All India 2023

CBSE Board Solved Paper

SECTION - A (a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason
(R) is the correct explanation of the Assertion (A).
(Multiple Choice Questions)
(b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but
(20 × 1 = 20) Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of the
1. In which one of the following regions is the participation Assertion (A).
of women in public life the highest? 1 (c) Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.
(a) Nordic countries (b) Arab states (d) Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.
(c) European countries (d) Asian countries 5. Match Column I with Column II and choose the correct
2. Match Column I with Column II and choose the correct option. 1
option. 1 Column I Column II
Column I Column II (Port) (Type)
i. Union List 1. Agriculture i. Kandla 1. Riverine port
ii. State List 2. Computer Software ii. Mumbai 2. Deepest landlocked port
iii. Concurrent List 3. Banking iii. Visakhapatnam 3. Biggest port
iv. Residuary Subjects 4. Education iv. Kolkata 4. Port developed after
Options: independence
(a) i - 3, ii - 1, iii - 4, iv - 2 Options:
(b) i - 4, ii - 3, iii - 2, iv - 1 (a) i - 4, ii - 3, iii - 2, iv - 1
(c) i - 2, ii - 4, iii - 3, iv - 1 (b) i - 2, ii - 1, iii - 3, iv - 4
(d) i - 1, ii - 2, iii - 3, iv - 4 (c) i - 2, ii - 4, iii - 1, iv - 3
3. Which one of the following is an example of 'coming (d) i - 1, ii - 2, iii - 4, iv - 3
together federation'? 1 6. There are two statements given as Assertion (A) and
(a) India (b) USA Reason (R). Read both the statements and choose the
correct option. 1
(c) Belgium (d) Spain
Assertion (A): Agriculture and industry move hand in
4. There are two statements given as Assertion (A) and
hand.
Reason (R): Read both the statements and choose the
correct option. 1 Reason (R): Industrial development is a precondition

for eradication of unemployment and poverty from the
Assertion (A): Belgium amended their constitution four
country.
times.
(a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and
Reason (R): Amendments were to enable everyone to

Reason (R) is the correct explanation of the Assertion
live together in the same country.
(A).
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(b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but 11. Which one of the following ideologies were the European
Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of the Governments driven by after the defeat of Napoleon in
Assertion (A). 1815? 1
(c) Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false. (a) Socialism
(d) Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true. (b) Conservation
7. Which one of the following soils develops in an area with (c) Liberalism
high temperature and heavy rainfall? 1
(d) Romanticism
(a) Red and Yellow (b) Black
12. Which one of the following is a challenge of Globalisation?
(c) Alluvial (d) Laterite
(a) Access to New Markets 1
8. Look at the picture given below. Identify the name of
the senior littérateur shown in the image and choose the (b) Access to New Talent
correct option. 1
(c) International Recruitment
(d) Disproportionate Growth
13. Which one of the following categories of urban
households take the highest percentage of loan from the
formal sector? 1
(a) Poor households
(b) Households with few assets
(c) Well-off households
(d) Rich households
(a) Ram Mohan Roy
14. Which one of the following is the modern form of
(b) Raja Ravi Varma
currency? 1
(c) Lakshminath Bezbaruah
(a) Paper notes (b) Gold coins
(d) Gangadhar Bhattacharya
(c) Silver coins (d) Copper coins
Note: The following question is for the Visually
Impaired Candidates only, in lieu of Q. No. 8. 15. Which one of the following is a feature of the unorganized
sector? 1
Who among the following is the writer of 'Gulamgiri'?
(a) Terms of employment are regular.
(a) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar (b) E.V. Periyar
(b) People have assured work.
(c) Jyotiba Phule (d) Ram Mohan Roy
9. In which one of the following countries was 'mass (c) They have some formal processes and procedures.
production' an important feature in the 1920s? 1 (d) There are rules and regulations but not followed.
(a) United States of America 16. Natural products being changed into other forms is
(b) Poland known as: 1

