KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA AJNI NAGPUR (Shift II)

1st Pre-Board Examination (2020-21)

SUBJECT: SOCIAL SCIENCE
CLASS: X
Time: 3.00 hours M.M.: 80

General Instructions :
i. Question paper comprises five Sections – A, B, C, D and E. There are 32 questions in the question
paper. All questions are compulsory.
ii. Section A – Question no. 1 to 16 are Objective Type Questions of 1 mark each.
iii. Section B – Question no. 17 to 22 are short answer type questions, carrying 3 marks each. Answer
to each question should not exceed 80 words.
iv. Section C – Question no. 23 to 26 are source based questions, carrying 4 marks each.
v. Section D – Question no. 27 to 31 are long answer type questions, carrying 5 marks each. Answer
to each question should not exceed 120 words.
vi. Section E – Question no. 32 is map based, carrying 5 marks with two parts, 32.1 from History (2
marks) and 32.2 from Geography (3 marks).
vii. 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.
viii. In addition to this, separate instructions are given with each section and question, wherever
necessary.

SECTION A

1X16=16
1 Who described Mazzini as “the most dangerous enemy of our social order”? 1

A. Ernest Renan
B. Louis Philippe
C. Napoleon Bonaparte
D. Metternich.

2 In the Frankfurt Parliament, a Constitution was drafted on which date? 1

A. 8 May 1848
B. 18 May 1848
C. 18 June 1840
D. 18 August 1848

3 The Act that gave enormous powers to the British government to repress political activities was? 1

A. Rowlatt Act
B. Seditious Meetings Act
C. Arms Act
D. Vernacular Press Act
Which of the following is a basic or key industry?
4 1
A. Iron and Steel industry
B. Automobile industry
C. Cement industry
D. Fertilizer industry
5 Choose the correctly matched pair about the Primitive Cultivation in India from the following 1
options:

A. Milpa – Madhya Pradesh

B. Kumari-Jharkhand
C. Podu - Andhra Pradesh
D. Koman- Karnataka

6 During which season important crops like watermelon, muskmelon, cucumber, vegetables and fodder 1
Crops are produced?
A. Kharif season
B. Rabi season
C. Zaid season
D. All of these

7 Identify the soil with the help of the following features. 1

Black in colour
Ideal for growing cotton
Made of extremely fine i.e. clayey material

8 Cotton, jute, hemp and natural silk are the four major ________ crops grown in India. 1
A. Millet
B. Fibre
C. Pulses
D. Beverages

9 There is a third kind of government apart from the central and the state government in 1
Belgium. What is government known as?

A. Regional government
B. Provincial government
C. Community government
D. Local government

10 The principle of majoritarianism led to a civil war in which country? 1

A. Sri Lanka
B. Belgium
C. India
D. USA

11 Residuary subjects include subjects? 1

A. Of national importance
B. Of state level importance
C. Which do not fall in any of the three lists
D. Of common interests of both the central and the state government
OR
Write the examples of residuary subject

12 Which organization publishes the Human Development Report? 1

a. UNO
b. World Bank
c. UNDP
d. WHO
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13 Read the information given below and select the correct option -

Jay is an agricultural labourer. There are several months in a year when he has no work and needs
credit to meet his daily expenses. He depends upon his employer, the landowner for credit who
charges an interest rate of 5 per cent per month. Jay repays the money by working physically for the
landowner on his farmland.

Over the years his debt will –

A. Increase - because of increasing interest and non-payment of monthly amount
B. Remain constant - as he is working for the employer but is repaying less
C. Reduce - as amount equivalent to his salary is being counted as monthly repayment
D. Be totally repaid - as he is repaying the debt in the form of physical labour

OR

Most of the agricultural labourers like Jay depend upon loans from informal sector. Which of the
following statements about this sector is correct –

A. There are govt. bodies to supervise informal sector

B. Money lenders ask for a reasonable rate of interest
C. Cost of informal loans to the borrower is quite high
D. Money lenders use fair means to get their money back
14 What portions of banks deposits are kept by the banks for day to day transactions? 1

A. 11% of the deposits

B. 15 % of the deposits
C. 18 % of the deposits
D. 17 % of the deposits

15 Why did the government decided to remove barriers on foreign trade and foreign competitors? 1

A. Because the government wanted to earn the foreign exchange

B. Because the government felt that the time had come for Indian producers to compete with
producers in the world market
C. Because the government wanted to maintain good relations with other countries
D. All of the above
16 In the question given below, there are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Assertion (B). Read 1
the statements and chose the correct option:

Assertion (A): Different people have different development goals.

