Rio Hehka FIRST PRE-BOARD EXAMINATION—2022-23 CLASS-X SUBJECT-SOCIAL SCIENCE eral Instructions : D Question paper comprises five tions — A, B, C, D and E. There are 37 Questions in the question paper. All questions are compulsory, Gi) Section A ~ From question 1 to 20 are MCQs of 1 mark each. (ii) Section B — Question no. 21 to 24 are Very Short Answer Type Questions, carrying 2 marks cach. Answer to each question should not exceed 40 words, Gv) Section C contains @. 25 to Q. 29 are Short Answer Type Questions, carrying 3 marks each, Answer to each question should not exceed 60 words. (%) Section D ~ Question no. 30 to 83 are Long Answer Type Questions, carrying 5 marks each. Answer to each question should not exceed 120 words, (vi) Section B ~ Question no. from 34 to 36 are case based questions with three sub questions and are of 4 marks each. (ii) Section F ~ Question no. 37 is map based, carrying 5 marks with two parts, 37(a) from History (2 marks) and 37(b) 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. (i) In addition to this, separate instructions are given with each section and question, wherever necessary,4 | Section-A | Multiple Choive Questions (1x20=20) we Study the image given below and choose the correct option : a) Which of the following options best depicts the above image ? (a) Female working for food (b)_ Child labour so The Trish potato famine (4) Poverty in Europe 2 The term das volk means : a \@/ Common people (b) German philosophers (©) Folk dance (@) Folk poetry <4, _ Identify the appropriate reason for the formation of the Swaraj Party from the options given below : () (a) The Swaraj Party wanted members of Congress to return to Council Politics, }) It wanted members of Congress to ask for Poorna Swaraj for Indians. (c) It wanted members of Congress to ask Dominion State for India, (d) It wanted members of Congress to oppose Simon Commission.Rh TS ‘Arrange the following in the correct sequence : () 1, Indentured Lobour was abolished First World War 2. 3, Rinderpest arrived in Africa 4, World Bank was established Option = (a) 2,4, 3,1 (b) 3, 4,2,1 (© 34,12 WH 32L4 Identify the soil and name it with the help of the following features : @ * Coarse-grained in upper slopes + Experiences denudation in snow-covered areas © Loamy and silty in valley sides * Acidic with low humus content ae Choose the correct option for the riddle- qd) “{ require high doses of biochemical. I am practiced in areas of high population, with irrigation facilities.” I produce good yield GoW Intensive farming ow Commercial farming Complete the following table with correct information with regard to cultivation qa) of Cotton : (b) Primitive subsistence farming (d) Plantation farming ‘Temperature Soil in which required for it grows for its growth (in degrees) Cultivation Cotton season A EE lai. 2 eee (b) A — Rabi B - Black soil ph A - Kharif B — Black soil (d) A- Rabi B- Alluvial soil (0) A-Zaid B - Alluvial soil 3cae cl i icheyer 8” Abotiet that majority community should be able to rule a country in whiche f e mil i Oy | were it wants, by disregarding the wishes and needs of the minority is wy] A. Power sharing J Majoritarianism C. Central government D. Community government {Identify the kind of legislative power distribution list by the Conaliiae India : * It includes the subject of national interest * Provides uniformity throughout the country * _ The Union govt. alone has the power to make laws related to the subjects of this list * Banking, Defence and Communication are some of the subjects under this list. Select the appropriate option from the following : (a) State List (bY Union List (©) Residuary List (@) Concurrent List AIM Identify the person who said that : qd “Religion can never be separated from Politics,” Select the appropriate option from the following : (a) Indira Gandhi No Mahatma Gandhi (©) Jawahar Lal Nehru (a) Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel In the following question there are two statements—Assertion A and Reason R. Read them and choose the correct options given below : () Assertion : Any democratic system must allow at least two parties to compete in elections and provide a fair chance for the competing parties to come to power. Reason : One party system cannot be considered as a democratic option. Options : ‘ (a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. | but R is not the correct explanation of A.= ) ay //iaten tho items given in column A with column B and choose the correct option given below : () Column A Column B (a) A democratic government is (1) idea of political inequality (b) A democracy is attentive to (2) improves the quality of the needs of decision-making () Democracies have successfully | (3) legitimate government eliminated (a) Democracy is considered (4) all citizens better form of government i as it Options : ae (a)-3, (b)-4, (c)-1, (d)-2 B. (a)-3, (b)-1, (c)-2, (d)-4 C. (a)-4, (b)-2, (e)-1, (d)-3 D. (a)-3, (b-1, (©)-4, (d)-2 Modern democracies maintain check and balance system. Identify the correct option based on the horizontal power sharing arrangement. @ (2) Central Government, State Government, local bodies (b/ Legislature, Executive judiciary (c) Among different social groups (4) Among different pressure groups a WO Per Capita income hides : (of Disparities (b) Average income cf Total population (d) None of these 161. — ‘ nsist of two statements-Assertion A and Reason Ra ‘The following Questions coi iy Jecting the appropriate options given below: G44, Answer these questions sel ‘Assertion (A) : Money or Material things that one can buy with it, is ong factor on which our life depends. of Reason (R) : But the quality of our life does not depend on non-material wy things. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. 4 ( (b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A. {YA is true but R is false. (@) Both A and R are false. {6 Information and Technology is a part of : wm (a) Primary sector by Tertiary sector (c) Secondary sector (a) All of these UX Define GDP of a country. ‘ a4 4 Read the following statement and write whether True or False : a In a SHG, most of the decisions regarding savings and loan activities are taken by the Government. ‘ J, Fill in the blank : a W109 __ monitors the liberalization of trade at international level. ‘The most common route for investments by MNCs in countries around the world is to : aSection-B - i “{p 19th century indentured labour nn described New a i system has be c system of Slavery”. Explain the statement. oe @ Enumerate two reasons for the great change in the caste system in India, (2) oy Assess the need for the conservation of forests and wildlife in India. (2) A = xplain any two environment friendly and economically viable people's. movements to conserve biodiversity. yl Disguised unemployment does not help to inerease the productivity ofa country. Explain this statement. @) Section-C (3x5=15) ee bvaluate the role of business classes in the ‘Civil disobedience Movernent’. (3) OR What methods were adopted by the tribals of Gudem Hills to gain Swaraj ? 26% “There is a pressing need to use renewable energy resources.” Explain any three points justifying this statement. (3) Illustrate with the help of an example, that the impact of Globalization among producers has not been uniform over a period of years. (3) ‘Complaints are treated as a testimony to the success of democracy”. Support the statement with three points. @) Sa Give reasons for “Banks and Cooperatives” increasing their lending in rural areas. _ &) Section-D (5x4=20) Ss “Like Germany, Italy too had a long history of political fragmentation”. Explain by giving five valid points. (5) ORA Patba Eada tes became an arin fntoone coallek #26 POESCAL SFR too leading to World War 17 Justify the statement. = vfioad transport and Rail transport in India are not competitive but complementary to each other.’ Justify the statement. oR : Analyze the physiographic factors that have influenced the distribution patte of the railway network in our country. SL Describe any five efforts made to refarm politcal parties in India oR Ref ertate ee ec ope te ines pertoce to Deaetoa \SE Analyze the negative role of credit with the help of an example. 6) OR fA isplasa ed esdein Ss oF ose Section-E Case Based (4x3=12) 533// eait the extract given Intow end sasha Ce @) Vasant Parkar, who was once a millworker in Bombay said : ‘The workers would pay the jobbers money to get their sons work in the mill... The worker was closely associated with his village, physically and emotionally. He would go home to cut the harvest and for sowing. The Konkani would go home to cut the paddy and the Ghati, the sugarcane. It was an accepted practice for which the mills granted leave. 244 Who was a Jobber ? Geter Jue 42 Which mills were established in Bombay and Calcutta ? @ q@ WA; “Iobber became a person with authority and power Justify with two pints. pee : @ ae ompeas the given extract and answer the following questions : (4) trrigation has also changed the cropping pattern of many regions with farmers shifting to water-intensive and commercial crops. This has great ecological consequences like the Salinization of soil, At the same time, it has transformed the social landscape e. increasing the social gap between the richer Jandowners and the landless poor, As a result, we can see, the dams did create conflicts between people wanting different uses and benefits from the same water resources, In Gujarat, the Sabarmati basin farmers were agitated and almost caused a riot over the higher priority given to water supply in urban areas, particularly during droughts. Interstate water disputes were also becoming common with regard to sharing the costs and benefits of multi- purpose projects. agA How has irrigation changed the eropping pattern of many regions ? 35% State the consequences of irrigation on soil and social landscape. 35, Analyse the statement “Dams created conflict between people”, with the help of an example. The Sri Lankan Tamils launched parties and struggles for the recognition of Tamil as an official language for regional autonomy and equality of opportunity in securing education and jobs. But they are demand for more autonomy to provinces populated by the Tamil per repeatedly denied, By 1980's several political organisations were formed demanding and independent Tamil Eclam in Northern and eastern parts of Sri Lanka. The distrust between the two communities turn into widespread conflict. It soon turned into civil war i result thousands of people of both communities have been killed. Many families i were forced to leave the country as refugees and many more lost their livelihoods. sa (1 Define the term Civil War. a) ra State the advantages enjoyed by Sinhala community in Sri Lanka. (2) 4 What is Tamil Eelam ? q@) XeSection-F 4 Map Skills : F f India. 74 Two places A And B have been marked on the given outline map 0 ee Identify them and write their correct names on the lines drawn near i LB Place where Non-Cooperation Movement was called off. Chawni Cheuna Movement-of-Indigo-planters, © i (2) ‘grt On the given political outline map of India locate and label ANY THREE of the following with suitable symbols : (3) GF Salal Dam OF Neyveli coal mines Ue Narora Atomic Power Station (d) Haldia Port