(c) France (a) Primary product

(d) Japan (b) Secondary product
*10. Choose the correct option from the following regarding (c) Tertiary product
Central Powers in the First World War: 1
(d) Quaternary product
(a) Germany, Austria-Hungary and Ottoman Turkey
17. Which of the following States is ruled by a regional
(b) Britain, France and Russia party? 1
(c) Italy, Japan and Russia (a) Haryana (b) Madhya Pradesh
(d) France, Austria-Hungary and China (c) Odisha (d) Rajasthan
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18. Which one of the following countries adopted multi- 19. Choose the correct option to fill in the blank. 1
party system? 1 For comparing countries, their ________ is considered
(a) USA to be one of the most important attributes by the World
Bank.
(b) India
(a) Education
(c) China (b) Income
(d) United Kingdom (c) Health Status
(d) Living Standard
20. Study the given table and answer the question that follow: 1
Some data regarding India and its Neighbours for 2019

Country Gross National Income (GNI) Life Expectancy Mean Years of HDI Rank in the
per capita (2011 PPP $) at birth Schooling of People world (2018)
aged 25 and above
Sri Lanka 12,707 77 10.6 73
India 6,681 69.7 6.5 130
Myanmar 4,961 67.1 5.0 148
Pakistan 5,005 67.3 5.2 154
Nepal 3,457 70.8 5.0 143
Bangladesh 4,976 72.6 6.2 134
Which of the following countries has the highest level of 'Human Development Index (HDI)'?
(a) India (b) Bangladesh (c) Sri Lanka (d) Nepal

SECTION - B 26. Analyse any three ways to conserve energy resources.

(Very Short Answer Type Questions)  3

(4 × 2 = 8) 27. Suggest any three ways to enhance political participation

of women in India. 3
21. Why did the feeling of alienation increase among the Sri
Lankan Tamils in 1956? Explain. 2 28. Differentiate between secondary and tertiary sectors with
examples.  3
*22. Explain any two causes of depletion of forests during the
colonial period in India. 2 29. (a) How did print come into existence in Europe?
Explain.  3
23. (a) Analyse the role of Chief Minister Cavour who led
the movement to unite the regions of Italy. 2 OR
OR (b) How did access to books create a new culture of
(b) Examine the ideas of liberal nationalism in Europe reading? Explain.  3
during the nineteenth century.
24. Differentiate between formal and informal sources of
loans. 2 SECTION - D
(Long Answer Type Questions)
SECTION - C
(4 × 5 = 20)
(Short Answer Type Questions)
(5 × 3 = 15) 30. (a) Why did Gandhiji decide to launch a nationwide
Satyagraha against the proposed Rowlatt Act, 1919.
25. Examine the rising importance of the tertiary sector in
Explain.  5
India.  3
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OR (III) Why are political parties a necessary condition for a

