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Sample Paper 13
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) 2X4=8

1. Choose the correct statement about the image given bellow.

(a) This image was painted by artist Lorenz Clasen.

(b) This image was painted by artist Julius Hübner
(c) Germania guarding the Rhine was the title of this painting.
(d) Philip Veit, was the artist who have made this painting.

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2. Match the following items given in column I with those in column II.
Column I Column II
A. Goods-Bought and Sold 1. Spain
B. Countries to the east of Mediterranean 2. Hierarchy of society
C. First European Country to conquer America 3. Money as a medium
D. Basis of Gender division 4. Greece
Select the correct option :
(a) A " 1, B " 2, C " 3, D " 4 (b) A " 4, B " 1, C " 2, D " 3
(c) A " 2, B " 3, C " 4, D " 1 (d) A " 3, B " 4, C " 1, D " 2

3. Arrange the following countries on the basis of “Print technology” started in these countries-
1. Japan
2. China
3. Korea
4. India
Option :
(a) 2, 4, 3, 1 (b) 3, 4, 2, 1
(c) 3, 4, 1, 2 (d) 2, 3, 1, 4

4. Complete the following table with correct information-

Act Wildlife Protection Act
Year 1972
Aim To protect the remaining endangered species and their habitat.

Passed by Indian Parliament

Choose correct option :

(a) A - Wildlife Protection Act, B - 1972 (b) A - Wildlife Security Act, B - 1952
(c) A - Wildlife Save Act, B - 1962 (d) A - Wildlife Security Act, B - 1982

5. Which of the following are perfectly matched :

List I List II
(a) Barley Cool climate with poorer soil
(b) Rice Hot and dry climate with poor soil
(c) Millets Warm and moist climate with high altitude
(d) Tea Hot and moist climate with rich soil

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6. What is the guiding philosophy of the Bharatiya Janta Party ?

(a) Bahujan Samaj (b) Revolutionary democracy
(c) Integral humanism (d) Rast rawad (Nationalism)

7. Consider the following statements with respect to residuary subjects Statement I : It includes subjects of
national importance.
Statement II : These subjects came up after the Constitution came into effect.
Statement III : Only Union Government has the power to legislate on these subjects.
Which of the above statement is correct :
(a) Only I (b) Only II
(c) Both II and III (d) All of these

8. Four students named Ansh, Shikha, Kabir and Joseph were given the task to write any one feature of
alluvial soil on a blackboard.
I. Shikha wrote that alluvial soil is described on the basis of age. The older alluvial soil, further away
from the rivers is known as bangar, whereas the newer soil near the rivers is known as khadar.
II. Joseph wrote that alluvial soil is found in the plateau areas of Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya
Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, as well as in the Godavari and Krishna valleys.
III. Ansh wrote that alluvial soil is also known as transported soil, as it has been transported by the
rivers to its current location.
IV. Kabir wrote that alluvial soil is made up of fine clayey material with a high moisture retention
capacity.
Suppose you are a social science teacher. Which among the following students has answered the question
incorrectly?
(a) Ansh and Shikha (b) Kabir and Joseph
(c) Only Joseph (d) Ansh and Kabir

9. The following picture talks about the reality of Indian Political System intended for:

(a) Political Biasness against women for more representation in Parliament.

(b) Lesser participation of women in Parliament.
(c) Lack of women movements for more participation in Elected bodies.
(d) Reluctant Ness in women for their political right.
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10. Identify the sector with the help of clues given below.
• It covers those enterprises where workers are given regular employment.
• It is generally registered by government.
• In this sector, workers get benefit like provident fund, medical leaves, etc.
(a) Organised sector (b) Unorganised sector
(c) Public sector (d) Private sector

11. Assertion : Water is a renewable resource.

Reason : Freshwater is mainly obtained from surface run off and ground water that is continually being
renewed.
(a) Both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
(b) Both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
(c) Assertion is true but reason is false.
(d) Both assertion and reason are false.

12. Statement I : It is very simple to make the changes in the basic structure of the constitution.
Statement II : Both the houses have power to amend the constitution independently.
(a) Statement I is correct and statement II is incorrect.
(b) Statement I is incorrect and statement II is correct.
(c) Both statement are incorrect
(d) Both statement are correct

13. Which of the following is not a key features of federalism?

(a) Different tiers of government have their own jurisdiction.
(b) Changes in constitution require consent of both levels.
(c) Courts have power to interpret constitution and powers of the different levels.
(d) Sources of revenue for only central level are specified.

