Social Science (CBSE Sample Paper – X)

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Sample Paper - 2008

Class - X

Subject – Social Studies

(set-1)

 

Maximum marks: 80                                             Time taken: 3hrs

 

1.There are 30 questions in all.

2. Attempting all the questions is compulsory.

3. There are 10 I mark question and internal choice has been provided in some areas.

4.Accurate and neat marking in case of maps is essential.

 

1. Which is the leading producer of bauxite in India?      (1)

 

2. Name any 2 countries comprising Indo-China.        (1/2+1/2 = 1)

 

3.Who wrote the book “ Istri Dharam Vichar” ?           (1)

 

4.Mention any 2 provisions of the secularist ideals put forward

 by the constitutional assembly?                                                       (1)

 

5. Define:

(a) Patriarchy           (b) Casteism                                                     (1)

 

6.How are minerals formed in sedimentary rocks?           (1)

 

7. Why was the scholars revolt started and when?                        (1)

 

8. Why is per capita income calculated differently in different

 countries?                                                                                            (1)

 

9. When  and why was the international earth summit launched

 in Rio de Janeiro , Brazil.                                                                  (1)

 

10. Name the nodal ministry which coordinates biological disasters.  (1)

 

                                        GROUP – A

11. Give a short note about the role of religious communities in the anti-imperialist struggle in Vietnam.

 

12. What were the effects of the second world war on Europe?             (6)

 

                                   GROUP – B

 

11. Give all the causes of great depression in Europe.

 

12. Why was hand labour preferred than machines in India?         (6)

 

                                   GROUP-C

 

11. Explain  how print culture assisted the growth of nationalism in India.

 

12. Briefly explain the methods adopted by the producers in India to expand their market in India.(6)


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