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SOCIAL SCIENCE

Time Allowed: 3 hours Maximum Marks:80

General Instructions:
1. This question Paper has 5 Section A-F.
2. Section A has 20 MCQs carrying 01 mark each.
3. Section B has 4 questions carrying 02 marks each.
4. Section C has 5questions carrying 0. Marks each.
5. Section D has 4 questions carrying 05 marks each.
6. Section E has 3 case-based questions of assessment 04 marks each.
7. Section F has map skilled based question of 05 marks.
8. All the questions are mandatory to attempt.

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 SECTION-A
Section A consists of 20 questions of 1 mark each

1. When was the Paperback editions of books introduced?

(A) The onset of the Great Depression
(B) After the First World War
(C) After the Second World War
(D) After the 1857 revolution

2. What does the picture signify?

(A) Bharat Mata is portrayed being calm, composed, divine and spiritual in an ascetic figure.
(B) Bharat Mata is shown as dispensing learning, food and clothing.
(C) Bharat Mata is portrayed as a symbol of power and authority.
(D) Both (A) and (B)

3. Consider statements given below and choose the correct answer.

Statement I: Many of our common foods like potatoes, soya, groundnuts, maize, tomatoes, chillies, sweet
potatoes, etc., were known to our ancestors.
Statement II: Christopher Columbus accidentally discovered the vast continent that is known as the America.
(A) Statement I is correct but statement II is incorrect.
(B) Statement I is incorrect but statement II is correct.
(C) Both statements I and II are incorrect.
(D) Both statements I and II are correct.

4. Arrange the following incidents in the correct sequence.

(i) Khilafat Movement
(ii) First World War
(iii) Civil Disobedience Movement
(iv) Non-Cooperation Movement
(A) (ii), (i), (iv), (iii) (B) (iii), (iv), (i), (ii)
(C) (iv), (i), (ii), (iii) (D) (iii), (iv), (ii), (i)

5. Chotanagpur plateau is considered as a storehouse of minerals because

(i) Over 50 % of manganese in India is found in this region.
(ii) Almost half of the mica in India is found here.
(iii) Almost 90 % of gold in India is found here.
(iv) The region is rich in coal.
(A) (i), (ii) and (iii) (B) (i) and (ii)
(C) (i), (ii) and (iv) (D) (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)

6. Periyar forest reserve in Kerala is famous for conservation of

(A) Black buck
(B) Asiatic lion
(C) Tiger
(D) Leopard
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7. Complete the following table with the options given below:
Cropping Season One Example
Kharif Crop
(A)-? (B)-?
A B
(A) Summer Wheat
(B) Winter Wheat
(C) Monsoon Rice
(D) Monsoon Mustard

8. Two statements are marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Mark your answer as per the codes given below.
Assertion (A): After its Independence, Sri Lanka witnessed the supremacy of the Sinhala community.
Reason (R): Both Belgium and Sri Lanka have democracy and they have to deal with their problems in a similar
way.
(A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(B) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(C) A is correct but R is incorrect.
(D) A is incorrect but R is correct.

9. Select the following subjects which are included in the Union List.
(i) Education
(ii) Commerce
(iii) Computer software
(iv) Banking
(A) (i) and (iv) only
(B) (iii) only
(C) (i), (ii) and (iii) only
(D) (iv) only

10. Choose the incorrect option:

Studies on political and social inequalities in democracy show that:
(A) Democracy is not a guarantee of economic development.
(B) Inequalities exist in democracy.
(C) Inequalities exist under dictatorship.
(D) Dictatorship is better than democracy.

