SST SP 6
SST SP 6
SST SP 6
CLASS –X
SUBJECT- SOCIAL SCIENCE (087)
Time-3 hours Maximum Marks-80
General Instructions:
i) This question paper comprises of six Sections – A, B,C,D,E and F. There are 37
questions in the question paper. All questions are compulsory.
ii) Section A – Question no.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- Question no.25 to 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 - Question no 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, 37.I from
History (2 marks) and 37.II 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 has to be attempted.
ix) In addition to this, separate instructions are given with each section and question
wherever necessary.
A. Kitagawa Utamaro
B. Shunman Kubo
C. Erasmus
D. Kuroda Kiyotaka,
Note: The following question is for Visually Impaired Candidates only in lieu of Q.No.3.
Who among the following was one of the main Protestant reformers?
A. Erasmus
B. Menocchio
C. John Locke
D. Martin Luther
4. Arrange the following in chronological order: 1
I. Johann Gutenberg printed 180 copies of the Bible.
II. The Roman Church began to maintain an index of Prohibited Books.
III. Marco Polo brought the technology of woodblock printing to Italy from China.
IV. Penny chapbooks became popular in England and were sold for a penny.
OPTIONS:
A. III, II, I & IV
B. III ,I ,II & IV
C. IV,III, II & I
D. I, II, III & IV
OPTIONS:
A. a- I, b-II, c- III, d- IV
B. a- II, b-III, c- IV, d – I
C. a- IV, b-II, C –I, d- III
D. a- III, b- IV, c –II, d- I
8. Which statement is incorrect regarding the Belgian model of power sharing? 1
A. There is a community government elected by the Dutch, French & German speaking
people wherever they live.
B. The Central Government has equal number of Dutch and French speaking ministers.
C. The state governments are subordinate to the Central Government.
D. Brussels has a separate government in which both the Dutch and the French have
equal representation.
A. Defence
B. Police
C. Currency
D. Education
10. Which of the following statements is true regarding the opinion of Mahatma
Gandhi? 1
A. Religion can be separated from politics.
B. Religion can never be separated from politics.
C. Government should change the family laws to end the discrimination against women.
D. Government must maintain the family laws.
11. Which of the following is incorrectly matched ? 1
LIST-1 LIST-II
A. Nationalist Congress Party Gandhian secularism
B.Indian National Congress Oldest Party
C. Communist Party of India 1925
D.Bahujan Samaj Party Baba Kalyan Singh
12. There are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason(R).Mark your
answer as per the codes provided below: 1
Assertion (A) : It is necessary to understand that democracy is not simply rule by
minority opinion.
Reason (R): The majority always needs to work with the minority so that governments
function to represent the general view.
A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
B. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
C. A is true but R is false.
D. A is false but R is true.
13. Which of the following communities constituted the majority group in Brussels, the
capital of Belgium? 1
A. Dutch
B. French
C. German
D. Spanish
A. India
B. Sri Lanka
C. Myanmar
D. Pakistan
15. Study the Literacy rate (in %) data below and answer the question.(Census-2011) 1
Literacy in %
State Male Female
Tamil Nadu 86.81 73.86
Punjab 81.48 71.34
Maharashtra 89.82 75.48
Rajasthan 80.51 52.66
Which state has the highest literacy rate(Both male and female %) ?
A.Tamil Nadu
B. Punjab
C. Rajasthan
D. Maharashtra
16. Find the odd one out from the following options. 1
A. Transportation, Communication, Banking, Trading
B. ATM booths, Tourism, Insurance, Health
C. Bee-Keeper, Gardener, Basket weaver, Fisherman
D. Moneylender, Lawyer, Call Centre Employee, Cobbler
17. Fill in the blank : 1
SECTOR MAJOR PROBLEM
Primary Underemployment
Unorganised ?
OPTIONS:
A. Small and scattered units outside the control of the Government.
B. Low paid and regular jobs
C. Number of employees
D. Nature of economic activities
19. Which of the following is set up by the Government of India to attract foreign
companies to invest in India? 1
A. FDI
B. FII
C. SEZ
D. UPI
20. Identify the correct statements about Liberalisation. 1
I. Reduction of tax on imports.
II. Increase in tax on imports.
III. Lifting limit from the number of goods that can be imported.
IV. Strengthening of policies to protect labour.
OPTIONS:
A. II & IV
B. I & III
C. I & IV
D. II & III
SECTION B
VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS (2 x 4 = 8)
21. Analyse two methods used by European employers to recruit and retain
African labourers. 2
22. Mention any two forms that caste can take in politics. 2
23. Suggest any two advantages of using Biogas. 2
OR
Suggest any two ways to conserve mineral resources.
24. State in what way the Public Sector helps in the growth of the Private
Sector in the country. 2
SECTION C
SHORT ANSWER BASED QUESTIONS (3 x 5 =15)
25. Various social groups participated in the Non-Cooperation Movement, each with their
specific aspirations. Analyse the statement. 3
SECTION D
LONG ANSWER BASED QUESTIONS (5 x 4 = 20)
30. Unification of Britain looks a strange case of nationalism. Examine the statement. 5
OR
‘The decade of 1830s had brought great economic hardship in Europe’.Examine
the statement .
31. Examine the role of NTPC in checking pollution. 5
OR
Examine the role played by the manufacturing industries in the economic development
of the country.
32. Mention various functions of political parties in India. 5
OR
List various suggestions to reform the political parties in India.
33. Explain how the SHGs brought the rural poor from the informal source of credit
to formal source of credit. 5
OR
“Poor households are still dependent on informal sources of credit inspite of high rate of
interest”. Explain the statement.
SECTION E
CASE BASED QUESTIONS (4 × 3 = 12)
34. Read the source given below and answer the question that follows: 4
In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, merchants from the towns in Europe began
moving to the countryside, supplying money to peasants and artisans, persuading them
to produce for an international market. With the expansion of world trade and the
acquisition of colonies in different parts of the world, the demand for goods began
growing. But merchants could not expand production within towns. This was because
here urban crafts and trade guilds were powerful. These were associations of producers
that trained craftspeople, maintained control over production, regulated competition and
prices, and restricted the entry of new people into the trade. Rulers granted different
guilds the monopoly right to produce and trade in specific products.
36. Read the source given below and answer the questions that follows: 4
Sri Lanka emerged as an independent country in 1948. The leader 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 government
followed preferential policies that favoured Sinhala applicants for university positions
and government jobs. A new constitution stipulated that the state shall protect and
foster Buddhism. All these government measures, coming one after the other ,
gradually increased the feeling of alienation among the Sri Lankan Tamils. They felt
that none of the major political parties led by the Buddhist Sinhala leaders was sensitive
to their language and culture. They felt that the constitution and government policies
denied them equal political rights, discriminated against them in getting jobs and other
opportunities and ignored their interests. As a result, the relations between the Sinhala
and Tamil communities strained over time.
36.1. What is the reason to adopt Majoritarianism in Sri Lanka? 1
36.2. Which measures of government in Sri Lanka are responsible to increase
alienation among the Sri Lankan Tamils ? 1
36.3. Why did the relation between the Sinhalese and the Tamils become strained over
time? 2