CBSE Sample Papers for Class 10 Social Science Paper 5

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CBSE Sample Papers for Class 10 Social Science Paper 5

Board	CBSE
Class	X
Subject	Social Science
Sample Paper Set	Paper 5
Category	CBSE Sample Papers

Students who are going to appear for CBSE Class 10 Examinations are advised to practice the CBSE sample papers given here which is designed as per the latest Syllabus and marking scheme as prescribed by the CBSE is given here. Paper 5 of Solved CBSE Sample Paper for Class 10 Social Science is given below with free PDF download solutions.

Time Allowed: 3 hours
Max. Marks: 80

General Instructions:

• This question paper consists of 28 questions in all. All questions are compulsory.
• Questions from Serial No. 1 to 7 are very short answer type questions. Each question carries 1 mark.
• Questions from Serial No. 8 to 18 are of 3 marks questions. Answer to these questions should not exceed 80 words each.
• Questions from Serial No. 19 to 25 are of 5 marks questions. Answer should not exceed 100 words each.
• Questions No. 26 and 27 are map questions carrying 1+1= 2 marks from History. After completion, attach the maps inside your answer books.
• Questions No. 28 is a map question of 3 marks from geography.

Question 1.
Why did French artist, Frederic Sorrieu prepare a series of print based on democratic and socialist republics in 1848?
                                                                      OR
Give an example of a Hollywood films, which was critical about US army’s role in Vietnam.

Question 2.
Name the famous book written by Mahatma Gandhi.
                                 OR
Name the famous novel of Jane Austen.

Question 3.
What does the term ‘Majoritarianism’ signify?

Question 4.
What are the official languages of states of India?

Question 5.
What does ‘Homogeneous society’ mean?

Question 6.
Why has Kerala low infant mortality rate?

Question 7.
Why is tertiary sector also called the service sector?

Question 8.
Which factors helped in the development of global agricultural economy?
                                                 OR
Why did cotton and textile become the chief industries in England?

Question 9.
How were social and religious reforms carried out with the help of printing in India?
                                           OR
How did novel writing skills develop in India?

Question 10.
Explain the river-water dispute between various states of India.

Question 11.
State what climatic conditions are required for growing cotton.

Question 12.
What are the chief characteristics of bauxite?

Question 13.
How is Zila Parishad formed?

Question 14.
What factors matter in politics other than caste?

Question 15.
What is meant by dynastic succession in politics? ‘

Question 16.
Why is the public sector required to provide certain things at a reasonable cost?

Question 17.
What are demand deposits?

Question 18.
How are MNC’s spreading their production across the globe?

Question 19.
What conditions of Balkan areas led to World War-I?
                                               OR
“The story of Ho Chi Minh Trail is one way of understanding the nature of !
war that the Vietnamese fought against US”. Is it true? Comment.
                                                OR
“Rats were most common in the modern newly built areas of Hanoi.” How was the rat hunt started in Hanoi?

Question 20.
What were the causes for launching Khilafat Movement in India?
                                                    OR
How did the Industrial working classes participate in Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM).

Question 21.
Why is aluminium smelting industry close to power sector?
Describe other important factors for location of aluminium smelting.
Why is this industry gaining importance? Give reasons.

Question 22.
What role is played by the Eastern Coastal Ports of India in trade?
                                                                   OR
“The density and the quality of roads are better in the northern pains than other parts of India” Elaborate.

Question 23.
“Power is shared between different social groups.” Comment on this statement with the help of an example.

Question 24.
Is economic growth in democracies accompanied by increased inequalities among the people?
                                                           OR
Describe the impact of globalisation on Indian economy with examples.

Question 25.
What problems do we face in taking the consumer movement forward? ’
                                                           OR
Describe some of your duties as consumers, if you visit a shopping complex in your locality.

Question 26.
On the outline map of India, locate and mark the place where Congress Session of 1927 held.

Question 27.
On the outline map of India, mark the place where Mahatma Gandhi prepared Salt to start CDM (Civil Disobedience Movement).

Question 28.
On the given political map of India, identify the following:
(a) A Mica Producing Mine.
(b) A Software Technology Park.
(c) Northern most station of Golden Quadrilateral.
(d) Major Sugarcane producing state

Answers

Answer 1.
Offering homage to the statue of liberty.
                                                           OR
Francis Ford Cuppola’s ‘Apocalypse New’ (1979) reflected the moral confusion that was caused in the US.

