Class - X TH

SOCIAL SCIENCE
MOCK EXAMS

Serial Number: 1
Time: 3 Hours
Maximum Marks: 80

Exam Date: ___________

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General Instructions:

1. The question paper comprises Six Sections A, B, C, D, E and

F. There are 37 questions in the Question paper. All
questions are compulsory.
2. Section A-From questions 1 to 20 are MCQs of 1 mark each.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. Section-E-Questions no from 34 to 36 are case based
questions with sub questions and are of 4 marks each.
7. Section F Question no. 37 is map based, carrying 2 marks
from history and 3 marks from geography. (5 marks).

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 Section -A
(Objective Questions)

1. Which of the following is an example of Trade Barrier?

a) Tax on imports b) Transit permits c) Custom Duty d) All of these

2. Which among the following statements is correct with regard to

banks and borrowers?
a) Banks give loans and charge rent on loan amount from the borrowers.
b) Banks give loans and charge wages on loan amount from the borrowers.
c) Banks give loans and charge interest on loan amount from the borrowers
d) Banks give loans and charge money on loan amount from the borrowers.

3. Under employment occurs when people:

a) do not want to work
b) not getting paid
c) are working less than what they are capable of doing
d) none of the above

4. Which one of the following best describes human development index

improvement (HDI)?
a) Improvement in science, information and technology.
b) Improvement in health, education and income.
c) Improvement in information and communication.
d) Improvement in investment, finance and technology.

5. Which one of the following is not a developmental goal for the

landless rural labourers?
a) More days of work and better wages.
b) Local schools are able to provide quality education for their children.
c) There is no social discrimination.
d) They cannot become leaders in village.

6. The rise of political parties is directly linked to the emergence of

_______.
a) Monitory democracies
b) Direct democracies
c) Representative democracies
d) Constitutional democracies.

7. Which one of the following is not a cause of communalism?

a) Religion is taken as the basis of the nation.
b) When one religion is discriminated against other.
c) State has no official religion
d) Demands of one religious group are formed in opposition to another

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8. Which among the following statements about India’s Constitution is
wrong?
a) Prohibits discrimination on grounds of religion.
b) Gives official status to one religion.
c) Provides to all individuals freedom to profess any religion.
d) Ensures equality of citizens with religious Communities.
9. Tankas: Rajasthan, Rooftop rainwater harvesting: Shillong, Bamboo
drip irrigation system: ____________.
a) Assam
b) Meghalaya
c) Manipur
d) Arunachal Pradesh

10. Which among the following is not a problem of resource

development?
a) Depletion of resources for satisfying the greed of few individuals
b) Accumulation of resources in few hands
c) Indiscriminate exploitation of resources
d) An equitable distribution of resources

11. What does Joint Forest Management (JFM) furnish?

a) Diversified crop production
b) No use of pesticides
c) Involving local communities in the management and restoration of
degraded forests
d) Large-scale production
12. Arrange the following in the correct sequence.

i) Unification of Germany.

ii)Unification of Italy

iii) Greek struggle for Independence began

iv) Fall of Napoleon

a) iv, iii, ii, i

b) ii, iv, iii, i
c) iii, iv, ii, i.
d) i, iii, ii, iv

13. _____________ accidently discovered the vast continent that later

came to be known as America.
a) Vasco Da Gama b) V.S. Naipaul c) J.M. Keynes d) Christopher Columbus
14. The sectors are classified into public and private sectors.
a) On the basis of employment conditions
b) The nature of economic activities
c) Number of workers employed
d) Ownership of enterprises

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15. Identify the person in the portrait given below

a) Marco polo
b) John Gutenberg
c) Martin Luther
d) Jyotiba Phule

16. Double coincidence of wants means___________.

a) What a person desires to sell is exactly what the other person wishes to
buy.
b) What a person desires to sell is exactly what the other person also wishes
to sell
c) What a person desires to buy is exactly what the other person also wishes
to buy
d) None of the above

17. Consider the following statements about the ethnic composition

of Sri Lanka:

A. Major social groups are the Sinhala-speaking (74%) and Tamil speaking
(18%)

B. Among the Tamils, there are two sub-groups, Sri Lankan Tamils and Indian
Tamils. C. There are about 7% Christians, who are both Tamil and Sinhala.

D. Most of the Sinhala-speaking are Hindus or Muslims and most of the Tamil-
speaking are Buddhists.

Which of the above statements are correct?

a) A, B, C
b) A, B, D
c) B, C, D
d) A, B, C, D

18. Assertion (A): Non-democratic rulers do not have to bother about

deliberation in assemblies or worry about majorities and public opinion.

Reason (R): So, they can be very quick and efficient in decision making and
implementation.

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 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 correct but R is wrong.
d) A is wrong but R is correct.

19. Which of the followings NOT an outcome of democracy?

a) Transparency and accountability in governance
b) Protection of minority rights
c) Centralized decision-making
d) Promotion of individual freedom and rights

20. Which of the following is an example of globalization?

a) Indians consuming goods produced abroad.
b) Indians becoming self-sufficient in terms of production of goods and
services.
c) Indians moving across different states in domestic territory.
d) Indians producing huge amount of agricultural produce.

Section – B

(Very Short Answer Type Questions)

21. “In India, women’s political representation is very low”. Justify this
statement.
22. What system of power-sharing is called "Checks and Balances"?
23. Write down the climatic conditions of Maize.
24. Name any two subjects that are included in the concurrent list. How are
laws made on these subjects?

