FIRDAUS AMRUT CENTRE SCHOOL

15, CANTONMENT, AHMEDABAD.

STD: –X th Session - 2023-2024
Subject: Social Studies Date: 9 .9 . 2023
Subject Code-087 Term-1 Marks: 80

SET- 1
(SECTION -A)

1) The Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act was implemented in _______,

with various provisions for protecting habitats. (1)

a) 1972 b) 1975 c) 1971 d) 1974

Answer: (a) 1972

2. Ploughing along the contour lines to decelerate the flow of water

down the slopes is called: (1)
a) Strip cropping b) Sheet erosion

c) Contour ploughing d) Terrace cultivation

Answer: (c) Contour ploughing

3. Study the picture and answer the questions that follow: (1)
 Which of the following aspect best signifies this image of Germania??

a) It is the symbolic personification of Liberty and Reason.

b)She became the symbol of the German nation.

c)She represents austerity and asceticism.

d)Both A and B

Ans : (D) Both A and B

4) More than half of the workers in the country are working in the
primary sector, mainly in _________.(1)

a) fishing b) mining

c) agriculture d) none of the above

4. Answer: (c) agriculture

5. What led to tensions between the Dutch-speaking and French-
speaking communities in Belgium during the 1950s and 1960s? (1)
a) Both the communities demanded special powers
b) The minority French-speaking community was richer and more powerful
than the majority Dutch-speaking community
c) The majority Dutch-speaking community was richer and more powerful
than the minority French-speaking community
d) Both the communities were equal in socio-economic ladder and this was
resented by the French-speaking community

5. Answer: (b) The minority French-speaking community was richer and

more powerful than the majority Dutch-speaking community

6. We need to conserve our forests and wildlife: (1)

a) to preserve the ecological diversity.
b) to preserve the genetic diversity.
c) for maintenance of aquatic biodiversity.
d) so that we are able to over-extract plant and animal species.
6. ANS d) so that we are able to over-extract plant and animal species.

7. Match the term with the statements given below:

A ‘Utopian Society’ is (1)
(i) a society under a benevolent monarchy
(ii) a society that is unlikely to ever exist
(iii) a society under the control of a chosen few wise men
(iv) a society under Parliamentary Democracy

a) (i) and (ii) b) (ii) and (iii)

c) (ii) only d) (iii) only

7.Answer: (b) (ii) and (iii)

8) Literacy rate measures the proportion of the literate population in

the _________ age group. (1)

a) 10 and above b) 21 and above

c) 7 and above d) 18 and above

8. Answer: (c) 7 and above

9) If the Body Mass Index (BMI) is _________, then the adult person
would be considered overweight. (1)

a) more than 18 b) more than 30

c) more than 45 d) more than 25

9. Answer: (d) more than 25

10) Nearly 70 per cent of freshwater occurs as ice sheets and glaciers
in _______, Greenland and the mountainous regions of the world. (1)

a) Antarctica b) Siberia

c) Alaska d) Russia

10. Answer: (a) Antarctica

11) A 200-year-old system of tapping stream and spring water by

using bamboo pipes is prevalent in the state of ________. (1)

a) Meghalaya b) Tripura

c) Assam d) Arunachal Pradesh

11. Answer: (a) ) Meghalaya

12. 12) Which of the following statements is true about Satyagraha? (1)
a) Satyagraha is not a physical force.
b) It is the weapon of the weak.
c) A Satyagrahi does not inflict pain on the adversary.
d) Option (a) and (c)

12 Ans d) Option (a) and (c)

13. Which one of the following option best signifies this cartoon? [1]
a) Midday meal program

b) Relationship between centre and states

c) Relationship between people and state government (d) Demand of

reservation

d) None of the above

13. Ans : (b) Relationship between centre and states

14. 14. Which of the following conservation strategies do not directly involve
community participation? (1)
a) Joint forest management.
b) Beej Bachao Andolan.
c) Chipko Movement.
d) Demarcation of Wildlife Sanctuaries.
14. Ans d) Demarcation of Wildlife Sanctuaries.

15) Which of the following is an example of ‘coming together’

federations? (1)

a) Spain b) Belgium

c) USA d) All the above.

15. Answer: (c) USA

16) Which of the following statements are true regarding the services
sector? (1)
a) As income levels rise, certain sections of people start demanding many
more services like eating out, tourism, and shopping.
b) Over the past decade or so, certain new services, such as those based
on information and communication technology, have become important and
essential.
c) In the year 2010-11, the tertiary sector emerged as the largest producing
sector in India, replacing the primary sector.
d) All of the above.
16. Answer: (d) All of the above

17. Assertion (A): Developmental goals that people are not only about
better income but also about other important things in life. (1)
Reason (R): A safe and secure environment may allow more women
to take up a variety of jobs or run a business.
A) If both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true and reason (R) is the
correct
explanation of assertion (A).
B) If both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true but reason (R) is not the
correct
explanation of assertion (A).
C) Assertion (A) is true but reason (R) is false.
D) Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are false.
17. Answer- (A) both assertion (A) and reason (R) are truea nd reason
(R) is the correct explanation of assertion (A).

