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Social Science (Standard) CBSE Class 10 (Term I)
. Resources and D Economics
S. No.
. Water Resource . Development
UnitsChapter . Agriculture . Sectors of Indian Economy
Democratic Politi
India and the Con
. Power Sharing
. Rise of National
. Federalism Marks
Contemporary Ind
●
Types of Resources
●
Development of Resources
●
Resource Planning in India
● Land Resources
● Land Utilization
● Land Use Pattern in India

●Land Degradation and
Conservation Measures
Unit : India and the Contemporary ●
Soil as a Resource
●
World II Classification of Soils
●
Section Events and Processes Soil Erosion and Soil Conservation
. The Rise of Nationalism in Europe . Water Resources

●
The French Revolution and the Idea
● Water Scarcity and The Need for Water Conservation
of the Nation and Management
●
The Making of Nationalism in Europe
●Multi-Purpose River Projects and
●
The Age of Revolutions: - Integrated Water Resources Management ● Rainwater
● The Making of Germany and Italy Harvesting
● Visualizing the Nation Note: The theoretical aspect of chapter Water Resources to be
● Nationalism and Imperialism assessed in the Periodic Tests only and will not be evaluated in Board
Examination. However, the map items of this chapter as listed will be
evaluated in Board Examination.
Unit : Contemporary India II
. Resources and Development
. Agriculture ●
How to compare different
● Types of farming countries or states
●
● Cropping Pattern Income and other criteria
●
● Major Crops Public Facilities
●
● Technological and Institutional Sustainability of development
Reforms ● Impact of Globalization on . Sectors of the Indian Economy
Agriculture ●
Sectors of Economic Activities
●
Comparing the three sectors
Unit : Democratic Politics ● Primary, Secondary and Tertiary
Sectors in India
II . Power Sharing
●
Case Studies of Belgium and Sri ● Division of sectors as organized
and unorganized
Lanka ● Why power sharing is
● Sectors in terms of ownership:
desirable Public and Private Sectors
●
Forms of Power Sharing
. Federalism
●
●
What is Federalism
List of Map Items
What make India a Federal
A. GEOGRAPHY
Country ● How is Federalism
Chapter : Resources and
practiced Development a. Major Soil Types
●
Decentralization in India
Chapter : Water Resources
Dams: a. Salal
Unit : Economics
b. Bhakra Nangal
. Development
c. Tehri
● What Development Promises -
Different people different goals d. Rana Pratap Sagar

● e. Sardar Sarovar
Income and other goals
● f. Hirakud
National Development
g. Nagarjuna Sagar
h. Tungabhadra
2. Read instructions of objective
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Resources to be assessed in the Periodic Tests only questions carefully and find out what
and will not be evaluated in Board Examination. is being asked,
However, the map items of this chapter as listed
a bit carelessness can lead you to
above will be evaluated in Board Examination.
incorrect answer.
Chapter : Agriculture
3. Tick/Write down the correct option
a. Major areas of Rice and Wheat
only while filling the OMR sheet. Step
b. Largest Major producer
States of Sugarcane, Tea,
Coffee, Rubber, Cotton and
Jute
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CBSE Sample Paper Class 10th (Term I) Social Science
ONE DAY
REVISION
Revise ll the A Chapters in a Day
Just Before the Examination...
UNIT 1 : INDIA AND THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD-II

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Rise of Nationalism in Europe
Aristocracy and the New Middle Class
Concept of Nation State
●
Aristocracy, was a small group but it was the
During the 19th century nationalism emerged as a
dominant class in the continent. They owned
force in Europe. It brought about sweeping changes
estates and
in the political and mental world of Europe which
property.
resulted in emergence of the nation-state.
Frederic Sorrieu, a French artist drew a series of four
●
Due to industrialisation the new social groups of
prints which depicted his dream of a world made up of working class and middle class population,
‘Democratic and Social Republics’ in 1848. including industrialists, businessmen,
professionals came into existence.
The French Revolution Liberal Nationalism
and the Idea of Nation ●
In the early 19th century, ideas of national unity
●
The first idea of nationalism came with the were closely related to the ideology of
French Revolution in 1789. liberalism.
●
The French Revolutionaries introduced various ●
For the new middle classes, liberalism meant
measures and practices and introduced the ideas freedom for individual and equality of all before law.
like, la patrie (the fatherland) and le citoyen (the ●
In France, the right to vote and to get elected was granted
citizen) amongst the French people.
exclusively to persons who owned property. O
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A centralised administrative system and a uniform ●
In the economic sphere, liberalism stood for the
law for all citizens was introduced.
N
freedom of markets and the abolition of state imposed

Napoleonic Code
E
D
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Napoleon had incorporated revolutionary principle by restrictions on the movement of goods and capital. ●
introducing the Civil Code of 1804, which was In 1834, a Customs Union or Zollverein was formed
known as Napoleonic Code. by
●
This civil code removed all privileges based on birth,
A
established equality before law and secured the

Y
Prussia and accepted by most of the German state.

right to property. It abolished the feudal system and
R
freed peasants from serfdom and manorial dues. It

●
The union abolished tariff barriers and reduced the E
simplified administrative divisions, removed guild number of currencies from over thirty to two. V
system, improved transport and communication

system, introduced standardised weights and
I
measures and common national currency.

The Making of Nationalism in Europe
I
●
There were no nation-states in the mid-18th N
century Europe. 4
●
Germany, Italy and Switzerland were divided
into kingdoms, duchies and cantons whose
rulers had their autonomous territories. They did A New Conservatism After 1815
not see
themselves as sharing a collective unity or a
common culture.
CBSE Sample Paper Class 10th (Term I) Social extreme. In
Science● The conditions of the workers in town was
institutions and customs and preferred

Hunger, Hardship and Popular
gradual development to quick change.
Revolt ● The 1830s were the years of
●
The European powers like Britain, great economic hardship in Europe.
Russia, Prussia and Austria who had
There was enormous increase in
collectively defeated Napoleon met at
population all over the Europe.
Vienna and signed up the Treaty of
1845, there was a revolt of weavers in
Vienna in 1815. The Congress was
Silesia village against the contractors.
hosted by the Austrian Chancellor Duke
Metternich and they drew up the Treaty In 1848, population of Paris revolted
●
of Vienna of 1815. due to food shortage and widespread

●
The major outcomes of the treaty are unemployment. Barricades were
erected and Louis Philippe was forced
the Bourbon dynasty restored power,
to flee.
France lost all the territories, annexed
by Napoleon and a series of states were As a result, a National Assembly
●
set up on the boundaries of France to proclaimed a republic and granted

prevent its expansion in future. suffrage to adult males above 21 and
guaranteed them the right to work.
●
The main intention of Congress was to
National workshop were set-up to
restore the monarchies that has been
provide employment.
overthrown by Napoleon and create a
new conservative order in Europe.
●
It was because the contractors
supplied raw material to weaver and
The Revolutionaries reduced their payments.
●
The liberal nationalists opposed ●
As a result, suffrage (right to vote) was
monarchial forms that had been granted to males above 21 by the
established after Vienna Congress and National Assembly. This gave them the
fight for liberty and freedom. right to work.
●
In Italian revolutionary Giuseppe
Mazzini became a member of Secret
1848 : The Revolution of the
Society and founded two underground Liberals In Germany, Italy, Poland
●
societies, viz, Young Italy and Young and Austro-Hungarian empire

Europe. demanded for constitutionalism with
●
He was described as ‘the most national unification. The liberal took
dangerous enemy of our social order’. advantage of the growing popular unrest
to push their demands for the creation
The Age of Revolution: of nation-state.
1830-1848 ● Liberalism and ●
In 1848 France, Germany, Italy, Poland
nationalism was associated with the etc demanded for a nation state based
revolution in many regions of Europe on Constitution, freedom of the press
such as the Italian and German states, and freedom of association.
the provinces of Ottoman Empire, May Revolution
Ireland and Poland. These revolutions ●
On 18th May, 1848, 831 elected
were led by liberal nationalists.
representatives assembled in the
●
The first upheaval took place in France Church of St Paul. They drafted a
in July 1830. The Bourbon kings were Constitution for German nation.
overthrown by liberal revolutionaries, According to this Constitution, the nation
who installed Louis Philippe as the
N
was to be headed by a monarchy under

O
constitutional monarch. a parliamentary control.
I
●
There was a struggle for independence ● The highest position was offered to
in Greece and the Treaty of
S
I Friedrich Wilhelm IV (King of Prussia),

Constantinople of 1832 recognised but he rejected it and joined other
Greece as an independent nation.
V
E
monarchs to oppose the elected
The Romantic Imagination assembly.
and National Feeling
R
●
The Parliament also lost its support as
Romanticism was a cultural movement demands of workers and artisans were
Y DA
●
that tried to create a sense of a shared ignored and the assembly was
E
collective heritage as a basis of a disbanded.

nation. Issue of Political Rights to
N
O ●
Some countries like Poland kept Women
●
Following the defeat of Napoleon in
nationalist feeling alive through music ●
Women were not given any political
1815, European governments were and language. The clergies in Poland rights so large number of women
driven by a spirit of conservatism. ● used Polish language for religious participated actively in the liberal
Conservatism stressed on the instruction. movements to demand for their rights.
importance of tradition, established
●
They formed their own political were widespread in Germany and Italy process of its unification.
associations, founded newspaper and which led to their unification. ●
Chief Minister Otto von Bismarck
took actively in political meeting and ●
Otto von Bismarck aimed to achieve along with princes of German states,
demonstrations. the unification with the help of Prussian representatives of the army, Prussian
ministers declared the new German
The Making of Germany and army and bureaucracy. Prussian victoryEmpire on 18th January, 1871. It was
●
Italy After 1848, nationalist sentiments in three wars with Austria, Denmark headed by Kaiser William I of Prussia.
and France ended and completed the
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Kingdom of Great Britain. By this Act, Scotland was
incorporated in England.
●
Newly formed state, Germany emphasised on ●
Ireland was forcibly incorporated into the
modernising the currency, banking, legal and judicial United Kingdom of Britain in 1801.
systems. ●
The symbols of the new Britain were the British
●
Italy was divided into seven states of which only flag (Union Jack), the National Anthem (God
Sardinia-Piedmont was ruled by an Italian Princely save our Nobel King) and the English language.
state. ● Giuseppe Mazzini, Count Camillo de Cavour,
Visualising the Nation
Giuseppe Garibaldi took responsibilities to unite Italy.
Due to their effort Italy was united in 1861.
●
Artists in the 18th and 19th century started
to personify nations as female figures.
●
In 1861 Victor Emmanuel II was proclaimed the king
of United Italy.
●
These female figures became known as
allegory of nations, viz in France, Marianne
●
The states of Tuscany, Modena, Parma and the Papal
was the allegory and in Germany, Germania
were joined with Sardinia.
was the allegory.
●
The final unification of Italy was achieved in 1871 and
Rome became a part of Sardinia. Nationalism and Imperialism ●
The Strange Case of Britain A large part of the Balkans was under the
controls of the Ottoman Empire.
●
There was no British nation prior to the 18th century. ●
●
Each European power i.e. Germany, Russia,
In 1688, England was established as a Nation-state.
England, Austro-Hungary wanted to extend
English Parliament seized power from Monarchy.
their control over the Balkans. This led to
●
The Act of Union (1707) between England and series of war and finally the First World War.
Scotland resulted in the formation of the United
UNIT 2 : CONTEMPORARY INDIA-II

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Resources and Development
—
Non-renewable resources are formed development, resources are potential,
Resource through long geological time period and developed, stocks and reserves.
Everything available in our environment cannot be renewed easily, e.g. minerals, — Potential resources are those
that can be used to satisfy our needs, metals and fossil fuels. resources which are found in a region,
which is technologically accessible, ●
On the basis of ownership, resources but not yet have been utilised.
economically feasible and culturally Developed resources are surveyed
are individual, community owned, —
acceptable can be termed as resource. and their quality and quantity is

national and international resources.
Types of Resource —
Individual resources are owned determined for utilisation e.g. coal and
Resources can be classified on the privately by individuals, e.g. plantation, petroleum.
basis of origin, exhaustibility, ownership pasture land, —
Stock Material in the environment
and the status of development. ● On the farmland, etc. which have the potential to satisfy
—
Community owned resources are human need but human being do not
basis of origin, resources are of two
types, viz., biotic resources and abiotic equally accessible to all the members of have appropriate technology to access
the community, e.g. grazing ground, these are known as stock, e.g. hydrogen
resources. — Biotic resources are
burial grounds, etc. in water.
obtained from biosphere and have life,
i.e.; human beings, livestock, flora and
—
National resources are under the
fauna, fisheries etc. control of nation, e.g. canal, roadways,
—
Abiotic resources are composed of railways, etc. — International resource
non-living things, e.g. rocks and metals. are international institutions which
regulate some resources like the
●
On the basis of exhaustibility,
oceanic resources beyond 200 nautical
resources are renewable and
non-renewable. miles of the Exclusive Economic Zone
belong to open ocean which cannot be
—
Renewable resources can be
used by
renewed or reproduced by applying
physical, chemical or mechanical any country without the permission of
process e.g. solar energy, wind energy, international institutions.
forest, water, wildlife, etc. ●
On the basis of the status of
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colonising countries helped them to
Development of Resources
exploit resources of the colonised
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Resources are vital for human survival regions.
and for maintaining quality of life. But Conservation of Resources
over utilisation of resources has led to ●
Resources are vital for any
the serious global problems like global
developmental activity. To overcome the
warming, ozone layer depletion,
problems of irrational consumption and
environmental pollution and land
over-utilisation of resources, resource
degradation.
conservation at various levels is
●
An equal distribution of resources important.
therefore, is essential for a sustained ●
At international level, resource
quality of life and global peace. This can
conservation was advocated in 1968 at
be achieved through sustainable
Club of Rome and in 1987, the
development and resource planning.
Brundtland Commission Report
Sustainable Development extensively mentioned the necessity of
Sustainable economic development resources.
means ‘development should take place
without damaging the environment, and Land Resources
development in the present, should not ● Land is a very important natural
compromise with the needs of the future resource. It is limited, so, it needs to be
generations. used with careful planning. ● Indian’s
Rio De Janeiro Summit, 1992 geographical area compries of variety of
●
The first International Earth Summit relief features i.e. 43 per cent plain land
was held in Rio De Janeiro in June area for agriculture and industries, 27
1992. per cent plateau which source of
mineral, fossil fuels and forest and 30
●
The summit addressed the problems of
per cent of mountains.
environmental protection and
socio-economic development. Land Utilisation
Agenda 21 Land resource are used for the many
●
It is a declaration signed at the United purposes such as Forests, Land not
Nations Conference on Environment available for cultivation, Other
and Development (UNCED) in 1992 at uncultivated land, Fallow lands, Net
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. sown area.
●
It aims to combat environmental Land Use Pattern in India
damage, poverty, disease through ●
The use of land is determined by
global co-operation, etc. It also aims physical factors like climate, soil type,
that every local government should topography etc as well as human
draw its own local Agenda-21. factors like population density,
technological capability and culture and
Resource Planning traditions, etc.
●
Planning is the widely accepted ●
Total geographical area of India is 3.28
strategy for judicious use of resources. million sq. km. Out of this, the land
●
Resource planning is essential for under permanent pasture has
sustainable development in India decreased.
because some regions are rich in one ● In India, land use data is available for
resources but are deficient in other only 93 per cent of total area.
resources. ●
Between 1960-61 and 2014-2015
N Resource Planning in India major changes took place in land use
Complex process of resource planning pattern in India. For example, Most of
—
●
O
I
in India is divided into three stages, e.g. the other than current fallow lands are of
S identification and inventory of resources, poor quality and their cost of cultivation
I
planning for resource development, is very high. The pattern of net sown
V matching the resource development area varies greatly from one state to
E plans with overall national development another.
R
plans. —
Forest area in India is far lower than
Y DA
●
India has made concerted efforts for the desired 33% of geographical area.
achieving the goals of resources —
Waste land includes rocky, arid and
E
planning right from the First Five Year desert areas and land put to other
Plan launched after Independence. non-agricultural uses
N
Resources and Colonisation includes settlements, roads, railways,

O
●
Rich natural resources of colonies industry, etc.
—
Reserves are subset of stock which
can used by technical know-how, but were the main attractions for foreign Land Degradation and
their use has not been started, e.g. river invaders. Conservation Measures
water. ●
Technological development of the ●
It is a common problem associated
with land resources which is accelerated cause erosion of top soil. ●
Measures to reduce land degradation
today because of human activities like ● Mineral processing is also responsible are afforestation, controlled grazing,
deforestation, overgrazing and mining. for land degradation. stabilisation of sand dunes etc.
●
Natural factors like water and wind
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Laterite soil develops in tropical and sub-tropical
Soil as a Resource climate with alternative wet and dry season.
●
Soil is a living system and supports different types ●
It is found mostly in Western Ghats region of
of living organisms.
●
It is the most important renewable natural
resource. Classification of Soils
On the basis of factors responsible for soil
formation, colour, thickness, texture, age, chemical Maharashtra, Odisha, some parts of West
and physical properties, the soils of India are Bengal and North-East regions.
classified as follows Arid Soils
Alluvial Soils ●
Arid
●
It has been deposited by three important Soil is
Himalayan river systems i.e. the Indus, the found
Ganges and the Brahmaputra. in dry
●
Rich in potash, phosphoric acid and lime which are areas
ideal for the growth of sugarcane, paddy, wheat, . In
etc. some
Black Soils areas
,
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Black soil is also known as black cotton soil
comm
or regur soil.
on
●
It is found in the Deccan trap (Basalt) region and salt is
is made up of lava flows. obtain
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It is well-known for their capacity in hold moisture. ● ed in
Rich in calcium carbonate, magnesium, potash and this
lime. soil
Red and Yellow Soils due
to
●
It is red in colour due to diffusion of iron
evapo
particles into crystalline and metamorphic
ration
rocks in low rainfall areas of the Deccan
plateau (Eastern and Southern parts). of
water.
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It is found in parts of Odisha, Chhattisgarh, ●
It
Southern parts of Middle Ganga Plain and
can
along the piedmont zone of the Western
Ghats. be
useful
for
● cultiv
Agriculture ation
Agriculture is a primary activity in which only
almost two-third of India’s population is with
engaged. suitab
le
Types of Farming irrigati
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There are various types of farming in India such as on
primitive subsistence farming, intensive meth
subsistence farming, commercial farming, ods
plantations etc. as in
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Primitive subsistence farming is carried out by the case
small farmers with the help of primitive tools. ● of
Intensive subsistence farming is practised in areas West
where there is high population pressure on land. ● ern
The agricultural practice on large scale by using Rajas
modern technology to earn good income from than.
agriculture is called Commercial Farming. ●
Forest Soils
Commercial farming is done by using High Yielding
Variety (HYV) seeds, good irrigation facilities,
chemical fertilisers, insecticides, pesticides, etc.
Laterite Soils
the two process.
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The balance is disturbed due to natural and
human causes.
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Erosion through wind, glacier and water are
natural causes.
●
Human has contributed more towards soil erosion
due to deforestation, faulty methods of agriculture,
overgrazing, construction and mining, etc.
●
Contour ploughing, terrace farming, strip
cropping, shelter belts can prevent soil
erosion.
●
Forest soil is found in hilly and mountainous areas
where sufficient rain forests are available.
Cropping Pattern
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It is found in lower parts of valleys particularly on
the river terraces. India has three cropping seasons such as Rabi,
●
Kharif and Zaid.

