CLASS X (2019-20)

SOCIAL SCIENCE
SAMPLE PAPER-1

Time Allowed :3Hours Maximum Marks :80

General Instructions :
(i) Thequestionpaperhas35questionsinall.
(ii) Marksareindicatedagainsteachquestion.
(iii) Questionsfromserialnumber1to20areobjectivetypequestions.Eachquestioncarriesonemark.Answerthem
as instructed.
(iv) Questionsfromserialnumber21to28are3marksquestions.Answerofthesequestionsshouldnotexceed80
wordseach.
(v) Questionsfromserialnumber29to34are5marksquestions.Answerofthesequestionsshouldnotexceed120
wordseach.
(vi) Questionnumber35isamapquestionof6markswithtwoparts-35a.fromHistory(2marks)and35b.from
Geography (4 marks).

SECTION A
1. Matchthefollowing. [1]

Problem faced by Some possible meas- ures

farming sector
1. Unirrigated land a Setting up agro-based mills

2. Lowpricesforcrops b Procurement of food grains by

government
3. Debt burden c Construction of canals by the
government
4. No job in the off d Banks to provide
season creditatlowinterest

2. A system of governance in which absolute poweris exercisedbyanindividual,unregulatedbylegaland

constitutional checks isassociatedwith [1]
(a) Despotism (b) Nepotism
(c) Marxism (d) Socialism
3.In the given figure what was apartheid? [1]

(a) Former policy of racial segregation in South America

(b) FormerpolicyofracialsegregationisSouthAfrica
(c) Poverty of SouthAfrica
(d) StateauthorityoftheSouthAfrica

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4. InwhichyearSriLankabecameanindependent country? [1]

5. Whowasresponsibleforkillingmanyinnocentpeople atJallianwalaBaghinAmritsar? [1]

(a) GeneralCampbell (b)GeneralHughRoss
(c)GeneralNeil (d) GeneralDyer

6. Complete the following table with the correct informationregardingthedistancebetweenthetwo

inneredgesoftherailwaytrack. [1]

Railway Gauge Brod Metr Narro

e e w
Gaug Gaug Gaug
e e e
Distance between A− ? 1.00 B −?
inner edges metre

7. “Indiaishighlydependentoncoalformeetingits commercialenergyrequired”.Supportthestatement
withoneargument.[1]
or
“Natural gas is an important source of energy”. Support this statement with one argument.

8. Correctthefollowingstatementandrewrite:
The first clear cut expression of nationalism in AmericacamewiththeFrenchRevolutionin1789.[1]
or
Correct the following statement and rewrite :
Viceroy Irvin announced a vague offer ofDominion status for India in1967.

9. Inthefollowingcartoonwhichchallengetodemocracyisshown.[1]

(a) The challenge of organise independent andjustifiedelection

(b) The challenge of forming the government from
militaryandkeepingitfreefrombias.
(c) Challengetogivingwomenequalrightsindecision makingrules
(d) The challenge of bringing undue control and influence on
the democracy of the rich to a minimumlevel.

10. Whenconservativeregimeswererestoredtopower, many liberal minded people went underground

becauseofthefearof........... [1]
or
.......... were the most serious nationalist tensionin Europeafter1871.

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11. WhatareMNCs? [1]
or
What is the monopoly of trade?
12. Whatdoyouunderstandbytheterm‘Affidavit’?[1]
13. Which one of the following is not true regarding Romanticism and National feeling in Europe? [1]
a) It was a cultural movement which sought to develop a particular form of nationalist sentiment.
b) The romantic artists and poets generally did not criticized the glorification of science and reason
c) It focused on emotions and mystical feelings
d) Its effort was to create a sense of collective heritage.
14. India,isthelargestexporterofJuteafter.............. [1]
15. Which one of the following is true regardinghow thenewartistsdepictedlibertyduringtheFrench
Revolution? [1]
a. Asafemalefigurewithatorchofenlightenment inonehandandtheCharterofRightsofManin the otherhand
b. Blindfold woman carrying a pair of weighing scales.
c.The gold red and blacktricolor.
d. Rays of the risingsun
16.BMIstandsfor........... [1]
17. Whenpoweristakenawayfromcentralandstate governments and given to local government, itis called
[1]
(a) Distribution (b)Centralisation
(c)Reorganisation (d)Decentralisation
18. Arrangethefollowinginthecorrectsequence [1]
i. ChamparanSatyagraha
ii. KhedaSatyagraha
iii. AhmedabadSatyagraha
iv. RowlattAct

