KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN HYDERABAD REGION

SUBJECT: SOCIAL SCIENCE (087)

MODEL PAPER – 2
Class X Session: 2025-26

Time Allowed: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 80

General Instructions:
1. There are 38 questions in the Question paper. All questions are compulsory.
2. The question paper has Four Sections – A-History, B-Geography C- Political Science, and D-
Economics.
3. Each Section is of 20 Marks and has MCQs, VSA, SA, LAs and CBQ.
4. Very Short Answer Type Questions (VSA), carry 2 marks each. Answers to each question should not
exceed 40 words.
5. Short Answer Type Questions (SA), carry 3 marks each. Answers to each question should not
exceed 60 words.
6. Long answer type questions (LA), carry 5 marks each. Answers to each question should not exceed
120 words.
7. There are case based questions (CBQ) with three sub questions and are of 4 marks each. Answers
to each question should not exceed 100 words.
8. The map-based questions, carry 5 marks with two parts- Q9. In Section A-History (2 marks) and
Q19. In Section B -Geography (3 marks)
9. 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 must be attempted.
10. In addition to this, NOTE that a separate question has been provided for Visually Impaired
candidates in lieu of questions having visual inputs, map etc. Such questions are to be attempted by
Visually Impaired candidates only.

SECTION-A
HISTORY (20 marks)
[Link] MARKS
1. 1
Select the name of painter in following image?

(a) Napoleon (b) Hübner

(c) Delacroix (d) Lorenz Clasen
2. Arrange the following in the sequence in which the events occurred: 1
1. Chauri-Chaura
2. Khilafat Movement
3. Second Round Table Conference
4. Civil Disobedience Movement Option :
(a) 1, 3, 4, 2 (b) 3, 2, 4, 1
(c) 4, 3, 1, 2 (d) 2, 1, 4, 3
3. What does Liberalism meant to the new middle classes? 1
(a) New political rights
(b) End of aristocracy
(c) Economic freedom
(d) Freedom of the individual and equality of all before law.
4. Which of the following was not the objective of Treaty of Vienna 1815 ? 1
(a) The Bourbon dynasty was restored to power.
(b) France lost the territories it had annexed under Napoleon.
(c) A series of states were set up on the boundaries of France to prevent
French expansion in future.
(d) The main intention was to restore the liberal democratic
order that had been overthrown by Napoleon.

5. Study the given picture and mention situation in this picture. Who made this 2
picture?

6. How did plantation workers in Assam have their own understanding of Mahatma 3
Gandhi and the notion of Swaraj? Explain.
7. What was the political scenario of India from 1922 to 1930 in the struggle for 5
Indian National Movement?
OR

How did the idea of nationalism develop through a movement to revive Indian
folklore? Give three points.
8. Read the source given below and answer the questions that follow. 4
What we know today as Germany, Italy and Switzerland were divided into
kingdoms, Duchies and Cantons whose ruler had their autonomous
territories. Eastern and Central Europe were under autocratic monarchies
within the territories of which lived diverse peoples. They did not see
themselves as sharing a collective identity or a common culture. Often,
they even spoke different languages and belonged to different ethnic
groups. The Habsburg Empire that ruled over Austria-Hungary, for
example, was a patchwork of many different regions and peoples. It
included the Alpine regions-the Tyrol, Austria and the Sudetenland as well
as Bohemia, where the aristocracy was predominantly German speaking. It
also included the Italian speaking provinces of Lombardy and Venetia.
In Hungary, half of the population spoke Magyar while the other half spoke
a variety of dialects. In Galicia, the aristocracy spoke Polish. Besides these
three dominant groups, there also lived within the boundaries of the
empire, a mass of subject peasant peoples Bohemians and Slovaks to the
North, Slovenes in Carniola, Croasts to the South and Roumans to the East
in Transylvania.
Such differences did not easily promote a sense of political unity. The only tie
binding these diverse
groups together was a common allegiance to the emperor.
Question:
1. What was the reason behind Germany, Italy and Switzerland not
being a nation state?
2. Were there any nation - states in Europe till the mid 18th Century.
How?
3. Describe the Habsburg Empire.

