DAYASADAN AGARWAL VIDYALAYA (CBSE), NERKUNDRAM, CHENNAI

SAMPLE PAPER TEST 05 FOR BOARD EXAM 2024

(with ANSWERS)
SUBJECT: SOCIAL SCIENCE MAX. MARKS : 80
CLASS : X DURATION : 3 HRS
General Instruction:
1. Question paper comprises five Sections – A, B, C, D and E. There are 37 questions in the
question paper. All questions are compulsory.
2. Section A – From question 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 not exceed 40 words.
4. 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
5. 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.
6. Section-E - Questions no from 34 to 36 are case based questions with three sub questions and
are of 4 marks each
7. 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).
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
Questions 1 to 20 carry 1 mark each.
1. Observe the caricature image given below. What is the caricaturist trying to depict?

(a) The Jacobin Club, (b) The Club of Thinkers, 1820

(c) The Vienna Congress, 1815 (d) The National Assembly meeting, 1789
Ans: (b) The Club of Thinkers, 1820.

2. Identify the soil with the help of clues given below:

 develops in areas with high temperature and heavy rainfall
 is low in humus content
 found in the hilly areas of Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu
(a) Forest soil (b) Yellow soil (c) Black soil (d) Laterite soil
Ans: (d) Laterite soil

3. Which of the following statements are incorrect with regard fo placer deposits?
(i) They occur as alluvial deposits
(ii) They are corroded by water

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 (iii) They occur in ocean beds
(iv) They are found in sands of the valley floors and the base of hills.
Options:
(a) (i) and (ii) (b) (ii) and (iii) (c) (iii) and (iv) (d) (i) and (iv)
Ans: (b) (ii) and (iii)

4. Match Column I to Column II

Column I Column II
(A) Cultivation of cotton (i) industrial activity
(B) Dairy (i) generate services rather than goods
(C) Weave cloth, make sugar (iii) provide personal services
(D) Transport, storage and (iv) biological process of the animals and
communication availability of fodder
(E) Washermen, barbers, cobblers (v) rainfall, sunshine and climate
and lawyers
(a) (A)-(v), (B)-(iv), (C)-(iii), (D)- (i), (E)-(ii)
(b) (A)-(v), (B)-(iv), (C)-(ii), (D)- (i), (E)-(ii)
(c) (A)-(v), (B)- (iv), (C)-(i), (D)- (ii), (E)-(iii)
(d) (A)-(iii), (B)-(v), (C)-(iv), (D)- (i), (E)-(ii)
Ans: (c) (A)-(v), (B)- (iv), (C)-(i), (D)- (ii), (E)-(iii)

5. Which is the following statements is/are true regarding language policy of the Indian
Government?
(i) English is our national language
(ii) Citizens are free to choose any language as national language
(iii) Hindi is our national language
(iv) Constitution of India did not declare any language as national language.
(a) (i) and (ii) (b) (ii) and (iii) (c) Only (iv) (d) Only (i)
Ans: (c) Only (iv)

6. What is true regarding sources of revenue in a federal system?

(a) States have no financial powers or independent sources of revenue
(b) States are dependent for revenue or funds on the central government
(c) Sources of revenue for each level of government are clearly specified to ensure its financial
autonomy
(d) States have no financial autonomy
Ans: (c) Sources of revenue for each level of government are clearly specified to ensure its
financial autonomy.

7. The first and major test for democratic politics in our country was the
(a) caste problem (b) language problem
(c) problem related to union territories. (d) creation of linguistic state
Ans: (b) language problem.

8. Identify the administrative system of Indian Government with the help of the following
information:
 Power shared between Central and State Governments to Local Governments.
 It is called as a third tier of the Government.
 The State Governments are required to share some powers and revenue with them.
Select the appropiate option from the following.
(a) Federal system (b) Unitary Federal system
c) Decentralised system (d) Unitary system
Ans: (c) Decentralised system

9. Two statements are given in the question below as Assertion (A) and Reason (R).
Read the statemen5ts and choose the appropriate option:
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 Assertion (A): French speaking community in Belgium was rich and powerful
Reason (R): Belgium Government favoured French speaking community
(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 not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true.
Ans: (c) A is true but R is false.

