Students must start practicing the questions from CBSE Sample Papers for Class 10 Social Science with Solutions Set 3 are designed as per the revised syllabus.
CBSE Sample Papers for Class 10 Social Science Set 3 with Solutions
Section – A
(Multiple Choice Questions)
Question 1.
Which of the following incidents was the reason to stop the Non- Cooperation Movement?
(a) Violent clash of Chauri-Chaura.
(b) Jallianwala Bagh Massacre.
(c) Assault by the British police during the demonstration against the Simon Commission.
(d) Attack by Gudem rebels.
Answer:
(a) Violent clash of Chauri-Chaura.
Question 2.
Which of the following statements is incorrect?
(a) Mahatma Gandhi returned to India from South Africa in 1918.
(b) In 1918, Gandhiji went to Ahmedabad to organise a Satyagraha Movement.
(c) Khilafat Movement was started in 1921.
(d) Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place on 13th April, 1919.
Answer:
(a) Mahatma Gandhi returned to India from South Africa in 1918.
Question 3.
Look at the picture given below. Identify the name of the senior litterateur shown in the image and
choose the correct option.
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Options:
(a) Ram Mohan Roy
(b) Raja Ravi Varma
(c) Lakshminath Bezbaruah
(d) Gangadhar Bhattacharya
Answer:
(c) Lakshminath Bezbaruah
Question 4.
There are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Mark our answer as per the codes given below. (1)
Assertion (A) The growth of revolutionary nationalism in Europe sparked off a struggle for independence against the Greeks which began in 1831.
Reason (R) Greece was suffering under the subjugation of the Ottoman Empire.
Codes
(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
Answer:
(d) A is false, but R is true
Question 5.
Identify the crop with the help of the following information:
It is the second most important cereal crop.
It is rabi crop which requires a cool growing season and a bright sunshine at the time of ripening.
It requires 50 to 75 cm of annual rainfall evenly distributed over the growing season.
It grows best in well-drained loamy soil.
Options:
(a) Wheat
(b) Ragi
(c) Rice
(d) Gram
Answer:
(a) Wheat
Question 6.
Identify the crop with the help of given clues (1)
It is a tropical as well as a sub-tropical crop.
It grows well in hot and humid climates.
A temperature of 21° C to 27° TC and an annual rainfall between 75cm and 1oo cm.
(a) Oil seeds
(b) Sugarcane
(c) Tea
(d) Coffee
Answer:
(b) Sugarcane
Question 7.
Match the following:
| Common Names | Botanical Names |
| A. Mango | I. Bassia latfolia |
| B. Kadamba | II. Mangifera Indica |
| C. Tamarind | III. Anthocaphalus cadamba |
| D. Mahua | IV. Tamarindus indica |
Options:
(a) A-III, B-I, C-IV, D-II
(b) A-II, B-III, C-IV, D-I
(c) A-IV, B-IIi, C-I, D-II
(d) A-I, B-IV, C-II, D-III
Answer:
(b) A-II, B-III, C-IV, D-I
Question 8.
Which among the following statements is true regarding renewable resources? (1)
(a) Renewable resources are replenished by nature over some time.
(b) Renewable resources are available only in the developed nations.
(c) Renewable resources are in abundance.
(d) Renewable resources are fixed and they are bound to get exhausted.
Answer:
(a) Renewable resources are replenished by nature over some time.
Question 9.
…………………………….. community was relatively rich and powerful in Belgium.
(a) Dutch-speaking community
(b) English-speaking community
(c) French-speaking community
(d) German-speaking community
Answer:
(c) French-speaking community
Question 10.
The following image shows new laws that were made in Russia in 2005 giving powers to its President. During the same time, the US President visited Russia. Study the given picture and answer the following question. (1)
Which among the following statements appropriately describes the given picture?
(a) Democracy can help in the division of powers.
(b) Concentration of power under one center undermines the concept of democracy.
(c) Despotic rulers do not leave much scope for power sharing.
