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PRE – BOARD EXAMINATION (DEC–2022)

GRADE: MARKS: 80
DATE : SOCIAL SCIENCE TIME :3 HRS

General Instructions :

i. Question paper comprises Six Sections – A, B, C, D, E and F. There are 37 questions in the
question paper. All questions are compulsory.
ii. Section A – From question 1 to 20 are MCQs of 1 mark each.
iii. Section B – Question no. 21 to 24 are Very Short Answer Type Questions, carrying 2 marks each.
Answer to each question should not exceed 40 words.
iv. Section C contains Q.25to Q.29 are Short Answer Type Questions, carrying 3 marks each.
Answer to each question should not exceed 60 words
v. Section D – Question no. 30 to 33 are long answer type questions, carrying 5 marks each. Answer
to each question should not exceed 120 words.
vi. Section-E - Questions no from 34 to 36 are case based questions with three sub questions and are
of 4 marks each
vii. Section F – Question no. 37 is map based, carrying 5 marks with two parts, 37a from History (2
marks) and 37b from Geography (3 marks).
viii. There is no overall choice in the question paper. However, an internal choice has been provided
in few questions. Only one of the choices in such questions have to be attempted.
ix. In addition to this, separate instructions are given with each section and question, wherever
necessary.
SURESH

SECTION A MCQs (1X20=20)

1. Identify the correct statement from the following options. 1
A.In 1928 Sardar Vallabhai Patel led the peasants movement in Bardoli
B.In October 1920, the Oudh Kisan Sabha was set up by motilal Nehru
C.Lala Lajpat Rai was shot in protest against Simon Commission in Bengal
D.Gandhi went to Newcastle to support for racist law against black.

2. Metal frame in which types are laid and the text composed refer to ________ 1
A) Compositor B) Galley C) Platen D) None of the above

3. Look at the picture given below. Identify what does the elephant and lion represents here in
this image ,from the following options. 1
A. unity and power B. politeness and anger C. self-help and eagerness D. Power and authority

4. Arrange the following in chronological order: 1

I. Greek becomes independent
II. Peasants revolt against economic hardship
III. Unification of Italy
IV. Unification of Germany
Options:
A. III, II, I & IV
B. I, II, III & IV
C. IV, III, II & I
D. IV, II, III & I

5. Identify the crop with the help of the following information 1

(i) Temperature: It grows well under temperature between 21°C and 27°C.
(ii) Rainfall: It grows well in areas of 75¬100 cm of rain, and in areas of less rain, if grown under
irrigation.
(iii) Soil: it grows on a variety of soils.
(iv) Important producers: Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh
Options:
A. Wheat B. Maize C. Rice D. Sugarcane

6. Which of the following description of forest in India is NOT correct? 1

A. Maharashtra have large percentages of reserved forests of its total forest area
B. Rajasthan have a bulk of it under protected forests.
C. Madhya Pradesh has the largest area under village forests
D. Gujarat have a very high percentage of their forests as unclassed

7.Match the following: 1

RESOURCE EXAMPLES
Basalt Jhabua
alluvial pH<6.0
Laterite Chos
Sukhomajri regur soils
OPTIONS
A. a-I, b-IV, c-III, d-II
B. a-II, b-I, c-IV, d-III
C. a-IV, b-III , c-II, d-I
D. a-I, b-IV, c-II, d-III

8. Consider the following statements regarding power sharing arrangements

in Belgium and identify the incorrect one from the following: 1
A. Equal number of members from Dutch and French community in the central government
B. Separate government for Brussels with equal representation of communities
C. The State government is not subordinate to the Central government
D. The amended Constitution of Belgium prescribed that the number of Dutch and French-speaking
ministers shall be equal in the state government.
9. GDP is the total value of _____________ produced during a particular year. 1
(a) all unfurnished goods and services
(b) all finished goods and services
(c) all intermediate goods and services
(d) all intermediate and final goods and services

10. ______ region has the highest representation of women in their national
Parliaments. 1
a) Pacific
b) Americas
c) Middle-east
d) Nordic countries

11. Which one among the following pairs is correctly matched? 1

LIST I
Indian National Congress
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
Communist Party of India (CPI)
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)
LIST II
Emerged as the largest party with 154 members in
the Lok Sabha elections held in 2004
Wants half territorial and political integration of
Jammu and Kashmir with India
It secured about 1.3 per cent votes and 10 seats in the
2004 Lok Sabha elections.
Wants that high offices in government be confined to
natural born citizens of the country.

