KOLA PERUMAL CHETTY VAISHNAV SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL ,

ARUMBAKKAM , CHENNAI - 106, 2021 -2022.

SOCIAL SOCIENCE - MODEL EXAMINATION

STD: SET - B

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DATE:29.09.'21
TIME: 90 Minutes

General Instructions:
1. The Question Paper contains four sections.
2. Section A has 24 questions. Attempt any 20 questions.
3. Section B has 22 questions. Attempt any 18 questions.
4. Section C has 12 questions (Case based). Attempt any 10 questions.
5. Section D contains 2 Map based questions. Attempt both the questions.
6. All questions carry equal marks.
7. There is no negative marking
SECTION -A

(Section A has 24 questions. Attempt any 20 questions)

1. Identify the correct statement with regard to “The Act of Union -

1707’’ from the following options

a) The British monarchy surrendered the power to the English

Parliament

b) The British parliament seized power from Ireland

c)The formation of United Kingdom of Great Britain

d) The British nation was formed as a result of a war with Scotland and
Whales .

2. By whom was / were the various states of Italy ruled

a) The North was under the Austrian Hapsburg

b) The centre was ruled by Pope

c)The Southern Regime was under the Bourbon Kings of Spain

d) All the above
3. What did the women do to extend their political rights ?

a) They had formed their own political associations

b) They had published newspapers

c) They had taken part in political meetings and demonstrations

d) all the above

4. Which of the following measures was not adopted by the French

Revolutionaries ?

a) Ideas of La patrie and le citoyen

b) The Tricolour French flag

c) Hymns composed

d) regional dialects were encouraged

5. The 831 elected representatives seated in the Frankfurt Parliament were

a) Middle class professionals

b) Businessmen

c) Prosperous artisans

d) All the above

6. Under which of the following type of resource can tidal energy be put?
(a) Replenishable
(b) Human-made
(c)Abiotic
(d) Non-renewable

7. India’s territorial water extends upto a distance of:

(a) 12 km
(b) 12 nautical miles
(c)19.2 miles
(d) 200 nautical miles

8. The main cause of land degradation in Punjab, Haryana and Western

Uttar Pradesh is:
(a) Mining
(b) Over irrigation
(c)Deforestation
(d) Over grazing

9. Which one of the following is not true for pulses?

(a) Pulses are grown in both rabi and kharif season
(b) Pulses are leguminous crops
(c)They are grown in rotation with other crops
(d) Pulses require intensive irrigation facilities

10. Which of the following conditions can spoil tea crop?

(a) Frequent showers evenly distributed over the year
(b) Frost free climate
(c)Deep fertile well drained soil
(d) Clayey soil which has high water holding capacity

11. The federation in which the central government tends to be more

powerful vis – a –
vis states is

a) Coming together federation

b) Holding together federation

c) Asymmetric federation

d) Confederation

12. What are the subjects for which the union and state government can
make laws ?

a) subjects of national importance

b) subjects of state importance

c) subjects of commom interest

d) residuary subjects

13. The tension between Dutch and French speaking communities was more
acute at

a) Belgium

b) Wallonia region

c) Flemish region
d) Brussels

14. Tamilians during 1980s formed various political organisations because

a) Their demand for separate state was denied

b) their demand for separate election to provinces populated by tamilians was

denied

c) their demand for more autonomy to provinces populated by the

Tamils was all repeatedly denied

d) All the above

15. Which of the following is not a feature of federalism ?

a) Written constitution

b) Central government has all the power

c) Two or more levels of government

d) Division of powers between the central governments and the governments of

units

16. Power to interpret the constitution is with the

a) Executive

b) Judiciary

c) State Government

d) Legislature

17. In which form of government there is only one level of

government or sub-units are subordinate to the central government .

a) Unitary form

b) Federal form

c) Monarchical form

d) Democratic form

18.If industrialists want more dams then why do local people resist it ?
 a) they will be displaced

b) their lands will be submerged

c) there will be no source of earning for them

d) all of these

19. What are not the developmental goals of landless rural labourers ?

a) more days of work and better wages

b) acquirement of land for self tilling

c) tax rate should be reduced

d) self reliance

20. Money cannot buy all the goods and services that we may need to have a
good life. A list of things require for a good life is given below which among the
following are things money cannot buy.

i)full protection from infectious diseases

ii) high quality education

iii) a luxury home

iv) a pollution free environment in every part of the country

21. pick out the correct meaning listed below to define average income

i)average income of the country means total income of the country

ii) the average income in a country is the income of only employed people

iii) average income is the same as per capita income

iv) average income includes the value of property held

22. The sectors are classified into private and public on the basis of

i)employment conditions

ii) the nature of economic activity

iii) ownership of enterprises

iv) number of workers employed in the enterprises

23.Gross domestic product includes the following products.

a) intermediate

b) final

c) both of these

d) none of these

24.Which of the following is an organized sector ?

