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SOCIAL SCIENCE

Maximum Marks: 80
Timeallowed: 3 hours
General Instructions:

() Question paper comprises Six Sections-A, B, C, D, E and F. There are 37

questions in the question paper. All questions are compulsory
ci) Section A - From question 1 to 20 are MCQs of 1 mark each.

(ii) 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 questions 25 to 29. They are Short Answer Type Questions,
carrying 3 marks each. Answer to each question should not exceed 60 words.

() 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.

(wi) Section E - Question no. 34 to 36 are case based questions with three sub
questions and are of 4 marks each.

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 (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).
(vii) 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.
x) In addition to this, separate instructions are given with each section and

question, wherever necessary.

Section - A

MCQ (1x20=20)

1. When France sneezes," Metternich once remarked, "the rest of Europe

catches cold." Identify the correct statement from the
following options
(a) France's bourbon dynasty was the most influential line of kings
in Europe.

(b) French trade guilds wielded enormous powers over European trade.
(c) France had begun annexing neighbouring nations after 1815.

(d) France's nationalist movement inspired other nations 1

2. Under the presidency of Jawahar Lal

Nehru, the Lahore Congress
session of 1929 formalised the demand of

(a) Abolition of Salt

(b) Purna Swaraj

(c) Boycott of Simon commission

(d) Separate electorate 1

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 Lok nt the picture given below. Identify the two lnders with
Mahatma Gandhi.

(a) Maulana Azad and Bal Gangadhar Tilak

(b) Pandit Nehru and Jinnah

(c) Shaukat Ali and Gopal Krishan Gokhale

(d) Jawahar Lal Nehru and Maulana Azad 1

4. Arrange the following in chronological order:

(i) Martin Luther's Ninety Five Theses'

(i) First book printed by Johann Gutenberg Bible

(ii) Vernacular Press Act.

(iv) Old Japanese Book Diamond Sutra'

Options:
(a) (ii); i); (i); and (iv) (b) (i); (ii); (iii); and (iv)

(c) (iv); (ii); (i); and (ii) (d) (iv); (ii); (ii); and (i) 1

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 5. Identify the crop with the help of the following informat

It is also known as golden fibre

I t is found in Bihar, Assam, West Bengal etc.

It needs high temperature

Grown in the flood plains where soils are renewed every year.

Options:
(a) Wheat b) Maize
(c) Jute (d) Sugarcane

6. Forest and wastelands belonging to both private individuals and

government are known as:

(a) Reserved Forests (b) Protected Forests
(c) Unclassed Forest (d) Sacred Forest 1

7. Match the following:

Column I Column II
(a) Potash i) Non-ferrous minerals
(b) Tin (ii) energy resources
(c) Manganese |(ii) non-metallic mineral
(d) Coal (iv) metallic mineral

Options:
(a) (a)-i); (b)-i); (c-(iv); (d)-(ii)

(b) (a)-iil; (b)-li); (c)-(iv); (d)-(ii)

(c) (a)-(iv); (b)-i); (c)>ii); (d)-fi)

(d) (a)-(i); (b)-iv); c)-(i); (d)-(ii)

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8. Which of the following statement is an example of horizontal
distribution of power?
(a) Power sharing between different states.
(b) Power sharing between different organs of government.
(c) Power sharing between different levels of the government.
(d) Power sharing between different social groups 1

9. On which of the
one
following subjects can both the Union as well
as the state Governments make law?

(a) Communication (b) Defence

(c) Trade Unions (d) Agriculture 1

10. Which of the following Acts provides that equal wages should be paid
for equal work to both men and women?
(a) Same Wages Act. (b) The Equal Remuneration Act
(c) Wages Equality Act (d) Equality Wages Act 1

11. Match the following and select the correct answer.

List I List II
A. Congress Party (i) National Democratic Alliance
B. Bharatiya Janata Party (ii) State Party
C. Communist Party of India (ii) United Progressive Alliance

D. Telugu Desam Party Civ) Left Front

Options:
(a) (A)-ii); (B)-i); (C)-iv); (D)-(ii)
(b) (A)-i); (B)-(ii); (C)-iv); (D)-(i)
(c) (A)-iv); (B)-i); (C)-(il); D)-i)
(d) (A)-ii); (B)-i); (C)-iv); (D)-ii) 1

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12. There are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R).