(d) Concentration of powers in one hand helps to make quick decisions.
Answer:
(b) Concentration of power under one center undermines the concept of democracy.
Question 11.
Choose the correct pair among the following:
| Country | Administration |
| (a) Russia | Unitary |
| (b) China | Federal |
| (c) Canada | Unitary |
| (d) Argentina | Federal |
Answer:
(d) Argentina – Federal
Question 12.
There are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Mark your answer as per the codes given below. (1)
Assertion (A) Nationalist Congress party was formed in 1999.
Reason (R) It is a major party in Maharashtra and demands for Gandhian secularism, democracy, social justice and federalism.
Codes
(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
Answer:
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
Question 13.
…………………………. among the following gives recognition to the political parties in India.
(a) Election Commission
(b) Reserve Bank of India
(c) Parliament
(d) Supreme Court
Answer:
(a) Election Commission
Question 14.
Miss Manju was teaching her students about the power-sharing structure of India. After her lecture was over, she asked her students that ‘According to the Indian Constitution, the power is shared among which of the following government bodies”. As a student of social science, answer her question. (1)
(a) Power is shared between centre and states in three lists.
(b) Power is shared between center and states in two lists.
(c) Power is not shared at all.
(d) Power is shared between the Central Government and Indian President.
Answer:
(a) Power is shared between centre and states in three lists.
Question 15.
Activities in which natural products are changed into other forms come under which one of the following sectors?
(a) Primary
(b) Secondary
(c) Tertiary
(d) Quaternary
Answer:
(b) Secondary
Question 16.
Read the following data and select the appropriate option from the following. (1)
| Region/Country | Reserves 2017 (Thousand Millions Barrels) | Number of Years Reserves will last |
| Middle East | 808 | 70 |
| United States of America | 50 | 10.5 |
| World | 1697 | 50.2 |
For how many years will the reserves of crude oil last in middle East, if they continue extracting it at the present rate?
(a) 50 years
(b) 100 years
(c) 70 years
(d) 60 years
Answer:
(c) 70 years
Question 17.
Complete the following:
| Company | Manufactured Item |
| Ford Motors | Automobiles |
| Cargill Foods | ? |
Options:
(a) Medicines
(b) Edible oil
(c) Chocolates
(d) Biscuits
Answer:
(b) Edible oil
Question 18.
Consider the following statements and choose the task which is not performed by the Public sector in India. (1)
(a) Developing infrastructure which is done by developing, communication, heavy industries, building bridges, roads and railways, dams, generating electricity
(b) Dealing with problems of malnutrition, high infant mortality rate, unsafe drinking water lack of housing. food and nutrition. etc.
(c) Support farmers by buying food grains at a fair price and support poor people in supplying food grains at low price in ration shops.
(d) Can stabilise the prices of products and services by creating fair market conditions.
Answer:
(d) Can stabilise the prices of products and services by creating fair market conditions.
Question 19.
Which of the following cannot be used as collateral?
(a) Land titles
(b) Deposits with banks
(c) Godown taken on rent
(d) Livestock
Answer:
(c) Godown taken on rent
Question 20.
There are thousands of casual workers in the service sector in urban areas who search for daily employment. They arc employed as painters, plumbers, repair persons and other odd jobs. Many of them don’t find work every day. The problem of underemployment occurs (1)
(a) when people are not willing to work
(b) when people are working slowly
(c) when people are working less than what they are capable of doing
(d) when people are not paid for their jobs
Answer:
(c) when people are working less than what they are capable of doing
Section – B
(Very Short Answer Questions)
Question 21.
Who brought the technology of woodblock printing to Europe? Who bought the woodblock printed books?
Answer:
In 1295, Marco Polo, a great Italian explorer, brought this technology from China to Italy. Soon this technology spread to other parts of Europe. Merchants and students in the university towns bought these cheaper printed books.
Question 22.
Sunny works in the mining industry. He got injured several times during works. In this context, mention the kinds of hazards faced in the mining industry.
