ODISHA ADARSHA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN

HALF YEARLY EXAMINATION, 2023-24

Class: X Maximum Mark:80
Subject: Social Science (087) Time: 3 Hrs
General Instructions:
1. The question paper comprises Six Sections – A, B, C, D, E and F. There are 37 questions in the Question paper.
All questions are compulsory.
2. Section A – From questions 1 to 20 are MCQs of 1 mark each.
3. Section B – Question no. 21 to 24 are Very Short Answer Type Questions, carrying 2 marks each. Answer to
each question should be limited between 30 - 40 words.
4. Section C contains Q.25to Q.29 are Short Answer Type Questions, carrying 3 marks each. Answer to each
question should be limited between 40 - 60 words
5. Section D – Question no. 30 to 33 are long answer type questions, carrying 5 marks each. Answer to each
question should be limited between 100 - 120 words.
6. Section-E - Questions no from 34 to 36 are case based questions with three sub questions and are of 4 marks
each. Answer to each question should be limited between 80 - 100 words.
7. Section F – Question no. 37 is map based, carrying 5 marks with two parts, 37.1 from History (2 marks) and
37.2 from Geography (3 marks).
8. 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.
9. In addition to this, separate instructions are given with each section and question, wherever necessary.

SECTION – A
Section A consist of 20 questions of 1 mark each
1. What did conservatives focus on at the Congress of Vianna? Select the appropriate option.
I. To establish socialism in Europe.
II. To introduce democracy in France.
III. To re-establish peace and stability in Europe.
IV. To set up new Parliament in Australia.
Options:
(a)Only I (b) Both I and II (c) Only III (d) Both III and IV
2. Forest and wastelands belong to both private individuals and government are known as …………………….
(a) Sacred groves (b) Reserved forests (c) Protected forest (d) Unclassed forest
3. The following table gives the GDP in rupees by the three sectors.
Year Primary Sector Secondary Sector Tertiary Sector
2000 52,000 48,500 1,33,500
2013 8,00,500 10,74,000 38,68,000
What is the share of tertiary sector in the total GDP of 2013?
(a)67.35% (b) 72.86% (c)62.1% (d)18.86%
4. Identify the soil from given options with the help of following information.
I. These are derivatives of trap lava.
II. These are mostly found in Gujarat, Maharashtra and Karnataka.
III. These are most suitable for growing cotton.
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 Options:
(a) Red soil (b) Black soil (c) Laterite soil (d) None of these
5. Who among the following formed the secret society called ‘Young Italy’?
(a) Otto von Bismarck (b) Giuseppe Mazzini (c) Mettemich (d) Johann Gottfried Herder
6. Pokharan, the place where India conducted its nuclear tests, lies in Rajasthan. supposed the government of
Rajasthan opposed to the Central Government’s nuclear policy, could it prevent the Government of India from
conducting the nuclear test? Identify the reason from the given options.
a) Yes, the State government could prevent it as defence is the subject of State list.
b) No, the State government could not prevent the nuclear test because defence is the subject of Union List and
nuclear tests are the part of the defence.
c) Yes, the state government could prevent it as conducting nuclear tests is a subject of Concurrent List.
d) No, the state government could not prevent the Central Government as conducting nuclear tests in any state is
illegal.
7. There are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Mark your answer as per the codes given bellow.
Assertion (A): Power is shared among different social groups in Belgium.
Reason (R): Community Government in Belgium has the power regarding cultural, educational and language
related issue.
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
8. P is a worker in a garment export industry of Berhampur. He gets facilities like health, insurance, provident fund,
medical leave etc. In which one of the following sectors is P working?
(a) Primary sector (b) Non-Government sector (c) Organised sector (d) Unorganised sector
9. Which among the following is known as a system of checks and balances?
a) The supreme Court Judges can check the powers of the Judges High Court.
b) The president of India appoints the Prime Minister and further the Prime Minister checks the powers of the
President.
c) The Judges are appointed by the Executive and further they can check the functioning of Executive or laws made
by the Legislature
d) Both (b) and (c)
10. Consider the following statements and choose the incorrect ones.
I. In 1925, Alluri Sitaraman Raju was arrested ending two years armed tribal struggle.
II. In 1932, the Poona Pact was signed between Dr. B.R. Ambedkar and Mahatma Gandhi.
III. In 1929, Lord Cornwallis announced a vague offer of ‘dominion status for India.
IV. In 1927, Federation of the Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industries (FICCI) was formed.
Codes:
(a) I and III (b) II and III (c) II and IV (d) I, II, IV
11. Which of the following criteria is common in the assessment of development in the reports of the World Bank and
UNDP?
(a)Health Status (b)Per Capita Income (c)Educational Levels (d)Both (a) and (b)

