- J a { o Delhi Public School - Rohini Term 1 Examination (2023 -2024) Class -X Subject — Social Science (087) SeT-0 Duration: 3 hours ‘Max. Marks: 80 No. of P.S: 6 General Instructions: 1. The question paper comprises Six Sections — A, 8, C, 0, € and F. There are 37 questions in the Question paper. All questions are compulsory. Section A — From questions 1 to 20 are MCQs of 4 mark each. 3. 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. 4, 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 5. 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. 6. Section-E - Questions no from 34 to 36 are case based questions with three sub questions and are of 4 marks each. Answer to each question should not exceed 100 words. 7. 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). 8. There is no overall choice in the question paper 9. Inaddition to this, separate instructions are given with each section and question, wherever necessary. SECTION: A MCQs (1X20=20) identify the subject mentioned in the concurrent list. (a) Education * (b) Agriculture {c) Irrigation {d) Potice Choose the correct option for a patriarchal society. 1 (2) Egalitarian society (b) Male dominated society (c) Female dominated society (dc) None of the above ‘The Act of Union (1707) was signed between England & a a) Scotland: b) Ireland ¢} Ottoman Empire 4) Denmark How many languages are recognized as Scheduled Languages by the Constitution? a Page 1 of 6{aj21 {b) 22° {c] 20 (a) 19 What did the Rowlatt Act, 1919 presume? 1 a) Detention of political prisoners without trial « b) Forced recruitment in the army c) Forced manual labour ) Equal pay for equal work The old notions of caste hierarchy are breaking down due to: 1 a) Urbanisation b) Growth of literacy c) Occupational mobility d) All of the Above + Which country used language as a weapon of national resistance? 1 a) Poland - b) Prussia c) Hungary: d) Austria All the panchayat samitis ar mandals in a district together constitute__ 1 a) Gram panchayat b) Zilla parished «} Municipal corporations d) Gram Sabha Who led the tribals peasants of the Gudem hills of Andhra Pradesh in the non-cooperation ii movement? a) Baba Ramchandra b) Mahatma Gandhi c) Nehru 4) Aluri Sitaram Raju Communal politics is based on the belief that: 7 : 2 2) Jerreligion is superior to thot ofthe othersCMo Aekigion 4& duperor fo tha of tho! b} People belonging to different religions can live together happily as equal citizens. ¢) Followers of a particular religion constitute one community . d) State power cannot be used to establish the domination of one religious group over others. Who conducts elections to Panchayati Raj institution? 1 a) State Election Commission * b) Election Commission of india c) President d) Prime Minister SOKO eee eB Forests that are regarded as the most valuable as far as the conservation of forest and wildlife a resources are concerned, a. Reserved 206». Protected ©. Unclassed a. Permanent A person will be fined for not installing roof top rainwater harvesting structure in which of the states? a. Kerala b. Maharashtra 6. Tamilnadu d. Gujarat A farmer uses higher doses of modern inputs, e.g. high yielding variety (HYV) seeds, chemical fertilisers, insecticides and pesticides in order to obtain higher productivity. He practices a, Subsistence farming Commercial Farming: Slash and burn agriculture d. Ladang ‘Which of the following examples does not fall under unorganized sector? (a) A farmer irrigating his field. {b) A daily wage labourer working for a contractor. (c} A doctor in a hospital treating a patient: (d) A handloom weaver working on a foom in her house. Choose one correct statement from the following: Underemployment occurs — (a) when people are not willing to work (b) when people are working slowly, (c) when people are working less than what they are capable of doing {0} when people are not paid for their jobs Which sector has emerged as the largest producing sector in India. Select ane from the following alternatives: (a) Secondary sector {b) Tertiary sector y {o) Primary sector (d) Science and Technology sector , ‘Which one of the following states has the highest Human Development index (HDI)? (a) Kerala {(b) Punjab (c) Uttar Pradesh (d) West Bengal Net Attendance Ratio is the total number of children of the age group a percentage of the total number of children in the same age group. a) 17 and 18 years 'b) 9 and 10 years c] 12 and 13 years d) 14 and 15 years+ attending school as Paye 3016RAK \ Ee eho ose 30, 31, Which of the following statements about money are true? 1 a) Money cannot buy you a pollution-free environment. b) Money cannot ensure that you get unadulterated medicines. ©) Money may also not be able to protect you from infectious diseases. d) All of the aboves SECTION: B VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTION (2X4=8) How is federalism practiced? Explain with reference to the policy of linguistic states. What do you understand by the ideology of conservatism? “The problem of underemployment is not confined only to agriculture”. Support the statement with 2 xample. you understand by biodiversity? 