Class 10 - Social Science

Sample Paper - 05 (2024-25)

Maximum Marks: 80
Time Allowed: : 3 hours

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 – Questions no. 21 to 24 are Very Short Answer Type Questions, carrying 2 marks each. The answer to each
question should not exceed 40 words.
4. Section C contains Q. 25 to Q.29 are Short Answer Type Questions, carrying 3 marks each. The answer to each question
should not exceed 60 words
5. Section D – Questions no. 30 to 33 are long answer type questions, carrying 5 marks each. The 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. The
answer to each question should not exceed 100 words.
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 a few questions. Only one
of the choices in such questions has to be attempted.
9. In addition to this, separate instructions are given with each section and question, wherever necessary.

Section A
1. Certain events are given below. Choose the appropriate chronological order:
i. Coming of Simon Commission to India
ii. Demand of Purna Swaraj in Lahore Session of INC.
iii. Government of India Act, 1919
iv. Champaran Satyagraha

Choose the correct option:

a) i - ii - iv - iii
b) iii - ii - iv - i
c) iv - iii - i - ii
d) ii - iii - i - iv
2. Which largest artificial lake was built in the 11th century?
a) Bhopal lake
b) Kolleru lake
c) Chilika lake
d) Pulicat lake

3. Some comparative Data on Haryana, Kerala and Bihar

State Infant Mortality Rate (per thousand Literacy Rate Net Attendance Ratio (per 100 person)

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 person) %

Haryana 30 82 61

Kerala 7 94 83
Bihar 32 62 43
How much is the Net Absence Ratio of Haryana? Choose the appropriate option from the following:
a) 38
b) 39
c) 27
d) 18
4. Which of the following options represent measures taken under Operation Flood during the 1970s?
i. Emphasising the use of package technology.
ii. Creating a nationwide milk grid.
iii. Promoting development in flood-torn areas.
iv. Providing loans to agricultural farmers.
a) Statement ii is correct.
b) Statement ii, iii & iv are correct.
c) Statement i and ii are correct.
d) Statement i, ii, & iii are correct.
5. Which of the following is a subject of the State List?
a) Commerce
b) Banking
c) Foreign Affairs
d) Currency
6. Which of the following statements accurately distinguishes the Flemish region and the Wallonia region?
a) The Flemish region and the Wallonia region have equal population
b) The Flemish region is predominantly Dutch-speaking, while the Wallonia region is predominantly French-
speaking
c) The Wallonia region shares a border with Luxembourg, whereas the Flemish region does not
d) The Wallonia region is smaller in area than the Flemish region
7. Assertion (A): Democratic governments in practice are known as accountable.
Reason (R): People have the right to choose their representatives and they have control over the rulers.
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. Read the conversation between a farmer, a shopkeeper, and a shoemaker:
Shoemaker to a farmer: I’LL GIVE YOU SHOES FOR YOUR WHEAT.
Farmer to a shoemaker: I DON’T NEED SHOES. I NEED CLOTHES.
Shopkeeper: I WANT SHOES. BUT I DON’T HAVE WHEAT.
What kind of problem is faced by a farmer, a shopkeeper, and a shoemaker?
a) Lack of terms of credit
b) Lack of Banking system
c) Lack of double coincidence of wants
d) Lack of collateral security
9. When compared to the size of Indian state, Belgium is smaller than which of the following?

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 a) Goa
b) Sikkim
c) Manipur
d) Haryana
10. Identify the painting from the options given below.

a) Club of Thinkers
b) The Frankfurt Parliament
c) Duma
d) The House of Parliament

11. Evaluate the impacts of improvement in technology by identifying the appropriate statements among the following
options:
i. We can obtain and share information on almost anything we want to know.
ii. It has stimulated the globalization process.
iii. It has facilitated expanding the production of services across countries.
iv. It has been facilitated by satellite communication devices.
a) Statements i, ii and iii are appropriate.
b) Only statement iv is appropriate.
c) All the statements are appropriate.
d) Statements i and ii are appropriate.
12. Which one of the following is the most popular form of government in the contemporary world?
a) Military Government
b) Dictatorial Government
c) Constitutional Monarchy
d) Democratic Government
13. Arrange the following statements in sequential order:
i. Gandhiji begins Civil Disobedience Movement by breaking salt law at Dandi.
ii. Non-Cooperation and Khilafat movement launched.
iii. Gandhian hartal against Rowlatt Act and Jallianwala Bagh massacre.
iv. Distressed UP peasants organised by Baba Ramchandra.
a) iv, i, iii, ii
b) ii, i, iv, iii
c) iv, iii, ii, i
d) iii, i, iv, ii
14. Read the information given below and select the correct option
If in a family all 10 members are working in a shop or small family business when 5 are enough to work efficiently then