Or
Why India has the potential to develop wind energy? Which places in India are sources of wind energy? (1+1)
Answer:
The kinds of hazards faced in the mining industry include
Risk to life due to collapse of roofs, overflow of water. fire is always there inside the mines.
Mining causes respiratory diseases and pulmonary disorders to miners
Or
India has a long coastline in which there is scope of developing wind energy The areas along the coastline are windy and
- windmills can be established there, The places in India having source of wind energy or wine mills are
- Wind farm cluster located in Tamil Nadu from Nagercoil to Madurai.
- Wind farms in Gujarat. Kerala, Maharashtra, Lakshadweep, and Andhra Pradesh.
- Wind farm in Jaisalmer.
Question 23.
How is chemical industry in India diversified? Explain.
Answer:
- (identify) It comprises both large and small-scale manufacturing units.
- Rapid growth has been recorded in both inorganic and organic sectors.
Question 24.
Study the map thoroughly and mention the ethnic composition of this country’s capital city.
Answer:
The ethnic composition of Belgium’s capital Brussels is very complex. In The capital city, 80% of people speak French while 20% are Dutch-speaking. Meanwhile, the minority French-speaking people are more rich and powerful than the Dutch-speaking people.
Section – C
(Short Answer-Based Questions)
Question 25.
Analyse the various measures and practices introduced by the French revolutionaries that created a sense of collective identity amongst the French people.
Answer:
Following are the measures and practices introduced by the French revolutionaries that created a sense of collective identity amongst the French people:
- Equal rights were provided to all under the constitution and the ideas of la patrie (the fatherland) and le citoyen (the citizen) were promoted to represent all French people as a united community.
- Former flag i.e., Royal standard flag was replaced with the new French flag, the tricolor.
- The Estates General was made an elected body by the active citizens and renamed as the National Assembly.
- New hymns were composed, oaths taken and martyrs commemorated, all in the name of the nation.
- A centralized administrative system was introduced. Uniform laws were formulated for all citizens within its territory. Internal customs duties and dues were abolished and a uniform system of weights and measures was adopted.
- French which was spoken and written in Paris selected as the common language of the nation and regional dialects were discouraged to use.
Question 26.
“At first, the rich peasants of Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat were enthusiastic supporters of the Civil Disobedience Movement, but later they refused to participate.” Analyse the statement. (3)
Answer:
The rich peasant communities such as the Patidars from Gujarat and Jais from Uttar Pradesh were active in the Civil Disobedience Movement. As they were producers of commercial crops, they were hit hard by the trade depression and failing prices. As their cash income disappeared, they found it impossible to pay the government’s revenue demand. These rich peasants became enthusiastic supporters of the movement and also forced other people to join the movement.
For peasants, the fight for Swaraj was a struggle against the payment of high revenues. They were highly disappointed when the movement was called off in 1931 without the revenue rates being revised. When the movement restarted in 1932 many of them refused to participate.
Question 27.
Differentiate between the unitary government and federal government.
Answer:
Unitary Government Federal Government
- In this system, there must be a Central, there must be a Central government. State governments may or may government and State governments. A third not exist. tier of government i.e., local government may or may not exist.
- If State government exists, it will be subordinate to Central government and answerable to it. State governments are not subordinate to Central government. They are answerable to people.
- Powers are not divided by the Constitution. Central government allows State governments to administer on selected subjects. Powers are divided by the constitution. They have separate powers independent to each others.
- Central government can give orders to State government and its orders should be followed, Central government cannot give orders to State government but if they do then, they have, no compulsion to follow it.
Question 28.
‘Political parties usually face a crisis of unpopularity and indifference among the citizens’. Comment. (3)
Answer:
The political parties face crisis of unpopularity and indifference among the citizens as evident through the following
Political parties do not enjoy much trust among the people in South Asia
Stfil the level of participation in the activities of political parties is fairly high.
The proportion of the members of some political parties is higher in India than many advanced countries like Canada, Japan, Spain and South Korea.
Over the last three decades, the proportion of members close to a political party in India has gone up steadily.
