Dr. G. S. Kalyanasundaram Memorial School Senior
Sec.(CBSE)
Chozhan Maligai
Semester - 1
Model Examination –
(2012-2013)
Std: X Social
Science Max.
Marks: 90
Time:
3 hours
General instructions:
1. The question paper
has 31 questions in all. All questions are compulsory.
2. Marks are
indicated against each question.
3. Questions from
serial number 1-10 are Multiple Choice Questions. Each
question carries one mark.
4. Questions from
serial number 11 to 22 are 3 mark questions. Answer of these
questions should not exceed 80 words each
5. Questions from
serial number 23 to 30 are 5 mark questions. Answer of these
questions should not exceed 120 words
each.
6. Question number 31
is a map question of 4 mark from Geography only. After
completion, attach the map inside your
answer book.
1.
Which one of the following statement is wrong related to war time economic
activities? 1
a. The demand for the
production activities will increase
b.The employment
opportunities will increase
c.There will be huge
inflation for all the commodities.
d.After the war the economy starts to
grow at a rapid rate.
(OR)
Who among the following improved the
steam engine produced by New Comen? 1
a Mathew Boulton b James Watt
c Henry Ford d Grahm Bell
(OR)
Which one of the following is correct
about the Annual London Season? 1
a It
was meant for wealthy Britishers only.
b
Organised for the working class.
c
Organised for the exchange of news.
d Organised for political action.
2.
Find out the year from the following, when the indentured labour system was
abolished in India after the several
attempts of the Indian nationalist leaders.
1
a.1947 b.
1950 c.1921 d.1920.
(OR)
Which of the following group of industries were the dynamic industries
of
England during its earliest phase of industrialization?
a Cotton and metals
b Cotton and silk
c Silk and footwears
d Footwears and glass
(OR)
After reclamation how many islands
were joined together to develop the city of
Bombay (Mumbai)?
a Seven b Five c Three d Ten
3. How
much percentage of mangrove forest is wiped out in India?
1
a.20 b.60 c.40 d.80
4.
Which one of the following is not a Kharif crop? 1
a.Paddy b.Mustard c.Maize d.Jute
5. Read the following statement and find out
which type of power sharing that the statement refers from the following? 1
“The Mumbai High court ordered the Maharashtra state
government to immediately take action and improve living conditions for the
2,000 odd children at seven children’s homes in Mumbai.”
a.Vertical distribution of
power sharing
b. Horizontal distribution
of power sharing
c.Power sharing between the
social groups and communities d.Power
sharing between the political parties and pressure groups
6.Which
one of the following statement is not reflects the value of democracy?1
a.
Decentralisation of power increases the quality of democracy. b.In federalism central
government will not dominate the regional
government.
c.Power will be shared in different levels. d.More of decentralization affect the
efficiency of the administration.
7.
Which one of the following word is the right expression of ‘palar pani’? 1
a.Mineral water b.Sea water c.polluted
water d.Rain water
8.
Which one of the following statement is right in relation to the parameters of
development’? 1
a.
The money in your pocket can buy all the goods and services that you
need
to live well
b.
The well being of a person no way related
with society around him.
c.
In a country over all development at all
levels of people matters than the development of few individuals.
d.
Without the community development the
individuals at all levels can achieve the developmental goals in a democratic
country.
9.
Which one of the following is not true in relation with sectors of
economy? 1
a. Primary sectors is the largest job
provider in India.
b.
Secondary sector has increased the value of the primary sector
commodities.
c.
The development in the tertiary sector has created more opportunities in
primary and seconday sectors.
d. The development of secondary sector
affects the tertiary sector.
10.
Which one of the following statement is wrong related to India?
1
a. Nearly half of the
children in India are malnourished.
b. The infant
mortality rate of some of the states of India are higher than
some of the poorest regions of the world.
c. India has not
shown any significant progress in the education and
health since the independence.
d. India ‘s size of
illiterate population is one of the largest in the world.