18. Assertion(A): The notions of freedom were different for every

social group. (1)
Reason(R) Every class and group felt the effects of colonialism
differently .
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c) A is true but R is false.
d) A is false but R is true
18. Ans. (a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

19. Assertion (A):- Rakesh is an educated and skilled worker who

earns a high monthly salary as he is employed in a private bank in a
city.
Reason (R)- All services sectors in India are growing extremely well
and each individual engaged in any kind of tertiary activity and earns
a high income. (1)
A) both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the
correct explanation of Assertion (A) .
B) both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is not the
correct explanation of Assertion (A) .
C) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
D) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is correct.
19. Answer- ( C) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.

20. Assertion (A): Alluvial soils are very fertile . (1)

REASON (R) : Mostly these soils contain adequate proportion of potash,
phosphoric acid and lime.

A) both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the
correct explanation of Assertion (A) .
B) both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is not the
correct explanation of Assertion (A) .
C) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
D) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is correct.
 20. Answer – A) both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason
(R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A) .

SECTION-B
21. Write the major differences between reserved and protected
forests. (2)

21. Answer:
Difference between Reserved and Protected forests

Reserved forests Protected forests

1. They cover more than half of the total 1. Almost V3 of the total forest area is protecte

forest area. forest.

2. They are most valuable from the point of 2. These forest lands are protected from any

view of forest and wildlife conservation. further depletion.

22. Which multipurpose project is built on River Satluj How this

project has led to the development of the country? (2)
22. Answer:The multipurpose project built over River Satluj is Bhakra
Nangal.
This project has led to the development of the country in the following
ways.

• The area under irrigation is increased as ample amount of water is

released from the dam.
• It has also been successful in harnessing electricity at a large scale.
23. What do final goods and services mean? (2)
23. Answer: The various production activities in the primary, secondary
and tertiary sector produce large number of goods and services for
consumption and investment are final goods and services.

24. What was the main objective of the Constitutional Amendment made in
1992 in India? (2)
24. Answer:The main objective of the Constitutional Amendment in 1992
was to strengthen the three-tier system of governance, i.e., make the
Panchayati Raj Institution and the urban local bodies more powerful and
effective.

SECTION -C
25. " Water is a very important and critical resource in India.” Support
the statement by explaining any three points. (3)
25. Answer: Water is a very important and critical resource in India.
The following points support this statement.

• Water resources are a significant part of the ecological cycle, which

enable the existence of all living beings on the earth.
• Water resources help to carry out several agricultural and agriculture-
related activities, thus playing a major role in the development of
agricultural production.
• Water also contributes significantly to the development of industry as it
supplies water to various water-based and power-based industries.

OR

25. Why is rooftop rainwater harvesting important in Rajasthan? Explain.

(3)
25. Answer:Rooftop rainwater harvesting is important in Rajasthan
because of the following
reasons.
 • The rainwater stored in tankas is an extremely reliable source of
drinking water when all other sources are dried up.
• Rainwater is considered the purest form of natural water.
• Many houses have constructed underground rooms adjoining the
tankas to beat the summer heat
• as it would keep the room clean.
• There is a lack of perennial rivers in Rajasthan.
• The rainfall is not reliable in this region.

26.What are the various stages of resources planning? (3)

26. Answer : (i) Identification and inventory of resources across the
regions of the country which involves surveying mapping measurement of
resources.
(ii) Evolving a planning structure with appropriate technology skills and
institutions to set for implementing the resources development plans.
(iii) Matching the resources development plans with the overall nation
development plans.
27. Write a brief note on ‘Project Tiger’. (3)
Answer: 1. Project Tiger’ was one of the well-published wildlife campaigns in the
world, launched in 1973.
2. Initially it has shown an increase in tiger population till 1989 but in 1993 the
tiger population had dropped.
3. There are 27 tiger reserves in India covering an area of 37,761 sq km.
4. Tiger conservation has been viewed not only as an effort to save an endangered
species but with equal importance as a means of preserving biotypes of sizeable
magnitude.
5. Corbett National Park, (Uttarakhand), Sundarbans National Park (West Bengal),
Bandhavgarh National Park (Madhya Pradesh), Sariska Wildlife Sanctuary
(Rajasthan), Manas Tiger Reserve (Assam) and Periyar Tiger Reserve (Kerala) are
some of the tiger reserves in India.
28. How had the female figures become an allegory of the nation during
nineteenth century in Europe? Analyse. (3)
28. Answer: Artists in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries portrayed nations as
female figures. The female form, that was chosen to personify the nation, did not
stand for any particular woman in real life. Rather it sought to give the abstract
idea of the nation in concrete form. That is, the female figure became the allegory
of the nation.
In France, she was named Marianne —a popular Christian name and in Germany,
Germania. Germania wears a crown of oak leaves as the German oak stands for
heroism. The characteristics of Marianne were drawn from those of Liberty and
Republic —the red cap, the tricolour and cockade.