democracy? Explain.  2
(b) Why did the Non-Cooperation Movement spread to
the countryside from the cities? Explain.  5 35. Read the given source and answer the questions that
31. (a) How do Multinational Corporations (MNCs) follow:
interlink production across countries? Explain with Yet, till the First World War, industrial growth was slow.
examples.  5 The war created a dramatically new situation. With
OR British mills busy with war production to meet the needs
of the army. Manchester imports into India declined.
(b) Explain any five steps taken by the Central and State
Suddenly, Indian mills had a vast home marked to supply.
Governments to attract foreign investments. 5
As the war prolonged, Indian. factories were called upon
32. (a) 'Democracy is a better form of government' Support to supply war needs: jute bags, cloth for army uniforms,
this statement.  5 tents and leather boots, horse and mule saddles and a host
OR of other items. New factories were set up and old ones
ran multiple shifts. Many new workers were employed
(b) 'Democracy is an accountable and legitimate
and everyone was made to work longer hours. Over the
government' Support this statement.  5
war years industrial production boomed.
33. (a) Explain the features of primitive subsistence and
After the war, Manchester could never recapture its old
commercial farming in India.  5
position in the Indian market. Unable to modernise and
OR compete with the US, Germany and Japan, the economy
(b) Explain the features of intensive subsistence and of Britain crumbled after the war. Cotton production
plantation farming in India. 5 collapsed and exports of cotton cloth from Britain fell
dramatically. Within the colonies, local industrialists
SECTION - E gradually consolidated their position, substituting
foreign manufactures and capturing the home market.
(Case-Based Questions)
(I) Why did Manchester imports decline in India? 1
(3 × 4 = 12)
(II) 
Why could Manchester never recapture its old
34. Read the given source and answer the questions that
position in the Indian market after the First World
follow:
War? 1
The rise of political parties is directly linked to the
emergence of representative democracies. As we have (III) Analysis any two benefits of the First World War to
seen, large societies need representative democracy. As India. 2
societies became large and complex, they also needed 36. Read the given source and answer the questions that
some agency togather different views on various issues follow:
and to present these to the government. They needed some
Most of the objections to the projects arose due to their
ways, to bring various representatives together so that a
responsible government could be formed. They needed a failure to achieve the purposes for which they were built.
mechanism to support or restrain the government, make Ironically, the dams that were constructed to control the
policies, justify or oppose them. Political parties fulfil floods have triggered floods due to sedimentation in the
these needs that every representative government has. reservoir. Moreover, the big dams have mostly been
We can say that parties are a necessary condition for a unsuccessful in controlling floods at the time of excessive
democracy. rainfall. You may have seen or read how the release
of water from the dams during heavy rains aggravated
(I) Explain the meaning of a 'political party'. 1
the flood situation in Maharashtra and Gujarat in 2006.
(II) "The rise of political parties is directly linked to the The floods have not only devastated life and property
emergence of representative democracies." Support but also caused extensive soil erosion. Sedimentation
this statement. 1 also meant that the flood plains were deprived of silt, a
natural fertiliser, further adding on the problem of land
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degradation. It was also observed that the multi-purpose (b) On the same political outline map of India, locate
projects induced earthquakes, caused water-bor-ne and label any three of the following with suitable
diseases and pests and pollution resulting from excessive symbols: 3
use of water. (i) Noida – Software Technology Park
(I) 
Name the movement against the river project in (ii) Bailadila – Iron-ore mines
Gujarat. 1
(iii) Tarapur – Nuclear Power Plant
(II) How have the big dams mostly been unsuccessful in
controlling floods at the time of excessive rainfall? 1 (iv) Haldia – Sea port

(III) 
Analyse any two merits of multi-purpose river Note: The following questions are for the Visually Impaired
projects. 2 Candidates only, in lieu of Q. No. 37.
Answer any five questions. (5 × 1 = 5)
SECTION - F
(I) 
Name the place where Indian National Congress
(Map Based Question) session took place in December, 1920.
(2 + 3= 5) (II) Name the place where the Jallianwala Bagh incident
occurred.
37. (a) T
 wo places A and B have been marked on the given
political outline map of India (on page 23). Identify (III) Name any one major coffee producing state of India.
them with the help of the following information and
(IV) Name the state where Bailadila iron ore mines are
write their correct names on the lines drawn near
located.
them:
(V) Name the state where Tarapur nuclear power plant is
(i) The place where the session of the Indian National
located.
Congress was held in December, 1920. 1
(VI) Name the state where Haldia sea port is located.
(ii) The place where Jallianwala Bagh incident occurred.
1
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Solutions
1. (a) Nordic countries like Denmark, Finland. 15. (d) I n the unorganised sector no rules and regulation are
followed, it works in its own interest.
2. (a) i-3, ii - 1, iii - 4, iv - 2.
16. (b) T
 he primary or natural products are converted into
3. (b) U
 SA - one of the oldest democracy has coming
more useful products under the secondary sector for
together federation.
eg. cotton cloth from cotton plant.
4. (a) Belgium presented a good model of power sharing
17. (c) O
 disha - Ruled by 'Indian People's Party' (State
successfully.
Unit of BJP)
5. (a) Kolkata is not in the map list issued by NCERT
18. (b) India has a multi-party system where many parties
syllabus (2024-25)
contest elections and after people a lot of choices to
6. (b) A
 griculture and Industry are interdependent and are vote for.
the backbone of a country's development.
19. (b) I ncome - The World Bank Publishes its report
7. (d) L
 aterite soil develops at high temperature with regarding different countries on the basis of their per
heavy rainfall. capita Income.