Answer 2.
Famous book written by Mahatma Gandhi is ‘Hind Swaraj’.
                                                            OR
‘Pride and Prejudice’.

Answer 3.
The term majoritarianism signifies a belief that the majority community should rule a country.

Answer 4.
States have their own official language. Much of the Govt, work takes place in official language of the concerned state.

Answer 5.
Homogeneous society means a society that has similar kinds of people, especially where there are no significant ethnic differences.

Answer 6.
Kerala has low infant mortality rate because it has adequate provisions of basic health and educational facilities.

Answer 7.
Since these activities generate services rather than goods, the tertiary sector is also called the service sector.

Answer 8.

1. By 1890 a global agricultural economy had taken shape accompanied by complex changes in labour movement patterns, capital flows, ecology and technology.
2. Fund no longer came from a nearby village or turn, but from thousands of miles away.
3. It was not grown by a peasant tilling his own land, but by an agricultural worker, perhaps recently arrived, who was now working on a large farm that only a generation ago had most likely been a forest.

OR

Cotton and textile became chief Industries due to following factors—

1. England had a climate favourable for the cotton textile industries.
2. Cotton textile industries were the first one to be designed.
3. Ores and Coal required for machines and factories were available in plenty.
4. Cotton was easily available to England from her colonies.

Answer 9.

1. From the early 19th century, there were intense debates around religious issues.
2. Some criticised existing practices and campaigned for reform, while others countered the arguments of reformers.
3. To reach a wider audience, the ideas were printed in the spoken language of the ordinary people.
   Example: Raja Ram Mohan Roy published the ‘Sambad Kaumudi’ and the Hindu orthodoxy commissioned the ‘Samachar Chandrika’ to oppose his opinions.

OR

1. The modern novel form developed in the 19th century, as Indians became familiar with the Western Novel.
2. The development of the Vernaculars, print and reading public helped in this process.
3. Some of the earliest Indian novels were written in Bengali and Marathi. They used the simple style of story telling.

Answer 10.

1. Krishna-Godavari dispute is due to the objections raised by the govts, of Andhara Pradesh and Karnataka.
2. It is regarding the diversion of more water at Koyna by the Maharashtra Govt, for a multipurpose project.
3. This would reduce downstream flow in their states with adverse consequence for agriculture and industry.
4. Similar disputes arise as Kaveri issue between the states of Karnataka and Tamilnadu and Yamuna water dispute between Haryana and Delhi govts, regarding the use of water.

Answer 11.

1. Cotton grows well in drier parts of the black cotton soil of the Deccan Plateau.
2. It requires high temperature, light rainfall or irrigation.
3. It also requires 210 frost free days and bright sunshine for its growth.
4. It’s a Kharif crop which requires 6 to 8 months to mature.

Answer 12.
Chief Characteristics of Bauxite are—

1. Though several ores contain aluminium, it is from bauxite that a day like substance alumina and later aluminium is obtained.
2. Bauxite deposits are formed by the decomposition of a wide variety of rocks rich in aluminium silicates.
3. Aluminium is an important metal because it combines the strength of metals such as iron with extreme lightness and also with good conductivity and great malleability.

Answer 13.

1. All Panchayat Samitis or mandals in a district together constitute the Zila Parishad.
2. Most members of Zila Parishad are elected.
3. Members of Lok Sabha MLA’s of the district ‘and some of the officials of other district level bodies are also its members.
4. Zila Parishad Chairperson is the political head of the Zila Parishad.

Answer 14.
Following factors matter in politics other than caste—

1. The voters have strong attachment to political parties which is often stronger than their attachment to their caste and community.
2. People with the same caste or community have different interests depending on their economic conditions.
3. Rich and poor or men and women from the same caste often vote very differently.
4. People’s assessment of the performance of the govt, and the popularity rating of the leaders matter and are often decisive in elections.

Answer 15.

1. A rule in which the family’s generation rules forever and there can be no change.
2. This is against the democracy.
3. This is one of the major problems that political parties have to confront with and is a hindrance for ordinary citizens, who aspire to join politics.
4. In many parties, top positions are always controlled by members of one family.
5. Those who happen to be the leaders are in a position of favouring people close to them or even their family member.

Answer 16.

