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1080704-C1
Class - X
- X
SOCIAL SCIENCE

Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 80
== : 3 | ~l+-= ~+ : 80
Total No. of Pages : 16
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Instructions :
1. The question paper has 36 questions in all. All questions are compulsory.
2. Marks are indicated against each question.
3. This question paper consists of two parts i.e. Part-I and Part-II. Part-I of this question paper
contains Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) from serial number 1 to 16 of 1 mark each.
These sixteen questions of Part-I are to be answered on a separate sheet provided. This part
has to be completed in first 30 minutes only and the answer sheet must be handed over to
the invigilator before starting Part-II.
4. In Part-II of the question paper, there are 20 questions from serial no. 17 to 36. These questions
are to be attempted in 2 hours and 30 minutes. This part should be attempted only after the
stipulated time given for Part-I.
5. Questions from serial number 17 to 31 are 3 marks questions. Answer of these questions
should not exceed 80 words each.
6. Questions from serial number 32 to 35 are 4 marks questions. Answer of these questions
should not exceed 100 words each.
7. Question number 36 is a map question of 3 marks from Geography only. After completion,
attach the map inside your answer book.
8. An additional 15 minutes time has been allotted to read this question paper only.
fzrr :
1. := +--+| = +a 36 +-- r+ ==i +-- fr r+
2. ++ +-- + l-|l- ~+ +-- + =|=- l ^ r+
3. r +--+| zr =|^| = l=|l- r : rnI ~| rnII+ =|^I = +-- =| 1 = 16 -+ r+ :-
rl+-+i +--| + :-| ~a^ = i ^: :-| +l--+| = la+ :=+ la == ~l ~|| || - r+
~+- :-| +| +- + | :-| +l--+| ~+- l-i-|+ +| =|+ + - =|^ | ~|= + +
4. =|^II +--+| = 20 +-- l ^ r+ +-- 17 = 36 +--| +| ra +- +i ~l 2 rr 30 f r+
5. +-- =| 17 = 31 -+ + ++ +-- aiai ~+| + r+ :- +--| + :-| 80 rrzr = ~l+ - r|+
6. +-- =| 32 = 35 -+ + ++ +-- rtrt ~+| + r+ :- +--| + :-| 100 rrzr = ~l+ - r|+
7. +-- =| 36 =|-l-| =^|a l +| 3 ~+| +| r+ +-- +| r|- + =|-l-| +| ~+-i :-|+l--+| +
=i- =a- + +
8. := +--+| +| +- + la( 15 l=- +| == l| ^| r+ := ~l + ||- z|| +a +--+| +| +^
~| :-|+l--+| + +|: :-| -ri la^+
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PART - I
1. Silk Route refers to : 1
(a) Network of routes connecting China and Rome
(b) Network of routes connecting India and Rome
(c) Network of routes connecting China and India
(d) Network of routes connecting Asia with Europe and Northern Africa.
OR
Which one of the following problems was not foced by cotton weavers in India?
(a) Export market had collapsed
(b) They did not have good quality cotton
(c) Imported goods were cheap
(d) There were frequent strikes in Indian industries
OR
Which of the following factors did not encourage migration into Bombay on a large
scale?
(a) Bombay dominated the maritime trade of India for a long times?
(b) Bombay had enough job opportunity for all who came
(c) Railways encouraged higher scale of migration
(d) Famine in adjoining regions such as Kutch drove people into Bombay
2. Most Indian indentured workers came from present regions of 1
(a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Bihar
(c) Dry districts of Tamil Nadu (d) All the above
OR
In Victorian Britain, the aristrocrats and bourgeoisie preferred hand made goods as:
(a) They were cheap
(b) They could be obtained easily
(c) They were made of better material
(d) They symbolised refinement and class
OR
Which of the following industries in London did not employ large number of people in
the 19
th
Century?
