CBSE sample paper1 class X Social Science 2011

http://www.cbseguess.com/-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------www.cbseguess.com Other Educational Portals www.icseguess.com | www.ignouguess.com | www.dulife.com | www.magicsense.com Sample Paper – 2011 Class – X Subject -Social Science MM:80 General Instructions : Q 1 – Q 16 ( 1 mark each ) Q 17– Q31 (3 marks each) Q32 – Q36 ( 4 marks each ) PART -1 (Q.1) Who wrote ‘Sultana's dream’ a novel in Eighteenth century? (1 mark) a) Bijlis Kuji b) Rokeya Hussain c) Rokeya Begum d) Sabri Mala (Q.2) Who of the following is considered as the pioneer of modern Hindi literature? (1 mark) a) Prem Chand. b) Jatin Das. c) Bhartendu Harischandra. d) Dwarka Das. (Q.3)The first under ground railway was built in a) New York b) Calcutta c) London d) Dubai (Q.4)Who produced the movie Raja Harishchandra a) Dada sahib Phalke b) Raj Kapoor c) B.R. Chopra d) Yash Chopra (Q.5) Chipko movement was associated with a) Women’s right http://www.cbseguess.com/-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------www.cbseguess.com Other Educational Portals www.icseguess.com | www.ignouguess.com | www.dulife.com | www.magicsense.com b) Rights of adivasis c) Forest conservation d) Political rights (Q.6) Classify resources on the basis of origin a) Biotic and abiotic b) Renewable and non renewable c) Individual and community d) Potential and stock (Q.7) Give the reasons for land degradation in Punjab & Haryana. a) Mining b) Wind c) over irrigation d) deforestation (Q.8)Name the staple food crop of majority of the people in India. a) Maize b) Wheat c) Rice d) Jowar (Q.9) Who is the head of municipal corporation a) Sarpanch b) MP c) Municipal chairperson d) mayor (Q.10) A society that values man more and gives them power over woman a) Feminist society b) Socialist c) Patriarchal society d) Communist society (Q.11) Two major ethnic groups of Srilanka are a) The French and Dutch b) The sinahalese and Tamils c) The French and Tamils d) The French and Sinhalese Q.12) The power shared by two or more political parties a) Fedral govt. http://www.cbseguess.com/-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------www.cbseguess.com Other Educational Portals www.icseguess.com | www.ignouguess.com | www.dulife.com | www.magicsense.com b) Coalition govt. c) Community govt. d) Multiple govt. (Q.13) Kerala has a low infant mortality rate because a) It has per capita income b) It has adequate provisions of basic health and educational facilities c) It has pollution free environment d) It is near the sea coast (Q.14) Which of the following is the most important component for comparing different countries a) Population b) Income c) Per capita income d) resources (Q.15)…………. Goods are used up in producing final goods and services a) Intermediate b) Valuable c) Rotten d) raw (Q.16) The sum of production in the three sectors i.e. primary secondary and tertiary gives us a) GDP b) Per capita income c) NDP d) National Income PART II (Q.17)Explain the rise of London as a modern city. Or Why did well off Londoners support the need to built houses for the poor in the 19th century. (Q.18) Explain any three features of early Bengali novels. (Q.19.) Who was Vaikkom Muhammad basher mention some features of his writings. (Q.20) Give examples of novels that contributed to the growth of colonialism. http://www.cbseguess.com/-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------www.cbseguess.com Other Educational Portals www.icseguess.com | www.ignouguess.com | www.dulife.com | www.magicsense.com (Q.21)Give the human activities responsible for land degradation. Give measures to solve this problem. (Q.22)Enlist and describe various institutional reform prog. Introduced by the govt. in the interest of farmers. (Q.23)What are the steps taken by the govt. to conserve forests and wildlife..also describe how communities have conserved and protected forests and wildlife. (Q.24) How is increasing population and industrialization is contributing to water scarcity. (Q.25)Combination of politics and social division are very dangerous and explosive. (Q.26)Discuss three factors that determine the outcomes of politics of social divisions. (Q.27)What forms can caste take in politics. (Q.28) mention any three provisions of 1956 Act in Sri Lanka to establish Sinhala Supremacy. (Q.29)How can we create employment in semi rural areas. (Q.30)Why do we use averages? Give its two limitations (Q.31) Define the following I. Infant mortality rate II. Net attendance ratio III. Literacy rate PART III (Q.32)What is decentralization. What is the need for it. Or Four features of Fedralism (Q.33)What was the tradition of London season. Explain the different forms of entertainment that came up in 19th century England to provide leisure activities for the people. (Q.34) Why is tertiary sector rising in importance in India. (Q.35) What do you know about the contribution of Devki Nandan Khatri in hindi novels. (Q.36) Locate the following on the map of India a) Sariska wild life sanctuary. b) Largest rubber producing state. c) Salal dam PAPER SUBMITTED BY: Ms Supneet Kaur supneet1967@yahoo.in