1. The purpose of public sector is not just to earn profits but to think about the social benefits too.
2. There are several things needed by the society as a whole but which the private sector will not be able to provide at a reasonable cost.
3. Some of these require large sums of money to be spent which is beyond the capacity of the private sector.

Answer 17.

1. Workers who receive their salary at the end of the month have extra cash at the beginning of the month.
2. This extra cash is deposited with the bank by opening a bank account in their name.
3. Banks accept the deposits and also pay an interest rate on the deposits.
4. In this way, people’s money is safe with the banks and it earns an interest as well.
5. People also have the provision to withdraw the money as and when they require.
6. Since the deposits in the bank accounts can be withdrawn on demand, these deposits are called demand deposits.

Answer 18.
There are variety of ways in which the MNCs are spreading their production
across the globe such as— ‘

1. Setting up partnerships with the local companies.
2. Using the local companies for supplies.
3. Closely competing with local companies or buying them.
4. As a result, Production in these widely dispersed locations is getting interlinked.

Answer 19.

1. As the different Slavic nationalities struggled to define their identity and independence, the Balkan area became an area of intense conflict.
2. The Balkan states were fiercely jealous of each other and each hoped to gain more territory at the expense of others.
3. During this period, there was intense rivalry among the European powers over trade and colonies as well as army and naval might.
4. These rivalries were very evident in the way Balkan problems unfolded.
5. Each power—Russia, Germany, England, Austria-Efungary was keen on countering the hold of other powers over the Balkans and extending its own control over the area. This led to a series of wars in the region and finally the first World War.

OR

1. Ho Chi Minh Trail symbolises how the Vietnamese used their limited resources to great advantage.
2. About 20,000 North Vietnamese troops came to South Vietnam each month on this Trail.
3. The Trail had support bases and hospitals along the way.
4. In some parts, the supplies were transported in trucks, but mostly they were carried by porters, who were mainly women.
5. These porters carried about 25 kilos on their backs or about 70 kilos on their bicycles.
6. Most of the Trail was outside Vietnam in neighbouring Laos and Cambodia with branch leaves extending into South Vietnam.
7. The US regularly bombed this Trail trying to disrupt supplies, but efforts to destroy this important supply live by intensive bombing failed because they .were rebuilt very quickly.

OR

1. To get rid of rats, a ‘Rat Hunt’ was started in 1902.
2. The French hired Vietnamese workers and paid them for each rat they caught.
3. Rats began to be caught in thousands but still there seemed to be no end.
4. Those who did the dirty work of entering sewers found that if they came together, they could get more money.
5. The bounty was paid when a tail was given as a proof that a rat had been killed.
6. So the rat catchers took to just clipping the tails and releasing the rats, so that the process could be repeated over and over again.
7. Ultimately, the French were forced to stop the bounty programme.
8. Besides this arrangement, the plague swept through the area.

Answer 20.
Causes responsible for launching Khilafat Movement in India are—

1. The first world war ended with the defeat of Ottoman Turkey.
2. 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
3. To defeat the Khalifa’s temporal powers, a Khilafat Committee was formed in Bombay in March 1919.
4. A young generation of Muslim leaders like the Ali brothers, Mohammad Ali and Shaukat Ali, began discussing with Mahatma Gandhi about the possibility of a united mass action on the issue.
5. Gandhiji saw this as an opportunity to bring muslims under the Umbrella of a unified Movement called ‘Khilafat and Non-Cooperation Movement’.

OR

1. The Industrial working classes did not participate in the CDM in large numbers as the industrialists came closer to the congress, workers, stayed aloof.
2. But, inspite of that, some workers did not participate in the CDM selectively adopting some of the ideas of Gandhian programme, like boycott of foreign goods, as a part of their own movement against low wages and poor working conditions.
3. There were strikes by railway workers and dock workers in 1930 and 1932 respectively.
4. In 1930, thousands of people wore Gandhi caps and participated in product rallies and boycott.

Answer 21.

1. Aluminium smelting industry is close to the power sector as regular supply of electricity is the prerequisite for the Industry.
2. 18,600 Kwh of electricity is needed per ton ofbauxite ore for manufacturing aluminium.

Aluminium Industry is gaining power due to following reasons—

1. It is light, resistant to corrosion, a good conductor of heat, malleable and becomes strong when it is mixed with other metals.
2. It is used for manufacturing aircraft’s utensils and wires.
3. It has gained popularity as a substitute of Steel, Copper, Zinc and Lead in a number of Industries.

