DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL BULANDSHAHR

First Term Exam (Session:2023-2024)

Subject: Social Science PRACTICE PAPER
Time Allowed: 3 Hrs Class: X Max. Marks: 80

INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Question paper comprises three sections – A, B and C.

2. All questions are compulsory.

SECTION – A (History/ Political Science)

Multiple Choice Question (MCQ) – 1X11=11

1. Match the column:

Column I Column II
A. National Assembly 1. Born in Genoa in 1807
B. Austria- Hungary 2. Body elected by the Active citizens
C. Landed Aristocracy 3. Ruled by Habsburg Empire.
D. Giuseppe Mazzini. 4. Spoke French for diplomatic purposes

a. A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4 b. A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1

c. A-2, B-3, C-4. D-1 d. A-3, B-4, C-1. D-2
2. Look at the picture given below and choose the correct statement.

i. Bharat Mata as painted by

Abanindra Nath Tagore.

ii. Bharat Mata as created by

Bankim Chandra
Chatopadhyay.

iii. Bharat Mata depicting

Power and Authority.

iv. Bharat Mata Unfurling

India’s flag.
 3. Which among the following pairs is not correctly matched?

a. Champaran Satyagraha - 1917 b. Chauri Chaura - 1922

c. Ahmedabad Cotton Mill Workers Strike - 1918 d. Khilafat Committee – 1920.
4. Who among the following discovered the continent of America?
a. Vasco da Gama b. Ferdinand Magellan
c. Christopher Columbus d. Copernicus.
5. Match Column I (forms of power sharing) with Column II (forms of government) and select the correct
answer using the codes given below in the lists:

Column I Column II

a. Power shared among different organs of government I. Community government

b. Power shared among governments at different levels. II. Separation of powers
c. Power shared by different social groups. III. Coalition government
d. Power shared by two or more political parties. IV. Federal government
A. a - IV, b - I, c - II, d - III
B. a - II, b - III, c - IV, d - I
C. a - II, b - IV, c - I, d - III
D. a - III, b - IV, c - I, d – II
6. All the government measures, coming one after the other, gradually increased the
………...among the Sri Lankan Tamils?
a. Protests b. Favouritism
c. Feeling of alienation d. Subordination

7. Assertion: Power can be shared among different level of government.

Reason: Power can also be shared among various social groups.
i. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
ii. Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.
iii. A is true but R is false.
iv. A is false but R is true.

8. Who is empowered to make laws on Union List ?

(a) President
(b) Central Government
(c) Prime Minister
(d) None of these.

9. What kind of power sharing is referred as Federation ?

(a) Horizontal power sharing
(b) Vertical power sharing
(c) Power sharing between political parties
(d) Power sharing between different pressure groups.

10. The national average of child sex ratio (number of girl children per thousand boys) in the
country as per Census 2011 was _______.
a. 974 b. 924 c. 954 d. 914
11. ___________ of seats in local government bodies, in panchayats and municipalities, are
now reserved for women.
a. Three-fourth b. One-third
c. One-fourth d. One-fifth
Read the given text below and answer the following questions.
12. The idea of satyagraha emphasised the power of truth and the need to search for truth. It suggested
that if the 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 nonviolence. This could be done by appealing to the conscience of the oppressor. People –
including the oppressors – had to be persuaded to see the truth, instead of being forced to accept truth
through the use of violence. By this struggle, truth was bound to ultimately triumph. Mahatma Gandhi
believed that this dharma of non-violence could unite all Indians. After arriving in India, Mahatma
Gandhi successfully organised satyagraha movements in various places.

12.1 Where did Mahatma Gandhi First experimented Satyagraha?

12.2 What does idea of satyagraha emphasised upon?
12.3 Where did Mahatma Gandhi organised satyagraha in 1917 and why?

Very Short Answer Type Questions- 2×2=4

13. What were Zollverein?
14. What does communal politics believe in?

Short Answer Type Questions- 3×3=9

15. Describe impact of various crops introduced in Europe from America on the life of people.
16. Describe prudential reasons of power sharing?
17. It is not politics that gets caste-ridden, it is the caste that gets politicised. Justify the
statement with proper points.

Long Answer Type Questions - 5×2=10

18. ‘The use of Polish language came to be seen as a symbol of the struggle against Russian dominance’ .
justify the statement.
19. Describe features of Federalism.

20. A History Map Work – On the outline map of India identify the two places marked as a and b on
the basis of the clue provided below: 2
A. Place where Mahatma Gandhi broke salt law.
B. Congress session in which resolution of complete Independence was taken.
( Places will be marked in the map you would have to identify them.)
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