2 SECTION: C SHORT ANSWER-BASED QUESTIONS (3x5#15) Define Gross Domestic Product. Why are intermediate goods not included in the calculation of GDP? Caste can take various forms in politics. Explain the given statement with three valid arguments. Differentiate between Coming together and Holding together federations. How did Non-Cooperation movement start in towns & cities? What are the traditional methods of harvesting water? Give examples from various parts of India. We eat www ow SECTION: D__ CASE-BASED QUESTIONS ( 4X3=12) Read the passage and answer the following that follow: Mahatma Gandhi returned te india in January 1945, As you know, he had come from South Africa, 4 uihere he had successfully fought the racist regime with a novel method of mass agitation, which he called satyagraha. The idea of satyagraha emphasised the power of truth and the need to search for truth. It suggested that ifthe cause was true, if the struggle was against injustice, then physical force was not necessary to fight the oppressor. Without seeking vengeance or being aggressive, a satyagrahi could win the battle through non-violence.After arriving in India, Mahatma Gandhi successfully organised satyagraha movements in various places. In 1917 he travelled to Champaran in Bihar to inspire the peasants to strugele against the oppressive plantation system.Then in 1917, he organised a satyagraha to support the peasants of the Kheda district of Gujarat, Affected by crop failure and a plague epidemic, the peasants of Kheda could not pay the revenue, and were demanding that revenue collection be relaxed. In 1918, Mahatma Ganchi went to Ahmedabad to organise a satyagraha movernent amongst cotton mill workers d a. Where did Mahatma Gandhi use the novel method of satyagrah before coming to India7(1)Rgh* Aponte b. What was the role of Mahatma Gandhi in Champaran?(1) ¢ What was the idea of satyagreh? Give any two points.(2) Read af the folloyaing questions 4 evere 0 purtioular tree which they huve preserved from une unmenioril The Mundas and the Santhal of Chota Nagpur region worship mahua {Bessie latifolia} ond kadarnbu (amshecophals cadamba} érees, and the tribals of Odisha and Siar worship the tamarind (Famorindis fadico} and mana (thangifera indica) trees during weddings. Yo many of us, peepal and banyan teces ara considered sacred. Indion raciety comprtzes several cultures, each sith its evn set of tratiionel methors of conserving noture und is ereations. Sacred! qualities are often ascribed to Certain socke 401632, 34, 36. 33. 35. 37. 24,%, 39,36 Springs, mountain peoks, plants and animals which are closely protected. You will find troops of macaques and fangurs around many temples. They are fed doily and treated as a port of temple devotees. In and oround Bishnoi villages in Rajasthan, herds of blackbuck. (chinkarol, xilaai and eacocks con be seen as an integral part of the community ond nobody harms them. 3. Which tree is worshipped during weddings? Mango £Tamarird b. Which animals are protected by the Bishnoi community? 8 Why should we conserve various flora and fauna? Read the passage and answer the questions that follow. It is realised that even though the level of income is important, yet itis an inadequate measure of the level of development. What we need is a smal! number of the most important things. Health and education indicators, such as the ones we used in comparison of Kerala and Haryana. Over the past decade or so, health and education indicators have come to be widely used along with income as a -Mmeasure of development, For instance, Hunan Development Report published by UNDP compares. countries based on the educational levels of the people, their health status and per capita income. It developed Human Development index. HD! ranks 189 countries in al. a) What is the most important measure of development? "cu ea b) Which of our neighbouring countries’ is ahead of us in HDI ranking?\* ) Briefly compare World Bank and UNDP Criteria of development. SECTION: E LONG ANSWER-BASED QUESTIONS (5X4=20) Why did the makers of the constitution chose a secular over communal state? Mention any four constitutional provisions that make India a secular state. Explain the process of unification of Germany. ROt Distinguish between organized and unorganized sectors. Write any two ways through which unorganized workers can be protected. ‘Discuss the beverage crop tea with regards to (Growing conditions Tea industry c. States where grown SECTION: F MAP SKILL-BASED QUESTION (24325) ‘A. On a political map of India, locate the following : 1. Ahmedabad 2. The place where Congress session was held in 1927 8. Ona given map of India, locate the following = 3. Salal 4, Largest producing state of sugarcane 5. Sardar Sarovar Page 5 of 6 144