Assertion (B): What may be development for the others? It may even be destructive for the others

Options:
a. Both A and R are true
b. Both A and R are false
c. A is true but R is false.
d. A is false but R is true.
 SECTION B
(3X6=18)
17 Why the Salt March was an effective symbol of resistance against colonisalism? 3

18 Who were Marianne and Germania? What was the importance of the way in which they were 3
portrayed?
OR
Explain the measures and practices introduced by the French revolutionaries to create a sense of
collective identity amongst the French people.

19 What steps can be taken to control soil erosion in the hilly areas? 3

20 How coming together federations is different from holding together federations write with 3
example.
OR
Describe any three steps taken by the government towards decentralization in the year 1992.

21 Why is it necessary for the banks and cooperatives societies to increase their lending facilities in 3
rural areas? Explain.

22 “The Earth has enough resources to meet the needs of all but not enough to satisfy the 3
Greed of even one person.” How is this statement relevant to the discussion of development?
 SECTION C
(4x4=16)
23 Read the source given below and answer the questions that follows: 4

Following the defeat of Napoleon in 1815, European governments were

driven by a spirit of conservatism. Conservatives believed that established,
traditional institutions of state and society
– like the monarchy, the Church, social hierarchies, property and the family –
should be preserved. Most conservatives, however, did not propose a return
to the society of pre-revolutionary days. Rather, they realised, from the
changes initiated by Napoleon, that modernisation could in fact strengthen
traditional institutions like the monarchy. It could make state power more
effective and stronger. A modern army, an efficient bureaucracy, a dynamic
economy, the abolition of feudalism and serfdom could strengthen the
autocratic monarchies of Europe. In 1815, representatives of the European
powers who had collectively defeated Napoleon, met at Vienna to draw up a
settlement for Europe. The Congress was hosted by the Austrian Chancellor
Duke Metternich. The delegates drew up the Treaty of Vienna of 1815 with
the object of undoing most of the changes that had come about in Europe
during the Napoleonic wars. The Bourbon dynasty, which had been deposed
during the French Revolution, was restored to power, and France lost the
territories it had annexed under Napoleon. A series of states were set up on the
boundaries of France to prevent French expansion in future.

Answer the following MCQs by choosing the most appropriate option

23.1 Which of the following statements correctly describes about European conservative
ideology?
(1)
A. Preservation of believes introduced by Napoleon
B. Preservation of two sects of Christianity
C. Preservation of socialist ideology in economic sphere
D. Preservation of traditionalist beliefs in state and society

23.2 Identify the purpose to convene the Vienna of Congress in 1815 from the following options?
(1)
A. To declare competition of German unification
B. To restore conservative regime in Europe
C. To declare war against France
D. To start the process of Italian Unification

23. 3. What did conservatives focus on at the Congress of Vienna? Select the appropriate option.(1)
E. To re-establish peace and stability in Europe
F. To establish socialism in Europe
G. To introduce democracy in France
H. To set up a new Parliament in Austria

23.4 How did the Congress of Vienna ensure peace in Europe? Select the appropriate option. (1)
A. With the restoration of Bourbon Dynasty
B. Austria was not given the control of Northern Italy
C. Laying out a balance of power between all the great powers in Europe
D. By giving power to the German confederation
24 Read the text given below and answer the following questions. 4

Manufacturing industries not only help in modernizing agriculture, which

forms the backbone of our economy, they also reduce the heavy dependence
of people on agricultural income by providing them jobs in secondary and
tertiary sectors. Industrial development is a precondition for eradication of
unemployment and poverty from our country. This was the main philosophy
behind public sector industries and joint sector ventures in India. It was also
aimed at bringing down regional disparities by establishing industries in
tribal and backward areas. Export of manufactured goods expands trade and
commerce, and brings in much needed foreign exchange. Countries that
transform their raw materials into a wide variety of finished goods of higher
value are prosperous. India’s prosperity lies in increasing and diversifying
its manufacturing industries as quickly as possible. Agriculture and industry
are not exclusive of each other. They move hand in hand. For instance, the
agro-industries in India have given a major boost to agriculture by raising its
productivity.

