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CBSE Sample Paper for Class 10 Social Science Term 1 Set E

SECTION-A

1. Which of the following statues is given in the first print of the world map given by Frédéric Sorrieu?
(a) Statue of Liberty
(b) Statue of Unity
(c) Statue of Peace
(d) Statue of Marianne

2. Which of the following is not a part of the Ottoman Empire?
(a) Bulgaria
(b) Romania
(c) Armenia
(d) Georgia

3. Who said the given statement?
The zollverein aims to bind the Germans economically into a nation.
(a) Friedrich List
(b) Thomas Hobbes
(c) Denis Diderot
(d) Karl Marx

4. Which of the following is not considered traditional institutions of state and society by conservatives?
(a) Social hierarchies
(b) Church
(c) Property
(d) Borders

5. Which of the following was not part of the Vienna settlement?
(a) Prussia
(b) Austria
(c) Ireland
(d) Britain

6. Which of the following was deposed during the French Revolution?
(a) Bourbon dynasty
(b) Ottoman Empire
(c) Carolingian dynasty
(d) Bosonid dynasty

7. How many states were involved in the German confederation?
(a) 35
(b) 37
(c) 39
(d) 41

8. Which of the following was the nature of conservative regimes set up in 1815?
(a) Autocratic
(b) Democratic
(c) Monarchy
(d) Communist

9. Which of the following types of the crop is rubber?
(a) Tropical
(b) Temperate
(c) Equatorial
(d) Sub-tropical

10. Which of the following is not a major fibre crop grown in India?
(a) Cotton
(b) Jute
(c) Pea
(d) Hemp

11. Which of the following leaves is used to obtain natural silk by silkworms?
(a) Mulberry
(b) Neem
(c) Guava
(d) Blueberry

12. Which of the following is not an example of community-owned resources?
(a) Burial grounds
(b) Grazing grounds
(c) Village ponds
(d) Own pasture land

13. Which of the following is the member of the secret society of the Carbonari?
(a) Giuseppe Mazzini
(b) Voltaire
(c) Claude Levi
(d) Michel Foucault

14. Which of the following is not an example of a renewable resource?
(a) Wildlife
(b) Solar energy
(c) Water
(d) Fossil fuels

15. Which of the following states was not the success of the Green Revolution?
(a) Punjab
(b) Haryana
(c) Western Uttar Pradesh
(d) Gujarat

16. Which of the following is a staple food for the majority of the people in India?
(a) Wheat
(b) Rice
(c) Pulses
(d) Bajra

: B

17. In between the rabi and the Kharif seasons, there is a short season during the summer months known as the ____________ season.
(a) Zaid
(b) Winter
(c) Season
(d) Spring

18. In 2005, some new laws were made in _____________ giving more powers to its president.
(a) France
(b) Russia
(c) Poland
(d) USA

19. Which of the following is divided as continuous or flow resources?
(a) Renewable resources
(b) Non-renewable resources
(c) Individual resources
(d) Potential resources

20. When two or more parties form an alliance to contest elections, they form a ________________ government.
(a) Feudal
(b) Coalition
(c) Democratic
(d) Modern

21. In ________ sector, more than half of the workers are working.
(a) Primary
(b) Secondary
(c) Tertiary
(d) Service

22. On the basis of per capita income, how many levels are there of countries in the world?
(a) One
(b) Two
(c) Three
(d) Four

23. Which of the following states has the highest infant mortality rate?
(a) Haryana
(b) Bihar
(c) Kerala
(d) Punjab

24. Which of the following is the literacy rate of males of the rural population in Uttar Pradesh?
(a) 76
(b) 90
(c) 85
(d) 82

SECTION-B

25. Which of the following is shown in the given image?
(a) Massacre at Chios
(b) Massacre at Prussia
(c) Massacre at Ireland
(d) Massacre at Austria

26. Which of the following increased the mobility after the formation of the customs union in Prussia?
(a) Freedom of markets
(b) Increase in tariff
(c) Creation of railway network
(d) Building of roads