11.How
print culture influenced the French revolution? 3X1=3
(OR)
Write about the
novels of colonial period
12.Write
about the how Guttenburg’s childhood helped to create a mechanical
printing technology .
(OR)
Explain the contribution of women writers
on the writing of novels in India.
13.Classify
the resources on the basis of exhaustibility.
3x1=3
14.Explain
different types of forest and its distribution 3x1=3
15.What
are the causes for water scarcity in India. 3x1=3
16.Differentiate
Kharif and Rabi crops 3x1=3
17.List
out the key features of federalism. 3x1=3
18.Differentiate
overlapping and cross cutting social differences. 3x1=3
19.What
are the three factors that determine the outcomes of social
devisions in the politics? 3x1=3
20.Why
do we use averages? Are there any limitations to their use?
Explain your answer with the proper
example. 3x1=3
21.What
do you know about NREGA 2005. 3x1=3
22.How
organised sector is differ from the unorganised sector? 3x1=3
23.Write
five valid points on mass production and its impacts over the economy
of the U.S during early 20th
century. 5x1=5
(OR)
Explain the social reasons for the industrialization
of Europe.
(OR)
How political conditions in England
helped the industrialization in England
24.
How cattle plague helped the British authorities to establish the labour
market
in Africa? 5x1=5
(OR)
Write about the industrialization in the
colonies.
(OR)
Explain the industrialization and the
rise of the modern cities in England.
25.
Explain the impact of print on religion in Europe and India 5x1=5
(OR)
Write about the 19th century
Bengali novels
26.What
are the problems raising during the development of resources? Explain
the three steps in the resource planning? 5x1=5
27.Why social conflicts occurred in
Belgium? Do they able to solve the
problem? If yes explain how they solved
the problem? 5x1=5
28. Trace
the women participation in political arena in national and international
levels. 5x1=5
29.
How can you prove that UNDP classification of development is more
effective than the World Bank
classification. 5x1=5
30.
Trace the historical changes took place in the GDP of India since the
Independence. 5x1=5
31.1. Two features
(1-2) are marked on the given political outline map of India.
Identify these features with the help of
following information and write their
correct names on the lines marked in the map.
1. Major
dam in Uttaranchal
2. Tiger
reserve in Rajasthan
31.2. Locate and
label the following on the same political outline map of India.
a. Rice growing region
b.
Largest producer of coffee 2+2=4
Dr.G.S.Kalyanasundaram
Memorial Sr.Sec.School(CBSE)
Chozhan Maaligai
Term – I (2011)
Model Examination
Class X Social
Science Marks:80
Time: 3 hours
Instructions :
1.
The question paper has 36 questions in all. All questions are compulsory.
2.
Marks are indicated against each question.
3.
Questions from serial number 1 to 16 are multiple choice questions (MCQ).
each question carries one mark.
4.
Questions from serial number 17 to 31 are 3 marks questions. Answer of
these
questions should not exceed 80 words each.
5.
Questions from serial number 32 to 35 are 4 marks questions. Answer of
these questions should not exceed 100 words
each.
6.
Question number 36 is a map question of 4 marks from Geography only.
after completion, attach the map inside
your answer book.
1.
Which one of the following method not used by the British employers
in Africa to recruit and retain the labour
? 1
a. Inheritance
laws were changed so that only person can work in their
Own land
b.Heavy taxes were
imposed in order come to the labour market. c.Workers were confined compound and
not allowed to move freely. d. High salary was paid to attract the
people to come to the farm, mine
and industrial works.
(OR)
Who among the
following, improved the steam engine produced by New Comen? 1
a
Mathew Boulton b
James Watt
c
Henry Ford
d Grahm Bell
(OR)
Which one of the
following is correct about the Annual London Season? 1
a It
was meant for wealthy Britishers only.
b
Organised for the working class.
c
Organised for the exchange of news.
d Organised for political action.