9. Two places A and B are marked on the given outline map of India. Identify 2
them and write their correct names on the lines drawn near them.
A. The place where Congress Session was held in September 1920.
B. A place associated with Peasant Satyagraha.
SECTION-B
GEOGRAPHY (20 marks)
10. Identify the crop- 1
• It is a Kharif crop which requires temperature between 21°C to 27°C.
• It grows well in alluvial soil.
• In some states it is grown as Rabi crop.
Select the appropriate option from the following.
(b) Millets
(c) Wheat
(d) Sugarcane
(e) Maize
11. Which of the following soils supports the crop of Bajra? 1
(a) Alluvial soil
(b) Red soil
(c) Yellow soil
(d) Black soil
12. Fill in the blank. 1

Jharkhand Coal
Arunachal Pradesh ?
(a) Solar energy
(b) Soil
(c) Minerals
(d) Water resources

13. Pokharan, the place where India conducted its nuclear tests, lies in Rajasthan. 1
Suppose the Government of Rajasthan was opposed to the Central Government’s
nuclear policy, could it prevent the Government of India from conducting the
nuclear tests? Identify the reason from the given options.
(a) No, the State government could not prevent the Central government from
conducting the nuclear tests because ‘Defence’ is the subject of Union List and
nuclear tests are the part of the Defence.
(b) Yes, the State government could prevent it as conducting nuclear tests is a
subject of Concurrent List.
(c) Yes, the State government could prevent it as Defence is a subject of State
List.
(d) No, the State government could not prevent the Central government as
conducting nuclear tests in any state is legally valid.
14. “Consequences of environmental degradation do not respect national or state 1
boundaries.” which of the following statement not justify this statement.
(a) Environmental degradation issue is no longer a regional or national issue.
(b) Our future is linked together. Sustainability of development is essential for
all the mankind and it is our common responsibility to save the environment.
(c) These days it is a matter of discussion among different countries of the
world.
(d) Global warming, acid rain, etc., are to be controlled by one nation. It is a
personal matter of thinking and finding the solutions.
15. Q1. Which of the following is correctly matched? 1
[Link] soil -ideal for cotton
[Link] soil -Calcium-rich Kankar layers hinder water infiltration.
[Link] soil -Useful for tea, coffee, and cashew with proper conservation
methods
[Link] and yellow soil -Formed due to deposition by rivers.
16 How might climate change affect the cultivation of beverage crops like tea and 2
coffee?
17. State the significance of conservation of minerals. Highlight any three measures 5
to conserve them.
OR
How nuclear energy is expected to play an important role in India? Give arguments
to support this
statement.
18. Read the given extract and answer the following questions. 4
Alluvial soil is the most widely spread and important soil. In fact, the entire
Northern plains are made of alluvial soil. These have been deposited by three
important Himalayan river systems-the Indus, the Ganga and the Brahmaputra.
These soils also extend Rajasthan and Gujarat through a narrow corridor. Alluvial
soil is also found in the Eastern coastal plains particularly in the deltas of the
 Mahanadi, the Godavari, the Krishna and the Kaveri rivers.
The alluvial soil consists of various proportions of sand, silt and clay. As we move
inlands towards the river valleys, soil particles appear some what bigger in size.
In the upper reaches of the river valley
i.e. near the place of the break of slope, the soils are coarse. Such soils are more
common in piedmont plains such as Duars, Chos and Terai. Apart from the size of
their grains or components, soils are also described on the basis of their age.
According to their age alluvial soils can be classified as old alluvial (Bangar) and
new alluvial (Khadar). The Bangar soil has higher concentration of kanker nodules
than the Khadar soil. It has more fine particles and is more fertile than the Bangar.
Question :
1. Why alluvial soil requires least water?
2. What is the reason behind high fertility of alluvial soil?
3. In India, where can one find alluvial soil? Which Indian state has largest
deposits of alluvial soil?
19. On the same map of India, locate and label any three among the following with 3
symbol.
A. Singrauli Thermal Power Plant
B. A Major Seaport in Kerala
C. An International Airport in Punjab
D. A Software Technology Park in Uttar Pradesh
SECTION C
POLITICAL SCIENCE
20. Assertion (A): Federations that are formed by ‘holding together’ do not give equal 1
power to its
constituent units.
Reason (R): Some states are granted special powers.
(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.
21. Choose the correctly matched pair. 1
List I List II
(a) Dutch-speakers 74%
(b) French- speakers 20%
(c) Sinhala-speakers 80 %
(d) Tamil- speakers 18%
22. Which of the following is incorrect regarding a unitary government? 1
1. There is either only one level of government or the sub-units
are subordinate to the central government.
2. The central government can pass on orders to the provincial government.
3. The powers of state governments are guaranteed by the
Constitution. Which of the above statements are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) 2 and 3
(c) Only 3 (d) None of the above
23. Sheena grandmother told her that local government was very different before 1
[Link] of the following changes she observed after 1992 Amendment?
[Link] government shared more powers with local governments.
[Link] election commission will conduct election.
[Link] least one third post of head of panchayat are reserved for women.
 a) 1 and 2 only b)1 and 3 only c)2 and 3 only d) All of the above
24. State the order passed by the Supreme Court to reform the Election Commission 2
of India.
25. Give any two merits and demerits of one party system. 2
26. What were the results of the ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka? 3
OR
State a comparative analysis between India and Belgium in the sphere of area.