10. In most of the political parties, the top posts are always controlled by the members of one
family, which is very unfair to other members. This type of challenge is referred to as
(a) Money and muscle power (b) Lack of internal democracy
(c) Absence of a meaningful choice (d) Dynastic succession
Ans: (d) Dynastic succession

11. Study the picture and answer the question that follows:

What is the percentage of share of the primary sector in the 1973-74 and 2013-14?
(a) 11% and 20% (b) 40% and 11%
(c) 49% and 69% (d) 40% and 20%
Ans: (b) 40% and 11%

12. Consider the statements given b

Statement (I): Language played an important role in developing nationalist sentiments.
Statement (II): Johann Gottfried Herder was famous Russian philosopher during eighteenth
century
(a) Statement (I) is correct and (II) is incorrect
(b) Statement (I) is incorrect and (II) is correct
(c) Both (I) and (II) are incorrect.
(d) Both (I) and (II) arc correct
Ans: (a) Statement (I) is correct and (II) is incorrect

13. Why did the weavers in Silesia revolt against contractors in 1845? Identify the from the
following options.
(a) Contractors did not pay their dues, (b) Contractors appointed few on high posts
(c) Contractors used government policies. (d) Contractors gave them loans on high interests.
Ans: (a) Contractors did not pay their dues.

14. Members can take small loans from the group itself to their needs, The group charges interest on
these loans but this is still less than what the moneylenders charge. After a year or two, if the
group is regular in savings, it becomes eligible for availing loan from the bank. Loan is
sanctioned in the name of the group and is meant to create self-employment opportunities for
the members.
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 Analyse the information regarding activities of the SHG given above and tell when does it
become eligible to get loan from the bank?
(a) If it gives some portion of farm produce to bank
(b) If it enrolls large number of women members in the group.
(c) If it is doing good social work
(d) If it is regular in Savings
Ans: (d) If it is regular in savings.

15. Why was Satyagraha organised in Champaran in 1916?

(a) To oppose the British laws (b) To oppose the indigo plantation.
(c) To oppose high land revenue (d) To protest against the oppression of the mill workers
Ans: (b) To oppose the indigo plantation.

16. On which of the following economic basis the sectors are classified into organised and
unorganised sector?
(a) The nature of economic activity (b) Ownership of enterprises
(d) Employment condition (d) Number of workers employed in the enterprises
Ans: (c) Employment conditions

17. The total number of children of age group of 14 and 15 years attending school as a percentage
of total number of children in the same age group is called
(a) Net Attendance Ratio (b) Literacy Rate
(c) Gross Enrolment Ratio (d) Level of education
Ans: (a) Net Attendance Ratio

18. A man is employed on a food processing farm where he has to do a lot of manual work. His
wife and daughter also help him in his work on the farm every day. Which type of employment
is this example?
(a) Disguised employment (b) Seasonal employment
(c) Over employment (d) Cyclical employment
Ans: (a) Disguised employment

19. In which the following system exchange of goods is done without use of money?
(a) Credit system (b) Barter syst
(c) Banking system (d) Collateral system
Ans: (b) Barter system

20. Arrange the following statements in sequential order based on the events that shaped the Non-
cooperation Movement.
(i) Congress session at Nagpur, a compromise was worked out and the Non-Cooperation
programme was adopted
(ii) Khilafat committee was formed in Bombay
(iii) Jallianwala Bagh incident took place
(iv) Alluri Sitaram was captured and executed
Options:
(a) (ii), (iii), (i), (iv) (b) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
(c) (iii), (iv), (i), (ii) (d) (iv), (iii), (ii), (i)
Ans: (a) (ii), (iii), (i), (iv)

SECTION – B
Questions 21 to 24 carry 2 marks each.
21. "Dynastic succession is one of the most serious challenges before the political parties." Analyse
the statement.
Ans: The challenge of dynastic succession is undoubtedly one of the most serious challenges
before the political parties. The statement can be analysed giving the following arguments.
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 (a) Most parties do not practise open and transparent procedures, hence, there are very few
opportunities for an ordinary worker to rise to the top in a party.
(b) Top leaders favour people close to them or even their family members. In many parties, the
top positions are always controlled by members of one family.
(c) This is bad for democracy because people without sufficient experience or popular support
are able to enjoy positions of power. (any two)

22. Classify industries into two categories on the basis of source of raw material used. Mention two
features of each category.
Ans: On the basis of sources of raw material used, industries are classified into:
(a) Agro based industries: These are dependent on raw material produced in the agricultural
sector. These industries are labour intensive.
(b) Mineral based industries: These industries produce goods which are used in other industries.
These industries are capital intensive.
OR
Explain the importance of soil as a resource.
Ans: Soil is the most important renewable natural resource. It is the medium of plant growth and
supports different types of living organisms on the earth. The soil is a living system.

