, located at the entrance of a lagoon with a natural harbour.
Moving along the east coast, you would see the extreme south-eastern port of Tuticorin, in Tamil
Nadu. This port has a natural harbor and rich hinterland. Thus, it has a flourishing trade handling of
a large variety of cargoes to even our neighbouring countries like Sri Lanka, Maldives, etc., and the
coastal regions of India.
12.1. Which is the premier iron are exporting port of our country? (1)
12.2. What was planned with Jawaharlal Nehru Port? (1)
12.3. Describe the privileges of Tuticorin Port. (2)

SECTION – E
(3 x 1 = 3)
13. Map Skill Based Question

13.1. On the given outline political map of India, identify the place marked as A with the help of following
information and write its correct name on the line marked near it.

A. The infamous Jallianwalla Bagh incident took place.

13.2. On the same given map of India, locate the following:

1. Major mica producing area.
2. a) Kakrapara Nuclear Power plant
OR
b) Noida Software Technology Park is situated in.
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 SOCIAL SCIENCE Term – II Revision Paper – II
Solution and Answer key
SECTION – A
(5 x 2 = 10)

1. In 20th century, with the growth of Nationalism, that the identity of India came to be visually
associated with the image of Bharat Mata.
 The image was first created by Bankim Chandra chattopadhyay.
 In Abanindranath Tagore’s painting, he portrayed Bharat Mata as an ascetic figure; she is calm,
composed divine and spiritual.

2. Industrialization and urbanization go hand in hand.

 Cities provide markets and also 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 know as agglomeration economies.

3. A party that secures at least 6% of the total votes in an election to the Legislative Assembly of a
state and wins at least 2 seats is recognized as a regional or state party.
 A party that secures at least 6% of the total votes in Lok Sabha elections or Assembly elections
in 4 seats and wins at least 4 seats in the Lok Sabha is recognized as a National Party.

4. Tax on imports is an example of trade barrier.

 It is called a barrier because some restriction has been set up. Governments can use trade
barriers to increase or decrease foreign trade and to decide what kinds of goods and how much
of each should come into the country.

5. 5.1. A railway gauge which is wider than the standard gauge is known as Broad Gauge.
5.2. The three gauges of railways were given in the above table are Broad Gauge, Metre Gauge
and Narrow Gauge.
SECTION – B
(3 x 3 = 9)
6. a) The lenders ask for a collateral before lending because:-
 Collateral is an asset that the borrower owns and uses this as a guarantee to the lender until the
loan is repaid.
 Collateral with the lender acts as a proof that the borrower will return the money.
 By keeping collateral with the lender, the borrower is bound to be regular in paying the interest
because the borrower does not want to lose the collateral.

(OR)

b) Information and Communication technology has stimulated globalization process as:

 In recent years, technology in the areas of computers, telecommunication and internet has been
changed rapidly.
 Telecommunication facilitates including telegraph, telephone mobile phone, fax are used to
contact one another around the world and to get information instantly and to communicate from
remote areas.
 All this has been facilitated by satellite communication devices.
 Computers and internet have enabled people to obtain and share information on any subject.

7. The main features of the ‘Salt March’ –

Ghandhiji started historic Dandi March from Sabarmati Ashram with 78 trusted volunteers.
 The distance from Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi, a coastal town of Gujarat was 240 miles.
 The volunteers walked for 24 days, 10 miles a day.
 On 6th April, he reached to Dandi, violated the salt law and manufactured salt by boiling sea
water.
 Thousands of people came to hear Gandhiji’s explanation about Swaraj.
8. A multiparty system is a political system in which several parties contest the election to hold political
power.
 In multiparty system, there is a chance of two or more parties coming to power and also
advocates coalition government.
 India adopted a multiparty system because
 It is blessed with tremendous social and geographical diversity. This diversity cannot be easily
accommodated in one or two political parties
 Because of multiparty system, variety of interests and opinions enjoy political representation.

SECTION – C
(2 x 5 = 10)
9. The common features of democracies are
 In a democratic government, the general elections are held to elect a new government.
 All the citizens of the country, of and above a certain age, have the right to vote.
 Political parties are an essential part of democracy. They put up candidates who contest the
election.
 Law is supreme and all the citizens are equal in the eyes of rule of law. No one is above the law.

(OR)

b) There is an over whelming support for the idea of democracy all over the world because of the
following reasons:-
 A democratic government is people’s own government. People wish to be ruled by the
representatives elected by them.
 It promotes equality among citizens.
 It improves the quality of decision making
 It provides room for correction of mistakes.
 It has the ability to generate its own support.

10. a) The government of India is trying to attract more foreign investment in the following ways –
Government has adopted the policy of liberalization and lifted the trade barriers to allow foreign
investment.
 In recent years, industrial zones called special economic zones are being set up. These areas
have world class facilities such as electricity. Water, transport, education and recreational.
 The companies setting up production units in special Economic zones are exempted from
various taxes and duties.
 The government also allowed flexibility in labour laws. The workers in the organized sector are
protected by the government laws.
 The companies in special economic zones instead could ignore many of the laws and engage
workers flexibility for shorter periods, when there is a pressure of work.

OR

b) People deposit the surplus or extra money in the banks. The banks keep the money safe and
provide interest on it. The deposits can be drawn at any time on demand by the depositors. That is
why they are called demand deposits.
The benefits of deposits with the banks are:-
 They can be encashed by issuing cheques in the name of the person to whom the payment is to
be made.
 They make it possible to directly settle payments without the use of cash.
 Since demand drafts / cheques are widely accepted as a means of payment along with
currency, they constitute money in the modern economy.
 SECTION – D
(2 x 4 = 8)
Case-based Questions

2. Read the sources given below and answer the questions that follow : (4)
11.1. A process by which the colonial state forced people to join the army is called Forced
Recruitment. (1)
11.2. The First World War led to a huge increase in defence expenditure which was financed by
war loans and increasing taxes, customs duties were raised and income tax introduced. (1)
11.3. Due to famines, crops failed in many parts of India, resulting in acute shortages of food.
 Due to epidemic and famines, 12 to 13 million people perished. (2)

12. Read the given text and answer the given questions: (4)
12.1. Marmagao port is the premier iron one exporting Port of our Country. (1)
12.2. The Jawaharlal Nehru port was planned with a view to decongest the Mumbai port and serve
as a hub port for the region. (1)
12.3. Tuticorin port has a natural harbour and rich hinterland in Tamil Nadu. It has a flourishing trade
handling of a large variety of cargoes to our neighbouring countries Sri lanka, Maldives, etc. (2)

SECTION – E
(3 x 1 = 3)
13. Map Skill Based Question below:
 13.1. A

13.2. 1 13.2. b

13.2. 2a

Index
13.1. A. Punjab
13.2 1. Rajasthan
2a. Gujarat
(OR)
b. Uttarpradesh

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