27. An Elle of textile material bought in Frankfurt would get you 54.7 cm of cloth, in Mainz 55.1 cm, in Nuremberg 65.6 cm, in Freiburg 53.5 cm.
Such conditions were viewed as obstacles to economic exchange and growth by the new __________classes.
(a) Middle
(b) Upper
(c) Commercial
(d) Lower

28. Following the defeat of Napoleon in 1815, European governments were driven by a spirit of ___________________.
(a) Socialism
(b) Conservatism
(c) Secularism
(d) Imperialism

29. Which of the following is not an outcome of modernization brought by Napoleon?
(a) Strong traditional institutions
(b) A modern army
(c) Efficient bureaucracy
(d) Abolition of secularism

30. Which of the following ideologies emphasise traditions?
(a) Conservatism
(b) Imperialism
(c) Colonialism
(d) Democracy

31. Assertion (A): The kingdom of the Netherlands, which included Belgium, was set up in the north and Genoa was added to
Piedmont in the south.
Reason (R): A series of states were set up on the boundaries of France to prevent French expansion in future.
(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) If A is true but R is false.
(d) If A is false but R is true.

32. Which of the following is not an objective of secret societies?
(a) To train revolutionaries
(b) To spread their ideas
(c) To make them fight for liberty and freedom
(d) To favour monarchical forms

33. Assertion (A): Giuseppe Mazzini was sent into exile in 1831.
Reason (R): He attempted a revolution in Liguria.
(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) If A is true but R is false.
(d) If A is false but R is true.

34. Which of the following was threatened by the French domination according to the Grimm brothers?
(a) Russian culture
(b) German culture
(c) French culture
(d) Italian culture

35. Which of the following is correct about the non-renewable resources?
(i) These occur over a very long geological time.
(ii) Some of the resources like metals are recyclable.
(iii) Some of the resources like fossil fuels cannot be recycled and get exhausted with their use.
(a) (i)
(b) (i) and (ii)
(c) (ii) and (iii)
(d) (i), (ii) and (iii)

36. Which of the following is not an aim of Agenda 21?
(a) Combat environmental damage
(b) Combat poverty
(c) Prevent disease through global co-operation
(d) Compulsory primary education

37. Which of the following is not correct about resources?
(i) The availability of resources is not a necessary condition for the development of any region.
(ii) Mere availability of resources in the absence of corresponding changes in technology and institutions may hinder
development.
(iii) There are some regions that have a poor resource base but they are economically developed.
(a) (i)
(b) (i) and (ii)
(c) (ii) and (iii)
(d) (i), (ii) and (iii)

38. Which of the following is not the correct land utilisation?
(a) Forests
(b) Permanent pastures and grazing land
(c) Fallow land
(d) Bad land

39. • In this type of farming, a single crop is grown in a large area.
• It has an interface of agriculture and industry.
• It covers large tracts of land, using capital intensive inputs, with the help of migrant labourers.
Which type of farming is it?
(a) Intensive subsistence farming (b) Plantation
(c) Commercial agriculture (d) Dry farming

40. Assertion (A): The system of different organs of government is called as horizontal distribution of power.
Reason (R): It allows different organs of government placed at the same level to exercise different powers.
(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) If A is true but R is false.
(d) If A is false but R is true.

41. Which of the following is not the correct statement?
(i) There are many countries where there are no provincial or state governments.
(ii) In those countries like ours, where there are different levels of government, the constitution lays down the powers of
different levels of government.
(iii) This system was favoured in Sri Lanka.
(a) (i)
(b) (ii)
(c) (iii)
(d) (ii) and (iii)

42. What is the full form of MGNREGA?
(a) Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
(b) Mahatma Gandhi National Rate of Employment Guarantee Act
(c) Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Grade Act
(d) Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Exclusive Guarantee Act

43. Which of the following statements is/are not correct about resources?
(i) They are the gift of nature.
(ii) They are a function of human activities.
(iii) They transform material available in our environment into resources and use them.
(a) (i)
(b) (ii)
(c) (iii)
(d) (i) and (ii)

