Cbse Class 10 Social Science Sample Papers 2017

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Class 10 - Social Science

Class 10 Social Science Sample Paper-21

General Instructions:

i. The question paper has 28 questions in all. All questions are compulsory.

ii. Marks are indicated against each question.

iii. Questions from serial number 1 to7 are very short answer type questions. Each question

carries one mark.

iv. Questions from serial number 8 to18 are 3 marks questions. Answer of these questions

should not exceed 80 words each.

v. Questions from serial number 19 to 25 are 5 marks questions. Answer of these questions

should not exceed 100 words each.

vi. Question numbers 26 & 27 are map questions from History with 1 mark each.

vii. Question number 28 is map question of 3 marks from Geography.

viii. For Q. Nos. 26, 27 and 28 (map based questions) one outline political map of India is

provided. After completion the work, attach the map inside your answer book.

ix. Questions at Serial Number - 20, 22, 24 & 25 have Internal Choice. Attempt any one option

out of the given in each of these questions.

1. Name the Irish catholic who revolted against the British domination.

Name the French officer who led an attack against the ruling Nguyen dynasty.

2. Who was the guiding force for the unification of England in 1707?

In which year the final link of trans Indo-China rail network was completed?

3. Name the season during which watermelon, muskmelon and cucumber are

produced?

4. Which type of power sharing is called checks and balances?

5. What is the direction of change in the importance of different sectors in regard to

GDP in India?

6. Which consumer’s right enables consumers to go in the consumers courts?

7. Give one reason why the banks and cooperatives are popular lending agencies?

8. Name the female allegory that represents France. Describe her main characteristics.

How did the battle against French colonial education become a part of the battle

against colonialism and for independence in Vietnam? Explain.

9. “Gandhiji saw this as an opportunity to bring Muslims under the umbrella of unified

national movement” Can you explain that opportunity.

10. Why is resource planning essential?

11. “Multipurpose projects have failed to achieve the purpose for which they were

built”. Justify the statement by giving reasons.

12. Give example to prove that social division of one kind or another exist in most of the

countries.

13. Which is the recently formed national party? Examine its objectives and present

status.

14. How is democratic government known as responsive government? Explain.

15. Is there any other means to make payments without using cash? Explain.

16. How do logos and certification on cover help the consumers to buy standardized

products?

17. Why is it necessary to give protection and support to unorganized sector workers?

Explain.

18. Explain any three examples of what factors other than income are important

aspects of our lives.

19. Why is it said that India played a crucial role in the nineteenth century world

economy? Explain

Why did the poor peasants and artisans in the countryside begin to work for the

merchants from the towns?

State the characteristics of the ancient cities.

20. How did the printing technology give women a chance to share their feeling with

the world outside?

Examine the popularity of novels among women during eighteenth century.

21. What is the contribution of industry to national economy in India? Compare it with

the East Asian Countries. What is the desired growth and present position of

industry in GDP?

22. Distinguish between conventional and non-conventional sources of energy.

Which agency provides the air travel service in north-eastern and off-shore areas of

India? Explain why air transport is preferred in north-eastern states of India.

23. What policies strengthened the federalism of India?

24. Do you have any source to get the information about the working of government?

Explain.

Is caste system is coming to an end? Explain.

25. Explain the factors which facilitate Globalisation.

How would flexibility in labour laws help Multinational Companies?

26. Locate and label the place in the given outline political map of India: place where

the session of Congress held in 1929.

27. Locate and label the place in the given outline political map of India:The state to

which Gudem rebels belonged.

28. Two features A and B are marked in the given political map of India. Identify these

features with the help of the following information and write their correct names on

the lines marked on the map.

1. Biggest port of India

2. Oldest artificial Port

Locate and Label International Airport Amritsar with appropriate symbols on

the same map given for identification.

Class 10 - Social Science

Class 10 Social Science Sample Paper-21

Solution

1. Wolfe Tone is the Irish catholic who revolted against the British domination.

Francis Garnier was the French officer who led an attack against the ruling Nguyen

dynasty.

2. The English Parliament was the guiding force for the unification of England in 1707.

The final link of trans Indo-China rail network was completed in 1910.

