Class

10 - Social Science
10 Social Science Sample Paper-05

General Instructions:

i. The question paper has 28 questions in all. All questions are compulsory.
ii. Marks are indicated against each question.
iii. Questions from serial number 1 to7 are very short answer type questions. Each question
carries one mark.
iv. Questions from serial number 8 to18 are 3 marks questions. Answer of these questions
should not exceed 80 words each.
v. Questions from serial number 19 to 25 are 5 marks questions. Answer of these questions
should not exceed 100 words each.
vi. Question numbers 26 & 27 are map questions from History with 1 mark each.
vii. Question number 28 is map question of 3 marks from Geography.
viii. For Q. Nos. 26, 27 and 28 (map based questions) one outline political map of India is
provided. After completion the work, attach the map inside your answer book.
ix. Questions at Serial Number - 20, 22, 24 & 25 have Internal Choice. Attempt any one option
out of the given in each of these questions.

1. What was the major objective of the Vienna Congress of 1815?

OR

Which river was explored by French Exploratory Force, in which Garnier

participated?

2. When was the Frankfurt parliament held?

OR

Name the blind poet of Vietnam who bemoaned what was happening in his country.

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 3. How many crops of paddy are grown in a year in the states like Assam, West Bengal
and Orissa and they are termed as by which names?

4. In which year, Sri Lanka emerged as an independent country?

5. What are the goods known as which are used as raw materials for the further
production of goods?

6. Which right of the consumer is violated if a seller is not allowing the consumer to
assess the variety of goods and services?

7. Which is the main source of credit for rich urban households in India?

8. What were the main symbols of independent nations?

OR

Highlight any three limitations of New Educational Policy introduced by French in

Vietnam.

9. Highlight the effects of Non-Cooperation movement on the economy of India.

10. How far it is correct to say that it is possible to reverse land degradation? Explain
the statement while giving the example of village Sukhomajri?

11. What can be the adverse effects of over-exploitation and excessive use of water
resources?

12. Explain with examples different forms of social diversity.

13. What do you understand by the Bi-party system? Write its one merit and one
demerit?

14. How far is it correct to say that democracies have not been able to reduce poverty?

15. Mention the shortcomings of the barter system that led to the evolution of money?

16. Which tool is used by United Nations to protect the consumers of all over the world?
Explain.

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17. Why a large number of workers are forced to enter unorganised sector?

18. Explain any three limitations of per capita income.

19. What was Rinderpest? State any four effects of the coming of Rinderpest in Africa.

OR

What problems were faced by the Indian cotton weavers in the nineteenth century?
Explain.

OR

What form of entertainment came up in nineteenth century England to provide

leisure activities for the people?

20. Describe the development of Gutenberg's printing press.

OR

Highlight the miseries of industrial age of nineteenth century Europe.

21. How is integrated steel plants different from mini steel plants? What problems does
this industry face?

22. Explain any five types of non-conventional sources of energy developed in India.

OR

Highlight the importance of Pipeline transportation and Network.

23. Why does the exact balance of power between the Central and State Governments
vary from one federation to other federations? Explain with example.

24. Describe the expanded form of democracyin the modern world?

OR

Explain the status of women’s representation in India’s legislative bodies.

25. Explain the factors which facilitate Globalisation.

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 OR

Why did the Government of India remove trade barriers? Explain the reasons.

26. Locate and label the place on the given outline political map of India: The place of
Peasants Satyagraha.

27. Locate and label the place on the given outline political map of India: A place
associated with the movement of Indigo Planters.

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28. Features ‘A’ is marked in the given political map of India. Identify this feature with
the help of the following information and write their correct name on the line
marked on the map.

A leading Coffee producing state

On the same map of India locate and label the following items with appropriate
symbols:

1. A leading Bajra producing state

2. A leading Jowar producing state

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 Class 10 - Social Science
10 Social Science Sample Paper-05

Solution

1. The objective of Vienna Congress was to undo most of the changes that had come
about in the Europe during the Napoleonic War.

OR

Mekong River was explored by French Exploratory Force in which Francis Garnier
participated.

2. Frankfurt parliament was held in 1848.

OR

Ngyuyen Dinh Chieu was blind poet of Vietnam who bemoaned what was
happening in his country.

3. Three- Aus, Aman and Boro

4. In 1949

5. Intermediate Goods.

6. Consumer's right to choose is violated if a seller is not allowing the consumer to

assess the variety of goods and services.

