QUESTION PAPER CODE

24/087/03/01

Roll no

CLASS X
SOCIAL SCIENCE
Time Allowed: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 80

General Instructions:

1. The question paper comprises Six Sections – A, B, C, D, E and F. There are 37 questions in the Question
paper. All questions are compulsory.

2. Section A – From questions 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 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 and 37b from Geography (3 marks)

. 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 has to be attempted.

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

10. Note: CBQ stands for “Competency Based Question”. 50% weightage allocated for competency-based
questions.

SECTION A
MCQs (1x20=20)
1 Identify the correct statement with regard to the 'Zollverein' from the following options.
a)It was measuring unit of cloth in Germany.
b) It was a class of traders in Germany.
c) It was a customs union formed in 1834.
d) It was the Congress hosted by the Austrian Chancellor Duke Metternich in 1815.

2 Why was Sathyagraha organised in Champaran in 1916?

a)To oppose the British laws
b) To oppose the plantation system
c) To oppose high land revenue
d) To protest against the oppression of the mill workers.

3. Choose the correctly matched pair

a) Bretton woods - New Hampshire, France
b) Nazi - France
c) Stalingrad - Australia
d) Group of 77 - Developing countries
4. Which of the following refers to print revolution?
a) Invention of printing press
b) shift from hand printing to mechanical printing
c) Revolt of people against printed matters
d) Handwritten manuscripts for printed books
5. " There is enough for everybody's need but not for anybody's greed". Who said this?
a) Jawaharlal Lal Nehru
b) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
 c) M.K. Gandhi
d) Sunder Lal Bahuguna
6. Which of the following statement is incorrect regarding water scarcity?
a) The availability of water resources varies over space and time
b) The availability of water resources varies mainly due to the variations in seasonal and annual
precipitation
c) An area or region which may have ample water resources does not face water scarcity
d) Water scarcity in most cases is caused by over exploitation, excessive use and unequal access to
water among different social groups
7. Assertion (A): Heavy industries and thermal power stations are located way or far from coal fields.
Reason (R): coal is a bulky material, which loses weight on use as it is reduced to Ash.
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

8 consider the following statements on power sharing and select the answer using the codes given
below:
I. It is good for democracy
II. It creates harmony in different groups.
III. It brings transparency in the governance.
IV. It brings socio political competition among parties.

9. Identify the administrative system of Indian Government with the help of the following information.
Power shared between Central and State Governments to Local Governments.
It is called as a third tier of the Government
The state Government are required to share some powers and revenue with them
select the appropriate option from the following.
a) Federal system
b) Unitary Federal system
c) Decentralised system
d) Unitary system.

10.

Which one is the most likely specify the cartoon?

 a)The literacy rate among women is 76 %
b)A larger proportion of girl students go for higher studies
c)Parents prefer to spend on daughters than sons
d)They drop out by compulsion

11. Statement I - Casteism weakens the mechanisation of the policy.

Statement II - Casteism leads to non violence and polarisation on caste lines.
a) statement (I) is correct and (ii) is incorrect
b) statement (I) is incorrect and (ii) is correct
c) both (I) and (ii) are incorrect
d) both (I) and (ii) are correct
12. Which among the following is not a component of a political party?
a) Leaders b) active members c) followers d) Foreign government

13. Political outcome signifies:

I)Accountable and responsible government
ii) Military rule
iii) Legitimate government
iv) Restricted popular participation
a) (I), (ii) and (iv) b) (iii), (i) and (ii) c) (i) and(ii) d) (i) and (iii)

14. " Consequences of environmental degradation do not respect national or state boundaries''. Which
of the following is the essence of this statement?
a) economic development
b) Human development
c) Sustainable development
d) National development

15. Statement I: MGBREGA was introduced in 2005,

Statement II: Right to work is associated with MGNREGA
Statement III: Reserve Bank of India is now known as NITI Aayog
Statement IV: GDP stands for General Domestic Product
a) statement (i) and (ii) are right
b) statement (i),(ii) and (iii) are right
c) statement (iii) is right
d) only statement (iv) is right

16. Which of the following steps would guarantee the welfare of the employees in the organised sector?
P: payment of equal remuneration to men and women at the workplace
Q: Protection of the employment of women during the time of maternity
R: Prohibition of child marriage and providing relief to victims
S: Payment of a one-time bonus to all retired employees
a) Only P and S b) Only P,R and S c) Only P,Q and S d) All P,Q,R and S
17. Which of the following is an example of collateral?
a) land tiles b) livestock c) Both a and b d) none of the above

18. The informal source of credit does not include which one of the following?
a) Traders b) Friends c) cooperative societies d) Money lenders

19. Statement I: The term IT is associated with Information Technology

Statement II: The aim of WTO is to liberalise international trade.
a) statement (I) is correct and (ii) is incorrect
b) statement (I) is incorrect and (ii) is correct
c) both (I) and (ii) are incorrect
d) both (I) and (ii) are correct
20. Globalisation, by connecting countries, shall result in:
a) lesser competition among producers
b) greater competition among producers
c) no change in competition among producers
d) none of the above

SECTION B
VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS (2X4=8)
21. Why was the Inland Emigration Act of 1859 troublesome for plantation workers?