Question 29.
Why is credit taken in rural areas?
Answer:
In rural areas, credit is taken mainly for agricultural activities and crop production.
- Money is needed to buy high-cost seeds, fertilisers, pesticides, to pay water and electricity bills and to repair equipment, etc.
- There is a long period of minimum three to four months between the procurements of these inputs by farmers and selling of the crop.
- Farmers usually take crop loans at the beginning of the season and repay the loan after harvest. The income from farming is an important determinant for repayment of the loan.
Section – D
(Long Answer-Based Questions)
Question 30.
As we turn around and look back at Indian history we may find that before the independence of India, the political leaders differed sharply over the question of separate electorates. Substantiate the statement by giving a proper reason behind it. (5)
Or
For instance, suppose you are a woman participating in the Civil Disobedience Movement. Explain what the experience meant to your life. (5)
Answer:
Political leaders differed sharply over the question of separate electorates because
(i) The Muslim leaders thought that their interests could only be protected in a Muslim state, and in a Hindu majority state they would be at the mercy of the Hindus. They wanted reserved seats in the Central Assembly and representation in proportion to
population in the Muslim-dominated provinces, viz, Bengal and Punjab.
(ii) Dr. BR Ambedkar, the leader of the depressed classes, was in favour of separate electorates for his community but Gandhiji believed that separate electorates for Dalits would slow down the processes of their integration into society. Later, Arnbedkar
accepted Gandhi’s position and signed the Poona Pact’.
Or
I was very happy to participate in the Civil Disobedience Movement because I understood that I had to serve the nation in whatever capacity I could. I had heard Gandhiji speaking and asking us to participate in this movement.
Inspired by him, I also offered satyagraha, picketed liquor shops and shops selling foreign cloth, and also courted arrest. I felt empowered by these activities and felt that women also could help the men actively in the ultimate goal of achieving independence from the British. The experience has made me realize that women also have an important role to play in realizing our freedom.
Question 31.
How did the Non-Cooperation Movement start wilh the participation of middle-class people in the d? Explain its impact on the economic front.
OR
How did the Colonial Government repress the ‘Civil Disobedience Movement’? Explain.
Answer:
The Non-Cooperation Movement was launched on August 1920 by the Congress.
- Thousands of students, and headmasters left the government schools and colleges and lawyers gave up their legal practices in courts.
- The Council Elections were boycotted in all provinces except Madras.
- The effects of non-cooperation on the economic front were more dramatic.
- Liquor shops were picketed and foreign clothes were burnt in large bonfires.
- The import of foreign cloth reduced to half between 1921 and 1922.
- The large number of places, merchants, peasants, and traders refused completely to trade in foreign goods or finance foreign trade.
- Boycott movement spread like a fire and the people were aware of this movement.
- People started discarding imported clothes and wearing only Indian ones due to which production of Indian textile mill and handlooms went up.
- The Non-Cooperation Movement helped to boost the Indian economy.
OR
The ‘Civil Disobedience Movement’ initiated the boycott of foreign clothes and picketed liquor shops. Peasants showed their reluctance in paying revenues and taxes. At the same time, village officials resigned. The Colonial Government prevented the members from participating in national movements.
- In many places, forest people transgressed forest laws and prevented people from entering the reserved forests and grazing cattle. Enraged by the development, the colonial government started detaining the Congress leader one by one. This resulted in the outbreak of violent clashes in various places.
- Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, a staunch disciple of Mahatma Gandhi, was detained in April 1930. Various people were assassinated who protested the movement.
- Mahatma Gandhi was detained. Industrial workers of Sholapur captured police post, municipal buildings and railway stations.
- Being frightened by these developments, the British Government adopted a policy of brutal repression.
- Peaceful demonstrators were attacked. Women and children were mercilessly beaten and about 1,00,000 people were detained.
Question 32.