7. Formal Sources of credit are the main source of credit in India.

8. The main symbols of an independent nation were: Every country is identified

through these symbols which are distinct from others.

i. The national flag,

ii. The national anthem,
iii. The national language,
iv. The national seal

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 OR

Following are the limitations of New Educational Policy:

i. New textbooks were introduced by French that glorified the French rule and
justified colonial rule.
ii. In the textbooks, the Vietnamese were represented as primitive and backward,
capable of manual labour.
iii. School children were taught that only French rule could provide a suitable
atmosphere for the overall development of Vietnamese. Whereas the reality was
just the opposite.

9. The effect of non-cooperation on the economic front was more dramatic. Foreign
goods were boycotted, liquor shops picketed, and foreign cloth burnt in huge
bonfire. The import of foreign cloths halved between 1921 and 1922 its value
dropping from Rs 102 crore to Rs 57 crore. In many places merchants and traders
refused to trade in foreign goods or finance foreign trade. As the boycott movement
spread, and people began discarding imported clothes and wearing only Indian
ones, production of Indian textiles mills and handlooms went up.

10. i. The village of Sukhomajti and the district of Jhabua have shown that it is
possible to reverse land degradation. Tree density in Sukhomajari increased
from 13 per cent hectare in 17976 to 1,272 per hectare in 1992.
ii. Regeneration of the environment leads to economic well-being as a result of
greater resource availability, improved agriculture and animal care, and
consequently, increased incomes. Average annual household income in
Sukhomajri ranged from Rs. 10,000-15,000 between 1979 and 1984.
iii. People’s management is essential for ecological restoration. With people being
made the decision-makers by Madhya Pradesh government, 2.9 million hectares
or about 1 per cent of India’s land area, are being greened across the state
through watershed management.

11. The adverse effects of over-exploitation and excessive use of water resources can
result in:

i. Depletion of water resources.

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 ii. Degradation of our natural ecosystem.
iii. Shortage of availability of food which may adversely affect food security in the
country.
iv. Serious health hazards.

12. A. The social differences can be overlapping and cross-cutting in nature.

B. The differences between Blacks and whites become a social division when blacks
are found to be poor, racially discriminated and homeless.
C. If social difference cross cut one another it is difficult for groups to get pitted
against one another. Example, In Netherlands, class and region cross-cut each
other. Catholics and Protestants are equally rich or poor in that country.
D. As we know, Belgium is a small country with many communities. As a
comparison to Sri Lanka, People speak different languages in different regions.
while in Sri Lanka both language and regional differences are found. Thus social
diversity can take different forms in different societies

13. Two-party system or Bi-party system:-

A. Merit: This system allows stability of government as no coalition is there. (as

the chance of winning is more since there are only 2 parties).
Strong opposition (as only one party forms opposition, it gets a lot of attention
from media and people).
Responsible government (because if they commit mistake, opposition will gain
advantage).
B. Demerit: In this system, only two main parties have a serious chance of winning
maority seats to form the government.Undemocratic (as there is not much
choice provided for people).
Cabinet dictatorship (since winning chance of same party is more it can lead
dictatorship of the winning candidate).

14. The ability of democracy to achieve higher developments worries us. Democracies
do not appear to be very successful in reducing economic inequalities. Although the
majority of voters constitute the poverty-ridden group, yet democratically elected
government do not appear to be as keen to address the question of poverty as we
would expect them to. The situation is much worse in some other countries. People

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 in several poor countries are now dependent on rich countries even for food.

15. Exchanging of goods was difficult. Demand of two persons for each other’s
commodity should have risen at the same time, otherwise exchange was not
possible. This is known as double coincidence of want. It is a time consuming
process. Exact valuation of goods may not be take place at the time of exchange of
goods. It is difficult to get the product on the spot and at the right time.

16. The United Nations uses some guidelines to protect the consumers of all over the
world. In 1985 it adopted the UN Guidelines for Consumer Protection. This was a
tool for nations to adopt measures to protect the consumers and for consumer
advocacy groups to press their governments to do so. At the international level, this
has become the foundation for consumer movements. Today Cnsumers
International has become umbrella body of 240 organizations from over 100
countries.

17. i. The organised sector offers jobs that are the most sought after. But the
employment opportunities in the organised sector have been expanding very
slowly.
ii. It is also common to find many organised sector enterprises in the unorganised
sector jobs, which pay a very low salary.
iii. As a result, a large number of workers are forced to enter the unorganised sector
jobs, which pay a very low salary.
iv. They are often exploited and not paid a fair wage.
v. Their earnings are low and not regular. These jobs are not secure and have no
other benefits.

18. Three limitations of per capita income are:

i. Since per capita income is an average measure, it is possible that with the
increase in income, the rich may become richer and the poor poorer.
ii. It is, thus, possible that with the increase in per capita income, greater inequality
in the distribution of income may crop up.
iii. Average income is undoubtedly a more useful comparison but it does not tell us
how income is distributed among people in a country; it may hide disparities.

