CBSE Class 10 - Social Science- SA1- Sample Question Paper (2016-17)

CBSE Class 10 - Social Science- SA1- Sample Question Paper (2016) 

CBSE Class 10 - Social Studies- SA2- Sample Question Paper with Marking Scheme(2016)

CBSE Class 10 - Social Studies- SA2- Sample Question Paper with Marking Scheme(2016) 

CBSE Class 10 - Geography - Chapter 6 - Manufacturing Industries (Very Short Q and A)

Manufacturing Industries

Steel Factory

VSQA based on NCERT Chapter

Q1: Which industry uses limestone as raw material?


Answer: Cement



Q2: Enterprises like BHEL, SAIL etc. are categorised as which type of industrial sector?

Answer: Pubic sector enterprises


Q3: What is agglomeration economy?

Answer: Cities provide markets and other facilities like banking, insurance, transport, labour, consultants etc. to various sectors of business and industries. Many industries come together and make use of services offered by these urban institutions. This is known as agglomeration economy.


Q4: What is the full form of NTPC?

Answer: National Thermal Power Corporation



Q5: Give an example of agro-based industry?

Answer: Sugar industry, Textile industry.

CBSE Class 10 - Economics - Chapter 3 - Money and Credit (Short Q and A)

Money and Credit

Short Question and Answers based on NCERT Chapter

Q1: Define money?

Answer: It is defined as medium of exchange.


Q2: What does money serve?

Answer: Money serves as :
a. a unit of accounting
b. a store of value or purchasing power
c. a standard of deferred payment


Q3: What is Double Coincidence of Wants?

Answer: It refers to a situation wherein what a person wishes to sell is exactly the same as that the other person wishes to buy.



Q4: In which situation Double Coincidence of Wants is the most suitable?

Answer: In barter system.



Q5: What is the form of money in Ancient Period?

Answer: Grain and cattle (Barter System)

CBSE Class 10 - History - The Rise Of Nationalism In Europe (Important Definitions)

The Rise Of Nationalism In Europe 

Important Definitions

The Titan's Goblet - Painted by Thomas Cole in 1833
- An allegorical depiction

Q1: Define Nationalism.

Answer: A sense of belonging to one nation. Its a feeling of pride and patriotism towards country one belongs to.


Q2: What is Plebiscite?

Answer: A direct vote by which the people of a region, themselves decide to accept or reject a proposal.


Q3: Who is an absolutist?

Answer: It refers to an unrestricted, despotic and authoritarian often referred to central repressive monarchy government.


Q4: Define Monarchy

Answer: It is a form of government headed by a king or family members or a dynasty family.

NCERT Solution Class 10 - Social Science - CH3 : Democracy and Diversity

Democracy and Diversity

NCERT Chapter Solutions for CBSE Class 10 Political Science  

Q1: Some Dalit groups decided to participate in the UN Conference against racism in Durban in 2001, demanding the inclusion of caste in the agenda of this conference. Here are three reactions to this move:

Amandeep Kaur (a government official): Our Constitution declares caste discrimination to be illegal. If some caste discrimination continues, it is an internal matter. I am opposed to this being raised in an international forum. 

Oinam (a sociologist) : I am opposed to this because caste and race are not similar divisions. Caste is social division, while race is a biological one. Raising caste in this conference on racism would mean equating the two.

Ashok (a Dalit activist) : The argument about internal matter is  a way of preventing open discussion of oppression and discrimination. Race is not purely biological. It is as much a legal and sociological category as caste. Caste discrimination must be raised in this conference.

Which of the three opinions do you agree with most and why?

Answer: I agree with Ashok's views. We should not prevent people from an open discussion of oppression and discrimination just for the sake of internal state matter. We can't discriminate people and divide them based on intellectual grounds. We can't be a democratic nation and a free society, if there is oppression and discrimination in our society. Open debates is one of the indicator of a democratic society which values equality.


Q2: I met this group of girls from Pakistan and felt that I had more in common with them than many girls from other parts of my own country. Is this anti-national to feel so?

Answer: No. It is not anti-national to feel so.  It is quite common that people belong to different regions or nations can have common liking and interests. For example, the girls from Pakistan may like Hollywood movies, south Indian food and Thai food like any other girl from India.