11. Match the following columns and select the correct option.
Column-I Column-II
(a) Indian National Congress (i) Deendayal Upadhyaya
(b) Bharatiya Janata Party (ii) Kanshi Ram
(c) Bahujan Samaj Party (iii) Jawaharlal Nehru
(d) All India Trinamool Congress (iv) Mamata Banerjee
(A) (a)-(ii); (b)-(iii); (c)-(i); (d)-(iv)
(B) (a)-(iv); (b)-(i); (c)-(iii); (d)-(ii)
(C) (a)-(ii); (b)-(iii); (c)-(iv); (d)-(i)
(D) (a)-(iii); (b)-(i); (c)-(ii); (d)-(iv)

12. According to "Sexual Divison of Labour" in most families, boys and girls are brought up to believe that the main
responsibility of women is________
(A) interference in business
(B) housework and raising up children
(C) studying and doing job
(D) managing property

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13. There are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Mark your answer as per the codes given
below.
Assertion (A): Democracy is accountable to the citizens and responsive to the needs and expectations of the
citizens.
Reason (R): Democracy's ability to generate its support is itself an outcome that cannot be ignored.
(A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(B) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(C) A is correct but R is wrong.
(D) A is wrong but R is correct.

14. Which of the following options represents the means through which the government gets to know about its
citizens?
(i) Voter Identity Cards
(ii) Aadhar Card
(iii) Passport
(iv) Pan Card
(A) (i) and (ii) only
(B) (i), (ii) and (iii) only
(C) (ii) and (iv) only
(D) (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)

15. What does the given picture signify?

(A) Gram Panchayat

(B) Get together of village women
(C) Women's SHG meeting
(D) Meeting of Cooperative society

16. What is GDP?

(A) It is the total value of all the goods and services produced during a particular year.
(B) It is the total value of all final goods and services produced during a particular year.
(C) It is the total value of all intermediate goods and services produced during a particular year.
(D) It is the total value of all intermediate and final goods and services produced during a particular year.

17. Match the following columns and choose the correct option.
Problems faced by farming sector Some possible measures
(a) Unirrigated land (i) Setting up agro-based mills
(b) Low prices for crops (ii) Procurement of food grains by the government.
(c) Debt burden (iii) Construction of canals by the government
(d) No job in the off season (iv) Banks to provide credit with low interest.
(A) (a)-(iii); (b)-(ii); (c)-(i); (d)-(iv)
(B) (a)-(iii); (b)-(ii); (c)-(iv); (d)-(i)
(C) (a)-(i); (b)-(iii); (c)-(ii); (d)-(iv)
(D) (a)-(iv); (b)-(iii); (c)-(ii); (d)-(i)
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18. The caste system in Modern India has undergone with which great changes?
(A) Fundamental
(B) Socio-economic
(C) Cultural
(D) Professional

19. Which of the following is not a positive impact of globalisation?

(A) Increased foreign investment
(B) Increased imbalance in development
(C) Increased GDP
(D) Increased productivity

20. Farmers of Maharashtra decided not to sell sugarcane to a particular sugar mill. The mill will have to shut down.
Which of the following sectors are affected due to the refusal of farmers to sell their sugarcane?
(A) Primary and secondary
(B) Secondary and tertiary
(C) Primary, secondary and tertiary
(D) Primary and tertiary

SECTION-B
Section B consists of 4 questions of 2 marks each.

21. Give one point of similarity and one point of difference between magnetite and hematite.

22. (A) Examine the role of missionaries in the growth of the press in India.
OR
(B) How printing revolution help in connecting the various nationalist communities in different parts of India?

23. How candidates for contesting elections are chosen in the USA and India?

24. Manav needs a loan to set up a small business. On what basis, will Manav decide whether to borrow from the bank
or the moneylender? Discuss.

SECTION-C
Section C consists of 5 questions of 3 marks each.

25. Describe the historical event that Hubner is referring to, in the given image.

27. (A) How are the three sectors of the economy different from each other? Where are most of the people employed?
OR
(B) Explain the interdependence of all three economic sectors giving examples from the transportation system.

27. "Attempts at forced integration often sow the seeds of disintegration". Support the statement with suitable
arguments.

28. "Secularism is not an ideology of some political parties, but it is one of the foundations of our country." Examine
the statement.

