SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER
SOCIAL SCIENCE (CODE 087)
CLASS X – SESSION 2022-23
Time Allowed: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 80
General Instructions :
i. Question paper comprises Six Sections – A, B, C, D, E and F. There are 37 questions in the
question paper. All questions are compulsory.
ii. Section A – From question 1 to 20 are MCQs of 1 mark each.
iii. Section B – Question no. 21 to 24 are Very Short Answer Type Questions, carrying 2
marks each. Answer to each question should not exceed 40 words.
iv. Section C contains Q.25to Q.29 are Short Answer Type Questions, carrying 3 marks each.
Answer to each question should not exceed 60 words
v. Section D – Question no. 30 to 33 are long answer type questions, carrying 5 marks each.
Answer to each question should not exceed 120 words.
vi. Section-E - Questions no from 34 to 36 are case based questions with three sub questions
and are of 4 marks each
vii. Section F – Question no. 37 is map based, carrying 5 marks with two parts, 37a from
History (2 marks) and 37b from Geography (3 marks).
viii. 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.
ix. In addition to this, separate instructions are given with each section and question,
wherever necessary.
1 SECTION
What helped in the colonisation of Asian A
and African countries? Identify the correct 1
statement from the following options. MCQs
A. Intergovernmental policies for the expansion of trade
B. Governmental invite to the mother countries for expansion
C. Technology, investments and improvement in transport
D. Capitalists of these regions wanted trade with colonial powers
2 Which of the following newspaper was started by Bal Gangadhar Tilak? 1
A. Hindu
B. Kesari
C. Sudharak
D. Pratap
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3 Look at the picture given below. Identify the name of the painter of this painting from the 1
following options.
A. Abindra Nath Tagore
B. Rabindra Nath Tagore
C. Raja Ravi Verma
D. Samant Das Gupta
Note : The following question is for Visually Impaired Candidates only in lieu of Q. No. 3
Who among the following was the author of the book ‘Gita Govind’?
A. Tulsidas
B. Surdas
C. Jayadev
D. Raidas
4 Arrange the following in chronological order: 1
I. Print culture created the conditions for the French Revolution
II. Martin Luther’s writings led to beginning of the Protestant Reformation
III. Menocchio reinterpreted the message of the Bible
IV. Johann Gutenberg invented Printing press
OPTIONS:
A. III, II, I & IV
B. I, II, III & IV
C. IV, III, II & I
D. IV, II, III & I
5 Identify the crop with the help of the following information 1
It is a crop which is used both as food and fodder.
It is a kharif crop which requires temperature between 21°C to 27°C.
It grows well in old alluvial soil.
Use of modern inputs have contributed to the increasing production of this crop.
Options:
A. Wheat
B. Maize
C. Rice
D. Sugarcane
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