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Holy Cross School , WBD
Semester Examination -1
2023-23
Class- X Time- 3 hrs
Subject- Social Science F.M- 80 Marks
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General Instruction:
Question paper comprisers 5 section A, B, C , D & E there are 37 questions in the
question paper All questions are compulsory
Section A question number 1 to 20 are objective type questions of one mark each
Section B question number 21 to 24 are very short answer type questions carrying 2
marks each answer to each questions should not exceed 40 words
Session C question number 25 to 29 are short answer type questions carrying 3 marks
each. Answer to each question should not exceed 60 words
Section D question number 30 to 33 are long answer type questions carrying 5 marks
each Answer to each question should not exceed 120 words
Section E question number 34 to 36 are case based question with three sub questions
and are of 4 marks each
Section F Question number 37 is map based carrying 5 marks with two parts 37a from
history for 2 marks 37b from Geography 3 marks
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Section - A
1) Who among the following was the architect for the unification of Germany
a) Ottovan Bismarck b)William I c)Fredrick III d)William II
2) Identify the correct statement with regard to the Zollverin from the following options
a) It was a coalition of Prussian States formed to manage political alliances
b) it's aim was to bind the Prussia politically into an association
c) it was a custom Union at the initiative of Prussia
d) it help to awaken and raise National sentiment in Europe
3) Which one of the following attributes stands for willingness to make peace
a) Breast plate with eagle
b) Olive branch around the sword
c)broken chain
d) flag
4) IMF and the World bank shifted their attention in the late 1950s towards the developing
countries this happened mainly because the economy of the developing Nations had
greater scope Europe and Japan had rapidly rebuild their economy and didn't need the
help of IMF and World Bank the developing countries needed their help to develop.
a) I and III
b) I only
c) II and III only
d) I,II, IIII
5) Hosay was a
a) Riotous Hindu festival
b) riotous Carnival
c) violent blood shading war
d) history and art festival
6) 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
7) Which of the following is another name for Hangul
a) Asiatic elephant b) Kashmir stag c) Black Buck d) Blue buck
8) Which of the following remote backward villages in Mysore Karnataka installed
household rooftop rainwater harvesting system
a) Gendathur
b) Vanasthalipuram
c) Chilkunda
d) Kallahalli
9) Assertion A : A dam is a barrier across flowing water that obstructs, direct or retard the
flow often creating a reservoir lake or impoundment.
Reason R: Hirakund dam is the longest earthen dam in the world.
(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 true, but (R) is false.
(d) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
10) Find out the correct answer:
Food crops
Cereals
Rice Wheat
Jowar Bajra Raji
a) Maize b) Millet c) Pules d) Oilseeds
1) Match the following subjects from column A with the lists given in column B
Column A (Subjects) Coumn B (Lists)
A) Banking i) State List
B) Police ii) Union List
C) Computer iii) Concurrent List
D) Education iv) Residuary List
a) A) -I B)- II C)- III D)-IV
b) A) -IV) B)- III C) – II D)- I
c) A)-II B)-I C)- IV D) -III
d) A)- I B) – IIIC) – II D)- IV
11) study the given picture and identify which of the following options best signifies this
cartoon
a) sharing of responsibility between Central and state
b) Centre undermining the power of States
c) state pleading from Centre for more power
d) misuse of power by the states
12) Which is the most spoken language in India after Hindi?
a) English
b) Sanskrit
c) Bengali
d) Marathi
13) Under which of the following is power shared in the community government of Belgium
a) different social groups
b) different organs of government
c) Central and state government
d) State Government and community government
14) Which of the following majors does not established Sinhala Supremacy in Sri Lanka
a) Sinhala is the only official language
b) preferential policy for government jobs
c) the state cell protect and faster Buddhism
d) the equal political rights to the Sri Lankan Tamils
15) There are some units of the Indian Union which enjoy very little power . These are called
a) Cities b) Village c) Union Territories d) District
16) Human development report is published by
a) UNDP b) World Bank c) WHO d) IMF
17) In which state of India is the Infant mortality rate lowest?
a) Kerala b) Goa c) Bihar d)Uttar Pradesh
18) Which one of the following is not a feature of developing country?
a) Agriculture as a major occupation
b) High technological development
c) Mass poverty
d) Mass literacy
19) Employment figures of a country are based on data collected from 5-yearly survey on
employment and unemployment. Which organization conducts this survey?
(a) NSSO—National Sample Survey Organization
(b) NREGA 2005—National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005
(c) ILO — International Labour Organization
(d) Census of India
20) Which among the following banks issues currency notes on behalf of the Central
Government in India?
(a) RBI
(b) State Bank of India
(c) Bank of India
(d) Central Bank of India
Section –B
21) How had an Napoleonic Civil Code exported to the other reason under French control
Explain.
22) Describe how communities have conserved and protected forest and wildlife in India
Or
Who proclaimed dams as the temples of modern India? Why?
23) Describe horizontal and vertical power sharing in modern democracies.
24) Write any two drawbacks of the barter system. How money solved this ?
Section –C
25) The pre modern world shrank greatly in the 16th century after European sailors found a
sea route . justify.