14. Which one of the following options describe ‘Collateral’?

(a) Double coincidence of wants
(b) Certain products for barter
(c) Trade in barter
(d) Asset as guarantee for loan

15. Where is groundwater overuse particularly found?

(a) Punjab
(b) Western U.P.
(c) plateau areas of central and south India
(d) All of these

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16. The following table gives the GDP in rupees (crores) by the three sectors
Year Primary Secondary Tertiary
1950 80,000 19,000 39,000
2011 9,65,00 13,70,000 30,10,000
The share of primary sector in above GDP table for 1980?
(a) 57.97 (b) 59.97
(c) 28.26 (d) 13.17

17. Read the source given below and answer the questions that follows:

Which was the largest producing sector in 1973?

(a) Secondary sector (b) Tertiary sector
(c) Agriculture or Primary sector (d) None of these

18. Which one of the following mediums of exchange is convenient ?

(a) Money (b) Commodity
(c) Gold (d) Silver

19. In India, the share of agriculture in GDP has declined at a very fast rate in the recent years. This is due
to .......... .
(a) lack of diversification of rural economy
(b) slow growth in the prices of agriculture commodities
(c) saturation of employment opportunities in the agriculture sector
(d) very slow growth rate of agriculture and a fast rate of growth of other sectors

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20. Read the information given below and select the correct option:
A vessel dumped 500 tonnes of liquid toxic wastes into open-air dumps in a city and in the surrounding
sea. This happened in a city called Abidjan in lvory Coast, a country in Africa. The fumes from the
highly toxic waste caused nausea, skin rashes, fainting, diarrhoea, etc. After a month seven persons were
dead, twenty in hospital and twenty-six thousand treated for symptoms of poisoning.
A multinational company dealing in petroleum and metals had contracted a local company of the lvory
Coast to dispose the toxic waste from its ship.
(a) MNC dealing in petroleum and metals
(b) Local company of the lvory Coast
(c) A vessel dumped 500 tonnes of liquid toxic wastes into open air
(d) None of these

SECTION-B

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

21. Study the map thoroughly and mention any one major dam which is situated in the highlighted Indian
state.

22. What led to the withdrawal of the Non-Cooperation Movement by Mahatma Gandhi?
O
What was the Poona Pact?

23. “Social divisions affect politics.” Examine the statement.

24. Write any two steps taken by the government to ensure that the benefits of globalisation are shared
better?
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SECTION-C

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

25. Describe the role of poor peasantry in the ‘Civil Disobedience Movement.’

26. What is the difference between the Federal and the Unitary form of Government ?

27. Explain any three aspects of comparison of economic development of different nations/states.

28. “Primary sector’ was the most important sector of economic activity at initial stages of development.”
Evaluate the statement.

29. Study the pie chart given above and answer the following question.

The rural households are dependent on which source of credit on a large scale? Also, state the reason
behind your answer.

SECTION-D

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

30. “Pariksha Guru is considered landmark in the history of Hindi novel.” Justify the statement with suitable
arguments.
O
Distinguish between the themes of ‘Pride and Prejudice’ and ‘Jane Eyre’ novels written by Jane Austen
and Charlotte Bronte respectively.

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31. “Nuclear energy is the hope of future.” Discuss this statement by giving five points.
O
Why is conservation of mineral resources essential ? Explain any three methods to conserve them.

32. Describe any five outcomes of democracy.

O
Discuss three merits of dictatorship or Authoritarianism.

33. Why do we need to expand formal sources of credit in India ? Explain.

O
Why do the rural borrowers depend on the informal sector of credit ? What steps can be taken to
encourage them to take loans from the formal sources ? Explain any two.

