Sample Question Paper - 2020-21

Social Science

Grade X

Time: 3 Hrs

Mark: 80

General Instructions:

Read the following instructions very carefully and strictly follow them:

(i) The question paper comprises five sections - A, B, C, D and E. There are 32

questions in the question paper. All questions are compulsory.

(ii) Section A-Question no. 1 to 16 is Objective Type Questions of 1 mark each.

(iii) Section B-Question no. 17 to 22 are Short Answer Type Questions, carrying 3

marks each. Answer to each question should not exceed 80 words.

(iv) Section C-Question no. 23 to 26 is Source Based Questions, carrying 4 marks each.

(v) (v) Section D-Question no. 27 to 31 is long Answer Type Questions, carrying 5

marks each. Answer to each question should not exceed 120 words

(vi) Section E - Question no. 32 is Map Based, carrying 5 marks with two parts, 32.1

from History (2 marks) and 32.2 from Geography (3 marks).

(vii) (vii) There is u overall choice in the question paper. I However, an internal choice

has been provided in few questions. Only one of the choices in such questions has

to be attempted.

(viii) In addition to this, separate instructions are given with each section and question,

wherever necessary

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SECTION-A

1. Which of the following was the reason for calling off ‘the non-

cooperation Movement by Gandhiji???

a) Pressure from the British Government

b) Second round table conference

c) Gandhiji’s arrest

d) Chauri-Choura incident

2. Which of the following treaty had undergone most of the changes that

had come about in Europe during the Napoleonic wars?

a) Treaty of Vienna

b) Treaty of Versailles

c) Treaty of Lausanne

d) Treaty of Constantinople

3. Which of the following states was ruled by an Italian princely house

before unification of Italy?

a) Lombardy

b) Kingdom of two Scillies

c) Venetia

d) Sardinia-Piedmont

4. Complete the following table with the happening of two events and

respective years in which they took place.

Event Year

The First World War (A)-?

(B)-? 13th April, 1919

5. In the recent years there is a tendency for the mills to shift and

concentrate in the southern and western states because the -----------are

more successful in these states.

6. Choose the correctly matched pair about the primitive cultivation in

India from the following options.

a) Dahiya- Tamilnadu

b) Khil-Andhra Pradesh

c) Koman-Karnataka

d) Kumara-western ghats

7. Identify the soil with the help of the following features.

(i) Made up of extremely fine i.e. clayey material

(ii) Well known for their capacity to hold moisture

(iii) Rich in soil nutrients, such as calcium carbonate magnesium,

potash and lime.

8. Complete the following table with correct information with regard to

cultivation of sugar cane.

Sugar cane

Annual rain fall required

Cropping season Temperature required for its growth

(A)-? (B)_? 21-27

9. Which major group constituted the largest share in population of Sri Lanka?

a) Sinhalese

b) Sri Lankan Tamils

c) Indian Tamils

d) Muslims

10. Choose the correct option from column A and column B

Column-A Column-B

a) Union List i) Education

b) State List ii) Foreign Affairs

c) Concurrent List iii) Agriculture

d) Residuary subjects iv) Computer software

11. In the question given below there are two statements marked an

assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read the statements and choose the

correct option.

ASSERTION: Recourses are vital for human survival as well as for

maintaining the quality of life.

Reason: (R) It was believed that resources are free gifts of nature.

Options:

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 correct but (R) is wrong

d) (A) is wrong but (R) is correct

12. Which body supervises the functioning of formal sources of loans

in India?

a) Finance Ministry

b) Head Office of each Bank

c) Reserve bank of India

d) Co-operative societies

13. An MNC is a company that owns or controls production in:

a) One country

b) More than one country

c) Only developing countries

d) Only developed countries

14. Correct the following statement and rewrite:

Nationalist Congress Party was formed in 1985 following the split

in the Congress Party.

15. Arrange the following in the correct sequence;

(i) Online payment, Debit card, Credit card

(ii) Precious metal coins

(iii) Grain and cattle

(iv) Modern currency, paper notes and coins

16. Who introduced tea cultivation in India?

a) German b) British c) French d) Dutch

SECTION-B

17. Why did Gandhiji decide to launch a nationwide satyagraha

against the propped Rowlett Act of 1919?