Soil Erosion and Soil Conservation● Some rabi crops are wheat, barley, peas, gram
and mustard. Major kharif crops are paddy, maize,
jowar, bajra, tur, moong, urad, cotton, jute,
groundnut and
soyabean. Some zaid crops are watermelon,
muskmelon, cucumber, vegetables and fodder crops. ● A
variety of food and non food crops are grown O
indifferent parts of India. These depend upon the N
variations in soil, climate and cultivation practices. E

D
Major Crops
A
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Food crops include grains and leguminous crops like Y
rice, wheat, millets, maize, pulses. R
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Rice is the major staple food crop of a majority of the E
people in India. Wheat is the second most important V
cereal crop. I
Soil erosion is the removal of the soil cover and N
subsequent washing down of top soil.

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The process of soil formation and erosion go on
simultaneously and there is a balance between

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India is the largest producer and Employment and Output
consumer of pulses in the world. ●
As per a survey done in 2010-11
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India is the largest producer and around 52% of the Indian population is
consumer of pulses in the world. dependent on agriculture for
Food Crops Other than Grains sustenance.
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Other food crops are sugarcane,
●
When share of agriculture declines in
GDP, it leads to a decline in other
oilseeds, beverage crops like tea, coffee
spheres of the economy.
and horticulture crops. ● Sugarcane is a
tropical crop. Main oil seeds produced in To improve Indian agriculture, the
●
India are groundnut, mustard, coconut, Government of India made efforts to

modernise agriculture. For this the
sesamum, soyabean, castor seeds,
government established Indian Council
cotton seeds, linseed and sunflower.
of Agricultural Research (ICAR),
●
Tea and coffee are example of agricultural universities, veterinary
plantation crops. ● Horticulture crops services and animal breeding centres,
include the cultivation of both fruits and horticulture development, research and
vegetables. Important vegetable development in the field of meteorology
produces in India are pea, cauliflower, and weather forecast.
onion, cabbage, tomato, brinjal and Food Security
potato. Important fruits grow in India are ●
The government has designed National
mango, orange, banana, pineapple,
grape, lichi, guava, apple pear, apricot, Food Security System to ensure the
walnut, etc. food security to every citizen. ● It
consists of two components
Non-Food Crops —
Buffer stock and
●
Non-food crops include fibre crops like —
Public Distribution System (PDS)
cotton, jute. ● Rubber is also a non-food ●
crop. Rubber is an important industrial Food Corporation of India (FCI) is
responsible for procuring and stocking
raw material and mainly grown in
foodgrains, whereas, distribution is
Kerala.
ensured by Public Distribution System
●
Fibre Crops cotton, jute, hemp and (PDS).
natural silk are the major fibre crops ●
PDS is a programme whch provides
grown in India.
foodgrains and other essential
●
Cotton is one of the major raw ccommodities at subsidised prices in
materials for cotton textile industry. Its rural and urban areas.
growth is good in drier parts of deccan ●
The primary objective of National Food
plateau.
Security are — Ensure availability of
●
Jute is known as the golden fibre. It
foodgrains to the common people at an
grows well in well-drained fertile soils in
affordable price.
the flood plains.
—
Poor should have access to food.
Technological and —
Growth in agricultural production.
Institutional Reforms —
Fixing the support price for
●
The Government of India in 1960s to procurement of wheat and rice to
1970s introduced some agricultural maintain their stocks.
reforms to improve Indian agriculture
like Green Revolution and White Impact of Globalisation on
Revolution. Agriculture ● Globalisation has also
N
●
Major institutional reforms like land adversely impacted Indian agriculture as
O
reforms and collectivisation were the farmers in India are exposed to high
I introduced in India from the first Five competition from farmers of the
S
Year Plan. developed countries. ● Our farmers are
I ●
Government of India has initiated land not able to compete with them on prices
V development programmes and schemes of major commodities like rice, cotton,
E like Kisan Credit Card (KCC), weather rubber, tea, coffee, jute and spices.
R
bulletins and programmes on radio and ● If India changes its cropping pattern i.e.
television, etc for the benefits of the if India imports cereals while exporting
Y DA
farmers. high value commodities, it will be
●
Government also announced following successful economics like
Minimum Support Price (MSP),
E
Italy, Israel and Chile.

N
remunerative and procurement prices ● Gene revolution and organic farming
for various agricultural products.
O
are new dimensions in Indian agriculture
●
Jowar, bajra and ragi are the important Contribution of Agriculture to
that is based on innovative technology.
millets grown in India. Maize is a crop the National Economy,
which is used both as food and fodder.
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UNIT 3 : DEMOCRATIC POLITICS-II
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Power Sharing
Power sharing among the three organs of state
●
The state protect and promote Buddhism.
viz, Legislature, Executive and Judiciary is ●
All these measures increased gradually the
very important for proper functioning of the feeling of alienation among Sri Lankan Tamils.
democracy. ●
The Sri Lankan Tamils demanded regional
Belgium autonomy and equality of opportunity in securing
education and jobs and also to recognise Tamil as
●
Belgium is a small federal state in Western an official language.
Europe having complex ethnic composition. ●
But their demand was repeatedly denied. By the
●
The minority French speaking community (40%)
1980s they organised many political organisation
was relatively rich and powerful while the
like LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam) and the
Dutch-speaking community (59%) got the benefit
conflict turned into a Civil War.
of development and education much later.
●
The capital of Belgium is Brussels, where Why Power Sharing is Desirable?
80% people speak French, while 20% speak ●
Power sharing is a good way to ensure the
Dutch language. stability of the political order. It reduces the
●
The social disparity led to tensions between Dutch possibility of conflict between social groups. This
and French speaking communities during the is termed as Prudential reason.
1950s and 1960s. ●
Power sharing is the spirit of democracy, people
Accommodation in Belgium have a right to be consulted on how they are to be
governed. This is termed as Moral reason.
●
Between 1970s and 1993, the Constitution
of Belgium was amended four times. Forms of Power Sharing
●
The Constitution suggests that the number of ●
In modern democracy, power sharing
Dutch and French speaking ministers shall be arrangements can take many forms like horizontal
equal in the Central Government of Belgium. distribution of power and vertical distribution of
●
The State Governments are not subordinate to power.
the Central Government. ●
Horizontal distribution of power ensures that
●
Brussels has a separate government, in which both none of the organs, i.e. legislature, executive and
the Dutch and French-speaking people have equal judiciary can exercise unlimited power.
representation. ●
In vertical division of power there are different
●
Apart from the State and Central Government, there levels of government and the powers are divided
is a third kind of government; community among them. It is also known as federal division of
government in Belgium which has the power power. It is found both in India and Belgium but not
regarding cultural, educational and language in Sri Lanka.
related issues. ●
In Belgium, leaders took a different path of
Sri Lanka power sharing. After amending their
Constitution, they
Sri Lanka is an island nation in the Indian Ocean. It O
has a diverse population of about 2 crore people developed the concept of community government apart N
with 74% Sinhala Speakers and 18% Tamil

from State and Central Government.
Speakers. Tamils have two subgroups namely E
D
●
Power is shared among different organs of
●
Sri Lankan Tamils Tamil natives of Sri Lanka are government, among governments at different
called Sri Lankan Tamils who constitute 13% of levels, among different
the population and are concentrated in the North A
and East of Sri Lanka. Y
social groups and can also be seen in the way

●
Most of Sinhala Speaking people are Buddhist, political parties, pressure groups and movements
while most of the Tamils are Hindus or Muslims. control or
●
Indian Tamils The Tamilians whose forefathers R
came from India as plantation workers during influence those in power.

colonial rule and settled in Sri Lanka are called E
Indian Tamils. They constitute 5% of the V
population. I
Majoritarianism in Sri Lanka

S
I
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The Sinhala community of Sri Lanka dominated O
the minority Tamil people and practised N
majoritarian policy. ● In 1956, an Act was passed to 10

recognise Sinhala as the only official language.
●
The government followed preferential policies
that favoured Sinhala applicants for university ●
positions and government jobs. Federalism What is Federalism?
CBSE Sample Paper Class 10th (Term I) Social Science— The Union List contains subjects of national
●
There are two levels of government in affairs, banking, communications and
a federation and both enjoy independent currency.
power of each other. ● Different tiers of
—
State List contains subjects of state
government govern the same citizens, and local importance. Like police, trade,
but each tier has its own jurisdiction in commerce,
specific matters of legislation, taxation agriculture and irrigation.
and administration.
—
Concurrent List has subject of
common interest to both the Union and
●
The fundamental provisions of the
the State Government. Like education,
constitution cannot be changed by one
forest, trade unions, marriage, adoption
level of government.
and succession.
●
The jurisdictions of the respective ●
The subjects which do not include in
levels of government are specified in the
any three lists and subjects like
constitution. Thus, the existence and
computer software that came up after
authority of each level or tier of
the Constitution was made are known
government is constitutionally
as Residuary subject. Only Union
guaranteed.
Government can make laws on the
●
Judiciary prevents conflic t between residuary subjects.
centre and regional government in the
exercise of their powers. ● Sources of
Power Sharing Between
Union and State Governments
revenue for each level of government
are clearly specified to ensure its
●
Our Constitution determines the extent
financial autonomy. The federal system the sharing of power between Union
● of
has dual objectives, i.e., to safeguard and State Government and it is the
basic structures of the Constitution.
and promote unity of the country and
also to accommodates regional
●
Any change to it has to be first passed
diversity. by both the Houses of Parliament with
at least two thirds majority. Then it has
Types of Federations to be ratified by the legislatures of at
●
Federations are of two types: coming least half of the total states.
together federations and holding ●
The judiciary plays an important role
together federations. USA,●
in overseeing the implementation of
Switzerland and Australia has formed a constitutional provision and procedures.
federation of ‘coming together’ type ●
In case of any dispute about the
while India, Spain and Belgium by division of powers, the High Courts and
‘holding together’ type. the Supreme Court make a decision.
●
In coming together federations, all the
constituent states usually have equal How is Federalism Practised?
power and are strong vis-a-vis the Our Constitution did not give the status
federal government. of national language to any language,
N
●
In holding together federations, the though Hindi and English were identified
Central Government tends to be more as the official language.
powerful vis-a-vis the states.
O
I
Linguistic States
S
What Makes India a Federal ● The creation of linguistic states was the
Country? India is a federal country. first and a major test for democratic
I
V
politics in our country. Some states
●
The Constitution declared India as a
E
were created not on the basis of
union of states. The Indian Union is
R
language but to recognise differences
based on the principles of federalism.
based on culture, ethnicity or
Two-Tier System of Government geography.
Y DA
The Constitution originally provides a

Language Policy
E
N
two-tier system of government : the
Union and the State Governments.
●
Language Policy was the second test
O
for the Indian federation to any
●
Federalism is a system of government Three-Tier System of language.
in which the power is divided between a Government
central authority and various constituent ● Later a third-tier of federalism in the
●
The Indian Constitution did not give the
units of the country. status of national languages to any
form of Panchayats and Municipalities language.
●
A federal system is distinct from a was added. — The Constitution clearly ● Hindi was identified as the official
unitary system. Unitary system has provided a three-fold distribution of
either one level of government or sub language and besides it there are 22
legislative powers between the Union scheduled languages in the Indian
units which are subordinates to the
Government and the State Government. Constitution.
Central Government.
It contains three lists.
Key Features of Federations Centre-State Relations
importance. Like defence, foreign
●
Restructuring the Centre-State Relations is one more way in which practice.
federalism has been strengthened in
11
Each village or group of villages has a Gram
●
Panchayat which consists of several ward members

●
Since, no single party got a clear majority in the Lok (Panchs) and a President (Sarpanch).
Sabha, major national parties had to enter into an ● Panchayat works under the supervision of Gram
alliance with many parties including several regional Sabha. ● A few Gram Panchayats are grouped together
parties, to form a government at the centre.
to form a Panchayat Samiti.
●
It led to a new culture of power sharing and
respect for the autonomy of State Governments. Zilla Parishad
●
To follow the true spirit of federalism, respect for
●
All the Panchayat Samitis in a district
diversity in our country is very necessary. together constitute the Zilla (district)
Parishad.
Decentralisation in India ●
The Chairperson of Zilla Parishad is its political
●
When power is taken away from Central and head. Municipalities
State government and given to local
government, it is called decentralisation.
●
Municipalities are set up in towns. In big cities
Municipal Corporations are set up. Both are
●
Decentralisation was done so that a large number of controlled by elected bodies consisting people’s
problems could be settled at the local level. representatives.
Local Government ●
Municipal chairperson is the political head of the
●
The local government includes panchayats in municipality. In a Municipal Corporation, the head
villages and municipalities in urban areas. is known as Mayor.
●
The local government includes panchayats in Constitutional Status
villages and municipalities in urban areas whose for Local Government
election is carried out by the State Election ●
Constitutional status for local government has helped
Commission. to deepen democracy in our country as well.
Panchayati Raj System ●
But most state governments have not
●
In India rural local government is popularly known transferred significant powers to the local
as Panchayati Raj. government.
UNIT 4 : ECONOMICS
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Development
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The individuals have different goals and their motive of
Meaning of Development
national development is also likely to different. Their goals
●
Development refers to the all round can also be conflicting.
development of a country such as freedom, participative
involvement, economic equality, security, life with dignity and Comparison of Countries or States
good standard of living. Countries are compared on the basis of income earned.
●
Development involves desires or aspirations about what Comparison Through National Income
would we like to do or how would like to live.
Different People and Different Goals ● Different
persons can have different
developmental goals which may not be similar or may even
be conflicting.
●
Development for one may not be development for another.
It may be destructive to other.
Income and Other Goals
●
Income is considered as the most important component of
development as it can be material goods and services. ●
Simple method for comparing development of different
●
Earning high income is a goal for development. But it is not nations is total income or national income.
the only goal. Apart from income, people also consider other ● However it does not provide clear idea about the
goals for
development like equal treatment, freedom, security and
respect of others. Thus, for development they look at a mix
of goals.
National Development
●
It refers to the ability of a nation to improve standard of
living of its citizens.
S
●
World Bank classifies countries on the basis of per capita
development of a country because the population of each

country is different. So, we use average income or per
O
capita income to compare different countries.

