PODAR INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

Practice Pre Board Paper (2022-23)

Grade: X Maximum Marks: 80

Subject: Social Science Duration: 3 hours

● Please check that this question paper contains 9 printed pages + 1 map
General Instructions:
 Question paper comprises Six Sections – A, B, C, D, E and F. There are 37 questions in the
question paper. All questions are compulsory.
 Section A – Question no. 1 to 20 are MCQs of 1 mark each.
 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.
 Section C – Question no. 25 to 29 are Short Answer Type Questions, carrying 3 marks each.
Answer to each question should not exceed 60 words.
 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.
 Section E – Question no. 34 to 36 are Case-based Questions with three sub questions and
are of 4 marks each.
 Section F – Question no. 37 is Map-based, carrying 5 marks with two parts, 37.1 from
History (2 marks) and 37.2 from Geography (3 marks).
 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 has to be attempted.
 In addition to this, separate instructions are given with each section and question,
wherever necessary.

SECTION A
MCQs (1X20=20)
1. How did the East India Company establish monopoly right trade? Choose 1
the most appropriate options.
I. By eliminating the existing traders connected with the cloth trade
II. By establishing direct control over the weavers
III. By appointing the gomastha
IV. By allowing free competition and contact between weavers and
buyers
Options:
A. Both I and III
B. Both III and IV
C. Only I, II and III
D. All I, II, III and IV

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 2. Choose the correctly matched pair about the primitive agriculture in India 1
from the following.
A. Kumari – Jharkhand
B. Dahiya – Madhya Pradesh
C. Khil – Andhra Pradesh
D. Koman – Karnataka

3. Which of the following human activities has contributed significantly to land 1

degradation?
A. Shelter belt
B. Crop rotation
C. Deforestation
D. Ploughing

4. Which of the following conservation strategies does NOT directly involve 1

community participation?
A. Joint forest management
B. Beej bachao andolan
C. Demarcation of wildlife sanctuaries
D. Chipko movement

5. Which of the following was the aim of the post-war international economic 1
system?
A. To ensure economic stability of the underdeveloped countries.
B. To promote good health for the population of the developing
countries.
C. To preserve economic stability and full employment in the industrial
world.
D. To promote education worldwide.

6. Which political party believes in Marxism-Leninism? 1

A. Communist Party of India
B. Nationalist Congress Party
C. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
D. Bahujan Samaj Party

7. Arrange the following events in the correct chronological order. 1

I. Coming of the Simon Commission to India
II. Demand of Purna Swaraj in the Lahore Session of INC

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 III. Government of India Act, 1919
IV. Champaran Satyagraha
Options:
A. III – II – IV – I
B. I – II – IV – III
C. II – III – I – IV
D. IV – III – I – II

8. Choose the correct feature of a federal government from the options given 1
below.
A. The central government can pass on orders to the provincial
government.
B. It is characterised by uniform laws that are made only by the central
government for the whole country.
C. The sub-units are subordinate to the central government.
D. There are two or more tiers of government.

9. Rohit has taken a loan of Rs. 2 lakhs from a private bank to purchase a new 1
car. His loan EMI is Rs. 1,000 every month, and the total loan period is five
years.
Which of the following is mandatory to apply for the loan from a bank?
A. Business account
B. Good relation with bank employees
C. Collateral
D. Knowledge about RBI

10. Match Column A with Column B and choose the correct option. 1

Column A Column B

I. Rashsundari Debi a. Chhote Aur Bade Ka Sawal

II. Sudarshan Chakra b. Kesari
III. Kashibaba c. Amar Jiban
IV. Bal Gangadhar Tilak d. Sacchi Kavitayan

A. I – b, II – c, III – a, IV – d
B. I – c, II – d, III – a, IV – b
C. I – d, II – a, III – c, IV – d
D. I – c, II – b, III – d, IV – a

11. Study the given picture and answer the question that follows. 1

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 Which of the following aspects best signifies the above image of ‘The
Courier of Rhineland’?
A. Areas covered by Napoleon
B. Victories of Napoleon
C. Rules framed by Napoleon
D. Defeat of Napoleon

12. Which of the following statements is incorrect regarding the Zollverein 1

formed in 1834?
A. It abolished tariff barriers.
B. It abolished the feudal system.
C. It reduced the number of currencies.
D. It had most of the German states as members.

13. Why is the power shared amongst different organs of government called as 1
horizontal distribution of power? Choose the most correct reason.
A. It gives more judiciary power than legislature and executive.
B. It allows different organs of government placed at the same level to
exercise different powers.
C. It influences and coordinates in the decision-making process.
D. It gives representation to different ideologies at political level.

14. Consider the following statements regarding power sharing arrangements in 1

Belgium and identify the incorrect one from the following.
A. The State government to be subordinate to the Central government.
B. Separate government for Brussels with equal representation of

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 communities.
C. Equal number of members from Dutch and French community in the
central government.
D. Community government elected by people belonging to one
language.

15. Gandhiji said, ‚Religion can never be separated from politics‛. Which of the 1
following correctly explains the meaning of the given statement?
A. Demanded special steps from the government to protect religious
minorities.
B. Politics must be guided by ethics drawn from religion.
C. Politics is guided by any particular religion.
D. Ideas drawn from different religions should not play a role in politics.

16. In the following question, two statements are given as Assertion (A) and 1
Reason (R). Read the statements and choose the correct option.
Assertion (A): Democracy is a better form of government.
Reason (R): Democracy enhances the dignity of the individual.
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.