SECTION-E

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

34. Read the sources given below and answer the questions that follows:
As the news of Jallianwala Bagh spread, crowds took to the streets in many North Indian towns. There
were strikes, clashes with the police and attacks on government buildings. The government responded
with brutal repression, seeking to humiliate and terrorise people. Satyagrahis were forced to rub their
noses on the ground, crawl on the streets and do salaam (salute) to all sahibs; people were flogged and
villages (around Gujranwala in Punjab, now in Pakistan) were bombed.
Seeing violence spread, Mahatma Gandhi called off the movement. While the Rowlatt Satyagraha had
been a widespread movement, it was still limited mostly to cities and towns.
Mahatma Gandhi now felt the need to launch a more broad-based movement in India. But he was certain
that no such movement could be organised without bringing the Hindus and Muslims closer together.
One way of doing this, he felt, was to take up the Khilafat issue.
The First World War had ended with the defeat of Ottoman Turkey. And there were rumours that a harsh
peace treaty was going to be imposed on the Ottoman emperor. The spiritual head of the Islamic world
(the Khalifa). To defend the Khalifa’s temporal powers, a Khilafat Committee was formed in Bombay in
March 1919. A young generation of Muslim leaders like the brothers Muhammad Ali and Shaukat Ali,
began discussing with Mahatma Gandhi about the possibility of a united mass action on the issue.
Gandhiji saw this as an opportunity to bring Muslims under the umbrella of a unified national movement.
At the Calcutta session of the Congress in September 1920, he convinced other leaders of the need to
start a Non-Cooperation Movement in support of Khilafat as well as for Swaraj.
Question :
1. What has been the most appropriate reason for launching a more broad based movement by
Gandhiji?
2. What was the most strong objective for establishing the Khilafat Committee in 1919
3. Why was the Khilafat Movement launched and what was it?
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35. Read the extract and answer the questions that follow:
Read the given extract and answer the following questions.
Irrigation has also changed the cropping pattern of many regions with farmers shifting to water
intensive and commercial crops. This has great ecological consequences like salinisation of the soil. At
the same time, it has transformed the social landscape i.e., increasing the social gap between the richer
landowners and the landless poor. As we can see, the dams did create conflicts between people wanting
different uses and benefits from the same water resources.
In Gujarat, the Sabarmati-basin farmers were agitated and almost caused a riot over the higher priority
given to water supply in urban areas, particularly during droughts. Interstate water disputes are also
becoming common with regard to sharing the costs and benefits of the multi-purpose project.
Do you know that the Krishna-Godavari dispute is due to the objections raised by Karnataka, and
Andhra Pradesh governments? It is regarding the diversion of more water at Koyna by the Maharashtra
government for a multi-purpose project. This would reduce downstream flow in their states with adverse
consequences for agriculture and industry.
Most of the objections to the projects arose due to their failure to achieve the purposes for which they
were built. Ironically, the dams that were constructed to control floods have triggered floods due to
sedimentation in the reservoir.
Moreover,the big dams have mostly been unsuccessful in controlling floods at the time of excessive
rainfall.
You may have seen or read how the release of water from dams during heavy rains aggravated the flood
situation in Maharashtra and Gujarat in 2006. The floods have not only devastated life and property
but also caused extensive soil erosion. Sedimentation also meant that the flood plains were deprived of
silt, a natural fertiliser, further adding on to the problem of land degradation. It was also observed that
the multi-purpose projects induced earthquakes, caused water-borne diseases and pests and pollution
resulting from excessive use of water.
Question :
1. Do you agree that farmers are responsible for the salinisation of soil? If yes, why?
2. Is it true that dams create conflict between people? State any one real life example.
3. Is it true that multi-purpose projects are not able to achieve their major objectives? If yes, how?
36. Read the sources given below and answer the questions that follows:
Sri Lanka emerged as an independent country in 1948. The leaders of the Sinhala community sought to
secure dominance over government by virtue of their majority. As a result, the democratically elected
government adopted a series of MAJORITARIAN measures to establish Sinhala supremacy. In 1956, an
Act was passed to recognise Sinhala as the only official language, thus disregarding Tamil.
The Sri Lankan Tamils launched parties and struggles for the recognition of Tamil as an official language,
for regional autonomy and equality of opportunity in securing education and jobs. But their demand for
more autonomy to provinces populated by the Tamils was repeatedly denied. By 1980’s several political
organisations were formed demanding an independent Tamil Eelam (state) in northern and eastern
parts of Sri Lanka.
The Belgian leaders took a different path. They recognised the existence of regional differences and
cultural diversities. 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. The arrangement
they worked out is different from any other country and is very innovative.
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Questions:
1. Which act recognises the Sinhala as the only official language?
2. Who launched parties and struggles for the recognition of Tamil as an official language?
3. How many time Belgium amended their constitution?

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 and
write their correct Name on the line drawn near them.
(A) A place marked by a where the satyagraha movement of former took place.
(B) The place where Indian congress session was held in 1927.
(b) On the same outline map of India locate and label any three of the following with suitable symbol.
(i) Ramagundan-Thermal power plant
(ii) Tarapur-Atomic power plant
(iii) Indore-Cotton textile Industry center
(iv) Bhilai-Iron and steel plant

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