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12. If as a minister, you are the part of the state government, then which of the following subjects could fall under your
jurisdiction?
(a) Commerce (b)Currency (c)Banking (d)Trade union
13. Certain events are given bellow. Choose the appropriate chronological order:
I. Coming of Siman Commission to India III. Government of India Act, 1919
II. Demand of Purna Swaraj in Lahore Session of INC IV. Champaran Satyagraha
Options:
(a) (iii) – (ii) – (iv) – (i)
(b) (i) – (ii) – (iv) – (iii)
(c) (ii) – (iii) – (i) – (iv)
(d) (iv) – (iii) – (i) - (ii)
14. Sanjit has surplus money, so he opens a bank account and deposits in it. Whenever he needs money, he can go to
his bank and withdraw money from there. This kind of deposit with the banks is known as ………………….
(a) Term Deposit (b) Fixed Deposit (c) Surplus Deposit (d) Demand Deposit
15. Which of the following statements is/are correct about the language policy of Indian Constitution? Choose the
correct options.
I. According to our constitution Hindi is our national language.
II. Constitution of India did not declare any language as national language.
III. Citizens are free to choose any language as national language.
IV. According to the constitution, the used of English language was to stop in 1956.
V. State governments are free to choose their native language as the official language of the concern state.
Options: (a) II, IV and V (b) II and V (c) I , II , III , IV and V (d) II , and IV
16. Which of the following statements are incorrect?
I. Silica is commonly found in sandy soil.
II. Petroleum is commonly found in Bihar, Rajasthan and Maharashtra.
III. Copper is majorly found in Belaghat mines in Madhya Pradesh, Khetri mines in Rajasthan and Singhbhum district
of Jharkhand.
IV. Bauxite is available in Koderma and Hazaribagh areas of Jharkhand, Gaya in Bihar and in Rajasthan.
Codes:
(a) I and III (b) II and IV (c) I and IV (d) II and III
17. Ambika has taken a loan of 5 lakhs from the bank to purchase a house at a 12% rate of interest. He has to submit
papers of the new house and salary record to the bank. What is this process called?
(a) Interest rate (b) Collateral (c) Principal Amount (d) Instalment
18. Identify the crop with the help of given clues.
I. This crop is used as both food and fodder.
II. It requires the temperature from 21 Degree Celsius to 27 Degree Celsius.
III. It is a Kharif crop which grows well in old Alluvial soil.
(a) Millets (b)Maize (c) Wheat (d) Pulses
19. Women’s movement has argued that ……………. of all religions discriminate against women?
(a) Patriarchal laws (b)Family laws (c)Country laws (d) State laws
20. Identify the administrative body of Indian federal system with the help of the following information.
I. It is a forum to discuss local governance and development.
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 II. All the decisions are taken through this and no decision is official and valid without the consent of this body of
at the village level.
Select the appropriate option from the following:
(a) Panchayat Samiti (b) Gram Sabha (c) Zila Parishad (d) Both (b) and (c)

SECTION – B
Section B consists of 4 questions of 2 marks each
21. Mention any two provisions of the Indian Constitution which make it a secular state. (2)
22. Write any two features of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005. (2)
23. “Mining affects to both health and environment”. Explain. (2)
24. Explain any two factors that lead to the Great Depression of 1929. (2)
OR
Why did Gandhiji decide to call off Civil Disobedience Movement? Explain any two reasons.

SECTION – C
Section C consists of 5 questions of 3 marks each
25. “Cast has not still disappeared from contemporary India”. Do you agree with the statement? Justify your answer
with suitable arguments. (3)
26. Why is the tertiary sector becoming more important in India? Explain. (3)
27. Chandan is a student of class X. He often got confused about the difference between primitive subsistence farming
and intensive subsistence farming. So, Write three points of difference between primitive subsistence farming and
intensive subsistence farming. (3)
OR
“Natural gas is an important source of energy.” Support the statement.
28. Describe the events which led to the Khilafat Movement. (3)
29. What were the impacts of the First World War on the economic condition in India? (3)

SECTION -D
Section D consists of 4 questions of 5 marks each
30. What do you mean by Decentralization of power? Explain the major steps taken in 1992 towards Decentralization
for making third tire of government more powerful. (5)
OR
Explain any five socio-economic changes that are responsible for breaking down the old notion of Cast hierarchy in
India.
31. Shrabani has formed a Self Helf Group in her village with some other women of her village. What is the idea behind
the formation of Self Helf Groups or SHGS? Explain the functioning of the SHGS? (5)
OR
Briefly describe the functions of Reserve Bank of India.
32. Diptee lives in an urban area where there is a shortage of water resources. So she decided to do rooftop rainwater
harvesting. Do you agree that rooftop water harvesting is quite beneficial for urban people? (5)
OR