Or
What role did the ‘Silk route’ play in linking distant parts of the world?
26) Highlight hydraulic structures as part of water management programmes initiated in the
ancient India along with the period when they were built.
27) State major steps taken by the Indian government towards decentralization in 1992.
28) Write the main features of organised sector? Why the organised sector works should be
Protected ?
29) Write Merit and demerits of Per Capita Income.
Section - D
30) The first clear expression of nationalism came with the French revolution in 1789
Explain with the meaning of nationalism and through light on the statement.
Or
What was the main aim of the Treaty of Vienna 1815? What were the main
provisions of the Treaty of Vienna held in 1815?
31) Write the geographical and labour conditions required for the growth of tea and Jute.
Or
Describe traditional methods of rainwater harvesting adopted in different parts of
India.
32) Describe the power-sharing arrangement made by Belgium.
Or
Why has federalism succeed in India? Which were the policies adopted by India that
ensured this success?
33) Explain the following statement with example:
1) development goal of different persons are different
2) development goal of one person maybe destructive to others
34) Read the following passage and answer the questions that follows:
The Sri Lankan Tamils launched parties and struggles for the recognition of Tamil as an
official language, for regional autonomy and equality of opportunity in securing
education and jobs. But their demand for more autonomy to provinces populated by the
Tamils was repeatedly denied. By 1980s several political organisations were formed
demanding an independent Tamil Eelam (state) in northern and eastern parts of Sri
Lanka.
(i) Why was there dissatisfaction among Sri Lankan Tamils? (1)
(a) The Sri Lankan government had followed the principle of majoritarianism.
(b) The Sri Lankan government did not follow the principle of power sharing.
(c) The government of Sri Lanka gave preference to Sinhalas.
(d) All the above
(ii) What were the steps taken by the government of Sri Lanka to alienate Tamils? (1)
(a) Non-recognition to Tamil language
(b) Preference for Sinhalas in education and jobs
(c) State protection to Buddhism
(d) All the above
(iii) What was the ethnic composition of Sri Lanka
35) Read the following passage and answer the questions that follows:
In 1848, Frédéric Sorrieu, a French artist, prepared a series of four prints visualizing his
dream of a world made up of ‘democratic and social Republics’, as he called them. As
you would recall, artists of the time of the French Revolution personified Liberty as a
female figure-here you can recognize the torch of Enlightenment she bears in one hand
and the Charter of the Rights of Man in the other. On the earth in the foreground of the
image lie the shattered remains of the symbols of absolutist institutions. In Sorrieu’s
utopian vision, the peoples of the world are grouped as distinct nations, identified through
their flags and national costume. Leading the procession, way past the statue of Liberty,
are the United States and Switzerland, which by this time were already nation-states.
France, identifiable by the revolutionary tricolour, has just reached the statue. The
concept and practices of a modern state, in which a centralized power exercised sovereign
control over a clearly defined territory, had been developing over a long period of time in
Europe. But a nation-state was one in which the majority of its citizens, and not only its
rulers, came to develop a sense of common identity and shared history or descent.
(i) The utopian vision of French artist Frédéric Sorrieu was
(a) The peoples of the world are grouped as distinct nations, identified through their flags
and national costume.
(b) Leading the procession, way past the statue of Liberty, as the United States and
Switzerland, which by this time were already nation-states.
(c) France, identifiable by the revolutionary tricolour, has just reached the statue.
(d) The concepts and practices of a modern state, in which a centralized power exercised
sovereign control over a clearly defined territory.
(ii) Which of the following pairs represent two nation states?
(a) United States and Switzerland
(b) Britain and Italy
(c) Spain and Portugal
(d) Japan and Turkey
(iii) What is meant by Nationalism?
36) Read the following passage and answer the questions that follows:
Globalization is a not a new phenomenon. it was there at the time of colonization. In the 19th
Century when European traders came to India at the time too, Indian spices were exported to
different countries of the world and farmers of South India where and encouraged to grow
these crops. Till today it is one of the important item of export from India. During the British
period cotton belt of India attracted the British and ultimately cotton was exported to Britain
as a raw material for their textile industries. Cotton textile industry in Manchester and Labour
pool florist due to the availability of good quality cotton from India. You have read about the
Champaran movement with started in 1917 in Bihar. This was started because farmers of that
region were forced to grow Indigo on their land because it was a necessary for the textile
industries which were located in Britain. They were unable to grow food grains to sustain
their families. Under globalization particularly after 1900 the farmers in India have been
exposed to new challenges. Today Indian farmer find itself at a cross roads. To make
agriculture successful and profit able proper trust should be given to the improvement of the
condition of marginal and small farmer. The Green Revolution promise much but today it's
under controversies.
1) Who was father of Indian green revolution?(1)
2) Write one demerit of the green revolution ? (1)
3) Write any two challenges faced by Indian farmer?(2)
37) A) On the given outline map of Europe India locate and label the following
questions
a) Austria
b) Greece
B) On the given outline map of India local and label the following questions:
a) Hirakud Dam
b) Dachigum National park
c) A tea growing region in West Bengal