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Sample Paper 30
Social Science (Code 087)
Class X Session 2023-24
Time: 3 Hours Max. Marks: 80
General Instructions:
i. Question paper comprises five Sections – A, B, C, D and E. 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.

SECTION-A

Multiple Choice Questions (Q 1 to 20) 1X20=20

1. Look at the picture carefully and choose the correct answer-

This painting made by famous artist Samuel Luke Fildes 1874, tells the situation of-
(a) Unemployment (b) Hunger and Homelessness
(c) Spread of Epidemic (d) Overpopulation and Poverty

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2. Identify the correct statements regarding the Act of Union.

(i) It was signed in 1707.
(ii) It was signed between England and Scotland.
(iii) It resulted in the establishment of democracy in Scotland.
(iv) It resulted in the formation of United Kingdom of Great Britain.
Codes :
(a) (iii) and (iv)
(b) (i) and (ii)
(c) (i), (ii) and (iv)
(d) (ii) and (iii)

3. Identify the class

• They owned states in the countryside and also town houses.
• They spoke French for purposes of diplomacy and in high society.
• Their families were often connected by ties of marriage.
Choose the correct option :
(a) Liberals middle class
(b) Aristocrats
(c) 3rd Estate
(d) Nationalists

4. Which of the following statement option (s) is/are correct about the nation of Poland?
(i) Poland was partitioned in the 18th century.
(ii) Poland was ruled by Russia and Polish language was used as a weapon of struggle against Russian
Dominance.
(iii) With the end of Poland, the sentiments of nationalism among the Polish people ended as well.
Codes :
(a) Only (i)
(b) Only (iii)
(c) Both (ii) and (iii)
(d) Both (i) and (ii)

5. Assertion (A) : The issue of extending political rights to women was a controversial one within the
liberal movement.
Reason (R) : Women were considered more superior and independent of men by the society, because
of their enthusiastic performance in liberal movement.
(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) Both A and R are false.

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6. Which of the following conditions is/are essential for tea cultivation?

A. tropical and sub-tropical climates
B. deep and fertile well-drained soi
C. cool and frost climate all through the year
(a) A, B and C
(b) A and B only
(c) B and C only
(d) A only

7. During the Indian Freedom Struggle, why did the Rowlatt Act arouse popular outrage?
(a) It curbed trade union activities.
(b) It curtailed the freedom of religion.
(c) It allowed detention of political prisoners without trial for two years.
(d) It was against the Champaran Satyagraha.

8. How leaders of Sri Lanka dealt with the question of power sharing?
(a) The government adopted series of Majoritarian measures to establish Tamil Supremacy in Sri
Lanka.
(b) The government adopted series of Majoritarian measures to establish Sinhala Supremacy in Sri
Lanka.
(c) The government adopted equality in power sharing.
(d) None of these

9. Identify the revolutionary, with the help of statements given below.

(i) He was an Italian revolutionary.
(ii) He founded two secret societies Young Italy in Marseilles and Young Europe in Bern.
(iii) Metternich described him as ‘the most dangerous enemy of our social order’.
Choose the correct option.
(a) Louis Philippe
(b) Giuseppe Garibaldi
(c) Giuseppe Mazzini
(d) Karol Kurpinski

10. Match the following items given in column I with those in column II.
Column- I Column- II
A. 1859-70 1. Battle of Leipzig
B. 1866-71 2. Slav nationalism
C. 1905 3. Unification of Italy
D. 1813 4. Unification of Germany

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Select the correct option :

(a) A " 1, B " 2, C " 3, D " 4
(b) A " 4, B " 1, C " 2, D " 3
(c) A " 3, B " 4, C "2, D " 1
(d) A " 3, B " 4, C " 1, D " 2

11. Annette studies in a Dutch medium school in the Northern region of Belgium. Many French speaking
students in her school want the medium of instruction to be French. Her parents approach towards the
respective government to realise the desire of the child. What could be the measure Belgian government
will adopt in such a situation?
(a) Majoritarian measures
(b) Despotic measures
(c) Policy of accommodation
(d) All of the above

