Sample Paper 01
Class X 2025-26
I MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS 4 MARKS
1) The following questions consist of two statements - Assertion (A) and Reason (R).
Answer the questions selecting the appropriate option given below:
Assertion (A): The Muslim political organizations in India were very responsive to
the Civil Disobedience Movement.
Reason (R): After the decline of the Non-Cooperation-Khilafat movement, a large
section of Muslims felt alienated from the Congress.
(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.
2) Statement I: The silk routes are a good example of vibrant pre-modern trade and
cultural links between distant parts of the world.
Statement II: Trade and cultural exchange always went hand in hand.
(a) Statement I is correct and Statement II is incorrect.
(b) Statement I is incorrect and Statement II is correct.
(c) Both Statements (I) and (II) are correct.
(d) Both Statements (I) and (II) are incorrect.
3) Identify the person in the portrait given below.
(A) Marco Polo. (B) Johann Gutenberg. (C) Martin Luther. (D) Jyotiba Phule
4) 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)
II VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTION
5(A) Show how the Silk Routes are a good example of pre-modern trade between different
countries of the world?
OR
5(B)How did food travel from one country to another? Give two examples.
III SHORT ANSWER QUESTION
6) The imperial state in China was the major producer of printed material.” Support this
statement with examples.
IV LONG ANSWER QUESTION
7) "Like Germany, Italy too had a long history of political fragmentation." Explain.
OR
Why is it said that the 1830s were the years of great hardship in Europe? Explain.
V SOURCE BASED QUESTION
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
This sense of collective belonging came partly through the experience of united struggles.
But there were also a variety of cultural processes through which nationalism captured
people's imagination. History and fiction, folklore and songs, popular prints and symbols,
all played a part in the making of nationalism. The identity of the nation is most often
symbolized in a figure or image. This helps create an image with which people can identify
the nation. It was in the twentieth century, with the growth of nationalism, that the identity
of India came to be visually associated with the image of Bharat Mata. The image was first
created by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay. In the 1870s he wrote 'Vande Mataram' as a
hymn to the motherland. Later it was included in his novel Anandamath and widely sung
during the Swadeshi movement in Bengal. Moved by the Swadeshi movement,
Abanindranath Tagore painted his famous image of Bharat Mata. In this painting Bharat
Mata is portrayed as an ascetic figure; she is calm, composed, divine and spiritual. In
subsequent years, the image of Bharat Mata acquired many different forms, as it circulated
in popular prints, and was painted by different artists. Devotion to this mother figure came
to be seen as evidence of one's nationalism.
(i) What is the real meaning of nationalism? 1 MARK
(ii) What was the main motive behind the launching of the Swadeshi Movement? 1 MARK
(iii) What played an important role to ignite feelings of nationalism? 2 MARKS
VI MAP SKILL
Two places A and B are marked on the outline Political map of India. Identify these places
with the help of following information. 2MARKS
A) A place where the Indian National Congress held its session in 1927
B) A place where Gandhiji organizes Satyagraha movement for Indigo planters.
POLITICAL SCIENCE
I MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS 4 MARKS
1) 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
2) Match the following:
Column A Column B
(A) Union territory (i) Decision making body for the entire village
( B) Local self-Government (ii) alliance of more than two parties
( C) Coalition (iii) Representatives’ government body at the district level
(D) Zila Parishad (iv) The area which is run by the Union / Central
(A) A – (ii), B – (iii), C – (iv) and D – (i)
(B) A – (iv), B – (i), C – (iii) and D – (ii)
(C) A – (iv), B – (i), C – (ii) and D – (iii)
(D) A – (iv), B – (iii), C – (ii) and D – (i)
3) Choose the statement that is correct about the distinguishing feature of
communalism.
(a) Followers of a particular religion must belong to one community.
(b) Communalism leads to the belief that people belonging to different religions can
live as equal citizens within one nation.
(c) A communal mind does not lead to a quest for political dominance of one’s own
religious community.
(d) A secular constitution is sufficient to combat communalism.
4) Which of the following statements are true about Indian political parties?
(A) The proportion of those who said they were members of some political party
was lower in India than in many advanced countries like Canada, Japan.
(B) Over the last three decades, the proportion of those who report to be members
of political parties in India has gone down steadily
(C) The proportion of those who say they feel close to a political party has gone
down in India.
(D) None of these
II VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTION 4 MARKS(2 MARKS EACH)
5)What difficulties are faced during local government elections in India?
6) What system of power-sharing is called "Checks and Balances"?
III SHORT ANSWER QUESTION 3 MARKS
7) In politics, the focus on caste can sometimes give an impression that elections are
all about caste and nothing else." Justify the statement.
IV LONG ANSWER QUESTION 5 MARKS
8(A) Political Parties are an indispensable part of the Indian Democratic system.
Describe the role of Political Parties in Indian Democracy.
OR
8(B) Examine critically the role of an ordinary citizen in strengthening and
deepening democracy.
V SOURCE BASED QUESTION 4 MARKS
9) Democracy is based on political equality and all individuals have equal right to
choose their representative. But along with this (political equality) we can see
growing economic inequality among the individuals. A small number of ultra-rich
enjoy a highly disproportionate share of wealth and income. Due to these reasons,
their share in the total income of the country is increasing. On the other hand, the
income of the poor is declining. Sometimes they (poor) find it difficult to meet their
basic needs of life, such as food, clothing, house, education and health. Though the
poor constitute a large proportion of voters, yet the democratic governments are
not keen to take up the question of poverty. The situation is much worse in some
other countries. Like Bangladesh where more than half of its population lives in
poverty, even people of poor countries are now dependent on the rich countries for
food supplies.
(i) Democracy is based on which factor? 1 MARK
(ii) Does democracy hold its purposes? 1 MARK
(iii) What is the present scenario of the society? 2 MARKS