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SOCIAL SCIENCE

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Instructions :

1. The question paper has 36 questions in all. All questions are compulsory.

2. Marks are indicated against each question.

3. This question paper consists of two parts i.e. Part-I and Part-II. Part-I of this question papercontains Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) from serial number 1 to 16 of 1 mark each.These sixteen questions of Part-I are to be answered on a separate sheet provided. This parthas to be completed in first 30 minutesonly and the answer sheet must be handed over tothe invigilator before starting Part-II.

4. In Part-II of the question paper, there are 20 questions from serial no. 17to 36. These questionsare to be attempted in 2 hours and 30 minutes. This part should be attempted only after thestipulated time given for Part-I.

5. Questions from serial number 17 to 31 are 3 marks questions. Answer of these questionsshould not exceed 80 words each.

6. Questions from serial number 32 to 35 are 4 marks questions. Answer of these questions

should not exceed 100 words each.7 . Question number 36 is a map question of 3 marks from Geography only. After completion,

attach the map inside your answer book.8. An additional 15 minutes time has been allotted to read this question paper only.

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PART - I

1. Which one of the following states has the highest Human Development Index (HDI)?

(a) Kerala (b) Punjab (c) Uttar Pradesh (d) West Bengal

2. Development of a country is generally determined on the basis of :

(a) its per capita income.

(b) its average literacy rate.

(c) health status of its people.

(d) None of the above.

3. Which of the following agencies estimates the Gross Domestic Products (GDP) in India?

(a) All the state governments.(b) An autonomous body.

(c) A ministry of the Union Government.


4. Which one of the following countries has the largest size of illiterate population in theworld ?

(a) India (b) Japan (c) France (d) Germany

5. Which one of the following crops was not known to our ancestors until about five

centuries ago ?(a) Potato (b) Rice (c) Wheat (d) Cotton

OR

Where was the first cotton mill established in India in 1854 ?

(a) Calcutta (b) Bombay (c) Surat (d) Ahemadabad.

OR

When was the very first section of the underground railway in world opened ?

(a) 10 Jan 1860 (b) 10 Jan 1861 (c) 10 Jan 1862 (d) 10 Jan 1863

6. Why did the wheat price in India fall down by 50 per cent between 1928 and 1934 ?

(a) Due to less production.

(b) Due to floods.

(c) Due to Great Depression.

(d) Due to droughts.

OR

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In 1911, 67 percent of the large industries were located in which one of the followingplaces in India.

(a) Bengal and Bombay.

(b) Surat and Ahemadabad.

(c) Delhi and Bombay.

(d) Patna and Lucknow.

OR

Which one of the following statements is appropriate for chawls?

(a) Chawls were multistoreyed structures.

(b) Chawls were single story structures

(c) Chawls were the well facilitated comfortable structures.


7. Who among the following brought hand - printing technology into Japan around

768-770 AD?(a) Buddhist missionaries.

(b) Japanese Traders.

(c) European Traders.


OR

Which of the following countries was the first where novel took firm root ?

(a) England and France. .

(b) Germany and Japan.

(c) U.S.A and Russia.

(d) India and China.

8. Name the first book printed by Gutenberg.

(a) Penny chap books

(b) Bible

(c) Ramayan

(d) All the above.

OR

Who among the following published the Tom Jones in six volumes ?

(a) Richardson

(b) Charls Dikens

(c) Henri Felding(d) None of the above.

9. In which year did Sri Lanka emerge as an independent country?

(a) 1947 (b) 1948 (c) 1949 (d) 1950

10. Which of the following ethnic groups in Belgium has the largest population ? 1

(a) Walloon (b) Flemish (c) German (d) None of the above

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11. Which one of the following countries has the federal form of government ?

(a) Egypt (b) Sri Lanka (c) Australia (d) England

12. Gender division usually means :

(a) biological difference between men and women.

(b) unequal roles assigned by the society to men and women.

(c) unequal child sex - ratio .

(d) absence of voting rights for women.

13. There is enough for everybodys need and not for any bodys greed, who among thefollowing has given the above statement ?

(a) Vinoba Bhave(b) Mahatma Gandhi

(c) JawaharLal Nehru

(d) Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

14. Which one of the following Tiger Reserves is seriously threatened by dolomite miningactivity in West Bengal

(a) Manas

(b) Buxa

(c) Sunderban

(d) Corbett.

15. What is the contribution of hydroelectricity in the total generation of electricity ?

(a) 52%

(b) 42%

(c) 32%

(d) 22%

16. Which country is the largest producer of oil seeds in the world ?

(a) China

(b) India

(c) U.S.A

(d) Pakistan

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PART - II

17 . How did print help to spread new ideas that led to the Reformation in Europe ?

OR

Explain the role of novelists in the field of social reforms in India with the help of anythree examples.

18. Describe the development of printing press after Gutenberg.

OR

Explain briefly the history of Hindi Novel from starting to excellence.

19. How did print come to Europe from China? Explain

OR

Why were novels popular in women society? Give any three reasons.

20. Explain any three characteristics of the silk routes.

OR

Who were Gumasthas? Write any two functions of The Gumasthas.

OR

Explain any three efforts made by women in London to increase their income duringeighteenth century.

21. What is meant by Horizontal distribution of power ? Explain giving examples fromIndia.

22. Every social difference does not lead to social division. Explain the statement

23. Distinguish between overlapping and cross cutting differences.

24. How caste is politicised ? Explain any three points.

25. What is the main criterion used by the World Bank in cassifying different countries ?Write the limitations of this criterion.

26. Study the table given below and answer the following questions.

Country Per Capita income In US $ 2004 HDI Rank in the World

Sri Lanka 4390 93

India 3139 126

Pakistan 2225 134

(a) Name any one country whose Per Capita Income is more than that of India andby how much ?

(b) What is the HDI Rank of India in the World ?

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27. Explain the three sectors of economic activities with the help of examples.

28. Distinguish between public and private sectors giving at least two examples from each

sector

29. Explain the three steps involved in the resource planning in India.

30. How have human activities affected the depletion of Flora and Fauna ? Explain anythree reasons.

31. What is meant by water scarcity ? Explain any two of its main causes.

32. Describe the geographical conditions required for production Rubber and Maize.

33. Explain any four measures adopted by America for postwar recovery.OR

The modern industrialisation could not marginalise the traditional industries inEngland Justify the statement with any four suitable arguments.

OR

Why was the land reclamation in Bombay necessary? Mention any two land reclamationprojects taken up in Bombay.

34. Describe any four constitutional steps taken in 1992 towards decentralisation in India.

35. Explain any four main features of National Rural Employment Guarantee Act. (NREGA)

36. Three features with serial No 1 to 3 are marked in the given political outline map ofIndia. Identify these features with the help of the following information and writetheir correct names on the lines marked in the map.

(a) A type of soil.

(b) A type of forest classified by forest department of India.

(c) One food crop.

OR

Locate and label the following on the given outline map of India.

(a) Salal dam

(b) Corbett Tiger Reserve(c) One major tea producing state of North east.

Note : Only for visually impaired students in lieu of Q. no 36,

(a) Write the name of one state where Alluvial soil is found.

(b) In which state Corbett Tiger Reserve is situated ?

(c) Write the name of any one tea producing state.

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