a) small and marginal farmers

b) a small shop

c) office of municipal corporation

d) casual workers

SECTION – B
(Attempt any 18 out of 22 questions)

25. Who is represented as postman in this picture ?

a) Bismarck

b) Napoleaon

c) Wilhelmn

26. ‘When France sneezes,’ Metternich once remarked, ‘the rest of Europe
catches
cold.’One immediate uprising in the context of this statement was
a) Greek war of independence

b) Belgium breaking away from the United Kingdom of Netherland

c) Overthrowing of the Bourbon Kings in France

d) Balkan states breaking away from Ottoman Empire

27. Who believed in the philosophy that God intended nations to be

natural units of mankind ?

a) Cavour

b) Mazzini

c) Metternich

d) Garibaldi

28. Duke Metternich who hosted the congress for drafting the Treaty of
Vienna was

a) Bourbon king

b) British delegate

c) Absolute monarch

d) Austrian Chancellor

29. Which of the following statement is correct about the agriculture sector
?
a. The agricultural sector share the largest contribution in the GDP.
b. The agricultural sector employs the largest number of people in India.
c.The share of the agricultural sector in the GDP has been rising over years
d. The share of the agricultural sector in the GDP has bee fixed.

30. Why is the service sector growing unequally ?

a. There are not many types of jobs in the service sector
b. All jobs offer similar growth but people are unable to utilize it
c.All types of jobs are not high paying jobs
d. Service sector is not growing at all.

31. The effects of the civil war in Sri Lanka were

a) Thousands of people of both the communities were killed

b) Many families were forced to leave the country as refugees

c) Many people lost their livelihood

d) There was a terrible setback to the social , cultural, and economic life of the
country

32. The concept of power sharing became more important with

the emergence of democracy.

What are the basic principles of democracy ?

A) People are all source of political power

B) People rule themselves through institutions’ of self government

C)Due respect is given to diverse group and views that exist in the society

D) Every one has a voice in shaping public policies

a) A and D

b) A,B,C

c) A,C,D

d) All the above

33. ASSERTION (A) – The judges appointed by the executive can check
the functioning of executive or laws made by the legislature

REASONING ( R) – In the system of checks and balances ,each organ is

allowed to check the other for balance of power to be maintained

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 R is false

d) A is false and R is true

34. Identify the soil with the help of clues given below –
a) Develops under tropical and subtropical climate.
b) Intense leaching due to rain.
c) They are prone to erosion and degradation.
d) Suitable for cashew nuts.
A.Forest soil
B.Yellow soil
C.Black soil
D. Laterite soil

35. The Union and state government have the power to raise resources by
levying taxes
. These sources of revenue for each level of government are clearly specified n
the constitution , The states can spend the financial resources available to them
for public purpose without the consent of the union government . What is this
power enjoyed in a federal system called ?

a) Financial Crisis

b) Financial powers

c) Financial jurisdiction

d) Financial Autonomy

36. Which of these North Eastern States enjoy special status due do
their peculiar social and historical circumstances ?

A) Assam

B) Nagaland

C)Arunachal Pradesh

D) Mizoram

a) A and C

b) A,B,D

C) B,C,D

d) All the above

37. If Federalism works only in big countries , Why did Belgium a small
country adopt it ?

A) Belgium has a large population

B) Belgium has diverse population made up of multilingual groups having

their own interest

C)Power sharing reduces social conflict and political instability

D) The majority in Belgium dominated the minority

a) A and D

b) A and B

c) B and C

d) C and D

38 .The first and the major test for democratic politics in India was

a) Linguistic state

b) Language policy

c) Centre state relation

d) linguistic diversity

39. Assertion : A high average income is not indicative of the

overall well-being or human development in a country.

Reason: Average income does not cover indicators like level of literacy rate,
health facilities and public facilities in a country

i) Both Assertion and Reasoning are true and Reasoning is the

correct explanation of Assertion
ii) Both Assertion and Reasoning are true and Reasoning is
not the correct explanation of Assertion
iii) Assertion is true and Reasoning is false
iv)Assertion is false and Reasoning is true.

40.Assertion : The value of only final goods and services is included while
calculating GDP

Reasoning : The final goods and services already includes the value of
intermediate goods

i) Both Assertion and Reasoning are true and Reasoning is the

correct explanation of Assertion
ii) Both Assertion and Reasoning are true and Reasoning is not
the correct explanation of Assertion
 iii) Assertion is true and Reasoning is false
iv) Assertion is false and Reasoning is true.