12. There are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R).
Mark your answer as per the codes provided below: 1
Assertion (A) : Most societies across the world were historically male dominated
societies.
Reason(R): Equal treatment of women is a necessary ingredients of a democratic
society
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. Which of the following statements are true about the Federalism system
of Government? 1
a) Federalism is a system of government in which the power is divided between a central authority
and various constituent units of the country.
b) In Federalism there is usually more than one level of government for the entire country.
c) In Federalism there will be a government at the level of provinces or states that look after much of
the day-to-day administering of their state.
d) All the above
14. Read the given data and find out the percent of rural girls and rural boys
who are attending the school. 1
Category Male Female
Literacy rate for rural population 52% 19%
Literacy rate for children in age group 10-14
68% 39%
years
Percentage of rural children aged 10-14 64% 31%
attending school

15.Read the following data and select the appropriate option from the following. 1
s.no name height weight BMI
1 Swapna 180 CM 60 KG ?

A 17.3
B 18.5
C 21.2
D 20.1

16. Find the odd one out from the following options: 1
A. N.W. No.1 – The Ganga river between Allahabad and Haldia (1620 km).

N.W. No.2 – The Brahmaputra river between Sadiya and Dhubri (891 km).

N.W. No.3 – The West-Coast Canal in Kerala (karnataka-Kanpur, Udyogamandal and Champakkara
canals-205 km).

N.W. No.4 – Specified stretches of Godavari and Krishna rivers along with Kakinada Puducherry
stretch of canals (1078 km).

17. Fill in the blank: 1

………….is an organization under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
A. NTPC
B. NSO
C. NTSE
D. GNREGA
18. Read the information given below and select the correct option. 1
Suresh has made a Fixed deposit (FD) of 1 lakh on the agreement of 6 % interest per annum. what is
the interest she have earned for 2 days.
A. Around Rs 48
B. Around Rs 66
C. Around Rs 32
D. Around Rs 82

19. Ford Motors came to India in 1995 and spent Rs. 1700 crore to set up a large plant
near………….. 1
A. Noida
B. London
C. Bangalore
D. Chennai

20. Identify the correct statements about globalization. 1

A.MNCs set up production units close to the market so that they get cheaper loan.
B.To increase production, MNCs collaborate with some local companies as the production rate would
rapidly decrease.
C.MNCs buy local goods and sells it to foreign countries for lower the purchase price.
D.They place orders for production with the small producers and sell these products under their own
brand name

SECTION B
VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS (2X4=8)
21. How and when nationalism captures the hearts and minds of the people? 2
22.What are the effects of communalism on politics? 2
23.“Consequences of environmental degradation do not respect national or state boundaries.”
Justify the statement. 2
(or)
Highlight any two problems associated with the indiscriminate use of resources
by the human beings 2
24.“All Economic activities are interdependent as no activity can sustain itself alone “
justify the statement with example. 2

SECTION C
SHORT ANSWER BASED QUESTIONS (3X5=15)

25. Enumerate any two features of conservative regimes set up in 1815. 3

(or)
Mention three main proposals with reference to Non-Cooperation Movement, as suggested by
Mahatma Gandhi.
26. Which port serves the rich hinterland of Ganga-Brahmaputra basin? What is the significance of
the ports in India’s economy? 3

27. What problem does farmers of developing countries have against developed country
governments? 3
28. What are the steps taken by our Constitution to safeguard the different languages? 3
29. Suggest any three ways to create more employment avenues in urban sector. 3

SECTION D
LONG ANSWER BASED QUESTIONS (5X4=20)
30.“Till mid-eighteenth century there were no nation states in Europe.” Support the
statement with few examples. 5
(or)
Describe the main objective of the Treaty of Vienna of 1815? 5
31. Explain the factors that affect the location of industries in a region. 5
(or)
Discuss the role of NTPC in paving the way to control environmental degradation. 5

32. Why is there lack of internal democracy within the political parties in India? 5
Explain with examples.
(or)
Make a shot note on Communist Party of India (CPI) . 5

33.What is double coincidence of want? How has money solved to overcome this problem? 5
(or)
How do banks mediate between those who have surplus money and those who need money? 5