What may be development for one person may not be development for another. Explain the statement with suitable examples. (5)
Or
In recent scenarios, the term sustainable development is becoming popular Concerning economics, define the term sustainable development and also list down any three measures to control environmental degradation. (5)
Answer:
Two groups may have different notions of development. For example, the local community’s notion of development in the case of the construction of a darn was that the areas in which they live will be sub-merged and there will be greater environmental degradation.
However, the government’s notion of development, in this case, would be that by raising the height of the dam, they would be able to provide more water to the people of the Saurashtra region of Gujarat, which always suffers from water scarcity. In addition, this measure, which would benefit all the people, would be generated while living in that area.
Sustainability for development or sustainable development refers to the development that takes place without damaging the environment. Such development should also not compromise on the needs of future generations otherwise, it is meaningless.
The following are three measures to control environmental degradation
- Over-exploitation of resources should be avoided.
Rule of three ‘Rs ie. recycle, reduce, and reuse, should be adopted. - In place of conventional and non-renewable energy resources, renewable energy resources must be adopted.
- New technologies should be developed for judicious use of resources and a pollution-free environment.
Question 33.
Why are better public facilities needed for the development of the country? Explain four public facilities.
OR
What does HDI stand for? Explain the main criteria of measuring HDI according to UNDP Report of 1990.
Answer:
Public facilities are the facilities provided by the government either free of cost or at very low price for the welfare of people. Development of a country depends upon various facilities which are affordable when provided collectively by the state.
Following are some of the public facilities required for development:
- Public Distribution System: Public Distribution System of a country distributes food articles to the people of a country. The better the PDS works, the better fed are the people of the country and the nutritional level of the people of the country also improves which ultimately contributes to the development of the country.
- Education Facilities: Educated people are the base of any kind of development. It is the established fact that most developed countries are the most educated countries and the countries with high level of education have high rate of development.
- Health Facilities: A person can contribute towards any development only when he is healthy. A person’s health is dependent upon the quality of food and the medical facilities available in the country. So the country’s medical system and food distribution needs to be very strong and effective so that the benefits of these facilities must reach to the last person.
- Transportation and Communication: Transportation provides the mobility of resources from one part of the country to the other parts where they are more required. Communication helps in the timely flow of information. This mobility of resources and information is very much required for the balanced development of the country.
- Security: Development takes place only in a secure environment. So, a country’s internal and external security is very much required for the development of a country.
OR
HDI stands for Human Development Index. The main criteria of measuring HDI (Human Development Index) according to UNDP report of 1990 can be explained as follows:
- UNDP published HDI to compare different countries based on educational level, health status of the people and per capita income of the country.
- It (HDI) determines the rank of a country in three areas i.e., life expectancy, educational level and per capita income.
- Improvements has been suggested in calculating HDI.
- Now it is clear that what is important for development is all about health and well-being of the people.
Section – E
(Case-Based Questions)
Question 34.
Read the source given below and answer the questions that follow. We have seen that people obtain loans from various sources. The various types of loans can be grouped as formal sector loans and informal sector loans. Among the former, some are from banks and cooperatives. The informal lenders include moneylenders, traders, employers, relatives and friends, etc. The Reserve Bank of India supervises the functioning of formal sources of loans. For instance, we have seen that the banks maintain a minimum cash balance out of the deposits they receive. The RBI monitors the banks in actually maintaining cash balance, Similarly, the RBI sees that the banks give loans not just to profit-making businesses and traders but also to small cultivators,
small-scale industries, small borrowers, etc.
Periodically, banks have to such information to the RBI on how much they are lending, to whom at what interest rate, etc. No organisation supervises the credit activities of lenders in the informal sector. They can lend at whatever interest rate they choose. There is no one to stop them from using unfair means to get their money back. Compared to the formal lenders, most of the informal lenders charge much higher interest on loans. Thus, the cost to the borrower of informal loans is much higher.
(i) Explain the formal sources of credit. (1)
(ii) Evaluate any one difference between formal and informal sources of credit. (1)
(iii) State any two functions of RBI in the credit market of India. (2)
Answer:
(i) Formal sources of credit or loans are those that come from banks, non-government establishments, and financial institutions. These are typically recognized as credible lenders by other business enterprises, making their products and services appealing to investors.
