SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER

SOCIAL SCIENCE (CODE 087)

CLASS X – SESSION 2022-23

Time Allowed: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 80

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General Instructions:

I. Question paper comprises Six Sections – A, B, C, D, E and F. There are 37 questions in

the question paper. All questions are compulsory.

II. Section A - From question 1 to 20 are MCQs of 1 mark each.

III. Section B - Question no. 21 to 24 are Very Short Answer Type Questions, carrying 2
marks each. Answer to each question should not exceed 40 words.

IV. Section C - contains Q.25to Q.29 are Short Answer Type Questions, carrying 3 marks
each. Answer to each question should not exceed 60 words.

V. Section D - Question no. 30 to 33 are long answer type questions, carrying 5 marks each.
Answer to each question should not exceed 120 words.

VI. Section-E - Questions no from 34 to 36 are case based questions with three sub questions
and are of 4 marks each.

VII. Section F - Question no. 37 is map based, carrying 5 marks with two parts, 37a from
History (2 marks) and 37b from Geography (3 marks).

VIII. 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.

IX. In addition to this, separate instructions are given with each section and question,
wherever necessary.

All the best!!

 SECTION-A
MCQs 1 X 20 = 20

1. Which of the following cities became the hub of the Western style-school culture printing?
a) Berlin
b) Shanghai
c) Paris
d) Tokyo

2. Study the picture and answer the question that follows:

Indian workers in South Africa march through Volksrust on 6th November 1913. Who was
leading them?

a) Mahatma Gandhi
b) Subhash Chandra Bose
c) PL. Jawaharla Nehru
d) Lala Lajpat Rai

3. The development goal of a girl in a village will be

a) to study in a foreign country
b) to be free to choose her career
c) to be given equal opportunities like boys
d) All of the above
4. Identify the factor which does not lead to the breakdown of Caste hierarchy:
a) Occupational mobility
b) Growth of literacy and education
c) Large-scale urbanisation
d) Religious teachings

5. Arrange in Sequence.
1. Cheetahs declared extinct from India.
2. Project tiger started
3. Indian Wildlife Protection Act implemented
4. Initiation of JFM
Codes
a) 3, 2, 1, 4
b) 4, 3, 2, 1
c) 1, 3, 2, 4
d) 3, 2, 4, 1

6. Repayment of the loan is dependent on the:

a) Chances of earning profit
b) Chances of winning a lottery
c) Interest rate
d) Income

7. Consider the following statements regarding advertising in India.

(i) Advertisement became a medium of the nationalist message of Swadeshi which guaranteed
the quality of product.
(ii) Images of gods, important personalities, Emperors and Nawabs were used in advertisement
and calendars.
(iii) Calendars were printed by manufacturers to popularise their products as calendars were used
even by people who could not read.

Which statement is/are correct?

Codes
a) (iii) and (ii)
b) (i) and (iii)
c) (i) and (ii)
d) (i), (ii) and (iii)
8. Match the following:
Column A Column B
(a) Non-conventional source of energy. (i) Coal
(b) Conventional source of energy (ii) Natural gas
(c) The most abundantly available fossil fuel. (iii) Petroleum
(d) The energy resource found in (iv) Solar
association with or without petroleum.

a) (a) - (i), (b) - (i), (c) - (iv), (d) - (ii)

b) (a) - (iii), (b) - (iv), (c) - (ii). (d) - (i)
c) (a) - (iv),. (b) - (i). (c) - (ii). (d) - (iii)
d) (a) - (iv), (b) - (i). (c) - (iii). (d) - (ii)

9. Assertion (A): Belgium and Sri Lanka both faced ethical tension among different
communities.
Reason (R): Both the countries resolved the conflict by a power-sharing arrangement that gave
equal representation to all the communities.
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c) A is true but R is false.
d) A is false but R is true.

