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SAMPLE PAPER-2013

CLASS-X

Subject: SOCIAL SCIENCE

TIME : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 80

1. The question paper has 36 questions in all. All questions are compulsory.

2. Marks are indicated against each question.

3. This question paper consists of two parts i.e. Part I and Part II. Part I of the question

paper contains Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) from serial number 1 to 16 of 1

mark each. These sixteen questions of Part I are to be answered on a separate

sheet provided. This part has to be completed in first 30 minutes only and the

answer sheet must be handed over to the invigilator before starting Part II.

4. In Part II of the question paper, there are twenty questions from serial no. 17 to 36

which are to be attempted in 2 hours and 30 minutes. This part should be attempted

only after the stipulated time given for Part I.

5. Questions from serial number 17 to 32 are 3 marks questions. Answer of these

questions should not exceed 80 words each.

6. Questions from serial number 33 to 35 are 4 marks questions. Answers of these

questions should not exceed 100 words each.

7. Question number 36 is a map question of 4 marks from Geography only. After

completion, attach the map inside your answer book.

1. This was the first cricket club was

a) Wimbledon Cricket Club

b) Washington Cricket Club

c) Marylebon Cricket Club

d) None of the above

OR

This Indian Community was the first to adopt Western Clothes

a) The Parsees

b) The Jews

c) The Christians

d) The Hindus

2. The Woman Suffrage Association was dominated by

a) Lucy Stone

b) Lucy Grey

c) Olympe de Gouges

d) Mrs Stanton

OR

The first written Laws of Cricket was drawn up in the year

a) 1744

b) 1844

c) 1785

d) 2002

3. This is the biggest waterfall of India

a) The Sivasamundram Fall

b) The Jog Fall

c) The Hundru Falls

d) None of the above

4. He wind blowing in the northern plains in summer is known as

a) Kal Baisakhi

b) Trade winds

c) Loo

d) None of the above

5. Pre monsoon showers in Karnataka is known as

a) Apple shower

b) Grapes shower

c) Banana shower

d) Mango shower

6. Which of the following animal is not found in the Mangrove forest region

a) Tiger

b) Lion

c) Crocodiles

d) Gharials

7. Which Political party gave the slogan “Garibi Hatao”

a) Congress

b) BJP

c) The Left Front

d) The Telugu Desam Party

8. India is divided in to how many constituencies?

a) 543

b) 423

c) 79

d) 500

9. Which of the following is nominated or appointed by the president

a) The Chief Justice of India

b) The Election Commissioners

c) The ambassadors

d) All of the above

10. Which of the following rights is available under the Indian Constitution

a) Right to work

b) Right to adequate livelihood

c) Right to protect ones culture

d) Right to privacy

11. Which of the following statement is true about rights

a) Rights protect the minorities from being exploited

b) Rights are reasonable claims of people

c) Rights are guarantees which can be used when things go wrong

d) Rights are absolute and are applicable in every situation

12. The quality of population is not determined by which of the following factors

a) Social status

b) Literacy rates

c) Health

d) Skills

13. Which of the following class of people is not vulnerable to poverty

a) Government officials

b) Slum dwellers

c) Rikshaw pullers

d) Landless labours

14. White Revolution is associated with the improvement in the field of

a) Diary farming

b) Poultry farming

c) Crops

d) Sericulture

15. Which of the following is not a reason behind drought

a) Less rainfall

b) Deforestation

c) Overuse of underground water

d) Soil erosion

16. Bhopal Gas Disaster was caused due to the leakage of this gas

a) Methane

b) Methyl Isocynate

c) Carbon monoxide

d) Sulphur dioxide

17. Write a note on how the French Society was divided.

OR

Explain the role of Lenin in Russian revolution.

OR

Why do you think that the Treaty Of Versailles had a humiliating impact on Germany?

18. Write a note on the Reign of Terror. What did it ultimately lead to?

OR

What were the main objectives of the Russian Revolutionaries

OR

What were the main features of Nazism?

19. Compare and contrast between the Dutch Scientific forestry and the scientific forestry in India

OR

Explain why Pastoralism declined during the colonial Rule

OR

Why were the farmers and Landlords of England greatly alarmed

20. How did the Forest Acts affect the lives of the people?

OR

Write a note on the cyclic movement on any one of the Indian Pastoralist tribe

OR

Which factors led to enclosures in England

21. Differentiate between the Himalayan and the peninsular river and give examples.

22. Study the following chart and answer the following

Geog pg 56 chart

a) Despite the decline in growth rates, the number of people being added every decade is steadily increasing. Why?

b) Which year shows maximum population growth in terms of absolute increase and annual growth rate?

23. What is the other name for the Tropical Deciduous Forest. Name the animals found in the scrub forest. Which trees are found in the mangrove forest?

24. Classify human occupation and explain with example

25. What is meant by sovereign, socialist and secular as the key words of our constitution?

26. Explain the challenges which are faced by the Election in India.

27. Name the six rights of freedom. Define human traffic and beggar.

28. Name the three organs of govt and write a note on the judiciary.

29. Discuss any two schemes introduced by the govt to ensure food security to the poor.

30. Discuss the major reasons for poverty in India.

31. What should be the mitigation strategies for earthquake

32. What is epidemic? What are the various effects of chemical disaster or cyclone

33. Write a note on the dress of the Victorian women

OR

“If you look at the games equipment, you can see how cricket changed with

the changing time and yet fundamentally remained true to its origin in rural

England.”Justify the statement by tracing the original features and the

changes that have been brought in equipments.

34. State the functions of Indian Judiciary. Which factors make the Indian Judiciary an independent body

OR

Write a note on the powers and functions of the President.

35. Define unemployment and differentiate between the two kinds of unemployment.

36. Four features from (i) to (iv) are shown in the above outline political map of

India. Identify these features with the help of the following information and

write their correct names in your answer book:

a) The Ganga of the South

b) An Important Bird sanctuary

c) The place receiving highest rainfall

d) A kind of biome

OR

Locate and label the following on the given outline political map of India:

a) Karakoram range

b) Bangalore

c) Corbett National Park

d) Konkan Coast

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