(ii) Difference between formal and informal sources of credit- Formal sources typically charge lower interest rates whereas informal sources of credit charge much higher interest rates for informal sources.
(iii) Two functions of RBI are It promotes the integrity, efficiency, inclusiveness, and competitiveness of the financial and payments system. It ensures efficient management of currency as well as banking services to the Government and banks.
Question 35.
Read the given extract and answer the following questions.
Mahatma Gandhi declared Vinoba Bhave as his spiritual heir. He also participated in Satyagraha as one of the foremost satyagraha his. He was one of the votaries of Gandhi’s concept of gram swarajya. After Gandhi ji’s martyrdom, Vinoba Bhave undertook padyatra to spread Gandhiji’s message covering almost the entire country.
Once, when he was delivering a lecture at Pochampalli in Andhra Pradesh, some poor landless villagers demanded some land for their economic well-being. Vinoba Bhave could not promise it to them immediately but assured them to talk to the Government of India regarding provision of land for them if they undertook cooperative farming.
Suddenly, Shri Ram Chandra Reddy stood up and offered 80 acres of land to be distributed among 80 land-less villagers. This act was known as ‘Bhoodan’. Later he travelled and introduced his ideas widely all over India. Some zamindars, owners of many villages offered to distribute some villages among the landless. It was known as Gramdan. However, many land-owners chose to provide some part of their land to the poor farmers due to the fear of Land Ceiling Act. This Bhoodan-Gramdan movement initiated by Vinoba Bhave is also known as the Bloodless Revolution.
Question 35.1
With what objective ‘Padyatra’ was started by Vinoba Bhave?
Answer:
It was started to spread Gandhiji’s message of gram swarajya in the entire country.
Question 35.2
What is meant by Land Ceiling Act?
Answer:
This Act states the maximum area limit of the land. If a person holding more than the maximum limit that land was taken away from him/her by the Government of India.
Question 35.3
Analyse the reasons why Bhoodan-Gramdan movement is also known as the Bloodless Revolution.
Answer:
- There was no scope for violence in any form or at any level.
- Many zamindars and land-owners donated their lands or villages voluntarily.
Question 36.
Read the given extract and answer the following questions. Through the ‘right of inheritance’ leading to the division of land among successive generations has rendered land-holding size uneconomical, the farmers continue to take the maximum output from the limited land in the absence of alternative sources of livelihood. Thus, there is enormous pressure on agricultural land.
The main characteristic of commercial farming is the use of higher doses of modern inputs. E.g. High Yielding Variety (HYV)
seeds, chemical fertilizers, insecticides, and pesticides to obtain higher productivity.
The degree of commercialization of agriculture varies from one region to another. For example, rice is a commercial crop in Haryana and Punjab, but in Odisha, it is a subsistence crop.
(i) State the ways through which farmers continue to make maximum output from limited land. Mention the name of Indian states which produce rice commercially. (1+ 1)
(ii) What is the reason behind rice being a subsistence crop in Odisha? (2)
Answer:
(i) Farmers buy agricultural inputs like fertilizers. pesticides, HYV seeds and provide irrigation facilities in their limited land to take maximum output from it. Punjab and Haryana produce rice commercially.
(ii) Rice is considered a subsistence crop in Odisha because it is grown on small patches of land with very little agricultural inputs.
Section – F
(Map Skill-Based Questions)
Question 37.
(a) Two places (A) and (B) have been marked on the given outline map of India. Identify them and write their correct names on the lines drawn near them:
A. Indian National Congress session at this place in 1927.
B. The place where Cotton Mill Workers organized Satyagraha.
(b) On the same outline map of India locate and label any three of the following with suitable symbols:
(i) Arid Soil.
(ii) Salai Dam.
(iii) Hyderabad Software Technology Park.
(iv) Kandla Port.
Answer:
