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Class 10 - Social Science

Term-2 Sample Paper - 04

Maximum Marks: 40
Time Allowed: 2 hours

General Instructions:

i. This Question paper is divided into five sections-Section A, B, C, D and E.

ii. All questions are compulsory.
iii. Section-A: Question no. 1 to 5 are very short answer type questions of 2 marks each. The answer to each
question should not exceed 40 words.
iv. Section-B: Question no. 6 to 8 are short answer type questions, carrying 3 marks each. The answer to each
question should not exceed 80 words.
v. Section-C: Question no. 9 and 10 are long answer-type questions, carrying 5 marks each. The answer to each
question should not exceed 120 words.
vi. Section-D: Question no. 11 and 12 are Case-Based questions.
vii. Section-E: Question no. 13 is map-based, carrying 3 marks with two parts, 13.1 from History (1 mark) and
13.2 from Geography (2 marks).
viii. There is no overall choice in the question paper. However, an internal choice has been provided in a few
questions. Only one of the choices in such questions has to be attempted.
ix. In addition to this, separate instructions are given with each section and question, wherever necessary.

Section A
1. Analyse the role of merchants and the industrialists in the Civil Disobedience Movement.
2. State any three merits of roadways.
3. State the conditions as laid down by the Election Commission to recognize a 'state party' and 'national
party'.
4. How will you justify that interest on loans is a main source of income of the banks?
5. Read the data in the table given below and answer the questions that follow:

i. The given chart represents the operation of which industry? Why does it have a unique position in
the Indian economy?
ii. Why is this industry called a ‘self-reliant’ industry?
Section B
6. "Loans from banks always help to raise people's earning capacity". Justify this statement using suitable
examples.

OR

Why is cheap and affordable credit important for the country's development? Explain three reasons.
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7. How did Mahatma Gandhi successfully organize the Satyagraha Movement in various places just after
arriving in India? Explain by giving three examples.
8. What is a political party? What are the components of a political party?
Section C
9. Explain any five ways in which democracies have been able to reduce inequality and poverty.

OR

'Corruption is a serious problem faced by the Indian Democratic System'. Explain.

10. How is information technology connected with globalisation? Would globalisation have been possible
without expansion of IT?

OR

In your opinion, is globalisation fair? Give reasons in support of your answer. Can you suggest some
measures to make globalisation just and fair? State measures.
Section D
11. Read the given text and answer the following questions:
On 13th April the infamous Jallianwalla Bagh incident took place. On that day a large crowd gathered
in the enclosed ground of Jallianwalla Bagh. Some came to protest against the government’s new
repressive measures. Others had come to attend the annual Baisakhi fair. Dyer entered the area,
blocked the exit points, and opened fire on the crowd, killing hundreds. As the news of Jallianwalla
Bagh spread, crowds took to the streets in many north Indian towns. There were strikes, clashes with
the police and attacks on government buildings. Seeing violence spread, Mahatma Gandhi called off the
movement. While the Rowlatt satyagraha had been a widespread movement, it was still limited mostly
to cities and towns. Mahatma Gandhi now felt the need to launch a more broad-based movement in
India.
i. How did Mahatma Gandhi react to the Rowlatt Act?
ii. What made Mahatma Gandhi call off Rowlatt Satyagraha?
iii. Why did Rowlatt Act enrage people?
12. Read the extract and answer the question that follows:
The air travel, today, is the fastest, most comfortable and prestigious mode of transport. It can cover
very difficult terrains like high mountains, dreary deserts, dense forests and also long oceanic stretches
with great ease. Think of the north-eastern part of the country, marked with the presence of big rivers,
dissected relief, dense forests and frequent floods and international frontiers, etc. in the absence of air
transport.
Air travel has made access easier. The air transport was nationalised in 1953. On the operational side,
Indian Airlines, Alliance Air (a subsidiary of Indian Airlines), private scheduled airlines and non-
scheduled operators provide domestic air services. Air India provides international air services. Pawan
Hans Helicopters Ltd. provides helicopter services to Oil and Natural Gas Corporation in its off-shore
operations, to inaccessible areas and difficult terrains like the north-eastern states and the interior
parts of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand.
Indian Airlines operations also extend to the neighbouring countries of South and south-east Asia and
the Middle east. Air travel is not within the reach of the common people. It is only in the north-eastern
states that special provisions are made to extend the services to the common people.

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Questions:
1. What functions are performed by the Pawanhans Helicopters Ltd.?
2. Why is air travel preferred in the northeastern states?
3. Why is air transport more useful nowadays? Give two reasons.
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Section E
13. I. On the given outline Political Map of India, identify the place marked as A with the help of the
following information and write its correct name on the line marked near it.
(A) The place where peasants struggled against the oppressive plantation system.
II. On the same given map of India, locate the following:
i. Namrup Thermal Plant OR Kanpur Textile Industry
ii. Kandla Port

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Class 10 - Social Science

Term-2 Sample Paper - 04

Solution

Section A
1. The following points analyse the role of merchants and the industrialists in the Civil Disobedience
Movement:
i. During the First World War, Indian merchants and industrialists made huge profits and emerged as a
powerful section. They opposed colonial policies that restricted business activities because they wanted
to expand their business.
ii. They wanted protection against imports of foreign goods and a rupee sterling foreign exchange ratio
that would discourage imports.
iii. The industrialists criticised colonial control over the Indian economy and supported the Civil
Disobedience Movement at its first stage.
iv. They gave financial assistance and refused to buy or sell imported goods.
v. Most industrialists thought ‘Swaraj’ as a time when colonial restriction did not exist in the business
world, as a result, trade and business would flourish without constraints.
2. Three merits of roadways are:
i. Roadways provide us door-to-door service hence saves the charge of loading and unloading.
ii. The construction of roads is cheaper as compared to railways.
iii. They provide a feeder service to link other means of transportation such as ports and railway stations.
3. The conditions laid down by the election commission to recognize a state and a national
party are as follows:
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i. A party that secures at least six percent of the total votes in state assembly elections and wins at least
two seats is recognized as a state party. A party that secures at least six percent of the total votes in Lok
Sabha elections or Assembly elections in four States and wins at least four seats in Lok Sabha is
recognized as a national party.
ii. A state party can contest in elections only in a particular state, whereas a national party can contest in
elections all across the country.
iii. Example: BJP and Congress are national parties, whereas the Akali Dal and Trinamool Congress are
state-level parties.
4. Banks mediate between those who have surplus funds and those who are in need of these funds. It means
that a bank mediates between borrowers and depositors. Banks charges very high interest rate on loans
than what they offer to the depositors. The difference between what is charged from borrowers and what is
paid to depositors is their main source of income. In these days’ banks started so many schemes just to
attract the borrowers. Banks offer loans at attractive interest rate. The main motive behind all these steps
of banks is to earn huge profit.
5. i. The given chart shows the steps of value addition in the textile industry. The textile industry occupies
unique position in the Indian economy because it contributes significantly to industrial production,
employment generation and foreign exchange earnings.
ii. The textile industry is the only industry in the country which is self-reliant and complete in the value
chain i.e., from raw material to the highest value-added products.

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Section B
6. Earning capacity depends on the purpose for which a person is taking a loan.
If a person is taking a loan for business purpose, it may increase his earning capacity. Business loans help
to establish people’s businesses, enabling them to earn more.
The examples are:
i. They can purchase machinery and equipment with a loan to start productive activities in
manufacturing.
ii. With a loan, they can purchase raw materials for processing into finished products, thus increasing
their earning power.
iii. For seasonal items, by getting a loan against storage of finished goods produced during the offseason,
they can earn more by selling more during the season.
However, if a person is taking the loan for his daily consumption, it can lead to great suffering, it may be
possible that the person gets trapped in his debt.

OR

Cheap and affordable credit plays a crucial role in the country’s development. Reasons are mentioned
below:
i. The credit helps people to meet the ongoing expenses of production and thereby develops their
businesses in agricultural and industrial areas.
ii. For middle-class people, loans help a lot in constructing their houses and get rid of monthly rents.
iii. It raises the standard of living and social status of the common man by enabling them to buy
automobiles, electronic items, etc.
iv. If credit is made available to the poor people at reasonable rates, they can improve their economic
condition. It will further improve their standard of living and overall development.
7. After arriving in India, Mahatma Gandhi successfully organized the Satyagraha Movement
in various places:
Year Satyagraha Movement
Peasants Satyagraha in Champaran: Mahatma Gandhi travelled to Champaran in Bihar to
1916
inspire the peasants to struggle against the oppressive plantation of Indigo.
Peasants Satyagraha in Kheda: Mahatma Gandhi organized a Satyagraha to support the
1917 peasants of the Kheda district of Gujarat who were affected by crop failure and a plague
epidemic, and could not pay the revenue.
Cotton mill workers" Satyagraha Movement": Mahatma Gandhi went to Ahmedabad to
1918
organize the Satyagraha Movement amongst cotton mill workers.
8. Political Party:
A political party is a group of people who come together to contest elections and hold power in the
government. Always political parties take some policies and programmes for the society with a view to
promote the collective good.
There are different views on what is good for the society and people. Every political party wants to
persuade people why their policies are better than other parties and try to win the support of people.
Three Components of a Political Party:
i. The Leaders Every political party has some prominent leaders who formulate policies and programmes
of the party and choose candidates for contesting elections.
ii. The Active Members They are involved in different committees of the party and participate directly in
their activity.