12. Arrange the following in the correct sequence (land degradation by %).
(i) Forest degraded area
(ii) Water eroded area
(iii) Wind eroded area
(iv) Saline and alkaline deposits
Codes :
(a) (i), (ii), (iv), (iii)
(b) (i), (iii), (iv), (ii)
(c) (ii), (iii), (iv), (i)
(d) (ii) , (i), (iii), (iv)

13. Complete the following table with correct information with regard to sectors of economy.
Activities Economic Sectors
Mining Primary Activity
Banking ?
(a) Secondary Activity (b) Tertiary Activity
(c) Primary Activity (d) None of the above

14. Identify the incorrectly matched pair.

(a) Vienna Peace Settlement 1815
(b) Death of Lord Byron 1824
(c) Piedmont and France defeated Austria 1832
(d) Custom Union was formed 1834

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15. Read the following data and select the appropriate option from the following.
State Infant Mortality Rate Literacy Rate Net Attendance Ratio (Per 100
per 1000 live births %2017-18 persons) secondary stage (age 14
(2017) and 15 years) 2017-18
Haryana 30 82 61
Kerala 10 94 83
Bihar 35 62 43
Why Bihar has high infant mortality rate as compared to other states? Identify the reason from the given
options.
(a) Due to lack of education facilities
(b) Due to lack of health facilities
(c) Low guidance
(d) Both (a) and (b)

16. Soils are also described on the basis of their age. According to their age alluvial soils can be classified
as _____ and ______
(a) Black, Red
(b) Khadar, bangar
(c) bangar, Arid
(d) Khadar, Laterite

17. Rajesh is overweight as his weight is 85 kg and his height is 180 cm. Find out his Body Mass Index
(BMI) from the following options.
(a) 18.6 kg/m2
(b) 29.2 kg/m2
(c) 26.2 kg/m2
(d) 14.7 kg/m2

18. How GDP is calculated?

(a) The value of final goods and services produced in each sector during a particular year provides the
total production of sector for that year and the sum of production in the three sectors.
(b) The value of final goods and services produced in each sector during last three years provides the
total production of the sector for that year.
(c) The value of intermediate goods and services produced in each sector during a particular year
provides the approximate production of the sector for that year.
(d) The value of intermediate goods and services produced in each sector during a particular year and
the sum of production in the three sectors.

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19. Find the odd one out -

Column A Column B
(a) Union of India Prime minister
(b) State Governor
(c) Municipal corporation Mayor
(d) Gram panchayat Sarpanch

20. Read the information given 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.
The shifting of economic activities mean that:
(a) previous sectors have been completely eliminated.
(b) importance of next sector is increased.
(c) production in three sectors has increased substantially.
(d) primary sector has increased quantitatively.

SECTION-B

Very Short Answer Question (Q 21 to 24) 2X4=8

21. Study the given picture and mention the activity featured in it along with the reason behind it.

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22. Mention any two features of unorganised sector.

23. Mention any two constitutional provisions that make India a secular state.

24. Analyse any two factors that were responsible for increasing the feeling of alienation among the Sri
Lankan Tamils.
O
Distinguish between community government in Belgium and majoritarian government in Sri Lanka.

SECTION-C

Short Answer Based Question (Q 25 to 29) 3X5=15

25. Analyse the various measures and practices introduced by the French revolutionaries that created a sense
of collective identity amongst the French people.

26. Why is credit taken in rural areas?

27. What is most important attributes for comparing countries and why?
O
What is Human Development Report? Discuss its emergence.

28. Differentiate between the unitary government and federal government?

29. Compare tables A and B and answer the question given below.
Table : Some Comparative Data on Haryana, Kerala and Bihar
State Intant Mortality Rate Literacy Rate% Net Attendance Ratio (Per 100
per 1,000 live births 2017-18 persons) secondary stage (age
(2018) 14 and 15 years) 2017-18
Haryana 30 82 61
Kerala 7 94 83
Bihar 32 62 43

Table : Per Capita Income for 2018-19 (in Rs)

Haryana 2,36,147
Kerala 2,04,105
Bihar 40,982
Despite a lower per capita income, why does Kerala boast of better medical and educational facilities?
Why is Haryana not called the most developed state out of the given three ?