(a) Clothing and footwear (b) Wood and furniture
(c) Railway manufacturing (d) Printing and stationery
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3. Which of the following reading material were especially for women ? 1
(a) Chap books (b) Penny magazines
(c) Grimms Fairy Tales (d) The Bible
OR
Which of the following were written with adolescent girls in mind?
(a) The Jungle Book (b) Ramona
(c) Treasure Island (d) Robinson Crusoe
4. The Vernacular Press Act of 1878 was modelled on : 1
(a) Irish Press Laws (b) American Press Laws
(c) Chinese Press Laws (d) German Press Laws
OR
Who among the following is the author of saraswati vijayam ?
(a) Potheri Kunjambu (b) Chandu Menon
(c) Premchand (d) Devaki Nandan Khatri
5. When running water cuts through clayey soils and makes deep channels, they lead to : 1
(a) Gully erosion (b) Sheet erosion
(c) Deforestation (d) Afforestation
6. Which of the following is not one of the reasons for depletion of forests ? 1
(a) Mining (b) Multi-purpose river valley projects
(c) Grazing (d) Creation of shelter belts
7. Large scale irrigation has led to : 1
(i) Changed cropping pattern in many regions
(ii) Increased salinisation of soil
(iii) Average reduction in crop production
(iv) Increasing gap between the rich and the poor farmers
(a) i, ii, iii
(b) i, iii, iv
(c) i, ii, iv
(d) i, iv, iii
8. In which of the following states of India rice is considered a commercial crop ? 1
(a) West Bengal (b) Orissa (c) Bihar (d) Punjab
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9. Which of the following statements is not true. 1
(a) In Belgium, leaders realised that unity of the country is possible only by sharing
power
(b) In Sri Lanka, the majority community wants to force domination over others
(c) In Sri Lanka, the demand for more autonomy to provinces populated by Tamils
has been granted
(d) Division of Belgium along linguistic lines was averted due to power sharing
10. In the city of Brussels 1
(a) 80% people speak French while 20% speak Dutch
(b) 80% people speak Dutch while 20% speak French
(c) 80% people speak German while 20% speak French
(d) 80% people speak German while 20% speak Dutch
11. Which of the following countries is an example of coming together federation ? 1
(a) India (b) Pakistan (c) USA (d) Sri Lanka
12. Which of the following divisions is unique to India ? 1
(a) Gender division (b) Caste division
(c) Economic division (d) Religious division
13. Which of the following is most likely to be a development goal for landless rural labourers
as :
(a) Higher support prices for their crops
(b) They should be able to settle their children abroad
(c) Raised wages
(d) None of these
14. Which of the following states of India has low IMR 1
(a) Punjab (b) Kerala (c) Bihar (d) None of these
15. Which of the following activities does not fall in the tertiary sector ? 1
(a) Banking (b) Communication
(c) Manufacturing (d) Transport
16. Agriculture, dairy farming are activities belonging to which of the following sectors ? 1
(a) Primary (b) Secondary
(c) Tertiary (d) Scientific technology
1
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PART - II
17. The testimony of an indentured labourer :
Extract from the testimony of Ram Narain Tewary, an indentured labourer who spent
ten years on Demerara in the early twentieth century.
....... in spite of the best efforts, I could not properly do the works that were allotted to
me ............ in a few days I got my hands bruised all over and I could not go to work for
a week for which I was prosecuted and sent to jail for 14 days....... new emigrants find
the tasks allotted to them extremely heavy and cannot complete them in a day...
Deductions are also made from wages if the work is considered to have been done
unsatisfactorily. Many people cannot therefore earn their full wages and are punished
in various ways. In fact, the labourers have to spend their period of indenture in great
trouble ...
(i) What happened to the worker in a few days of joining work?
(ii) What happened to him when he was not able to complete the work allotted to
him?
(iii) How were the workers punished when the work was considered to have been
done unsatisfactorily?
OR
Vasant Parkar, who once a millworker in Bombay, said :
The workers would pay the jobbers money to get their sons work in mill.... The mill
worker was closely associated with his village, physically and emotionally. He would
go home to cut the harvest and for sowing. The Konkani would go home to cut the
paddy and Ghati, the sugarcane. It was accepted practice for which the mills granted
leave.