N
E
D
Comparison Through Per Capita Income
income.
N
●
Average or per capita income is obtained by dividing the A
total income by the population of the country to compare Y
different countries.
R
●
World Bank Publishes World Development Report (WDR)
E
every year to compare the nations and the basis of per V
capita income.
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Other Criteria produced in one is used in the other
sectors also.
●
Human Development Index (HDI) is ● Human Development Report (HDR)
considered as the best criteria to compares countries based on three
compare the level of development in criterias, viz, Living Standard (per capita
different countries.
income), Health Status (life expectancy)
●
Various aspects of developments are and Educational levels of people
per capita income, infant mortality rate, (Literary rate and years of schooling).
literacy rate, net attendance ratio of
students in schools. Sustainability of Development
●
Overuse and excessive exploitation of
Public Facilities natural resources for development has
●
States where adequate public facilities created the degradation of environment
are provided have more progress. and forced us to think about sustainable
Public facilities include good basic development. This means careful use of
health and educational facilities, good resources so that they are available for
Public Distribution System (PDS). the future generation also.
●
Body Mass Index (BMI) is an
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Some region of Punjab, Western Uttar
Pradesh, Central and South India
international standard used to determine
overuse ground water which will create
whether an adult person is
problem in future.
undernourished or not. ●
Scientists, economists, philosophers
and social scientists are working
●
Sectors of Indian together to find ways of sustainable
development.
Economy
Sectors of Economic Activites
●
The activities which are undertaken
with the objective to earn money are
called Economic activities. ●
Goods and services are of two types
●
On the basis of nature of activity, —
Final goods and services mean those
primary, secondary and tertiary are goods and services that are directly
sectors of economic activities. consumed by the
consumers and are not meant for further
Primary Sector
production and processing.
●
Primary sector includes activities which — Intermediate goods and services mean
are associated with the extraction and
those goods and services that are used
production by directly using natural
for further production on processing.
resources. ●
GDP is the sum of the value of final
●
This includes agriculture, forestry,
goods and services produced by these
fishing, mining and extraction of oil and
three sectors during a particular year.
gas. It is also called agricultural and
related sector. Historical Change in Sectors
Secondary Sector In the initial stages of development,
Primary sector becomes important for a
●
Secondary sector includes activities
country, later it is replaced by
which are associated with processing
Secondary and finally by Tertiary.
and manufacturing. Whereas tertiary
activities provide services. Primary, Secondary
For example, Yarn and cloth weaving and Tertiary Sector in India
N
●
I
from cotton fibre, sugar or gur from During last 40 years, Tertiary sector in
sugarcane, etc.
S
India emerged as an important sector as
I
●
The development in secondary sector its contribution in GDP has increased to
V
becomes associated with different kinds many folds.
of industries, thus it is called industrial
E
sector. Rising Importance of the

R Tertiary Sector in Production
Tertiary Sector
Y DA
●
Tertiary sector has replaced the
●
Tertiary sector includes those activities primary sectors as largest producing
E which help in the development of sector.
N
primary and secondary sectors. ● For ●
The main reasons for this are
example, transport service, storage —
Demands for basic services have
service, communication banking service
O
—
Rich countries except middle East increased like hospitals, educational
countries are called developed and so on. institutions, postal services, banks etc.
countries.
Comparing the Three Sectors — Greater development in Primary and
—
India is in category of low middle Secondary sectors has induced demand
●
These primary, secondary and tertiary
for service sector growth like transport,
income country. Income and activities are interdependent on each
trade, storage etc.
other, as the goods and services
13
such as proper wages, healthy working conditions,
etc.
Due to globalisation, certain new services have
—
Protection of Workers
entered Indian market like information
in Unorganised Sector
technology and communication technology.
●
There are many groups of vulnerable people
●
However, not all of the service sector is growing
who need protection in the unorganised sector.
equally. Services that employ highly skilled
and educated people are growing.
●
In rural areas farmers can be supported
through adequate facilities for timely delivery
Employment of People in Different Sectors ● of seeds,
The data of 40 years i.e. 1977-78 to 2017-18 show’s agricultural inputs, credit, storage etc.
that still the primary sector is the largest employer as ●
In urban areas the small scale industries can be
compared secondary and tertiary sectors.
protected by governments support for procuring
●
The share of employment for primary sector, raw materials and marketing of output.
secondary sector and tertiary sector is 44%, ●
Protection and support to farmers and workers
25% and31% respectively.
are necessary for economic and social
●
Underemployment or disguised unemployment is development.
largely prevalent in India, particularly in
agriculture. Sectors in Terms of Ownership
In terms of ownership, there are public and
Creating More Employment private sectors.
●
Some important steps can be taken to reduce
unemployment. These are providing bank loans to Public Sector
the agriculturists, creating employment by ●
Public sector enterprises are owned by
constructing dams, roads and canals. government. ● The public sector has welfare
●
Setting up small scale industries (rice, mill, dal mill, motive so it provides essential goods and
honey collection centres, food processing services at cheap prices to the poor people.
industries, cold storage etc.), improvement in Private Sector
education, health and tourism sector. ●
Private sector enterprises are owned by individual
●
To solve this problem, employment generation has and groups of individuals.
always been a major goal of government.
MGNREGA 2005 was one of the major steps taken
●
The private sector has profit motive.
in this regard.
Division of Sectors as
Organised and Unorganised
On the basis of the working conditions or how people
are employed, sectors of economy are divided into
organised and unorganised sectors.
Organised Sector O
●
It covers those enterprises or places of work N
where workers are given regular employment. E

D
●
These enterprises and registered by government A
and follow the rules set by the government. Y
Unorganised Sector R
This sector is characterised by small and

●
E
scattered units which are unregistered and do V
not follow
government rules and regulations.
I
●
A large fraction of India’s working population is I
engaged in unorganised sector. They are deprived O
of various facilities enjoyed by organised sector N
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THE
QUALIFIERS
Chapterwise Set of MCQs to Check Preparation
Level of Each Chapter
UNIT 1 : INDIA AND THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD-II
Rise of Nationalism in Europe

1. Who was declared as the King of United Italy in 1861?
(a) Kaiser William I (b) Victor Emmanuel II
(c) Napoleon (d) Wolfe Tone
2. In which century Europe was seen to have an enormous increase in population?

(a) Mid 18th Century (b) Last half of 19th Century
(c) First half of 19th Century (d) Last half of 18th Century
3. Who led the famous expedition of the ‘Thousand to the South Italy’?
(a) Giuseppe Garibaldi (b) Count Camillo Cavour
(c) Giuseppe Mazzini (d) Kaiser William I
4. In which year entire Central Italian states were united with Piedmont?
(a) March 1859 (b) March 1860 (c) March 1861 (d) March 1862
5. Following image is the Frankfurt Parliament in the Church of St Paul. When this
Parliament convened in the church of St. Paul, who were admitted only as observers to
stand in the visitors gallery?
(a) Women (b) Peasant class E
(c) Non-propertied men (d) All of these S
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6. Match the following items given in Column A with those in Column B.

(Important Events)
Column A (Year)
Column B
A. 1814-15 1. Period of Economic Crises in Europe
B. 1797 2. Victor Emmanuel II declared King of United Italy
C. 1830 3. Fall of Napoleon
D. 1861 4. The beginning of Napoleonic War
Choose the correct answer from the option given below

ABCDABCD
(a) 4 3 2 1 (b) 2 1 3 4
(c) 3 4 1 2 (d) 1 2 4 3

Column A Column B
A. Friedrich Wilhelm IV 1. Austrian Chancellor
B. Count Camillo de Cavour 2. Caliph
C. Ottoman Empire 3. Chief Minister of Sardinia-Piedmont
D. Duke Metternich 4. King of Prussia
Choose the correct answer from the option given below

ABCDABCD
(a) 1 2 4 3 (b) 4 3 2 1
(c) 3 1 2 4 (d) 2 4 3 1
8. Identify the Emperor with the help of clues given below.

• Introduce the Civil Code of 1804
• Destroy democracy in France
• Removes all privileges based on birth, established equality before the law and
secured the right to property.
• Abolished the Feudal system and freed peasants from serfdom and manorial dues.
(a) Carl Welcker (b) Louise Otto-Peters
(c) Napoleon (d) Kaiser William II
9. Identify the country with the help of the given clues whose incorporation was based on
following points.
• Country divided into Catholics and Protestants.
• A new nation was established through the propagation of a dominant English
culture.
• The symbol were the ‘Union Jack’, the National Anthem (God save our Noble King)
S
and the English language.
R
E
• Older nation survived as subordinate partners in this Union.
I
F
(a) Incorporation of Ireland.
I
L
(b) Incorporation of Scotland in United Kingdom.
A
(c) Incorporation of Germany.
U
Q
(d) Incorporation of Italy.
E
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10. Choose the correct option from the following.

List-I (Word) List-II (Meaning)
(a) Serfdom Napoleon Role
(b) Allegory An illiteral idea
(c) Conservatism German philosophy
(d) Suffrage The right to vote
11. Choose the incorrect pair from the options.

List-I (Ideology) List-II (Beliefs)
(a) Liberalism Freedom for Individual
(b) Conservatism Importance of Tradition
(c) Utopian vision Autocratic in Nature
(d) None of these
12. Read the following statements correctly and choose the correct statement. I. The Treaty of
Constantinople of 1832, recognised Greece as an Independent nation. II. Italy was
divided into 8 states in the middle of the 19th century.
III. The symbol of the new Britain were the British Flag ‘Union Jack’, the National
Anthem ‘God Saves our Noble King’ and the English language.
IV. Kaiser William I was declared the king of United Italy in 1808.
Options
(a) II and III (b) I and III (c) III and IV (d) I and II
Directions (Q. Nos. 13-15) In the question given below, there are two statements marked as
Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read the statement and choose the correct option. Codes
(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.
13. Assertion (A) The Chancellor of Prussia and main architect for the unification of
Germany who believed in the policy of ‘Blood and Iron’ was Otto von Bismarck.
Reason (R) The ruler of Prussia during the unification of Germany was Kaiser William
I.
14. Assertion (A) After Russian occupation in Poland, Polish language was forced out of
schools and Russian language was imposed in place of it.
Reason (R) The Clergies in Poland used Polish language for religious instruction and
used it as a weapon against the Russian dominance. T
15. Assertion (A) The growth of revolutionary nationalism in Europe sparked off a E
struggle for independence against the Greeks which began in 1831. Q
Reason (R) Greece was suffering under subjugation of the Ottoman Empire. U
Answers L
1. (b) 2. (c) 3. (a) 4. (b) 5. (a) 6. (c) 7. (c) 8. (c) 9. (a) 10. (d) I
11. (c) 12. (b) 13. (b) 14. (b) 15. (d) R
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UNIT 2 : CONTEMPORARY INDIA-II

Resource and Development
1. Which among the following is the example of Potential Resource?
(a) Plantation (b) Ponds
(c) Wind energy (d) Petroleum
2. Irrational consumption and over-utilisation of resources may lead to ………

(a) socio-economic problems (b) environmental problems
(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) Urban development
3. In which year, the Club of Rome advocated resource conservation for the first time, at
the International level?
(a) 1968 (b) 1974
(c) 1987 (d) 1992
4. Where the first International Earth Summit held in 1992?

(a) Nairobi
(b) Rio De Janeiro
(c) Stockholm
(d) Johannesburg
5. Read the following pairs carefully and choose the correct one.
List-II
List-I (Resource)
(Example)
(a) Fossil Fuels International Resource (b) Wildlife
Potential Resource
(c) Solar Energy Renewable Resource (d) Water
Developed Resource
6. Choose the correct pair from the following option.

(State where it
List-I found)
(Type of soil)
List-II
(a) Arid Soil Odisha
(b) Laterite Soil West Bengal
(c) Black Soil Rajasthan
(d) Forest Soil Madhya Pradesh
7. Identify the type of degradation with the help of given clues.

S
I. Natural factors like wind and water cause erosion of top soil.
R
II. Mineral processing.
E
III. Deforestation, overgrazing and expansion of mining and quarrying operations. F
L
IV. Industrial effluents
A
Options
U
Q
(a) Water Degradation (b) Soil Degradation
E
(c) Air Degradation (d) Land Degradation
H
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8. Identify the action plan with regard to Sustainable Development with the help of clues
given below.
• It is the declaration signed by world leaders in 1992.
• It was held at United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
(UNCED).
• It aims at achieving global, sustainable development.
• It was an agenda to combat environmental damage, poverty, disease through global
co-operation and common interests.
Options
(a) Earth Summit
(b) Agenda 21
(c) Five Year Plan
(d) Our Common Future
9. Match the following options in Column I with those in Column II.

Column I Column II
A. Regur soil 1. Alluvial soil
B. Kankar 2. Black soil
C. Khadar soil 3. Laterite soil
D. Brick soil 4. Arid soil
Choose the correct option from the options given below

ABCDABCD
(a) 4 3 2 1 (b) 1 3 2 4
(c) 4 2 3 1 (d) 2 4 1 3
10. Match the following options in Column I with those in Column II.
Column II
Column I
(Areas where it occurred)
(Cause of Land Degradation)
A. Overgrazing 1. Jharkhand
B. Industrialization 2. Punjab
C. Water logging 3. in all over India
D. Mining and quarrying 4. Maharashtra
Codes
ABCDABCD
(a) 3 4 1 2 (b) 4 3 2 1
(c) 4 2 3 1 (d) 2 1 4 3
11. Read the following statement and choose the correct option.
I. The denudation of the soil cover and subsequent washing down is described as T
‘Soil erosion’. H
II. The land becomes unfit for cultivation is known as ‘Sheet erosion’. E
III. Sheet erosion is also caused due to defective methods of farming. U
IV. Wind blows loose soil off flat or sloping land known as ‘wind erosion’. A
Options L
(a) Only II is correct (b) Only IV is correct F
(c) I and III are correct (d) I and IV are correct E
S
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12. Look at the map carefully and answer the following questions.
Identify the type of soil which found in shaded region marcked as A.

(a) Alluvial Soil (b) Arid Soil
(c) Laterite Soil (d) Red and Yellow Soil
13. Assertion (A) Alluvial soil is loamy and permeable.

Reason (R) It does not develop cracks in the dry hot season.
14. Assertion (A) Human beings interact with nature through technology and create
institutions to accelerate their economic development.
Reason (R) Resources are essential for human development.
15. Assertion (A) Economic Development of a nation depends mainly on the richness,
development and management of resources.
Reason (R) Over-population results in over-exploitation of resources.
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Agriculture
1. In which of the following countries the ‘slash and burn’ agriculture is known as ‘Roca’? (a)
Brazil (b) Vietnam
(c) Venezuela (d) Mexico
2. In which of the following states, Green Revolution was most successful for growing
Rabi crops?
(a) Punjab and Tamil Nadu
(b) Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh
(c) Haryana and Kerala
(d) Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra
3. Which crop provides the raw material for Jaggery and Molasses?
(a) Wheat (b) Ragi (c) Sugarcane (d) Oil seeds 4. What is Humus?
(a) Topmost layer of soil

(b) Bottom-most layer of soil
(c) Middle layer of soil
(d) None of the above
5. Choose the correct pair from the following options.

List-II (States)
List-I
(Native Names)
(a) Dipa Indonesia
(b) Conuco Mexico
(c) Roca Vietnam
(d) Milpa Central America
6. Match the following options in List I with those in List II.

List I (Fruits) List II (Areas where it grows)
A. Mango 1. Himachal Pradesh
B. Banana 2. West Bengal
C. Grape 3. Mizoram
D. Pear 4. Andhra Pradesh
Select the correct option.

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(a) 2 3 4 1 (b) 3 4 1 2
(c) 4 1 2 3 (d) 2 1 4 3 T
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A. Rubber 1. Major Crop

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B. Cotton 2. Food Crop I
C. Rice 3. Non-Food Crop

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(a) 3 4 2 1 (b) 4 1 2 3
(c) 3 4 1 2 (d) 2 3 4 1
8. Identify the movement with the help of the given clues.

• It was initiated to solve the problems of poor landless villagers through cooperative
form with government assistance.
• This movement was initiated by Vinoba Bhave.
Options
(a) Bhoodan Gramdan Movement
(b) Land Ceiling Act Movement
(c) Organic Farming Movement
(d) Green Revolution
9. Identify the crop with the help of the clues given below.
• They needs less moisture and survive even in dry conditions.
• Being leguminous crops, all these crops helps in restoring soil fertility.
• They are mostly grown in rotation with other crops.
• Major producing states of these crops in India are Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh,
Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Karnataka.
Options
(a) Pulses (b) Sugarcane
(c) Oil seed (d) Tea
10. Read the following statements carefully and choose the correct option.
I. India’s food security policy has a primary objectives to ensure availability of
foodgrains to the common people at very high price.
II. It has enabled the poor to have access to food.
III. Food Corporation of India (FCI) is responsible for procuring and stocking food
grains. IV. Public administration system is responsible for distribution.
Options
(a) Only I is correct
(b) I and III are correct
(c) II and IV are correct
(d) Only I is incorrect
11. Read the following statements and choose the correct options.
I. India’s varied climate and geography can be used to grow a wide range of high
value crops.
II. Due to growing population of India, farm sizes are getting smaller.
III. The Government must not pursue a policy to make Indian farmers shift their S
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cropping pattern from cereals to high-value crop.
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12. Identify the state shown shaded as A in the which is the major producer of jute.
(a) Andhra Pradesh (b) West-Bengal

(c) Kerala (d) Karnataka
13. Assertion (A) Stagnation in agriculture will not lead to a decline in other spheres of the
economy having wider implications for society.
Reason (R) All three economic sectors are dependent on each other.
14. Assertion (A) The Government of India made concerted efforts to modernise agriculture.
Reason (R) Indian farmers are facing stagnation in production due to inferior
technology.
15. Assertion (A) Subsidy on fertilizers is decreased leading to increase in the cost of
production.
Reason (R) Subsidy is the discount on agricultural products.
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UNIT 3 : DEMOCRATIC POLITICS-II
Power Sharing
1. What was the major objective of LTTE in Sri Lanka?
(a) Establish autonomy for Buddhist people.
(b) Attain Independence for Christians.
(c) End Sinhala rule.
(d) Demand separate homeland for Tamils.
2. Choose the correct statement/s from the given options.

