BANJARA HILLS

ANNUAL EXAMINATION (2022-23)

Name_________________ Time Allowed-3hrs 15 mins
Class-X Sec_____________ Maximum Marks-80
Subject – Social Science Date: 11.02.23

General Instructions
1. Question paper comprises of six sections -A,B,C,D ,E and F .There are 37 questions in the
question paper .All the questions are compulsory .
2. Section A- From question 1 to 20 are MCQs of 1 mark each.
3. Section -B -Question no. 21 to 24 are Very Short Answer Type Questions, carrying 2 marks
each. Answer to the question should not exceed 40 words.
4. Section C - Q. 25 to Q.29 are Short Answer Type questions, carrying 3 marks each. Answer
to the 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/four sub questions
and are of 4 marks each.
7. Section F -Question no.37 is a map based, carrying 5 marks with two parts, 37a from History
(2marks) and 37b from Geography (3marks).
8. 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.
9. In addition to this, separate instructions are given with each section and question, wherever
necessary.

SECTION -A (1X20=20)
MCQS
1. Power sharing is a good way to ensure the stability of:
(a) Population (b) Political order (c) Both1and2 (d) Social groups 1

2. What is WTO?
(a) World Trend Organisation ( b)World Trade Organisation
(c)Women Trend Organisation (d)World Time Organisation 1

3. 10. “MNCs keep in mind certain factors before setting up production”. Identify the incorrect option
From the choices given below. 1
a. Availability of cheap skilled and unskilled labour
b. Proximity to markets
c. Presence of a large number of local competitors
d. Favorable government policies
4. Arrange the following in correct sequence:
(i)Martin Luther's' 95theses' (ii)First book printed by John Gutenberg
'Bible' (iii)Vernacular Press Act (iv) Old Japanese Book ' Diamond
Sutra'
(a)(iv)-(ii)-(i)-(iii)
(b)(iii)-(ii)-(i)-(iv)
(c) (i)-(iii)-(ii)-(iv)
(d)(iv)-(ii)-(iii)-(i) 1

5. In the question given below ,there are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R )
Read the statements and chose the correct code :
Assertion (A): Democracies do not appear to be very successful in reducing economic inequalities.
Reason (R) : The majority of Indian Voters are poor 1
Options
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.

6. In the question given below ,there are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R )
Read the statements and choose the correct code
Assertion (A): In France, were the "Biliotheque Blue", which were low-priced small books printed on poor
quality paper, and bound in cheap blue covers.
Reason (R): In England, Penny Chapbooks were carried by petty Peddlers’ known as chapmen, and sold for
a penny, so that even the poor could buy them
Options
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. 1

7.
Which of the following could lead to a debt trap?
(a). The high interest rate for borrowing can mean that the amount to be repaid is greater than the
Income of the borrower.
(b). Higher cost of borrowing means a larger part of the earnings of the borrowers is used to repay
the
Loan.
(c). The high interest rate for borrowing can mean that the amount to be repaid is lesser than the
Income of the borrower.
(d). Both a and b 1

8. Find the incorrect option 1

a. In the public sector, the government owns most of the assets and provides all the services
b. Governments raise money through taxes and other ways to meet expenses on the services
rendered by it
c. The purpose of the public sector is just to earn profits
d. There are several things needed by the society as a whole but which the private sector will not
provide at a reasonable cost
9.
In SHG, most of the decisions regarding savings and loan activities are taken by the ____ 1
(a) Bank
(b) Members
(c) Non-governmental organizations
(d) None of the above.

10.
Which of the following newspaper was started by Bal Gangadhar Tilak? 1
(a). Hindu (b). Kesari ( c). Sudharak (d). Pratap

11. Look at the picture given below. Identify the name of the painter of this painting from the following options. .

(a) Abindra Nath Tagore (b) Rabindra Nath Tagore

(c ). Raja Ravi Verma (d) Samant Das Gupta

12. Identify the crop with the help of the following information. 1
* It is a crop which is used both as food and fodder.
* It is a kharif crop which requires temperature between 21°C to 27°C.
* It grows well in old alluvial soil.
* Use of modern inputs have contributed to the increasing production of this crop.
(a) Wheat
(b) Maize
(c ) Rice
(d) Sugarcane

13. Which leaders worked for the elimination of caste system in India? 1
(a) Jotiba Phule, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, Mahatma Gandhi and Periyar Rama swamiNaicker
(b) Raja Ram Mohan Roy, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar and MahatmaGandhi
(c) Jotiba Phule, Periyar Rama swami Naicker and MahatmaGandhi
(d) Swami Vivekanand, Jotiba Phule and Raja Ram MohanRoy
14. The economy is classified into public and private sectors on the basis of: 1
(a) employment conditions (b) nature of economic activity (c) ownership of enterprises
(d) number of workers are employed in the enterprise.

15. Complete the following table with correct information: 1

S.No: Dams On the river State

 1. Bhakra-Nangal Sutlej river A -?

2. Hirakud B-? Odisha

Choose the correct option:

(a) A - Gujarat, B - Narmada
(b) A - Punjab, B - Mahanadi
(c) A - Gujarat, B – Krishna
(d) A - Telangana, B – Krishna

16. Which of the following treaty recognized Greece as an independent nation? 1

(a) Treaty of Sevres (b) Treaty of Versailles (c) Treaty of Lausanne

(d). Treaty of Constantinople

17. Johann Gutenberg developed the first known printing press in 1430s, in Strasbourg located in... 1
(a) Great Britain (b) Germany (c) France (d) Italy