(i) Why do workers pay jobbers? 1
(ii) In what ways did the mill workers remain associated with the village? 1
(iii) Why did mill workers go to the village? 1
OR
1
1
1
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The many sides of Bombay
My father came down the Sahyadris
A quilt over his shoulder
He stood at the doorstep
With nothing but his labour
.....
I carried a tiffin box
To the mill since childhood
I was cast the way
A smith forges a hammer
I learned my ropes
Working on a loom
Learnt on occasion
To go on strike
My father withered away toiling
So will I, and will my little ones
Perhaps they too face such sad nights
Wrapped in coils of darkness
(i) Where did the father come from ? 1
(ii) Why did he come to Bombay ? 1
(iii) Write one similarity between the father and sons life in Bombay. 1
18. Write any three innovations in printing technology in the 19th century and 20th century.
OR
State the significance of the novels of Premchand.
19. What was the contribution of print culture in the growth of nationalism in India? How
did the British attempt to check them?
OR
With the help of an example show how the early novel in Europe contributed to
colonialism ?
20. How did ideas about science, reason and rationality find their way into popular literature
in the 18
th
century Europe?
OR
What led Chandu Menon to write Indulekha?
21. Explain three reasons for land-degradation.
3x1=3
3x1=3
1+2=3
3x1=3
3x1=3
3
3x1=3
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22. Why is conservation of forest and wildlife necessary ? In what way has conservation
projects changed in the recent years ?
23. Explain three methods of traditional rain water harvesting techniques in India.
24. Explain two reasons why power sharing is desirable ?
25. How is political expression of social divisions in democracy beneficial ?
26. With the help of two examples show how social divisions affect politics ?
27. In what ways are women discriminated in our country ? Write any three points.
28. What is development? What are the two aspects of development ?
29. Why are countries of the Middle East not called developed inspite of high per capita
income.
30. What is Gross Domestic Product? Which departments carry out the task of measuring
the GDP in India ?
31. Why is agriculture an activity of unorganised sector in India ?
32. What was the role of technology in transforming the 19th century world? Explain with
an example.
OR
Why did industrialists not want to get rid of hand labour once machines were
introduced?
OR
How did the condition of women workers change from 19
th
to 20
th
centuries in London?
33. Explain any four 19
th
institutional reforms carried out by the government to improve
agricultural production in India.
34. How has federal power sharing in India become more effective than in early years
after the constitution came into force? Explain ?
2+1=3
3x1=3
1+1=3
3x1=3
1+1=3
3x1=3
1+2=3
3x1=3
1+2=3
1+2=3
4
4x1=4
4
4x1=4
4
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35. Distinguish between organised and unorganised sectors.
36. Three features with serial number 1-3 are marked on the given political map of India.
Identify these features with the help of the following information and their correct
names on the lines marked on the map.
1. Soil type
2. Major producer state of wheat
3. Forest type
OR
Locate and label the following with appropriate symbols on the map.
1. Hirakud Dam
2. Major producing state of tea
3. Corbett National Park
Note : The following question is for the visually challenged candidates only, in lieu of
