CLASS: C, D, F Mark s = 80

Subject –Social Science Date: 27-09-24

I. Multiple choice questions: 20 X 1 = 20
1. Bengal Gazette was :
(a) A weekly magazine, first to be edited by an Indian
(b) A weekly English magazine edited by James Hickey from 1780, described as a
commercial paper open to all, influenced by none
(c) First English magazine brought out by Raja Rammohun Roy
(d) A weekly magazine, edited by James Hickey from 1780 in English
2. Which of the following statements does not support the view of some historians that Print
Culture was the basis for the French Revolution?
(a) Print culture led to the spread of ideas of enlightened thinkers and encouraged
questioning, critical reasoning and rule of reason rather than tradition
(b) It led to a public culture of debate, discussion, new ideas of social revolution
(c) Print did not directly shape the people’s minds but opened up the possibility of
thinking differently
(d) It aroused hostility against monarchy, its mentality and mocked it
3. Match the following :
List – 1 (year) List – 2 (Event)
A. 1295 1. Catholic Priests printed the first Tamil book.
B. 1812 2. Gutenberg invented the printing press.
C. 1579 3. Fairly Tales press printed by the Grimm brothers.
D. 1448 4. Marco polo The great explorer returned to Italy.
A B C D A B C D
a) 3 2 4 1 c) 2 3 1 4
b) 4 3 1 2 d) 4 3 2 1
4. The newspaper Shamsul Akhbar was published in
a) Hindi b) Persian c) Arabic d) Urdu
5. What was the form of currency used for more than a millennia ago?
a)Cowries b)Rupaya c)Paisa d)Rupees
6. The Silk route linked with Asia with
a)Africa b)Europe c)Both a & b d)America
7. Give the meaning of ‘Alliance’.
(a) Two parties together form the government.
(b) Leftist and Rightist together form the government.
 (c) When state and national parties together form the government.
(d) When several parties in a multiparty system join for the purpose of contesting elections and
winning power.
8. A recognized political party is one that
(a) is registered with the Election Commission of India.
(b) is given a unique Election symbol
(c) gets some other facilities recognized by the Election Commission
(d) All of these
9. Which of the following statements is correct keeping the requirement of formation of government?
Statement I: It is possible for independent candidates to form a government.
Statement II :Government formation is exclusively reserved for political parties.
Statement III : The formation of government is limited to only elected political parties.
Statement IV ; Government can only be formed by political parties that are elected and hold a majority .
Options:
a) Statement i and ii are right.
b) Statement i, ii and iii are right.
c) Statement iii is right.
d) Only statement iv is right.
10. Which of the following description of the forest is NOT correct?
a)Reserved Forest : Reservation of more than half of forests.
b)Protected Forest : Reservation of 1/3rd of the forests
c)UnclassedForest:Reservationof forest under govt and private individuals and local communities.
d)Permanent Forest :Reserved and unclassed forest for the production of timber.
11. Which one of the following forces leads to maximum soil erosion in plains?
a)Wind b)Glacier c)Running Water d)Earthquake
12. Which of the following crisis occurs due to exploitation of resources?
a)Global warming b) Afforestation c)Soil conservation d)All of these
13. How Judiciary acts as an umpire in a federal nation?
a) Judiciary rules over centre and state .
b) Center and Judiciary work collectively
c) Courts can change structure of constitution.
d) Courts use power to interpret the constitution
14. Which one of the following countries is a major caste group of srilanka?
a)Christian and Tamil b)Buddhist and Hindu c)Sinhali and Tamil d)Sinhali and Christian
15. Human Development repost published by UNDP compres countries based on ________ .
a)health status b)per capita income c)Educational levels of the people d)All of the above
16. “we have not inherited the world from our forefathers, we have borrowed it from it from our children.”
Which of the following BEST displays this principle in action?
a)Using up current oil reserves before beginning to explore more reserves.
b) moving to alternative under the sea to avoid drilling on land
c) moving to alternative fuels to conserve world oil reserves .
 d)using modern drilling facilities to extract petroleum.