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iii. The Followers They believe in the party’s ideology and support the party by casting their votes in
favour of the party at the time of election.
Section C
9. Democracy is mostly based on the principle of equality and is likely to promote greater social justice too.
Democratic laws work for the betterment of the people as a whole.
The ways in which democracies have been able to reduce inequality and poverty are:
i. In most of the democratic countries, women have been given equal rights like those of men such as in
India.
ii. In a democracy, special efforts have been made to uplift the weaker sections ( SCs & STs ) of the society
so that they could live with dignity and honour.
iii. Democracies everywhere insist on a fair share to every citizen in the natural resources of the country.
iv. In almost all democratic countries of the world, poor people are given many concessions for their
upliftment but richer classes are made to pay more income tax.

OR

Due to the following reasons we can say that corruption has become a serious problem for the Indian
democracy.
A. It has now become an accepted fact that leaders use money to win favour of the votes. This reason
lessens the very sprit of democratic values.
B. There is an ever increasing tendency among the political parties to give tickets to those who are rich.
The parties think that they could win not only their own seats but also help the party monetarily.
C. Now scams by leaders and governments have become a routine tale in the Indian democracy. Many of
the popular leaders are facing trials for corruption charges against them.
D. It has been seen that the wards of the prominent leaders of party easily get tickets for election. The
party workers keep serving for years but sometimes outsiders get tickets.
E. It has now become a tradition that in many of the popular political parties, the chair is inherited.
Corruption is hampering the development of the country. It is also affecting the economic growth of
our country.
10. Information and communication technology is closely connected with globalisation. In recent times,
technology in the areas of telecommunications, computers, the internet has been changing rapidly.
Telecommunication facilities have helped the people to connect to a different corner of the world instantly.
The Internet has dramatically transformed the way in which business is conducted nowadays. Except for
physical movement of products, every other transaction is possible through the internet. It has facilitated
closer interaction between different countries of the world.
Globalization would take a long time to happen and would not have been effective and profitable to the
participating companies without the expansion of IT. This is because a long time would be involved in
sending information about matters which require quick decision making and in many cases, the decisions
would be taken too late to be really effective.

OR

No, the globalisation can not be said fair. Although, it has many advantages, still, there are many problems
that it faces.
Some of these problems are as under:
i. Not everyone has benefited from globalisation. Rather, it has benefitted only well-off consumers and
also producers with skill, education and wealth.
ii. It widens economic inequality among people. The rich have become richer and the population of the

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poor is still on increase.

iii. It leads to the insecurity of jobs. In the case of policy changes, the MNC closes its offices. Also, at the
time of recession, there is generally large-scale retrenchment in MNCs.
iv. Globalisation might result in economic imperialism.
v. MNCs do not use eco-friendly methods as a result of which there are environmental problems in the
host country.
Fair globalisation is a dream which would create opportunities for all and ensure that the benefits of
globalisation are shared better.
Following measures can be suggested to make globalisation just and fair:
i. The government should ensure that labour laws are properly implemented and the workers get their
rights.
ii. It should protect small domestic producers at their initial stage.
iii. It should work with other developing countries to negotiate at the WTO for fairer rules.
iv. MNCs should not take into account their profits only but have to take into consideration the welfare of
the people also.
v. It should increase employment opportunities in developing countries where unemployment is a major
issue.
Section D
11. i. Mahatma Gandhi decided to launch a nationwide satyagraha against the proposed Rowlatt Act (1919).
ii. As the news of Jallianwalla Bagh spread, crowds took to the streets in many north Indian towns. Seeing
violence spread, Mahatma Gandhi decided to call off the movement.
iii. This Act had been hurriedly passed through the Imperial Legislative Council despite the united
opposition of the Indian members. It gave the government enormous powers to repress political
activities and allowed the detention of political prisoners without trial for two years.
12. 1. Pawan Hans Helicopters Ltd. provides helicopter services to Oil and Natural Gas Corporation in its off-
shore operations, to inaccessible areas and difficult terrains like the north-eastern states and the interior
parts of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand.
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2. Air transport is considered an important means of transport in the north-eastern part of our country
because :
i. Big rivers: Because of the presence of big rivers like the Brahmaputra, it is difficult to construct roads
and railway lines. Moreover, rivers are often flooded. Therefore, the airways are suitable.
ii. Dissected relief: The uneven surface is not suitable for the construction of roadways. Laying down
railway lines is a costly affair. Such areas can be easily travelled by airways.
iii. Dense forests: Dense forests hamper the construction of roadways and railways.
iv. International frontiers: International borders of Bangladesh, Myanmar, China, etc. can be easily
travelled by airways without much hustle.
(Any two relevant points)
3. The air transport is more useful nowadays because:
i. The air travel today, is the fastest, most comfortable and prestigious mode of transport.
ii. It can cover very difficult terrain like high mountains, deserts, dense forests and long oceanic stretches
with great ease.
iii. Air travel has made access easier.
iv. It helps oil and natural gas companies in their offshore operations.

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v. It is also very useful for rescue operations during natural and human-made calamities like floods,
earthquakes, famines, epidemics and war.
Section E
13. I. Champaran
II.

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