(i) Belgium and Sri Lanka are democracies.
(ii) In Belgium, leaders realised that the unity of the country is possible only by
respecting the feelings and interests of all the communities.
(iii) In Sri Lanka, majority community forced its domination over others and refused to
share its power.
(iv) Both Belgium and Sri Lanka dealt with the question of Power Sharing in a similar
manner.
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(a) Both (i) and (ii) (b) Both (ii) and (iii)
(c) (i), (ii) and (iii) (d) (i), (ii) and (iv)
3. Choose the correct statement/s from the given options.

(i) In Belgium, leaders realised that unity of the country is possible only by sharing of
power.
(ii) In Sri Lanka, the demand for more autonomy to provinces populated by Tamils has
been granted.
(iii) In Belgium, policy of accommodation was adopted.
(iv) In Sri Lanka, majority community forced its domination over others.
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(a) Both (i) and (ii) (b) Both (iii) and (iv)
(c) Both (ii) and (iv) (d) (i), (iii) and (iv)
4. Which of the following was not the provision of Belgium Constitution?

(a) Constitution prescribes that the number of Dutch and French Speaking Ministers shall be
equal in the central government.
(b) Brussels have a separate government in which both communities will have equal
representation.
(c) The Community government has no power regarding culture, education and language.
(d) Some special laws require the support of majority of members from each linguistic
group.
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Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read the statements and choose the correct option.
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5. Assertion (A) In India, power is shared among different levels of the government.
Reason (R) This gives minority communities a fair share in power.
6. Assertion (A) The minority French Speaking community was relatively rich and
powerful. Reason (R) The social disparity led to tensions between Dutch and French
Speaking communities during the 1950’s and 1960’s.
7. Assertion (A) Power sharing is the spirit of democracy.
Reason (R) People have a right to be consulted on how they are to be governed. 8. What
does the given picture represent? Choose the correct option from the following:
(a) It refers to the problems of running a coalition government.

(b) It refers to the problems of common people.
(c) It refers to the problems of slow administration.
(d) It refers to the problems of anti-corruption movements within Germany.
9. What kinds of similarities are evident between Sri Lanka and Belgium?
(a) Both are non-democratic countries.
(b) Both are democratic countries.
(c) Both favoured majoritarianism.
(d) Both countries tried to reduce the possibility of conflict between social groups.
10. Imposing the will of majority community over others may look live an attractive option in
the short run, but in the long run, it underestimates the
(a) Economic interest of people (b) Political interest of the nation
(c) Unity of the nation (d) Social interest of people
11. What could have happened if the situation of Sri Lanka would have been adopted in
Belgium?
(a) It may lead to a messy partition of Belgium.
(b) Dutch community could take advantage of its numeric majority.
(c) Dutch community could force its will on the French and German-speaking people. T
(d) All of the above E
12. Which of the following options is correct about a legitimate government? Q
(a) Citizens participate to acquire a stake in the system. A
(b) Citizens have unequal rights. L
(c) Citizens put pressure on the government. F
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13. Match the following.
List-I List-II
A. Separation of powers 1. Power shared among governments at
different levels.
political parties.
B. Community Government
3. Power shared by different
C. Coalition Government
social groups.
2. Power shared by two or more
D. Federal Government 4. Power shared among different
organs of the government.
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(a) 1 3 2 4 (b) 2 4 3 1
(c) 4 3 2 1 (d) 3 2 1 4
14. Choose the correctly matched pair from the given options.
(a) Community Government- India (b) Unitary Government- Sri Lanka (c)
Majoritarian Measures- Belgium (d) Federal Government- Sri Lanka

List-I List-II
A. Brussels 1. Secular State
B. India 2. Majoritarianism
C. Sri Lanka 3. Dutch speaking people in majority.
D. Belgium 4. Dutch speaking people in minority.
Codes
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(a) 4 1 2 3 (b) 3 4 1 2
(c) 2 3 4 1 (d) 1 2 3 4
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1. (d) 2. (c) 3. (d) 4. (c) 5. (c) 6. (b) 7. (a) 8. (a) 9. (b) 10. (c) 11. (d) 12. (a) 13. (c) 14. (b) 15. (a)
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Federalism
1. Which of the following Union Territories enjoy the powers of a state?
(a) Chandigarh (b) Lakshadweep
(c) Delhi (d) Daman and Diu
2. Choose the correct statement/s regarding Federalism from the given options. (i)
Different tiers of government govern the same citizens.
(ii) Sources of revenue for each level of government are clearly specified.
(iii) The fundamental provision of the Constitution can be unilaterally changed.
(iv) India is an example of coming together federation.
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(a) (i), (ii) and (iii) (b) Both (ii) and (iii)
(c) (iii) and (iv) (d) (i) and (iv)
3. Choose the correct statement/s with respect to residuary subjects from the given
options.
(i) Only state government has the power to legislate on these subjects.
(ii) Only Union government has the power to legislate on these subjects.
(iii) These subjects came up after the Constitution came into effect.
(iv) It includes subjects of national importance.
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(a) (i) and (ii) (b) (ii) and (iii)
(c) (i), (iii) and (iv) (d) (i) and (iv)
4. Which of the following could be considered as the advantages of Federalism and

Decentralisation?
(a) It prevents government over-reach and takeovers.
(b) It allows different localities to adapt their policies to the needs and wishes of local
population.
(c) It prevents the state from being able to carry out its basic functions.
(d) It reduces the state government autonomy.
Directions (Q. Nos. 5 and 6) In the question given below, there are two statements marked as
Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read the statements and choose the correct option. Codes
5. Assertion (A) Marriage in India is included in the concurrent list. T
Reason (R) Only the Union Government makes laws related to marriage. H
6. Assertion (A) Promotion of Hindi continues to be the official policy of the government. Q
Reason (R) The flexibility shown by Indian political leaders helped our country avoid U
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List-I List-II
A. Rise of regional political parties 1. 1992
B. Boundaries of India were reorganised 2. 1990
C. Third-tier of government was introduced 3. 1947
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(a) 1 3 2 (b) 2 3 1
(c) 3 1 2 (d) 3 2 1
8. Following image shows that the states are pleading for more powers. What kind of
powers can the states be seen demanding here?
(a) To get more resources

(b) Power to run their governments independently
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) Misuse of powers by the states.
9. Identify the merit/s of local government in India from the given options:
(a) Elections are held regularly, but Gram Sabhas are not held regularly.
(b) It has given more powers to the local government as compared to state government.
(c) It has deepened democracy in our country.
(d) They lack adequate resources and powers.
10. In the question given below, there are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and
Reason (R). Read the statements and choose the correct option.
Assertion (A) It is very difficult to make changes in the basic structure of the Indian
constitution.
Reason (R) Both the Houses have power to amend the constitution independently.
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(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
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List-II
List-I (Political Head)
(Local Bodies)
A. Municipality 1. Mayor
B. Zila Parishad 2. Municipal Chairperson
C. Gram Panchayat 3. Chairperson
D. Municipal Corporation 4. Sarpanch
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(a) 2 3 4 1 (b) 4 3 2 1
(c) 3 4 1 2 (d) 1 3 4 2
12. Which of the following Indian states enjoys special powers under certain provisions of
Article 371 of the Constitution of India?
(a) Assam (b) Nagaland (c) Arunachal Pradesh (d) All of these
13. In 1947, the boundaries of several old states of India were changed in order to create
new states. This was done ...............
(a) to ensure that people who speaks the same language lived in same state.
(b) to avoid communal clashes
(c) to please the political parties
14. According to the Indian Constitution, in which year English was to be ended as the
language for official purpose?
(a) 1950 (b) 1952
(c) 1965 (d) 1968
15. According to the State Panchayati Raj Acts which of the following local government
body must meet at least two to four times in a year?
(a) Gram Sabha (b) Panchayat Samiti
(c) Gram Panchayat (d) Mandal Samiti
Answers
1. (c) 2. (c) 3. (b) 4. (b) 5. (c) 6. (b) 7. (b) 8. (c) 9. (c) 10. (c) 11. (a) 12. (d) 13. (b) 14. (c) 15. (a)
UNIT 4 : UNDERSTANDING ECONOMICS DEVELOPMENT
Development
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1. What will be the top priority in the developmental goal of a jobless youth? Q
(a) More days of work and better wages (b) More employment opportunities U
(c) Better future prospects (d) Generation of high income L
2. Identify the country where 500 tones of liquid toxic waste was dumped into open-air. F
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(a) USA (b) Africa E
(c) Japan (d) China S
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3. Which of the following statement/s is correct related to the Per Capita Income of India? (i)
India comes in the category of Middle-Income Group.
(ii) India comes in the category of Low-Income Group.
(iii) India comes in the category of High-Income Group.
(iv) India comes in the category of Low-Middle Income Group.
Options
(a) Both (i) and (ii) (b) Both (ii) and (iii) (c) Only (iii) (d) Only (iv)
4. Assertion (A) World Bank publishes World Development Report every year to
compare the nations on the basis of per capita income.
Reason (R) Countries with per capita income of US $ 955 or less are termed as low
income countries.
5. Assertion (A) In many areas of India, children particularly girls are not able to achieve
secondary level schooling.
Reason (R) Government of India has not provided adequate facilities.
6. Assertion (A) Human Development Report published by UNDP is a narrow concept of
measuring human development.
Reason (R) It is based on the educational levels of the people, their health status and
per capita income.
List I List II
A. National Development 1. Only the monetary aspects.
B. Economic Development 2. Both monetary and non-monetary aspects.
C. Human Development 3. Comprehensive term including standard of
people, increase in per capita income, social
amenities, etc.
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(a) 1 3 2 (b) 3 1 2
(c) 2 3 1 (d) 3 2 1
8. What does the Infant Mortality Rate indicates? Identify the correct option: S
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(a) The number of children born in a year.
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(b) Literate population in the seven and above age.
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(d) Average expected length of life of a person at the time of birth.
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9. Which of the following statement/s is correct with regard to the World Development
Report published by the World Bank?
(i) It has classified the countries on the basis of Per Capita Income.
(ii) The countries have been categorised into rich and low income countries.
(iii) It helps to calculate the nutritional level of people.
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(a) Only (i) (b) Only (iii)
(c) Both (i) and (ii) (d) Both (ii) and (iii)
10. When we divide the National Income of a country by its total population what we get?
Identify the correct option from the following:
(a) Per Capita Income (b) Gross Development Product
(c) Human Development Index (d) Total Income
11. Choose the correctly matched pair from the given options:
(a) Net Attendance Ratio- National Income divided by total income.
(b) World Bank- Classify the countries on per capita income.
(c) Sustainable development- To calculate the nutrition level.
(d) Body Mass Index- Caring for the needs of future generations.

List I List II
A. Highest Per Capita Income 1. Bihar
B. Highest Literacy Rate 2. Haryana
C. Highest Infant Mortality Rate 3. Kerala
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(a) 2 3 1 (b) 1 3 2
(c) 3 2 1 (d) 1 2 3
13. We have not inherited this Earth from our forefathers; we have borrowed it from our
children. Who said these words?
(a) Lester Brown (b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) George Brown (d) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
14. Choose the incorrectly matched pair from the given options:
(a) A rural woman from a land-owning family-Regular job and high wages to increase her
income. (b) Prosperous farmers from Haryana- Availability of other sources of irrigation.
(c) Landless rural labourers- More days of work and better wages.
(d) Farmers who depend only on rain for growing crops- Assured higher support prices for
their crops. T
15. Suman is moderately thin as her weight is 40 kg and her height is 156 cm. Find out her H
Body Mass Index (BMI) from the following options. Q
(a) 14.7 (b) 15.2 (c) 16.4 (d) 12.6 U
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Sectors of the Indian Economy

1. Why did the government shift its strategy from long term to short term programmes to
remove unemployment?
(a) Lack of Funds
(b) Large scale corruption
(c) Long term programs take long time to implement and results are also affected.
(d) Low response from the state governments.
2. Which of the following statements is correct regarding India?

(a) Tertiary sector contributes maximum to the GDP.
(b) India is basically a socialist economy.
(c) Distribution of income and wealth is quit equitable.
Assertion (A) Primary sector is the largest employer.
Reason (R) It includes all those occupations which are related to man’s natural
environment like farming, animal rearing, mining etc.
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(c) A is true, but R is false. (d) A is false, but R is true.
4. Choose the correctly matched pair from the given options:

(a) Organised Sector- Daily Labourer (b) Unorganised Sector- Bank officer (c) Public
Sector- Indian Railway (d) Private Sector- Post office

Column A Column B
A. Goods used up during the production process. 1. Economic Activities
B. Goods which are ready for use. 2. Intermediate Goods
C. Activities which contribute to the flow
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of goods and services in an economy.
3. Gross Domestic Product 4. Final Goods
D. Value of all final goods and services
produced in a country during a particular
year.
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A B C D A B C D (a) 2 3 4 1 (b) 2 4 1 3 (c) 3

S 1 2 4 (d) 4 2 3 1
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A. Communication 1. Primary Sector
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(c) 3 1 2 (d) 2 3 1
7. In terms of the GDP, What is the share of the tertiary sector in 2013-14? Identify from
the given options.
(a) Between 20 % to 30%
(b) Between 30 % to 40 %
(c) Between 50 % to 60%
(d) More than 70 %
8. The table below shows the estimated number of workers in India in the organised and
unorganised sectors. Read the table carefully and answer the question given below.
Workers in different sectors (in millions)
Sector Organised Unorganised Total
Primary 2 210 242
Secondary 9 54 63
Tertiary 17 76 93
Total 28 370 398
Total Percentage 7% 93% 100%
How is the Tertiary sector different from other sectors of the economic activities?
(a) It does not provide or produce goods.
(b) Activities of the tertiary sector help in the development of secondary and primary
sectors.
(c) It forms the base for all other products that we subsequently make.
(d) Both (a) and (b)
9. In which sector the government owns most of the assets and provides all the services? (a)
Joint sector (b) Cooperative sector
(c) Private sector (d) Public sector
10. Assertion (A) Tertiary sector has emerged the largest producing sector of India. T
Reason (R) More than half of the workers in the country are working in the Primary H
sector.
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11. Assertion (A) The share of agriculture in the GDP is declining in India. U
Reason (R) Agriculture sector is facing problems of unirrigated land, increasing debts, A
seasonal employment etc. L
12. Choose the incorrectly matched pair from the given options: I
(a) Mailman- Tertiary Sector (b) Carpenter- Primary Sector R
(c) Basket Weaver-Secondary Sector (d) Priest- Tertiary Sector S
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13. Read the following statements with regard to Unorganised sector and choose the
correct answer from the given options:
(i) Provision for overtime, paid leave, holidays and medical leaves.
(ii) Rules and regulations are not followed.
(iii) Employees are not even registered in the organisation.
(iv) Small and scattered units which are largely outside the control of the government.
Options
(a) (i) and (ii) (b) (iii) and (iv)
(c) (ii), (iii) and (iv) (d) (i), (iii) and (iv)
14. How employment can be created in semi-rural areas?
(a) By setting up of small and agro-based industries.
(b) By providing loans at high interest rates.
(c) By promoting provisions for self-employment.
(d) All of the above
15. Read the following statements that help to increase the income of the marginalised
groups in India. Choose the correct answer from the given options:
(i) Marginal farmers need to be supported through adequate facility for timely
delivery of seeds.
(ii) Marginal farmers must be provided with allowances by the Government. (iii)
Marginal farmers must be provided with agricultural inputs, storage facilities and
market outlets.
(iv) Marginal farmers must be provided with monetary credits at low interests.
Options
(a) Both (i) and (ii) (b) Only (iii)
(c) (i), (iii) and (iv) (d) Both (iii) and (iv)
Answers
1. (c) 2. (a) 3. (a) 4. (c) 5. (b) 6. (c) 7. (c) 8. (d) 9. (d) 10. (b) 11. (a) 12. (b) 13. (c) 14. (a) 15. (c)
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CBSE Sample Paper English Language & Literature X (Term I)
Latest CBSE
SAMPLE PAPER
Latest Sample Question Paper for Class X (Term I)
Issued by CBSE on 2 Sept 2021
SOCIAL SCIENCE
Instructions
(i) The Question Paper contains four sections.
(ii) Section A has 24 questions. Attempt any 20 questions.
(iii) Section B has 22 questions. Attempt any 18 questions.
(iv) Section C has 12 questions (Case Based). Attempt any 10 questions.
(v) Section D contains 2 Map based questions. Attempt both the questions.
(vi) All questions carry equal marks.
(vii) There is no negative marking.
Maximum Marks : 40
Roll No. Time allowed : 90 min
Section A
(Attempt any 20 out of 24 Questions)
1. Who among the following was the founder of ‘Young Europe’ underground secret society
in Berne?
(a) Giuseppe Garibaldi (b) Giuseppe Mazzini
(c) Count Cavour (d) Otto von Bismark
2. Which of the following was the result of the Act of Union, 1707?
(a) Unification of Germany L
(b) Unification of the kingdom of Great Britain t
(c) Unification of Italy s

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(d) Unification of Vietnam
3. Identify the correct statement with regard to the ‘Zollverein’from the following options. B
(a) It was a coalition of Prussian states formed to manage political alliances. E
(b) Its aim was to bind the Prussia politically into an association. S
(c) It was a Custom Union at the initiative of Prussia. A
(d) It helped to awaken and raise national sentiment in Europe. P
4. Which of the following countries were involved in the Three Wars with Prussia and E
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ended with victory and unification of Germany?

