CBSE
PRE BOARDS (1) 2020-2021
CLASS: X MAX MARKS:80
SUB: SOCIAL STUDIES TIME:3 HOURS
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General Instructions:
Question paper comprises five Sections – A, B, C, D and E. There are 32 questions in the question paper. All questions are compulsory.
Section A – Question no. 1 to 16 are Objective Type Questions of 1 mark each.
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.
Section C – Question no. 23 to 26 are source based questions, carrying 4 marks each.
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.
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).
There is no overall choice in the question paper. However, an internal choice has been provided in few questions. Only one of the choices in such questions have to be attempted.
In addition to this, separate instructions are given with each section and question, wherever necessary.
SECTION - A (1 x 16 = 16) OBJECTIVE TYPES QUESTIONS
The challenge of organise independent and justified election
The challenge of forming the government from military and keeping it free from bias.
Challenge to giving women equal rights in decision making rules
The challenge of bringing undue control and influence on the democracy of the rich to a minimum level.
When conservative regimes were restored to power, many liberal minded people went underground because of the fear of ________.
OR
___________were the most serious nationalist tension in Europe after 1871.
What are MNCs?
OR
What is the monopoly of trade?
What do you understand by the term ‘Affidavit’?
Which one of the following is not true regarding Romanticism and National feeling in Europe?
It was a cultural movement which sought to develop a particular form of nationalist sentiment.
The romantic artists and poets generally did not criticized the glorification of science and reasons
It focused on emotions and mystical feelings
Its effort was to create a sense of collective heritage
India, is the largest exporter of Jute after______________
Which one of the following is true regarding how the new artists depicted liberty during the French Revolution?
As a female figure with a torch of enlightenment in one hand and the Charter of Rights of Man in the other hand
Blindfold woman carrying a pair of weighing scales.
The gold red and black tricolour
Rays of the rising sun
BMI stands for _______________________________
When power is taken away from central and state governments and given to local government, it is called
(a) Distribution (b) Centralisation
(c)Reorganization (d)Decentralization
Arrange the following in the correct sequence
Champaran Satyagraha
Kheda Satyagraha
Ahmedabad Satyagraha
Rowlatt Act
(a) i, ii, iii, iv (b) iv, iii, ii, i
(c) i, iii, ii, iv (d) iv, i, ii, iii
In the question given below, there are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R).
Read the statements
and choose the correct option:
Assertion (A) : Suppose the literacy rate in a state is 78% and the net attendance ratio in secondary stage is 47%.
Reason (R) : More than half of the students are going to other states for elementary education.
Both assertion and reason are true, and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
Both assertion and reason are true, but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
Assertion is true, but reason is false.
Both assertion and reason are false.
Which subjects fall under the Concurrent List?
( a) Agriculture ( b) Defence ( c) Marriage (d) Police
The Constitutional status for local government has helped to _______democracy in the country.
OR
Subjects of common interest to both the Union and State governments are in ____________ list.
Kerala has a low Infant Mortality Rate because___________.
A. Provision of basic health facilities
B. Provision of basic educational facilities
C. Functions of Public Distribution System
D. All the above
16.
The largest producing sector in 1970-71 is
Primary sector
Tertiary sector
Secondary sector
Primary and Secondary both
SECTION B (3X6=18)
Explain any three key features of federalism.
How does the Reserve Bank of India supervise the functioning of banks? Why is this necessary.
How does money solve the problem of double coincidence of wants? Explain.
.“Industrialization and urbanisation go hand in hand.” Validate the statement.
OR
“Agriculture and industry are complimentary to each other.” Support the statement with three examples.
What is meant by national parties? State the criteria for recognizing a party as national and state party.
How was Italy unified? Explain
OR
What is soil erosion? Suggest measures to stop soil erosion.
Read the extract and answer the questions that follows(
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, newspapers, 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. 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.
23.1 Define trade.
23.2-Why is there a need to interlink with the world?
23.2-Infer the importance of means of transportation and communication for socio- economic progress?
23.3- How does trade strengthen the economy of a country?
24.Read the source given below and answer the following questions-
Ever since humans appeared on the earth, they have used different means of communication. India has one of the largest telecom networks in Asia. Excluding urban places more than two-thirds of the villages in India have already been covered with Subscriber Trunk Dialling (STD) telephone facility.
In order to strengthen the flow of information from the grassroot to the higher level, the government has made special provision to extend twenty-four hours STD facility to every village in the country. There is a uniform rate of STD facilities all over India. It has been made possible by integrating the development in space technology with communication technology. Mass communication provides entertainment and creates awareness among people about various national programmes and policies.
It includes radio, television, newspapers, magazines, books and films. All India Radio (Akashwani) broadcasts a variety of programmes in national, regional and local languages for various categories of people, spread over different parts of the country. Tourism in India has grown substantially over the last three decades. More than 15 million people are directly engaged in the tourism industry.
Tourism also promotes national integration, provides support to local handicrafts and cultural pursuits. It also helps in the development of international understanding about our culture and heritage. Foreign tourists visit India for heritage tourism, eco-tourism, adventure tourism, cultural tourism, medical tourism and business tourism.