19. Inthequestiongivenbelow,therearetwostatements markedasAssertion(A)andReason(R).Readthe

statementsandchoosethecorrectoption:
Assertion(A):Supposetheliteracyrateinastateis 78%andthenetattendanceratioinsecondarystage is 47%.
Reason(R):Morethanhalfofthestudentsaregoing tootherstatesforelementaryeducation. [1]
(a) Bothassertionandreasonaretrue,andreasonis thecorrectexplanationofassertion.
(b) Bothassertionandreasonaretrue,butreasonis notthecorrectexplanationofassertion.
(c) Assertion is true, but reason isfalse.
(d) Both assertion and reason arefalse.
or
Literacy rate in Bihar in the year 2001 was ......... .
20. The largest producing sector in 1970-71 is
(a) Primarysector
(b) Tertiarysector
(c) Secondarysector
(d) Primary and Secondaryboth

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 SECTION B
21. What are the steps taken by our Constitution to safeguard thedifferentlanguages?[3]
Or
WhatisthefirstthingtheElectionCommissiondoes afterrecognizingaparty?Doesittreateveryparty asequal?
22. WhatwastheobjectiveofSimonCommission?Why wasitopposedinIndia? [3]
Or
When and where Khilafat Committee was formed? What was its objective?
23. Readthesourcesgivenbelowandanswerthequestions thatfollows- [3]
Source A : Idea of Satyagraha
‘Satyagrahaisnotphysicalforce.Asatyagrahidoes notinflictpainontheadversary;hedoesnotseekhis
destruction.....Intheuseofsatyagraha,thereisno ill-willwhatever.
‘Satyagrahaispuresoul-force.Truthisthevery substanceofthesoul.Thatiswhythisforceiscalled
satyagraha.Thesoulisinformedwithknowledge. Initburnstheflameoflove.....Non-violenceisthe supreme
dharma.....
‘ItiscertainthatIndiacannotrivalBritainor Europeinforceofarms.TheBritishworshipthewar-
godandtheycanallofthembecome,astheyare becoming,bearersofarms.Thehundredsofmillions
inIndiacannevercarryarms.Theyhavemadethe religion of non-violence their own’
Source - B : Great leader-Jawaharlal Nehru
On6January1921,thepoliceinUnitedProvinces firedatpeasantsnearRaeBareli,JawaharlalNehru
wantedtogototheplaceoffiring,butwasstopped by the police. Agitated and angry, Nehruaddressed
thepeasantswhogatheredaroundhim.Thisishow he later described themeeting:
‘Theybehavedasbravemen,calmandunruffled inthefaceofdanger.Idonotknowhowtheyfelt
butIknowwhatmyfeelingswere.Foramomentmy bloodwasup,non-violencewasalmostforgotten-but
foramomentonly.Thethoughtofthegreatleader, whobytheGod’sgoodnesshasbeensenttoleadus
tovictory,cametome,andIsawthekisansseated andstandingnearme,lessexited,morepeacefulthan Iwas-
andthemomentofweaknesspassed,Ispoke totheminallhumilityonnon-violence-Ineeded
thelessonmorethanthey-andtheyheededmeand peacefullydispersed’.
Source -C : The Independence Day Pledge, 26 January 1930
‘WebelievethatitistheinalienablerightoftheIndian people,asofanyotherpeople,tohavefreedomandto
enjoythefruitsoftheirtoilandhavethenecessities oflife,sothattheymayhavefullopportunitiesof growth.
Webelieve alsothatifanygovernmentdeprivesapeopleofthese
rightsandoppressesthem,thepeoplehaveafurther righttoalteritortoabolishit.TheBritishGovernment
inIndiahasnotonlydeprivedtheIndianpeopleof theirfreedombuthasbaseditselfontheexploitation
ofthemasses,andhasruinedIndiaeconomically, politically, culturally, and spiritually. Webelieve,
therefore,thatIndiamustsevertheBritishconnection andattainPurnaSwarajorCompleteIndependence.’
Source -A : Idea ofSatyagraha
23(1)WhatdotheBritishworship? [1]
Source -B : Great leader-Jawaharlal Nehru
23(2)Whatisthesourceoftheabovepassage? [1]
Source -C : The Independence Day Pledge, 26 January 1930
23 (3) What do you mean by PurnaSwaraj? [1]

