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Grade 10- practice test

Social Science

*Question Nos. 1-5 are very short answer type questions of 2 marks each. Answer to each
question in 30-40 words ** Questions 6-8 are short answer type questions, carrying 3
marks each. Answer to each question in 60-80 words. *** Question 9 is a long answer
type question of 5mark. Answer this question in 100-120 words.
****Question No 10 is map based question.
1 Analyse contribution of foreign investment in globalisation.
2 Explain the reason for necessity of supervision by the Reserve Bank of India of formal 2
sources of loans.
3 Political instability occurs due to large scale defection. What did the legislature do to keep 2
political stability in India.
4 Name the political party that follows centrist ideology? What is the role of an opposition 2
party in a democracy?
5 How did the forced recruitment policy of the British affect the rural economy in India? 2
6 How are local companies benefitted by collaborating with multinational companies? 3
Explain with examples.
7 What are the different forms of money? Why is modern currency accepted as a medium 1+2=3
of exchange?
8 Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow: - 3
Democracy is a better form of government when compared with dictatorship or any other
alternative. Democracy ensures that decision making will be based on norms and
procedures. So, a citizen who wants to know if a decision was taken through the correct
procedures can find this out. Citizen has the right and the means to examine the process
of decision making. This is known as transparency. This factor is often missing from a non-
democratic government. What is most distinctive about democracy is that its examination
never gets over. As democracy passes one test, it produces another test. As people get
some benefits of democracy, they ask for more and want to make democracy even
better. The fact that people are complaining is itself a testimony to the success of
democracy. A public expression of dissatisfaction with democracy shows the success of
the democratic project: it transforms people from the status of a subject into that of a
citizen. Most individuals today believe that their vote makes a difference to the way the
government is run and to their own self-interest.
a. Which form of government is considered the best? Why? (½)
b. The citizens of India have the right to know how the government works, what
roles it plays, what its functions are, and so on. Name the Right? (½)
c. “A public expression of dissatisfaction with democracy transforms people from
the status of a subject into that of a citizen”. Justify (2)
9 Why did Mahatma Gandhi start the ‘Civil Disobedience Movement’? How did this 5
movement unite the country? Explain
OR
Why did Mahatma Gandhi launch the ‘Non-Cooperation Movement’? How did this
movement unite the country? Explain
10 One feature ‘A’ is marked on the political map of India. Identify this feature with the help 1
of the following information and write the correct name on the line marked near it.
a) The place from where Gandhiji organised Satygraha in favour of Indigo planters.