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Summative Assessment-I 2014-2015

Social Science
Class X
Time allowed: 3 hours

Maximum Marks: 90

General Instructions:
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The question paper has 30 questions in all. All questions are compulsory.
Marks are indicated against each question.
Questions 1 to 8 are Multiple Choice Questions of 1 mark each.
Questions 9 to 21 are three marks each. Answer of these questions should not exceed 80
words each.
Questions 22 to 29 carry five marks each. Answer of these questions should not exceed
100 words each.
Questions number 30 is map question of 3 marks from Geography. After completion,
attach the map inside your answer book.

1. Explain the role of print culture in bringing the French Revolution.


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Who wrote Jungle Book?
2. Which animal species was declared extinct in India in 1952?
3. Who was represented by term African American?
4. The system of checks and balances comes under which terms of power sharing?
5. At which level of government in India, 1/3rd of seats are reserved for women?
6. Which source of credit helps poor to improve their living?
7. What is per capita income?
8. What term is used to describe a situation in which more persons are employed on a job than
required?
9. What was the most powerful weapon of the Spanish conquerors of America? How did it pave
the way for their conquest?
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Describe the contributions of Dwarkanath Tagore as an entrepreneur of Bengal.
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Explain any three major problems faced by people who migrated to Bombay (Mumbai)
during nineteenth century.
10. The relocation of industry to low-wage countries stimulated world trade and capital flows.
Justify the statement.
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Explain the role played by advertisement in creating new consumers for the British products.
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Why was the development of underground railway in London criticized? Explain any three
reasons.
11. Explain the reasons favouring shift from hand printing to mechanical printing in China.
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In what ways did novels help to give the people a vision of being ideal characters?
12. Explain any three factors responsible for the invention of new printing techniques.
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Who wrote the novel Saraswativijayam? Highlight any two messages given to the people
through the novel.
13. Describe the reforms which led India to the Green and White Revolution.
14. How have industrialization and urbanization posed a great pressure on fresh water
resources in India? Explain with examples.
15. Suggest any six measures to solve the problems of land degradation in India.
16. Is the majoritarianism adopted in Sri Lanka against the spirit of democracy? Give your view
point.
17. Highlight any three socio-economic changes responsible for breaking down the old notion of
caste hierarchy in India.
18. Explain any three provisions that have been made towards decentralization of power in India
after the Constitutional Amendment in 1992.
19. Explain any three criteria used by Human Development Report to classify various countries.
20. People have conflicting development goals. Support the statement with suitable example.
21. What is meant by Infant Mortality Rate? Suggest two measures to keep the Infant Mortality
Rate low.
22. Describe any five effects of the abolition of Corn Laws in Britain.
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Why could Manchester never recapture its old position in the Indian market after the First
World War? Explain.
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Explain the position of women in Britain in the 19th century.
23. How did Martin Luthers writing bring reforms in religious field? Explain.
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Name the first novel writing by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyaya. Assess his contribution to
the Bengali novel.
24. Explain the two types of soil erosion mostly observed in India. Mention different human
activities responsible for soil erosion.
25. Classify forests of India. Give two characteristics of any two types of forests.
26. Why is power sharing desirable to practice democracy? Explain
27. How did the Constitutional Amendment of 1992 empower the local governments in India?
Explain any three provisions.
28. How are the three sectors of economy interdependent? Explain with five suitable examples.
29. Why do different persons have different notions of development? Explain.

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30. A) One item A is shown in the given political map of India. Identify this item with the help of
following information and write its correct name on the line marked on the map.
a) Type of forests
B) On the same political outline map of India, locate and label the following items with
appropriate symbols
b) Corbett National Park
c) Sardar Sarovar dam

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