23. Examine any two situations in which credit helps in the development of agriculturists
Ans: The two situations in which credit helps in the development of agriculturists are as
follows:
(a) The credit helps farmers to meet the ongoing expenses of production like purchasing raw
materials and equipments.
(b) The credit helps in arranging the irrigation facilities.
(c) With the credit in hand, the farmers can avail the facility of storage of production.
In all, credit helps in increasing the farmers earnings.

24. Why did the Non-Cooperation Movement gradually slow down in towns and cities?
Ans: The Non-Cooperation Movement slowed down in towns and cities because of the
following reasons.
(a) Khadi clothes were very costly and beyond the reach of the poor. In the course of time,
people again took to machine-made cheap foreign clothes.
(b) Boycott of daily-use products was also not possible because of lack of swadeshi industries.
Indians had to roll back.
(c) Similarly, boycott of foreign institutions too could not continue for long. There were no
alternative institutions to fill the gap. So teachers and students had to return to government
schools. Lawyers too reported back in the government courts.

SECTION – C
Questions 25 to 29 carry 3 marks each.
25. "Mahata Gandhi used 'Salt’ as a powerful symbol to unite the nation.” Justify the statement.
Ans: Salt was used as a powerful symbol to unite the nation. The idea was to make the demands
wideranging, so that all classes within Indian society could identify with them and everyone
could be brought together in a united campaign. The most stirring of all was the demand to
abolish the salt tax as salt was something that was consumed by the rich and the poor. It was one
of the most essential items of food. The British Government acquired monopoly over the
production of salt that raised its price thus making it difficult for the people to buy it.
OR
Why did the industrialists participate in the Civil Disobedience Movement? Explain any three
reasons.
Ans: The industrialists participated in the Civil Disobedience Movement because of the
following reasons:
(a) The colonial policies restricted the business activities of the Indian industrialists.

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 (b) The industrials wanted protection against imports of foreign goods, and a rupee-sterling
foreign exchange ratio that would discourage imports.
(c) They saw ‘Swaraj’ as the time when colonial restrictions on business would no longer exist
and trade and industry would flourish without constraints.

26. How classified on the basis of structure and material used?

Ans: Based on structure and the material used, dams are classified as timber dams, embankment
dams or masonry dams with several sub-types.

27. In what ways does the Reserve Bank of India supervise the functioning of banks? Why is this
necessary?
Ans: The Reserve Bank of India is the apex bank of the country, supervising the functioning of
formal sources of credit as:
(a) It monitors that the banks maintain the required cash balance with them.
(b) It supervises that the banks give loans not just to profit-making businesses and trade but also
to small cultivators, small-scale industries, small borrowers etc.
(c) It is mandatory for the banks to submit information to RBI periodically on how much they
are lending, at what interest rate and to whom.

28. Describe any three advantages of the Self-Help Groups (SHGs) for the poor.
Ans: The three advantages of the SHGs for the poor are as follows.
(a) These groups help the rural poor, in particular women, to get organised to handle the money
collected and sanction loans.
(b) These groups help the women to become financially self-reliant.
(c) These groups create self-employment opportunities for the members and thus save the poor
from the clutches of the moneylenders.

29. What are the conditions under which democracies accommodate Social diversities?
Ans: The following are the conditions under which democracies accommodate social diversities.
(a) Democracies accommodate social diversities when it is well understood that democracy is
not just the rule of the majority and that the rule of the majority is not just the rule of a single
religious or social community.
(b) It does not believe in any type of discrimination based on the basis of class, caste, religion,
sex, creed, etc. All the citizens have the right to voice their grievances without any fear and
compulsion.
(c) Democracy is not simply rule by majority opinion. The majority always need to work with
the minority so that government can function and represent the opinion of common people.
(d) A substantial amount of seats are reserved for women and the underprivileged sections so
that they may also participate in decision-making.

SECTION – D
Questions 30 to 33 carry 5 marks each.
30. Explain the types of forest in India.
Ans: In India, forests are classified as follows:
(a) Reserved Forests: These are regarded as the most valuable as far as the conservation of
forest and wildlife are concerned. They cover about half of the total forest.
(b) Protected Forests: This forest land is protected from any further depletion. It covers one-
third of the total forest.
(c) Unclassed Forests: These are other forests and wastelands belonging to both government and
private individuals and communities.
OR
How do industries pollute the environment and fresh water resources?
Ans: Industrial pollution degrades the environment in the following ways:
(a) Air pollution through spewing of smoke from industry, pollutes the air with sulphur dioxide
and carbon monoxide.
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 (b) Industrial waste and effluents discharged through industries into rivers and ponds cause
water pollution.
(c) Industrial and construction activities generate noise pollution.
Fresh water sources are polluted by
(a) Organic and inorganic wastes
(b) Effluents discharged by industries into rivers
(c) The main culprits are paper and pulp, chemical, textile, petroleum, refineries, tanneries
industries, etc.