Answer 22.
Eastern Coastal Ports of India’s role in trade—

1. Chennai: It is one of the oldest artificial ports of the country. It is ranked next to Mumbai in terms of volume of trade and cargo.
2. Vishakhapatnam: It is the deepest land locked and well protected port. This port was originally conceived as an outlet for iron-ore exports.
3. Paradip Port: It is located in Odisha and specialises in the export of iron ore.
4. Kolkata: It is the only inland riverine port. This port serves a very large and rich hinterland of Ganga-Brahmaputra basin. Being a tidal port, it requires constant drudging of Hoogli.
5. Haldia Port: It was developed as a subsidiary port, in order to relieve growing pressure on the Kolkata Port.

OR

The density and the quality of roads are better in the northern plains than
other parts of India because

1. Land is levelled over these, so construction of roads is easier.
2. It is most densely populated region of India, where development of roads is compulsory as means of transportation is needed for all the goods produced by industries and food produced in the farms.
3. The extreme north, north-east, Deccan parts of India are either rugged or sandy having uneven terrain, road building over these is not easy.
4. Construction of roads in the uneven terrain is not only difficult but it is costly also.
5. Since these regions have less population and not much agriculturally developed, the network of roadways is less over there.

Answer 23.

1. Power may be shared among different social groups as the religious and linguistic groups.
2. In some countries, there are constitutional and legal arrangements whereby socially weaker sections and women are represented in the legislatures and administration.
3. There is a system of ‘reserved constituencies’ in our country.
4. This type of arrangement is meant to give space in the government and administration to diverse social groups, who otherwise would feel alienated from the government.
5. This method is used to give minority communities a fair share in power. ‘Community Government’ in Belgium is a good example of this arrangement.

Answer 24.

1. Democracies are based on political equality.
2. All individuals have equal right in electing representatives.
3. Parallel to the process of bringing individuals into the political arena on an equal footing, we find growing economic inequalities.
4. A small number of ultra rich enjoy a highly disproportionate share of wealth and incomes. Not only that, their share in the total income of the country has been increasing.
5. Those at the bottom of the society have very little to depend upon. Their incomes have been declining. Sometimes they find it difficult to meet their basic needs of life such as food, clothing, housing, education and health.

OR

Impact of Globalisation on Indian Economy:

1. Higher standard of living in urban areas.
2. The impact has not been uniform among producers and investors.
3.  There is greater choice before the consumers who now enjoyed quality and lower prices for several products.
4. MNC’s have increased their investment in India leading to more Job opportunities.
5. Globalisation has enabled some large Indian companies to emerge as MNC’s themselves like Tata Motors, Infosys, Ranbaxy, Asian Paints, etc.
6. Globalisation has also created new opportunities for companies providing services particularly those involving IT (Information Technology).
   For example, The Indian company producing a magazine for the London based company and call centres.
7. Local companies supply raw materials to foreign industries and have prospered.

Answer 25.
Problems faced while taking Consumer Movement forward are—

1. The consumer redressal process is becoming cumbersome, expensive and time consuming.
2. Many times consumers are required to engage a lawyer.
3. These cases require time for filing and attending the court proceedings etc.
4. In most purchases, cash memos are not issued, hence, evidence is not easy to gather.
5. Moreover most purchases in the market are small retail sales.
6. The existing laws also are not very clear on the issue of compensation to consumers injured by defective goods.
7. After 25 years of enactment of COPRA, consumer awareness in India is spreading but slowly.
8. Besides this, the enforcement of laws that protects workers, especially in the unorganised sector is weak.
9. Rules and regulations for the functioning of markets are often not followed.

OR

If we visit a shopping complex in one locality, we need to remember the
following duties—

1. Ensuring that the product has not crossed the expiry date. Even on bread the expiry date is given, never forget to check that.
2. We should not pay more than MRP as taxes are also included in that.
3. As a good consumer, we should always ask for a cash memo/receipt for the goods we purchase.
4. Goods should be weighed properly, there should not be any cheating in weighing.
5. In case goods are food defective, are should try to exchange the goods back from the shopkeeper. In case, the trader refuses or does not refund the amount paid, the consumer’s duty is to lodge a complaint at District consumer forum.

Answer 26.

Answer 27.

Answer 28.

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