22. (A)"The textile industry occupies unique position in the Indian economy". Justify the statement.
(OR)
(B)What are the three main reasons for shifting of the sugar mills to Maharashtra in recent years?

23. Describe any three provisions of amendment made in 'Indian Constitution' in 1992 for making 'Three
Tier' government more effective and powerful.

24. Why is the existence of a public sector necessary in any economy?

SECTION C
SHORT ANSWER BASED QUESTIONS (3X5=15)

25. Mr Ram, a village head wanted to create more job opportunities to increase the income of the
people of his village under MNREGA act, Suggest any three activities, so that Mr Ram could initiate in
his village
26. (A ) “The silk routes are a good example of vibrant pre-modem trade and cultural links between
distant parts of the world.” Explain how.
(or)
(B)“The new crops could make the difference between life and death”. Explain the above statement
in context of Irish Potato Famine
27. “Money cannot buy all the goods and services that one needs to live well” Do you agree with this
statement? Justify your answer with any three suitable arguments.

28.
“Lack of internal democracy within parties is the major challenge to political parties all over the
world”. Analyse the statement
29. “A wide ranging choice of goods are available in the Indian markets.” Support the statement with
examples in context of globalisation

SECTION D
LONG ANSWER BASED QUESTIONS (4X5=20)

30. The Balkan region is always referred as region of intense conflicts. Analyse the statement with
explanation.
(or)
Explain the process of unification of Italy and elucidate the role of Garibaldi and Cavour in the
process
31. Write a note on (i) Describe the distribution of coal in India.
(ii) Why do you think that solar energy has a bright future in India?
(or)
Why is it necessary to conserve Minerals and energy resources ?
Substantiate your answer with suitable examples
32. How are complaints treated as testimony to the success of democracy? Explain.
(or)
a) Can or should democracy be judged by its outcome?
b) What values would you expect the citizens to uphold?

What is credit? How credit can be both asset as well as a debt trap? Explain with examples
33. (or)
Explain the features of two sources of credit with examples

SECTION D
CASE STUDY BASED QUESTIONS (3X4=12)

34.
Read the given extract and answer the following questions:
One of the most stringent regulations on the freedom of the press in India was the
Vernacular Press Act of 1878. This act, introduced by then Viceroy, Lord Lytton, granted
the government extensive powers to censor reports and editorials in the vernacular
press. Its purpose was to prevent criticism of British policies by the vernacular press.
The Vernacular Press Act was implemented as a response to the ineffectiveness of the
 ‘Gagging Act’, which the press had been unaffected by. Between 1908 and 1912, four
additional measures were enacted: the Newspapers (Incitement to Offences) Act and
the Criminal Law Amendment Act of 1908, the Press Act of 1910, and the Prevention of
Seditious Meetings Act of 1911. The Press Act of 1910 had a particularly significant
impact on Indian newspapers. It granted the local government the authority to demand a
security fee for any content deemed ‘offensive’ towards the government. Nearly 1,000
papers were prosecuted under this Act. During Mahatma Gandhi’s Salt Satyagraha, the
press played a crucial role in mobilizing the masses against the British. This further
strained the relationship between the press and the government. Following Gandhi’s
arrest in 1930, the government enacted The Press (Emergency Powers) Act of 1931,
which granted provincial governments the power of censorship.
Questions:
34.1 When was vernacular press act enacted?(1)
34.2 Why was the press act enacted in 1931? (1)
34.3 What was the role on press and media in India freedom movement? (2)

35. Read the given extract and answer the following questions:

Narmada BachaoAndolan or Save Narmada Movement is a Non-Governmental

Organisation (NGO) that mobilized tribal people, farmers, environmentalists and human
rights activists against the SardarSarovar 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 ousters (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.

Questions:
35.1 With what objective ‘SardarSarovar Dam’ was built?(1)
35.2 Analyse the reason of protest by the tribal people.(1)
35.3 Highlight the issues on which ‘Save Narmada Movement’ worked on(2)

36. Read the source given below and answer the questions based on it:
Power is shared among different organs of government, such as the legislature,
executiveand judiciary. Let us call this horizontal distribution of power because it allows
differentorgans of government placed at the same level to exercise different powers. Such
aseparation ensures that none of the organs can exercise unlimited power. Each organ
checksthe others. This results in a balance of power among various institutions. Last year
westudied that in a democracy, even though ministers and government officials exercise
power,they are responsible to the Parliament or State Assemblies. Similarly, although judges
 areappointed by the executive, they can check the functioning of executive or laws made by
the
legislatures. This arrangement is called a system of checks and balances
Source; Democratic politics
Questions
36.1. Power sharing between different organs of the government is _______ (1)
36.2. Give the other name for this system of power sharing (1)
36.3.Why is power sharing desirable? (2)

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. 2
Identify them and write their correct names on the lines drawn near them.
A. Place associated with calling off the Non cooperation movement
B. The place where Mahatma Gandhi broke Salt Law.

37 B On the same outline map of India locate and label any THREE of the following 3
a. Rajiv Gandhi International airport.
b. Namrup thermal Power Station
c. kalpakkam nuclear power plant
d. Bakranangal Dam
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