31. How can we measure democracy on the basis of its expected outcomes?
Ans: In modern times, democracy is the most popular from of government. However, to know
about the successful
working of a democracy, it is essential to identify the outcomes of a democratic system.
(a) Democracy’s examination never gets over. As it passes one test, it has to undergo another.
As people get some benefits of democracy, they ask for more to make democracy even better.
(b) When we ask people about the way democracy functions, they will always come up with
more expectations and many complaints.
(c) The fact that people are complaining is itself a testimony to the success of democracy. It
shows that people are aware and critically examining those in power.
(d) A public expression of dissatisfication with democracy shows the success of sdemocracy.
(e) It transforms people from mere subjects into citizens taking active part in the democratic
process.
All the above-mentioned points show that democracy should be judged by its outcome for better
prospects.
OR
What outcome can one reasonably expect of democracies?
Ans: One should reasonably expect the following outcomes of democracy:
(a) Accountable, responsive and legitimate government: Democracy provides people with the
right to choose their rulers and have control over them. In this way it helps people to elect a
government that is accountable to the citizens and responsive to their needs and expectations.
(b) Economic growth and development: As democracy is based on the principle of equality, it is
bound to bring about economic growth and development in the country.
(c) Reduction in inequality and poverty: In democracy, everyone is considered equal in the eyes
of law and provided equal opportunities.
(d) Accommodation of social diversity: Democracy is the only form of government that
attempts to accommodate social differences instead of ignoring or suppressing them.
(e) Dignity and freedom of the citizens: Democracy stands superior to any other form of
government in promoting dignity and freedom of every individual.

32. Barriers on foreign trade and foreign investment were removed to large cxtent in India around
1991. Justify the statement
Ans: It was around 1991, that some far-reaching changes in foreign trade policy were made in
India. The government decided that time had come for Indian producers to compete with
producers around the globe. It felt that the global competition would definitely improve the
performance of producers within the country, since they would have to improve their quality to
face the stiff competition from all over the globe. So, keeping the above need in mind, the
government removed the barriers on foreign trade and foreign investment to a large extent. This
implied that goods could be imported and exported easily and also foreign companies could set
up factories and offices in India, i.e., foreign investment could be promoted now. It was against
this background that policy of liberalisation was introduced to promote trade and businesses
with the rest of the world. It was a right step for India’s economic development.
OR
Should more Indian companies emerge as MNCs? How would it benefit the people in the
country?
Ans: Yes, it is desirable that more Indian companies should emerge as MNCs. This will benefit
Indian people as follows:
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 (a) The Indian MNCs will make profits in foreign countries, which will improve the foreign
exchange position of India.
(b) More Indians will get an opportunity to work in foreign locations, thus improving their
outlook and financial position.
(c) Employment in India will increase due to increased requirement of persons in these Indian
MNCs.
(d) This will help these MNCs to expand their market and financial setup.
(e) The Indian MNCs, too, can directly benefit people through various Corporate Social
Responsibility Programmes (CSRP).
(f) This will make India a stronger economy and a stronger economy is always beneficial. (any
five)

33. Explain the role of women in nationalist struggles.

Ans: Women played the following vital roles in the nationalist struggles around the world.
(a) Women from many parts of Europe like Germany, Italy and Poland actively supported the
liberals demanding constitutional monarchy with national unification.
(b) They too joined their demands for political rights like ‘suffrage’ along with the struggle of
the liberals. But in spite of their active participation, extension of political rights to them
remained a controversial issue.
(c) They took advantage of the unrest in Europe to push their demands for freedom of press and
association and creation of a nation-state.
(d) They even formed their own political associations and founded their newspapers.
(e) They held political meetings and staged demonstrations to gain support to their demands.
But they were denied suffrage rights during the assembly elections. When the Frankfurt
parliament was being convened in the St Paul Church, they were granted admission merely as
spectators.
OR
How did the Greek War of Independence mobilise nationalist feeling among the educated across
Europe?
Ans: Greece was the part of Ottoman Empire since the fifteenth century.
(a) The Greeks were influenced by the growth of revolutionary nationalism in Europe and they
started a struggle for their independence in 1821.
(b) Nationalists in Greece got support from the Greeks residing in different countries.
(c) Even the West European countries sympathised with the Greek and their ancient culture.
(d) Poets and artists too admired Greece as the basis of European civilisation and mobilised
public opinion in its support. English poet Lord Byron even organised fund and participated in
the war.
(e) Finally, in 1832, Greece was recognised as an independent nation by the Treaty of
Constantinople.

