INTERNATIONAL INDIAN SCHOOL, AL_JUBAIL

Eastern Province – Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

‫المدرسة العالمية الهندية _ الجبيل‬
‫المنطقة الشرقية – المملكة العربية السعودية‬

PRE- BOARD EXAMINATION – April’ 2021

SOCIAL
SUBJECT CLASS X MARKS 80 TIME 3 hrs
SCIENCES
General Instructions:
1. All questions are compulsory. Marks are indicated against each question.
2. There is no overall choice in the question paper. However, an internal choice has been
provided in few questions. Only one of the choices in such questions have to be attempted.
3. Question paper comprises four sections- History, Political Science, Geography and
Economics.
4. Q#8 in HISTORY and Q#9 in GEOGRAPHY are map based, carrying 2 marks and 3 marks
respectively.
5. Write the answers of each section separately and submit to your subject teachers.
HISTORY (20 Marks)
1. Identify the correct statement with regard to ‘The Act of Union – 1707’ from the 1
following options:
A) The British monarchy surrendered the power to English Parliament.
B) The British Parliament seized power from Ireland.
C) The formation of the ‘United Kingdom of Great Britain’.
D) The British nation was formed as a result of a war with Scotland and Wales.
2. Which of the following treaty recognized Greece as an independent nation? 1
A) Treaty of Serves
B) Treaty of Versailles
C) Treaty of Lausanne
D) Treaty of Constantinople
3. Which of the following was the reason for calling off the Non-cooperation Movement 1
by Gandhiji?
A) Pressure from the British Government
B) Second Round Table Conference
C) Gandhiji’s arrest
D) Chauri-Chaura Incident
4. Why did Gandhiji start non-cooperation movement? Explain. 3
5. Explain the measures and practices introduced by the French revolutionaries to create a 3
sense of collective identity amongst the French people.

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“Like Germany, Italy too had a long history of political fragmentation”. Explain
6. Read the given extract and answer the following questions: 4
Similar female allegories were invented by artists in 19th century to represent the
nation. In France she was christened Marianne, a popular Christian name, which
underlined the idea of a people’s nation. Her characteristics were drawn from those of
liberty and the Republic- the red cap, the tricolor, the cockade. Statues of Marianne
were erected in public squares to remind the public of the national symbol of unity and
to persuade them to identify with it. Marianne images were marked on coins and
stamps. Similarly Germania became the allegory Of the German nation. In visual
representations, Germania wears a crown of oak leaves, as the German oak stands for
heroism.

6.1. What was the name given to the female allegory in France?
A) Germania
B) Mary
C) Flora
D) Marianne
6.2. Germania became the allegory of ______________.
A) France
B) Germany
C) Italy
D) Britain
6.3. What does the German oak stand for?
A) Liberty
B) Heroism
C) Justice
D) Strength
6.4. ____________ images were marked on coins and stamps.
A) Germania
B) Mary
C) Marianne
D) Jesus
7. How was the tricolour flag designed during the swadeshi movement to create spirit of 5
Nationalism.
OR
How the First World War helped the growth of national movement in India.

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 8. Two places (A) and (B) are marked on the given political outline map of India. Identify 2
them and write their correct names on the lines drawn near them.
A) The place where salt law was broken by Mahatma Gandhi.
B) Mahatma Gandhi organized a satyagraha movement at this place for indigo
planters.

POLITICAL SCIENCE (20 Marks)

1. Which of the following is an example of vertical power sharing? 1
A) Power sharing between organs of government
B) Power sharing between different political parties
C) Power sharing between states
D) Power sharing between different levels of government
2. Name the third level of government of Belgium. 1
OR
What is separation of power?
3. Define ‘partisan.’ 1
Or
Why do we have multi- party system?
4. Why is power sharing desirable? 3
5. Read the given extract and answer the following questions: 4
In a democracy, we are most concerned with ensuring that people will have the right to
choose their rulers and people will have control over the rulers. Whenever possible and
necessary, citizens should be able to participate in decision making, that affects them all.
Therefore, the most basic outcome of democracy should be that it produces a government
that is accountable to the citizens, and responsive to the needs and expectations of the
citizens. Some people think that democracy produces less effective government. It is, of
course, true that non-democratic rulers are very quick and efficient in decision making
and implementation, whereas, democracy is based on the idea of deliberation and
negotiation. So, some delay is bound to take place. But, because it has followed
procedures, its decisions may be both more acceptable to the people and more effective.
Moreover, when citizens want to know if a decision was taken through the correct
procedures, they can find this out. They have the right and the means to examine the
process of decision making. This is known as transparency. This factor is often missing
from a non-democratic government. There is another aspect in which democratic
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 government is certainly better than its alternatives: democratic government is legitimate
government. It may be slow, less efficient, not always very responsive, or clean. But a
democratic government is people’s own government.
Answer the following MCQs by choosing the most appropriate option:
5.1. People’s right to choose their own rulers is called as the – .
A) Right to Initiate
B) Right to Plebiscite
C) Right to Vote
D) Right to Referendum
5.2. Which of the following options helps in promoting transparency in the governance?
A) Right to education
B) Right to information
C) Right against exploitation
D) Right to speech and expression
5.3. __________________________ make/s the government legitimate.
A) Credibility of politicians
B) People’s movements
C) Free and fair elections
D) Holding of powers
5.4. Decisions in a democracy are more acceptable to the people because they are -
A) Taken swiftly and implemented quickly
B) Taken by giving privileges to the people
C) Taken through elites’ votes
D) Taken after following due processes
6. Define decentralization. Mention its advantages. 5
7. Distinguish between the national and the regional parties 5
GEOGRAPHY (20 Marks)
1. Resources which are found in a region, but have not been utilized are termed as 1
______.
2. Roads linking a state capital with different district headquarters are known as 1
__________.
3. Choose the correctly matched pair about the Primitive Cultivation in India from the 1
following.
A- Dahiya - Madhya Pradesh
B- Kumari - Jharkhand

