Sample Question Paper for class 10th

Social Studies (Annual Examination)

ANNUAL EXAMINATION 2020-21

SUBJECT – SOCIAL SCIENCE

CLASS – X

TIME : 3 HRS. M.M.: 80

GENERAL INSTRUCTION :-

(i) 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 – Questions No. 1 to 16 are objective type question 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 are source based questions, carrying 4 marks each.

(v) Section D – Question No. 27 to 31 are 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) There is no overall choice in the question paper. However an internal choice has been provided in few questions only one of the choice in such questions have to be attempted.

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

SECTION - A

Q1. What was the civil disobedience movement associated with? 1

Q2. Arrange the following in the correct sequence - 1

(i) Jallianwala Bagh Incident

(ii) Khilafat Movement

(iii) Mahatma Gandhi returned Indian in 1915

(iv) Chauri-Chaura Incident

Options

(a) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) (c) (iii), (i), (ii), (iv)

(b) (iii), (iv), (i), (ii) (d) (iv), (i), (iii), (ii)

Q3. Complete the following table - 1

Name of Transport	Land	Water	Airways
There are three types of transport	Railways	A : ?	B : ?

Q4. ___________________ of manufactured goods expands trade and commerce.

Q5. Fine the incorrect option - 1

(i) The British saw Indians as backward and primitive.

(ii) The first war created a new economic and political situration

(iii) Mahatma Gandhi Returned to India in January 1947

(iv) On 13^thApril the infamous Jallianwala Bagh incident took place.

Q6. ____________ were the most serious nationalist tension in Europe after 1871.

Q7. Write the name of the international airport of Mumbai.

Name the state related to National water ways No. 3

Q8. In which congress session the non-cooperation programme was adopted?

a) Wardha c) Lahore

b) Bombay d) Calcutta

Q9. _______________ is a system of government in which the power is divided between a central authority and various constituent units of the country.

Q10. Partisan means:

a) A party which runs the government.

b) Affair of the state or science committed

c) A person who is strongly committed to a party

d) A group of people who come together to promote common beliefs.

Q11. When did Sri Lanka emerge as an Independent nation? 1

Q12. Where did the Ford Motors set up their large plant in India? 1

Q13. Give two examples of informal sector of credit. 1

Q14. _______________ is used as a substitute for cash. 1

Q15. Millets are also called _____________________. 1

Q16. Which of the following option best signifies the given images? 1

a) change in cropping pattern

b) Indian farmers diversity their cropping pattern

c) Use of pesticide created many problems

d) None of these.

SECTION – B

Q17. What was the Khilafat Movement? 3

What was the impact of the first world war on the economic condition in India?

Q18. What areas was known as the Balkans? 3

Q19. What is Gram Sabha? Mention its functions. 3

Q20. Wheat and rice farming in India are fairly different from each other.

Support the statement. 3

What is horizontal distribution of power.

Q21. What are different terms of credit? 3

Q22. What is the importance of the information technology sector for the Indian economy?

SECTION – C

Q23. Read the source given below and answer the questions that follow –

4x1=4

Satyagraha is not physical force. A satyagrahi does not inflict pain on the adversary; he does not seek his destruction… In the use of satyagraha, there is not ill-will whatever.’ Satyagraha is pure soul-force. Trust is the very substance of the soul. That is why this force is called satyagraha. The soul is informed with knowledge. In it burns the flame of love… Non-violence is the supreme dharma… ‘It is certain that India cannot rival Britain or Europe in force of arms. The British worship the wargod and they can all of them become, as they are becoming, bearers of arms. The hundreds of millions in India can never carry arms. They have made the religion of non-violence their own. “It is said to ‘passive resistance’ that it is the weapon of the week, but the power which is the subject of this article can be used only by the strong. This power is not passive resistance; indeed it calls for intense activity. The movement in South Africa was not passive but active…”

Answer the following MCQ by choosing the most appropriate option –

23.1 Which passive resistance is the author taking about? 1

a) Violence b) Satyagraha

c) Religion d) Weapon

23.2 According to the above passage what to meaning of “Satyagrah”? 1

a) Power of truth b) Power of non violent

c) Power of Judgment d) Power of Struggle

23.3 What do the British worship? 1

a) The British worship the Satyagraha

b) The British worship the war-god

c) The British worship the Indians.

d) None of these.

