Social Science Sample paper 1 class -Xth (updated)
Social Science Sample paper
Time :- 1:30 hours. Mm:- 50 marks
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Section - A(1 marks question)
1. Which one of the following crop is grown during the Zaid season ?
a) Groundnut
b) Soyabean
c) Muskmelon
d) Mustard
2. Which of the following is a non - material benefit which increases welfare of a population?
a) Availability of more motorcycles and cars.
b) Provision of more rented houses.
c) Security and freedom measures improved by the government.
d) All of the above.
3. In Belgium, how were the tensions between the linguistic communities controlled?
a) By an agreement made between the majority and minority groups.
b) By accepting a federal style of government.
c) By making amendments to the Constitution of Belgium.
d) By the minority group accepting the dominance of the majority groups.
4. Choose the correct option from list I and II.
5. Which of the following is not a feature of language policy of India?
a) Our Constitution gave the status of nantional language to Hindi.
b) Hindi is identified as official language also.
c) Hindi is spoken as mother tongue of some North Indian states.
d) Hindi is spoken by the 40% of Indians.
6. Madhav has no regular work. Sometimes he earns a little with some part -time work. He also has no investment capability to use own skills to earn money . In which sector Madhav is engaged?
Or
Define the term secondary sector.
7. Complete the following table with correct information with regard to classification of industry on the basis of raw materials used:
Industries. Example
# Agro-based Industries A- ?
# Mineral based industries B- ?
Or
Name any two countries which have federal system of government.
9. Correct the following statement and rewrite:
In 1916 , Gandhiji travelled to Dandi in Bihar ot inspire the peasants to struggle against oppressive Zamindars.
Or
A Khilafat Committee was formed under the leadership of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, Mohammad Ali Jinnah and Hasrat Mohani.
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10. A vessel dumped 500 tonnes of liquid toxic waste is into open-air dumps in a city and in the surrounding sea.the fumes from the highly toxic waste caused nausea, skin rashes, for, diarrhoea etc . After a month, seven persons were dead, twenty in hospital and 26000 treated for symptoms of poisoning.
Analyse the above information and tell what should be the developmental goals for this city.
11. Distinguish between international and local trade.
12. Choose the incorrect option from the items given in column I and II.
13. ............. issues currency notes on behalf of the central government.
14. ............... is an asset that the borrower owns and uses as a guarantee until the loan is repaid to the lender.
15. Find the incorrect option .
a) Flow resources can be used and replenished at the same time.
b) Flow resources do not remain in one location and moves about because of natural actions in the physical environment.
c) Flow resources are also known as developed resources.d) Running water, solar radiation ,wind etc are the examples of flow resources.
15. Which of the following port was planned with a view to decongest the Mumbai port and serve as a hub port to this region?
a) Kandla port
b) Marmagao port
c) Jawaharlal Nehru port
d) None of the above
16. Give one reason why MNCs are attracted for making investments in India.
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Section- B (3 marks questions)
17. Describe the three major features of federalism.
Or
Discuss the composition of Zila Parishad.
18. Distinguish between an integrated steel plant and a mini steel plant , stating three points of distinction.
19. " At first the rich peasants of Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat were enthusiastic supporters of the Civil Disobedience Movement but later they refused to participate." Analyse the statement .
Or
Who formed the Swaraj Party ? Why was party formed ?
20. Suppose you are living in a locality where many basic amenities are absent. Create a list of the three basic amenities you want in your locality for better development.
21. Why is Barter system considered difficult to trade a commodity ? Give any three reasons.
22. Why is there overwhelming support for the idea of democracy all over the world?
Explain.
Section - C Source based Questions
(4 marks)
23. Read the source and answer the following questions.
Ideas of national unity in early 19th century Europe were closely allied to the ideology of liberalism. The term 'liberalism' derives from the Latin root liber, meaning free.for the new middle class is liberalism stood for freedom for the individual and equality of all before the law. Politically, it emphasized the concept of government by consent.since the French revolution liberalism had stood for the end of autocracy and clerical privileges, UK constitution and representative government through parliament. Nineteenth-century liberals also stressed the inviolability of private property.
