Question Paper Code: 30/C/1
Vidya Vikas Mandal’s
VIDYA VIKAS ACADEMY
Secondary Section (CBSE)
Pre board Examination
Subject: Social Science (087)
Date: 16-01-2023 Class : 10
Duration: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
General Instructions;
i. Question paper comprises five Sections – A, B, C, D and E. There are 37 questions in the
question paper. All questions are compulsory.
ii. Section A – Question no. 1 to 20 are MCQs, carrying 1 mark each.
iii. 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.
iv. Section C – Question no. Q.25 to Q.29 are Short Answer Type Questions, carrying 3 marks
each. Answer to each question should not exceed 60 words
v. 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.
vi. Section-E - Questions no from 34 to 36 are case based questions with three sub questions
and carry 4 marks each
vii. 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).
viii. 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 has to be attempted.
ix. In addition to this, separate instructions are given with each section and question,
wherever necessary.
SECTION A MARKS
MCQs (1 × 20=20)
1 Indian workers migrated in search of work as indentured labour in 1
. the 19th century due to ____.
A. increase in cottage industries in India
B. clearing of lands for mines and plantations
C. nationalist Movements in India
D. spread of diseases in India
2 Arrange the following in chronological order: 1
I. The Naval Kishore Press published religious texts in vernacular
languages.
II. The Vernacular Press Act was passed
III. The Portuguese missionaries brought printing press to Goa
IV. James Augustus Hickey began to edit the Bengal Gazette.
OPTIONS:
A. III, II, I & IV
B. I, II, III & IV
C. III, IV,II& I
D. IV, II, III & I
3 The Book Gulamgiri dealt with— 1
A. restriction on vernacular press
B. treatment of widows
C. injustices of caste system
D. none of these
4 Who among the following was the writer of ‘Amar Jibon’? 1
A. Jyotiba Phule
B. Rashsundari Devi
C. Tara Bai Shinde
D. Kailashashini Debi
5 Match the following items given in Column A with those in Column 1
B. Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Column A Column B
(Category of existence) (Species)
A. Vulnerable Gangetic dolphin
B. Endemic Hornbill
C. Extinct Nicobar pigeon
D. Rare Asiatic Cheetah
Codes
A B C D
a) 1 2 3 4
b) 2 4 1 3
c) 4 1 3 2
d) 1 3 4 2
6 Two statements are given in the question below as Assertion (A) and 1
Reasoning (R). Read the statements and choose the appropriate
option.
Assertion (A): Public parks, picnic spots, playgrounds are known as
community owned resources.
Reason (R): These resources are accessible to all the members of
community.
OPTIONS:
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 true but R is false.
D. A is false but R is true.
7 Which one of the following crops is grown during the Zaid crops is 1
grown during Zaid season?
A. Groundnut
B. Muskmelon
C. Soybean
D. Mustard
8 ‘A System of Checks and Balances’ is another name for which one of 1
the following power-sharing arrangements?
A. Vertical power-sharing
B. Horizontal power-sharing
C. Power-sharing among social groups
D. Power-sharing among political groups
9 Consider the following statements about Sri Lanka and identify the 1
incorrect statement/s:
I. Major social groups are Sinhala speaking and Tamil speaking
II. Sinhala was made the national language and Tamil became the official
language
III. Tamil applicants were preferred for the jobs
IV. Tamil speaking community demanded a separate state
OPTIONS:
A. I and IV are incorrect
B. Only II is incorrect
C. Only IV is incorrect
D. II and III are incorrect
10 Which among the following pairs is correctly matched? 1
LIST 1 LIST 2
A Union List Forests
B State List Irrigation
C Concurrent List Banking
D Residuary Subjects Trade Unions
11 What is leading to the breakdown of caste hierarchy in recent times? 1
A. Large scale urbanization
B. Growth of literacy and education
C. Occupational mobility
D. All of the above
12 Difference between the Labour Party and the Conservative Party in 1
Europe is very little. This means that the parties face the challenge
of_____.
A. Dynastic Succession
B. Lack of meaningful choice
C. Lack of internal democracy
D. Use of money and muscle power
13 Two statements are given in the question below as Assertion (A) and 1
Reasoning (R). Read the statements and choose the appropriate
option.
Assertion (A): Democratic government resolves conflicts between social
groups
Reason (R):Democracy is simply a rule by majority opinion
OPTIONS:
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 true but R is false.
D. A is false but R is true.
14 Which one of the following is the reason for low infant mortality rate 1
in Kerala?
A. It has natural resources
B. It provides education facilities and adequate provision of basic health.
C. It has a very efficient Government
D. It has the highest per capita income.
15 Identify the appropriate reason for water being considered as a 1
renewable resource.
A. 3/4 of Earth is covered with water.
B. large amount of freshwater is stored as groundwater.
C. Existence of a hydrological cycle on the Earth.
D. it is available everywhere on Earth
16 Arrange the following manganese producing states from highest to 1
lowest production.
(i) Odisha (ii). Madhya Pradesh (iii). Karnataka (iv). Andhra
Pradesh
Codes
A. (ii) ,(i), (iii), (iv)
B. (i), (ii), (iii) , (iv)
C. (iii), (ii), (i), (iv)
D. (ii), (iii), (iv), (i)
17 Ram weight is 98 kgs and his height is 165 cm. Find out his Body Mass 1
Index (BMI) from the following options
A. 18.5
B. 15.2
C. 36.0
D. 25.0
18 Arrange the following in a chronological order 1
1. Interest rate of loan is 8.5% per annum.
2. Shyam applies for credit
3. Bank agrees to keep cold storage receipt as collateral.
4. Terms of credit is signed by Shyam
A. 4, 3,1,2,
B. 3,4,1,2
C. 2,1,3,4
D. 2,4,3,1
19 Chinese manufacturers learn of an opportunity to export toys to India, 1
where toys are sold at a high price. They start exporting plastic toys to
India. In the competition between Indian and Chinese, Chinese toys prove
better. Indian buyers have a greater choice of toys and at lower prices. For
the Chinese toy makers, this provides an opportunity to expand business.