Q3: A Cartoon like  this can be read by different people to mean different things. What does this  cartoon mean to you? How do other students in your class read this?

Answer: The giant in the cartoon is going to cut his black colour hand which is different from his other white hand. His small head reflects that he fails to realize that this stupid act would cripple him for life. It definitely reflects how a narrow minded society can harm itself by keeping a biased discrimination among its own people.
Other students in my class may have different opinions or perspectives.


Q3: Read these three poems by Dalit writers. Why do you think the poster is titled ‘Hidden Apartheid’?

Answer: These poems reflect that atrocities on Dalits and discrimination based on caste still exist in one way or other despite having laws to check such exploits.


Q4: Imrana is a student of class X, section B. She and all her classmates are planning to help students of class XI in giving a farewell party to the students of class XII. Last month she played for section team in a game of kho-kho against the team of class X, section A. She goes back home in a bus  and joins all  the students from various classes all of who come from trns- Yamuna area in Delhi. Back home, she often joins her elder sister, naima, in complaining against her brother who does no work at home, while the sisters are asked to help their mother. Her father is looking for a good match for her elder sister, from  a Muslim family with a similar economic status, from their own ‘biradari’.

Can you list the various kinds of identities that Imrana has?

At home She is a girl
In terms of religion                 She is __________
In the school         She is __________
_____________ She is __________
_____________ She is __________


Answer: Imrana has different identities in different contexts:

  At home She is a girl
In terms of religion She is Muslim
In the school She is a class X student
In class X She is from section B
In the game She is a member of kho-kho team
In the family She is Naima’s younger sister.

CBSE Class 10 - Social Science - SA1 Question Paper (2014)

SOCIAL SCIENCE Q. Paper

Class X Summative Assessment-I (September 2014) 

Time Allowed: 3 hours                                                                   Maximum Marks: 90

	INSTRUCTIONS (i) Question Paper has 30 questions in total. All questions are compulsory. (ii) Marks are indicated against each question. (iii) Questions No. 1 to 8 are very short answer questions and carry 1 mark each. (iv) Questions from 9 to 21 carry 3 marks each. Answers of these questions should not exceed 80 words. (v) Questions from 22 to 29 carry 5 marks each. Answer of these questions should not exceed 100 words. (vi) Question No. 30 is a map question. Attach the map inside your answer book.
Q1:	Explain any five reasons for bringing in large number of new readers among children, women and workers during the late 19th century. Or Identify the hero of the novel 'Indulekha'.	1
Q2:	In what broad category do the soils of Maharashtra fall?	1
Q3:	Which local body has a 'Mayor' as its head?	1
Q4:	What does the concept of patriarchy refer to?	1
Q5:	What is the language .spoken by the people residing in the Wallonia region of Belgium?	1
Q6:	How many days of guaranteed employment are provided under National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005?	1
Q7:	Give an example of a non-renewable resource.	1
Q8:	ATM is an example of which sector?

CBSE Class 10 - History - THE AGE OF INDUSTRIALISATION (MCQs)

THE AGE OF INDUSTRIALISATION

(MCQs)

Industrial Revolution led to pathetic conditions
for women and children.
credits: clipart-europe.com

Q1: When did the earliest factories come up in England?

(a) 1720s
(b) 1730s
(c) 1740s
(d) 1750s


Q2: Guilds were associations of

(a) Industrialization
(b) Exporters
(c) Traders
(d) Producers


Q3: Which one of the following factories was considered as a symbol of new era in England in the late eighteenth century?

