RUSTOMJIE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, JALGAON

Term 1 – Social Science

Date : 18/07/2025 Revision Paper Grade : 10

General Instructions:

i. Question paper comprises six sections – A, B, C, D, E and F. There are 37

questions in the question paper. All questions are compulsory.

ii. Section A – From question 1 to 20 are MCQs of 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 contains Q.25to 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 are of 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 have to be attempted.

ix. In addition to this, separate instructions are given with each section and
question, wherever necessary.

SECTION – A

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

1) Identify the correct statement with regard to the Act of Union from the
following options.

a) The British monarchy surrendered the power to English parliament.

b) The British parliament seized power from Ireland.

c) The formation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain.

 d) The British nation was formed as are result of a war with Scotland and
Wales.

2) Human Development Report is published by……………….

(a) UNDP (b) World Bank (c) IMF (d) WHO

3) The Union List includes subjects such as......... (a)

Education, forests, trade unions, marriages, adoption and succession.

(b) Police, trade, commerce, agriculture and irrigation.

(c) Residuary subjects like computer software.

(d) Defence, foreign affairs, banking, currency, communications.

4) Which one of the following aspects best signifies this image of

Germania?

a) Anger and revenge b) Germania guarding the Rhine

c) Folk and cultural tradition d) Watching Germany

5) Land left without cultivation for more than five agricultural years is
called ?
(a) Culturable waste land (b) Current fallow land

(c) Waste land (d) Barren land

6) Choose one correct statement from the following:

Underemployment occurs —

(a) when people are not willing to work.

(b) when people are working slowly.

 (c) when people are working less than what they are capable of doing.

(d) when people are not paid for their jobs.

7) Which one of the following is the main cause of land degradation in

Punjab?

(a) Intensive cultivation (b) Deforestation

(c) Over-irrigation (d) Overgrazing

8) Who set up the ‘Oudh Kisan Sabha’?

(a) Alluri Sitaram Raju and Baba Ramchandra

(b) Jawahar Lal Nehru and Baba Ramchandra

(c) Jawaharlal Nehru and Shaukat Ali

(d) Mahatma Gandhi and Baba Ramchandra

9) The Mundas and Santhals of Chhota Nagpur region worship which one
of the following trees?
(a) Mahua (b) Mango (c) Peepal (d) Tamarind

10) The economy is classified into public and private sectors on the basis of
………….

(a) employment conditions (b) the nature of economic activity

(c) ownership of enterprises (d) number of workers employed in the

enterprise

11) Match the following and choose the correct option given below.

A B

(i) Anandamath (a) Abanindranath Tagore

(ii) Bharat Mata image (b) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay

(iii) Eight lotuses (c) Unity of Hindus and Muslims

(iv) Crescent moon (d) provinces

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

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

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

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

12) The system of Panchayati Raj involves:

(a) Village, State and Union levels

(b) Village, District and State levels

(c) Village and State levels

(d) Village, Block and District levels

13) Reserved and protected forests are also referred to as:

(a) Unclassed forest (b) Permanent forest estate

(c) Open forest (d) Mangrove forests

14) On the basis of the given table answer the following question.

What percentage change do you observe in the primary sector in the field of
employment?

(a) Increase by 11% (b) Increase by 61%

(c) Decrease by 11% (d) Remains stagnant

15) Consider the following statements on the practice of federalism in

India. Identify those which hold true for decentralisation after 1992.

A. Local governments did not have any power or resources of their own.

B. It became constitutionally mandatory to hold regular elections to local

government bodies.
C. The state governments are required to share some powers and revenue with
local government bodies.

D. No seats are reserved in the elected bodies for scheduled castes, scheduled
tribes and other backward classes.

(a) B and C (b) A and C (c) A and D (d) B and D

16) In which year was the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act implemented?

a) 1972 b) 1975 c) 1980 d) 1965

17) "Power is shared among different organs of government; it allows

different organs of government at the same level to exercise different
powers."

What does the above statement mean?

(a) None of the organs exercise unlimited powers.

(b) There is a check and balance of powers among all the organs.

(c) All organs are independent to each other and do not interfere in each other
affairs.

(d) Parliament control all the organs of the government.

Options:

1. Statements (a), (c) and (d) are correct but (b) is wrong.

2. Statements (a), (b) and (c) are correct but (d) is wrong.

3. Statements (b), (c) and (d) are correct but (a) is wrong.

4. Statements (a), (b) and (d) are correct but (c) is wrong.

18) The picture given below explains -

a) we cannot take national income as indicator for development.

b) per capita income is better measure for development.

c) average income hide disparities.

d) none of the above

19) Different tiers of government govern the same citizens, but each tier
has its own ………….. in specific matters.

a) Administration b) Jurisdiction

c) Execution d) Policies

20) Sariska wildlife sanctuary is located in which state?

