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BrightCBSE School, Vadodara
Day Unit - Vasna Driwek Po
- 24
Year: 2023
Academic
PeriodicTest - III
Social Science
Date: 20/12/2023
Time: 1 hr 45 mins.
Subject - STD: X
General Instructions: Marks: 60
1. The question paper Comprises Siv ctene A, B, C, D, E and F. There are 33
in the Question paper. All questions are compulsory. questions
2. Section A - From questions 1to 20 MCOs of 1 mark each.
3. Section B - Question no. 21 & 25 are very short answer
tYpe questions, carrying 2
marks each. ANSWer to each questinn should not eXceed 4O WordS.
4 Section Ccontains Question no, 26 to 28 are short answer type
marks each. Answer to each guestion chould not exceed b0 words
questions, carrying 3
5. Section D - Question no. 29 & 30 are long answer type questions, carrying 5
each, Answer to each question should not exceed 120 words. marks
6 6.Section E - Question no. 31 & 32 are case based question with four sub
is of 4 marks. questions and
- Section F - Question no. 33 is map based, carrying 1 mark from
History and 2 marks
from Geography.
S. There is no overall choice in the question paper. However, an internal choice has
provided in few questions. Only one of the choices in such questions have to be been
attempted.
o in addition to this, separate instructions are given with each
section and question.
wherever necessary.
SECTION - A
1, Which one of the following countries is known as the cradle of
civilization?
(a) Italy (b) Engiand (c) France (d) Greek
2. Which among the following passed Rowiatt Act 1919?
(a) Statutory Commission (c) Imperial Legislative Council
(b) The Government of India (d) The British Council
3. The resolution of Poorna Swaraj was adopted at which Session of the
Congress?
(a) Karachi (b) Haripur (c) Lahore (d) Lucknow
4. Who was a jobber?
a) A person employed by the industrialist to get new recruits.
(b) A person employed by the farmers to sell their products.
(c) A person, who was doing the most important job in a factory.
(a) A paid servant of the East India Company.
5. In the question given below, there are two Statements marked as Assertion (A) and
Reason (R). Read the Statements and Choose the correct option: Options are:
(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 correct but (R) is wrong
(a) (A) is wrong but (R) is correct.
Assertion (A): The 17th century was an era of proto-industrialisation.
Reason (R): The first cotton mill was estabiIShed in India in Bombay in 1854.
land
6. Deforestation Cue to minina nas caused severe uegradation in which one of the
following stares?
Odisha () Tami Nadu (c) Kerala (d) Gujarat
7. Whicn of tne foliowina categories or torests and waste lands belongs to government,
Drivate individuals arc communities?
aj Protected Forest (b) Reserved Foresl (C) Unclassed Forest (d) Open Forest
8. In which of tne
foilowing regions, people built Guis' or 'Kuls' for
(a) Northern Plains (b) Western Himalayas(Coastal areas (d)irrigation?Eastern Himalaya
9. -n tne auestion aiven Delbw there are two
Statements marked as Assertion (A) dllo
Reason (R). Read he Statements and Cho0se tne correct
) B0tn (A) and (R) are tnue and (R) is the option: Options are:
( Both (A) and R) are tue but (R) is not correct éxplanation of (A).
(c) (A) is correct but (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
d) (A) is wrong Dut wrong.
(R) is correct.
Assertion (A): Pulses are lecuminous
Reason (R): These helps in restoringcrops.
10.KICe is aKharif crop that reguires high soilfertility by fixing nitrogen from tne dil.
witn arnual rainfali
above
temperature (above 25°C) and nign hon
a) 100 cm
b) 200 cm
21ih ne question civen below, there are c)two150cm d) 50 cm
Reason (R). Read the Statements and Choose the Statements marked as Assertion (A) and
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and correct option: Options are:
(3) Botn (A) and (R) are true but (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(c) (A) is correct but (R) is (R) is not the correct
wong explanation of (A).
d (A) is wrong but
(R) is correct.
Assertion (A): India is a Secular
Reason (R): Our Constitution doesState.
12.Ch00se the correct alterrative from not give a special status to any
the given options and completereligion.
the table:
Partisan Committed to the party
Believes in the equal rights
of men and
women
(a) Communist (b) Socalist (c) Feminist
13,Modern democracies maintain check and balance system. (d) Secular
based on horizontal pOwer sharing Identify the correct option
arrangement.
(a) Central government, state government, local bodies
(b) Legislature, executive, judicisy
(c) Among different social grou=s
(d) Arnong different pressure groups
14.Which one of the foiiowing is a subject of the union List?