A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

B. A is true but R is false.
C. Both A and R is true but the reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
D. Both A and R is false.
E. A is false but R is true.
17. Assertion: Money is the sole parameter to measure development.
Reason: Money is important parameter to development - E
18. Assertion: The constitution was amended to prevent elected MLAs and MPs from changing parties
Reason: This was done because many elected representatives were indulging in Defection in order to
become ministers or for cash rewards. -A
19. Assertion: Power sharing is good.
Reason: It helps to reduce the possibility of conflicts between social groups.-A
20. Assertion : The government of India has established national parks and sanctuaries for the protection of
the threatened animals.
Reason: The state government has no role in the protection of the spices. -B

II Very short answers : 4X2=8

21. What is calligraphy?

Calligraphy is the art of writing beautifully.

22. Name any one political party that has national level political organization but not recognized as a
national political party.
State parties like the Samajwadi Party, Samata Party and Rashtriya Janata Dal have national level political
organisations with units in several states but are not recognised as national parties.
Or
Name any two countries with which Belgium has borders.
Belgium shares borders with France, Germany, Luxembourg and the Netherlands.
23. a) Sundarban National park is located in which state ?
-West Bengal
b) When was project Tiger Launched?
-1972
24. Define liberalization?
The term liberalisation denotes removing restrictions from certain private individual activity,
typically pertaining to the economic system. Commonly, liberalisation is used in the context of a
government relaxing its previously imposed restrictions on economic or social policies.

III. Short answer type questions : 5 X 3 = 15

25. “Dynastic succession is one of the most serious challenges before the political parties.” Analyse the
statement.
 Most political parties do not practice open and transparent procedures for their functioning.
  In many party the top positions are always controlled by the members of one family .
 Is practices unfair to other members of the that party and is also bad for democracy.
 People who do not have a Adequate experience or popular support come to be a questions of
power.
26. Why do we use averages? Are there any limitations to their use? Illustrate with your own examples
related to development.
 We use averages for comparison between two countries, two persons or any two or more things.
There are the following limitations to the use of averages :
 Averages do not tell us about similarities or differences between two countries or persons or
things.
 By averages only one aspect income, size etc. in case of country, marks or participation in sports
activities etc. in case of student, can be compared. All aspects or achievements are not compared.
 As only one aspect is compared, it does not give true picture of different countries, persons or
things. For example, students differ in height, health, talents and interests. The healthiest student
may not be the most intelligent or topper in studies. Similar is the case in respect of countries or
states. A country may be ahead than the other country in one field but may lag behind in the other
field. So averages do not give the correct picture.

Or
Examine the role of missionaries in the growth of press in India.

 The printing press first came to India with Portuguese missionaries to Goa in the mid-sixteenth
century.
 Jesuit priests learnt Konkani and printed several tracts. By 1674, about 50 books had been printed
in Konkani and Kanara languages. Catholic priests published the first Tamil book in 1579 at
Cochin and in 1713, the first Malayam book was published by them. By 1710,Dutch Protestant
missionaries had published 32 Tamil Texts, many of them translation of older works.

27. How are villagers alwar district of Rajasthan struggling to conserve their forests and wildlife?
 Villagers along with officials in some areas of the district are protecting the forests and avoiding
interpretation of government involvement in certain matters.
 Inhabitants of five villages of the very district went on a declaration of 1200 hectares of forest area
as the Bhairodev Dakav thereby enabling them to enforce their own set rules and regulation.
 In the process, they do not allow hunting thereby protecting the environments from outside.
Nature worship by the tribal of villages has preserved many virgin forests in their pristine form as
sacred.
28. Explain how power is shared among different organs of the government.
 Power is shared among different organs of government, such as the legislature, executive and
judiciary. This is called horizontal distribution of power because it allows different organs of
government placed at the same level to exercise different powers.
 Power is shared among different organs of government through the horizontal distribution of
powers.
 These organs are Legislative, Executive and Judiciary.
 This type of distribution advocates “separation of powers” in which different organs of
government at the same level exercise different powers.
29. Explain smallpox as a powerful weapon.
 Spanish carried germs of smallpox on their person and Americans were affected due to
their no immunity.
  Smallpox proved to be a deadly killer.
 Once introduced it spread deep into the continent, ahead even of any Europeans reaching
there.
 Smallpox killed and decimated whole communities and paved the way for conquest of
European.
 Guns could be bought or captured and turned against the invaders, but not disease such as
smallpox, to which the conquerors were mostly immune.