Or

Why did the non-cooperation movement gradually slow down in

the cities? Explain

18. Explain what is mean by the 1848 revolution of the liberals?

19. Explain the stages of recourse planning.

20. Why is the tertiary sector becoming important in India? Explain

any three points

Or

“A wide ranging choice of goods is available in the Indian

markets”. Support the statement with examples in context of

Globalisation.

21. Evaluate the role of MNC in the economic development of the

country.

22. “Sharing of powers makes a country more powerful and united”.

Do you agree with the statement and why?

SECTION-C

23. Read the source given below and answer the following

One such individual was the Italian Giuseppe Mazzini. Born in

Geona One such individual was the Italian revolutionary Giuseppe

Mazzini. Born in Genoa in 1807, he became a member of the secret

society of the Carbonari. As a young man of 24, he was sent into exile in

1831 for attempting a revolution in Liguria. He subsequently founded

two more underground societies, first, Young Italy in Marseilles, and

then, Young Europe in Berne, whose members were like-minded young

men from Poland, France, Italy and the German states. Mazzini believed

that God had intended nations to be the natural units of mankind. So

Italy could not continue to be a patchwork of small states and

kingdoms. It had to be forged into a single unified republic within a

wider alliance of nations. This unification alone could be the basis of

Italian liberty. Following his model, secret societies were set up in

Germany, France, Switzerland and Poland. Mazzini’s relentless

opposition to monarchy and his vision of democratic republics

frightened the conservatives. Metternich described him as ‘the most

dangerous enemy of our social order’.

23.1 Where was Giuseppe Mazzini born?

a) Berne

b) Paris

c) Genoa

d) Liguria

23.2 Who described Mazzini as the most dangerous enemy of

our social order?

a) Bismarck

b) Cavour

c) Metternich

d) Garibaldi

23.3 Which of the following societies was found in Berne?

a) Young Europe

b) Young Italy

c) Young Germany

d) Young Britain

23.4 Giuseppe Mazzini was sent in to exile in1831 for attempting

a revolution in --------

a) Genoa

b) Liguria

c) Poland

d) Marseilles

24 Maize: It is a crop which is used both as food and fodder. It is a kharif crop

which requires temperature between 21°C to 27°C and grows well in old

alluvial soil. In some states like Bihar. Maize Cultivation maize is grown in

rabbi season also. Use of modern inputs such as HYV seeds, fertilisers and

irrigation have contributed to the increasing production of maize. Major

maize-producing states are Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Andhra

Pradesh, Telangana and Madhya Pradesh.

24.1 In which of the following states, maize in grown in rabbi season?

a) Utter Pradesh

b) Bihar

c) Karnataka

d) Telangana

24.2 Maize is used both as food and

a) Manure

b) Beverage

c) Fodder

d) Fibre

24.3 How much temperature is required for maize?

a) 21 to 27°C

b) 22 to 28°C

c) 18 to 22°C

d) 25 to 30°C

24.4 Which of the following states is the largest producer of maize?

a) Telengana

b) Uttar Pradesh

c) Andhra Pradesh

d) Karnataka

25. Read the source given below and answer the following questions: A second

test for Indian federation is the language policy. Our Constitution did not give

the status of national language to any one language. Hindi was identified as

the official language. But Hindi is the mother tongue of only about 40 per cent

of Indians. Therefore, there were many safeguards to protect other

languages. Besides Hindi, there are 21 other languages recognised as

Scheduled Languages by the Constitution. A candidate in an examination

conducted for the Central Government positions may opt to take the

examination in any of these languages. States too have their own official

languages. Much of the government work takes place in the official language

of the concerned State. Unlike Sri Lanka, the leaders of our country adopted a

very cautious attitude in spreading the use of Hindi. According to the

Constitution, the use of English for official purposes was stopped in 1965.

However, many non- Hindi speaking States demanded that the use of English

should continue. In Tamil Nadu, this movement took a violent form. The

Central Government responded by agreeing to continue the use of English

along with Hindi for official purposes. Many critics think that this solution

favoured the English speaking elites. Promotion of Hindi continues to be the

official policy of the Government of India. Promotion does not mean that the

Central Government can impose Hindi on States where people speak a

different language. The flexibility shown by Indian political leaders helped our

country avoid the kind of situation that Sri Lanka finds itself in. Answer the

following MCQS by choosing the most appropriate option.