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 those extra 5 members are actually unemployed. Which situation is being referred to?
a) Disguised Unemployment
b) Seasonal Unemployment
c) Structural Unemployment
d) Educated Unemployment
15. Consider the statements given below and choose the correct answer
Statement I: Nineteenth-century periodicals serialised important novels, which gave birth to a particular way of writing
novels.
Statement II: The dust cover or the book jacket is also a twentieth-century innovation.
a) Statement (i) is correct and (ii) is incorrect
b) Both (i) & (ii) are correct
c) Statement (i) is incorrect and (ii) is correct
d) Both (i) & (ii) are incorrect
16. During a geography class, the teacher discussed alluvial soils with the students, giving them various clues. Which of the
following clues provided by teacher is correct?
Clues:
i. This type of soil is typical of the Deccan trap (Basalt) region spread over northwest Deccan plateau and is made up of
lava flows.
ii. This is the most widely spread and important soil.
iii. Mostly these soils contain an adequate proportion of potash, phosphoric acid and lime.
iv. These soils develop under tropical and subtropical.
a) Clue i and ii​​
b) Clue iv
c) Clue ii and iii​​
d) Clue i​​
17. Which of the following statements will be considered as a glitch about the self-declaration affidavit of the candidate
contesting the elections?
Statement i: This system has made a lot of information available to the public.
Statement ii: It has reduced the influence of the rich and criminals.
Statement iii: There is no system to check if the information given by the candidates is true.
Statement iv: The affidavit submitted by the candidates is validated before being accepted.
a) Statement i and ii are right.
b) Statement iii is right.
c) Statement i, ii and iii are right.
d) Only statement iv is right.
18. Which one of the following aspects was common between the writings of B.R. Ambedkar and E.V. Ramaswamy
Naicker?
a) Raised awareness about cultural heritage
b) Wrote on the caste system in India
c) Motivated Indians for their national freedom
d) Highlighted the experiences of women
19. Consider the following statements on parties.
A. Political parties do not enjoy much trust among the people.
B. Parties are often rocked by scandals involving top party leaders.
C. Parties are not necessary to run governments.

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 Which of the statements given above are correct?
a) B and C
b) A and B
c) A and C
d) A, B, and C
20. In a small rural village, Farmer Sundar worked tirelessly on his land, preparing for the upcoming crop season. With
limited resources, he sought a crop loan from the local bank to purchase essential inputs. Months later, after a good
harvest, Sundar diligently repaid the loan. How do farmers like Sundar in rural areas typically repay crop loans?
a) Through the income earned from their crop production​​
b) By purchasing personal assets or belongings
c) By using savings accumulated over time​​
d) By lending additional loans to friends and family​​
Section B
21. Study the map thoroughly and mention which ethnic community is concentrated in the north and east of the country.

22. Ideas of national unity in the early nineteenth century Europe were closely allied to the ideology of liberalism. Examine
the statement.

OR

What were the political, social and economic ideas supported by the liberals in Europe?
23. Categorise the following as Rabi crops and Zaid crops:
i. Wheat
ii. Watermelon
iii. Fodder crops
iv. Mustard
v. Cucumber
vi. Peas
24. Describe any three key features of Indian federalism.

Section C

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25. How did new forms of popular literature appear in print targeting a new audience in the 18th century? Explain with
examples.
26. Classify industries on the basis of their main role. How are they different from each other?

OR

Study the given flowchart and answer the questions that follow:

i. Which is the basic material required for garment manufacturing?

ii. Give one example of value addition in the textile industry.
27. "Workers are exploited in unorganised sector in India". Support the statement with suitable examples.
28. Which features of Panchayati Raj do you like the most and why?
29. Explain the ways by which more employment can be created in a country like India.
Section D
30. Why is energy needed? How can we conserve energy resources? Explain.

OR

"Nuclear energy is expected to play an increasingly important role in India." Give arguments to support this statement.
31. Describe the impact of Napoleonic reforms on the rest of Europe.