Yet, equality before the law did not necessarily stand for universal suffrage. You will require that a revolutionary France,which marked the first political experiment in liberal democracy,the right to vote and get elected was granted exclusively to property owning man. Man without property and all women were excluded from political rights.Only for a brief period under the jacobins did all adult males enjoy suffrage. However, the napoleonic code went back to limited suffrage and reduced movement to the status of a minor, subject to the authority of fathers and husbands. Throughout the 19th and early 20th century women and non propertied men organised opposition movement demanding equal political rights. In the economic sphere, liberalism stood for the freedom of markets and the abolition of state imposed restrictions on the movement of goods and capital.during the 19th century this was the strong demand of the emerging middle classes.
i. Which of the following statement correctly describe the term 'liberalism'?
a) liberalism came from latin word Liber means free.
b) liberalism stands for the freedom of individual and equality of all before the law.
c) It has stood for the end of autocracy
d) All of the above.
ii. 19th century liberal stressed for.
a) the inviolability of private property.
b) End of autocracy and clerical privileges.
c) constitution and representative government.
d) all of the above.
iii. Universal suffrage in revolutionary France meant
a) right to vote for aristocrats.
b) right to vote for property owning men.
c) right to vote for all men and women
d) both (a) and (b)
iv. in the economic field liberalism stood for the freedom at markets and
a) emergence of middle class.
b) emergence of state monopoly.
c) abolition of state imposed restriction.
d) none of the above.
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24. We live on land,we perform our economic activities on land and we use it in different ways. Thus land is a natural resources of utmost importance. It supports natural vegetation, wildlife, human life, economic activities, transport and communication system. However, land is an asset of a finite magnitude therefore it is important to use the available and for various purposes with careful planning. India has land under a variety of relief feature, namely; mountains, plateaus, plains and islands. About 43% of land area is plain , which provides facilities for agriculture and industry. Mountains account for 30% of the total surface area of the country perennial flow of some rivers, provide facilities for tourism and ecological aspects. About 27% of the area of the country is the plateau region, it possesses a rich reserves of mineral fossil fuels and forest.
i. The swords given above relates to which of the following options
a) Minerals
b)Land resources.
c) Renewable resources.
d) human resources.
ii. Land resources supports which of the following?
a) Human life
b) Economic activities
c) vegetation
d) all of the above
iii. About 43% of the land area is under which relief feature.
a) mountains
b) plateaus.
c) plains.
d) island.
iv. Identify the percentage of land areas which belongs to different relief features.
Code
a) A-3, B-1, C-2
b) A-3, B-2, C-1
c) A-1, B-2, C-3
d) A-2, B-1, C-3
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25. Federalism is system of government in which the power is divided between a central authority and various constituent units of the country. Usually, a federalism has two levels of government.what is the government for the entire country that is usually responsible for a few subject of common National interest. The others are governments at the level of provinces or states that look after much of the day today administering of their states.Both the government are separately answerable to the people.
Some of the key features of federalism:
1. There are two or more levels or tiers of government.
2.different types of government govern the same situation but each tier has its own jurisdiction in specific matter of legislation,
taxation and administration.
3.the jurisdiction of the respective levels of government are specified in the constitution. Show the existence and authority of each tier of government is constitutionally guaranteed.
4.the fundamental provision of the Constitution cannot be you need it really changed by 1 level of government. Such changes required the consent of both the levels of government.
5.courts have the power to interpret the constitution and the powers of different levels of government.the highest court at as an empire if disputes arise between different levels of government in the exercise of their powers.
i. What is the inherent significance of the term federalism?
a) it establishes democracy
b) it promotes liberalism
c) it divides power between a central authority and state level authority.
d) all of the above
ii. In federalism different tier of government govern the same people but each tier has its own ..........in legislation, taxation, administration.
a) Jurisdiction
b) legislation.
c) law
d) constitution
iii.The existence and authority of each tier of government and federalism is
a) protected by the government itself
b) conserved as necessary rule.
c) constitutionally guaranteed
d) none of the above.
iv.who has the ultimate power to interpret the constitution regarding the power of different level of government.
a) High Court
b) Supreme Court
c) parliament
d) both (a) and (b).
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Activities that are undertaken by directly using natural resources. Take, for example, the cultivation of cotton. It take place within a crop season.for the growth of the cotton plant we depend mainly but not entirely on natural factors like rainfall, sunshine and climate. The product of this activity cotton is a natural product. Similarly, in the case of an activity like dairy we are dependent on the biological process of the animals and availability of fodder etc. The the product here milk also is a natural product.when we produce a good by exporting natural resources it is activity of the primary sector. Why primary? This is because it forms the base for all other products that we subsequently make. Since most of the natural products we get from agriculture dairy,
fishing, forestry, this sector is also called agriculture and related sector.
i.the source given about relates to which of the following option
a) tertiary sector
b) secondary sector
c) agriculture sector.
d) none of the above
ii. when we produce a good by exploiting natural resources, it is an activity of
a) secondary sector
b) tertiary sector
c) quaternary sector
d) primary sector.
iii. Most of the natural product we get are from
a) agriculture
b) dairy
c) fishing
d) all of these
iv. The other name of primary sector is........
a) service sector
b) labour sector
c) agriculture and related sector
d) quinary sector.
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