Q. No. 36
36.1 Name the Tiger Reserve in Uttarakhand
36.2 Soil type in J & K region
36.3 Name the dam the river Narmada.
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3x1=3
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1. '-|= =|^` = ~l=+| r 1
(a) -i- ~| |= +| |- |a| =|^| +| |a
(b) =|- ~| |= +| |- |a| =|^| +| |a
(c) -i- ~| =|- +| |- |a| =|^| +| |a
(d) (l-|| +| |+i ~| :-|i ~l=+| = |- |a| =|^| +| |a
r
l---lal- = = +|- =i (+ ==-| +| =|=-| =|-i -+| +| -ri +-| +| |
(a) l-|- || l ^| |
(b) :-+ +|= ~-z l+-= +i ++|= -ri i
(c) ~||l-- --( =--i i
(d) =|-i :|^| = a^|-| r-|a r|-i i
r
l---lal- = = l+= +|+ - -: = -- + ~|+|= +| || - +| +| -ri l+| |
(a) =|- + ==i |+| + -: +| | -| r~| |
(b) |r = ~|- |a| + la( -: = =+ |^| + ~=
(c) - - +=|- + ~|+|= +| || l| |
(d) +-z = r( -||| = ~+|a = -: +i ~| a|^ =|^- a^
2. ~l+- =|-i ~-l-- >|l=+ =|- + -=|- -|| = ~| 1
(a) :-| +-| (b) lr|
(c) -|l=a-| + -|+ +-| (d) :+|~- ==i
r
l~|l|: l- =, :=| ^ + +ai- ~| +i+l- ^ r|| = -i -i| +| -ir (||) -
~|l+
(a) =--i i
(b) :-r ~|=|-i = +| l+| | =+-| |
(c) r- =|=^i = -i r|-i i
(d) :-r +l+| ~| =l- +| +-i+ =|-| |-| |
r
l---lal- = = a- + +|- = :|^ 19 i =i = i =| = a|^| +| |^| :+a -ri +-

(a) -| ~| - (b) a+i ~| =-i-

(c) a l-=|| (d) =| ~| +--+
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3. l---lal- = = +|- =| +- +| =|- l-|+ -|l| + la( | 1
(a) -+ ~= ((+ +=i l+-|) (b) +-i =^i-= ((+ +=i +l|+|()
(c) ^i-= =i -= (d) |:a
r
l---lal- = = +|- =i +--+ l+-||l| +| |- = + lai ^: i
(a) ^a + (b) =|-|
(c) ~|:a (d) |l-=- +=|
4. 1873 +| -|~a += (~ +i - + -| | 1
(a) ~|:l-| +|-- (b) ~=l+- += +|--
(c) -i-i += +|-- (d) =-i += +|--
r
l---lal- = = =--i l= +| a+ +|- |
(a) +|i +-|- (b) -- =--
(c) += -- (d) +i --- |i
5. r-| r~| a =l-|+|~- =|~| +| +|- r( ^ri |lr+|( -|-| r -| :== r|-| r 1
(a) ~-la+| ~+- (b) -| ~+-
(c) -|-=a- (d) -||+|
6. l---lal- = +|- (+ -| + r|= +| +|| -ri r 1
(a) -- (b) r:-|i -i ||i +l|-|
(c) +-|-|| (d) -|+ =a| +| l-=||
7. +=|- + l=-|: +| +l||= r 1
(i) +: -||| = ==a -> = +l--
(ii) =| = a|i+| lz
(iii) ==a :+|- = ~|=- l^|
(iv) ^i ~| ~=i l+=|-| + i- -| =|=a|
(a) i, ii, iii (b) i, iii, iv (c) i, ii, iv (d) i, iv, iii
8. l---lal- = = =|- + l+= |- = -|a +| |l|l-+ +l + + = |-| |-| r 1
(a) +l--=i ^|a (b) :i=|
(c) lr| (d) +|
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9. l---lal- = +|-=| +- = -ri r 1
(a) l-= + --|~| - ~-= l+| l+ =-|| +l =|-||i = ri -| = (+-| -i r =+-i r+