Mark your answer as per the codes provided below:

Assertion (A): Democracies are based on political equality.

Reason (R): All individuals have equal rights in electing representatives.

(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. 1

13.
18. Which one of the following is the majority group in Sri Lanka?

(a) Tamils (b) Christians

(c) Sinhalese (d) Muslims 1

14. Read the given data and find out which Country has most equitable
distribution of income?

Monthly income of citizens in four countries in 20115

Countries Citizens
Citizens Citizens Citizens Citizens Average
I II IV

Country A 5500 6000 2000 1000 2000 3300

Country B 700 6000 600 500 600 1680

Country C 10500 11000 12500 9500 7000 10100

Country D 900 4900 600 4000 670 2214

(a) Country A (b) Country B

(c) Country C (d) Country D 1

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15. Study the table and answer the question given below:
State Infant Literacy rate | Net attendance
mortality ratio at
rate
secondary stage
(2016) (2011) (2013-14)
Haryana 33 82 61

Kerala 10 94 83

Bihar 38 62 43

Which state has the lowest net attendance ratio at

secondary stage?
(a) Haryana (b) Kerala

(c) Bihar d) Insufficient data 1

16. Find the odd one out from the following options:
(a) Textile (b) Wheat flour

(c) Cotton (d) Tomtao sauce

17. The following table shows the estimated number of workers in India

in the organized sector.

Sector Organised Unorganized Total

primary 2 240 242

54 63
secondary
17 76 93
tertiary
total 28 370 398

Total in percentage| 100%

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 What % of tertiary sector workers in India are employed in unorganised

sector according to the table?

(a) 81.7 % (b) 61.7 %

(c) 91.5 % d) 20.7 % 1

18. Read the information given below and select the correct option.

Krishna is working in a neighbouring shop on very less wage. He

does not get any holidays or paid leaves, rather his employer deducts

his salary whenever he is absent from the work. Find out in which

of the following sectors he is working?

(a) service sector (b) Secondary sector

(c) unorganised sector (d) organised sector 1

19. Started at the initiatives of the WTO establishes rules

regarding international trade and sees that these rules are obeyed.

(a) Middle income countries (b) Poor countries

(c) Developing countries (d) Developed countries 1

20. Which of the following statement/s is/are correct?

) In India about 60% of the population belongs to the age group

of 5-29 years.

ii) Out of this age group about 51% are attending educational institutions.

Cii) As per estimates of erstwhile planning commission nearly 20

Lakhs jobs can be created in education sector.

(iv) Tourism sector along can create additional employment of more

than 35 Lakh people.

Options:
(a) (i) and (ii) (b) (ii) and (ii)
(c) (i), (ii) and (ii) (d) i), (i), (ii) and (iv) 1

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 Section - B

Very Short Answers Questions (2x4=8)

21. What was the Act of Union, 1707?

22. State any two differences between the local government before and

after the Constitutional amendment in 1992 2

23. Why do you think that solar energy has a bright future in India?

Or

Why do we need to conserve mineral resources?

24. Workers are exploited in the unorganized sector. Do you agree with

this view? Give any two reasons in support of your answer. 2

Section - C

Short Answers Based Questions (3x5=15)

25. Culture had played an important role in the development of nationalism

in Europe during the 18th and 19th centuries. Support the statement

with examples. 3

Or

Women played a very important role in the Civil Disobedience

Movement' Explain.

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 Efficient means of transport are pre-requisites for the fast development.'
26.
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your views in favour of this
statement.
Express

27. How has liberalisation of trade and investment policies helped the

globalisation process? 3

28, Why is democratic government known as legitimate government?

Explain. 3

29. Explain the objectives of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment

Guarantee Act, 2005. 3

Section - D

Long Answers Based Questions (5x4=20)

30. Highlight the role of Giuseppe Mazzini in spreading revolutionary

ideas in Europe. 5

Or

"Equality before law did not stand for universal suffrage in France

after the revolution." Explain with suitable examples.

31. Why has the Chhotanagpur Plateau Region the maximum concentration
of iron and steel industries? Analyse the reasons. 5

Or

"Although, we have made significant increase in the production of good

quality of long staple cotton, the need to import is still felt." Why?

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32. Dynastic succession is one of the most serious challenges before the

political parties." Analyse the statement. 5

Or

Describe the three components of a political party.