10. In an SHG, most of the important decisions regarding savings and loan activities are taken by
a) government
b) non-government organization
c) group leaders
d) group members

11. Find the odd one out:

i. Farmer
ii. Tourist Guide
iii. Washerman
iv. Tailor
a) (ii)
b) (iv)
c) (i)
d) (iii)
12. Read the following data and select the appropriate option from the following:

Production of Manganese in 2016-17 Percentage

Andhra Pradesh 10
Madhya Pradesh 27
Karnataka 11
Odisha 25
Maharashtra 25

Which state will contribute more in harding of steel?

a) Odisha
b) Madhya Pradesh
c) Maharashtra
d) Andhra Pradesh

13. Fill in the blank:

FINAL PRODUCT INTERMEDIATE GOODS

Biscuit Flour, Sugar, Oil
Shirt ?

a) Yarn, Cloth, Machine

b) Tailor, Sewing machine, Yarn
c) Needle, Sewing machine, Yarn
d) Yarn, Fabric, Button

14. Which of the following statements is incorrect regarding the reinterpretation of History?

1. Indians began looking into the past to discover India's great achievements.
2. Many prominent writers wrote about the glorious developments in ancient times.
3. The Indians saw Britishers as backward and primitive, incapable of governing themselves.

a) 2 and 3
b) only 2
c) 1 and 2
d) only 3
15. ____________ list contains subjects of local importance.
a) Union
b) State
c) Concurrent
d) Residuary

16. Match the following:

Column A Column B
(a) The larger occurrence of minerals of igneous and metamorphic (i) Veins
(b) The smaller occurrence of mineral in rocks. (ii) Haematite
(c) The most important industrial iron ore in terms (iii) Odisha
of the quantity used.
(d) State that produces the high-grade iron ore. (iv) Lodes

a) (a) - (i), (b) - (i), (c) - (iv), (d) - (ii)

b) (a) - (iii), (b) - (iv), (c) - (ii). (d) - (i)
c) (a) - (iv),. (b) - (i). (c) - (ii). (d) - (iii)
d) (a) - (iii), (b) - (iv). (c) - (ii). (d) - (i)

17. What kinds of similarities are evident between Sri Lanka and Belgium?
a) Both are non-democratic countries
b) Both are democratic countries.
c) Both favoured majoritarianism.
d) Both countries tried to reduce the possibility of conflict between social groups.

18. What is patriarchy?

a) A system which gives equal rights to women and men.
b) A system which values men more than women.
c) A system which values men less than women.
d) A system which values men equal to women.
 19. Read the following statements with regard to unorganised sector and choose the correct
answer from the given options.
(i) Provision for overtime, paid leave, holidays and medical leaves.
(ii) Rules and regulations are not followed.
(iii) Employees are not even registered in the organisation.
(iv) Small and scattered units which are largely outside the control of the government.
Codes
a) (i) and (ii)
b) (iii) and (iv)
c) (ii), (iii) and (iv)
d) (i), (iii) and (iv)

20. Choose the incorrectly matched pair.

List I List II
a) Ballad A historical account or folk tale.
b) Inquisition A Catholic Court for punishing heretics.
c) Almanac An annual calendar that gives historical data.
d) Chapbook A small geographical databook.

SECTION-B
VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS’s 2X4=8

21. Why power-sharing is essential ? Give two reasons

22. What do you understand by Breetonwoods twin? Mention its feature.
OR
How did silk routes link the world? Explain with three examples.
23. Mention the provisions that constitute India into a secular country.
24. Differentiate between the UNDP report and World Bank report.
 SECTION-C
SHORT ANSWER BASED QUESTIONS 3 X 5 = 15

25. What are the characteristics of a federal nation. Provide appropriate pointers

26. Multi Purpose projects are “Temples of Modern India’ Justify.

27. What are the key functions of a Political party. Explain

28.what steps did the French revolutionaries take to create a sense of collective identity among
French people?
OR
Describe in brief any four features of the Treaty of Vienna, 1815.

29. 'Barriers on foreign trade and foreign investment were removed to a large extent in India since
1991. Justify the statement.

