Half Yearly Sample Papers for Class 10 Social Science

Section A (20
Marks)

1. The first three successful Satyagraha movements by Gandhiji in India were:

a) Against the Rowlatt Act, Civil b) Peasants Movements in Champaran in

Disobedience Movement and Quit India Bihar, Kheda district in Gujarat, and in
Ahmedabad by cotton mill workers
c) Khilafat movement, Non-Cooperation, d) Non-Cooperation Movement, Civil
and Quit India movement Disobedience, and Khilafat
2. It is a 200-year-old system of tapping stream and spring water by using bamboo pipes in Meghalaya.

a) under ground water storage system b) bamboo drip irrigation system

c) roof top rain water harvesting d) rain water harvesting system

Some comparative Data on Haryana, Kerala and Bihar

3.
Infant Mortality Rate (per thousand Literacy Rate Net Attendance Ratio (per 100
State
person) % person)

Haryana 30 82 61

Kerala 7 94 83

Bihar 32 62 43

How much is the Net Absence Ratio of Haryana? Choose the appropriate option from the following:

a) 38 b) 39

c) 27 d) 18
4. When was the Project Tiger launched?

a) 1976 b) 1970

c) 1973 d) 1979

5. The place in Rajasthan where India conducted its nuclear tests:

a) Pokharan b) Champaran

c) Ajmer d) Udaipur

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 6. Identify the appropriate reason from the following options, for the non-participation of industrial workers in
the Civil Disobedience Movement.

a) British offered them good salaries b) Industrialists were close to the Congress

c) They were reluctant towards the boycott d) Growth of Socialism

of foreign goods
7. Assertion (A): Zilla Parishad chairperson is the political head of the Zilla Parishad.
Reason (R): Mayor is the head of municipalities.

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

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

8. Fill in the blank:

SECTOR CRITERIA USED

Organized & Unorganized Nature of employment activities

Public & Private ?

a) Nature of Production activities b) Nature of economic activities

c) Nature of Ownership d) Nature of Social activities

9. What is a coalition government?

a) Alliance of two or more parties b) Alliance of different social groups

c) Power shared among different organs d) Power shared among different levels
of government of government

10. Identify the painting from the options given below.

a) Frankfurt parliament b) The proclamation of the German empire

c) Duma d) Unification of Germany

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11. Assertion (A): The growing population is the main reason for water scarcity.
Reason (R): Irrigation from tube wells and canals is responsible for water scarcity.

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

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

12. State true or false:
In federalism, power is divided between various constituent unit and states.
13. Regarding the idea of Satyagraha, Arrange the following sentences in the correct order:
i. Mahatma Gandhi successfully organised satyagraha movements in various places.
ii. Mahatma Gandhi returned to India in January 1915.
iii. The idea of satyagraha emphasised the power of truth and the need to search for truth.
iv. Mahatma Gandhi believed that this dharma of non-violence could unite all Indians.

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

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

14. Read the information given below and select the correct option
Kanta works in an office. She attends her office from 9.30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. She gets her salary regularly at the
end of every month. In addition to the salary, she also gets provident fund as per the rules laid down by the
government. She also gets medical and other allowances. Kanta does not go to the office on Sundays. This is a
paid holiday. When she joined work, she was given an appointment letter stating all the terms and conditions of
work. In which sector Kanta is engaged? Tick the most appropriate option.

a) Unorganised Sector b) Organised Sector

c) Secondary Sector d) Primary Sector

15. Fill in the blanks:
The was known as the Powder Keg of Europe.

16. The teacher is asking about the ways to solve the problems of land degradation. She is also giving clues.
The teacher asked the students to identify the incorrect clues on ways to solve the problems of land
degradation. Identify the incorrect clues.
i. Deforestation
ii. Proper management of grazing
iii. Planting of shelter belts of plants, control of overgrazing
iv. Stabilisation of sand dunes by growing thorny bushes

a) Clue i b) Clue ii

c) Clue i and ii d) Clue iii and iv

17. The equal remuneration Act was established in ___________

a) 1977
b) 1976
c) 1967
d) 1986

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 18. Many expeditions set off in search of El Dorado, the fabled city of ______.
a) Silver
b) Emerald
c) Diamonds
d) Gold
19. Which of the following is a subject of the Union List?

a) Education b) Defence

c) Trade d) Agriculture
20. Match the following:

(a) Industries owned by the state or its agencies. (i) Organised Sector

(b) Small and scattered industries which are largely outside the control of the
(ii) Private Sector
government.

(c) Those industries where the terms of employment are regular. (iii) Public Sector

(iv) Unorganised
(d) Industries owned by individuals or firm.
Sector

a) (a) - (iii), (b) - (i), (c) - (iv), (d) - (ii) b) (a) - (i), (b) - (ii), (c) - (iv), (d) - (iii)

c) (a) - (iii), (b) - (ii), (c) - (iv), (d) - (i) d) (a) - (iii), (b) - (ii), (c) - (i), (d) - (iv)

Section B
21. What led to the ethnic tension in Belgium? Why was it more acute in Brussels? (08 Marks)
22. How disease proved deadly killer for America’s original inhabitants?
OR
How did the Greek War of Independence contribute in mobilizing nationalist feeling among the educated elite
across Europe? Explain with examples.
23. Write down the features of the reserved forests.
24. Give some examples where factors other than income are important aspects of our lives.