IV Long Answers: 4 X 5 = 20

30. How did the print revolution influence the reading habit of the people of Europe?
 Due to the print revolution the reading habit of the public increased, as books were now less
costly. This was because the time and labour required to produce a book came down, and multiple
copies could be produced with greater ease.
 Books flooded the market, and were easily available for the public.
 Before printed books flooded the markets the common people used to gather in Public places and
books were read out to them.
 They heard sacred texts read out, ballads recited, and folk tales narrated.
 This listening culture turned to reading culture when books became cheaper.
Or
‘The Print Revolution’ has transformed the lives of people ,changing their relationship to
information and knowledge .”Analyze the statement.
 It influenced people’s perception and opened up new ways of looking at things.
 A new reading public emerged
 Increase in the reading public
 Intermingling of hearing and reading public
 Created the possibility of wide circulation of ideas.
 Introduced a new world of debate and discussion.
 Stimulated many distinctive individual interpretation of faith.
 Any other relevant point.

Or
 Pre-Print Revolution:

 Before the 15th century, knowledge dissemination relied on:

1. Oral tradition
2. Handwritten manuscripts (time-consuming and labor-intensive)
3. Limited access to information (reserved for the elite)

 The Print Revolution (1450s-1500s):

 Johannes Gutenberg's movable-type printing press enabled:

1. Mass production of books

2. Standardization of fonts and layouts
3. Increased accessibility and affordability of written materials
4. Wider dissemination of knowledge beyond geographical and social boundaries

 Transformative Impact:

 The Print Revolution:

1. Democratized knowledge: Made information available to a broader audience.

2. Facilitated education: Enabled mass production of textbooks and educational materials.
 3. Empowered literacy: Contributed to increased literacy rates.
4. Fostered critical thinking: Encouraged analysis and debate through wider access to diverse
perspectives.
5. Supported scientific progress: Accelerated dissemination of scientific discoveries and ideas.
6. Changed social dynamics: Enabled the emergence of a more informed and engaged middle class.

 Consequences:

1. Standardization of languages
2. Growth of literature and publishing industries
3. Development of newspapers and periodicals
4. Expansion of education and universities
5. Emergence of modern nation-states and nationalism
Or
 The print revolution was a change in the way books were produced that made people’s
lives better, changed how they interacted with knowledge and information, and allowed
for fresh perspectives on the world. The printing presses invention resulted in the
following changes:
 A new reading culture developed, prices for books dropped, publication required less
time and labour, more copies were created, and the market was saturated with books.
 The print culture facilitated the conversation, debate, and exchange of ideas. It was a
tool utilised by the insurrections to inform the populace of the truth and inspire them to
rebel against the ruling class.
 A virtual reading fever resulted from the churches opening several schools in the 17th
and 18th centuries to promote literacy among the peasants, artisans, and villagers.
 The number of readers among children, women, and workers increased during this time
as literacy rates rose.

