Time :2 hours

CBSE
Maximum Marks : 60
CLASS : X

MODULE EXAM
SOCIAL SCIENCE
SECTION - A
Answer all questions from 1 to 15. Each question carries 1 score. ( 15 × 1 = 15 )
1. The Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act was implemented in … … …. with various provisions for protecting habitats.
(a) 1972 (b) 1975 (c) 1971 (d) 1974
2. ……….. has the largest area under permanent forests, constituting 75 per cent of its total forest area.
a) Orissa b) Madhya Pradesh c) Chhattisgarh d) Assam
3. In which year "Project Tiger", one of the well publicised wildlife campaigns in the world, was launched?
a) 1980 b) 1978 (c) 1985 d) 1973
4. What may be developed for one may person be?
a)development for the other b) Less development for the other
c) Destructive for the other d) None of the above
5. Which of the following is an important factor on which our life depends is
a)money b)food c) Games d) none of the above
6. ----------------------- is the total income of the country divided by its total population?
a)per capita income b) Gross income
c) Net income d) Total income
7. What was the most powerful weapon of the Spanish conquerors?
a) Guns b) Germs such as smallpox
c) Swords d) Horses
8. Why were America's original inhabitants vulnerable to diseases from Europe?
a) Lack of immunity b) Poor healthcare
c) Malnutrition d) Weak military
9. What crop improved the diet and lifespan of Europe's poor?
a) Wheat b) Potato
c) Corn d) Rice
10. Narmada Bachao Andolan is a Non-governmental Organisation (NGO) that mobilised tribal people, farmers,
environmentalists and human rights activists against the … … … … dam being built across the river Narmada.
a) Sardar Sarovar b) Tehri dam
c) Nagarjuna Sagar Dam d) Bhakra Nangal Dam
11. Koyna Dam is one of the largest dams located in … … …
a) Uttar Pradesh b) Himachal Pradesh
c) Rajasthan d) Maharashtra
12. Rihand Dam is located on river Rihand, a tributary of … … … … … .
a) Sutlej river b) Son river
c) Godavari river d) Brahmaputra river
13. The Krishna-Godavari dispute is due to the objections raised by the Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh Governments
regarding the diversion of more water at Koyna by the … …. Government for a multipurpose project.
a) Tamil Nadu b) Madhya Pradesh
c) Maharashtra d) Kerala
14. In Phalodi and Barmer, almost all the houses traditionally had underground tanks or tankas for storing drinking
water. Barmer and Phalodi are located in … … . . .
a) Gujarat b) Himachal Pradesh
c) Uttarakhand d) Rajasthan
15. A 200-year-old system of tapping stream and spring water by using bamboo pipes is prevalent in the state of … …
a) Meghalaya b) Tripura
c) Assam d) Arunachal Pradesh
SECTION - B
Answer all questions from 16 to 20. Each question carries 2 scores. ( 5 × 2 = 10 )
16. What is biodiversity?
17. Write a short note on national development?
18. What is silk route?
19. What is hydrological cycle
20. What is water scarcity
SECTION - C
Answer all questions from 21 to 24. Each question carries 3 scores. ( 4 × 3 = 12 )
21. What is human development index? Explain its indicators.
22. What is project tiger? What was the objectives of this project?
23. How did food travel from one country to another? Give some examples
24. Why were the multipurpose river projects considered as temples of modem India by Jawaharlal Nehru?
Answer all questions from 25 to 26. Each question carries 4 scores. ( 2 × 4 = 8 )
Case based questions
25. Read the following passage and answer the questions:

RAINWATER HARVESTING

Many thought that given the disadvantages and rising resistance against the multi-purpose projects, water
harvesting system was a viable alternative, both socio-economically and environmentally. In ancient India, along
with the sophisticated hydraulic structures, there existed an extraordinary tradition of water harvesting system.
People had in-depth knowledge of rainfall regimes and soil types and developed wide ranging techniques to
harvest rainwater, groundwater, river water and flood water in keeping with the local ecological conditions and
their water needs. In hill and mountainous regions, people built diversion channels like the „guls‟ or „kuls‟ of the
Western Himalayas for agriculture. „Rooftop rainwater harvesting‟ was commonly practised to store drinking
water, particularly in Rajasthan. In the flood plains of Bengal, people developed inundation channels to irrigate
their fields. In arid and semi-arid regions, agricultural fields were converted into rain fed storage structures that
allowed the water to stand and moisten the soil like the „Khadins‟ in Jaisalmer and „Johads‟ in other parts of
Rajasthan.
a) Describe the process of „rooftop rainwater harvesting‟?
b) Mention any two methods adopted by ancient India for water conservation.
26. Read the source given below and answer the questions that follow:
Irrigation has also changed the cropping pattern of many regions with farmers shifting to water intensive and
commercial crops. This has great ecological consequences like Stalinization of soil.At the same time, it has
transformed the social landscape for e.g.; increasing the social gap between the richer land owners and landless
poor. As a result, we can see, the dams did create conflicts between people wanting different uses and benefits
from the same water resources. In Gujarat, the Sabarmati basin farmers were agitated and almost caused a riot
over the higher priority given to water supply in Urban areas, particularly during droughts. Inter-state water
disputes were also becoming common with regard to sharing the costs and benefits of multi-purpose projects.
a) How did cropping pattern change by irrigation?
b) Analyse the statement “Dams created conflict between people.”
Answer all questions from 27 to 29. Each question carries 5 scores. ( 3 × 5 = 15 )
27. Write a note on good practices towards conserving forest and wildlife. Write four steps taken by government for
conservation of wildlife.
28. On what basis are the developmental goals determined by different people? Give one example to prove that
development for one may cause harm to others. Explain common, different and conflicting goals by giving a
suitable examples.
29. What is the situation regarding water scarcity in post independent India?