The opposite is true for Indian toy makers. They face losses, as their toys
are selling much less
Analyse the information given above, considering one of the following
correct options.
A. effect of foreign trade
B. effect of India’s export to China
C. effect of China’s import to India
D. profit earns by Indian toy makers due to integration
20 A politician in the opposition party works in the which sector of the 1
economy?
A. Unorganised
B. Secondary
C. Tertiary
D. Public
SECTION B
VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS (2 × 4 = 8)
21 Why did unemployment increase in Europe after the First World War? 2
22 What is the most common expression of communalism? 2
23 Why do large Multinational Companies (MNCs) are invited by the 2
government into the domestic economy?
24 Explain any two features of State Highways. 2
SECTION C
SHORT ANSWER BASED QUESTIONS (3×5 = 15)
25 Explain any three reasons for the lukewarm response of some Muslim 3
organisations to the Civil Disobedience Movement.
OR
Explain any three effects of the Non Cooperation Movement on the economy
of India.
26 Explain the reasons behind non-availability of credit to rural farmers. 3
27 How is red soil different from laterite soil? 3
28 Explain any three suggestions made to reform the political parties in India. 3
29 What does NTPC refer to? What are the objectives of the NTPC? 3
SECTION D
LONG ANSWER BASED QUESTIONS (5×4 = 20)
30 Why was the decade of 1830s known as the period of great economic 5
hardship in Europe?
OR
How was the history of nationalism in Britain unlike the rest of Europe?
31 Where and why is rail transport the most convenient means of 5
transportation?
32 What outcomes can one reasonably expect from a democratic government? 5
Elucidate.
OR
Public expression of dissatisfaction is itself a testimony to its success.
Justify.
33 Compare the employment conditions prevailing in the organised and 5
unorganised sectors.
SECTION E
CASEBASED QUESTIONS (4×3 = 12)
34 Read the given extract and answer the following questions: 4
Before establishing political power in Bengal and Carnatic in the 1760s
and 1770s, the East India Company had found it difficult to ensure a
regular supply of goods for export. The French, Dutch, Portuguese as well
as the local traders competed in the market to secure woven cloth. So the
weaver and supply merchants could bargain and try selling the produce to
the best buyer. In their letters back to London, Company officials
continuously complained of difficulties of supply and the high prices.
However, once the East India Company established political power, it
could assert a monopoly right to trade. It proceeded to develop a system of
management and control that would eliminate competition, control costs,
and ensure regular supplies of cotton and silk goods. This it did through a
series of steps. First: the Company tried to eliminate the existing traders
and brokers connected with the cloth trade, and establish a more direct
control over the weaver. It appointed a paid servant called the gomastha
to supervise weavers, collect supplies, and examine the quality of cloth.
Second: it prevented Company weavers from dealing with other buyers.
One way of doing this was through the system of advances. Once an order
was placed, the weavers were given loans to purchase the raw material for
their production. Those who took loans had to hand over the cloth they
produced to the gomastha. They could not take it to any other trader.
34.1. Why did the East India Company find it difficult to ensure regular 1
supply of goods for export?
34.2 What was the role of the gomastha?
1
34.3. How did the East India Company eliminate competition?
2
35 Read the given extract and answer the following questions: 4
The process of soil formation and erosion go on simultaneously and
generally there is a balance between the two. Sometimes, this balance is
disturbed due to human activities like deforestation, over-grazing,
construction and mining, etc., while natural forces like wind, glacier and
water lead to soil erosion. The running water cuts through the clayey soils
and makes deep channels as gullies. The land becomes unfit for cultivation
and is known as bad land. In the Chambal basin such lands are called
ravines. Sometimes water flows as a sheet over large areas down a slope.
This is known as sheet erosion
35.1 What are the causes for soil erosion? 1
35.2 What do you understand by the term ravines? 1
35.3 Define sheet erosion. 1
35.4 How gullies are formed? 1
36 Read the given extract and answer the following questions: 4
This new system of local government is the largest experiment in
democracy conducted anywhere in the world. There are now about 36
lakh elected representatives in the panchayats and municipalities etc., all
over the country. This number is bigger than the population of many
countries in the world. Constitutional status for local government has
helped to deepen democracy in our country. It has also increased women’s
representation and voice in our democracy. At the same time, there are
many difficulties. While elections are held regularly and enthusiastically,
gram sabhas are not held regularly. Most state governments have not
transferred significant powers to the local governments. Nor have they
given adequate resources. We are thus still a long way from realising the
ideal of self-government.
36.1. In what way has the system of local government benefited Indian
1
democracy?
36.2 Give one reason why women’s representation has increased in the
local bodies? 1
36.3. What challenges lie in the way of realising the ideal of self governance? 2
SECTION F
MAP SKILL BASED QUESTIONS (2×3 = 5)
37 37a. Two places A and B have been marked on the given outline map 2
of India. Identify them and write their correct names on the lines
drawn near them:
A) The place where Indian National Congress Session was held in
September1920
B) The place where Gandhiji started a movement in favour of cotton mill
workers.
[Link] the same Outline map of India Identify/locate and label any THREE
of the following with suitable symbols:
A. Noida Software Technology Park
B. A dam located in Mahanadi River
C. An airport in Chennai
D. Tarapur nuclear power plant