31. “Power sharing is the very spirit of democracy.” Justify this statement with three suitable
points.
 Prevents Authoritarianism
Power sharing distributes authority among different branches, levels, and groups,
preventing any one entity from dominating others. This:
- Checks and balances power
- Protects individual rights and freedoms
- Ensures accountability and transparency
 Promotes Representation and Inclusivity
Power sharing enables diverse groups and interests to participate in decision-making,
ensuring:
- Representation of minority voices
- Inclusivity and diversity in governance
- Addressing regional and local concerns
 Fosters Stability and Legitimacy
Power sharing:
- Encourages consensus-building and cooperation
- Reduces conflict and social tensions
 - Legitimizes government authority, as people feel invested in the decision-making
process

Examples:
- Federalism (power sharing between national and regional governments)
- Separation of Powers (legislative, executive, judicial branches)
- Decentralization (power to local governments and communities)
By sharing power, democracies ensure that authority is distributed equitably, promoting a more
just, stable, and representative society. This spirit of power sharing is essential for democratic
governance.
Or
Can you imagine a modern democratic country without political parties? Justify your answer giving
relevant points.
 Modern democracies cannot exist without political parties. We can understand the necessity of
political parties by imagining a situation without parties.
 Every candidate in the elections will be independent. So no one will be able to make any promises
to the people about any major policy changes.
 The government may be formed, but its utility will remain ever uncertain. Elected representatives
will be accountable to their constituency for what they do in the locality. But no one will be
responsible for how the country will be run.
 By looking at the non-party based elections to the panchayat in many states. Although the parties
do not contest formally, it is generally noticed that the village gets split into more than one faction,
each of which puts up a ‘panel’ of its candidates.
 This is exactly what the party does. That is the reason we find political parties in almost all
countries of the world, whether these countries are big or small, old or new, developed or
developing
 The rise of political parties is directly linked to the emergence of representative democracies.
 As societies became large and complex, they also needed some agency to gather different views on
various issues and to present these to the government and to bring various representatives together
so that a responsible government could be formed.
 They needed a mechanism to support or restrain the government, make policies, justify or oppose
them. –
 Political parties fulfil these needs that every representative government has. We can say that
parties are a necessary condition for a democracy.

32. Enumerate the natural forces which lead to soil erosion.

 The process of soil formation and soil erosion occurs at a simultaneous rate and there is a
balance between them. But sometimes, this balance is disturbed due to factors which
include human activities like deforestation, overgrazing, construction and mining etc., and
natural forces like wind, glaciers and water. These disturbances make the land unfit for
cultivation and consider it bad land.
 Types of Soil Erosion
o There are different types of soil erosion depending on the natural process that
causes it. They are explained as follows:
1. Sheet Erosion – In sheet erosion, a large wave of water flows as a sheet over large areas
down a slope. It usually takes place on level lands after a heavy shower where the soil
 removal is not easily noticeable. Sheet erosion is more harmful since it removes the finer
and more fertile topsoil.
2. Wind Erosion – In wind erosion, the wind blows loose soil off flat or sloping land.
3. Raindrop Erosion – In raindrop or splash erosion, the erosion is due to the impact of
falling raindrops on the soil surface which causes the destruction of the crumb structure.
4. Gully Erosion – In gully erosion, gullies which deepen due to rainfall cut the land into
small fragments and make it unfit for cultivation. It is usually common on steep slopes.

Or
What are the three types and distribution of forests and wildlife resources? Explain.
In our country, the majority of forest and wildlife resources are either owned or managed
by the government. This is done by the Forest Department or other government departments.
Forests are usually divided into following categories:

 Reserved Forests: As far as the conservation of forest and wildlife resources are concerned, these
are believed to be most valuable. Hence, known as the reserved forests. It covers half of the total
forest land.
 Protected Forests: Such forests land is protected from any further depletion. Thus, these are
called the protected forests. About -third of the total forest area is protected forest.
 Unclassed Forests: Finally, there were the unclassed forests. This includes the other forests and
wastelands belonging to both government and private individuals and communities. Since they
weren’t classed or categorized, they got the name unclassed forests.

33.‘Improvement in technology has stimulated the globalization process’. Explain the

statement with examples.