20. (c) S
ri Lanka has the highest HDI which includes,
Note
Literacy Rate, Per Capita Income, Life Expectancy
Laterite soil is mainly found in Eastern Ghats and the western
etc.
Ghats.
21. (1) Due to the act passed in 1956 to make Sinhala the
8. (c) L
 axminath Besbaruah- was a great Assamese poet
official language of Sri Lanka disregarding Tamil.
and novelites.
(2) The govt. followed preferential policies in govt. jobs
9. (a) U
 SA - A well-known pioneer of mass production
favouring Sinhala applicants.
was the car manufacturer Henry Ford.
*22. Not in Syllabus
*10. Not in Syllabus
23. (a) The Chief Minister of Sardinia - Piedomont Cavour
11. (b) C
onservation was a political philosophy that
played a very important role in
strengthened the importance of tradition, customs
and established institutions. (a) Unifying Italy

12. (c) D
 ifficult to find international candidates ready for a He could speak French very well so through a diplomatic
relocation to fulfill the requirements of a profile. alliance with France Sardinia - Piedmont succeeded in
defeating the Austrian Forces in 1859.
13. (d) R
 ich households have all the documents and fulfill
all the conditions for a loan from the formal sector. OR

14. (a) P
 aper notes and coins are the modern forms of money (b) 'Liberalism' derives from Latin word 'Liber' which
authorised by The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) mean free

(1) For the new middle classes it stood for freedom and
Note equality for all.
Traditional form of money consists of gold, copper coins,
(2) It also emphasised the concept of govt. by consent.
grain etc. which are not authorised by ary universal authority.
Wheareas modern forms of money are in the form of currency 24. Formal sources of credit follows laws and regulations
notes and coins. and supervised by RBI (Reserve Bank of India. For eg.
Banker Cooperation. Informal Sources of Credit is not
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supervised by any organisation. It does not follow any 29. (a)

laws and the main aim is to earn profit by charging high
(1) In 1295 Marco Polo a great explorer returned to Italy
rate of interest for eg. money tenders, relatives etc.
after many years of exploration in China.
25. In the past 100 years there has been shift to tertiary sector
(2) He brought the knowledge of wood block printing
in India from primary and secondary sectors because of
from China.
the following reasons.
(3) Italians began producing books with wood blocks
(1) Rise in the income level and more demand for
and soon it spread to the other parts of Europe.
services like hotels, tourism, shopping malls etc.
OR
(2) Coming of I.T sector.
(b)
(3) Need for hospitals/banks, schools etc.
(1) Earlier the books were expensive as they were
(4) More development in agriculture, transportation, is
handwritten, it was difficult to afford books.
storage, etc. in demand.
(2) After printing books became cheaper, now they
26. Energy Resources are very important so we should
could reach a large section of people.
conserve them-
So, 'Reading, Public' became, common instead of
(1) Instead of cars and bikes, a bicycle should be used
'Hearing Public' earlier.
for short distances to conserve fuel.
30. (a)
(2) We can do car pooling too with our colleages.
Satyagrah against the proposed Rowlatt Act 1919:
(3) Using renewable resources like solar energy instead
of electricity whenever possible. (i) The Rowlatt Act was hurriedly passed through the
Imperial Legislative Council.
(4) Clean or replace air filters when required (Any Three).
(ii) Indian members unitedly opposed it.
27. (1) More seats for women should be reserved in political
bodies. For eg. in local govt. bodies 1/3 seats are (iii) It gave government enormous powers to repress
reserved for women. political activities.