18. Who among the following was assigned the responsibility of economic recovery by Hitler?

a) Goebbels b) Hindenburg c) Hjalmar Schacht d) Adam Smith 1

19. Which one of the following options describe ‘Collateral’? 1

(a). Double coincidence of wants (b) Certain products for barter (c) Trade in barter

(d) Asset as guarantee for loan

20. Which of the following was the reason for calling off ‘the Non-cooperation Movement’ by
Gandhiji? 1

(a). Pressure from the British Government (b) Second Round Table Conference

(c). Gandhiji’s arrest (d) Chauri-Chaura incident

SECTION -B (2X4=8)

VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS

21. Why is it essential to conserve mineral resources? 2
22. What are feminist movements? 2

OR

Workers are exploited in the unorganized sector. Do you agree with this view? Give reasons in
support of your answer

23. Why is there a need to develop rainwater harvesting system in India? Explain. 2
24. Suggest any two ways to conserve energy resources in India. 2
 SECTION -C (3X5=15)

SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS

25. ‘The shift from handwriting to mechanical printing led to the print revolution during the 15th
and 16th Century in Europe.’ Explain. 3
OR

“Democratic government is known as responsive government.” Assess the statement. .

26. State any three merits of railways 3

27. How are ‘local companies' benefited by collaborating with ‘multinational companies'? Evaluate any
three benefits. 3
28. “In politics, the focus on caste can sometimes give an impression that elections are all about caste
and nothing else.” Justify 3
29. What are the three ways in which the political system in Belgium different and innovative from
Srilanka? Explain 3

SECTION -D (5X4=20)

LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS

Highlight the role of Otto Von Bismarck in making of Germany. 5

30.
OR

“Like Germany, Italy too had a long history of political fragmentation”. Explain.
31. “Political Parties are a necessary condition for a democracy.” Analyse the statement
with examples. 5

OR

Explain any five factors that are responsible for the location of the ‘jute mills’ mainly
along the banks of the ‘Hugli River’.
32. Why did Gandhiji decide to launch a nationwide ‘Satyagraha’ against the proposed
Rowlett Act (1919)? How was it opposed? Explain. 5

OR

Explain the role of Self-Help Groups (SHGs) in the rural society.

33.
How has improvement in technology stimulated the globalization process? Explain with
Examples. 5
OR

State any five differences between formal and informal credit sources

SECTION -E (4X3=12)
 CASE BASED QUESTIONS .

34.

Read the source given below and answer the questions that follow

(34) Read the source given below and answer the question that follows:
We have seen how British manufacturers attempted to take over the Indian market and how Indian
weavers and Craftsman , traders and industrialist resisted colonial controls, demanded tariff
Protection, created their own spaces, and tried to extend the market for their produce.
But when new products are produced people have to be persuaded to buy them, they have to feel
like using the product, how was this done? One way in which new consumers are created as through
advertisement. As you know advertisements make products appear desirable and necessary. They
try to shape the minds of the people and create new needs.

34. According to the source what kind of images were used for advertisements? 1
1
34. Why were advertisements used by Manchester’s product for their products? 2
2
34. What information was contained in the label? 1
3.
35. Read the source given below and answer the questions that follow:

Narmada Bachao Andolan or Save Narmada Movement is a Non-Governmental Organisation

(NGO) that mobilized tribal people, farmers, environmentalists and human rights activists against
the Sardar Sarovar Dam being built across the Narmada river in Gujarat. It originally focused on the
environmental issues related to trees that would be submerged under the dam water. Recently it has
re-focused the aim to enable poor citizens, especially the oustees (displaced people) to get full
rehabilitation facilities from the government. People felt that their suffering would not be in vain…
accepted the trauma of displacement believing in the promise of irrigated fields and plentiful
harvests. So, often the survivors of Rihand told us that they accepted their sufferings as sacrifice for
the sake of their nation. But now, after thirty bitter years of being adrift, their livelihood having even
being more precarious, they keep asking: “Are we the only ones chosen to make sacrifices for the
nation?”

Source: S. Sharma, quoted in In the Belly of the River. Tribal conflicts over development in
Narmada valley. A. Baviskar. 1995
35. With what objective ‘Sardar Sarovar Dam’ was built? 1
1
35. Analyse the reason of protest by the tribal people. 1
2
35. Highlight the issues on which ‘Save Narmada Movement’ worked on. 1
3.
35. Where is Sardar Sarovar Dam is located? 1
4.
36. Read the source given below and answer the questions that follow :

Power sharing arrangements can also be seen in the way political parties, pressure groups and
movements control or influence those in power. In a democracy, the citizens must have freedom to
choose among various contenders for power. In contemporary democracies, this takes the form of
 competition among different parties. Such competition ensures that power does not remain in one
hand. In the long run, power is shared among different political parties that represent different
ideologies and social groups. Sometimes this kind of sharing can be direct, when two or more
parties form an alliance to contest elections. If their alliance is elected, they form a coalition
government and thus share power. In a democracy, we find interest groups such as those of traders,
businessmen, industrialists, farmers and industrial workers. They also will have share in
governmental power, either through participation in governmental committees or bringing influence
on the decision-making process

36. ‘Power sharing is an essential component of democracy.’ Give one example to prove the statement.
1
1
36. How is alliance building an example of power sharing? 1
2.
36. How Political parties, pressure groups and movements help in controlling or influencing those who are in
3 power? 2

SECTION -F (2+3=5)

MAP SKILL QUESTION

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. Indian National Congress Sessions 1927

B. Cotton Mill Workers Satyagrah.

b) On the same outline map of India locate and label any THREE of the following with
suitable symbols.

A. Tarapur – Nuclear power plant

B. Bengaluru – software park

C. Kandla Port

D. Meenambakam Air Port

E. Sardar Sarovar Dam

 B