SECTION-D
LONG ANSWER BASED QUESTIONS 5 X 4 = 20

30. India is a land of possibility. In light of this statement, explain what are the possibilities of
different cropping seasons in India.
OR
Wheat and Rice are both prominent crops of Rabi and Kharif seasons respectively, considering
them as important, highlight and contrast their features.

31. How are the three sectors of economy interdependent? Explain with suitable examples.
OR
What are the reasons behind such a rapid increase in the share of the tertiary sector in the
economy?

32. What is ment by Proto - Industrialisation ? How did it affect the life of the people ?
OR
Describe the problems faced by the Indian cotton weavers in the 19th century.

33. Differentiate between economic and social outcomes of democracy by given one instance of
each.
OR
Give reasons why democracy is better than form of government when compared with other form
of government.

SECTION-E
CASE BASED QUESTIONS 4 X 3 = 12

34. Read the text carefully and answer the questions:

Swapna, a small farmer, grows groundnut on her three acres of land. She takes a loan from the
moneylender to meet the expenses of cultivation, hoping that her harvest would help repay the
loan. Midway through the season, the crop is hit by pests and the crop fails. She is unable to
repay the moneylender and the debt grows over the year into a large amount. Next year, Swapna
takes a fresh loan for cultivation. It is a normal crop this year. But the earnings are not enough to
cover the old loan. She is caught in debt. She has to sell a part of the land to pay off the debt.

I. Which situation is Swapna facing?

II. Why Swapna is taking loan from the money lender, despite knowing the fact she will be
affected negatively as the credit is coming from Informal sector.
III. Explain how credit can be fruitful for swapna in your own words with a hypothetical
case.

35. Read the text carefully and answer the questions: Tourism in India has grown substantially
over the last three decades. Foreign tourist's arrivals in the country witnessed an increase of 11.8
percent during the year 2010 as against the year 2009, contributing ₹ 64,889 crore of foreign
exchange in 2010. 5.78 million foreign tourists visited India in 2010. More than 15 million
people are directly engaged in the tourism industry. Tourism also promotes national integration,
provides support to local handicrafts and cultural pursuits. It also helps in the development of an
international understanding of our culture and heritage. Foreign tourists visit India for heritage
tourism, eco-tourism, adventure tourism, cultural tourism, medical tourism and business
tourism.
There is a vast potential for the development of tourism in all parts of the country. Efforts are
being made to promote different types of tourism for this upcoming industry.

I. What is the contribution of Tourism in the Balance of Payments?

II. Tourism in India has grown substantially over the last three decades. With respect to this enlist
reasons for which foreign tourists visit India.
III. How the industries of service sector are benefited by tourism?

36. Read the text carefully and answer the questions:

On 13th April the infamous Jallianwalla Bagh incident took place. On that day a large crowd
gathered in the enclosed ground of Jallianwalla Bagh. Some came to protest against the
government's new repressive measures. Others had come to attend the annual Baisakhi fair. Dyer
entered the area, blocked the exit points, and opened fire on the crowd, killing hundreds. As the
news of Jallianwalla Bagh spread, crowds took to the streets in many north Indian towns. There
were strikes, clashes with the police and attacks on government buildings. Seeing violence
spread, Mahatma Gandhi called off the movement. While the Rowlatt satyagraha had been a
widespread movement, it was still limited mostly to cities and towns. Mahatma Gandhi now felt
the need to launch a more broad-based movement in India

I. How did Mahatma Gandhi react to the Rowlatt Act

II. What made Mahatma Gandhi call off Rowlatt Satyagraha?
III. Why did Rowlatt Act enraged people?

SECTION-F
MAP SKILL BASED QUESTION 2+3=5

37.
a. 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

A. The place where the Indian National Congress session was held in 1927.
B. The place associated with the Civil Disobedience Movement.

b. On the same outline map of India locate and label any three of the following with suitable
Symbols.
i. Paradip - Major Sea Port
ii. Hyderabad - Software Technology Park
iii. Bassien - Oil Field
iv. Narora-Thermal Power Plant
v. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose - International Airport