(2) 
Membership of women should be increased in (iv) It allowed the detention of political prisoners
political parties. without trials for two years.

(3) Women should be encouraged to contest election. Organization of Satyagrah:

28. Secondary Sector:- (i) Mahatma Gandhi wanted non-violent civil
(1) It is known as the manufacturing sector as natural disobedience against such unjust laws.
products are converted into more useful goods. (ii) It was started with a ‘Hartal’ on 6th April.
(2) It is organised and gives employment to of lot a (iii) Rallies were organized in various cities.
people. Use the latest machines and technology.
(iv) Workers went on strike in railway workshops.
Tertiary Sector
(v) Shops closed down.
(1) Also known as the service sector, provides various
service like banking, transport, etc.
Note
(2) Its employment share and importance have increased
The British passed the Rowlats Act, which in Grandhi's words
in recent years.
was the 'Black Act.' This act gave the police way more power
Both sectors contribute in the development of the than appropriate.
economy along-with the primary sector.
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OR iv. The power of control and influence of such

corporations have contributed to the interlinking of
(b) Non-Cooperation Movement spread in the
such widely dispersed locations across the globe.
countryside:
This process, in turn, has contributed to the growth
(i) In Awadh, peasants were led by Baba Ramchandra. of globalization process.
Here the movement was against talukdars and
landlords who demanded exorbitantly high rents Note
from peasants and a variety of other cesses.
MNCs are increasingly entering the local markets of various
(ii) Peasants had to do begar and work at landlords countries and playing the role of integration of these markets
farms without any payments. As tenants they had no with the world economy and thus contributing immensely to
security of tenure and were regularly evicted so that the process of globalization. MNCs, in rapid course of time,
they have no right over the leased land. have not only resulted in the global expansion of their brand
names but have also made the process of production and
(iii) The peasant movement demanded reduction of
selling of goods and services, a complex and interdependent
revenue, abolition of begar and social boycott of
process.
oppressive landlords. In the meantime, Jawaharlal
Nehru began going around the villages in Awadh. OR

(iv) The Awadh Kisan Sabha was set up in the villages. (b) 
The Central and State governments have taken
The peasant movement, however, developed in special steps to attract foreign companies to invest
forms that the Congress leadership was unhappy in India.
with. i. Special Economic Zones are being set up.
(v) As the movement spread, the houses of talukdars ii. Special Economic Zones are to have world class
and merchants were attacked, bazaars were looted facilities in the field of electricity, water, roads,
and grain hoards were taken over. transport, storage recreational and educational
31. (a) facilities.