Information and communication technology has helped globalisation in the following ways:

1. Rapid improvement in technology has contributed greatly towards globalisation. Advanced

technology in transport systems has helped in the delivery of goods faster across long distances at
lower costs.
2. Development in information and communication technology has also helped a great deal.
Telecommunication facilities — telegraph, telephone, mobile phones, fax are used to contact one
another quickly around the world, access information instantly and communicate from remote
areas. This is possible due to satellite communication devices. Teleconferences help in saving
frequent long trips across the globe.
3. Information technology has also played an important role in spreading out production of services
across countries. Orders are placed through internet, designing is done on computers, even
payment of money from one bank to another can be done through e-banking through internet.
Internet also allows us to send instant electronic mail (e-mail) and talk (voice-mail) across the
world at negligible cost.

Or
a)”Average income is useful for comparison bt it may hide disparities.”Spport the statement with suitable
arguments.(3).
 We use averages for comparison between two countries, two persons or any two or more things.
There are the following limitations to the use of averages :
 Averages do not tell us about similarities or differences between two countries or persons or
things.
 By averages only one aspect income, size etc. in case of country, marks or participation in sports
activities etc. in case of student, can be compared. All aspects or achievements are not compared.
  As only one aspect is compared, it does not give true picture of different countries, persons or
things. For example, students differ in height, health, talents and interests. The healthiest student
may not be the most intelligent or topper in studies. Similar is the case in respect of countries or
states. A country may be ahead than the other country in one field but may lag behind in the other
field. So averages do not give the correct picture.

b)Suggest any two way to improve health and nutritional status of people in India.(2).
Ways to improve health and nutrition status-
 establishment of public distribution system.(PDS)
 maintaining a healthy BODY MASS INDEX .(BMI)
 provision of medicines through easy access dispensaries public clinics health camps and regular
checkups

V Case Study 3 X 4 =12

34. In the 1960s and 1970s, conservationists demanded a national wildlife protection programme. The Indian
Wildlife (Protection) Act was implemented in 1972, with various provisions for protecting habitats. An All
India list of protected species was also published. The thrust of the programme was towards protecting
the remaining population of certain endangered species by banning hunting, giving legal protection to
their habitats, and restricting trade in wildlife. Subsequently, central and many state governments
established national parks and wildlife sanctuaries about which you have already studied. The central
government also announced several projects for protecting speciKc animals, were gravely threatened,
including the tiger, the one-horned rhinoceros, the Qashmir stag or hangul, three types of crocodiles -
freshwater crocodile, saltwater crocodile and the Gharial, the Asiatic lion, and others. Most recently the
Indian elephant, black buck (chinkara), the great Indian bustard (godawan) and the snow leopard, etc,
have been given full or partial legal protection against hunting and trade throughout India.
1. Which act was implemented in 1972? 1
a) The Indian Wildlife Act was implemented in 1972.
b) The Indian Environment Act was implemented in 1972.
C) The Indian Forest Act was implemented in 1972.
d) The Indian Environmental Impact Assessment Act was implemented in 1972.
2. Who demanded the national wildlife protection programme? 1
a) The politicians demanded the national wildlife protection programme.
b) The conservationists demanded the national wildlife protection programme.
c) The forest dwellers demanded the national wildlife protection programme.
d) The common masses demanded the national wildlife protection programme.
3. Which animals have been recently given full or partial legal protection against hunting and trade
throughout India? 1
a)The Indian elephant, Bengal tiger, the vulture and the snow leopard, etc.
b) The Indian elephant, Bengal tiger, the great Indian bustard and the cheetah, etc.
c) The Indian elephant, black buck, the great Indian bustard and the snow leopard, etc.
d) The Indian elephant, Bengal tiger, the great Indian bustard and the snow leopard, etc.