(a) Foreign affairs (b) Education (c) Marriage
15.Life expectancy at birth means: (d) Agriculture
(a) Average expected length o life of a person at a time of birth.
(b) Average expected length o ife of person at the time of death.
(c) Average expected length o child at the time of birth.
(d) None of above
16.The value of all goods and services produced within a country in a certain year is
called
its
(a National Product (c) Net Domestic Product
(b) Gross Domestic Droduct (d) None of above
the
fr. Mitch
olthelowing items l column with tho%o n olumm | aud dhoo,e
the (orrect
i) Form1al sector
options given
ColunnI below: Colunn |
loan
it) Intormal sector Sell help group
(A)
(i)lssue of currencyloay (B) Commercial Banks
(iv)Pronnotes financial
independence
(C) Relatives and frlends
Reserve Bank of
amongst
a)() (B), ((ii) (C), rural wonen
(iii) (D),
(D)
lndia
b) () (C), (ii) (A),
(iii) (iv) (A) (c) () (D), (0) (A), (ii) (B), (iv) (C)
18.In the question qiven (D), (iv) (B) (d) () (D), (i) (B), (01) (A), (iv) (C)
Reason (R). Read the
below, there aretwo Statements marked as Assertion (A) and
Statements
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true
and Choose the correct option: Options are:
and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R)
0s not the correct explanation of (A).
(c) (A) is correct but (R) 0s
Wrong.
(d) (A) is wrong but (R) is correct.
Assertion (A): Money cannot buy all the aods and services that one needs to live well.
Reason (R): It cannot buy pollution free environment, unadulterated medicines
happiness, peace etc.
19.What will happenif the government fails to provide 100 days employment under
MGNREGA?
(a) No extra benefit will be given (c) The officer-in-charge will be punished
(b) Unemployment allowance will be given (d) Food grains will be be provided
20. Namethe system in which the double coincidence of wants is an essential feature?
(a) Barter System (c) Money economy
(b) Global economy (d) Globalisation
SECTION B
VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTION(5X2=10)
21.What is proto-industrialization and fly shuttle?
22. Describe any four features of the Civil Disobedience Movement of 1930.
23.Power Sharing is necessary in a democracy. State two reasons.
24.Mention any two functions of Gram Sabha.
25.Explain the term disguised unemployment with asuitable example.
OR
Mention any two reasons why organised sector is preferred by the employees.
SECTION- C
SHORT ANSWER QUESTION (3X3=9)
26.Why is rooftop rainwater harvesting important in Rajasthan? Explain.
27.Name the three-tier government system in India, Mention any two steps that have been
taken by the government to make the third tier more powerful and effective.
OR
Explain any three features of unitary Government.
28.Explain the role of Self-help-qroup in the rural economy
SECTION-D
LONG ANSWER
QUESTION
29.Exannine the backqround of the Pona Pact of 1932.
OR
Why did nationalist tension emergein the Balkans?
(5X2=10)
30.Explain the favourable geographical conditioS Tequred for the production of rice. Also
Mention any four rice producing states.
OR
What is primitive subsistence farming? w
Write any four
SECTION-E features of subsistence farming.
CASE BASED QUESTIONS
31.Read the following passage and answer the (2X4=8)
followingbecause
Caste is an important source of economic inequality question:It regulates success to
resources of various kinds, For example, in the past, the castes
were denied the right to own so-called 'Untouchable' the
land, while only the So-called 'twice
right to education. Although this kind of born' castes had
castes is now out-lawed, the effects of explicit and formalised inequality based on
centuries of accumulated advantages and
disadvantages continue to be felt. Moreover, neW kinds of inequalities have also
developed.
(i) Define Casteism.
() State any two factors 1
responsible backwardness of lower caste.2
() Tnequality based on caste is now
for
32.Another way of classifying economicout-lawed'. Justify the statement by qiving a reason. I
activities into sectors could be on the basis of
Owns assets and is responsible for the who
delivery of services. In the public sector, the
government owns most of the assets and provides all the services. In the
sector, ownership of assets and delivery of services is in the private
or companies like Tata Iron and Steel hands of private individuais
Company Limited (TISCO) or Reliance Industries
Limited (RIL) are privately owned.
(i) Define the term economic
activity. 1
(ii) Distinguish between Public sector and
Private sector.
SECTION-F
MAP BASED QUESTION
33.0n the given map of India, mark and locate:
1.Aplace associated with the calling off the Non-Cooperation
Movement. (1)
2. (0) A wheat producing region of north India
(ii) Thermal Power Station- Namrup (2)