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 C- Khil - Andhra Pradesh.
D- Koman - Karnataka
4. Name the port located at the entrance of a lagoon with a natural harbour. 1
A) Chennai
B) Kochi
C) Vishakhapatnam
D) Paradwip port
5. Which one of the following a rabi crop? 1
A) Rice
B) Millets
C) Gram
D) Cotton
6. Examine the three major problems created as a result of indiscriminate utilization of 3
natural resources.
7. Read the text given below and answer the following question: 4
Manufacturing industry not only help in modernizing agriculture, which forms the
backbone of our economy, they also reduce the heavy dependence of the people on
agriculture income by providing them jobs in secondary and tertiary sectors. Industrial
development is a precondition for eradication of unemployment and poverty from our
country. This was the main philosophy behind public sector industries and joint sector
ventures in India. It was also aimed at bringing down regional disparities by establishing
industries in tribal and backward areas. Export of manufactured goods expands trade
and commerce, and brings in much needed foreign exchange. Countries that transform
their raw materials into a wide variety of finished goods of higher value are prosperous.
India’s prosperity lies in increasing and diversifying its manufacturing industries as
quickly as possible. Agriculture and industry are not exclusive of each other. They move
in hand in hand. For instance, the agro-industries in India have given a major boost to
agriculture by rising its productivity.
Answer the following MCQs by choosing the most appropriate option:
7.1. Manufacturing industries fall in ________and agriculture ___________.
A) Primary, Secondary Sector
B) Secondary, Tertiary Sector
C) Primary, Tertiary Sector
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 D) Secondary, Primary Sector
7.2 Manufacturing provides job opportunities to reduce dependence on agriculture.
Identify which sector the following jobs belong to-
Jobs created or promoted by Sector
manufacturing industries
a. Garment production 1.Primary
b. Research & Development 2. Tertiary
c. Banking 3.Secondary
d. Mining 4.Quaternary
Choose the correct option –
A) a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
B) a-3, b-4, c-2, d-1
C) a-2, b-3, c-1, d-2
D) a-4, b-1, c-4, d-3
7.3. Which of the following options does not help in modernising agriculture?
A) Manufacturing farm equipment.
B) Providing unskilled labour force.
C) Supplying fertilizers and pesticides.
D) Producing tube well pumps and sprinklers.
7.4. In order to attract foreign manufacturing firms, a country needs to develop-
A) Agrarian facilities.
B) Cultivable lands
C) Media facilities
D) Infrastructure facilities
8. Describe the role of mass communication in India. 5
OR
Describe the benefits of roadways.

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9. On the same outline map of India locate and label any THREE of the following with 3
suitable symbols.
a- Rana Pratap Sagar Dam
b- Namrup Thermal Plant
c- Bengaluru Software Technology Park
d- Vishakhapatnam Port
e- Naraura Nuclear Power Plant

ECONOMICS (20 Marks)

1. Human Development Report is published by ______. 1

2. Choose the most appropriate answer: 1

Mohan has surplus money so he opens a bank account and deposits in it. Whenever he
needs money he can go to bank and withdraw from there .This kind of deposit with the
banks are known as
A) Demand deposit
B) Fixed deposit
C) Surplus deposit
OR
Method of repayment of loan is called
A) Mode of payment
B) Method of payment
C) Mode of repayment
3. Which one of the following options describe ‘collateral’? 1
A) Double coincidence of wants
B) Trade in barter
C) Asset as guarantee for loan
D) Agreement between lender and borrower

4. A company that owns or controls production in more than one country is called : 1

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 A) Big company
B) International company
C) Foreign company
D) Multinational company
5. In the questions given below, there are two statements are marked as Assertion (A) and 1
Reason (R). Read the statements and choose the correct option:

Assertion (A): Kerala has low infant mortality rate.

Reason (R): It has adequate provision of basic health and educational facilities.

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 correct, but R is wrong.
d) A is wrong, but R is correct.
6. “Poor households still depend on informal source of credit” .Support the statement with 3
examples.
7. “What may be development for one may not be development for the other”. Explain with 3
a suitable example.
8. Read the source given below and answer the following questions: 4
Indian buyers have a greater choice of goods than they did two decades back this is
closely associated with the process of globalization. Markets in India are selling goods
produced in many other countries .This means there is increasing trade with other
countries. Moreover, the racing number of brands that we see in the markets might be
produced by MNCs in India .MNCs are investing in India because they want to earn
profit. While consumers have more choices in the market, the effect of racing demand
and price has meant greater competition among the producers.
Answer the following MCQs by choosing the most appropriate option:
8.1. The past two decades of globalization has seen rapid movements in:
A) Goods, service and people between countries
B) Goods, services, investment and people between countries
C) Goods, investment and people between countries
D) Goods and people between countries
8.2 The most common route for investments by MNCs in countries around the world is
to ______.
A) Setup new factories
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 B) Buy existing local companies
C) Form partnership with local companies
D) Industrial and commercial ventures across globe

8.3. Globalization has led to improvement in living conditions

A) Of all people
B) Of people in the developed countries
C) Of workers in the developing countries
D) None of the above
8.4. MNCs are investing in India because
A) They want to earn profit
B) They set up new factories
C) Supplying jobs to factory workers in India
D) Interlinking of production across countries
9. Give five reasons for the rising importance of the tertiary sector in production. 5
OR
State any five features each of public sector and private sector.

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