29. Analyse the role of the manufacturing sector in the economic development of India.

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 SECTION-D
Section D consists of 4 questions of 5 marks each.

30. (A) Describe the process of Unification of: (a) Germany (b) Italy.
OR
(B) Critically examine the achievements of Napoleon.

31. (A) Explain the different methods of controlling soil erosion.

OR
(B) What is the main reason for land degradation? How it can be checked? Explain.

32. (A) "The creation of linguistic states was the first and a major test for democratic politics in our country." Justify
this statement.
OR
(B) Why does the exact balance of power between the central and the state governments vary from one federation
to another? Explain with two examples.

33. (A) Why do we use average? Are there any limitations to their use? Illustrate with your example related to the
development.
OR
(B) Kerala, with lower per capita income, has a better human development ranking than Maharashtra. Hence, per
capita income is not a useful criterion at all and should not be used to compare states. Do you agree? Discuss.

SECTION-E
Case study-based questions are compulsory.

34. Read the source given below and answer the questions that follow :
The movement in the towns
The movement started with middle-class participation in the cities. Thousands of students left government-
controlled schools and colleges, headmasters and teachers resigned, and lawyers gave up their legal practices. The
council elections were boycotted in most provinces except Madras, where the Justice Party, the party of the non-
Brahmans, felt that entering the council was one way of gaining some power-something that usually only
Brahmans had access to.
The effects of non-cooperation on the economic front were more dramatic. Foreign goods were boycotted, liquor
shops picketed, and foreign cloth burnt in huge bonfires. The import of foreign cloth halved between 1921 and
1922, its value dropping from ₹ 102 crore to ₹ 57 crore. In many places, merchants and traders refused to trade in
foreign goods or finance foreign trade. As the boycott movement spread and people began discarding imported
clothes and wearing only Indian ones, production of Indian textile mills and handlooms went up.
(i) Explain the role of 'Justice Party' in boycotting of council elections.
(ii) Explain the effect of 'Boycott' movement on 'foreign textile trade'.

35. Read the source given below and answer the questions that follows:
Many thought that given the disadvantages and rising resistance against the multipurpose 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 practiced 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.
(i) Which type of water harvesting system is practiced in Rajasthan and why?
(ii) Why people of Bengal have developed inundation channels?
(iii) What are 'Khadins' and 'Johads' in Rajasthan?
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36. Read the case given below and answer the questions that follow:
The other major source of cheap credit in rural areas are the cooperative societies (or cooperatives). Members of a
cooperative pool their resources for cooperation in certain areas. There are several types of cooperatives possible
such as farmers cooperatives, weavers cooperatives, industrial workers cooperatives, etc. Krishak Cooperative
functions in a village not very far away from Sonpur. It has 2300 farmers as members. It accepts deposits from its
members. With these deposits as collateral, the Cooperative has obtained a large loan from the bank. These funds
are used to provide loans to members. Once these loans are repaid, another round of lending can take place.
Krishak Cooperative provides loans for the purchase of agricultural implements, loans for cultivation and
agricultural trade, fishery loans, loans for construction of houses and for a variety of other expenses.
(i) List the various sources of cheap credit in Sonpur.
(ii) How 'Krishak cooperative' functions?
(iii) Can everyone in Sonpur get credit at a cheap rate?

SECTION-F
Map Skilled Based Questions
37. (a) Two features 'A' and 'B' are marked on the given political outline map of India. Identify these features with
the help of the following information and write their correct names on the lines marked near them.
(I) The place where the council elections were not boycotted in early 1921.
(II) The place where Gandhiji organised Satyagraha in favour of cotton mill workers.
(b) Locate and label any 3 of the following with appropriate symbols on the same given political outline map of
India :
(i) An International Airport in Mumbai
(ii) Software Technology Park of West Bengal
(iii) Tehri - Dam
(iv) Kaiga - Nuclear Power Plant

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