2.Which
one of the following is not a cause for the great economic
depression
of 1929? 1
a.Over or surplus
agriculture production followed by attempts to increase
production to gain more profit or retain
old profit by the farmers further
leads to the fall agricultural products
prices.
b. U.S investors
started to withdraw the loans in the fear of falling trade.
c.Due to the surplus
production prices were decreased, income falls and
people of the U.S were unable to repay the
loans what they borrowed
from the banks.
d.Industrial workers
started to protest in demand of eight hours of work
and more salary and safe work environment to
the management.
(OR)
Which of the
following group of industries was the dynamic industries of England during its earliest
phase of industrialization?
a
Cotton and metals
b
Cotton and silk
c
Silk and footwears
d
Footwears and glass 1
(OR)
After reclamation how
many islands were joined together to develop the city of
Bombay (Mumbai)?
a Seven b Five c Three d
Ten
3.
Find out which one of the oldest Japanese book printed in AD 868 in Japan?1
a.Golden Sutra b.Diamond
Sutra
c.Silver Sutra d.The
stories of Buddha
(OR)
Who among the
following is the author of the novel 'Hard Times'? 1
a
Leo Tolstoy b Thomas Hardy
c Charles Dickens d
Samuel Richardson
4.
Which one of the following proclaimed the following statement? 1
“ Tremble, therefore tyrants of the
world! Tremble before the virtual writer.”
a.Louise
– Sebastian Mercier b.Thomas Pine
c.Voltaire d.Menochio
(OR)
Who among the
following is the author of the novel 'Pariksha Guru'?
a
Prem Chand
b
Srinivas Das
c
Devki Nandan Khatri
d Chandu Menon
5.Find
out the desired forest percentage for any country from the following? 1
a.40 b.25 c.33 d.60
6.
From which one of the following tree a chemical compound called
‘taxol’
used to treat some cancers is extracted? 1
a. Teak b.Himalayan Yew
c.Chir pine d.Himalayan Oak
7.
Which one of the following word is the right expression of ‘palar pani’? 1
a.Mineral water b.Sea water c.polluted
water d.Rain water
8.
Which one of the following revolution is also called ‘Operation flood’? 1
a.Blue revolution b.White revolution
c.Grey revolution d.Yellow revolution
9.Which
one of the following issue will be discussed in ‘Community
Government’
of Belgium? 1
a.Educational and language b. Defense
c.Science and Technology d.Sports
10.Which
one of the following group of people are majority in Brussels but
minority in Belgium? 1
a. Dutch b. French c. Spanish d.
German
11.Find
out the right explanation for the term ‘jurisdiction’ from the following? 1
a.The area where judges are residing
b.The area around court
c.The area around police station
d.The area over which any one of government
department has legal
authority to govern
12.
Which one of the following statement is right in relation with castism in
Indian politics? 1
a.Many parliamentary constituencies in our
country have clear majority of
one
single caste.
b.All the caste based political parties are
able to wins the votes of all the
voters
of a caste.
c.No
political party put up the candidate belongs to majority caste in a
particular
constituency.
d.The
ruling party and sitting M.P and M.L.A frequently lose the elections
in
our country even though they were belongs to a majority caste or
having
cast advantage in the elections.
13.Which
one of the following is not needed in the working place for a worker? 1
a.Salary b.Safe
environment
c.Entertainment d.Digniy
14.
Which one of the following is the criteria used by the World Bank to classify
the
nations? 1
a. Percapita income or average income.
b. Percapita income and literacy rate.
c. Percapita income, literacy rate and infant
mortality rate.
d. Percapita
income, literacy rate, infant mortality rate and net attendance
ratio.
15.Which
one of the following is not belongs to service sector occupation? 1
a. Banking b.ATM booths and internet café
c.