3. Watermelon, muskmelon and cucumber are produced in Zaid season .

4. Horizontal distribution of power

5. The percentage share of primary sector in India’s GDP has fallen whereas the

percentage share of secondary and tertiary sectors has risen.

6. The right to represent enables consumers to go in the consumers courts.

7. Banks and cooperatives are very popular for lending because these agencies

provide loan at a very low interest rates.

8. The female allegories were invented by artists in the nineteenth century to

represent the nation. Marianne was the female allegory who represented France.

Following are her characteristics:

i. Her characteristics were drawn from those of Liberty and the Republic – the red

cap, the tricolour, the cockade.

ii. Her statutes were erected in public squares to remind the public of the national

symbol of unity and to persuade them to identify with it.

iii. Her images were marked on coins and stamps of 1850s.

The battle against French colonial education became a part of the battle against

colonialism and for independence in Vietnam in several ways:

i. Like other colonial powers, the French tried to open their own schools in

Vietnam so that they could get cheaper clerks and educated local labour forces.

But to tell the Vietnamese that they were doing so because to civilize them was

nothing less than insulting them. Such thing was greatly resisted by the people.

ii. The French Government tried to systematically dismantle the traditional system

especially by adopting only the French language as the medium of instruction.

Bust such a policy was resisted by the people who had great attachment for the

local Vietnamese languages.

iii. French tried to force their own culture on the students and make them look

modern by cutting their hair. It enraged the people because the Vietnamese

people traditionally kept long hairs.

9. That opportunity was ‘Khilafat Issue’. The First World War ended with the defeat of

Ottoman Turkey. And there were rumours that a harsh peace treaty was going to be

imposed on the ottoman emperor-the spiritual head of the Islamic world (the

Khailifa). To defend the khalifa’s temporal power, a khilafat committee was formed

in Bombay in March 1919. A young generation of Muslims leaders likes the brothers

Muhammad Ali and Shaukat Ali, Began discussing with Mahatma Gandhi about the

possibility of a united mass action on the issue. Gandhiji saw this as an opportunity

to bring Muslims under the umbrella of unified national movement.

10. As the resources are limited, so their planning is quite necessary so that we can use

them properly and at the same time save them for our coming generations.

It is also essential for the balanced development of the country. A resource planning

is also necessary to save their exploitation or unlawful exploitation by the

unscrupulous elements of the society.

11. A. These dams were constructed to control floods but sometimes they are unable to

control floods.

B. Regulating and damming of rivers affect the natural flow of rivers causing poor

sediment flow and excessive sedimentation at the bottom of the reservoir.

C. Dams also create conflict between the states and people, wanting different uses

and benefits from the same water resources.

12. A. It does not matter whether the country is small or big. India is a vast country

with many communities.India is famous for its diversity.

B. Belgium is a small country with many communities India is famous for its

diversity.

C. Even the Muslim countries are divided into Shias and Sunnies.

D. Countries like Germany and Sweden which are considered homogeneous

societies are undergoing rapid change because of migration from other parts of

the world. Thus social division exists in all parts of the world.

13. Nationalist Congress Party is the recently formed national party after the split in

congress in 1999.

A. Objectives of NCP: This party advocates democracy, Gandhian secularism,

equality, justice and federalism. Wants that high offices in government be

confined to natural born citizens of the country.

B. Present Status: A major party in Maharashtra and has a significant presence

in Meghalaya, Manipur and Assam. A coalition partner in the state of

Maharashtra in alliance with the Congress since 2004, a member of the United

Progressive Alliance.

14. A. It produces a government that is accountable to the citizens, and responsive to

the needs of and expectations of the citizens.

B. Democracy is based on the idea of deliberations and negations.

C. Democratic government is attentive to the needs and demands of the people.

D. A government which is able to respond to grievance faster is able to avoid

confrontation and provide good governance.

15. Yes, we have many other options to payment, like cheques instead of cash.

A. For payment through cheque, the payer who has an account in the bank makes

out a cheque for a specific amount to conduct business.

B. A cheque is a signed valuable paper instructing the bank to pay a specific

amount from the person to whose name the cheque has been made.

