PERIODIC TEST I EXAMINATION 2022- ‘22

CLASS X
SOCIAL SCIENCE - CODE 087

Time Allowed: 1 ½ Hours Maximum Marks: 40

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General Instructions:

i. This Question paper is divided into five sections-Section A, B, C, D and E.

ii. All questions are compulsory.
iii. Section-A: Question no. 1 to 5 are very short answer type questions of 2 marks each. Answer to
each question should not exceed 40 words.
iv. Section-B: Question no. 6 to 8 are short answer type questions, carrying 3 marks each. Answer to
each question should not exceed 80 words.
v. Section-C: Question no. 9 and 10 are long answer type questions, carrying 5 marks each. Answer to
each question should not exceed 120 words.
vi. Section-D: Question no. 11 and 12 are Case Based questions.
vii. Section-E: Question no. 13 is map based, carrying 3 marks 13.1, 13.2 &13.3 from Geography
(3 marks).
viii. There is no overall choice in the question paper. However, an internal choice has been provided in
a 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 (Very Short answer) (10 marks)

1. What was the aim of the Treaty of Vienna ?

2. Why is power sharing necessary in democracy?
3. What do you mean by Resource planning?
4. What is Body Mass Index?
5. Identify the following Picture and write the significant of this picture

SECTION –B ( Short answer) (9 marks)

6. Money in your pocket cannot buy all the goods and services that you may need to live well. Explain this statement
with examples.
7. Write the difference between renewable and non –renewable resources.
8. What are the different form of Power Sharing in modern democracies?
 SECTION –C (Long answer) (10 Marks)
9. Write short note on the following :-
A) Romanticism B) Giuseppe Mazzini
10. In what respects is the criterion used by the UNDP for measuring development different from the one used by the
World Bank?

SECTION- D ( case study base questions) (8 Marks)

11. Read the following extract and answer the questions given below:-
In the German regions a large number of political associations whose members were middle-class professionals,
businessmen and prosperous artisans came together in the city of Frankfurt and decided to vote for an all-German
National Assembly. On 18 May 1848, 831 elected representatives marched in a festive procession to take their places in
the Frankfurt parliament convened in the Church of St Paul. They drafted a constitution for a German nation to be
headed by a monarchy subject to a parliament. When the deputies offered the crown on these terms to Friedrich Wilhelm
IV, King of Prussia, he rejected it and joined other monarchs to oppose the elected assembly. While the opposition of the
aristocracy and military became stronger, the social basis of parliament eroded. The parliament was dominated by the
middle classes who resisted the demands of workers and artisans and consequently lost their support. In the end troops
were called in and the assembly was forced to disband.
11.1 Who was the ruler of Germany in 1848? (1 Mark)
11.2 Who were the middle class? (1 Mark)
11.3 What was the main theme of the constitution drafted in Frankfurt(2 Marks)
12. Read the following extract and answer the questions given below:-
Some human activities such as deforestation, over grazing, mining and quarrying too have contributed significantly in
land degradation. Mining sites are abandoned after excavation work is complete leaving deep scars and traces of over-
burdening. In states like Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Odisha deforestation due to mining have caused
severe land degradation. In states like Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra overgrazing is one of the
main reasons for land degradation. In the states of Punjab, Haryana, western Uttar Pradesh, over irrigation is responsible
for land degradation due to water logging leading to increase in salinity and alkalinity in the soil. The mineral processing
like grinding of limestone for cement industry and calcite and soapstone for ceramic industry generate huge quantity of
dust in the atmosphere. It retards the process of infiltration of water into the soil after it settles down on the land. In
recent years, industrial effluents as waste have become a major source of land and water pollution in many parts of the
country.
12.1 What are the main causes of Land degradation? (2 Marks)
12.2 What is the main cause of land degradation in Punjab and Haryana? (1 Mark)
12.3 What is the main cause of land degradation in Madhya Pradesh? (1 Mark)

Section-E Map Skill Based Question

13. On the given outline Map of the world Mark , locate and label the following areas we found
13.1 Mountain Soil
13.2 Black Soil
13.3 Alluvial Soil