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(a) Austria, Poland and France (b) Austria, Denmark and France P
(c) Austria, Turkey and France (d) Austria, England and France E
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5. Identify the ideology under which people demanded freedom of markets in

early-nineteenth-century Europe.
(a) Romanticism (b) Liberalism
(c) Socialism (d) Rationalism
6. Choose the correctly matched pair about the crops and the areas they are grown in (a)
Groundnut- Assam (b) Tea- Gujarat
(c) Coffee- Karnataka (d) Sugarcane-Chhattisgarh
7. The piece of land left uncultivated for the past 1 to 5 agricultural years is called
………… .
Choose the correct option
(a) Barren land (b) Forest land
(c) Grazing land (d) Fallow land
8. Which one of the following conferences was convened to discuss environmental

protection and socio-economic development at the global level in 1992?
(a) Kyoto Protocol
(b) Montreal Protocol
(c) Rio de Janeiro Earth Summit
(d) World Summit on Sustainable Development
9. India has land under a variety of relief features. Which of the following features ensure
perennial flow of some rivers, provide facilities for tourism and ecological aspects? (a)
Plains (b) Plateaus
(c) Islands (d) Mountains
10. Which one of the following human activities has contributed significantly in land
degradation?
(a) Deforestation (b) Crop rotation
(c) Shelter belts (d) Ploughing
11. Which one of the following countries adopted majoritarianism in their Constitution? (a)
Nepal (b) India
(c) Sri Lanka (d) Bangladesh
12. Identify the significant reason of power sharing from the following options.
(a) Reduces socio-economic conflicts
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(b) Provides ethnic -cultural development
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(c) Allows people to enjoy specific rights
(d) Restricts supremacy of one party
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13. Apart from the Central and the State Government, Belgium has a third kind of
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government as well. Identify this third kind of government from the following options P
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(a) Democratic Government (b) Socialist Government
A
(c) Community Government (d) Liberal Government
S
14. Which of the following countries is an example of ‘Coming Together Federation’? E
S
B
C
(a) India (b) Sri Lanka
(c) USA (d) Belgium
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15. Why is the power shared amongst different organs of government called as horizontal
distribution of power? Identify the correct reason.
(a) It gives judiciary more power than legislature and executive.
(b) It allows different organs of government to be placed at the same level.
(c) It gives representation to different ideologies at political level.
(d) It influences and coordinates in the decision-making process.
16. In India’s federal system, the Central and the State governments have the power to
legislate on all those subjects which are included in the
(a) Union List (b) State List
(c) Concurrent List (d) Residuary Subjects
17. Which of the following states of India enjoy special powers under Article 371A of the
Constitution of India?
(a) Nagaland (b) Rajasthan
(c) Himachal Pradesh (d) Tamil Nadu
18. Which one the following is an example of Primary Sector activity?

(a) Baking (b) Outsourcing
(c) Farming (d) Banking
19. Which of the following measures the proportion of literate population in the seven and
above age group?
(a) Net Attendance Ratio (b) Enrolment Rate
(c) Literacy Rate (d) Drop out Ratio
20. Which one of the following is the correct meaning of ‘Average Income’?
(a) The total income of the country divided by its earning population.
(b) The total income of the country divided by its total population.
(c) The total income of all the residents of the country.
(d) The total income from the domestic and foreign sources.
21. Which one of the following best describes Human Development Index (HDI)?
(a) Improvement in science, information and technology
(b) Improvement in health, education and income
(c) Improvement in information and communication
(d) Improvement in investment, finance and technology L
22. Consequences of environmental t
degradation do not respect national or state boundaries. Which of the following is the s
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essence of this statement?

(a) Economic Development (b) Human Development B
(c) Sustainable Development (d) National Development E
23. Which of the following examples fall under an organised sector? S
A
(a) A daily wage labourer working for a contractor. M
(b) An engineer getting all employment benefits. P
(c) A cleaning staff in a private school. L
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P
(d) A tailor stitching clothes at his home.

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24. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005 states a guarantee of
minimum 100 days of employment per year. If government is unable to fulfil these 100
days of an employment, the government would have to
Choose the correct option
(a) Pay the compensation in lieu of these days.
(b) Provide another scheme for the same.
(c) Pay at least 1/3 per cent allowance.
(d) Provide health care as compensation.
Section-B
25. Following image is the personification of Germany commonly associated with the
Romantic Era and the Revolutions of 1848. Identify its name from among the following
options.
Options
(a) Marianna (b) Philip Viet (c) Germania (d) La Italia 26. Which of the following
option(s) is/are correct about Balkan nationalism? (i) The Balkan region became part of the
conflict because of the Ottoman Empire. (ii) The region comprised of ethnic groups
included Greeks, Serbs, Montenegro, etc. (iii) British and ethnic nationalities struggled to
establish their identity.
R
E
Options
P
(a) (i) and (ii) (b) (ii) and (iii) (c) Only (ii) (d) Only (i) A
P
E
27. Why did the weavers in Silesia revolt against contractors in 1845? Identify the
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appropriate reason from the following options.
P
(a) Contractors did not pay their dues.
M
(b) Contractors appointed few on high posts.
A
S
(c) Contactors used government policies.
E
(d) Contractors gave them loans on high interests.
S
28. Identify the major aspect that helped in the formation of a nation-state in Britain.
CB
(a) In 1688, the monarch of Britain fought war with English Parliament.
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(b) The Parliament through a bloodless revolution seized power from the monarchy.
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(c) The British nation was formed as a result of a war with Ireland and Wales.
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(d) The formation of a nation-state in Britain was the result of many revolts.
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29. Identify the soil with the help of clues given below.
• Develops in areas with high temperature and heavy rainfall.
• Is low in humus content.
• Found in the hilly areas of Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
(a) Forest soil (b) Yellow soil
(c) Black soil (d) Laterite soil
30. Which of the following categories of resources can we put Tidal energy in?
(a) Renewable resources (b) Non-renewable resources
(c) Actual resources (d) Potential resources
31. Consider the following statements on power sharing and select the answer using the
codes given below:
(i) It is good for democracy.
(ii) It creates harmony in different groups.
(iii) It brings transparency in the governance.
(iv) It brings socio-political competition among parties.
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(a) (i), (ii) and (iii) (b) (ii), (iii) and (iv)
(c) (i), (iii) and (iv) (d) (i), (ii) and (iv)
32. How does Judiciary act as an umpire in a federal nation?
(a) Judiciary rules over Centre and State.
(b) Centre and Judiciary work collectively.
(c) Courts can change structure of Constitution.
(d) Courts use the power to interpret the Constitution.
33. Two statements are given in the question below as Assertion (A) and Reasoning (R).
Read the statements and choose the appropriate option.
Assertion (A) Sri Lanka adopted Sinhala as the only official language of the state.
Reason (R) The Government of Sri Lanka wanted to foster their culture, language and
religion.
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(c) A is true, but R is false. L
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34. Match the following items given in Column A with those in Column B. t
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Column A Column B B
A. Information Technology 1. Concurrent List S
B. Police 2. Union List S
C. Education 3. State List A
D. Defence 4. Residuary Subjects P
Choose the correct answer from the option given below L
E
P
ABCDABCD
(a) 4 3 1 2 (b) 3 4 1 2 A
(c) 4 1 3 2 (d) 4 2 1 3 P
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35. Anita is appearing in an examination conducted for recruitment to Central Government

positions. In how many languages as mentioned in the 8th Schedule can she opt to take
the exam? Select the appropriate option.
(a) 18 (b) 21
(c) 22 (d) 25
36. Identify the administrative system of Indian Government with the help of the
following information.
• Power shared between Central and State Governments to Local Governments.
• It is called as a third tier of the Government.
• The State Governments are required to share some powers and revenue with them.
Select the appropriate option from the following.
(a) Federal system (b) Unitary Federal system
(c) Decentralised system (d) Unitary system
37. Which of the following options prove that India is a quasi-federal state? (i)
More powers with Centre
(ii) Residuary subjects with Centre
(iii) Equal subjects with Centre and States
(iv) Currency and Railways with Centre
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(a) (i), (iii) and (iv) (b) (i), (ii) and (iv)
(c) (ii), (iii) and (iv) (d) (ii), (iii) and (iv)
38. Identify the correct statement/s about the theory of Federalism in the Indian
Constitution.
(i) The Constitution declared India as a Union of States.
(ii) Sharing of power between the Union Government and the State governments is
basic to the structure of the Constitution.
(iii) It is easy to make changes to this power sharing arrangement.
(iv) The Parliament can on its own change this arrangement.
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(c) (i) and (iii) (d) (ii) and (iv)
39. Two statements are given in the question below as Assertion (A) and Reasoning (R). R
E
P
A
P
Assertion (A) Human Development mentions how much socio-economic development
has happened in a country.
E
Reason (R) Comparison of national income of two countries explains Human L
P
Development Index.
M
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40. Choose the correct option from the following.

List I (Example) List II (Sectors)
(a) Courier Tertiary Sector
(b) Fisherman Secondary Sector
(c) Carpenter Primary Sector
(d) Transporter Secondary Sector
41. Read the following data and information carefully and select the most appropriate
answer from the given options.
Table for Comparison of Three Countries
Countries Monthly income of citizens in 2007 (in Rupees)
I II III IV V
Country A 9500 10500 9800 10000 10200
Country B 500 500 500 500 48000
Country C 5000 1000 15000 4000 5000
Rita is an employee of a multinational company who gets transferred to different

countries after every three years of service. She has been given an opportunity to choose
any one out of the three countries mentioned in the table above as her next job location.
She calculates average income of all these countries as per the given data and chooses to
be transferred to Country A.
Identify the reason for which Rita has chosen country A.
(a) Most of its citizens are rich and stable. (b) Has most equitable distribution of income. (c)
National income of its citizens is higher. (d) Average income of its citizens is lower.
42. Vijay is undernourished as his weight is 45 kgs and his height is 1.78 meters. Find out
his Body Mass Index (BMI) from the following options.
(a) 12.6 (b) 13.5 (c) 14.7 (d) 15.2
43. A woman works at a sweet shop in her village on a contract basis and gets meagre salary after
working the entire day. She doesn’t get any holidays or paid leave, rather her employer deducts her
salary whenever she is absent from work. Find out in which L
of the following sectors she is working? a
(a) Primary Sector (b) Service Sector s

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(c) Organised Sector (d) Unorganised Sector
44. According to 2017-2018 data, the share of different sectors in employment (percentage) B
in India was E
(i) Primary Sector - 44% (ii) Secondary Sector - 25% S
(iii) Tertiary Sector - 31% A
Out of the three sectors, why did the ratio of employment in Primary Sector high? P
Select the most suitable option from the following: L
E
P
(a) Workers in the Primary Sector are underemployed.

(b) Low job opportunities in Secondary Sector. A
(c) Efforts of labour are not equivalent in all the sectors. P
(d) Outsourcing of job opportunities in Secondary Sector. R
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Assertion (A) Crude oil reserves in the entire world are depleting, we need to find a
sustainable substitute for it.
Reason (R) Oil and petrol prices are increasing day by day.
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46. A man is employed on a food processing farm where he has to do a lot of manual work.
His wife and daughter also help him in his work on the farm every day. Which type of
employment is this an example?
(a) Under unemployment
(b) Seasonal employment
(c) Over employment
(d) Cyclical employment
Section C
(This section consists of two cases. There are total of 12 questions
in this Section. Attempt any 10 questions from this section.)
Directions (Q. Nos. 47-52) Read the source given below and answer the questions by
choosing the most appropriate option.
Grimms’ Fairy Tales is a familiar name in Germany. The brothers Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
were born in the German city of Hanau. While both of them studied law, they soon developed
an interest in collecting old folktales. They spent six years travelling from village to village,
talking to people and writing down fairy tales, which were handed down through the
generations. These were popular both among children and adults. In 1812, they published their
first collection of tales. Subsequently, both the brothers became active in liberal politics,
especially the movement for freedom of the press. In the meantime, they also published a
33-volume dictionary of the German language.
The Grimm brothers also saw French domination as a threat to German culture and believed
that the folktales they had collected were expressions of a pure and authentic German spirit.
R
They considered their projects of collecting folktales and developing the German language as
E
part of the wider effort to oppose French domination and create a German national identity. P
A
P
47. Why did the Grimm brothers give the tales a readable form without changing their
E
folkloric character? Choose the correct option from the following:
L
P
(a) The collection enjoyed wide distribution in Germany.
M
(b) It became a model for the collecting of fantasy tales.
A
(c) It formed the basis for the science of the language.
S
(d) People easily accepted their written adventurous tales.
E
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48. The impact of literary contributions of Grimm brothers was widespread. Identify the
best suitable option depicting the same from the following:
(a) Development of cities and towns (b) Setting up of new political parties (c)
Promotion of ethnic belonging (d) Emergence of socialist ideology
49. Fill in the blank from the given options