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19. Rinderpest is a devastating cattle plague that affected the cattle of Africa. It arrived
in Africa in the late 1880s. It was carried by infected cattle imported from British
Asia to feed the Italian solders invading Eritrea in East Africa. Entering Africa in the
east, rinderpest moved west ‘like forest fire’, reaching Africa’s Atlantic coast in
1892.It reached the Cape (Africa’s southernmost tip) five years later. Along the way
rinderpest killed 90 per cent of the cattle.
Reason: In the late nineteenth century Europeans were attracted to Africa due to its
vast resources of land and minerals and hoping to establish plantations and mines.
But they faced a problem of shortage of labour willing to work for wages. Africans
had livestock and were not ready and willing to work for wages.
Impact: Rinderpest had a terrifying impact on people’s livelihoods and the local
economy, like:

i. The loss of cattle forced the Africans to come into the labour market and work in
plantation and mines as it destroyed African livelihoods.
ii. Planters, mine owners and colonial governments now successfully monopolised
what scarce cattle resources remained, to strengthen their power and to force
Africans into the labour market.
iii. Control over the scarce resource of cattle enabled European colonisers to
conquer and subdue Africa.

OR

The problems were faced by the Indian cotton weavers in the nineteenth century
are as follows:

a. Import duties: The export market of Indian cotton weaver collapsed due to
increase in import duties on them in England.
b. Cheap competitive products: Their local market shrank as they were flooded
with cheap Manchester imports.
c. Insufficent raw cotton: The local weavers could not get sufficient supply of raw
cotton of good quality.
d. High prices: When the Americans civil war broke out and cotton supplies from
the US were cut off, Britain turned to India. Indian weavers were forced to buy
cotton at very high prices.

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 e. Machine-made goods: By the end of nineteenth century, factories in India began
production and flooded the market with machine goods. This created the
problem of survival for weaving industries.

OR

Various forms of entertainment came up in the nineteenth century England to

provide leisure activities for the people, like:

i. The wealthy Londoners went to the annual London Season where the elite
groups enjoyed several cultural events such as the opera, classical musical
performances and theatre etc.
ii. Working classes too had their own means of entertainment. They used to meet
in pubs and enjoy a drink, exchange news and discuss political events.
iii. In the nineteenth century, the establishment of libraries, museums and art
galleries provided entertainment to the common people.
iv. Later on, music halls and cinema houses became a source of mass entrainment.
v. For the industrial workers, spending holidays by the sea-shore and enjoying
both the sun and the bracing winds also proved a great source of entrainment
and leisure.

20. Development of Gutenberg's printing press took place in the following order:

i. Gutenberg drew the knowledge from wine and olive presses. He developed the
model of printing press and used moulds for casting metal types for the letter of
the alphabet.
ii. By 1448, Gutenberg perfected the system of printing press. The first book he
printed was the Bible. About 180 copies were printed and it took three years to
print.
iii. In the hundred years between 1450 and 1559, printing presses were set up in
most of the countries of Europe.
iv. Printers from Germany travelled to other countries seeking work and helping to
start new printing presses.
v. This shift from hand printing to mechanical printing led to the print revolution.

OR

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 A. More workers than the demand : There was an abundance of workers in the
market than the demand This had an adverse impact on the lives of the workers.
Due to the shortage of work, most of the workers failed to get jobs So they
offered their services at lower wages.
B. Seasonality of work : Seasonality of work any industries meant prolonged
periods without work. After the busy season was over, the poor were on the
streets again. Some returned to the countryside after the winter, when the
demand for labour in the rural areas opened up in places. But most looked for
odd jobs, which till the mid-nineteenth century were difficult to find.
C. Low real wages : Though the wages increased somewhat in the early 19th
century, but the increase was nullified by increase in prices. During the
Napoleonic ware, the red wages fell significantly.
D. Poverty and unemployment : At the best of times, till the mid-nineteenth
century, about 10 per cent of the urban population was extremely poor The
unemployment rate was also very high.
E. Housing problem : Factory or workshop owners did not house live migrant
workers. Many job seekers had to wait weeks, spending nights under bridges or
night in shelters.

21. Difference between Integrated Steel plants and Mini Steel Plants are:

i. The integrated steel plants are larger in size as compared to the mini steel plants.
ii. The integrated steel plants handles everything in one single complex - from
putting together raw material to steel making, rolling and shaping while the
mini steel plants use steel scrap, sponge iron and sometimes steel ingots supplied
by integrated steel plants.
iii. Integrated steel plants manufacture all types of steel but mini steel plants only
produce mild and alloy steel of given specification.
iv. There are 10 primary integrated and many mini steel plants in India.