C. It can be called cashless fund transaction.

16. The logos and certification on cover help consumers get assured of the quality while

purchasing the goods and services because these are issued by the government

organizations. The organizations that monitor and issue these certificates allow

producers to use their logos provided if they follow certain quality standards. For

some products that affect health and safety of consumers or of products of mass

consumption like LPG cylinders, food colours and additives, cement packaged

drinking water, it is mandatory on the part of the producers to get goods certified by

government organizations

17. A. The employers in the unorganized sector refuse to follow laws that protect the

laborers. There is a great need of protecting them from exploitation.

B. The workers in the unorganized sector are not paid a fair wage and hence

require protection.

C. The Jobs of the workers in the unorganized sector are also not secure, hence they

need protection.

D. The workers in the unorganized sector get no other benefits like provident

funds, gratuity, paid leaves, medical benefits etc. and hence they require

protection of their livelihood.

18. Money in your pocket cannot buy all the goods and services that you may need to

live well.

i. Money cannot buy us pollution-free environment.

ii. Money cannot buy us a disease-free life and might not be able to get protection

from infectious disease.

iii. Besides money, people also like to have equal treatment in the society, freedom,

dignity and honour in their life, which money cannot buy them.

19. It is said that India played a crucial role in the nineteenth century world economy

because in the nineteenth century, Britain was a major economic power, she had

built a trade network worldwide and had a huge income.

i. The value of British exports to India was much higher than the value of British

imports from India. Thus, Britain had trade surplus with India.

ii. There were some countries where Britain was spending more on her imports

and earning deals from exports, Britain had to meet trade deficit with these

countries.

iii. Britain used her trade surplus with India to balance her trade deficits with other

countries.

iv. Britain’s trade surplus with India also helped her to pay the so called home

charges. Thus, by helping Britain balance its deficits, India played a crucial role

in the late nineteenth century world economy.

The poor peasants and artisans in the countryside began to work for the merchants

from the towns because of the following reasons:

i. Open fields were disappearing and commons were being enclosed.

ii. Tiny plots of land did not provide enough for the family.

iii. By working for merchants, peasants could remain in the countryside and

cultivate their land.

iv. Income from proto-industrial production supplemented their income from

cultivation.

v. The family labour resources could be fully used.

The ancient cities had distinct features like:

i. Towns and cities that first appeared along river valleys, such as Ur, Nippur and

Mohenjo-Daro, were large in scale than other human settlements.

ii. Asian cities could develop only when an increase in food supplies made it

possible to support a wide range of non-food products.

iii. Cities were often the centers of political power, administrative network, trade

and industry, religious institution and intellectual activity.

iv. These cities supported various social groups such artisans, merchants and

priests.

20. Due to print revolution women became an important as reader as well as writers. It

following gave sufficient opportunities to the women to open themselves up to the

outer world:

i. Penny magazine and manuals were especially meant for women were

published, which included teaching proper behavior and housekeeping.

ii. When novels began to be written in the nineteenth century women were seen as

important readers.

iii. Getting influenced they after reading started writing novels. Some of the bestknown

novelists were: Jane Austin, The Bronte Sisters and George Eliot.

iv. Their writings became important in defining a new type of women and gave

them a new identification - a person with will, strength of personality,

determination and the power to think.

A. The most exiting element of the novel was the involvement of women. The 18th

century saw the middle classes become more prosperous.

B. Women got more leisure to read as well as write novels.

C. Novels began exploring the world of women-their emotions and identities, their

experiences and problems.

D. Images of women reading silently in the privacy of the room became common in

European paintings.

E. When women began writing novels many people feared that they would now

neglect their traditional role as wives and mothers and homes would be

disorder.

F. The novels of Jane Austen give Us a glimpse of the world of women in genteel

rural society in early-nineteenth century Britain. They make us think about a

society which encouraged women to look for ‘good’ marriages, and find wealthy

or propertied husbands. The first sentence of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice

states : ‘It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of

a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.’

21. The contribution of industry to the national economy has not been satisfactory for

the last two decades. It has stagnated at 17 percent for mining quarrying, electricity

and gas. In comparison to India’s 17 percent share in GDP, the East Asian countries

have contributed 25 to 35 per cent to their GDP. The desired growth over the next

decade is 12 percent. At present growth rate is about 9 to 10 percent and it is

expected that we can achieve the growth rate of 12 per cent by some efforts like

setting up of the National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council (NMCC).

