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 Series ARSP/10 Set ~ 10
Roll No. Q.P Code 15/10/10
Candidates must write the Q.P Code
on the title page of the answer-book.

 Please check that this question paper contains 07 printed pages.

 Q.P. Code given on the right hand side of the question paper should be written
on the title page of the answer-book by the candidate.
 Please check that this question paper
ontains
c 37 qustions.
 Please write down the serial number of the question in the answer-book
before attempting it.
 15 Minute times has been allotted to read this question paper. The question
paper will be distributed at 10:15 a.m. From 10.15 a.m to 10.30 a.m, the students
will read the question paper only and will not write any answer on the answer –
book during this period.

Social Science

Time allowed: 3 hours Maximum Marks: 80

General Instructions:

1. Question paper comprises Six Sections – A, B, C, D, E and F. There are 37 questions in the question paper. All

questions are compulsory.

2. Section A – From question 1 to 20 are MCQs of 1 mark each.

3. Section B – Question no. 21 to 24 are Very Short Answer Type Questions, carrying 2 marks each. Answer to each

question should not exceed 40 words.

4. Section C contains Q.25to Q.29 are Short Answer Type Questions, carrying 3 marks each. Answer to each

question should not exceed 60 words.

5. Section D – Question no. 30 to 33 are long answer type questions, carrying 5 marks each. Answer to each question

should not exceed 120 words.

6. Section-E - Questions no from 34 to 36 are case based questions with three sub questions and are of 4 marks each.

7. Section F – Question no. 37 is map based, carrying 5 marks with two parts, 37a from History (2 marks) and 37b

from Geography (3 marks).

8. 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.

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

10. Note: CBQ stands for “Competency Based Question”. 50% weightage allocated for competency-based questions.

Section A
1. Who was one of the most important of the politically active women in revolutionary France? [1]

a) Marianne b) Marie Antoinette

c) Olympe de Gouges d) Germania

2. Which sector is the most labour the absorbing sector of the economy? [1]

a) Service b) Agriculture

c) Secondary d) Manufacturing
3. Read the following data on Estimates of Poverty in India and select the appropriate option from the following. [1]

Poverty Ratio (%) Number of poor (in millions)

Year Rural Urban Total Rural Urban Combined

1993-94 507 32 45 329 75 404

 2004-05 42 26 37 326 81 407

2009-10 34 21 30 278 76 355

2011-12 26 14 22 217 53 270

[Source: Economic Survey 2017-18]

The poverty ratio declined between 1993–94 and 2004–05, yet the number of poor remains at about ________.

a) 407 million b) 355 million

c) 404 million d) 270 million

4. Read the statements and choose the correct answer. [1]
A. The President appoints the leader of the majority party or the coalition as the Prime Minister.
B. If no party or alliance wins majority that he/she can appoint person of his/her choice as the Prime Minister.

a) Both A and B are false b) Both A and B are true

c) A is false but B is true d) A is true but B is false

5. When the youth with matriculation, graduation and post graduation degrees are not able to find job it is called as [1]
________.

a) Educated unemployment b) Structural unemployment

c) Disguised unemployment d) Seasonal unemployment

6. When was Comintern formed? [1]

a) 1971 b) 1919

c) 1933 d) 1918
7. Assertion (A): The Northern Plains is primarily an agricultural belt. [1]
Reason (R): The Northern Plains have a thick soil cover composed of fine silt or alluvium brought down by the
Himalayan rivers.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

8. The economic crisis created deep anxieties and fears in people. The middle classes, especially salaried [1]
employees and pensioners, saw their savings diminish when the currency lost its value. Small businessmen, the
self-employed and retailers suffered as their businesses got ruined. These sections of society were filled with the
fear of proletarianisation. Explain proletarianisation.

a) To become impoverished to the level of b) To become impoverished to the level of

working classes peasent classes

c) To become impoverished to the level of d) To become wealthy to the level of nobility

clergy classes classes
9. Which of the following state is associated with Kaal Baisakhi? [1]

a) Tamil Nadu b) Karnataka

c) Haryana d) West Bengal

10. On the given map of France, A is a place that is the namesake of the French national anthem. Identify it from the [1]
 following options.