Problems faced by the steel Industry:

i. It has to face the tough competition of different steel producing countries

especially China.
ii. It faces high costs and limited supply of coking coal and irregular supply of

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 electricity.
iii. Poor infrastructure.
iv. Lower productivity of labour.

22. The growing consumption of energy has resulted in a pressing need to use
renewable energy sources like solar energy, wind, tide, biomass and energy from
waste material. These are called non-conventional energy sources. India is blessed
with an abundance of sunlight, water, wind and biomass. It has the largest
programmes for the development of these renewable energy resources.

i. Solar energy: India is a tropical country. It has enormous possibilities of tapping

solar energy. Photovoltaic technology converts sunlight directly into electricity.
Solar energy is fast becoming popular in rural and remote areas. The largest
solar plant of India is located at Madhapur, near Bhuj, where solar energy is
used to sterilize milk cans.
ii. Wind power: India now ranks as a wind super power in the world. The largest
wind farm cluster is located in Tamil Nadu from Nagarcoil to Madurai.
iii. Biogas: Shrubs, farm waste, animal and human waste are used to produce biogas
for domestic purpose in rural area. Decomposition of organic matter yields gas,
which has higher thermal efficiency in comparison to kerosene, dung cake and
charcoal.
iv. Tidal energy: Oceanic tides can be used to generate electricity. Floodgate dams
are built across inlets. During high tide water flows into the inlet and gets
trapped when the gate is closed. From that stored water electricity is generated.
v. Geo thermal Energy: Geothermal energy refers to the heat and electricity
produced by using the heat from the interior of the earth.

OR

The importance of Pipeline transportation and Network are as folllows:

i. Pipelines are used for transporting crude oil, petroleum products and natural
gas fields to refineries, fertilizer factories and big thermal plants.
ii. Solids can also be transported through a pipeline when converted into slurry.
iii. The far inland locations of refineries like Barauni, Mathura, Panipat and gas

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 based fertilizer plants could be thought of only because of pipelines.
iv. Initial cost of lying pipelines is high but subsequent running costs are minimal.
v. Pipelines can be laid anywhere in mountainous region, deserts, under sea and
hilly area also.
vi. It rules out trans-shipment losses and delay.
vii. It is environment-friendly mode of transportation.

23. The balance of power between the Central and the State government varies from
one federation to another due to the nature of route adopted by the country like:
'Coming Together' Federations and 'Holding Together' Federation.

i. Coming together Federation: In this type of federation independent units come

together on their own to form a union or federation. Their main aim is to form a
bigger unit, so that by pooling sovereignty and retaining their identity they can
increase their security. Federations of USA, Switzerland and Australia are its
examples.
ii. Holding Together Federations: Under this type of federation, the federal
government decides to divide its power between the constituent states and the
national government. In this, type of government the Central government tends
to be more powerful vis-a-vis states. Holding together sometimes gives unequal
power to constitute states. Some states are granted special powers. India, Spain
and Belgium federations are the examples of Holding Together Federations.

24. Expanded form of democracy in the modern day world:

i. A democratic Government is people’s own Government. In Democracy rights are

not limited to the right to vote, it also provides some social rights and economic
rights to the citizens.
ii. It is accountable, responsive and legitimate government.
iii. It give respect to the voice of minority groups.
iv. People wish to be ruled by representatives elected by them. They also believe
that democracy is suitable for their country.
v. Democracy’s ability to generate its own support is itself an outcome that cannot
be ignored.

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 OR

A. In the central legislature there are less than 10 per cent of its total strength are
women.
B. In the state legislature, there are less than 5 per cent of its total strength are
women.
C. In panchayat 1/3 seats are reserved for women.
D. India is among the bottom group of nations in the world, in this respect.
E. Women activists have been demanding a similar reservation of at least 1/3 of
seats in the Lok Sabha and State Assemblies. But the bill to this effect has not
been passed.

25. The factors which facilitate Globalisation are:

a. Rapid improvement in Technology which has stimulated the process of

Globalization..
b. Liberalization of foreign trade and foreign investment policies.
c. Pressure from international organizations like WTO and World Bank.
d. Improvement in transportation and communication facilities.
e. Dependence of Developing countries upon Developed Countries

OR

i. The government of India decided that the time had come for Indian traders to
compete with the producers and manufacturers of the world.
ii. Government felt that competition would improve the performance of producers.
iii. The decision to remove trade barriers was supported by powerful international
organizations like World Bank, World Trade Organization and International
Monetary fund.
iv. Businessmen are allowed to take decisions freely about their imports and
exports. In this way Government decentralized the power to the businessmen.
v. Advance technology and Foreign Investment is required for the development of
country.

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26.

27.

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28.

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