SANSKRITI SCHOOL
Dr. S. Radhakrishnan Marg
New Delhi
Academic Session: 2019-20
Unit Test:2
Subject: Social Science
Class: X
Set- 1
Time: 1 Hr. 30 Mins Max. Marks: 40
This question paper has 4 printed sides.
There are 21 questions in this question paper.
General Instructions
a) All questions are compulsory.
b) Please read all the questions carefully before answering.
Section A: History Marks: 10
Q1. Write the correct answer: 1
The Congress of Vienna
a) Heralded the beginning of a conservative phase in Europe
b) The conservatives supported the rise of Napoleon Bonaparte
c) Otto von Bismarck presided over the Congress
d) The aim of the Congress was to empower France.
Q2. What does the Latin word liber mean? 1
Q3. Match the columns 1
Zollverein Civil Code 1804
Mazzini Austria
Metternich Customs union
Napoleon Carbonari
Q4. Mention any 4 ways in which French revolutionaries created a sense of collective 2
belonging.
Q5. What did liberalism signify politically? 5
Section B: Political Science Marks: 10
Q6. Write the correct answer: 1
FEDECOR is an example of a
a) political party
b) movement
c) pressure group
d) generic movement
Q7. Mention the most significant difference between a pressure group and a political 1
party.
Q8. Explain any 3 functions of political parties 3
Q9. What are the drawbacks of a multi party system? 5
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Section C: Geography Marks: 10
Q10. Correct the following statement by changing the underlined phrase 1
In the cotton textile industry weaving is highly decentralized because of
unavailability of weavers.
Q11. Match the following: ½+
½
Type of Industry Based on
a) Small scale Bulk and weight of raw material
b) Basic or key industry Main role
Capital investment
Source of raw material
Q12. Which industry expanded to other parts of India after the Green Revolution? 1
Q13. Why is India not able to perform to its full potential in steel production? 2
Q14. “The manufacturing sector is considered to be the backbone of development in 3
general and economic development in particular”. Give any three reasons to
support the given statement.
Q15. On the map of India provided to you locate and label the following 2
a) Jamshedpur steel plant
b) Software technology park at Bangalore
Section D: Economics Marks: 10
Q16. 1
Sources of Credit per Rs. 1000 of Rural Households in India in 2012
1% Government
Other Non Institutional Agencies 2% Cooperative
25% Society/Banks
Relatives and Friends 8%
Money Lender 33%
25%
Commercial Banks
Landlords 1% 5%
Other Institutional Agencies
What % of rural households avail credit from the formal sector?
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Q17. Choose the correct option 1
Banks are supposed to maintain a cash balance of _____ to pay their depositors
a) 10% b) 15%
c) 20% d) 25%
Q18. Correct the statement changing the underlined word or phrase 1
Absence of collateral pushes a borrower into a situation from which recovery is
very painful.
Q19. Write about any two functions of the RBI 2
Q20. How does an SHG help women in rural areas to meet their needs? When does an 1+1
SHG become eligible for availing a bank loan?
Q21. “Poor households are still dependent on informal sources of credit”. Explain why. 3
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Map for Q15. (Please attach this map to your main answer sheet of Geography. Note: All map
questions must be answered on the map itself)
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