KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA C.R.P.F.

PRAYAGRAJ
SUMMER VACATION HOMEWORK
CLASS- X, SUBJECT: - SOCIAL SCIENCE
1. Project
Every student must compulsorily undertake any one project on the following topics (10 to 15 pages
with suitable picture):
Consumer Awareness
OR
Social Issues
OR
Sustainable Development

2. Map work
Locate all major soil types (India) on the physical map of India.
1. Alluvial 2. Black 3. Red and Yellow
4. Laterite 5. Arid 6. Forest and Mountains

3. Locate ethnic group of Belgium and Sri Lanka on their respective maps.

4. Solve the Multiple-Choice Questions and write it is answer in notebook given below.

Power Sharing
Q.1 Which one of the following is a major caste group of Sri Lanka?
(A) Christian and Tamil (B) Buddhist and Hindu
(C) Sinhala and Tamil (D) Sinhala and Christian

Q.2 Modern democracies maintain check and balance system. Identify the correct option based on the
horizontal power sharing arrangement.
(A) Central government, state government bodies
(B) Legislature, executive, judiciary
(C) Among different social groups
(D)Among different pressure groups.

Q.3 Which language is spoken by majority of Sri Lankans?

(A) Tamil (B) Sinhala (C) Hindi (D) Urdu

Q.4 When was Sinhala recognized as the official language of Sri Lanka?
(A) In 1954 (B) In 1955 (C) In 1956 (D) In 1958

Q.5 Name one prudential reason for power sharing

(A) Power sharing is the very spirit of democracy.
(B) People have a right to be consulted on how they are to be governed
(C) Citizens, through participation, acquire a stake in the system
(D) Power sharing is good because it helps to reduce the possibility of conflict between social groups

Q.6
Column A Column B
(i) Power shared among different organs of (a) 18 percent
government
(ii) Tamil speakers (b) 80 per cent
(iii Dutch speakers (c) Coalition government, Federal
) government
 (iv) Power shared by two or more political (d) Separation of powers
parties
(v) French speakers (e) 20 per cent

(A) (i)-(d), (ii)-(a), (iii)-(e), (iv)-(c), (v)-(b)

(B) (i)-(a), (ii)-(d), (iii)-(c), (iv)-(e), (v)-(b)
(C) (i)-(b), (ii)-(c), (iii)-(e), (iv)-(a), (v)-(d)
(D) (i)-(e), (ii)-(b), (iii)-(a), (iv)-(d), (v)-(c)

Q.7 A belief that the majority community should be able to rule a country in whichever way it wants, by
disregarding the wishes and needs of the minority is
(A) Power Sharing (B) Central Government
(C) Majoritarianism (D) Community Government

Q.8 A system of checks and balances' is another name for which one of the following power-sharing
arrangements:
(A) Power sharing among different social groups.
(B) Vertical division of power or power shared among different levels of government.
(C) Horizontal division of power or power shared among different organs of the government.
(D) power sharing in the form of political parties, pressure groups and governments.

Q.9 Which is a federal division of power?

(A) Governments at the provincial or regional level.
(B) Legislature, executive and judiciary
(C) Among different social groups
(D)Political parties, pressure groups and movements.

Q.10 Find the incorrect option from the following:

(A) Belgium is a big country in North America.
(B) It has borders with France, the Netherlands, Germany, and Luxembourg
(c) It has a population of a little over one crore.
(D) The ethnic composition of this small country is very complex.

(Q. No. 11 to 15): In the following questions given Dere are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and
(R) Read the statements and choose the correct option:
(a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion
(b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A)
(c) Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false
(d) Assertion (A) is faise, but Reason (R) is true

Q.11 Assertion (A): The Belgian leaders recognised the existence of regional differences and cultural
diversities.
Reason (R): Between 1970 and 1993, they amended their Constitution four times so as to work out an
arrangement that would enable everyone to live together within the same country.