Teachers d.Mine labour
16.Which
one of the following is right related to unorganized sector? 1
a.There
will be job security for the workers.
b.There
will be provident fund for the employee.
c.There
will not be job security for the workers.
d.The
workers will be exploited by the employer.
17.State
two reasons for the Great economic depressions of the world 1929.
11/2 +11/2=3
(OR)
Explain any three
problems faced by the cotton weavers in India during mid 19th century. 3x1=3
(OR)
Explain any three
reasons for the expansion of Bombay's (Mumbai's) population in mid 18th
century. 3x1=3
18.Write
about the how Guttenburg’s childhood helped to create a mechanical printing
technology . 3x1=3
(OR)
Explain
the contribution of women writers on the writing of novels in India.3x1=3
19.List
out any three disadvantage of hand printed books. 3x1=3
(OR)
Explain
the contribution of Prem Chand in the field of novel writing. 3x1=3
20.How
printing culture created religious debates in India? 3x1=3
(OR)
Explain
the contribution of Rokeya Hossein in the field of education and literature. 3x1=3
21.Classify
the resources on the basis of exhaustibility and explain with
example. 3x1=3
22.Give
three points on how development policies
affect the forests? 3x1=3
23.List
out any three demerits of multi-purpose projects. 3x1=3
24.How
Belgium problem was resolved
3x1=3
25.Narrate
the story of Mexico Olymbics. 3x1=3
26.Differentiate
overlapping and cross-cutting differences. 3x1=3
27.Write
any three points about the women’s representation in Indian politics.
28.What
is the main criterion used by the World Bank to classify the nations and
explain how it classify the nations? 3x1=3
29.”People
will have conflicting goals”explain the statement with suitable
examples. 3x1=3
30.”Unorganised
sector labours are exploited by the employers for the
expectation of more profit” comment the statement. 3x1=3
31.Find
out any three differences between public
and private sector. 3x1=3
32.How
cattle plague helped the Europeans to establish the labour market in
Africa? 4x1=4
(OR)
Explain giving four
reasons why did the industrialists of Europe prefer hand labour over machines
during the 19th century. 4x1=4
(OR)
Why did well off
Londoners support the need for building houses for the poor in 19th century? Explain
in four points. 4x1=4
33.Describe the
condition required and distribution of any one food crop and
any one plantation crop. 4x1=4
34.What
is decentralization and explain the major step towards decentralization
taken by the Indian government during
1992. 4x1=4
35.Trace
the historical changes took place in the GDP of India since the
Independence. 4x1=4
36. Three features with
serial number 1 to 3 are marked on the given political
outline map of India. Identify these
features with the help of the following
information and write their correct names
on the lines marked in the Map.
3x1=3
(1)
Mineral rich soil
(2)
Tiger Reserve (Assam)
(3)
Highest gravity dam on Sutlej river
(OR)
Locate and label the
following items with appropriate symbols on the same Map.
3x1=3
(a)
Sariska wild life sanctuary
(b)
Salal dam
(c)
The largest producing state of Rubber
Dr. G. S. Kalyanasundaram Memorial School Senior
Sec.(CBSE)
Chozhan Maligai
Semester - 1
Model Examination –
(2013-2014)
Std: X Social
Science Max.
Marks: 90
Time:
3 hours
General instructions:
1. The question paper
has 31 questions in all. All questions are compulsory.
2. Marks are
indicated against each question.
3. Questions from
serial number 1-9 are Multiple Choice Questions. Each
question carries one mark.
4. Questions from
serial number 10 to 20 are 3 mark questions. Answer of these
questions should not exceed 80 words each
5. Questions from
serial number 21 to 29 are 5 mark questions. Answer of these
questions should not exceed 120 words
each.
6. Question number 30
is a map question of 3 mark from Geography only. After
completion, attach the map inside your
answer book.