24. “Great depression was caused by a combination of severalfactors.”Examinethestatement. [3]

or
Theindenturedlabourgaverisetonewculturein theCaribbean’.Justifythisstatementwiththree examples.
[3]
25. HowwasItalyunified?Explain. [3]
26. Whydoesthepatternofnetsownareavaryfromonestatetoanother? [3]

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 27. Whichtypeofsoilisidealforgrowthofcotton?What arethemaincharacteristicsofthistypeofsoil?[3]
Or
Explainwhytheuseofnon-conventionalsourcesof energy is becoming necessary in our country?Give
threereasons.
28. Describethepower-sharingmechanisminLebanon. [3]
SECTION C
29. Explain the challenges faced by Indian democracy whileholdingfreeandfairelections. [5]
or
Whydoestheexactbalanceofpowerbetweenthe centralandthestategovernmentsvaryfromone
federationtoanother?Explainwithtwoexamples.
30. Readtheextractandanswerthequestionsthatfollows: [5]
‘The enormous expanse of Bombay city; itsgreat and palatial private and governmental mansions; broad
streets which accommodate up to six carriages abreastthe struggle to enter the merchants lanes;
thefrequenttroublesomenoiseofpassengerandgoods trains whistles and wheels; the wearisomebargaining
ineverymarket,bycustomerswhowanderfromplace toplacemakingenquirieswithsilverandnotesintheir
pocketstobuyavarietyofcommodities;thethrongsof
thousandsofboatsvisibleintheharbourthemoreorlessrushedpaceofofficialandprivateemployees
goingtowork,checkingtheirwatches Theclouds
ofblacksmokeemittedbyfactorychimneysandthe noseoflargemachinesintheinnardsofbuildings.....
Menandwomenwithandwithoutfamiliesbelonging to every caste and rank travelling in carriagesor
horsebackoronfoot,totaketheairandenjoyadrive alongtheseashoreintheslantingraysofthesunas it descends
on the horizon’
30 (1) Give the source of this passage.
30 (2) Give some features of the city of Bombay.
30 3) Give any three activities of the people in Bombay city.

31. Explain any four ways in which multinational corporations have spreadtheirproduction. [5]
32. Discussthemeritsanddemeritsoftwo-partysystem andmulti-partysystem. [5]
33. How do formal and informal sources of creditdiffer fromeachother. [5]
or
HowdoestheReserveBankofIndiasupervisethe functioningofbanks?Whyisthisnecessary?
34. Nametheorefromwhichaluminiumisobtained.Why isaluminiumconsideredtobeanimportantmetal?
Nametheareaswhichhaverichdepositsoftheoreof aluminium. [5]
35. Map Skill Based Question
35. a. Locateandlabelthefollowinginthegivenoutline politicalmapofIndia. [6]
(i) TheplacewhereJallianwalaBaghmassacre tookplace.
(ii) The place where Indian National Congress Session was held in1927.

b. OnthesameoutlinemapofIndialocateandlabelanyfourofthefollowingwithsuitableSymbols.
(i) Forest and mountainoussoil
(ii) Alluvial soil
(iii) Red and yellowsoil
(iv) Blacksoil
(v) Lateritesoil

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(vi) Arid soil

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