24.1 Give any two advantages of tourism.
24.2 Evaluate the role of telecom industry in today’s fast-moving world.
24.3 What is the significance of Mass communication?
24.4 Why do foreign tourists visit India?
25. Read the source and answer the following.
In 1930, Sir Muhammad Iqbal, as president of the Muslim league, reiterated the importance of separate electorates for the Muslim as an important safeguard for their minority political interests. His statement is supposed to have provided the intellectual justification for the Pakistan demand that came up in subsequent years .This is what he said” I have no hesitation in declaring that if the principal that the Indian Muslim is entitled to full and free development on the lines of its own culture and tradition in its own Indian home-lands is recognized as the basis of a permanent communal settlement, he will be ready to stake his all for the freedom of India. The principle that each group is entitled to free development on its own lines isn’t inspired by any feeling of narrow communalism…A community which is inspired by feelings of ill -will towards other communities is low and ignoble. I entertain the highest respect for the customs, laws, religions and social institutions of other communities. nay ,it is my duty according to the teachings of the Quran, even to defend their places of worship. if need be. Yet I love the communal group which is the source of life and behavior and which has formed me what I am by giving me its religion ,it's literature, it's thoughts, it's culture and thereby it's whole past as a living operative factor in my present consciousness…” Communalism in it's higher aspects, than, is indispensable to the formation of a harmonious whole in a country like India. The units of Indian society are not territorial as in European countries… the principle of European democracy cannot be applied to India without recognizing the fact of communal groups. The Muslim demand for the creation of a Muslim India within India is, therefore, perfectly justified ...”the Hindu thinks that separate electorates are contrary to the spirit of true nationalism ,because he understands the word” nation” to a mean a kind of universal amalgamation in which no communal entity ought to retain its private individuality. Such a state of things, however, does not exist. India is a land of racial and religious variety. Add to this the general economic inferiority of the Muslims, there enormous depth, especially in the Punjab, and their insufficient majorities in some of the provinces, as at present constituted and you will begin to see clearly the meaning of our anxiety to retain separate electorates.
Answer the following MCQs by choosing the most appropriate option
25.1 When did Muhammad Ali became the president of all India Muslim league?
a) 1930 b)1931 c)1932 d)1933
25.2 Which among the following statements justify the demand for separate electorates by the Muslim league?
A) Communalism in its higher aspect, then, is indispensable to the formation of a harmonious whole in a country like India.
B) The units of Indian society are not territorial as in European countries.
C)The principal of European democracy can be applied to India with recognizing the fact of communal groups.
D) both a and b.
25.3 Which of the following was /were of the territories during British India?
a)British India b)princely states c) governor general territories d) both a and b
25.4 What is nation as per the given source?
A)A kind of universal amalgamation.
B) Communal entity ought to retain.
C) It is a private choice.
D) A line of social and religious variety.
26.Read the following source and answer the following questions
In recent years, people have tried out some newer ways of providing loans to the poor. The idea is to organize ruler poor ,in particular woman, into small Self-Help Groups(SHG's )and pool (collect) their savings. A typical SHG has 15 to 20 members, usually belonging to one neighborhood, who meet and save regularly .Saving per month varies from rupees 25 to 100, or more depending on the ability of the people to save. Members can take small loans from the group itself to meet their needs. The group charges interest on these loans but this is still less than what the money lender charges. After a year or two ,if the group is regular in savings it becomes eligible for availing loan from the bank.
Answer the following MCQs by choosing the most appropriate option
26.1Which of the following statements is correct self help groups?
A)Self help groups help borrowers overcome the problem of lack of collateral.
B) The self help groups are the building blocks of organization of the ruler poor.
C)The SHG is the group which is not responsible for the repayment of the loan.
D) Both a and b
26.2Which among the following is the basic idea behind the self help group for poor?
A) help to reduce the functioning of informal sectors of credit.
B)Help to reduce the functioning of formal sectors of credit.
C)Help the men to become self retiant.
D)Organize urban poor people particularly women.
26.3Which of the following options signifies the definition of a Self-Help Groups?
A)It is the small group of 15 to 20 members.
B)It is mostly active in rural areas especially women for the improvement of their economic and social conditions.
C)It is able to create self-employment opportunities for the members.
D)All of the above.
26.4Which of the following is the reason for the banks willing to provide credit to the self-help groups without collateral?
A)Self help groups used to be regular in saving.
B)The group decides the loan activities and any case of non-repayment of the loan is taken seriously by the group members.
C)This group helps the poor ruler woman to become economically self-reliant and women empowerment.
D)All of the above.
SECTION - C (5 x 6 = 30)
.Explain the challenges faced by Indian democracy while holding free and fair elections.
OR
Why does the exact balance of power between the central and the state governments vary from one federation to another? Explain with two examples.
28. Distinguish between Intensive Subsistence Farming and Commercial Farming
OR
Explain the significance of the Tertiary sector.
29.What were the developments that led to the launching of the Civil Disobedience Movement?
OR
Why was the Khilafat Movement supported by Gandhiji in 1919? What was his main aim?
30. What is resource planning? Why is resource planning essential? Explain the three steps involved in the resource planning in India.
31. “Tourism as a Trade” Justify the statement with five appropriate points.
OR
Why the importance of road transport vis-à-vis rail transport is growing in India?
SECTION - D MAP WORK (2 + 4 = 6)
32. (A) History Map: Label and locate the following on the outline political map of India:
The place where Gandhiji broke salt law.
The place associated with the Jallianwalla Bagh tragedy.
Geography Map:
Locate and label ANY FOUR of the following with appropriate symbols on the same given
outline political map of India:
i)Paradip Sea port
ii. Pune software technology park
iii. Rajiv Gandhi International Airport
iv)Bhilai Iron and Steel Plant
v)Namrup Thermal Power Station
vi) An area of black soil
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