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Social Science (Std. X)

Name : _______________________________________
Roll No. : _________ Batch : ____________

Instructions :
(1) There are in all 54 question in this question paper. All questions are compulsory.
(2) There are internal Options.
SECTION - 1
❐ Fill in the blanks by selecting the most appropriate options : (One mark for
each) 15
(1) The _______ were considered to be the most ancient people of India.
(A) Negritoit (B) Australiod (C) Dravidians (D) Mongoloid
(2) There are references of _______ arts in ancient Indian Literature.
(A) 68 (B) 64 (C) 62 (D) 61
(3) _______ Style is a fine blend of Indian and Greek art forms.
(A) Maurya (B) Gupta (C) Dravid (D) Gandhar
(4) The Historical book of ancient India is _______ .
(A) Prithviraj Raso (B) Rajtarangini
(C) Vikramdevecharit (D) Harshcharit
(5) _______ divided the astrology into three sections -Tantra, Hora and Sanhita.
(A) Aryabhatta (B) Bhaskaracharya
(C) Varahamihir (D) Bramhagupta
(6) Fort of _______ lies in the ocean.
(A) Kangda (B) Janjira (C) Sihgadh (D) Asirgadh
(7) Total area of India is _______ million square kilometers.
(A) 40.28 (B) 5.38 (C) 3.28 (D) 30.22
(8) Out of total forest area _______ are reserved forest.
(A) 16.4 % (B) 29.2 % (C) 55.3 % (D) 54.4 %
(9) Agriculture accounts for _______ of the gross domestic product.
(A) 50 % (B) 64 % (C) 62 % (D) 26 %
(10) The best quality of coal is found in the area located between _______ latitudes.
(A) 35° to 45° (B) 25° to 36° (C) 34° to 38° (D) 40° to 46°
(11) The first jute mill was established at _______ .
(A) Hugali (B) Kolkata (C) Rishra (D) Shriram
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(12) In India economic reforms based on privatization liberalization & globalization

started in _______ .
(A) 1950 (B) 1951 (C) 2002 (D) 1991
(13) Economic development is associated with peoples _____ and living standard.
(A) Per annum income (B) Poverty
(C) Per capita income (D) Monthly-income
(14) The concept of Human Development Index has been accepted by _____ .
(A) WHO (B) UNO (C) UNDP (D) UNICEF
(15) UN has declared _____ as in International year of Elderly People.
(A) 2001 (B) 2005 (C) 1998 (D) 1999
SECTION - 2
❐ Answer the following questions in one or two sentences. (1 mark each) 15
16. What are the main features of Indian culture ?
17. Amongst the various art forms which art occupies the formost position ?
18. Which stone inscription is the best example of sculpture ?
19. What is architecture ?
20. Which renowned book was composed by Thiruvallavur ?
21. What is meant by ‘Reserve’ ?
22. Which Metropolitan cities will be connected with Golden Quadrilateral Express
Highway ?
23. What is mixed economy ?
24. What is liberalization ?
25. Which year has been Celebrated as women empowerment year ?
26. State the main Objective of formation of National Minority commission.
27. What are the causes of child labour ?
28. Who is known as the first architect of God ?
29. Across which river has ‘Grand Anicut canal’ been constructed ?
30. What impact of the regional style is seen in the palace of Jahangir of Agra
fort ?
SECTION - 3
❐ Answer the following questions briefly (as required) [2 Marks Each] 24
31. Write in short about how the different tribes in ancient India were Indianized ?
32. Describe the sun-temple of konark.
33. Write in Short about literary works composed in Gujarati language.
34. Which are the most ancient civilizations of the world ?
OR
Which major discoveries were carried out by Aryabhatta ?
35. What are the characteristic of Alluvial soil ?
OR
Give reasons : soil erosion comes in the way of growing crops.
36. Why modern age is called as mineral age ?
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37. Explain : large variety is seen in the agricultural production in India.
38. Write in short about conservation of water resources.
39. Write in about limitation of market system.
40. What is economic globalization policy ?
41. Explain : True wealth of nation is high quality of life of its people.
42. Write in brief about fundamental rights of citizens ?
OR
Explain the term corruption.
SECTION - 4
❐ Answer the following questions as required. (3 marks each) 21
43. Write short note on clay work.
44. Write on scientific heritage of ancient India.
OR
Give three examples of achievement of ancient India in the field of chemistry.
45. Write short note on ‘Qutub Minar.’ - the famous monument of India.
46. Mention the steps to nurture Wild life ?
OR
National forest policy of India.
47. Mention the technical reforms in the agriculture sector.
48. Differentiate between Anthracite and Bituminous coal.
49. What are the provisions in the constitution for equal opportunities to minorities ?
SECTION - 5
❐ Answer the following questions as required (in detail) [5 marks each] 25
50. Describe the ways to protect and preserve the heritage ?
51. What are the measures to control environmental degradation ?
OR
Write in detail about agro-based-Industries.
52. Explain the meaning of unemployment and discuss its types.
53. Which reasons are responsible for price rise. Discus any four reasons.
OR
Describe the steps taken to control price rise.
54. Show the following details at their correct location in the given outline map of
India.
A) One state producing paddy crop on large scale.
B) Bhilai steel plant.
C) One region producing mica.
D) Golden quadrilateral - Ahamadabad to Delhi.
E) One region producing jute.
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