22.

Conventional Non- Conventional

1. Conventional sources of energy are

non-renewable sources of energy.

1. Non-conventional sources of energy

are renewable sources of energy.

2. These sources get depleted with its

use.

2. These resources can be used again

and again.

3. These are traditional sources of

energy.

3. These are recently developed sources

of energy.

4. These causes large scale pollution.

4. These are environment friendly

resources.

5. For example : Coal, petroleum, diesel,

etc.

5. For example: Solar energy, wind

energy, tidal energy etc.

Pawanhans Helicopters Ltd. provides helicopter services to Oil and Natural Gas

Commission in its off- shore operations, to the north-eastern states.

Because of the following reasons the air transport is preferred in the North-Eastern

states of India:

i. These states mostly lies in inaccessible hilly areas and have difficult terrains.

ii. Dense forests are found in this region.

iii. Big rivers and dissected relief are found in this area.

iv. There is heavy rainfall and frequent floods in these areas.

Due to the above reasons it is very difficult to construct roads and lay railway lines

in these areas.

23. The features of the third tier of rural government are:

A. Rural local government is popularly known by the name Panchayat Raj. Each

Village or group of villages in some state has a Gram Panchayat.

B. This is a council consisting of several ward members called Panchs and a

president called Sarpanch. They are directly elected by the adult population

living in the ward or village.

C. The Panchyats works under the overall supervision of the Gram Sabha. All the

voters of the village are the members of Gram Sabha.

D. The local government structure goes right up to the district level. A few Gram

panchayat are grouped together to form Sanchayat Samiti or Block. The

members of all the Block are elected by the panchayat members of the area.

E. All the Panchayat Samitis or Mandals in a district together constitute the Zila

Parishad.

24. A. RTI is a source to get the information about the working of government in India.

The Right to information is a good example of a law that empowers the people to

find out what is happening in government and thereby raise their voices if

anything unfair happened.

B. This act enabled people to know about every detail of any programs from the

levels of planning to implementations. By this, they can know lapses,

misappropriation etc. of any officials and file a complaint and corruption and

impose strict penalties.

C. This law helps to know who has taken the decision, was the decision taken as per

the established norms and procedures. So the executive has to think twice before

taking any biased decisions.

D. Right to Information Act is to empower the citizens, promote transparency and

accountability in the working of the Government, contain corruption, and make

our democracy work for the people in real sense.It goes without saying that an

informed citizen is better equipped to keep necessary vigil on the instruments of

governance and make the government more accountable to the governed.

E. The Act is a big step towards making the citizens informed about the activities of

the Government.

The caste system has kept Indian society intact. But at present it is coming to an end

because of following reasons:

A. Many social reform movements were started in the 19th century like Brahmo

Samaj, Arya Samaj etc. They preached against the caste system.

B. With the advent of means of transport and communication, people begin to

move from place to place in search of work and in the new society. There they

work with people of other castes. It leads to the decline of another feature of

keeping relations with one’s own caste.

C. In the past religious education was given and it was confined only to higher

three castes. But with the changing time, religious education came to an end.

D. Everyone begins to get a modern education which led to the decline of

discrimination.

E. Giving occupation to the child is one of the main features of the caste system. But

due to industrialization and modernization, new occupations came into being.

People begin to adopt new occupations which have led to the end of this feature

of the caste system.

25. The factors which facilitate Globalisation are:

a. Rapid improvement in Technology which has stimulated the process of

Globalization..

b. Liberalization of foreign trade and foreign investment policies.

c. Pressure from international organizations like WTO and World Bank.

d. Improvement in transportation and communication facilities.

e. Dependence of Developing countries upon Developed Countries

i. In the absence of strict laws most of the companies employ workers on

temporary basis so that they do not have to pay workers for the whole year.

ii. Workers also have to put in very long working hours and work night shifts on a

regular basis during the peak seasons.

iii. Wages are low and workers are forced to work overtime to make both ends

meet.

iv. To earn huge profits employers try to cut the labour cost by different ways.

v. Flexibility in labour laws have helped the companies to increase their income

granted by not paying reasonable wages and other benefits such as provident

fund insurance etc.

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