The work of the Grimm Brothers influenced and inspired people to collect tales. They
believed in a spirit of ……… and considered it essential for the reflection of national
identity.
(a) Culturalism (b) Conservatism
(c) Extremism (d) Liberalism
50. Why the foreign domination was considered a threat to nation building? Select the best
suitable option from the following in reference to the context.
(a) Exploitation of natural resources
(b) Erosion of native values and ethos
(c) Violence and mass killing of people
(d) Spread of new diseases in the country
51. How were the Germans able to connect with their culture? With reference to the above
context, infer the appropriate option.
(a) Through the feeling of formal way of communication.
(b) Through the feeling of oneness as European community.
(c) Through the feeling of collective belonging among nationals.
(d) Through the feeling of coherence in reference to mannerism.
Assertion (A) Regimes of 1815 did not tolerate criticism and dissent.
Reason (R) Conservative regimes were autocratic.
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Directions (Q. Nos. 53-58) Read the source given below and answer the questions by L
choosing the most appropriate option. t
There has been a gradual shift from cultivation of food crops to cultivation of fruits, t
C
vegetables, oil-seeds and industrial crops. This has led to the reduction in net sown
area under cereals and pulses. With the growing population of India, the declining B
food production puts a big question mark over the country’s future food security. E
The competition for land between non-agricultural uses such as housing etc. and S
agriculture has resulted in reduction in the net sown area. The productivity of land has M
started showing a declining trend. Fertilisers, pesticides and insecticides, which once P
showed dramatic results, are now being held responsible for degrading the soils. L
Periodic scarcity of water has led to reduction in area under irrigation. Inefficient water E
P
management has led to water logging and salinity. A
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53. One can infer from the above given information that marginal and small farmers have
been pushed out of cultivation. Which one of the following is the prominent cause? (a)
Food and fruit crops are expensive in market.
(b) Shift to multifarious crops according to demand.
(c) Periodic scarcity of water in many regions.
(d) Soil degradation and extensive Green Revolution.
54. Read the following statements and find the correct from the given options: (i)
Indian farmers are diversifying their cropping pattern.
(ii) They are shifting production from cereals to fruits, vegetables, etc.
(iii) Jute is in high demand in the Indian market.
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(c) Only (iii) (d) Only (ii)
55. According to the information given above, there has been reduction in the net sown
area under cereals and pulses. Identify the reason.
(a) Lack of markets to sell cereals and pulses.
(b) Earn more income from non-agricultural sector.
(c) Need of huge labour in cultivating cereals and pulses.
(d) Availability of more profits from commercial crops.
56. “Fertilisers, pesticides and insecticides, which once showed dramatic results, are now
being held responsible for degrading the soil.” Infer the positive effects of these inputs
noticed earlier from the following statements.
(a) These inputs have shown increased outputs and productivity.
(b) These are integral to the process of reducing agrarian losses.
(c) These inputs can cut the amount of harvestable produce.
(d) These are the leading causes of mortality and health problems.
57. There are states in India which are using fertilisers, pesticides and insecticides at excessive
level to increase their agricultural production. Identify the states which are at prominent
level from the following options.
(a) Karnataka and Kerala
(b) Haryana and Punjab
(c) Punjab and Gujarat
R
E
(d) Haryana and Telangana
P
58. Food production provides the base for food security and is a key determinant of food
A
P
availability. Why is this trend shifting towards industrial crops? Choose the correct
E
option in reference to the context.
L
P
(a) To improve the land use pattern.
M
(b) To use intensive farming techniques.
A
(c) To improve the fertility of soil.
S
(d) To fetch more income and high earnings.
E
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SECTION D
(Attempt both the Map Based Questions)
Directions (Q. No. 59-60) On the given outline map of India, identify the locations with the
help of specified information.
B
59. On the political map of India, A is marked as a Dam. Identify it from the following
options.
(a) Salal (b) Bhakra-Nangal
(c) Tehri (d) Rana Pratap Sagar
60. On the same map, is also marked as a major Tea cultivating state. Identify it from the
following options.
(a) Assam (b) Punjab
(c) Bihar (d) Gujarat
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1. (b) 2. (b) 3. (c) 4. (b) 5. (b) 6. (c) 7. (d) 8. (c) 9. (d) 10. (a)
11. (c) 12. (a) 13. (c) 14. (c) 15. (b) 16. (c) 17. (a) 18. (c) 19. (c) 20. (b) B
21. (b) 22. (c) 23. (b) 24. (a) 25. (c) 26. (a) 27. (a) 28. (b) 29. (d) 30. (a) S
31. (a) 32. (d) 33. (a) 34. (a) 35. (c) 36. (c) 37. (b) 38. (a) 39. (c) 40. (a) E
41. (b) 42. (a) 43. (d) 44. (a) 45. (b) 46. (a) 47. (a) 48. (c) 49. (a) 50. (b) S
51. (c) 52. (a) 53. (d) 54. (a) 55. (d) 56. (a) 57. (b) 58. (d) 59. (b) 60. (a) M
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EXPLANATIONS
resulted in the formation of the 9. (d) India has land under a variety
‘United Kingdom of Great Britain’. It of relief features, viz, mountains,
meant that England was able to plateaus, plains and islands. In our
impose its influence on Scotland. country about 30 per cent of land is
3. (c) In 1834, a custom union known mountainous. This land ensures
as Zollverein was formed at the perennial flow of some rivers,
initiative of Prussia. Most of the provide facilities for tourism and
German states joined in this union. It ecological aspects.
abolished tariff barriers and reduced 10. (a) Deforestation due to
the number of currencies from over urbanisation, mining etc have
thirty to two. contributed significantly in land
degradation of our country.
4. (b) Prussia took the leadership of
the movement for national 11. (c) After independence, Sri Lanka
unification under the leadership of adopted a series of majoritarian
Otto von Bismarck. Three wars over measures to establish Sinhala
seven years with Austria, Denmark supremacy. Majoritarianism is a
belief that the majority community
and France ended in Prussian victory.
should be able to rule a country in
It
whichever way it wants, by
completed the process of unification disregarding the wishes and needs of
of Germany. the minority.
5. (b) In early nineteenth century 12. (a) Social conflict often leads to
Europe, people believed in liberalism violence and political instability.
as they wanted freedom of markets Power sharing is a good way to
and the abolition of restrictions ensure the stability of political order
imposed by state on the and it reduces socio-economic
movement of goods and capital. conflicts.
6. (c) India is known for its good 13. (c) Apart from central and state
quality of coffee, i.e. Arabic variety of government, Belgium has
Yemen. Its cultivation is confined to ‘community government’. It has the
the Nilgiri in Karnataka, Kerala and power regarding cultural,
Tamil Nadu. educational and language-related
issues.
7. (d) Option (d) is correct : It is one of
RE the process of land utilisation. 14. (c) USA is an example of ‘coming
together’ federation where
Land is left uncultivated due to the
independent states come together on
P
following reasons
P A their own to form a bigger unit, so
(i) To allow it to store organic matter that by uniting sovereignty and
E
L
and recover the fertility of the soil. retaining identity, they can increase
P
When land is left uncultivated, the their security.
nutrients in the soil are allowed to
15. (b) In the horizontal distribution
M
accumulate. of power, power is shared among
A
(ii) To serve the purpose of different organs of government, such

S
disrupting the life cycle of the pests as the legislature, executive and
E
and insects that harm the plants by judiciary at the same level to exercise
S
removing the host plants for a period different powers.
B
of time.
C
t
16. (c) Both the Union and State
s
8. (c) Rio de Janeiro Earth Summit Government can make laws on the
e
convened to discuss environmental subjects (education, forest, trade
t
protection and socio economic unions, marriage, adoption and

a
succession) mentioned in the
1. (b) Italian revolutionary Giuseppe development at the global level in Concurrent List.
Mazzini founded two underground 1992. In June 1992, more than 100
societies, Young Italy in Marseilles heads of different countries met in 17. (a) Article 371 A states that no act
and Young Europe in Berne, whose Rio de Janeiro in Brazil for the first of parliament would apply to
members were like minded people International Earth Summit. Nagaland in matter relating to
from Poland, France, Italy and the This conference discussed urgent religious or social practices of Nagas.
German states. problems of environmental The Legistative Assembly of
protection and socio- economic Nagaland must pass a resolution for
2. (b) The Act of Union (1707) an act to be applicable to the state.
between England and Scotland development at the global level.
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found in the hilly areas of Karnataka, Kerala
and Tamil Nadu.
18. (c) When we produce a good by exploiting
30. (a) Renewable resources can be reproduced
natural resources, it is an activity of the
by physical, chemical or mechanical
primary sector. Thus, farming is considered as
processes, e.g. solar, wind, tidal energy etc.
an example of primary sector activity.
Hence option (a) is correct.
19. (c) Literacy rate measures the proportion of
31. (a) Power sharing reduces the possibility of
literate population of our country in the 7 and
conflict between social groups and ensures the
above age group.
stability of political order.
20. (b) Average income of a country is derived
Hence, power sharing is necessary for
when the total income of a country is divided
maintaining social harmony and peace among
by its total population and it is also known as
Per Capita Income. different groups. It brings transparency in the
government by making it good for democracy.
21. (b) Human Development Report published by
UNDP compares countries based on the 32. (d) Courts have the power to interpret the
educational levels of the people, their health constitution and the powers of different levels
status and Per Capita Income. of governments, i.e. Central and State
Government. Judiciary acts as an empire if
22. (c) Environmental degradation is not an issue dispute arises between different levels of
of a particular region or nation. Our future is government by settling the issue to maintain
linked together thus scientists, economists and the federal structure of the nation.
philosophers work together for the
sustainable development of the earth. Hence, 33. (a) By adopting the majoritarian policy (a
option (c) is correct. belief that the majority community should be
able to rule a country in whichever way it wants
23. (b) Organised sector follows all the rules and by disregarding the wishes and needs of the
regulation which includes all the benefits for the
minority), Sri Lanka passed an Act in 1956
employee. Hence, an engineer getting
which recognised Sinhala as official language
employment benefits is the correct answer.
by disregarding Tamil. It followed the
24. (a) According to MGNREGA, if the preferential policies to foster their culture,
government fails in its duty to provide language and religion. Thus, both Assertion
employment, it will give unemployment and Reason statements justify each other.
allowances to the people. So, option (a) is L
the correct answer. Hence, option (a) is correct. a
25. (c) Germania became the allegory (abstract t
idea which is expressed through a person) of 34. Union List It includes subjects of national e
the German nation. importance such as defence, foreign affairs, s

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26. (a) The Balkan was region of geographical and banking, communications and currency.
ethnic variations (Greeks, Serbs, Montenegro etc).
A large part of Balkans was under the control of State List It contains subjects of state and local B
the Ottoman empire, so the S
disintegration of the Ottoman empire made importance such as information technology, E
this region explosive. Thus, statements I and II police, trade commerce, agriculture and S
are correct. irrigation. A
Balkan states were fiercely jealous about each

other and all hoped to gain more power. So, Concurrent List It includes subjects of M
statement III is not correct.

27. (a) The weavers in Silesia revolted against the common interest to both the Union P
contractions in 1845, as the contractors

Government as well as the State Governments,
supplied them raw material but drastically L
reduced their payments. E

P
such as education, forest, trade unions,

28. (b) The formation of the nation-state in Britain marriage, adoption and succession.
was not the result of a sudden upheaval or A
revolution. It was the result of a P
long-drawn-out process where the English E
Parliament had seized power from the R
monarchy in 1688. 50
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29. (d) Laterite soil develops under tropical and
Science
sub-tropical climate with alternate wet and dry
season and this humus rich soil is particularly
36. (c) When power is taken away weight in Kg by the square of the
from Central and State Governments height.
and given to local government, it is 43. (d) In unorganised sector,
known as decentralisation. This local employees do not get opportunities
self government is the third tier of the and job security. So the women
democracy which tackles large works at a sweet shop does not get
number of problems and issues at the any holidays on paid leave and other
local level. Hence option (c) is correct.facilities. Thus, the woman is
37. (b) India is considered as a working in an unorganised sector.
quasi-federal state as it includes 44. (a) In India, more than half of the
subjects of national importance workers are working in the primary
(currency, railways, banking etc). sector, mainly in agriculture,
Union List, gives the power to Union producing only a quarter of the GDP.
Government to legislate on There are more people in agriculture
‘residuary’ subjects thus gives more than required. So, even if we move a
power to the centre. few people out, the production will
38. (a) The constitution declared India not be affected. Hence, in other
as a Union of States as States are words, we can say that workers in
sovereign in their prescribed primary sector are underemployed.
legislative field and their executive 45. (b) Crude oil reserves is becoming
power is co-extensive with their scarce and the countries need to
legislative powers. Thus, it is clear resolve the issue as most of the
that the power of the states are not production tasks are depended on
coordinate with the Union. crude oil. It is obvious that the
The sharing of power between the demand for oil will increase in future
Union government and the State as the world population is increasing.
Government is basic to the structure Thus, there is a need to find a
of our constitution. It is not easy to sustainable substitute to it as
make changes to this power sharing indiscriminate exploitation of
arrangement. The Parliament cannot resources is the main reason behind
on its own change the arrangement. crude oil depletion.
Thus, the statements I and II are On the other hand, oil and petrol
correct and the prices are increasing day by day.
statement III and IV are incorrect. Hence, both assertion and reason
statements are true but the reason is
39. (c) Human Development Index
not the correct explanation of
compares countries based on the
assertion.
educational levels of the people, their
health status and Per Capita Income. 46. (a) In disguised employment,
Thus, the statement (A) is true. But people are apparently working but
the statement (R) is incorrect as all of them are made to work less
RE Human than their potential. Here the wife
Development Index does not and daughter of the man help him in
P compare the national income of two his work. But the work does not need
P A
countries. three people to work. This is called
E disguised
40. (a) The activities of tertiary sectors
L unemployment.
help in the development of the
P
primary and secondary sectors. These 47. (a) The Grim Brothers travelled
M activities do not produce a good but six years in different villages of
A
they are an aid or a support for the Germany and realised that the fairly
S
production process, e.g. transport, tales are very popular among the
storage, communication, banking etc. German people. So, they published
E
Thus, courier is an activity of tertiary the folk tales without changing their
S
sector. folkloric character.
C B
t 41. (b) Equitable distribution of 48. (c) The Grim Brothers believed
s
income ensures distributing welfare that the folktale they collected were
e
to ensure fairness and allowing expressions of a pure and authentic
t
members of the economy to have the German spirit. Thus, it suggested the
promotion of ethnic belonging of the
a
L
same opportunity to accumulate
35. (c) There are 22 Languages in the wealth. Here, Rita found that country German.
Eighth Schedule of the Indian A has most equitable distribution of 49. (a) Collecting and recording folk
Constitution. income, thus, she has chosen this culture was essential to the project of
country. nation building. Thus, culturalism is
Thus, Anita can opt any of the 42. (a) The Body Mass Index (BMI)
twenty-two languages for her essential for the reflection of national
can be calculated by dividing the identity.
examination.
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58. (d) Change in cropping pattern from cereals
to high value crops will fetch more income
50. (b) Foreign domination aggravates the erosion
and high profit for the farmers. Thus, the
of national values and ethos. After Russian
trend has shifted towards industrial crops.
occupation, the Polish language was forced out of
schools and Russian language was impossed 59. (b) Bhakra dam is on the Sutlej river in
everywhere. Hence, option (b) is correct. Punjab. Nangal dam is another dam in Punjab
down stream of Bhakra dam. They are two
51. (c) From the above context, it is clear that
separate dams but together they are called
through the feeling of collective belonging
Bhakra-Nangal Dam.
among nationals i.e. collection of local folkolre,
German can able to connect with their own 60. (a) The state of Assam is one of the largest
culture. tea-growing region by production in India. Tea
52. (a) The conservative regimes set up in 1815 is cultivated in the valley of Brahmaputra river.
were autocratic as they didn’t tolerate criticism
and dissent and attacked the activities that
questioned the legitimacy of autocratic
governments. They further imposed
censorship laws to control what was said in
newspaper, books, plays and songs. Here
statement (R) correctly explains statement (A).
53. (d) Due to Green Revolution and overuse of
pesticides i.e. chemicals, soil has degraded
which forced to push out the marginal and
small farmers.
L
54. (a) Indian farmers continue growing food a
grains in their smaller lands. They should t
diversify their cropping pattern from cereals to e
high-value crops. Thus, the statements I and II s

t
C
are incorrect. B
Due to its high cost, Jute is losing market to S
synthetic fibre. Thus, the statement III is also E
incorrect.
S
55. (d) Due to more profits in commercial crops A
rather than the cereals and pulses, farmers are

M
more interested to cultivate commercial crops

in their lands. P
56. (a) During Green Revolution by using L
E
P
fertilisers, pesticides and insecticides, farmers A
got huge profit by large scale of production.

P
57. (b) Green Revolution led to a large scale food E
grain production in Punjab, Haryana and Uttar R
Pradesh.
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CBSE Sample Paper Class X (Term I) English
SAMPLE PAPER 1
SOCIAL SCIENCE
A Highly Simulated Practice Question Paper
for CBSE (Term I) Examination Class X
Instructions
(vi) Section C has 12 questions (Case Based). Attempt any 10 questions.
(vi) Each question carries 0.80 mark.
Maximum Marks : 40
Roll No. Time allowed : 3 hours
Section A
1. Which among the following was incorporated in England with the Act of Union 1707? (a)
Scotland (b) Northern Ireland
(c) Wales (d) Ireland
2. Who were admitted in the Frankfurt Parliament as observers?

(a) Men (b) Clergy (c) Women (d) Children
3. Identify the reason why Otto Von Bismarck is considered as the chief architect of
German Unification. Choose the correct option from the following:
(a) He granted autonomy to Prussia with conservatives.
(b) He allianced with Italy and France for the unification process.
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(c) He carried out the nation-building process with the army and bureaucracy.
(d) He carried along with Liberalist and Romantic scholars for cultural movement.
4. Which of the following countries Louis Philippe had fled to?
R
P
(a) Austria (b) England
P A
(c) Belgium (d) Holland
5. Identify the ideology under which European governments were driven by following E
L
the defeat of Napoleon in 1815.
P
M
(a) Liberalism (b) Conservatism
A
(c) Imperialism (d) Globalisation
S
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6. Choose the incorrectly matched pair.

(a) Alluvial soil — It is suitable for growing paddy, wheat, sugarcane, etc.
(b) Black soil — It is found in Deccan trap region.
(c) Laterite soil — It is suitable for growing cotton.
(d) Red soil — It is red in colour due to diffusion of iron particles into
crystalline and metamorphic rocks.
7. ....... is an equatorial crop but under special conditions, it is also grown in tropical and
sub-tropical areas.
(a) Rubber (b) Cotton
(c) Jute (d) Tea
8. Which of the following statements is correct regarding Agenda 21?

(a) Agenda 21 is an outcome of the United Nations Conference on Environment and
Development (UNCED) held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1992.
(b) It is a comprehensive blueprint of action to be taken in every area in which humans
directly affect the environment.
(c) The number 21 refers to an agenda for the 21st century.
9. Continuous use of land over a long period of time without taking appropriate
measures to conserve and manage it.
Which of the following is the outcome as per the given statement?
(a) Gully erosion
(b) Fallow land
(c) Land degradation
(d) Soil erosion
10. Which among the following crops is grown during the Zaid season?
(a) Groundnut (b) Soybean
(c) Mustard (d) Muskmelon
11. A system of ‘checks and balances’ is another name for which one of the following
power-sharing arrangements?
(a) Power sharing among different social groups.
(b) Vertical division of power shared among different levels of government.
(c) Horizontal division of power or power shared among different organs of the government.
(d) Power sharing in the form of political parties, pressure groups and governments.
12. In Belgium, how the tensions between the linguistic communities were controlled?
Identify the reason from the given options.
(a) By an agreement made between the majority and minority groups. S
(b) By accepting a federal style of government. A
(c) By making amendments to the Constitution of Belgium. M
(d) By the minority group accepting the dominance of the majority groups. P
E
P
13. Identify the reason why power sharing arrangement is ideal in nature.
(a) It gives equal powers to all the organs of the government. A
(b) It gives unlimited power to some organs of the government. P
(c) It maintain balance of power among various organs of the government. R

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(d) It gives equal power to all political parties.

