Cbjesspu 02
Cbjesspu 02
Cbjesspu 02
Sample Paper 2
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. During the Indian Freedom Struggle, why did the Rowlatt Act arouse popular outrage?
(a) It curtailed the freedom of religion.
(b) It curbed trade union activities.
(c) It was against the Champaran Satyagraha.
(d) It allowed detention of political prisoners without trial for two years.
3. Who among the following said that religion can never be separated from politics? He believed that
politics must be guided by ethics drawn from religion.
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Rajendra Prasad
(c) B. R. Ambedkar
(d) Jawaharlal Nehru
4. In the question given below, there are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read the
statements and choose the correct option.
Assertion (A): MNCs set up offices and factories for production in different parts of the world.
Reason (R): It makes the cost of production low and the greater profits.
Options:
(a) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is false, but R is true.
(d) A is true, but R is false.
7. Which of the following was not one of the initial demands of Sri Lankan Tamils?
(a) Equal opportunities in securing jobs and education
(b) Regional autonomy
(c) Creation of an independent Tamil Eelam (state)
(d) Recognition of Tamil as an official language
10. What was the arrangement made by the European powers to prevent French expansion in future?
(a) An agreement was made with France.
(b) Their country’s military was made strong.
(c) Military of France was dissolved.
(d) A series of states were set up on the boundaries of France.
12. In which of the following countries, the participation of women is not very large?
(a) Finland
(b) India
(c) Norway
(d) Sweden
14. Read the given data and find out which state has high HDI?
State Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 Literacy Rate % (2011)
live births (2016)
Punjab 21 76.68
Kerala 10 93.41
Haryana 33 76.64
(a) Kerala
(b) Punjab
(c) Haryana
(d) None of these
15. Identify the crop with the help of the following information:
• It is the third most important food crop with respect to area and production.
• It is a rain-fed crop which hardly needs irrigation.
• It has very high nutritional value.
Options:
(a) Rice (b) Gram
(c) Maize (d) Jowar
17. Study the given pie-chart carefully and answer the questions that follow:
20. Roza believes that she is overweight. She tries different methods to lose her weight. She uses to search
on internet about her problem. Her papa and mummy say to her that she is not overweight. One day,
they took her to consult doctor. Doctor asked her age. Then she checked her weight and height. She told
her about a scientific calculation on nutrition. This is used to know whether a person is undernourished
or overweight.
Analyse the information given above, considering one of the following correct option:
(a) Life Expectancy
(b) Human Development Index
(c) Body Mass Index
(d) None of these
SECTION-B
Very Short Answer Question (Q 21 to 24) 2X4=8
21. Study the picture thoroughly and tell that what does it describes ?
23. What do you understand by the term investment? Name a few companies which make foreign investments.
SECTION-C
Short Answer Based Question (Q 25 to 29) 3X5=15
25. Do you agree that agriculture in India takes place in the unorganised sector? Give three points.
26. How can we say that globalisation has been advantageous to consumers as well as the producers? Give
reasons.
27. Explain the effects of worldwide economic depression on India, towards late 1920’s.
O
Why did Mahatma Gandhi start the Civil Disobedience Movement? How did this movement unite the
country ? Explain.
28. Evaluate the various impacts of First World War on the economy of Britain.
29. The following table shows the details of Megha’s housing loan:
Megha’s Housing Loan
Loan Amount (in Rs.) 5 lakhs
Duration of loan 10 years
Documents required Employment record, Salary slip
Interest rate 12% per annum
Mode of repayment Monthly instalment in cash/by cheque
Collateral New house papers
1. Calculate the total number of instalments which will be paid by Megha in repayment of loan.
2. “The bank retained as collateral the papers of the new house.” What do you mean by the word
‘collateral’?
SECTION-D
Long Answer Based Question (Q 30 to 33) 5X4=20
31. Why are better public facilities needed for the development of the country? Explain any four public
facilities.
O
Elucidate the significance of secondary sector in Indian economy.
32. “Dalit participation was limited in the Civil Disobedience Movement.” Examine the statement.
O
When was the Civil Disobedience Movement started? What were the significant effects of it on Indians?
33. Do you think that political parties are necessary for democracy? Give reasons.
O
“Political parties are rightly called the government in disguise.” Justify the statement with reference to
democratic politics by four arguments.