(a) Iron and steel
(b) Metal
(c) Jute
(d) Cotton


Q4: Who invented the steam engine

(a) New Camen
(b) Richard Arkwright
(c) James Watt
(d) None of the above

Q5: In India, the first cotton mill was set up in

(a) Madras
(b) Bombay
(c) Kanpur
(d) Surat

CBSE Class 10 - Social Science - SA1 - Sample Question Paper - 2014-15

Social Science - SA1 - Sample Question Paper - 2014-15

CLASS X

SOCIAL SCIENCE

SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT I

Time: 3Hrs		Max. Marks: 90
	General Instructions:
1.	The question paper has 31 questions in all. All questions are compulsory.
2.	Marks are indicated against each question
3.	Questions from serial number 1 to 10 are multiple chouce questions (MCQs). Each question carries one mark.
4.	Questions from serial number 11 to 22 are 3 marks questions. Answer of these questions should not exceed 80 words each.
5.	Questions from serial number 23 to 30 are 5 marks questions. Answer of these questions should not exceed 100 words each.
6.	Question number 31 is a map question of 4 marks from Geography only. After completion attach map inside your answer book.
1	In which of the following years Great Depression occurred in the world? (a) 1929 - 30 (b) 1935 - 36 (c) 1939 - 40 (d) 1941 - 42
	OR
	Who among the following improved the steam engine produced by New Comen? (a) Mathew Boulton (b) James Watt (c) Henry Ford (d) Graham Bell
	OR
	Which one of the following is correct about the Annual London Season? (a) It was meant for wealthy Brishers only. (b) Organised for the working class. (c) Organised for the exchange of news. (d) Organised for political action.	(1)
2.	Which one of the following groups of the countries was known as the 'Central powers' in Europe? (a) Germany, Russia and France (b) Russia, Germany and Britain (c) Germany, Austria-Hungary and Ottoman-Turkey (d) Britain, Germany and Russia
	OR
	Which of the following group of industries were the dynamic industries of England during its earliest phase of industrialization? (a) Cotton and Metals (b) Cotton and Silk (c) Silk and Footwears (d) Footwears and glass
	OR
	After reclamation how many islands were joined together to develop the sity of Bombay (Mumbai)? (a) Seven (b) Five (c) Three (d) Ten	(1)
3.	Which one of the following soil types is the most widely spread and important soil in India? (a) Laterite soilds (b) Black soilds (c) Alluvial soilds (d) Red and yellow soils	(1)
4.	On which of the following rivers Sardar Sarvovar Dam is built? (a) River Kaveri (b) River Krishna (c) River Narmada (d) River Satluj	(1)
5.	Which of the following minority communites is relatively rich and powerful in Belgium? (a) French (b) Dutch (c) German (d) English

CBSE Class 10 - Social Science- SA2 - Question Paper-2012

CBSE Class 10 - Social Science- SA2 - Question Paper-2012

CBSE Class 10 - Social Science - Sample Question Paper (SA2) by KVS - 2014

CBSE Class 10 - Social Science- Sample Question Pape-2014

CBSE Class 10 - Political Science - CH6 Political Parties

Q & As

Q1: What is a political party?

Answer: A political party is a group of people who come together and participate in political campaigns, contest elections, form and run governments by holding power in the government.


Q2: What are the components of a political party?

Answer: A political party has following three components:

1. the leader
2. active members 
3. followers

Q3: State the various functions political parties perform in a democracy?

Answer: Main functions performed by a political party are:

1. It agrees collectively on various social policies and promote its programmes.
2. It seeks to implement these policies by winning public support through political campaigns.
3. It participates and contest elections.
4. It plays a decisive role in law making.
5. It plays a role of opposition and exercise check on the government (or ruling party).

CBSE Class 10 - Political Science - CH 6 - Political Parties (Q and A)

Political Parties

(Q & A)

Q1: What is a political party?

Answer: A group of people holding similar opinion on policies and programmes, who come together to contest elections and hold power in the government is known as a political party.


Q2: State the various political parties functions that they perform in a democracy?



Answer: The political parties fill political offices and exercise political powers by performing following series of functions:

1. Parties contest elections: Most of the countries have different types of political establishments. Parties provide training ground for politicians, equip them with skills, knowledge and experience. The parties give public platform to their politicians emerge as leaders. In general top leaders of the parties choose candidates to contest elections.
2. Political parties put forward different policies and programmes in front of voters to choose from. It provides a link between the citizens and the government. It presents different choices and alternative goals to voters.
3. Parties play a decisive role in making laws for a country. Formally laws are debated and passed in the legislature but most of the members belong to a party. Political parties issue whip and direction and form political opinion about the laws to be made.

Modern India History (GK Quiz-8)

Modern India History

(GK Quiz-8)

Q1: In which year Vasco da Gama arrived at Calicut, India?

(a) 1398
(b) 1495
(c) 1496
(d) 1498


Q2: In which Year of the Battle of Plassey was fought?
(a) 1557
(b) 1657
(c) 1757
(d) 1857


Q3: Hyder Ali was the ruler of which of the following state?
(a) Hyderabad
(b) Mysore
(c) Cochi
(d) Bengal


Q4: The Seven Years' War (1756–1763) resulted in the defeat of the which of the following forces.
(a) American
(b) British
(c) French
(d) Russian

CBSE Class 10 - Social Science - Federalism

Federalism

Q & A

Q1: Define federalism.