23.4 Who said Satyagraha is a pure soul force - 1

a) Jawaharlal Nehru b) Mahatma Gandhi

c) Lord Irwin d) None of these

Q24. Read the text given below and answer the following questions –

1x4=4

Today, the world has been converted into a large village with the help of efficient and fast moving transport. Transport has been able to achieve this with the help of equally developed communication system. Therefore, transport, communication and trade are complementary to each other. Today, India is well-linked with the rest of the world despite its vast size, diversity and linguistic and socio-cultural plurality. Railways, airways, waterways, newspaper, radio, television, cinema and internet etc. have been contributing to its socio-economic progress in many ways. The trades from local to international levels have added to the vitality of its economy. It has enriched our life and added substantially to growing amenities and facilities for the comforts of life. For a long time, trade and transport were restricted to a limited space. With the development in science and technology, the area of influence of trade and transport economy. It is thus, evident that a dense and efficient network of transport and communication is a prerequisite for local, national and global trade of today.

Answer the following MCQ by choosing the most appropriate option –

24.1 Transport, communication and ______________ are complementary to each other. 1

a) space b) Newspaper

c) Trade d) Global

24.2 Why is there a need to interlink with the world? 1

a) For development b) For advancement

c) For globalization d) All of those

24.3 Infer the importance of means of transport and communication for socio economic progress? 1

a) Interlinking world b) Helps to grow economy

c) Create more job d) All of these

24.4 India is well-linked with the rest of the world because - 1

a) India is a rich country

b) The development in science and technology.

c) People of India are well educated

d) India is a free country.

Q25. Read the source given below and answer the following questions - 4x1=4 Union List includes subjects of national importance such as defence of the country, foreign affairs, banking, communications and currency. They are included in this list because we need a uniform policy on these matters throughout the country. The Union Government alone can make laws relating to the subjects mentioned in the Union List. State List State List contains subjects of State and local importance such as police, trade, commerce, agriculture and irrigation. The state Governments alone can make laws relating to the subjects mentioned in the State List. Concurrent List includes subjects of common interest to both the Union Government as well as the State Governments, such as education, forest, trade unions, marriage, adoption and succession. Both the Union as well as the State Governments can make laws on the subjects mentioned in this list. If their laws conflict with each other, the law made by the Union Government will prevail.

Answer the following MCQ by choosing the most appropriate option –

25.1 Which one of the following is/are

a) Foreign affairs b) Banking

c) Communications d) All of these

25.2 Who makes laws in the concurrent list?

a) Both the Union as well as the State Govt.

b) Only state Government

c) Only Union Government

d) None of these

25.3 Which of following subject / subjects is / are listed in the state list –

a) Police and trade b) Commerce and agriculture

c) irrigation d) All of these

25.4 What happens in ase of a conflict regarding the legislation in the concurrent list?

a) The law made by the State Government will prevail.

b) The law made by the Union Government will prevail.

c) The law made by both Union and State Government will prevail.

d) None of these

Q26. Read the source given below and answer the following questions –

4x1=4

Every loan agreement specifies an interest rate which the borrower must pay to the lender along with the repayment of the principal. In addition, lenders may demand collateral (security) against loans. Collateral is an asset that the borrower owns (such as land, building, vehicle, livestock’s deposits with banks) and uses this as a guarantee to a lender until the loan is repaid. If the borrower fails to repay the loan, the lender has the right to sell the asset or collateral to obtain payment. Property such as land titles, deposits and banks, livestock are some common examples of collateral used for borrowing. Interest rate, collateral and documentation requirement, and the made of repayment together comprise what is called the terms of credit. The terms of credit vary substantially from one credit arrangement to another. They may vary depending on the nature of the lender and the borrower.

Answer the following MCQ by choosing the most appropriate option –

26.1 While taking a loan borrowers look for easy terms of credit. This means _____________ interest rate.

a) Low b) High

c) Moderate d) very high

26.2 ___________________ is an asset that the borrower owns and uses this as a guarantee to a lender until the load is repaid.

a) collateral b) Loan

c) Credit d) Interest rate

26.3 Identify the common example of collateral used for borrowing from the given options.

a) Land titles b) Deposits with banks

c) Livestock d) All of these

26.4 Collateral means :

a) Security against loans b) Mode of repayment

c) Terms of Credit d) Deposits with banks

SECTION - D

Q27. Explain the role of Giuseppe Mazzini in the unification of Italy. 5

Otto van Bismark was the architect of German unification. Explain.

Q28. How are Indians struggling for fail globalization? 5

Q29. What are the key features of federalism? 5

Q30. State the various functions of political parties perform in a democracy.

Q31. What are benefits of SHGs? 5

SECTION – E

Q32.1 Two places A and B have been marked on the given outline map of India. Identify them with the help of the following information and write their correct names on the lines drawn near them. 1x2=2

a) A place where Gandhiji led the agitation of Indigo planters in 1916.

b) A place where Indian National Congress session was held in 1927.

Q32.2 On the same outline map of India locate and label any three of the

following with suitable symbols on the same given outline political map of India - 1x3=3

a) Durgapur iron and steel plant

b) A state which is the leading producer of rice

c) Bhakra Nagal Dam

d) Ramagundam thermal plant

e) Coimbatore cotton textile industry