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SECTION-D

Long Answer Based Question (Q 30 to 33) 5X4=20

30. Why are better public facilities needed for the development of the country ? Explain four public facilities.
O
What does HDI stand for ? Explain the main criteria of measuring HDI according to UNDP Report of
1990.

31. Why was there a conflict between the Sinhala and Tamils?
O
Discuss the arrangements made under the Constitution of Belgium to solve the problem of community
conflict.

32. How are manufacturing industry classified on basis of capital investment, ownership and bulk, weight
of raw material and finished goods?
O
How industries contribute to the national economy of the country?

33. How did Non-Cooperation Movement start with participation of middle class people in the city? Explain
its impact on the economic front.
O
How did the Colonial Government repress the ‘Civil Disobedience Movement’? Explain.

SECTION-E

Case Based Question (Q 34 to 36) 4X3=12

34. Read the given extract and answer the following questions.
Political parties are easily one of the most visible institutions in a democracy. For most ordinary citizens,
democracy is equal to political parties. If you travel to remote parts of our country and speak to the less
educated citizens, you could come across people who may not know anything about our Constitution or
about the nature of our government. But chances are that they would know something about our political
parties. At the same time this visibility does not mean popularity. Most people tend to be very critical of
political parties. They tend to blame parties for all that is wrong with our democracy and our political
life. Parties have become identified with social and political divisions.
(i) What are the three main components of a political party?
(ii) Who is a partisan?
(iii)Explain one merit and one demerit of the opposition party.

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35. Read the given extract and answer the following questions.
Mahatma Gandhi declared Vinoba Bhave as his spiritual heir. He also participated in Satyagraha as one
of the foremost satyagrahis. He was one of the votaries of Gandhi’s concept of gram swarajya. After
Gandhiji’s martyrdom, Vinoba Bhave undertook padyatra to spread Gandhiji’s message covered almost
the entire country.
Once, when he was delivering a lecture at Pochafnpalli in Andhra Pradesh, some poor landless villagers
demanded some land for their economic well-being. Vinoba Bhave could not promise it to them
immediately but assured them to talk to the Government of India regarding provision of land for them if
they undertook cooperative farming.
Suddenly, Shri Ram Chandra Reddy stood up and offered 80 acres of land to be distributed among 80
land-less villagers. This act was known as ‘Bhoodan’. Later he travelled and introduced his ideas widely
all over India. Some zamindars, owners of many villages offered to distribute some villages among the
landless. It was known as Gramdan. However, many land-owners chose to provide some part of their
land to the poor farmers due to the fear of land ceiling act. This Bhoodan-Gramdan movement initiated
by Vinoba Bhave is also known as the Blood-less Revolution.
(i) With what objective ‘Padyatra’ was started by Vinoba Bhave?
(ii) What is meant by Land Ceiling Act?
(iii)Analyse the reasons why Bhoodan-Gramdan movement is also known as the Blood-less Revolution.
36. Read the source given below and answer the questions that follows:
The Portuguese and Spanish conquest and colonisation of America was decisively under way by the
mid-sixteenth century. European conquest was not just a result of superior firepower. In fact, the most
powerful weapon of the Spanish conquerors was not a conventional military weapon at all. It was the
germs such as those of smallpox that they carried on their person. Because of their long isolation,
America’s original inhabitants had no immunity against these diseases that came from Europe. Smallpox
in particular proved a deadly killer. Once introduced, it spread deep into the continent, ahead even of
any Europeans reaching there. It killed and decimated whole communities, paving the way for conquest.
(i) Which two nations were the earliest colonisers in America?
(ii) What were some of the reasons due to which the colonisers easily established their control over several
parts of America?
(iii)How smallpox turned into death of native people of America?

SECTION-F

Map Skill Based Question (Q 37a and 37b) 2+3=5
37. (a) Two places A and B have been marked on the given outline map of India. Identify them on the map
and write their correct names on the line drawn near them.
A. Jallianwala Bagh Incident
B. Calling of the Non-Cooperation Movement.

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(b) On the same outline map of India, locate and label any three of the following with suitable symbols.
C. Namrup Thermal Power Plant
D. Gandhinagar Software Technology Park
E. Tungabhadra dam
F. An International Airport in Delhi NCR.

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