27. Explain five political outcomes of democracy. 5

OR

In actual life democracies do not appear to be very successful in reducing

economic inequalities. Explain the statement.
28. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:In a
democratic country, people belong to different communities, speak various
languages, and follow different religions. Yet, they share a common bond of being
citizens of the same nation. The Constitution provides equal rights to all and
prohibits discrimination based on caste, religion, or gender. At times, conflicts
may arise due to social differences, but democracy allows peaceful resolution
through dialogue, elections, and legal remedies.

1. Which fundamental right in the Indian Constitution prohibits 1

discrimination on the grounds of religion, race, caste, sex, or place of
birth?
2. Explain how democracy helps in resolving social conflicts peacefully.
1
3. “India is a diverse country, yet united.” Support this statement with two
suitable examples. 2

SECTION D
ECONOMICS
29. Which of the following types of activities are covered in the Secondary sector? 1
(a) Natural products are changed through manufacturing.
(b) It generates services rather than goods.
(c) Goods are produced by exploiting natural resources.
(d) It includes agriculture, forestry and dairy.
30. Which one of the following is not a developmental goal for the landless rural 1
labourers?
(a) More days of work and better wages.
(b) Local school is able to provide quality education for their children.
(c) There is no social discrimination.
(d) They can not become leaders in the village.
31. Which of the following provision makes NREGA as the Right to Work? 1
(a) This Act has been spread to all the districts in the country.
(b) Increase in land productivity has been given preference.
(c) If the government fails to provide employment, it will give
unemployment allowance.
(d) All of the above.

32. Read the information given below and select the correct answer: 1
 Rita has taken a loan of 7 lakhs from the bank to purchase a car. The annual
interest rate on the loan is 14.5 per cent and the loan is to be repaid in 3 years in
monthly instalments. The bank retained the papers of the new car as collateral,
which will be returned to Rita only when she repays the entire loan with interest.
Analyse the loan information given above, considering one of the following
correct option :
(a) Mode of re-payment (b) Terms of credit
(c) Interest on loan (d) Deposit criteria
33. Match the following and choose correct option: 1

Column I Column II
A. MNCs buy at cheap rates from 1. Automobiles machinery hemo.
small producers
B. Quotas and taxes on imports 2. Garments, foot wear, sports.
are used to regulate trade
items.
C. Indian companies who have 3. Call centres.
invested abroad.
D. IT has helped in spreading of 4. Tata Motors, Infosys, Ranbaxy
production of services.
E. Several MNCs have invested in 5. Trade barriers
setting up factories in India for
production.
Select the correct option :
(a) A - 2, B - 5, C - 4, D - 3, E - 1
(b) A - 3, B - 2, C - 4, D - 5, E - 1
(c) A - 3, B - 5, C - 2, D - 4, E - 1
(d) A - 4, B - 3, C - 1, D - 2, E - 5

34. Analyse the table given below and answer the question that follows. The 1
source shows a database of workers employed in different sectors (in
millions).

Sector Unorganised Organised Total

Primary 200 2 202
Secondary 50 5 55
Tertiary 80 20 100
Total 330 27 357
Total in % 100%
Calculate the percentage of people in an organised sector.
(a) 9.6% (b) 10%
(c) 8.4% (d) 7.6%

35. Why has the National manufacturing competitiveness council been set 3
up?
OR
On what basis is the industrial sector classified into public and private
sector?
36. Modern currency is accepted as a medium of exchange without any use of its 3
own. Why?

37. Read the data in the table given below and answer the questions that follow:

Total Production of Finished Steel in India

Year Production (in million tonnes)
2015-2016 106.60
2016-2017 120.14
2017-2018 126.85
2018-2019 101.29
2019-2020 102.62
Source: Ministry of Steel, Government of India,
[Link]/overview.steel_sector
1. Compare the 2015-2016 and 2019-2020 data and give any one 1
reason for the reduction of production of steel in 2019-2020.
2. Why is production and consumption of steel considered as an
index of a country’s development? Give any one reason in
2
support of your answer.

38. Bank plays a significant role in the Economy of India. Analyse and explain 5
the statement in an elaborative
manner.
OR
Briefly describe the functions of Reserve Bank of India.