Q.12 Assertion (A): Community government in Belgium is elected by one language community.
Reason (R): Community government helped in resolving conflict between different linguistic groups

Q.13 Assertion (A): French-speaking community in Belgium was rich and powerful.
Reason (R): Belgian Government favoured French- speaking community.

Q.14 Assertion (A): Majority community is dominant in a few democratic states.

Reason (R): Dominance can undermine the unity of the country.

Q.15 Assertion (A): The Belgian Constitution was amended by its leaders four times.
Reason ®: It was amended so as to work out an arrangement that would enable everyone to live together
within the same country.
 Resource & Development
Q 1. On the basis of its origin, resources can be classified into:
(A) renewable and non-renewable (B) continuous and biological
(C) biotic and abiotic (d) recyclable and non-recyclable

Q 2. How can the resources be classified on the basis of their status of development?
(A) Biotic and abiotic (B) Renewable and non-renewable
(C) Individual and community (D) Potential developed stocks and reserves

Q 3. The Rio Convention endorsed the Global Forest Principles and adopted which of the following for
achieving sustainable development in the 21st century?
(A) Agenda 21 (B) Agenda 22 (C) Agenda 20 (D) Agenda 25

Q 4. Why do we need resource planning?

(A) Because of enormous diversity in the availability of resources
(B) Because we need to think of future generations
(C) Because we need to consider materials in the environment which have the potential to satisfy human needs.
(D) There is need to collect materials and resources and then using them accordingly.

Q 5. Which one of the following statements refers to the sustainable development?

(A) Overall development of various resources
(b) Development should take place without damaging the environment
(C) Economic development of people
(D) Development that meets the desires of the members of all communities

Q 6. 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
Options: -
(A) (i), (iii), (iv), (ii) (B) (ii), (i), (iii), (iv)
(C) (i), (ii), (iv), (iii) (D) (ii), (iii), (iv), (i)

Q 7. Which one of the following is the main cause of land degradation of Punjab?
(A) Intensive cultivation (B)Deforestation (C) Over-irrigation (D) Overgrazing

Q 8. There is enough for everybody's need but not fo any body's greed. Who said this?
(A) Jawaharlal Nehru (B) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
(C) Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (D) Sunder Lal Bahuguna

Q 9. Arunachal Pradesh has abundant water recourse but lacks:

(A) in mineral resources (B) in infrastructural development
(C) in technology (D) None of the above

Q 10. The piece of land left uncultivated for the past 1 to 5 agricultural years is called
(A) Barren Land (B) Forest fand (C) Grazing land (D) Fallow Land

Q 11. Read the following statements carefully and choose the correct option:
Statement (i): The black soils are made up of extremely fine Le, clayey material.
Statement (ii): They are well known for their capacity to hold moisture.
(A) Statement is (i)correct and (ii) is incorrect (B) Statement is (i) incorrect and (ii) is correct.
(C) Both statements are incorrect (D) Both statements are correct

Q 12. Read the following statements carefully and choose the correct option:
Statement (i): Alluvial soils are very fertile.
Statement (ii): Mostly these soils contain half proportion of potash, phosphoric acid and lime.
(A) Statement is (i)correct and (ii) is incorrect (B) Statement is (i) incorrect and (ii) is correct.
(C) Both statements are incorrect (D) Both statements are correct
Q 13. Consider the statement given below and choose the correct answer:
Statement (i): Land is a resource of utmost importance.
Statement (ii): Land can be used for various purposes like agriculture and industry.
(A) Statement is (i)correct and (ii) is incorrect (B) Statement is (i) incorrect and (ii) is correct.
(C) Both statements are incorrect (D) Both statements are correct

(Q. No. 14 & 15): In the following questions given below, there are two statements marked as Assertion
(A) and (R) Read the statements and choose the correct option:
(a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion
(b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A)
(c) Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false
(d) Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true

Q14. Assertion (A): Resources are vital for human survival as well as for maintaining the quality of life.
Reason (R): It was believed that resources are free gifts of nature.

Q15. Assertion (A): Resource planning is not an easy process in India.

Reason (R): Resource planning involves planning structure, identification, and inventory of resource across the
regions.