SECTION-E
Case Based Question (Q 34 to 36) 4X3=12
34. Read the given extract and answer the following questions.
Mahatma Gandhi found in salt a powerful symbol that could unite the nation. On 31st January, 1930, he
sent a letter to Viceroy Irwin stating eleven demands. Some of these were of general interest; others were
specific demands of different classes, from industrialists to peasants. The idea was to make the demands
wide-ranging, so that all classes within Indian society could identify with them and everyone could be
brought together in a united campaign. The most stirring of all was the demand to abolish the salt tax.
Salt was something consumed by the rich and the poor alike, and it was one of the most essential items
of food. The tax on salt and the government monopoly over its production, Mahatma Gandhi declared,
revealed the most oppressive face of British rule.
Mahatma Gandhi’s letter was, in a way, an ultimatum. If the demands were not fulfilled by llst March,
the letter stated, the Congress would launch a Civil Disobedience campaign. Irwin was unwilling
to negotiate. So, Mahatma Gandhi started his famous Salt March accompanied by 78 of his trusted
volunteers. The march wa.: over 240 miles, from Gandhiji’s ashram in Sabarmati to the Gujarati coastal
town of Dandi.
Question :
1. Why salt was chosen as a symbol of protest? Why Civil Disobedience Movement was launched by
Mahatma Gandhi?
2. DescribL briefly about the Salt or Dandi March undertook by Mahatma Gandhi.
35. Read the given extract and answer the following questions.
However, for comparison between countries, total income is not such an useful measure. Since, countries
have different populations, comparing total income will not tell us what an average person is likely to
earn. Hence, we compare the average income which is the total income of the country divided by its total
population. The average income is also called Per Capita Income.
In World Development Reports, brought out by the World Bank, this criterion is used in classifying
countries. Countries with Per Capita Income of US $ 12,056 per annum and above in 2017, are called
rich countries and those with her capita income of US $ 955 or less are called low-income-countries.
India comes in the category of low middle income countries because its Per Capita Income in 2017 was
just US $ 1820 per annum. The rich countries, excluding countries of Middle East and certain other
small countries, are generally called developed countries.
Question :
(i) Which factors are not considered while calculating total income?
(ii) What is the significance of classification of countries by the World Bank?
(iii) World Development Report has categorised the India as low middle income country. Do you agree
with the results of this report.
36. Read the given extract and answer the following questions.
Communalism becomes more acute when religion is expressed in politics in exclusive and partisan
terms, when one religion and its followers are pitted against another. This happens when beliefs of
one religion are presented as superior to those of other religions, when the demands of one religious
group are formed in opposition to another and when state power is used to establish domination of one
religious group over the rest. This manner of using religion in politics is communal politics.
Communal politics is based on the idea that religion is the principal basis of social community.
Communalism involves thinking along the following lines. The followers of a particular religion must
belong to one community. Their fundamental interests are the same. Any difference that they may have is
irrelevant or trivial for community life. It also follows that people who follow different religions cannot
belong to the same social community. If the followers of different, religion have some commonalities
these are superficial and immaterial. Their interests are bound to be different and involve a conflict. In
its extreme form communalism leads to the belief that people belonging to different religions cannot live
as equal citizens within one nation.
Either, one of them has to dominate the rest or they have to form different Nations.
This belief is fundamentally flawed. People of one religion do not have the same interests and aspirations
in every context. Everyone has several other roles, positions and identities. There are many voices inside
every community. All these voices have a right to be heard. Therefore, any attempt to bring all followers
of one religion together in context other than religion is bound to suppress many voices within that
community.
Question :
(i) State the circumstances due to which communalism happen in our society
(ii) What are the consequences faced when the followers of different religion have some communalities?
(iii) When does a communal politics is able to suppress many voices within same community?
SECTION-F
Map Skill Based Question (Q 37a and 37b) 2+3=5
37. (a) Two places A and B are marked on the given outline map of India. Identify them and write their
correct names on the lines drawn near them.
A. The place associated with the Jallianwala Bagh incident.
B. The place where the December 1920 session of the Indian National Congress took place.
(b) On the outline map of India, mark and locate the following with suitable symbols.
C. An airport
D. A software technology park
E. A dam
F. A seaport in Goa
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