Answer the following MCQs by choosing the most appropriate option

24.1. Manufacturing industries fall in and agriculture in . ( 1)

24.2. How agriculture and industry move hand in hand? (1)

24.3. In order to attract foreign manufacturing firms, a country needs to develop - (1)

24.4. How industries are backbones of the economy? (1)

25 Read the given extract and answer the following questions. 4

In a democracy, we are most concerned with ensuring that people will have
the right to choose their rulers and people will have control over the rulers.
Whenever possible and necessary, citizens should be able to participate in
decision making, that affects them all. Therefore, the most basic outcome of
democracy should be that it produces a government that is accountable to
the citizens, and responsive to the needs and expectations of the citizens.
Some people think that democracy produces less effective government. It is,
of course, true that non-democratic rulers are very quick and efficient in
decision making and implementation, whereas, democracy is based on the
idea of deliberation and negotiation. So, some delay is bound to take place.
But, because it has followed procedures, its decisions may be both more
acceptable to the people and more effective. Moreover, when citizens want to
know if a decision was taken through the correct procedures, they can find
this out. They have the right and the means to examine the process of
decision making. This is known as transparency. This factor is often missing
from a non-democratic government. There is another aspect in which
democratic government is certainly better than its alternatives: democratic
government is legitimate government. It may be slow, less efficient, not
always very responsive, or clean. But a democratic government is people’s
own government.

Answer the following questions

25.1. How democratic government in Accountable form of government? (1)

25.2. What makes the democratic government more legitimate government that other (1)
Non-democratic government?

25.3. Why some people think that democracy produce less effective government? (1)

25.4. Why is some delay bound to take place in a democratic set up? (1)
26 Read the source given below and answer the following questions - 4

Ford Motors, an American company, is one of the world’s largest automobile

manufacturers with production spread over 26 countries of the world. Ford
Motors came to India in 1995 and spent Rs. 1700 crore to set up a large
plant near Chennai. This was done in collaboration with Mahindra and
Mahindra, a major Indian manufacturer of jeeps and trucks. By the year
2017, Ford Motors was selling 27,000 cars in the Indian markets, while
88,000 cars were exported from India to South Africa, Mexico and Brazil. The
company wanted to develop Ford India as a component supplying base for
its other plants across the globe.

Answer the following questions

26.1. Would you say Ford Motors is a MNC? Why (1)

26.2. In What ways will the production of cars by Ford Motors in India lead to interlink
of production? (1)

26.3. What is foreign investment? How much did Ford Motors invest in India? (1)

26.4. In what ways is a MNC different from others? (1)

 SECTION D
(5x5=25)
27 What do you mean by sense of collective belongingness and how was it practiced in India 5
by the Indians?

OR
How did people belonging to different communities, regions or language groups develop a sense
of collective belonging in the nineteenth century India? Explain.

28 Why are the means of transportation and communication called the lifelines of a nation 5
and its economy.
OR
“Roadways still have an edge over railways in India”. Support the statement with arguments.

29 “Political parties are necessary for a democracy.” In the light of this statement explain any five 5
functions of the political parties in India.
30 What are the different forms of power sharing in modern democracies? Give an examples of 5
each of these.
31 ‘Compare the employment conditions prevailing in the organized and unorganized sectors. 5
OR
‘Tertiary sector is playing a significant role in the development of Indian Economy’. Justify the
statement.

SECTION-E
MAP SKILL BASED QUESTION
(2+3=5)
32.1 Identify them and write their correct names on the lines drawn near them 2

A. Indian National Congress session at this place in 1929

B. The place where the Jallianwala Bagh incident took place

32.2 On the same outline map of India locate and label any THREE of the following with suitable 3
Symbols.
a. Salal Dam
b. Kalpakkam nuclear Plant
c. Noida Software Technology Park
d. Paradip Port
e. Major tea producer state