OR

Explain the conditions that were viewed as obstacles to the economic exchange and growth by the new commercial
classes during the nineteenth century in Europe.
32. Describe the importance of political parties in a democracy.

OR

Describe the necessity of political parties in democratic countries.

33. Explain with an example the role of credit for development.

OR

Explain features each of formal sector loans and informal sector loans.
Section E
34. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow:
Nationalism spreads when people begin to believe that they are all part of the same nation when they discover some
unity that binds them together. This sense of collective belonging came partly through the experience of united struggles.
But there were also a variety of cultural processes through which nationalism captured people’s imagination. History and
fiction, folklore and songs, popular prints and symbols, all played a part in the making of nationalism. The identity of the
nation is most often symbolised in a figure or image. This helps create an image with which people can identify the
nation. It was in the twentieth century, with the growth of nationalism, that the identity of India came to be visually
associated with the image of Bharat Mata.
i. Who portrayed Bharat Mata as an ascetic figure? (1)
ii. The French replaced the former royal standard with a new flag as a step to create a sense of collective identity among
the French people. What similar steps did Indians take? (1)

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 iii. With reference to the context given above, acknowledge the contribution of Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay in
infusing the sense of nationalism. (2)
35. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow:

RAINWATER HARVESTING
Many thought that given the disadvantages and rising resistance against the multi purpose projects, water harvesting
system was a viable alternative, both socio-economically and environmentally. In ancient India, along with the
sophisticated hydraulic structures, there existed an extraordinary tradition of water harvesting system. People had in-
depth knowledge of rainfall regimes and soil types and developed wide ranging techniques to harvest rainwater,
groundwater, river water and flood water in keeping with the local ecological conditions and their water needs. In hill
and mountainous regions, people built diversion channels like the ‘guls’ or ‘kuls’ of the Western Himalayas for
agriculture. ‘Rooftop rainwater harvesting’ was commonly practised to store drinking water, particularly in Rajasthan. In
the flood plains of Bengal, people developed inundation channels to irrigate their fields. In arid and semi-arid regions,
agricultural fields were converted into rain fed storage structures that allowed the water to stand and moisten the soil like
the ‘khadins’ in Jaisalmer and ‘Johads’ in other parts of Rajasthan.

a. Why is water harvesting system a viable alternative? (1)

b. Describe the process of rooftop rainwater harvesting. (1)
c. Mention any two methods adopted by ancient India for water conservation. (2)
36. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow:
Suppose for the present that a particular country is quite developed. We would certainly like this level of development to
go up further or at least be maintained for future generations. This is obviously desirable. However, since the second half
of the twentieth century, a number of scientists have been warning that the present type and levels of development are
not sustainable. Groundwater is an example of renewable resources. These resources are replenished by nature as in the
case of crops and plants. However, even these resources may be overused. For example, in the case of groundwater, if we
use more than what is being replenished by rain then we would be overusing this resource. Non-renewable resources are
those which will get exhausted after years of use. We have a fixed stock on earth that cannot be replenished. We do
discover new resources that we did not know of earlier. New sources in this way add to the stock. However, over time,
even this will get exhausted. Consequences of environmental degradation do not respect national or state boundaries; this
issue is no longer region or nation-specific. Our future is linked together. Sustainability of development is comparatively
a new area of knowledge in which scientists, economists, philosophers and other social scientists are working together.
In general, the question of development or progress is perennial. At all times as a member of society and as individuals
we need to ask where we want to go, what we wish to become and what our goals are. So the debate on development
continues.
i. Identify the new area of knowledge which has been a subject of interest for social scientists and philosophers alike.
(1)
ii. What have the scientists warned about the present type of development? Explain. (1)
iii. Explain how our future is linked together? (2)
Section F
37. a. Two places A and B are marked on the given political outline map of India. Identify them and write their correct
names on the lines drawn near them.
A. The place where Indian National Congress Session was held.
B. The place where Indigo Planters organized Satyagraha.
b. On the same outline Map of India, locate and label any four of the following with appropriate symbols:
i. Haldia - Major seaport
ii. Mohali - Software technology park
iii. Vijayanagar - Iron and Steel Industrial Centre

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iv. Naraura - Nuclear Power Plant
v. Tehri - Dam
vi. Thiruvananthapuram - International Airport

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