Section -C

(Short Answer Type Questions)

25. State any three important features of federalism.

26. How did cultural processes help in creating a sense of collective
belongingness in India?

OR

How did the Non- Cooperation Movement unfold in the cities and towns of
India?

27. “The imperial state in China, was the major producer of printed material.”
Support this statement with examples.
28. Workers are exploited in the unorganized sector. Do you agree with this
view? Give reasons in support of your answer.
29. Discuss the steps to be taken to minimise environmental degradation by
industry

Section – D

(Long Answer Type Questions)

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30. Political Parties are the indispensable part of Indian Democratic system.
Describe the role of Political Parties in Indian Democracy.

OR

Examine institutional amendments made by different institutions to reform

political parties and their leaders.

31. “Like Germany, Italy too had a long history of political fragmentation.”
Explain.

OR

Why did nationalist tensions emerge in the Balkans?

32. “Energy saved is energy produced”. Justify the statement by giving any
five measures to conserve the energy resources.
OR
“Minerals generally occur in different rocks.” Examine the statement.
33. “Poor households still depend on informal sources of credit.” support the
statement with examples.

OR

“Self- help groups eliminate poverty and empower women”. Substantiate with
suitable answer

Section -E

(Case Based Questions)

34. Read the extract given below and answer the given questions.

Quit India Movement

The failure of the Cripps Mission and the effects of World War II created
widespread discontentment in India. This led Gandhiji to launch a movement
calling for complete withdrawal of the British from India. The Congress Working
Committee, in its meeting in Wardha on 14 July 1942 passed the historic ‘Quit
India’ resolution demanding the immediate transfer of power to Indians and quit
India On 8 August 1942 in Bombay, the All-India Congress Committee endorsed
the resolution which called for a non- violent mass struggle on the widest
possible scale throughout the country. It was on this occasion that Gandhiji
delivered the famous ‘Do or Die’ speech. The call for ‘Quit India’ almost brought
the state machinery to a standstill in large parts of the country as people
voluntarily threw themselves into the thick of the movements. People observed
hartals, and demonstrations and processions were accompanied by national
songs and slogans. The movement was truly a mass movement which brought
into its ambit thousands of ordinary people, namely students, workers and
peasants. It also saw the active participation of leaders, namely Jayprakash
Narayan, ArunaAsaf Ali and Ram Manohar Lohia and many women such as
MatanginiHazra in Bengal, KanaklataBarua in Assam and Rama Devi in Odisha.

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The British responded with much force, yet it took more than a year to suppress
the movement.

i. What factors led Gandhi to launch Quit India Movement?

ii. When and where was the Quit India Resolution passed?
iii. Who was the female leader of the ‘Quit India Movement’?

35. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that
follow:

Today, dams are built not just for irrigation but for electricity generation,
water supply for domestic and industrial uses, flood control, recreation, Inland
navigation and fish breeding. Hence, dams are now referred to as multi-
purpose projects where the many uses of the impounded water are integrated
with one another For example, in the Sutlej-Beas River basin the Bhakra -
Nangal project water is being used both for hydel power production and
irrigation. Similarly, the Hirakund project in the Mahanadi basin integrates
conservation of water with flood control. Multi-purpose projects, launched
after Independence with their integrated water resources management
approach, were thought of as the vehicle that would lead the nation to
development and progress, overcoming the handicap of its colonial past.
Jawaharlal Nehru proudly proclaimed the dams as the temples of modern
India, the reason being that it would integrate development of agriculture and
the village economy with rapid industrialisation and growth of the urban
economy.

i. Hirakund dam is built on which river? (1)

ii. Name one multipurpose projects is found in the Sutlej-Beas River basin?
(1)
iii. Give two reasons for the adverse effect of dams? (2)

36. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that
follows:
Besides seeking more income, one-way or the other, people also seek things
like equal treatment, freedom, security, and respect of others. They resent
discrimination. All these are important goals. In fact, in some cases, these
may be more important than more income or more consumption because
material goods are not all that you need to live. Money, or material things
that one can buy with it, is one factor on which our life depends. But the
quality of our life also depends on non-material things mentioned above. If it
is not obvious to you, then just think of the role of your friends in your life.
You may desire their friendship. Similarly, there are many things that are not
easily measured but they mean a lot to our lives. These are often ignored.
However, it will be wrong to conclude that what cannot be measured is not
important. Consider another example, if you get a job in a far-off place, before
accepting it you would try to consider many factors, apart from income, such
as facilities for your family, working atmosphere, or opportunity to learn. In
another case, a job may give you less pay but may offer regular employment

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 that enhances your sense of security. Another job, however, may offer high
pay but no job security and also leave no time for your family. This will reduce
your sense of security and freedom. Similarly, for development, people look
at a mix of goals. It is true that if women are engaged in paid work, their
dignity in the household and society increases. However, it is also the case
that if there is respect for women there would be more sharing of housework
and a greater acceptance of women working outside. A safe and secure
environment may allow more Women to take up a variety of jobs or run a
business. Hence, the developmental goals that people have are not only
about better income but also about other important things in life.
i. What do you mean by income? (1)
ii. Why does job may give you less pay but enhances your sense of
security? (1)
iii. What are the things people seek for development? (2)

Section -F

(Map Based Questions)

37.1) Two places A and B are marked on the outline Political map of
India. Identify these places with the help of following information.

A) A place where the Indian National Congress held its session in 1927

B) A place where Gandhiji organizes Satyagraha movement for Indigo

planters.

37.2) Locate and label any three of the following on the same given
outline map of India.

1. Narora nuclear plant 2. Nagarjuna Sagar dam

[Link] Shivaji international airport 4. Kochi sea port

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