a) Nantes b) Paris

c) Marseillaise d) Bastille
11. Which of the following is true with reference to ‘Right to Freedom of Religion’ ? [1]
A. Every person has a right to profess and propagate the religion he/she believes in.
B. All are free to sacrifice animals as offerings to supernatural forces or gods.

a) Both A and B are true b) A is true but B is false

c) A is false but B is true d) Both A and B are false

12. Economic activities have been divided into which of the two parts? [1]

a) Service and Secondary activities b) Primary and Secondary activities

c) Market and non-market activities d) Production and non- production activities

13. Arrange the following states in increasing order of the amount of rain received by them: [1]
i. Karnataka
ii. Madhya Pradesh
iii. Maharashtra
iv. Kerala

a) ii, iii, i, iv b) ii, i, iv, iii

c) iv, iii, ii, i d) i, iii, iv, ii

14. Analyse the information and name the event in Russian history: [1]
i. On 9th January 1905 a mass of peaceful workers with their wives and children was fired at St. Petersburg
while on its way to the Winter Palace to present a petition to the Tsar.
ii. More than a hundred workers were killed and about 300 were wounded.

a) Bloody Sunday b) The Great Depression

c) Winter Palace Massacre d) Subsistence Crises

15. Which of the following was not part of the three important food intervention programmers introduced by the [1]
government?

a) PAP b) PDS
 c) ICDS d) FFW
16. Shyamlal is a farmer and is engaged in the cultivation of sugarcane. When the sugarcane is harvested all his [1]
production of sugarcane is transported to Ramlal who is a factory owner. In the factory, the sugarcane is
converted into jaggery and transported to market for the sale to consumers. Based on the above case, identify the
sector in which Ramlal is engaged.

a) All of these b) Primary sector

c) Secondary sector d) Tertiary sector

17. In which of the following countries did poverty actually rise from 1981 to 2001? [1]

a) India b) Sub Saharan Africa

c) Australia d) Latin America

18. Which one of the following is the Standard Meridian of India? [1]

a) 82 degree 30' North b) 82 degree 30' East

c) 82 degree 30' West d) 82 degree 30' South

19. In which region of the world poverty has risen up? [1]

a) Australia b) Europe

c) Sub Saharan Africa d) Asia

20. Analyze the given information and choose which group is the information talking about: [1]
They were the group of those people who wanted a nation that tolerated all religions. They wanted individual
rights for the citizens and an elected parliament. They were not in favour of giving women the right to vote and
they wanted only men with property to vote.