4. Why India wild life protection act was implemented 1

 The Government of India enacted Wild Life (Protection) Act 1972 with the objective of effectively
protecting the wild life of this country and to control poaching, smuggling and illegal trade in wildlife and its
derivatives.
35. In 1956, an Act was passed to recognise Sinhala as the only official language, thus disregarding Tamil.

The governments followed preferential policies that favoured Sinhala applicants for university positions and
government jobs. A new constitution stipulated that the state shall protect and foster Buddhism. All these
government measures, coming one after the other, gradually increased the feeling of alienation among the Sri
Lankan Tamils. They felt that none of the major political parties led by the Buddhist Sinhala leaders was sensitive
to their language and culture. They felt that the constitution and government policies denied them equal political
rights, discriminated against them in getting jobs and other opportunities and ignored their interests. As a result,
the relations between the Sinhala and Tamil communities strained over time. The Sri Lankan Tamils launched
parties and struggles for the recognition of Tamil as an official language, for regional autonomy and equality of
opportunity in securing education and jobs. But their demand for more autonomy to provinces populated by the
Tamils was repeatedly denied. By 1980s several political organisations were formed demanding an independent
Tamil Eelam in northern and eastern parts of Sri Lanka.

1. What is the moral reason behind power sharing? 1

A. It gives absolute power to the government B. It gives absolute power to the people.

C. It is the very spirit of democracy D. It ensures development.

2. Which is the official language of Sri-Lanka? 1

A. Hindi B. Tamil C. Sinhala D. None of these

3. Sri-Lanka emerged as an independent country in---- 1

A.1956 B.1948 C .1947 D.1951

4. Sri-Lanka is an island nation, just a few kilometres off the southern coast of 1

A. Tamil Nadu B. Kerala C. Goa D. Karnataka

36. We can understand the necessity of political parties by imagining a situation without parties.
Every candidate in the elections will be independent. So no one will be able to make any promises to
the people about any major policy changes. The government may be formed, but its utility will
remain ever uncertain. Elected representatives will be accountable to their locality. But no one will
be responsible for how the country will be run. We can also think about it by looking at the non-
party based elections to the Panchayat in many states. Although the parties do not contest formally,
it is generally noticed that the village gets split into more than one faction, each of which puts up a
panel of its candidates. Thus it is exactly what the party does. That is the reason we find political
parties in almost all countries of the world whether these countries are big or small, old or new,
developed or developing .The rise of political parties is directly linked to the emergence of
representative democracies. As we have seen, large societies need representatives of democracy. As
societies became large and complex, they also need some agency to gather different views on
various issues and to present these to the government.
(i) Why is the existence of a Political Party necessary for democracy? 1
(a) Political Parties help to develop a public opinion.
(b) No independent candidate can make any promise to the people.
(c) Independent elected representatives are only responsible for their own constituency.
(d) Political Parties helps to inculcate insecurity among the people

(ii) ‘Political Faction’ means a group of individuals within a political party that share a …………….. .

Identify. 1
(a) Balanced view (b) Common political purpose

(c) Regional and communal diversities (d) Ideal political structure

iii) Consider the following statements about political parties and choose the correct option. 1
I. Political Parties are a necessary condition for democracy.
II. PoliticalPartieshelpthegovernmenttomake policies.
III. Political Parties justify or oppose the representative governments.
(a) Only I (b) Both I and II (c) Both II and III (d) All of the above

(iv) Which of the following describes representative democracy? 1

(a) It is not a common form of democracy in the modern age.
(b) It involves direct participation.
(c) It involves indirect participation through elected representatives.
(d) It was the most prevalent form of democracy in the Colonial Era

VI MAP 5

37 . Locate and label the following

a) Movement of Indigo planters.

b) The related city to Jallianwala Bagh Incident.
c) Namrup
d) Technology park in Uttar Pradesh.
e) Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose
AMRISTER (b) NAMRUP (c)
CHAMPRAN (a)

NETAJI SUBHASH CHANDRA BOSE

– CALCUTTA (e)

NAGAARJUNA SAGAR DAM (d)