1.Which
of the following personality proclaimed the following statement
“Tremble,
therefore, tyrants of the world! Tremble before the
virtual writer.”
a. Louise-Sebastien Mercier b.Thomas Pain
c.Menocchio d.Voltaire
2.
Which of the following follower of Gandhi lead the “Bhoodan – Gramdan”
movement in India?
a.Ram Chandra Reddy b.Vinoba Bhave c.Rajaji d.Dr.B.R.Ambetkar
3.Which
of the following is a moral reason for power sharing in a good
democracy?
a.Unity of the country will be protected.
b.Conflicts between the communities can be
checked. c.People
have the right to be consulted on how they are to be governed. d.The
country can stabilize the political order.
4.
Which one of the following significant
change was taken place in Indian
politics after 1990’s?
a.Southern
states accepted the Hindi as an official language.
b.National
parties able to form the government on their own strength in the lok sabha.
c.Rise
of regional parties in loksabha and forming up of coalition government at
centre.
d.Implementation of President rule in India.
5. Which of the following statement is wrong
in relation with representation of
social
divisions in politics?
a.Social division can be
represented in politics.
b.Representation of social
divisions in politics makes the weaker section of
people to get some more strength.
c.There is a possibility of
conflicts and violence when the social divisions
are represented in politics.
d.Representation of social
divisions in politics never allow conflicts and
violence.
6.Which
one of the following statement is right in relation with participation of
women in politics?1
a. Women representation in politics in India
is more than the world average. b.Women
representation in politics in Africa is more than the Indian
average.
c.Women representation in politics in Africa
is less than the Indian average.
d.Women representation in politics in Europe
is much lesser than the
Indian
average.
7.
Which one of the following statement is wrong in relation with goals?
a.There are material goals and non
materialistic goals
b.The non materialistic goals are not
measurable.
c.The non materialistic goals are measurable
d.All goals are not measurable.
8.
Which one of the following best indicator of the development of the country?
a.Percapita income b.Literacy level
c.health status of the people d. All the above
9.
Which one of the following is not true in relation un organized sector?
a.Jobs
in this sector are low paid.
b. There is no provision for over time.
c.There will be paid leave due to sick.
d.The employment is not secure.
10. Give three examples to show that the world changed
with the discovery of
new sea
routes to America.
11. What is meant by the Bretton woods agreement?
Explain.
12. Who was Johann Guttenberg? Explain his role in the
history of printing.
13. What was the role played by print in bringing about
division of Roman Catholic Church?
14.Classify
the resources on the basis of Ownership and explain with an suitable
example.
15.Listout
the causes of water scarcity in rural and urban India.
16.Differentiate
the subsistence farming and commercial farming
17.Differentiate
coming together and holding together federations.
18. How jobs can be created in the field of education?
Give reasons
19. In what respect is the criterion used by UNDF for
measuring development
differs from
the one used by world bank?
20. Define the following terms.
a. Per capital income
b. Infant mortality rate
c. Net attendance ratio
21. How did Rinderpest change the economy of the African
society?
22. Print culture created the conditions within which
French Revolution
occurred –
support the statement.
23.How land has degraded in India? Mention some conservation methods to
solve the
problem of land degradation.
24.What are the causes for the declining of bio-diversity
in India? What are the
measures taken
by the government to preserve the forest and wild life.
25.Explain the different forms of power sharing.
26.Write about the origin of social differences and
explain the factors which
determines the
outcomes of representing social divisions in politics.
27.What is communalism? Describe the forms or
characteristic features of the
communal
government.
28. What is sustainability development? Explain it by
taking the case study of
water
29.
Trace the historical changes took place in the GDP through the performance
of three sectors of India since the
Independence
30.1. Two features
(1-2) are marked on the given political outline map of India.
Identify these features with the help of
following information and write their
correct names on the lines marked in the map.
A. A
Soil type
B. A
dam across the river Krishna
30.2. Locate and
label the following on the same political outline map of India.
c. Mark the state which predominant with
permanent forest
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