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 Write down the names of any two major fibre crops grown in India and also explain the conditions required for their
growth and development.
33. Highlight the role of Prussia and the architect Otto Von Bismarck in Making of Germany. (5)
OR
Explain the various measures and practices that introduced by the French Revolutionaries to create a sense of
collective identity amongst the French people
SECTION – E
Sections E consists of 3 case-based questions of 4 each

34. Read the source given bellow and answer the questions that follow:
Sri Lanka is an island nation, just a few kilometres off the southern coast of Tamil Nadu. It has about two crore
people, about the same as in Haryana. Like other nations in the South Asia region, Sri Lanka has a diverse population.
The major social groups are the Sinhala-speakers (74 per cent) and the Tamil-speakers (18 per cent). Among Tamils
there are two sub-groups. Tamil natives of the country are called ‘Sri Lankan Tamils’ (13 per cent). The rest, whose
forefathers came from India as plantation workers during colonial period, are called ‘Indian Tamils’. As you can see
from the map, Sri Lankan Tamils are concentrated in the north and east of the country. Most of the Sinhala-speaking
people are Buddhists, while most of the Tamils are Hindus or Muslims. There are about 7 per cent Christians, who
are both Tamil and Sinhala.
Sri Lanka emerged as an independent country in 1948. The leaders of the Sinhala community sought to secure
dominance over government by virtue of their majority. As a result, the democratically elected government adopted
a series of majoritarian measures to establish Sinhala supremacy.
(1) Explain the ethnic composition of Sri Lanka? (1)
(2) What do you mean by the term Majoritarian? (1)
(3) How majoritarianism has increased the feeling of alienation among the Sri Lankan Tamils? (2)
35. Read the source given bellow and answer the questions that follow:
Tea cultivation is an example of plantation agriculture. It is also an important beverage crop introduced in India
initially by the British. Today, most of the tea plantations are owned by Indians. The tea plant grows well in tropical
and sub-tropical climates endowed with deep and fertile well-drained soil, rich in humus and organic matter. Tea
bushes require warm and moist frost-free climate all through the year. Frequent showers evenly distributed over
the year ensure continuous growth of tender leaves. Tea is a labour-intensive industry. It requires abundant, cheap
and skilled labour. Tea is processed within the tea garden to restore its freshness. Major tea producing states are
Assam, hills of Darjeeling and Jalpaiguri districts, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and Kerala. Apart from these, Himachal
Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Meghalaya, Andhra Pradesh and Tripura are also tea-producing states in the country. In 2018
India was the second largest producer of tea after China.
(1) Who introduced tea cultivation in India? (1)
(2) What are the required climatic conditions for tea plantation? (1)
(3) State any two advantages of tea industry in Indian economy. (2)
36. Read the source given bellow and answer the questions that follow
To the altar of this revolution, we have brought our youth as incense’. Many nationalists thought that the
struggle against the British could not be won through non-violence. In 1928, the Hindustan Socialist Republican
Army (HSRA) was founded at a meeting in Ferozeshah Kotla ground in Delhi. Amongst its leaders were Bhagat Singh,
Jatin Das and Ajoy Ghosh. In a series of dramatic actions in different parts of India, the HSRA targeted some of the
symbols of British power. In April 1929, Bhagat Singh and Batukeswar Dutta threw a bomb in the Legislative
Assembly. In the same year there was an attempt to blow up the train that Lord Irwin was travelling in. Bhagat Singh
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 was 23 when he was tried and executed by the colonial government. During his trial, Bhagat Singh stated that he
did not wish to glorify ‘the cult of the bomb and pistol’ but wanted a revolution in society:
‘Revolution is the inalienable right of mankind. Freedom is the imprescriptible birthright of all. The labourer is
the real sustainer of society … To the altar of this revolution, we have brought our youth as incense, for no sacrifice
is too great for so magnificent a cause. We are content. We await the advent of revolution. Inquilab Zindaba
(a) When was HSRA founded? (1)
(b) Why Bhagat Singh put on trial? (1)
(c) What were the reasons behind formation of HSRA? (2)

SECTION – F
Sections F consists of Map based questions of 5 marks each

37. (1) Two places A and B have been marked on the given outline map of India. Identify them and write their correct
names on the outlines drawn near them. (2)
a) The place where the Indian National Congress Session was held in December 1920.
b) Name the place where Gandhiji started the Satyagraha in favour of cotton mill workers.
(2) On the same outline map of India, locate and label any three of the following with suitable symbols. (3)

a) A Dam Build on the River

Satluj
b) Raniganj Coal Mines
c) Thiruvananthapuram
Software Technology Park
d) Tarapur Nuclear Power
Plant

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