QUESTION BANK OF CLASS 10 SOCIAL SCIENCE.

1.Explain any three steps taken to solve the problems of land

degradation in India.

2.Why do you think that solar energy has a bright future in India?

3. “Poor house holds still depend on informal sources of

credit”Support the statement with example.

4. Both Belgium and and Srilanka are democratic country, but

they follow different systems of power sharing. Support the
statement by giving three points of difference.

5.Analyze the decisions taken by the conservatives at the congress

of Vienna in the year 1815.

6.Describe the satyagraha movement launched by Gandhiji just

after his return to India from South Africa.

7.” Self help groups eliminates poverty and empowers women__”

Substantiate with suitable answer.
8.Tertiary sectors activities help in the development of primary and
secondary sectors. Explain the statement.

9. How did Martin Luther’s writing bring reforms in the religious

field? Explain.

10.The civil disobedience movement was different from the Non

Cooperation Movement.Support the statement.

11.Why iron and steel industry is called a basic Industry?

12.“Conservation of minerals is the need of the hour” Support the

statements with five facts.

13..Suggest any five effective measures to reform political parties.

14. Why do we feel that democracy is a better form of government

than any other form? Explain.

15.How do banks play an important role in the economy of India?

Explain.

16.Make a comparison of the activities performed in the private

sector with respect to the public sector.

17.Mention the factors which influenced the Globalisation.

18.What was the Simon Commission ? Why was it opposed?

19.Explain how the global transfer of disease in the pre-modern
world helped in the colonisation of the America.

20.Mentions the features of Gudem Hills rebellion.

21.Differenciate between Coming together federation and Holding

together Federation.

22.“Political parties perform a series of function” Explain some

important functions.

23.Compare between the formal sector of loans with Informal

sectors of loans.

24.Enumerate the causes of rural unemployment in India.

25.”Indiscriminate use of resources has led to numerous

problems”Justify the statement.

26.Distinguish between reserved and protected forests.

27.Name one beverage crop and specify the geographical conditions

required for its growth.

28.What is slash and burn agriculture? Explain its salient features.

29. Development for one may be destructive to another”.Do you
agree with the statement?

30. Distinguish between Organised and Unorganised sector.

31.Multipurpose river projects are reffered to as the ‘Temples of

Modern India’. Explain.

32.Explain the adverse effects of the destruction of forests and

wildlife.

33.Why is conservation of minerals important?How can we conserve

minerals?

34.How does democracy produce an accountable, responsive and

legitimate Government?

35.In modern democracy power is often shared among different

forms of the Government.Explain.

36.Why power sharing is desirable? Classify the differences

between the National party and State party.

37.Printing press played a major role in shaping the Indian society

of the 19th century. Explain by giving example.
38. Highlight the various measures and practices that French
revolutionaries introduced to create a sense of collective identity
amongst the French people.

39.Agriculture gives boost to the industrial sector’. Justify the

statement in atleast 3 points.

40.‘Energy saved is energy produced’. Assess the statement with

relevant points.

41.How did people belonging to different communities, regions or

Language groups develop a sense of collective belongingness in the

19th century India? Explain.

42.Give arguments to support the claim that print culture had a

significant impact on the social lives of women in India?

43.Consider yourself a part of the Union cabinet ministry, in what

ways You can increase employment in rural sector?

44.How can different people have different development goals?

45.Illustrate the major steps taken by the Govt. of India towards

Decentralisation in 1992.

46.“Some people think that democracy produces a less effective

government”. Analyse the statement.

47.What is resource planning? What are the steps involved in

resource Planning?

48.What is a political party? Explain the various functions performed

by
 the political parties.
49. Explain the major discrimination faced by women in India?
What are the steps taken by government to reduce the discrimination
against women in India?

50.Justify the role of ‘Self Help Groups’ in the rural economy. Why it
is necessary that banks and cooperatives increase their lending in
rural areas. Explain.

51.Define the concept of Human Development. Imagine you are given

a task to list the ways of measuring development, what indicators
should be considered by you in the list and why?

52.‘The challenge of sustainable development requires control over

industrial pollution’. Substantiate the statement with examples. Also

mention the steps through which industrial pollution can be reduced.

53.“There is a pressing need for using renewable energy sources in

India”. Justify the statement with five points.

54.Explain the limitations of the civil disobedience movement in

India.

55. ‘Unification of Britain was very strange and different from

unification of Italy and Germany’. Illustrate the statement by
explaining the differences.