i. MNCs usually set up production units across the iii. Companies which set up production units in the
globe in places where the market is nearby, there SEZs, do not have to pay taxes for an initial period
is the availability of skilled and unskilled labour at of five years.
low costs and other factors essential to the growth of iv. The Government has allowed flexibility in the
production. labour laws. In recent years, the government has
ii. The setting up of production in various countries allowed companies to ignore many rules and
leads to the development of products globally. regulations.
Sometimes, the MNCs might also set up production v. Companies can hire workers for short periods when
with the local companies of a country as a joint there is intense pressure of work. This is done to
responsibility, thus bringing in the latest technology reduce the cost of labour for the company.
and foreign investment.
32. (a) Following are the reasons :-
iii. The MNCs also link and control the production of
goods. Large MNCs in developed countries often i. Democracies give people a chance to become
place orders for production with small producers all personally involved with their government.
around the world which are then sold by the MNCs ii. The structure of a democracy works to reduce issues
under their brand name. with exploitation.
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iii. A democracy encourages equality in a positive way. (iii) It is a ‘slash and burn’ agriculture. Farmers clear a
patch of land and produce crops for their sustenance.
iv. There is more consistency available in democracy
than other government structures. (iv) When the soil fertility decreases, farmers shift to
new area, clear forest by burning and again sow
v. Countries who use democracy are less likely to enter
crops.
into armed conflicts.
Commercial farming : Major characteristics of
OR
commercial farming are given below
(b) 
Democracy Produces an Accountable
(i) Commercial farming is crop selective and aims for
Government: Democracy produces an accountable
industrial inputs or export oriented.
governments, as the people has the right in choose
their representatives through the electoral process. (ii) Intensive application of modern technologies.
These elected representatives form the government (iii) Intensive use of modern inputs like High Yielding
and participate in the decision making process on Variety (HYV) seeds, chemical fertilizers,
behalf of the people. If these elected representatives insecticides, pesticides etc to increase productivity.
not work in a proper way, people have a chance to
(iv) Commercial farming induces development activities
not elect them in next election.
in transport, connectivity and processing industries.
Democracy Produces Responsive Government:
Democratic governments are elected by the people OR
and are responsible to the people and Parliament. (b) Intensive farming : It is a type of farming in which the
These governments promote the formation of public agricultural production is increased by using scientific
opinion and take care of the needs and expectations methods and better agricultural inputs.
of the people.
Features :
Democracy Produces Legitimate Government :
(i) HYV seeds and modern inputs are used to increase
Democratic government is a legitimate government
production.
because regular elections are its key feature. After
five years, elections are held for the legislature and (ii) More than one crop is cultivated during a year.
people elect the government on the basis of their right (iii) It is practised in thickly populated areas.
to vote (universal adult franchise) The party which
(iv) The per hectare yield is very high.
secures the majority forms the government. In the next
election, if it loses the majority, it has to resign from Plantation farming:
office. Besides elections, the decisions in a democratic
This is a type of agriculture that involves growing and
government are taken in a transparent manner.
processing of a single cash crop purely meant for sale.
33. (a) Some of the characteristics of primitive subsistence Rubber, tea, coffee, spices, coconut and fruits are some
farming are as follows: of the important crops that come under the category of
plantation agriculture.
(i) This type of farming is practised on small patches
of land with the help of primitive tools like hoe, dao Features :
and digging sticks and family labour.
(i) It is a single crop farming.
(ii) This type of farming depends upon monsoons,
(ii) It is a capital intensive farming, i.e., a huge amount
natural fertility of the soil and environmental
of capital is required.
suitability.
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(iii) It needs vast estates, managerial ability, technical who take decision on their behalf by sitting in the
know-how, sophisticated machinery, fertilisers, govt. bodies without political parties democracies
good transport facilities and a factory for processing. cannot exist.

(iv) This type of agriculture has developed in areas of 35. (i) After the 1st World War Factories and mills were
north-eastern India, Sub-Himalayan region, West busy in producing goods to fulfill the need of British
Bengal and Nilgiri. Army. The supply to India became limited.
(ii) During the war the industries boomed in India and
Note new industries were set up.
The intensive subsistence farming has to be seen from the (iii) (1) Indian industries flourished.
perspective of a family or a small unit deriving their basic needs (2) Local industrialisations gradually consolidated
from it. Commercial farming, on the other hand, has to be seen their position, substituting foreign instance.
from the perspective of a market or an industry, to garner profits. 36. 'Narmada Bachao Andolan' [Save Narmada
(i) 
34. (I) A politacal. party is a group of people who come Movement]
together to contets election and hold power in govt. (ii) Due to sedimentation in the reservoir.
(II) It helps in formulation of public opinion contest (iii) (i) Produce Hydro-electricity.
election, form govt or play role of opposition. (ii) Help in irrigation.
(III) Political parties present the representation of people
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37. (a) (i) Nagpur (ii) Amritsar

37 (a) (i)
A
Amritsar
Noida (Software 37 (b) (i)
Technology Park)

Nagpur
Haldia (Seaport) 37 (b) (iv)
Tarapur
(Nuclear Power
Plant)
37 (b) (iii)

B
37 (a) (ii) Bailadila 37 (b) (ii)
(Iron ore Mines)