Section C (15
Marks)
25. Explain what we mean when we say that the world ‘shrank’ in the 1500s.
26. Distinguish between, final goods and the intermediate goods.
OR
Explain how does the public sector contribute to the economic development of a nation?
27. Gujarat and Maharashtra have many river water dams and reservoirs but these states were flooded extensively
in 2006. What was the reason?
28. Here are three reactions to the language policy followed in India. Give an argument and an example to
support any of these positions.
Sangeeta: The policy of accommodation has strengthened national unity.
Arman: Language-based States have divided us by making everyone conscious of their language.
Harish: This policy has only helped to consolidate the dominance of English over all other languages.
29. Why do different individuals have different as well as conflicting notions of development goals?

Section D
30. Describe the economic hardships faced by Europe in 1830s. (20
OR

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Explain the different factors which led to the rise of nationalism in Europe.

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31. Describe three demands of Sri Lankan Tamils. How did they struggle for their independence?
OR
How are the powers divided between the States and the Centre?
32. What factors have brought about a change in the Indian Caste system in modern times? Explain.
OR
“Gender division is not based on Biology but on social expectations and stereotypes’. Support the statement.
33. What is the main criterion used by the World Bank in classifying different countries? What are the limitations
of this criterion, if any?
OR
The workers in the unorganised sector need protection on the following issues: wages, safety and health. Explain
with examples.

Section E (12 Marks)

34. Read the text carefully and answer the questions:
Nationalism in India
Modern nationalism in Europe came to be associated with the formation of nation-states. It also meant a change
in people's understanding of who they were, and what defined their identity and sense of belonging. New
symbols and icons, new songs and ideas forged new links and redefined the boundaries of communities. In most
countries the making of this new national identity was a long process. How did this consciousness emerge in
India?
In India and as in many other colonies, the growth of modern nationalism is intimately connected to the anti-
colonial movement. People began discovering their unity in the process of their struggle with colonialism. The
sense of being oppressed under colonialism provided a shared bond that tied many different groups together. But
each class and group felt the effects of colonialism differently, their experiences were varied, and their notions
of freedom were not always the same. The Congress under Mahatma Gandhi tried to forge these groups together
within one movement. But the unity did not emerge without conflict.
(a) What was people's understanding of nation?
(b) How was the growth of modern nationalism intimately connected to the anti-colonial movement?
(c) How did people in India develop a sense of collective belonging? Explain.
35. Read the text carefully and answer the questions:

Sardar Sarovar Dam is one of the largest water resource projects of India covering four states —
Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Rajasthan. The Sardar Sarovar project would meet the
requirement of water in drought-prone and desert areas of Gujarat (9,490 villages and 173 towns) and
Rajasthan (124 villages).
Narmada Bachao Andolan or Save Narmada Movement is a Non Governmental Organisation (NGO) that
mobilised tribal people, farmers, environmentalists and human rights activists against the Sardar Sarovar Dam. It
originally focused on the environmental issues related to trees that would be submerged under the dam water.
Recently it has re-focused the aim to enable poor citizens, especially the oustees (displaced people) to get full
rehabilitation facilities from the government. People felt that their suffering would not bein vain… accepted the
trauma of displacement believing in the promise of irrigated fields and plentiful harvests. So, often the survivors
of Rihand told us that they accepted their sufferings as sacrifice for the sake of their nation. But now, after thirty
bitter years of being adrift, their livelihood having even being more precarious, they keep asking: “Are we the
only ones chosen to make sacrifices for the nation?”

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 (a) When the Save Narmada Movement first began, what was its primary goal?
(b) Sardar Sarovar dam is built across which river?
(c) Why did the survivors of Rihand accept their sufferings?
36. Read the text carefully and answer the questions:
Suppose for the present that a particular country is quite developed. We would certainly like this level of
development to go up further or at least be maintained for future generations. This is obviously desirable.
However, since the second half of the twentieth century, a number of scientists have been warning that the
present type and levels of development are not sustainable. Groundwater is an example of renewable resources.
These resources are replenished by nature as in the case of crops and plants. However, even these resources may
be overused. For example, in the case of groundwater, if we use more than what is being replenished by rain
then we would be overusing this resource. Non-renewable resources are those which will get exhausted after
years of use. We have a fixed stock on earth that cannot be replenished. We do discover new resources that we
did not know of earlier. New sources in this way add to the stock. However, over time, even this will get
exhausted.
Consequences of environmental degradation do not respect national or state boundaries; this issue is no longer
region or nation-specific. Our future is linked together. Sustainability of development is comparatively a new
area of knowledge in which scientists, economists, philosophers and other social scientists are working together.
In general, the question of development or progress is perennial. At all times as a member of society and as
individuals we need to ask where we want to go, what we wish to become and what our goals are. So the debate
on development continues.
(a) Identify the new area of knowledge which has been a subject of interest for social scientists
and philosophers alike.
(b) What have the scientists warned about the present type of development? Explain.

Section F (5
Marks)
37. A) Two features A and B are marked in the political outline map of India. Identify these features with the
help of the following information and write their correct names on the lines marked on the map:
i) The place where the Indian National Congress Session was held in 1920.
ii) The city where the Jallianwala Bagh incident occurred.

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B. I. Locate and label (any three) of the following items on the given map with appropriate symbols.
1. Tehri dam
2. Bhakra Nangal Dam
3. Rana Pratap Sagar dam
4. Salal dam .

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