a) Radicals b) Democrates

c) Liberals d) Conservatives
Section B
21. Explain the two types of states found in India before 1947. [2]
22. What does PMRY stand for? Also mention its aim. [2]
OR
Describe the status of poverty during the early independence period?
23. How is the food requirement estimated in poverty line? [2]
24. Explain the main processes of change of population. [2]
Section C
25. Mention any five values which are associated with the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen. [3]
26. How has the Indian Constitution embodied the basic values into institutional arrangements? Explain. [3]
OR
“The Constituent Assembly worked in a systematic, open and consensual manner". Mention any three values that are
depicted by the Constituent Assembly.
27. What are the financial powers of President? [3]
28. Can you illustrate any three points of significance of Rights? [3]
29. Which capital would you consider the best — land, labour, physical capital and human capital? Why? [3]
Section D
30. Explain the ideology of the three power groups present in Russian society, i.e. the liberals, the radicals, and the [5]
conversations.
OR
How were socialist parties formed in various parts of the world?
31. Explain the National River Conservation Plan. [5]
OR
Explain the use of salt water lakes in India with particular reference to Sambhar and Chilka lakes.
32. What were impacts of famine of Bengal in 1943? [5]
OR
"The Cooperatives are also playing an important role in food security in the South-Western part of India". Explain.
33. How the system of declaration is made the Election process more sound and informative? [5]
OR
Describe any five unfair means practices which are adopted during elections.
Section E
34. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4]
‘In an era when the earth is gradually being divided up among states, some of which embrace almost entire
continents, we cannot speak of a world power in connection with a formation whose political mother country is
limited to the absurd area of five hundred kilometers.’ Hitler, Mein Kampf.
i. What was Nazi ideology was synonymous with? (1)
ii. Nazism was a system. Explain. (1)
iii. Infer Hitler’s imperial ambition. (2)
35. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4]
The Western Ghats and the Eastern Ghats mark the western and the eastern edges of the Deccan Plateau
respectively. The Western Ghats lie parallel to the western coast. They are continuous and can be crossed
through passes only. The Western Ghats are higher than the Eastern Ghats. Their average elevation is 900–1600
metres as against 600 metres of the Eastern Ghats. The Eastern Ghats stretch from the Mahanadi Valley to the
Nigiris in the south. The Eastern Ghats are discontinuous and irregular and dissected by rivers draining into the
Bay of Bengal. The Western Ghats cause orographic rain by facing the rain-bearing moist winds to rise along the
western slopes of the Ghats. The Western Ghats are known by different local names. The height of the Western
Ghats progressively increases from north to south. The highest peaks include the Anai Mudi and the Doda Betta.
Mahendragiri is the highest peak in the Eastern Ghats. Shevroy Hills and the Javadi Hills are located to the
southeast of the Eastern Ghats. The famous hill stations of Udagamandalam, popularly known as Ooty and the
Kodaikanal are located here. One of the distinct features of the Peninsular plateau is the black soil area known as
Deccan Trap. This is of volcanic origin, hence, the rocks are igneous. Actually, these rocks have denuded over
time and are responsible for the formation of black soil. The Aravali Hills lie on the western and northwestern
margins of the Peninsular plateau. These are highly eroded hills and are found as broken hills. They extend from
Gujarat to Delhi in a southwest-northeast direction.
i. The Eastern Ghats or the Western Ghats, which one has a higher average height? (1)
ii. In the Western Ghats, which peak is the highest? (1)
iii. What do you know about the distinctive Deccan Trap features of the peninsular plateau? Give any two
points. (2)
36. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4]
 The most common form that democracy takes in our times is that of representative democracy. In the countries
we call democracy, all the people do not rule. A majority is allowed to take decisions on behalf of all the people.
Even the majority does not rule directly. The majority of people rule through their elected representatives. This
becomes necessary because:
a. Modern democracies involve such a large number of people that it is physically impossible for them to sit
together and take a collective decision.
b. Even if they could, the citizen does not have the time, the desire or the skills to take part in all the decisions.
A democratic decision involves consultation with and consent of all those who are affected by that decision.
Those who are not powerful have the same say in taking the decision as those who are powerful. This can apply
to a government or a family or any other organisation. Thus democracy is also a principle that can be applied to
any sphere of life. It enables us to judge an existing democracy and identify its weaknesses. It helps us to
distinguish between a minimal democracy and a good democracy. The most common form of democracy in
today’s world is ruled through people’s elected representatives. But if the community is small, there can be other
ways of making democratic decisions. All people can sit together and take decisions directly. This is how Gram
Sabha should work in a village. No country is a perfect democracy. Every democracy has to try to realise the
ideals of democratic decision-making. This cannot be achieved once and for all. This requires a constant effort to
save and strengthen democratic forms of decision-making. What we do as citizens can make a difference to
making our country more or less democratic. This is the strength and the weakness of democracy: the fate of the
country depends not just on what the rulers do, but mainly on what we, as citizens, do. This is what
distinguished democracy from other governments. Other forms of government like monarchy, dictatorship or
one-party rule do not require all citizens to take part in politics. In fact most non-democratic governments would
like citizens not to take part in politics. But democracy depends on active political participation by all the
citizens. That is why a study of democracy must focus on democratic politics.
i. What is the basic sense behind a method of taking decisions in democracy? (1)
ii. Why modem democracies are representative democracies? (1)
iii. In the Indian political system, give an example of direct democracy. (2)
Section F
37. i. Two places A and B have been marked on the given outline map of the world. Identify them and write their [5]
correct names on the lines drawn near them
A. The Northernmost epicentre of the main panic movement.
B. Territories under German expansion.
ii. On the outline map of India locate and label ANY THREE of the following with suitable Symbols.
a. Chilika - Lakes
b. Simlipal - National Park
c. Sariska - Wild Life Sanctuaries
d. K2 - Mountain Peaks