33. Cheap and affordable credit is crucial for the country's development.

Discuss. 5

Or

What are Self-Help Groups? Describe in brief their funetioning including

their aim and importance.

Section - E

Case Based Questions (4x3=12)

34. Read the source given below and answer the question that

follows:

The Congress Working Committee, in its meeting in Wardha on 14

July 1942, passed the historic Quit India resolution demanding that
the British immediately transfer power to Indians and leave India.
On 8 August 1942 in Mumbai, the All India Congress Committee
endorsed the resolution which called for a non-violent mass struggle
on the widest possible scale throughout the country. It was on this

occasion that Gandhiji delivered the famous Do or Die' speech. The

call for Quit India' almost brought the state machinery to a standstill
in large parts of the country as people voluntarily threw themselves

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 into the movement. People observed hartals, and demonstrations and

processions were accompanied by national songs and slogans. The

movement was truly a mass movement which brought into its ambit

thousands of ordinary people, namely students, workers and peasants

It also saw the active participation of leaders, namely, Jayprakash

Narayan, Aruna Asaf Ali and Ram Manohar Lohia and many women

leaders such as Matangini Hazra in Bengal, Kanaklata Barua in

Assam and Rama Devi in Odisha. The British responded with force,
yet it took more than a year to suppress the movement.

34.1. Where did Gandhiji give his famous 'Do Die'

or Speech? 1

34.2. What the demand of

was Quit India Resolution? 2
34.3. Name the famous leader from odisha who
participated in Quit
India Movement. 1

35. Read the given extract and answer following questions

The main characteristic of this

type of farming is the use of higher
doses of modern inputs, high yielding variety (HYV) seeds,
e.g.,
chemical fertilisers, insecticides and pesticides in order to
obtain higher
productivity. The degree of commercialisation of agriculture varies
from one region to another. For
example, rice is commercial crop in
a

Haryana and Punjab, but in Odisha, it is a subsistence crop. Plantation

is also a type of commercial farming. In this type of farming, a

single crop is grown on a large area. The plantation has an interface

of agriculture and industry. Plantations cover large tracts of land,
using capital intensive inputs, with the help of migrant labourers.

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 All the produce is used as raw material in respective industries.
In India, tea, coffee, rubber, sugarcane, banana, etc., are
important
plantation crops. Tea in Assam and North Bengal, coffee in Karnataka
are some of the important plantation crops grown in these states
Since the production is mainly for market, a well developed network

of transport and communication connecting the plantation areas,

processing industries and markets plays an important role in the

development of plantations.

35.1. What are the modern inputs required in farming? 1

35.2. What do you understand by commercial farming? 2

34.3. Name any two plantation crops. 1

36. Read the given extract and answer following questions.

Power sharing arrangements can also be seen in the way political

parties, pressure groups and movements control or influence those

in power. In a democracy, the citizens must have freedom to choose

among various contenders for power. In contemporary democracies,

this takes the form of competition among different parties. Such

that power does not remain in one hand. In

competition ensures

the long run, power is shared among

different political parties that
social groups. Sometimes this kind
represent different ideologies and
parties form an alliance
of sharing can be direct, when two or more

elected, they form coalition

to contest elections. If their alliance is
a

government and thus share power.

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 In a democracy, we find interest groups such as those of traders,

businessmen, industrialists, farmers and industrial workers. They also

will have a share in governmental power, either through participation

in governmental committees or bringing influence on the decision-

making process.

36.1. What does the competition among the political party ensure 1

36.2. What do you understand by pressure groups? 1

36.3. What is the meaning of Coalition? 2

Section - F

Map Skill Based Questions (2+3=5)

37. (a) Two features (A) and (B) marked

are on the given outline political
map of India. Identify these features with the help of the following

information and write their correct names on the lines marked

near them. 2
A. Lahore Session (1929)

B. Calcutta Session (Sept. 1920)

b) On the same outline map of India locate and label any THREE

of the following with suitable symbols. 3

) A major jowar producing state

ii) Tuticorin - thermal power plant

(ii) Oil field - Digboi

(iv) Srinagar -

Software Technology park

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Map for Q.No 37(a) and (b)

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INDIA
POLITICAL

(A)

.. (B)

Not to Scaie

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