(a) Rajasthan (b) Uttar Pradesh

(c) Gujarat (d) West Bengal

SECTION - B

VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS

21) Why did Mahatma Gandhi call off the Rowlatt Satyagraha Movement?
Write any two reasons.

22) What was the mission of the French revolutionaries after the French
revolution?

23. What is Chipko Movement?

24. Mention any two developmental goals of a landless rural labourer.

SECTION - C

SHORT ANSWER BASED QUESTIONS

25) Write a short note on the Frankfurt parliament.

OR 'The 1830s were the years of great economic hardship in Europe.' Explain.

26) When was the Project Tiger launched in India and why?

27) What makes India a federal country?

28) With the example of cotton, explain the interdependence of all the three
sectors of economy.

29) What are tertiary activities? Explain with examples.

 SECTION - D

CASE BASED QUESTIONS

30) Read the source given below and questions that follow:

Power is shared among different organs of government, such as the legislature,

executive and judiciary. Let us call this horizontal distribution of power because
it allows different organs of government placed at the same level to exercise
different powers. Such a separation ensures that none of the organs can exercise
unlimited power. Each organ checks the others. This results in a balance of
power among various institutions. Last year we studied that in a democracy,
even though ministers and government officials exercise power, they are
responsible to the Parliament or State Assemblies. Similarly, although judges
are appointed by the executive, they can check the functioning of executive or
laws made by the legislatures. This arrangement is called a system of checks
and balances.

30.1 - What is the federal division of power?

30.2 - Name two countries having federal division of power.

30.3 - What is a system of checks and balances?

31) Read the given extract and answer the following questions.
This sector is characterised by small and scattered units which are largely
outside the control of the government. There are rules and regulations but these
are not followed. Jobs here are low-paid and often not regular. There is no
provision for overtime, paid leave, holidays, leave due to sickness etc.
Employment is not secure. People can be asked to leave without any reason.
When there is less work, such as during some seasons, some people may be
asked to leave. A lot also depends on the whims of the employer. This sector
includes a large number of people who are employed on their own doing small
jobs such as selling on the street or doing repair work. Similarly, farmers work
on their own and hire labourers as and when they require.

31.1 - Which sector is described in the above paragraph?

31.2 - In which sector the employment opportunities have been expanding

very slowly?

31.3 - In which sector would you prefer to work and why?

32) Read the given extract and answer the following questions.
Artists in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries found a way out by
personifying a nation. In other words, they represented a country as if it were a
person. Nations were then portrayed as female figures. The female form that
was chosen to personify the nation did not stand for any particular woman in
real life; rather it sought to give the abstract idea of the nation a concrete form.
That is, the female figure became an allegory of the nation. During the French
Revolution artists used the female allegory to portray ideas such as Liberty,
Justice and the Republic. These ideals were represented through specific objects
or symbols. The attributes of Liberty are the red cap, or the broken chain, while
Justice is generally a blindfolded woman carrying a pair of weighing scales.
Female allegories were invented by artists in the nineteenth century to represent
the nation. In France, she has christened Marianne, a popular Christian name,
which underlined the idea of a people’s nation. Her characteristics were drawn
from those of Liberty and the Republic – the red cap, the tricolour, the cockade.
Statues of Marianne were erected in public squares to remind the public of the
national symbol of unity and to persuade them to identify with it. Marianne
images were marked on coins and stamps. Similarly, Germania became the
allegory of the German nation. In visual representations, Germania wears a
crown of oak leaves, as the German oak stands for heroism.

32.1 - Why were Female allegories invented by artists?

32.2 - What did the olive branch around the sword symbolize?

32.3 - What is meant by allegory?

SECTION - E

LONG ANSWER BASED QUESTIONS

33) How did people belonging to different communities, regions or languages
develop a sense of collective belonging in India?

OR Explain the role of women in the Civil Disobedience Movement.

34) Explain the Project Tiger.

OR “Land is a natural resource of utmost importance.” Elaborate this

statement.

35) Explain the features of federalism.

OR Explain the second test for Indian federation.

36) Explain the historical change in all three sectors.

 OR How do we count the various goods and services and know the total
production in each sector?

SECTION - F

MAP SKILL BASED QUESTIONS

37.a - Two places A and B have been given outline map of India.

Identify them and write their names on the lines drawn near them.

A) The place where the Indian National Congress Session of September 1920
was held.

B) The place where the Indian National Congress Session was held in 1927.

37.b - On the same outline map of India locate and label the following with
suitable symbols.

a) Dandi b) Kheda c) Amritsar