ASSIGNMENT

SOCIAL SCIENCE
CLASS- X
The rise of Nationalism in Europe

1. Who, among the following, hosted the Congress at Vienna in 1815.

(a) King of Netherlands
(b) Giuseppe Mazzini
(c) Duke Metternich
(d) Otto von Bismarck
2. The idea of la patrie means _____.
(a) Motherland
(b) Fatherland
(c) Citizens
(d) Monarchy
3. Who among the following formed the secret society called –‘Young Italy‟.
(a) Otto von Bismarck
(b) Giuseppe Mazzini
(c) Metternich
(d) Johann Gottfried Herder

4. Which one of the following types of government was functioning in France

before the revolution of 1789?

(a) Dictatorship
(b) Military
(c) Body of French Citizen
(d) Monarchy
5. Which one of the following statements is false regarding the Act of Union
1707 ?

(a) It was an agreement between England and Scotland.

(b) It was an agreement between England and Ireland.

(c) It resulted in the formation of the ‘United Kingdom of Great Britain’.

(d) It gave England control over Scotland.

6. Match column A with column B
Column A Column B
1. Greece a) Bismark
2. Young Italy b) Europe
3. Germany c) Mazzini
4. Feudalism d) English poet
5. Lord Byron e) Treaty of Constantinople

7._________ regimes imposed censorship laws to control what was said in

newspapers, books, plays and songs and reflected the ideas of liberty and
freedom.

Power Sharing
8.. In the question given below, there are two statements marked Assertion(A)
and Reason(R). Read the statements and choose the correct option.
a. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
b. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
c. (A) is correct but (R) is wrong.
d. (A) is wrong but (R) is correct.
Assertion(A): Power sharing is good for democracy.
Reason(R): It helps to reduce possibility of conflict between social groups.
9.State any one step taken by the Belgium government to rule out the problem
of regional differences and cultural diversities.
10. How did the idea of power sharing emerge?
Resources & Development
11.Which one of the following is the main cause of land degradation in Punjab?
(a) Intensive cultivation
(b) Deforestation
(c) Over-irrigation
(d) Overgrazing

12. Resources that take long geological time for their formation are called:
(a) Renewable resources
(b) Reserve
(c) Community resources
(d) Non-renewable resources
13. Which of the following soils has self-aeration capacity?

(a) Alluvial
(b) Red soil
(c) Black soil
(d) Mountain soil

14. Directions: Mark the option which is most suitable :

(a) If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of
assertion.
(b) If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation
of assertion.
(c) If assertion is true but reason is false.
(d) If both assertion and reason are false.
Assertion : Terrace cultivation does not restrict erosion.
Reason : Running water cuts through the clayey soils and makes deep channels
as gullies. This helps to cultivate crops.
15. What was the main reason for the colonial countries to exploit resources of
countries under their control ?
Development
16. What will be the top priority in the developmental goal of a landless
labourer?
(a) Expansion of rural banking
(b) More days of work and better wages
(c) Metal roads for transportation
(d) Establishment of a high school
17.Human Development Report is published by
(a) UNDP
(b) World Bank
(c) IMF
(d) WHO
18.Pick out the correct meaning listed below to define ‘average income’.
(a) Average income of the country means the total income of the country.
(b) The average income in a country is the income of only employed people.
(c) The average income is the same as per capita income.
(d) The average income includes the value of property held.
19. Why do different people have different notions of development?
20. Assume that there are only 4 families each in two countries. Study the given
table below carefully and answer the questions that follow:

(i) Fill in the blanks in a way that both country X and country Y have the
same average income.
(ii) Now say, which country is better and why?