OR

28. Explain any three beliefs of the conservatism that emerged after 1815. (3)
28. Answer: Three beliefs of conservatism that emerged after 1815 were:

1. Established and traditional institutions of state and society like monarchy, the
Church, property and family should be preserved.
2. They believed in the modernization of the traditional institution to strengthen
them, rather than returning to the society of pre-revolutionary days.
3. Also they believed that abolition of feudalism and serfdom and replacing it
with a modern army, an efficient bureaucracy and a dynamic economy could
strengthen autocratic monarchies of Europe.

29. Sharing of powers makes a country more powerful and united. Do you
agree with the statement? Why? (3)
29. Answer:Yes, I agree with the statement. Power sharing makes a
country more united.

• Power sharing helps to reduce the possibility of conflict between social

groups.
• It is a good way to ensure the stability of political order as social
conflict often leads to violence and political instability.
• Power sharing is the very spirit of democracy. The concept of
democracy is a system of government of the people, by the people
and for the people, which emphasizes on distribution of power among
people.
• It involves sharing powers with those affected by its exercise and who
have to live with its effects, so that the people would be consulted on
how they are to be governed.

SECTION -D
30. Describe in brief the language policy of India? (5)
31. Answer:

1. Our Constitution did not give the status of national language to any
one language.
2. The formation of linguistic states united the country and made
administration easier.
3. The leaders of our country adopted a very cautious attitude in
spreading the use of Hindi. Hindi was identified as official language.
4. The banning of use of English for official purposes in 1965 took a
violent form in Tamil Nadu. The Central Government responded by
agreeing to continue the use of English along with Hindi for official
purposes.
5. Promotion of Hindi is an official policy of the Government of India but it
does not impose Hindi on states where people speak a different
language.
6. Besides Hindi, there are 21 other languages recognised as scheduled
languages by the Constitution.
7. This flexibility shown by Indian leaders helped our country avoid the
situation that Sri Lanka finds itself in.

31. ‘Conflicting goals can also be developmental goals’. Elaborate with

examples. (5)
31. Answer: All persons do not have the same notion of development or
progress. Each one of them seeks different things. The seek things that are
most important for them, i.e., that which can fulfil their aspirations or
desires. In fact at times two persons or groups of persons may seek things
which are conflicting.

A girl expects as much freedom and opportunity as her brother and that he
also shares in the household work. Her brother may not like this.

To get more electricity, industrialists may want more dams. But this may
submerge the land and disrupt the lives of people who are displaced, such
as tribals. They might resent this and may prefer small check dams or
tanks to irrigate their land.
32. What are the methods adopted to solve the problems of land
degradation ? (5)
32. Answer :
1. Afforestation.
2. Proper management grazing land.
3. Planting of shelter belts in desert areas.
4. Control of overgrazing.
5. Stabilization of sand dunes by growing theory bushes.
6. Proper management of waste lands.
7. Control on mining activities.
8. Proper discharge disposal of effluents waster after treatment can reduce
land degradation.

33. Explain the reaction of Indian people against the Rowlatt Act passed
through the Imperial Legislative Council in 1919. (5)
33. Answer:Reaction of Indian people against the Rowlatt Act of 1919:

1. Rallies were organized against this Act.

2. Railways, workshops and shops closed down.
3. The procession in Amritsar provoked widespread attacks on buses,
post offices, railway stations, telegraphic lines, etc.
4. On 6th April Gandhiji held Hartal against this unjust law (Rowlatt Act).
5. The peaceful demonstration in Jallianwala Bagh led to a violent
movement all across the country.

OR

33. Who had designed the ‘swaraj flag’ by 1921? Explain the main features
of this ‘swaraj flag’. (5)
33. Answer: Mahatma Gandhi designed the ‘Swaraj Flag’ by 1921.
Main features of the ‘Swaraj Flag’:

1. It had tricolours — Red, Green and White.

2. It had a spinning wheel in the centre.
3. It represents the Gandhian idea of self-help.
 4. Carrying the flag during marches had become a symbol of defiance
and a sense of collective belonging.