SECTION-E
CASE BASED QUESTIONS (4x3=12)
34. Read the source given below and answer the question that follows: 4
Monopoly of trade is the practice in which a country develops a system of management and control,
eliminating competition, control costs, ensure regulated supply of products. For example, British
colonisers used to monopolise products such as silk and cotton in India.Machines were limited by its
inability to produce variety of products. Machines produced only uniform, standardised products
meant for mass markets. However, demands in European markets were mainly for intricate and
specific designs. Spinning jenny was devised by James Hargreaves in 1764. It speeded up the
spinning process and reduced the labour demand. One single turning of the wheel could set in motion
a number of spindles and spin several threads of yarn. During the period of national movement in the
early twentieth century, Swadeshi activists mobilised people not to use foreign goods. They boycotted
and burned foreign goods which affected their sale. Indigenous industrialists organised themselves to
demand tariff protection and grants from the Government which led to the establishment of certain
regulations. Indian industries benefitted, especially during the wartime, as it was able to diversify the
products into war goods, steel and iron, etc
34.1 How do we the name the trade which is done by single business concern/person
without any competition? 1
34.2 In what way handicraft products are better than machine made? 1
34.3 What are the advantages of spinning jenny? 2

35. Read the source given below and answer the question that follows: 4
Irrigation has changed the cropping pattern of many regions with farmers shifting to cultivation of
water intensive and commercial crops. This has great ecological consequences. It leads to water
logging and consequent salinisation of the soil. This is a negative effect of irrigation. As rich farmers
have better access to irrigation they have earned more money due to the production of commercial
crops. On the other hand, the landless poor who couldn’t avail of its benefit, became poorer. Thus,
irrigation has transformed the social landscape by increasing the social gap between rich landowners
and the landless poor farmers. . In India traditionally rainwater harvesting is done in the following
ways :— (i) In hilly regions people built diversion channels like the guls or kuls for agriculture. (ii) In
Rajasthan rooftop rainwater harvesting is practised. (iii) In Bengal people built inundation channels to
irrigate their fields. (iv) In arid and semi-arid regions people convert their agricultural fields into
rainfed storage structures. There are disadvantages of multipurpose projects also such as :- (i) A large
area is submerged with water causing destruction of wildlife and forests. (ii) A large number of
people living in the affected areas are displaced, so their rehabilitation remains a problem. (iii)
Aquatic life and natural course of rivers get affected. Multipurpose projects had to destruction of flora
and fauna.
35.1How can irrigation transform the social landscape? 1
35.2Explain the drawback of multipurpose projects. 1
35.3 Describe any two traditional methods of rainwater harvesting practised in India. 2

36. Read the source given below and answer the question that follows: 4
The Belgian leaders amended their Constitution four times between 1970 and 1993, to work out an
arrangement agreeable to all sections of society.The number of Dutch and French-speaking ministers
are equal in the central government.Many powers of the central government have been given to state
government of the two regions of the country. (iii) The state governments are not subordinate to the
central government,Brussels has a separate government in which both the communities have equal
representation. Power sharing is desirable because it helps to reduce the possibility of conflict
between social groups. Since social conflicts eventually lead to political instability, power sharing
ensures the stability of the political order. (i) Prudential reason for power sharing — Power sharing
reduces social conflicts among social groups with different interests and aspirations. Social conflicts
lead to violence and instability. Power sharing ensures the stability of political order. (ii) Moral
reason for power sharing — power sharing is the very spirit and essence of democracy. Democracy
involves sharing power with those affected by its exercise, and who have to live with its effects.
People have the right to be consulted on how they are to be governed
36.1 How Belgium was able to solve her ethnic problem? 1
36.2 Explain two reasons as why power sharing is desirable. 1
36.3 Write one prudential and one moral reason for power sharing. 2
 SECTION-F
MAP SKILL BASED QUESTION (2+3=5)
37a. Two places A and B have been marked on the given political map of India. 2
Identify them and write their correct names on the lines drawn near them.
A. A place associated with the peasant satyagraha.
B. The place where the Indian National Congress Session was held in 1927.
37b. On the same political map of India locate and label any THREE of the following
with suitable Symbols. 3
a. Nagarjuna Sagar
b. Narora power plant
c. GandhinagarTechnology Park
d. ParadipPort

SURESH