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14. Which of the following countries is an example of ‘unitary form of government’?

(a) India (b) Belgium
(c) Sri Lanka (d) Australia
15. States such as Assam, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram enjoy special powers
under certain provisions of the Constitution of India (Article 371), under which context
do they get these provisions?
(a) Their historical circumstances
(b) Special provisions for agriculture
(c) Protection of land rights of indeginous people
(d) Both (a) and (c)
16. In India’s federal system, any changes in the power sharing arrangement can be done
by which of the following method?
(a) By simple majority in both the Houses of Parliament.
(b) By clear majority in both the Houses of Parliament.
(c) By two-third majority in both the Houses of Parliament and passes by at least half of the
total state legislatures.
17. Which of the following regions did not become part of Indian Union in August, 1947? (a)
Assam (b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Goa (d) Punjab
18. Which of the following goods are included in estimating the value of GDP?
(a) Industrial goods (b) Agricultural goods
(c) Final goods (d) Commercial goods
19. Why should an individual be worried about underemployment? Identify the reason by
choosing a correct option.
(i) It reduces the earning capacity of a person.
(ii) It results in poor standard of living.
(iii) It leads to poverty.
(iv) It helps in human development.
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(a) Only (i) (b) Both (ii) and (iii)
(c) (i), (ii) and (iii) (d) Only (iv)
20. Which of the following indicators is not used to calculate Human Development Index
(HDI)?
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(a) Life expectancy (b) Education
(c) Per Capita Income (d) Social inequality
21. Which of the following is considered to be one of the most important attributes for R
E
development?
P
A
(a) Per Capita Income (b) Average Literacy Level
P
(c) Health Status of People (d) Safety

E
L
22. “Suppose the average income of a country is not getting increased over time but the
P
records of the national income shows a rise.” What does this situation signify? M
A
(a) Fall in resources (b) Increase in population
S
(c) Increase in poverty (d) Decrease in population
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23. Which of the following types of activities are covered in the secondary sector?
(a) It generates services rather than goods.
(b) Natural products are changed through manufacturing.
(c) Goods are produced by exploiting natural resources.
(d) It includes agriculture, forestry and dairy
24. Employment figures of a country are based on data collected from 5-yearly survey on
employment and unemployment. Which organisation conducts this survey? (a)
NSSO—National Sample Survey Organisation
(b) NREGA 2005—National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005
(c) ILO — International Labour Organisation
(d) UNDP- United Nation Development Programme
Section B
25. The Constitution declared India as a Union of States. The Indian Union is based on the
principles of federalism. What does the given image reflects?
(a) It shows the supreme authority of state governments.

(b) It shows Central Government is undermining the spirit of federalism.
(c) It shows inequality in distribution of powers.
26. Which of the following option(s) is/are correct about Napoleon?

(i) He introduced Napoleonic code.
(ii) He promoted democracy in France.
(iii) He made the administrative system more rational and efficient.
(iv) The Napoleonic code was exported to all the regions under French control.
Codes
S
(a) (i) and (ii) (b) (ii) and (iii) A
(c) (i), (iii) and (iv) (d) (iii) and (iv) M
27. Why was the Treaty of Vienna drawn up in 1815? Identify the appropriate reason from L
the following options. E

P
(a) To divide the German confederation of 39 states. A
(b) To restore the monarchies. P
(c) To abolish Tariff barriers. R

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28. Which one of the following attributes stands for ‘willingness to make peace’? Identify
from the given options.
(a) Broken chains (b) Breastplate with eagle
(c) Olive branch around the sword (d) Crown of oak leaves
29. Identify the soil with the help of clues given below.
• It is found in the deccan trap and is made up of lava flows.
• It develops deep cracks during the hot summer, which develops in aeration of the
soil. (a) Forest soil (b) Black soil (c) Laterite soil (d) Yellow soil
30. Thermal electricity comes under which of the following catogaries of resources?
(a) Renewable Resources (b) Non-Renewable Resources
(c) Potential Resources (d) Developed Resources
31. Consider the following statements on Zila Prishad and select the answer using the codes.
(i) Zila Parishad is the lowest tier of the Panchayati Raj System.
(ii) Zila Parishad coordinates the activities of all the Block Samitis.
(iii) Most members of the Zila Parishad are elected.
(iv) Zila Parishad Chairperson is the political head of the Zila Parishad.
Options
(c) (i), (iii) and (iv) (d) (ii), (iii) and (iv)
32. How decentralisation has benefitted the Indian federation?

(a) It made the governance process easy at the local level.
(b) It encouraged people’s participation in the decision-making process.
(c) By fulfilling the needs and aspirations of diverse group of people in an effective manner.
Assertion (A) Power sharing is desirable in a democracy.
Reason (R) Power sharing helps in reducing the chances of conflict between different
social groups and ensures stability of the political system.
Codes
1
Column A Column B
R
E
A. Banking 1. Concurrent List
P
B. Irrigation 2. Union List

P A
C. Education 3. State List

E
L
Choose the correct answer from the option given below.
P
M
ABCABC
A
(a) 2 3 1 (b) 3 1 2
S
(c) 1 3 2 (d) 2 1 3
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35. Geeta was elected as Sarpanch in 1995 from a reserved seat but in 2000, the village
people rewarded her for her admirable work by electing her again. All this has been
possible due to which of the following government initiatives? Select the appropriate
option.
(a) Constitutional status was accorded to the local government institutions.
(b) Equality of opportunity is being promoted by the government.
(c) Efficient and people-friendly administration.
36. Identify the federation which is an example of ‘pooling sovereignty and retaining
identity’.
(a) India (b) Canada
(c) United Kingdom (d) USA
37. In which of the following lists of the Indian Constitution is the subject of education and
forests included?
(i) Union List (ii) Concurrent List
(iii) State List (iv) Residuary Subjects
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(a) Only (i) (b) Only (ii)
(c) Both (i) and (iii) (d) Only (iv)
38. Identify the correct statement/s from the given options.

(i) In a federation, the power of the federal and provincial governments are clearly
demarcated.
(ii) India is a federation because the powers of the Union and State Governments are
specified in the constitution and they have exclusive jurisdiction on their respective
subjects.
(iii) Sri Lanka is a federation because the country is divided into provinces.
(iv) India is no longer a federation because some powers of the states have been
devolved to the local government bodies.
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(c) (iii) and (iv) (d) (i), (iii) and (iv)
Assertion (A) Sustainable development is essential for economic growth of the
countries.
Reason (R) Sustainable development ensures that environment friendly measures are
adopted for carrying out production process. S
Codes M
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. P
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A. L
E
P

(d) A is false, but R is true. A
R
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40. Choose the correct option from the following

List I List II
(a) Unorganised Sector It is controlled by the government.
(b) Organised Sector Provides job security and paid leaves etc.
(c) Public Sector Ownership of assests is in the hands of
individual.
(d) Private Sector Government owns most of the assets and
provides all the services.
41. Assume that there are 100 families in a town, the average per capita income of these
families is ` 10,000 and the average per capita income of 50 of these families is ` 5000.
The average per capita income of the remaining families is ........
(a) 5,000 (b) 10,000
(c) 15,000 (d) 20,000
42. In a village, students between the ages of 6 to 10 years are not attending schools as they go
to the farms to help their parents. What does it show?
(a) Low Human Development Index (b) Fall in Per Capita Income
(c) Rise in Per Capital Income (d) Low Net Attendance Ratio
43. An economy is best understood when we study its components or sectors. Sectoral
classification can be done on the basis of several criteria. Which of the following is/are
correct about the secondary sector?
(a) It covers the activities in which natural products are changed into other forms.
(b) Here some process of manufacturing is essential.
(c) It is also known as manufacturing sector.
44. Study the given table and information carefully and select the most appropriate answer.
Organised Sector Unorganised Sector Total
No. of Workers 4,00,000 10,00,000 14,00,000
Income 32,000 million 28,000 million 60,000 million
The number of employee in unorganised sector is more than organised sector. In

unorganised sector less resources are used to generate large number of employees.
Find out the ways for generating more employment in the city rather than in
unorganised sector by the government.
(a) Providing cheap agricultural credit (b) Increasing vocational education courses (c)
Investing money in transportation (d) Providing work incentives
1
R
E
P
Assertion (A) Rabi crops are sown at the start of the winter and harvested in spring.
P A
Reason (R) Rabi crops are grown in Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, etc.
Codes
E
L
P
M
A
S
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46. Read the information below and select the correct option.
The developed countries have gone through historic changes in the economic sector as
the economic activities had gradually shifted from primary to secondary to tertiary
sector. Now service sector has become the most important sector. The shifting of
economic activities does not mean complete elimination of previous sectors, but the
importance and dominance of next sector is increased. History of developed countries
indicates that:
(a) There is pecduction of goods and services in the three sectors.
(b) There has been a major shift from secondary to tertiary sector.
(c) Most of the employed people in developed countries are employed in tertiary sector.
(d) Primary sector has become the most important sector of the economy.
Section C
in the section. Attempt any 10 questions from this section.)
Following the defeat of Napoleon in 1815, European governments were driven by a spirit of
conservatism. Conservatives believed that established, traditional institutions of state and
society – like the monarchy, the Church, social hierarchies, property and the family – should
be preserved. Most conservatives, however, did not propose a return to the society of
pre-revolutionary days. Rather, they realised, from the changes initiated by Napoleon, that
modernisation could in fact strengthen traditional institutions like the monarchy. It could
make state power more effective and strong. A modern army, an efficient bureaucracy, a
dynamic economy, the abolition of feudalism and serfdom could strengthen the autocratic
monarchies of Europe.
47. Fill in the blanks from the given option.
In which of the following was Napolean was defeated? Choose the appropriate answer
from the option given below.
(a) Crimean War (b) Battle of Waterloo
(c) Seven Weeks’ War (d) None of these
48. Group of powers collectively defeated Napoleon? Choose the correct option from the
following.
(a) England, France, Italy, Russia (b) England, Austria, Spain, Russia (c) Austria,
Prussia, Russia, Britain (d) Britain, Prussia, Russia, Italy
49. Which of the following statements correctly describes about European conservative
ideology?
(a) Preservation of believes introduced by Napoleon. S
(b) Preservation of two sects of Christianity. M
(c) Preservation of socialist ideology in economic sphere. P
(d) Preservation of traditionalist beliefs in state and society. L
E
P
50. Conservatism most often appealed to members of which social groups? Identify the A
best suitable option. P
(a) Workers and artisans (b) Monarchs, aristocrats and clergy E
R
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(c) Upper and lower middle class (d) All of the above
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51. Find the incorrect option with reference to the above context.
(a) Conservative regimes set up in 1815 were democratic in nature.
(b) Conservatives wanted to preserve the traditional institutions.
(c) Conservatives didn’t propose a return to the society of pre-revolutionary days.
(d) Modernisation could strengthen traditional institutions like the monarchy.
52. Consider the following statements and choose the correct answer.
(i) In 1815, European Government were driven by a spirit of conservatism.
(ii) In 1815, Napolean was defeated by Germany and America.
(iii) In 1815, Bourbon dynasty restore the power.
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(a) Both (i) and (ii) (b) Only (ii) (c) Both (i) and (iii) (d) All of these
Planning is the widely accepted strategy for judicious use of resources. It has importance in a
country like India, which has enormous diversity in the availability of resources. There are
regions which are rich in certain types of resources but are deficient in some other resources.
There are some regions which can be considered self sufficient in terms of the availability of
resources and there are some regions which have acute shortage of some vital resources. For
example, the states of Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh are rich in minerals and
coal deposits. Arunachal Pradesh has abundance of water resources but lacks in infrastructural
development. The State of Rajasthan is very well endowed with solar and wind energy but lacks
in water resources. The cold desert of Ladakh is relatively isolated from the rest of the country.
It has very rich cultural heritage but it is deficient in water, infrastructure and some vital
minerals. This calls for balanced resource planning at the national, state, regional and local
levels.
Resource planning is a complex process which involves
(i) identification and inventory of resources across the regions of the country. This
involves surveying, mapping and qualitative and quantitative estimation and
measurement of the resources.
(ii) Evolving a planning structure endowed with appropriate technology, skill and
institutional set up for implementing resource development plans.
(iii) Matching the resource development plan.
53. …………… of the resources is not essential for a developed region, choose the correct
option given below.
(a) Utilisation (b) Availability (c) Valuation (d) None of the above 54. In the question given
below, there are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and

1
R
Assertion (A) The State of Rajasthan is very well endowed with solar and wind energy E
P
but lacks in water resources.
P A
Reason (R) The Cold desert of Ladakh is relatively isolated from the rest of the country.
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E
P
M
A
S
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55. Consider the following statements and choose the correct answer.
(i) Jharkhand is rich in coal deposit.
(ii) Rajasthan is very well endowed with solar and wind energy.
(iii) Arunachal Pradesh has abundance of water.
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(a) Only (i) (b) Both (i) and (ii) (c) Both (ii) and (iii) (d) All of these 56. Which of the
following is involved in resource planning?
(a) Evolving a planning structure with suitable technology.
(b) Matching the resource development plans.
(c) Identifications and Inventory of resource across the regions.
57. Why Ladakh is relatively isolated from the rest of the country?
(a) Because of deficient of water (b) Poor infrastructure
(c) Deficient of solve vital minerals (d) All of these
58. Why resource planning is essential for sustainable existence? Identify the reason from
the given options.
(a) As resources are limited and unevenly distributed over the country.
(b) It will help to reduce wastage of resources.
(c) It is a moral duty of people to maintain environmental balance.
Section-D
(Attempt both the Map Based Questions)
Directions (Q. Nos. 59-60) On the given outline map of India, identify the locations with the
help of specified information.
PL
B
A
SA
59. In the given map a crop growing area/region has been marked as ‘A’. Identify the crop E
P
and choose the correct option.

A
(a) Tea (b) Coffee (c) Rubber (d) Sugarcane P
60. In the given map a crop growing area/region has been marked as ‘B’. Identify the soil E
R
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and choose the correct option.

(a) Arid/Desert soil (b) Laterite soil (c) Black soil (d) Red soil
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19. (c) 20. (d) 21. (a) 22. (b) 23. (b) 24. (a) 25. (b) 26. (c) 27. (b) 28. (c) 29. (b) 30. (b) 31. (d) 32. (d) 33. (a) 34. (a) 35.
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52. (c) 53. (b) 54. (b) 55. (d) 56. (d) 57. (d) 58. (d) 59. (d) 60. (a)
EXPLANATIONS
It also aims that every local government
1. (a) The Act of Union (1707) between should draw its own local Agenda 21. It is a
England and Scotland resulted in comprehensive blueprint of action to be
the taken in every area in which humans directly
formation of the United Kingdom of Great affect the environment and the number 21
Britain. By this Act, Scotland was incorporated refers to an agenda for the 21st century.
in England.
11. (c) A system of ‘checks and balances’ is another
3. (c) Otto von Bismarck was considered as the name of Horizontal division of power. Under the
chief architect of German unification because Horizontal division of power, power is shared
he carried out the nation building process with among different organs of the
the help of the Prussian army and bureaucracy. government such as legislature, executive
Three wars over seven years-with Austria, and judiciary.
Denmark and France-ended in Prussian
victory and completed the process of It specifies the concept of checks and
unification. balances in order to check the unlimited
powers of the different organs.
8. (d) Agenda 21 is a declaration signed at the
United Nations Conference on Environment 15. (d) In India, some states such as Assam,
and Development (UNCED) in 1992 at Rio De Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh and
Janeiro, Brazil. It aims to combat Mizoram enjoy special powers under certain
environmental damage, poverty, provisions of the Constitution of India (Article
disease through global co-operation, 371) due to their peculiar and historical
etc. circumstances.
These special provisions are especially
enjoyed in relation to the protection of land of Vienna was to undo most of the changes
rights of indigenous peoples, their culture and which had come in Europe during the
also Napoleonic wars.
preferential employment in government
28. (c) An Olive branch symbolises peace
services.
and the sword symbolises readiness to light
16. (c) Sharing of power between the Union but together an olive branch around the
Government and the State governments sword symbolises willingness to make
is peace.
basic to the structure of the Constitution. It is
30. (b) Thermal electricity comes under
not easy to make changes to this power sharing S
arrangement. The Parliament cannot on its non-renewable resources. Non-renewable are A
own change this arrangement. the sources that cannot be renewed and are M
In India’s ‘federal system’ any change to it available in limited quantities. P
has to be first passed by both the Houses of

L
Parliament with at least two-thirds majority.