41. Match the following:

Choose the incorrect option from column A and from column B

Column A/ category of person Column B/ developmental goals

i.landless labour a. more days of work and better
wages
ii. prosperous farmers in Punjab b. availability of other sources of
irrigation
iii. farmers who depend only on c. assured a higher support prices
rainfor growing crop for their crops
iv. An urban woman from a d. regular jobs and high
working family wages to increase he
income

42. Assertion : Most families in India have people working in

unorganized sector Reasoning: Organised sector have less

opportunities to offer.

i) Both Assertion and Reasoning are true and Reasoning is the

correct explanation of Assertion
ii) Both Assertion and Reasoning are true and Reasoning is not
the correct explanation of Assertion
iii) Assertion is true and Reasoning is false
iv) Assertion is false and Reasoning is true.

43. What would be the most promising source of energy fifty years from
now and why ?

a) petroleum energy because it is obtained from fossil fuels

b) solar energy because it is not exhaustible

c) coal based energy because it is pollution free

d) forest product based energy because India has abundant forests

44. Which activities come under the agriculture and related sectors ?

A.Dairy

B.Mining

C.Using cotton fiber in garment industry

D Transporting agricultural products in the market

Options :

a. A and B
b. A, B and C
c. A and C
d. A,B,C and D
45. Which of the following statement is not correct:

a. Workers from scheduled castes, tribes and backward

communities find themselves in the unorganized sector

b. Besides getting the irregular and low paid work, these workers
also face social discrimination

c.Protection and support to the unorganized sector workers is thus

necessary for both economic and social development

d. It is not possible to protect such workers in the unorganized sector.

46. Cause of high infant mortality rate is

a) inadequate facilities of health

b) lack of infrastructure facilities
c) lack of awareness
d) both A and B
SECTION – C
(This section consists of two cases. There are total of 12 questions in this section.
Attempt any 10 questions from this section
47 . Earlier, in 1845, weavers in Silesia had led a revolt against contractors
who supplied them raw material and gave them orders for finished textiles
but drastically reduced their payments. On 4 June at 2 p.m. a large crowd of
weavers emerged from their homes and marched in pairs up to the mansion
of their contractor demanding higher wages. They were treated with scorn and
threats alternately. Following this, a group of them forced their way into the
house, smashed its elegant windowpanes, furniture, porcelain … another
group broke into the storehouse and plundered it of supplies of cloth which
they tore to shreds … The contractor fled with his family to a neighbouring
village which, however, refused to shelter such a person. He returned 24 hours
later having requisitioned the army. In the exchange that followed, eleven
weavers were shot.

47 (i) Who are the people revolting ?

a) Contractors

b) Peasants

c) Industrialist

d) weavers

48. When and where did the event take place ?

a) 1845 , Silesia

b) 1846 , Europe

49. How many weavers were shot ?

a) 11

b) 21

c) 10

d) 13

50 . What was the reason of uprising ?

a) Rise in price of goods

b) lack of raw material

c) reduced payment for finished goods

d) Eleven weavers were shot

51. Who was the journalist who putforth the viewpoint the Silesian weavers
?

a) Johann Gottfried

b) Wilhelm Wolf

c) Johann Grimm

d) Carl Welcker

52. ASSERTION ( A) – During the economic hardship in 1830s there were

more seekers of job than employment

REASONING ( R) - Population from rural areas migrated to the cities to live in

overcrowded slums .

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 R is false

d) A is false and R is true

53. Two-thirds of India’s population is engaged in agricultural

activities. Agriculture is a primary activity, which produces most of the food
raw material for various industries. In India we follow various types of
farming, cropping patterns and major crops grown in India. Agriculture
contributes lot to the National Economy, Employment and Output.
Agriculture provides a livelihood for more than 60% of its population, so this
sector needs some serious technical and institutional reforms. The Green
Revolution and the White Revolution were some of the reforms initiated by
people to improve agriculture. Which crop is used both for food and
fodder?

A.Jowar
B.Maize
C.Bajra
D. Wheat
.

54............................India is the largest producer as well as the consumer

of pulses in the
world.
A. First
B. Second
C. Third
D. Fourth
55. Millets have high nutritional value and are rich in ………..
A.Iron, calcium
B.Minerals
C.Phosphate
D. Proteins

56. Over these years, cultivation methods have changed significantly

depending upon the characteristics of ………………….
A.Type of crop
B.technological know-how
C.Type of season
D. Government intervention

57. Which one of the following is announced by the government in support

of a crop?
(a) Maximum support price
(b) Minimum support price
(c)Moderate support price
(d) Influential support price

58. ASSERTION ( A) :Resources which are surveyed and their quality

and quantity have been determined for utilisation.
REASONING ( R) : The development of resources depends on technology and
level of their feasibility.
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 R is false

d) A is false and R is true

 SECTION - D
( Attempt both the Map based questions )
On the given map of India, identify the locations with the help of specified
information.
59. The Dam located in Jammu and Kashmir.
a. Salal Dam
b. Rihand
c. Hirakud
d. Mettur
60. On the same map, ‘B’ is also marked as a major Tea cultivating state.
Identify it from
the following options.
A.Assam
B.Punjab
C.Bihar
D. Gujarat

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