Answer: A system of government where power is divided between centre and states is called federalism.



Q2: Is India a federal country? Name other countries which practice federalism?

Answer: India has federal government. Other examples of federal government are USA and Switzerland.


Q3: What are the factors that led to the formation of federalism?

Answer: Factors which led to formation of federation are:

• Idea of national unity.
• Common economic interest.
• Amicable solution to common problem
•  Need to have considerable defense and international prestige.

Q4: Name the types of federalism.

Answer:

1. Coming together federations
2. Holding together federations

CBSE Class 10 - SA1 Social Science SQP (2012-13) By KVS

CBSE Class 10 - SA1 Social Science SQP (2012-13) By KVS 

CBSE Class 10 - History - THE AGE OF INDUSTRIALISATION

THE AGE OF INDUSTRIALISATION

Industrial Revolution led to pathetic conditions
for women and children.
credits: clipart-europe.com

Q1: What are guilds?

Answer: Guilds are associations of craftsmen or merchants following same craft and practices to protect the members interest, supervise the standard of work and regulate prices.

Q2: Define Fuller

Answer: Fuller is a person who fulls or gathers cloth by pleating.

Q3: Why did the import of raw cotton increase in Britain in late 18th century?

Answer: In 1767 the import of raw cotton increased in Britain due to rapid increase in production and mechanisation of the processes of production.

Q4: What do you mean by Proto Industrialization?

Answer: The early phase of industrialisation in which large scales of production took place to meet international market demands at decentralized units but not at factories.

In urban areas the units were controlled by craft guilds while in rural areas merchants had setup their own production units. The proto-industrial system was prevalent in England and some otehr parts of Europe much before the concept of factories came up.

CBSE Class 10 - Economics - Ch 1 - Development (MCQs)

DEVELOPMENT

MCQs

Q1: We can obtain per capita income of a country by calculating:

(a) the total income of a person
(b) by dividing the national income by the total population of a country
(c) the total value of all goods and services
(d) the total exports of the country


Q2: Kerala has low infant Mortality Rate because:
(a) it has good climate condition
(b) it has adequate infrastructure
(c) it has adequate provision of basic health and educational facilities
(d) it has poor net attendance ratio


Q3: Human Development Index compares countries based on which of the following levels of the people?

(a) education level
(b) health status
(c) per capita income
(d) All of the above


Q4: What does infant mortality indicate?
(a) Literate populatio in the 7 and above age
(b) The number of children that die before the age of one year as a proportion of 1000 live children.
(c) The total number of children attending the school.
(d) The number of children born in a year.

CBSE Class 10 - Geography- RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT (MCQs)

RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT

Model City by Peter Griffin

MCQs
Q1(NCERT): Which one of the following type of resource is iron ore?

(a) Renewable
(b) Biotic
(c) Flow
(d) Non-renewable


Q2(NCERT): Under which of the following type of resource can tidal energy be put?

(a) Replenishable
(b) Human-made
(c) Abiotic
(d) Non-recyclable


Q3(NCERT): Which one of the following is the main cause of land degradation in Punjab?

(a) Intensive cultivation
(b) Deforestation
(c) Over irrigation
(d) Overgrazing


Q4(NCERT): In which one of the following states is terrace cultivation practised?

(a) Punjab
(b) Plains of Uttar Pradesh
(c) Haryana
(d) Uttarakhand

CBSE - Class 10 - Social Science - CH8 - Challenges to Democracy

CHALLENGES TO DEMOCRACY

Q & A

Q1: What are the different types of challenges to a Democracy?

Answer:

• Constitutional Design
• Federalism and its functioning (centralization vs decentralization)
• Working of institutions (executive and judiciary)
• Elections
• Democratic rights
• Accommodation of diversity
• Political groups and organizations
• Challenge of Expansion of democracy 
• foundational challenge of making the transition to democracy
• challenge of deepening of democracy to strengthen
• Different countries have different challenges.

 
Q2:  What are the influences of Socio-economic Inequality on Indian democracy?