Examples include coal, nuclear, oil, and natural E
P
Then, it has to be ratified by the legislatures

of at least half of the total States. gas. As thermal electricity cannot be
renewed if used once, it is a non-renewable
24. (a) The National Sample Survey source of A
Organisation (NSSO) has been conducting

nationwide energy. P
sample surveys on various socio-economic

E
aspects since 1950. R

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27. (b) The Treaty of Vienna drawn up in 1815 to

restore the monarchies. The objective of Treaty
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38. (a) The Constitution originally provided for a
two-tier system of government, the Union
31. (d) The highest tier of the Panchayati Raj
Government or what we call the Central
System in rural areas is the Zila Parishad.
Government, representing the Union of
The Zila Parishad coordinates the activities
of all the Block Samitis in the whole district. India and the State governments. Later, a
All the Panchayat Samitis in a district third tier of federalism was added in the
together form of
constitute the Zila (District) Parishad. Panchayats and Municipalities.
Most of the members of Zila Parishad are In a federation, the power of the federal and
provincial governments are clearly
either elected members of the Lok Sabha,
demarcated.
MLA’s of that district or some other officials
at district level bodies. The Chairperson of
the
Zila Parishad is its political head. 1
33. (a) Power sharing is desirable in a R
democracy because it helps to reduce the E
possibility of conflicts among social groups. P
P A
Power sharing is a good way to ensure the

E
stability of political order as social conflict L
most often leads to violence and political P
instability.
M
35. (a) Geeta was elected as Sarpanch in 1995 A
from a reserved seat but in 2000, the village Different tiers of government govern the
people rewarded her for admirable work by same citizens, but each tier has its own
electing her again. All these has been possible jurisdiction in specific matters of legislation,
due to constitutional status being provided to taxation and administration.
the 39. (a) Sustainable development is important for
Local Government institutions. economic growth because it involves
36. (d) This type of ‘coming together’ federations judicious use of resources which leads to
includes the USA, Switzerland and Australia. economic growth by reducing wastage.
In this first category of federations, all the 41. (c) Total income of 100 families
Constituent States usually have equal power = ` 10,000 × 100
and are strong vis-à-vis the federal
government. = ` 10,00,000
Total income of 50 families = ` 50 5000 January. These crops are grown in Punjab,
Haryana, Himachal Pradesh etc. Hence, both
× = ` 25,0000 statements are true, but (R) is not the correct
Total income of rest of the 50 families explanation of (A).
= ` ( , , , , ) 10 00 000 2 50 000 − 50. (b) Conservatism most often appealed to those
groups content with the status of monarchs,
= ` 7,50,000 aristocrats and clergy. Instead of groups such
Average income of 50 remaining families as workers and the middle class which
wanted change and reforms.
= `7 50 000
55. (d) Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Madhya
,,
= ` 15,000 Pradesh, rich in coal and minerals deposits.
50 Rajasthan is very well endowed with solar
and wind energy and Arunachal Pradesh has
45. (b) The reason for successful Rabi crops in abundance of water.
winter months is due to the Western temperate
cyclones that causes rainfall in December
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CBSE Sample Paper English Language & Literature X (Term I)
SAMPLE PAPER 2
SOCIAL SCIENCE
A Highly Simulated Practice Question Paper
for CBSE (Term I) Examination Class X
Instructions
(vi) Section C has 12 questions (Case Based). Attempt any 10 questions.
(vi) Each question carries 0.80 mark.
Maximum Marks : 40
Roll No. Time allowed : 3 hours
Section A
1. Vienna Congress was convened in 1815 for what purpose?
(a) To declare completion of German Unification.
(b) To restore conservative regime in Europe.
(c) To declare war against France.
(d) To start the process of Italian unification.
2. Which of the following is true with reference to Romanticism?
(a) Freedom of markets (b) Concept of government by consent (c) Cultural movement
(d) Freedom of the individual
3. Identify the first step introduced to unify Germany from the following options.
(a) Military alliances (b) Zollverein
(c) Political alliances (d) Carbonari S
4. Which among the following claimed that true German culture was discovered among A
the common people? P
(a) Louis Philippe (b) Johann Gottfried Herder L
E
P
(c) Karol Karpinski (d) Carl Welcker
5. Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option. A
In Galicia the aristocracy spoke ………… . E
(a) Magyar (b) French 2
(c) Russian (d) Polish

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6. Choose the incorrect pair from the given options.

(a) Tamil Nadu- Mango (b) Orange- Nagpur
(c) Pineapple- Meghalaya (d) Grape- Maharashtra
7. Choose the feature which is not associated with Arid soils.

(a) These soils become cultivable after proper irrigation.
(b) The lower horizon of the soil is occupied by Kankar nodules.
(c) These soils develop a reddish colour due to diffusion of iron in crystalline and
metamorphic rocks.
(d) In some areas the salt content is very high and common salt is obtained from these soils.
8. Which of the following is not a measure of soil conservation?

(a) Strip Cropping (b) Shelter Belts
(c) Terrace Cultivation (d) Overdrawing of groundwater
9. In which of the following state deforestation due to mining have caused severe land
degradation?
(a) Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh (b) Gujarat and Rajasthan
(c) Jharkhand and Madhya Pradesh (d) All of these
10. Which among the following is/are the example of Biotic Resources?
(a) Human being (b) Livestock
(c) Fisheries (d) All of these
11. Which of the following is not a Majoritarian measure?
(a) Preferential policies to favour Sinhala community in jobs.
(b) A new Constitution to protect and promote Buddhism.
(c) Granting of citizenship to Sri Lankan Tamils.
12. In dealing with power sharing, which one of the following statements is not correct
about democracy?
(a) People are the source of all political power.
(b) In a democracy, due respect is given to diverse groups and views that exist in a society.
(c) In a democracy, if the power to decide is dispersed, it is not possible to take quick
decisions and enforce them.
(d) In a democracy, people rule themselves through institutions of self-governance.
13. Which of the following reason of power sharing stress that the power sharing will
bring out better outcomes?
(a) Moral (b) Political (c) Prudential (d) Legitimate
2
14. Which of the following is a merit of the local government in India?
(a) It has uprooted the democracy at local level in our country.
R
(b) It has deepened the democracy in our country.
E
(c) It has failed in conducting regular elections of local bodies.
P
P A
E
15. Identify the political reason/s behind the conflicts in Sri Lanka.
L
(a) Failure of non-government organisations
P
M
(b) Preferential policies of the government
A
(c) Absence of representation for weaker sections
S
(d) Unwillingness of political parties to resolve conflicts
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16. Which of the following measure/s were adopted by the government under
comprehensive land development programme?
(a) Institutional and Technical reforms
(b) Crop Insurance
(c) Establishment of Gramin Banks and Cooperative societies
17. Kisan Credit Card Scheme was introduced in which of the following year?
(a) 1991 (b) 1993
(c) 1996 (d) 1998
18. Which of the following is not a feature of commercial farming?

(a) It is used in areas of high population.
(b) Plantation is also a type of commercial agriculture.
(c) Most of the production is sold in the market.
(d) Higher doses of modern inputs like HYV seeds, chemical fertilizers, insecticides and
pesticides are used to increase production.
19. The activities involved in tourism like guide, hotels, travel, food, etc are included in
which sector of the economy?
(a) Public sector (b) Tertiary sector
(c) Unorganised sector (d) Primary sector
20. The sum of the total production of all goods and services in the three sectors are
combinedly called as
(a) NDP (b) GNI
(c) GDP (d) NI
21. Which of the following crop is related to zaid crop?

(a) Watermelon (b) Paddy
(c) Maize (d) Bajra
22. The small and scattered units largely outside government control are in ……… .
(a) Public sector (b) Secondary sector
(c) Private sector (d) Primary sector
23. NREGA (National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) was renamed after.
(a) Mahatma Gandhi (b) Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) Indira Gandhi (d) Rajiv Gandhi
24. If more number of children in an area fall in the BMI range of 15.5 to 17.5, then what
does it show?
(a) Good health S
(b) Nutritional deficiency A
(c) Good standard of living P
(d) Better medical facilities L
E
P
R
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Section B
25. Coalition Government is formed by the two or more Political Parties.
Which of the following options best signifies this image related to coalition?
(a) Coalition government is a new form of Government in India.

(b) The ruling party and the opposition party form the coalition government.
(c) In the coalition government the leader decides every rule.
(d) The leader of the coalition keeps the partners of the government satisfied.
26. Which of the following option(s) is/are correct about the features of the economic
situation which existed in Europe?
(i) Migration of population from rural to urban regions.
(ii) Small producers had to face stiff competition from England.
(iii) Industrial Revolution became more advanced in most countries of Europe.
(iv) Number of job seekers exceeded the employment opportunities.
Options
(c) (i), (ii) and (iv) (d) Both (iii) and (iv)
27. What does Liberalism stands in economic sphere? Choose the correct option from the
following:
(a) Freedom of markets.
(b) Control over markets.
(c) Imposition of restriction on the movement of goods across territories.
(d) Heavy tax imposition on goods and services.
2
28. Identify the vision of a society that is too ideal to actually exist.
(a) Absolutist (b) Monarchy
R
(c) Utopian (d) Autocratic
E
P
29. Identify the crop with the help of the clues given below.
P A
• This crop is used as both food and fodder.

E
• It requires temperature from 21°C to 27°C.
L
P
• It is a kharif crop which grows well in old alluvial soil.
M
(a) Millets (b) Maize
A
S
(c) Wheat (d) Pulses
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30. Which one of the following term is used to identify the old and new alluvial
respectively?
(a) Khadar and Tarai (b) Tarai and Bangar
(c) Bangar and Khadar (d) Tarai and Duars
31. Consider the following statements on the practice of federalism in India. Identify those
which hold true for decentralisation after 1992.
A. Local governments did not have any power or resources of their own.
B. It became constitutionally mandatory to hold regular elections to local government
bodies.
C. The state governments are required to share some powers and revenue with local
government bodies.
D. No seats are reserved in the elected bodies for scheduled castes, scheduled tribes
and other backward classes.
(a) B and C (b) A and C (c) A and D (d) B and D 32. Which one of the following is
the leguminous crop?

(a) Millets (b) Pulses
(c) Maize (d) Sugarcane
Assertion (A) Rubber is grown in tropical and sub-tropical areas.
Reason (R) It requires moist and humid climate with rainfall of more than 100cm and
temperature above 50°C.
Codes

List-I List-II
A. Majoritarian 1. Division based on shared culture.
B. Prudential 2. Conflict between opposing groups.
C. Ethnic 3. A belief that let majority community to rule a country.
D. Civil War 4. Calculation of gains and losses.
Codes
ABCDABCD S
(a) 1 3 2 4 (b) 2 4 3 1 A
(c) 3 4 1 2 (d) 4 2 1 3 P
35. Why there is an enormous pressure on agricultural land in India? Choose the correct L
E
P
option.
(a) High density of population. A
(b) Land holding size is very small. E
(c) Farmers are unable to afford right techniques of farming. R

2
(d) Lack of technology with the small farmers.

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36. Identify the Power Sharing system with the help of the following information. •
Power is shared among different organs of the government.
• All the organs of the government are placed at the same level.
• It specifies the concept of checks and balances.
Select the appropriate option from the following.
(a) Community Government (b) Vertical Division of Power
(c) Horizontal Division of Power (d) Unitary form of Government
37. Identify the correct statement/s about the Civil War of Sri Lanka?
(i) Sri Lankan Tamils caused struggles because their demands of autonomous state
were disapproved.
(ii) It caused a lot of bloodshed among the civilians and the military.
(iii) It ended in 2009.
(iv) It was fought between Sri Lankan Muslim Tamils and Buddhist Sinhalese.
Options
(c) (iii) and (iv) (d) (i), (ii) and (iii)
38. Identify the correct meaning of ‘custom barrier’ from the given options. (i) It is a measure
of limiting trade across borders of different cities and principalities. (ii) It is a tax
collected at airports to boost exports.
(iii) It is physical barrier between two cities.
(iv) It helps to decrease the price of the products.
Options
(a) (i) and (ii) (b) Only (i)
(c) Both (ii) and (iii) (d) Both (iii) and (iv)
Assertion (A) Government needs to pay attention to aspects of human development
such as availability of safe drinking water, housing facilities for the poor, food and
nutrition.
Reason (R) Private sector can offer development in terms of providing welfare facilities
like construction of dam.
Codes
2
40. Choose the correct pair from the following.
R
List I
E
(Soils)
P
P A
(a) Black Soils West Bengal

(b) Forest Soils Ladakh
E
P
(c) Arid Soils Karnataka
A
(d) Red and Yellow soils Gujarat
S
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41. Analyse the information given below and choose the correct option.
Laxmi owning about three hectares of unirrigated land dependent only on rain and
growing crops like jowar and arhar. All seven members of her family work in the field
throughout the year. You will see that everyone is working, none remains idle, but in
actual fact their labour effort gets divided. Each one is doing some work but no one is
fully employed.
(a) Overemployment (b) Seasonal unemployment
(c) Disguised unemployment (d) Both (a) and (c)
42. Which of the following statement/s held that workers are exploited in the unorganised
sector? Identify the correct option.
(i) There are no fixed number of working hours.
(ii) They do not get other allowances apart from the daily wages.
(iii) They can be asked to leave the job at any time.
(iv) Workers are registered by the government and have to follow its rules and
regulations.
Codes
(c) (i), (ii) and (iii) (d) Only (iv)
43. Job of a teacher comes under which of the following sectors?
(a) Primary Sector (b) Secondary Sector
(c) Tertiary Sector (d) Industrial Sector
44. According to the Human Development Report of UNDP, 2018, the HDI ranking of
countries are mentioned below.
Column A Column B
A. Sri Lanka 1. 76
B. India 2. 130
C. Pakistan 3. 150
D. Nepal 4. 149
Why India ranks low in Human Development Index despite of its huge size and
population? Select the most suitable options from the following.
(a) Less investment in social infrastructure.
(b) Gender Inequality is still prevalent.
(c) Increasing Income Inequalities among different sections of the society.
45. In the question given below, there are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason
(R). Read the statements and choose the correct option. S
Assertion (A) There is a need for protection and support of the workers in the A
unorganised sector. P
Reason (R) Workers in an unorganised sector get paid really less and are heavily exploited. L
Codes E
P
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. A
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A. P
(c) A is true, but R is false. E
R
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46. The goods that are used as raw materials for further production are known as
(a) Consumer goods (b) Final goods
(c) Intermediate goods (d) Material goods
Section C
in the section. Attempt any 10 questions from this section)
The Congress was hosted by the Austrian Chancellor Duke Metternich. The delegates drew up
the Treaty of Vienna of 1815 with the object of undoing most of the changes that had come about
in Europe during the Napoleonic wars. The Bourbon dynasty, which had been deposed during
the French Revolution, was restored to power and France lost the territories it had annexed
under Napoleon. A series of states were set up on the boundaries of France to prevent French
expansion in future. Thus, the kingdom of the Netherlands, which included Belgium, was set up
in the North and Genoa was added to Piedmont in the South.
47. What was France's largest fear at the Congress of Vienna? Select the best suitable
option from the following in reference to the context.
(a) Losing French Colonies (b) War with the United States
(c) The Rise of Prussian Power (d) Britain's Challenge
48. Which one of the following was not implemented under the Treaty of Vienna of 1815?
(a) Restoration of Bourbon Dynasty.
(b) Setting up series of states on the boundaries of France.
(c) Restoration of monarchies.
(d) Diluting the German Confederation of 39 states.
49. Assertion (A) By the settlement of Vienna, Belgium was annexed to Holland to set up a
powerful state in North-East border of France.
Reason (R) The Congress was hosted by the Austrian Chancellor Duke Metternich.
Codes
50. Why was the Treaty of Vienna drawn up in 1815? Which one of the following is the
prominent cause?
2
(a) To abolish tariff barriers.
(b) To divide the German Confederation of 39 states.
R
(c) To restore the monarchies.
E
P
P A
51. Which of the following is not the result of the Treaty of Vienna of 1815?
(a) France lost the territories it had annexed under Napoleon.
E
L
(b) Poland was given to Russia.
P
M
(c) Prussia was handed over to England.
A
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established equality before law and secured the

Prussia and accepted by most of the German state.

freed peasants from serfdom and manorial dues. It

system, improved transport and communication

measures and common national currency.

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institutions and customs and preferred

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societies, viz, Young Italy and Young and Austro-Hungarian empire

was to be headed by a monarchy under

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Resources and Colonisation includes settlements, roads, railways,

Kharif and Zaid.

indifferent parts of India. These depend upon the N

variations in soil, climate and cultivation practices. E

rice, wheat, millets, maize, pulses. R

people in India. Wheat is the second most important V

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subsequent washing down of top soil.

simultaneously and there is a balance between

India are groundnut, mustard, coconut, Government of India made efforts to

Italy, Israel and Chile.

with 74% Sinhala Speakers and 18% Tamil

and East of Sri Lanka. Y

social groups and can also be seen in the way

came from India as plantation workers during influence those in power.

Indian Tamils. They constitute 5% of the V

Majoritarianism in Sri Lanka

the minority Tamil people and practised N

majoritarian policy. ● In 1956, an Act was passed to 10

The Constitution originally provides a

Panchayat which consists of several ward members

development of a country because the population of each

capita income to compare different countries.

Comparison Through Per Capita Income

total income by the population of the country to compare Y

every year to compare the nations and the basis of per V

sector. Rising Importance of the

where workers are given regular employment. E

and follow the rules set by the government. Y

This sector is characterised by small and

scattered units which are unregistered and do V