17. Anil is an employee of a multinational company who gets transferred to 1

different countries after every three years of service. He has been given an
opportunity to choose any one out of the three countries mentioned in the
table below as his next job location. He calculates average income of all
these countries as per the given data and chooses to be transferred to
Country A.
Why has Anil chosen the Country A?
Monthly income of citizens in 2007 (in Rupees)
I II III IV V
Country A 9000 10800 9500 10000 10500
Country B 600 600 600 500 48000
Country C 5000 1000 15000 4000 25000

A. Average income of its citizens is lower.

B. National income of its citizens is higher.
C. Has most equitable distribution of income.
D. Most of its citizens are rich.

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 18. According to 2017-2018 data, the share of different sectors in employment 1
(in percentage) in India was:
Primary sector – 44%
Secondary sector – 25%
Tertiary sector – 31%
Why is this percentage of employment in primary sector high? Select the
most suitable option from the following.
A. Efforts of labour are not equivalent in all the sectors.
B. Low job opportunities in secondary sector.
C. Workers in the primary sector are underemployed.
D. Outsourcing of job opportunities in tertiary sector.

19. Which one of the following public sector plants is located in Chhattisgarh? 1

A. Bokaro Steel Plant

B. Bhilai Steel Plant
C. Durgapur Steel Plant
D. Rourkela Steel Plant

20. Which one of the following minerals is contained in the monazite sands of 1
Kerala?
A. Petroleum
B. Thorium
C. Uranium
D. Coal

SECTION B
VERY SHORT-ANSWER QUESTIONS (2X4=8)
21. How had the printing press created a new culture of reading in Europe? 2
Explain.
22. What are the ways to increase employment opportunities in rural areas? 2
23. Mention any two provisions that make India a secular country. 2
OR
Mention how caste can take several forms in politics.
24. Why did the industrialists and people living in cities of Britain force the 2
government to abolish Corn Laws in the 18th century? Give any two reasons.

SECTION C
SHORT-ANSWER BASED QUESTIONS (3X5=15)
25. ‚Average income is useful for comparison but it may hide disparities.‛ 3

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 Support the statement with suitable arguments.
26. Briefly explain the important features of the language policy in India. 3
27. Describe the role of industries in the development of agriculture. 3
28. Examine the role of Information Technology in stimulating the globalisation 3
process.
29. Explain any three beliefs of the conservatism that emerged after 1815. 3
OR
Briefly explain the Greek War of Independence.

SECTION D
LONG-ANSWER BASED QUESTIONS (5X4=20)
30. Analyse the physiographic factors that have influenced the distribution 5
pattern of the railway network in our country.
OR
‚Efficient means of transport are pre-requisites for fast development of the
country.‛ Analyse the statement.
31. Explain the necessity of political parties in a democracy. 5
OR
Define the two-party system. Explain its advantages and disadvantages.
32. ‚Public sector contributes to the economic development of India.‛ Justify the 5
statement.
OR
‚Tertiary sector is playing a significant role in the development of the Indian
economy.‛ Justify the statement.
33. ‚The Civil Disobedience Movement saw the participation of different social 5
classes and groups.‛ Why did the different social groups join the Civil
Disobedience Movement? Explain.
OR
Why was the ‘Salt March’ considered an effective symbol of resistance
against colonialism? Explain.

SECTION-E
CASE-BASED QUESTIONS (4x3=12)
34. Read the source given below and answer the following questions. 4
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

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 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.
34.1 Why is resource planning necessary? 1
34.2 Name a state where wind energy is abundant. 1
34.3 ‚This calls for balanced resource planning at the national, state, regional 2
and local levels.‛ Mention any two processes involved in resource planning.

35. Read the source given below and answer the following questions. 4
In a democracy, we are most concerned with ensuring that people will have
the right to choose their rulers and people will have control over the rulers.
Whenever possible and necessary, citizens should be able to participate in
decision making that affects them all. Therefore, the most basic outcome of
democracy should be that it produces a government that is accountable to
the citizens and responsive to the needs and expectations of the citizens.
Some people think that democracy produces less effective government. It is,
of course, true that non-democratic rulers are very quick and efficient in
decision making and implementation, whereas, democracy is based on the
idea of deliberation and negotiation.

35.1 What is meant by democracy? 1

35.2 How does democracy produce an accountable government? 1
35.3 What are the expected outcomes of democracy? Mention any two. 2

36. Read the source given below and answer the following questions. 4
Swapna, a small farmer, grows groundnut on her three acres of land. She
takes a loan from the moneylender to meet the expenses of cultivation,
hoping that her harvest would help repay the loan. Midway through the
season the crop is hit by pests and the crop fails. Though Swapna sprays her
crops with expensive pesticides, it makes little difference. She is unable to
repay the moneylender and the debt grows over the year into a large
amount. Next year, Swapna takes a fresh loan for cultivation. It is a normal
crop this year. But the earnings are not enough to cover the old loan. She is
caught in debt. She has to sell a part of the land to pay off the debt.

36.1 Is the source of credit formal or informal? 1

36.2 How are these sources of credit different from loans given by banks? 1

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 State any one point.
36.3 Swapna’s case, described in the above passage, is an example of the 2
debt-trap. Examine any two situations in which credit pushes the borrower
into a debt-trap.

SECTION-F
MAP-SKILL BASED QUESTION (2+3=5)
37. 37.1 Two places, A and B are marked on the given political outline map of 1×2=2
India.
Identify these places with the help of the following information and write
their correct names on the lines drawn near them.
A. The place where Civil Disobedience Movement was held.
B. The place where Session of Indian National Congress was held in
September, 1920.
37.2 On the same outline map of India, locate and label any THREE of the 1×3=3
following with suitable symbols.
A. Hirakud Dam
B. Noida Software Technology Park
C. Kandla Port
D. Raja Sansi - Sri Guru Ram Dass jee International Airport

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