Way 2 Freshers

CBSE SOCIAL SCIENCE (CLASS-X) MODEL TEST PAPER – 2010

Time Allowed: 3 hours Max. Marks: 80

General Instructions:

(i) There are 29 question in all, all question are compuls

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(ii) Marks fOR each question are indicated against the question.
(iii) Question from serial no.1 to 10 are One marks question answer of these question may be from one wORd to one sentence.
(iv) Question from serial no. 11 to 18 are Three marks question answer of these question should not exceed 80 wORds each.
(v) Question from serial no. 19 to 28 are Four marks question answer of these question should not exceed 100 wORds each.
(vi) Question no. 29 is Map question attach the Map inside your answer book.
Q.1. Name any two Physical FactOR fOR the location of industries. (1)
Q.2. Why did Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru proclain “the river doms as the Temples of Modern India ” explain the main reason? (1)
Q.3. What do you mean by Sexual division of labours. (1)
Q.4. What is RTI? How does it help the citizens? (1)
Q.5. Which was the first Indian newspaper by whom what it bought. (1)
Q.6. Who were Gomasthas? (1)
Q.7. How does Terrace cultivation restrict soil erosion in mountainous region? (1)
Q.8. Name any two well-know social refORmers who wORked fOR costless society. (1)
Q.9. Name two main “Satyagrah” movementORganized by Mahatma Gandhi successfully in favour of peasant in 1916 and 1917? (1)
Q.10. How do rocks play on impORtant in the fORmation of soil write any two point? (1)
Q.11. Read the following extract and answer the following question:- (3)
The Independence Day pledge 26 Jan 1930; we Believe that it is inalienable right to the Indian people as of any other people to have freedom and to enjoy the fruits to their toil and have the necessities of life so that they may have full oppORtunities of growth. We believe also that if any government deprives a people of these right and oppresses them the people have a further right to alter itOR to abolish it the British government in India has not only deprived the Indian people of their freedom but has based itself on the exploitation of the masses and has ruined India economically, politically and spiritually, we believe, therefORe that India must severe the British connection and attain Purna SwarajOR complete Independence.
(a.) In what two ways was the British rule in India oppressive.
(b.) Explain the immediate effect of LahOR session of the congress on the Indian national movement
Q.12. What were the reasons fOR launching of non-cooperation move ment what was Gandhi Ji’s idea behind lunching it? (3)

GROUP A

Q.13. Explain how Europeans overcome the problem of shORtage of labour willing to wORk fOR wages in Africa. (3)
Q.14.Explain the circumstance in the 17th and 18th centuries which made the merchants of Europe shift their interest from towns to countryside (3)

GROUP B

Q.13. Explain any three fORms of entertainment that come up in 19th century England to provide leisure activities fOR people. (3)
Q.14. Analyse the reason fOR rural unrest in India as a result of the great depression. (3)

GROUP C

Q.13. Explain any three effects of underground railway system in London. (3)
Q.14. Analyse any three reasons fOR putting labels on cloth bundles by Manchester industrialists in colonial India. (3)
Q.15. How is soil fORmed analyse any three factOR which help in the fORmations of soil. (3)
Q.16. What do you mean by Rain water harvesting state its two objectives? (3)
Q.17.In what respect is the criterion used by the UNDE fOR measuring development different from the one used by the WORld Bank. (3)
Q.18. What do you mean by consumer exploitation what are the various ways in which consumer are exploited. (3)
Q.19. What step did the French revolutionaries take to create a sense of collective identity among the French people. (4)
Q.20.Suggest the initiation taken by the government to ensure the increase in agriculture production. (4)
Q.21. What is the necessity of conserving our Mineral Wealth what step should we take to conserve our Mineral Wealth. (4)
Q.22. Why the railways are called the system of national transpORtation write some drawback from which the railway suffer. (4)
Q.23. Discuss the factOR why women still leg behind men in India. (4)
Q.24. “Political Party Play a majOR role in Democracy” give four point to justify this statement. (4)
Q.25. What is meant by the terms “Challenges to Democracy” examine three challenges of Democracy. (4)
Q.26. Give the meaning of Tertiary SectOR. State any three factORs that have contributed to the Growth of this sectOR. (4)
Q.27. What is the basic idea behind the SHGs fOR poOR explain in your own wORds? (4)
Q.28. The impact of globalization has not been unifORm explain this statement in your own wORd. (4)
Q.29. Six feature with serial number 1 to 6 are marked in the given outline Political Map of India. Identify these features with the help of the following infORmation and write there cORrect name on the line marked in the map. (6)
(i) A place where congress session was held in December 1920.
(ii) A city associated with Jallianwala Bagh incident.
(iii) A type of soil.
(iv) A majOR tea producing state.
(v) An iron are mine.
(vi) A thermal power plant.
India Map
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Locate and label the following on the given outline Political Map of India.
(i) Dandi
(ii) Champaron
(iii) Kanpur
(iv) Mirakund Dam
(v) Eastern Terminal City of NH-2
(vi) NORthern most International AirpORt.
India Map

TIPS

1. After a th

ORought study and revision salve as many question paper as possible.
2. FOR proper answering marking scheme and analysis refer to test paper.
3. Strictly maintain the length of answer and do not give mORe infORmation then what is required.
4. Do check and re-check the answer paper in lost ten minute
5. Writing exact definition always fetches full marks.so make an extra effORt to do so.