(a) Physical environment
(b) Technology
(c) Institutions
(d) Social sanction

45. _________ at birth denotes, as the name suggests, the average expected length of life of a person at the time of birth.
(a) Life mortality
(b) Life longevity
(c) Life quality
(d) Life Expectancy

46. Which of the following issues was a controversial one within the liberal movement?
(a) Political rights to women
(b) Right to education
(c) Right to freedom
(d) Right to privacy

SECTION-C
PASSAGE-1

Indian coffee is known in the world for its good quality. The Arabica variety initially brought from Yemen is produced in the country. This variety is in great demand all over the world. Initially, its cultivation was introduced on the Baba Budan Hills and even today its cultivation is confined to the Nilgiri in Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. In 2017, India was the second-largest producer of fruits and vegetables in the world after China. India is a producer of tropical as well as temperate fruits. Mangoes of Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal, oranges of Nagpur and Cherrapunjee (Meghalaya), bananas of Kerala, Mizoram, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu, lichi and guava of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, pineapples of Meghalaya, grapes of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Maharashtra, apples, pears, apricots and walnuts of Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh are in great demand the world over. India is an important producer of a pea, cauliflower, onion, cabbage, tomato, brinjal and potato.

47. Which of the following is famous for its quality?
(a) Indian coffee
(b) Indian tea
(c) Pulses
(d) Rice

48. From which of the following countries was the Arabica coffee brought at the beginning?
(a) Saudi Arabia
(b) Yemen
(c) China
(d) Nepal

49. In which of the following countries is the cultivation of coffee confined in the country?
(a) Kerala
(b) Karnataka
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Andhra Pradesh

50. Which of the following was at the second position in the production of fruits and vegetables?
(a) China
(b) India
(c) Russia
(d) Sri Lanka

51. Match the following:
(Fruit) (Place)
1. Mangoes (i) Uttar Pradesh
2. Lichi (ii) Himachal Pradesh
3. Apricots (iii) Maharashtra
(a) 1-(iii), 2-(i), 3-(ii)
(b) 1-(iii), 2-(ii), 3-(i)
(c) 1-(i), 2-(iii), 3-(ii)
(d) 1-(ii), 2-(i), 3-(iii)

52. Which of the following is not majorly produced in India?
(a) Pea
(b) Onion
(c) Cabbage
(d) Carrot

PASSAGE-2

Globalisation is not a new phenomenon. It was there at the time of colonisation. In the nineteenth-century when European traders came to India, at that time too, Indian spices were exported to different countries of the world and farmers of south India were encouraged to grow these crops. Till today it is one of the important items of export from India. During the British period, cotton belts of India attracted the British and ultimately cotton was exported to Britain as a raw material for their textile industries. The cotton textile industry in Manchester and Liverpool flourished due to the availability of good quality cotton from India. You have read about the Champaran movement which started in 1917 in Bihar. This was started because farmers of that region were forced to grow indigo on their land. After all, it was necessary for the textile industries which were located in Britain. They were unable to grow foodgrains to sustain their families.

53. During which period was there colonialism?
(a) Eighteenth-century
(b) Nineteenth-century
(c) Twentieth-century
(d) Twenty-first century

54. In _________, the major spice production was there in the nineteenth century.
(a) North India
(b) South India
(c) Eastern part
(d) Western part

55. Which of the following was the reason farmers were forced to grow indigo rather than food crops?
(a) For the textile industries
(b) Location of textile industries in Britain
(c) Scarcity of seeds
(d) All of the above

56. When did the Champaran movement take place?
(a) 1916
(b) 1917
(c) 1918
(d) 1919

57. In Britain, the cotton textile industry was at the top in ________________.
(a) Manchester
(b) England
(c) Bristol
(d) Canterbury

58. Which of the following was exported to Britain?
(a) Cotton
(b) Rice
(c) Jute
(d) Wheat

SECTION-D

59. Which of the following crop has the highest production in the state which is marked A on the given map?
(a) Sugarcane
(b) Coffee
(c) Jute
(d) Barley

60. Which of the following states has the largest production of pulses marked B on the given map?
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Maharashtra