(b) >|i a+ + r=+ ==| ~-+ =+| +| |+ -| -|r- r+
(c) >|i a+ =, -l=a ra +-|| +| ~l+ -|-| +|- +i ^i r+
(d) =-|-| +i =|:||i =, =||: -- + l-= l=|l- r|- = - ^|+
10. =-= -|r = 1
(a) 80% a|^ =- l+ 20% - =|| |a- r+
(b) 80% a|^ - l+ 20% =- =|| |a- r+
(c) 80% a|^ =- l+ 20% =- =|| |a- r+
(d) 80% a|^ =- l+ 20% - =|| |a- r+
11. l---lal- = = +|- =| -| '=| ~|+` =| -|- +| (+ :|r| r 1
(a) =|- (b) +|l+--|- (c) =~- |- ~=l+| (d) >|ia+|
12. l---lal- = = =|- + la( l+= ++| +| l=|- ~+|l-|- r 1
(a) al^+ l=|- (b) |l-^- l=|-
(c) ~|l+ l=|- (d) |l=+ l=|-
13. l---lal- = = +|- =l=ri- ^|=i| >|l=+| + la( l+|= +| (+ a- r| =+-| r 1
(a) ~+-i ==a + la( --| ==- =-
(b) ~+- =|| +| l-| = =- | -|-|
(c) =i = lz
(d) l--- = = +|: -ri
14. l---lal- = = l+= |- = l-|-| = += r 1
(a) +| (b) + a (c) lr| (d) l--- = = +|: -ri
15. l---lal- = = +|- =i l>| --i+ -||+ + ~-^- -ri ~|-i r 1
(a) l+^ (b) =-| (c) ll-=|| (d) +lr-
16. +l, i () l---lal- = = l+= -||+ = =-l-- r 1
(a) +|l=+ (b) l;-i+ (c) - -i+ (d) -||l-+ -+-i+
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17. (+ l^l=l| = +i ~|+i-i
|=-||| l-|i =|- = ^( l^l=l| = l-r|- i=i =i +i -|~|- = =|| = = =|a
+|= l+| |, :=+ =-=| +| (+ ~-|
............ -=|= +|l-|-|| + | = :- +|=| +| ai+ = -ri + +|| | =:| =|+ ^ + .........
+z ri l-| = = r| r ^r = lra ^( ~| = r- = -+ +|= + -ri | +|| l=+ la( =:| =|
i ^: ~| 14 l- a = +|- ++ .......... -( +|l=| +| +|= r- =|i +-| | ~| l- = =
~+-| +|= +| -ri + +|- + ......... ~^ +|= =-|-+ ^ = +| -ri r| +|| -| --|r +| ai
|-i r, :=la( r- =| a|^| +| :-+| +| -- -ri l=a +|-| r ~| :-r -r -r +i =| i |-i r,
~=a =| +| ~+- ~-- +i ~l = =|i =l-+a| = l-|-i +-i r.....+
(a) +|= -| r|- + +z == + | >|l=+| +| ~| r|-| | 1
(b) :=+| +| == + +| - r| +| -| :=+ =| ~| r|-| | 1
(c) ~=-|-+ +| ==:| |- + >|l=+| +| ~| l| |-| | 1
r
-: + (+ l=a = =- +|+ - +r|
'= ~+- | +| l=a = +|= + |- + la( | +| += - ........ l=a = -||ll+ ~|
=|-|=+ + = :=+ ^| = ^r -| + r|- , r ^| |+ ==a| +i +|: +-| |+ +|+|i
a|^ |- +|- ~| ||i ||i ^|| +|- ^| = |- + r (+ -i+- -| i l=+ la( l=a
|a zi - +
(a) >|l=+ (=) | +| += ~| - 1
(b) l=a = l+= ++| ^| = r|- 1
(c) l=a = ^| ~| |- 1
r
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-; = =; rt
= l+-| =n|l = ~|(
--r|i -| + r| ^(
:-+ + + | (+ +a
~| r = |la= >|= + la(
ll=- |~= a| r(
l=a -+ |-| | =
-+- = = (= ri -| |
= ar| r|i -|(
= + + ri i- +|-| =i|
~| +=i +=i r-|a + |-| =i
= |+ =i +- +- a ^(
= =i a^| l= = =|
:-r =i l=a^i (=i :|= |-
-|r +ai = la+ ~ ......
(i) l+-|i +r| = ~|( 1
(ii) r -: ~| ~|( 1
(iii) l+-| ~| +| + i- -: + i- +i (+ ==|--| -|:( 1
18. 19 i ~| 20 i -|-|i = =| -+-i+i = ~|( -i- +l-+|| + | = lal( 3x1=3
r
+=- + :+-|=| +i =r-|| -+z l+l( 3x1=3
19. =|- = |z| = lz + la( =| =-+l- - ~| |^|- l( ll-| -||=- - :-r |+- + la(
~| +|= l+(
r
(+ :|r| + =|= = l|:( l+ |+ = +|l-=+ :+-|=| - :+l--|| = ~+-| |^|- l|
|
20. l+= ++| l-||-, -+ ~| l+| 18 i -|-|i + |+i =|lr = ~+-i ^r +|- a^
r
l+- +||| = - =-- - :-a| +| a- l+| |
1+2=3
3x1=3
3x1=3
3
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21. =l= l---i+| + -i- +|| -+z l+l(+
22. - ~| -i =-|| ~| ~l-| r l^- | = =-|| +|~= (+l|-|~|) = ~| +l--
~|
23. =|- = +-+|^- a | =^r| + -i- -i+| +| -+z l+l(
24. =-|| +i =|:||i +i ~l-|-| + | +|| -+z l+l(
25. a|+-| = =|=|l+ l=|- +i |-l-+ ~l=l~- l+= ++| a|=|+ r
26. | :|r|| +i = = -+z +il( l+ l+= ++| =|=|l+ l=|- |-il- +| +=|l- +- r
27. r=| -| = l| + =| l+= ++| +| ==| r|-| r +|: -i- l-~| = lal(
28. l+|= ~| r|-| r l+|= + | +ra ~| r
29. =+ + -|| +i +l- l~- ~| ~l+ r|- + | =i :-r l+l=- ~| -ri +r| |-| r
30. ==a | a :+| ~| r| -| r =|- = +| - =| l=|^ =+a | a :+| +| =|+- +| +| +-| r
31 =|- = +l+| +| ~=^la- -|| +i l>| ~| =|-| |-| r
32. 19 i -|-|i + l- = ~|( a|| = -+-i+ +| ~| |^|- | (+ :|r| + =|= =
==:||:(
r
:|^+l- (+ | =-|i-| + ~|^=- + | =i r| + >|= = z+|| +|-| ~| -ri -|r-
r
19 i = 20 i -|-|i -+ a- = i >|l=+| +i r|a- = l+= ++| +l-- ~|(
33. =|- = +l :+|- = lz + la( =+| + ;|| l+( ^( +|: -| =-|^- =|| +| -+z l+l(
3x1=3
2+1=3
3x1=3
1+1=3
3x1=3
1+1=3
3x1=3
1+2=3
3x1=3
1+2=3
1+2=3
4
4x1=4
4
4x1=4
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34. =l|- a|^ r|- + | =|- = =||=+ =-|| +i =|:||i, +ra +i ~+-|| l+= ++| ~l+
+=|-||ai - ^: r
35. =^la- ~| ~=^la- -||| + = ~-- +il(
36. l( ^( =|- + |-l-+ | =|-l-| = . -+ -i- a-|| ~l+- l+( ^r+ -i- i ^: |-+|i +
~-=| :- a-||| +| +r-|l-( ~| :-+ =ri -|= =|-l-| = i ^: | + lal(
(1) =| +| ++|
(2) ^r +| += :+|+ |-
(3) -| +| ++|
r
l( ^( =|- + |-l-+ | =|-l-| = l---lal- +i l-l- :+~- l--r| + =|= = -||:(
(1) ri|+ |
(2) -| +| += :+|+ |-
(3) +| --|-a +|+
-| : l---lal- +-- +a lzri- +l-||l| + la( +-- =| . + -|- + r,
36.1 :-|| + |:^ l +| -|= -|:(
36.2 -= +|-=i = =| +| -|= lal(
36.3 -=| -i + - | +| -|= -|:(
4
2+2=4
3x1=3
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