SECTION – E (Case Study Based Questions)

Questions 34 to 36 carry 4 marks each.
34. Case Study – 1
Read the given extract and answer following questions.
The electronics industry covers a wide range of products from transistor sets to television,
telephones, cellular telecom, telephone exchanges, radars, computers and many other
equipments required by the telecommunication industry. Important centres for electronic goods
are Bengaluru, Mumbai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Pune, Chennai, Kolkata, Lucknow and Coimbatore.
The major industry concentration is at Bengaluru, Noida, Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad and
Pune. A major impact of this industry has been on employment generation. The continuing
growth in the hardware and software is the key to the success of IT industry in India.
(a) Which industry has been a major foreign exchange earner in the last few years? [1]
(b) What does the software technology park provide? [2]
(c) Which city has emerged as the “Electronic Capital of India"? [1]

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 Ans: (a) Information Technology has been the major foreign exchange earner in the last few
years.
(b) The software technology parks provide single window service and high data communication
facility to software experts.
(c) Bengaluru has emerged as the electronic capital of India.

35. Case Study – 2

Read the given extract and answer following questions
Moved by the Swadeshi movement, Abanindranath Tagore painted his famous image of Bharat
Mata. In this painting Bharat Mata is portrayed as an ascetic figure, she is calm, composed,
divine and spiritual. In subsequent years, the image of Bharat Mata acquired many different
forms, as it circulated in popular prints and was painted by different artists. Devotion to this
mother figure came to be seen as evidence of one's nationalism.
Ideas of nationalism also developed through a movement to revive Indian folklore. In the late
nineteenth-century India, nationalists began recording folk tales sung by bands and they toured
villages to gather folk songs and legends.
(a) Why did the nationalists in the late-nineteenth century India begin recording folk tales and
gather folk songs and legends? [1]
(b) Name the collection of Tamil folk tales published by Natesa Sastri. [1]
(c) Why was it considered essential to preserve this folk tradition? [2]
Ans: (a) They believed that these gave a true picture of Indian traditional culture that had been
corrupted and damaged by outside forces.
(b) The Folklore of Southern India
(c) It was considered essential to preserve this folk tradition to discover one’s national identity
and restore a sense of pride in one’s past.

36. Case Study – 3

Read the source given below and answer the question that follows:
Belgium is a small country in Europe, smaller in area than the state of Haryana. It has borders
with France, the Netherlands, Germany and Luxembourg. It has a population of a little over one
crore, about half the population of Haryana. The ethnic composition of this small country is
very complex. Of the country’s total population, 59 percent lives in the Flemish region and
speaks Dutch language. Another 40 percent people live in the Wallonia region and speak
French. Remaining one percent of the Belgians speak German, In the capital city Brussels, 80
percent people speak French while 20 percent are Dutch speaking
Just imagine what could happen in situations like this. In Belgium, the Dutch community could
take advantage of its numeric majority and force its will on the French and German-speaking
population
(a) What was the problem in Brussels? [1]
(b) With which countries does Belgium share its boundaries? [1]
(c) The ethnic composition of Belgium is very complex. Justify the statement [2]
Ans: (a) Dutch speaking people constitute a majority in country but minority in Brussels.
(b) France, Netherlands, Germany and Luxembourg
(c) The ethnic composition of Belgium is very complex as of its total population, 59% lives in
Flemish region and speak Dutch. Another 40% live in Wallonia region and speak French.
Remaining 1% Speak German. In the capital Brussels, 80% speak Franch while 20% speak
Dutch.

SECTION – F (Map Skill Questions) – 2 + 3 = 5

37. (a) Two features (A) and (B) are marked on the given outline map of India. Identify these
features with the help of the following information and write their correet names on the lines
marked near them
(A) Place associated with Congress session of 1927
(B) Place associated with Indigo Planters Movement

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 (b) On the same outline map of India, locate and label any THREE of the following with
suitable symbols.
(i) Namrup Thermal Plant (ii) Iron and Steel Plant - Bhilai
(iii) Major Sea Port - Tuticorin (iv) Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

Ans:

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