25.1 What was the first and major test for democratic Politics in our country?

(a) The creation of linguistic states

(b) The creation of the language policy

(c) The creation of new federal states

(d) The creation of new federal territories

25.2 A candidate in an examination conducted for the central government positions

has to opt for which language?

(a) Hindi

(b) English

(c) Both Hindi and English

(d) Any of the 21 languages recognised as Scheduled Languages by the

Constitution.

25.3 Which non- Hindi speaking State demanded that the use of English should

continue after 1965?

(a) Hyderabad

(b) Chennai

(c) Tamil Nadu

(d) Kerala

25.4 How many languages are included in the Eighth Schedule of the Indian

Constitution?

(a) 21 languages

(b) 20 languages

(c) 25 languages

(d) 22 languages

26. Suppose for the present that a particular country is quite developed. We

would certainly like this level of development to go up further or at least be

maintained for future generations. This is obviously desirable. However, since

the second half of the twentieth century, a number of scientists have been

warning that the present type, and levels, of development are not sustainable.

Groundwater is an example of renewable resources. These resources are

replenished by nature as in the case of crops and plants. However, even

these resources may be overused. For example, in the case of groundwater, if

we use more than what is being replenished by rain, then we would be

overusing this resource. Non- renewable resources are those which will get

exhausted after years of use. We have a fixed stock on earth which cannot be

replenished. We do discover new resources that we did not know of earlier.

New sources in this way add to the stock. However, over time, even this will

get exhausted. Consequences of environmental degradation do not respect

national or state boundaries; this issue is no longer region or nation specific.

Our future is linked together. Sustainability of development is comparatively

new area of knowledge in which scientists, cominsts and philosophers and

other social scientists are working together.

In general the question of development or progress is perennial. We all

times as a member of society and as individual , we need to ask where we

want to go , what we wish to become and what our goals are. So the debate

on development continues.

26.1 Renewable resources are the resources which get replenished

by nature time to time. Example of renewable resource is:

a) the ocean water

b) The rain water

c) The lake water

d) The ground water

26.2 Who said “the earth has enough resources to meet the needs of

all but, not enough to satisfy the greed of even one person”.

Choose the correct option.

a) Jawaharlal Nehru

b) Sardar vallabai pattel

c) Mahatma Gandhi

d) Lal bahadur sastri

26.3 The non-renewable resources are those which will get exhausted after

years of use. Why?

a) Because we are finished with the stocks already.

b) Because they are few in number

c) Because they were limited and are exhausted now.

d) Because we have a fixed stock on earth which cannot be

replenished.

26.4 a development without environmental degradation and with

conservation of resources for the future generations is called

a) sustainability of resources

b) Sustainability of development

c) Sustainability of renewable resources

d) Sustainability of non-renewable resources.

SECTION-D

27 How did ideas of national unity in early nineteenth century Europe allied to the

ideology of liberalism?

Or

How did Greek war of independence mobilise nationalist feeling among the

educated elite across Europe? Explain

28 What is multi party system? Explain merits and demerits of multiparty system.

29 Provide a suitable classification of resources on the basis of ownership.

Mention main features of any three types of such resources.

Or

Describe any five major problems faced by road transport in India.

30 Explain any five effects of globalisation.

Or

Credit sometimes pushes the borrower in to a situation from which recovery

is very painful” support the statement with examples.

31 Describe any five factors that make democracy a better form of government

than other alternatives.

Or

Why has federalism succeeded in India? Which were the policies adopted

by India that ensured this success? Explain.

SECTION-E

32 (i) Two places (A) and (B) are marked on the given political outline map of

India. Identify them and write their correct names on the lines drawn

near to them.

(A) The place related to the calling off the non-cooperation movement.

(B) The place where the peasants satyagraha was started.

(ii) On the same outline map of India locate and label any three of the

following with appropriate symbols.

(a) Durgapur : Iron and steel plant

(b) Pune : software technology park

(c) Mormugao : Major sea port.

(d) Raja Sansi : International airport.

(e) Sardar sarovar : Dam