SECTION -E
34. In 1848, Frédéric Sorrieu, a French artist, prepared a series of four prints
visualising his dream of a world made up of ‘democratic and social Republics’, as
he called them. As you would recall, artists of the time of the French Revolution
personified Liberty as a female figure-here you can recognise the torch of
Enlightenment she bears in one hand and the Charter of the Rights of Man in the
other. On the earth in the foreground of the image lie the shattered remains of the
symbols of absolutist institutions. In Sorrieu’s utopian vision, the peoples of the
world are grouped as distinct nations, identified through their flags and national
costume. Leading the procession, way past the statue of Liberty, are the United
States and Switzerland, which by this time were already nation-states. France,
identifiable by the revolutionary tricolour, has just reached the statue. The concept
and practices of a modern state, in which a centralised power exercised sovereign
control over a clearly defined territory, had been developing over a long period of
time in Europe. But a nation-state was one in which the majority of its citizens, and
not only its rulers, came to develop a sense of common identity and shared history
or descent.

Answer the following MCQ by choosing the most appropriate options:

(4x1=1)
(34.1) What was the theme of painting made by French artist?
a) Constitutional Monarchy
b) Absolute Monarchy
c) True democracy
d) Democratic and Social Republic

34.1 AnswerAnswer: d) Democratic and Social Republic

(34.2) The utopian vision of French artist Frédéric Sorrieu was

a) The peoples of the world are grouped as distinct nations, identified through their
flags and national costume.
b) Leading the procession, way past the statue of Liberty, as the United States and
Switzerland, which by this time were already nation-states.

c) France, identifiable by the revolutionary tricolour, has just reached the statue.
d) The concepts and practices of a modern state, in which a centralised power
exercised sovereign control over a clearly defined territory.
(34.2)Ans. d) The concepts and practices of a modern state, in which a
centralised power exercised sovereign control over a clearly defined territory.

(34.3) French Revolution personified Liberty as a female figure, she bears the
torch of Enlightenment in one hand and ……….. in the other.
(a) Charter of Rights of Man
(b) Constitution
(c) Charter of Rights of Woman
(d) Bible
(34.3)Answer: (a) Charter of Rights of Man

(34.4) Which of the following pairs represent two nation states?

(a) United States and Switzerland
(b) Britain and Italy
(c) Spain and Portugal
(d) Japan and Turkey
(34.4) Ans: (a) United States and Switzerland

35. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
Two different sets of reasons can be given in favour of power-sharing. Firstly,
power- sharing is good because it helps to reduce the possibility of conflict
between social groups. Since social conflict often leads to violence and political
instability, power- sharing is a good way to ensure the stability of political order.
Imposing the will of the majority community over others may look like an
attractive option in the short run, but in the long run, it undermines the unity of the
nation. The tyranny of the majority is not just oppressive for the minority, it often
brings ruin to the majority as well. There is a second, deeper reason why power
sharing is good for democracies. Power-sharing is the very spirit of democracy. A
democratic rule involves sharing power with those affected by its exercise, and
who have to live with its effects. People have a right to be consulted on how they
are to be governed. A legitimate government is one where citizens, through
participation, acquire a stake in the system. The first set of reasons is Prudential
and the second is moral. While prudential reasons stress that power-sharing will
bring out better outcomes, the former emphasises the very act of power sharing as
valuable.
Answer the following MCQs by choosing the most appropriate option:
(4x1=1)
 (35.1)Which reasons help in avoiding conflict in society and preventing
majority tyranny?
a) Prudential reasons b) Moral reasons.
c) Financial reasons d) Political reasons

(35.2)stress that power-sharing will bring out better outcomes, whereas

emphasise the very act of power-sharing as valuable.
a) Moral reasons, Prudential reasons
b) Prudential reasons, Moral reasons
c) Political reasons, Financial reasons
d)Prudential reasons, Political reasons

(35.3) Complete the given table by choosing a suitable option

Prudential Reasons Moral Reasons
1. It is based on a careful 1. It is purely based on moral calculation of
gains a and losses and considerations
__________________________________________________________

2. Example: Reservation of
constituencies for women in India. 2. Example: (?)

a) Decentralisation of powers
b) Reservation of constituencies for minorities in India
c) Both a and b
d) None of these

(35.4) Which of the following title best describes the given extract?
a) Forms of power-sharing
b) Outcomes and Lessons of power-sharing
c) Power-sharing is desirable
d) None of these
Answer (35.1) a) Prudential reasons
(35.2) b) Prudential reasons, Moral reasons
(35.3) a) Decentralisation of powers
(35.4) c) Power-sharing is desirable

(36)Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follows:
Over the forty years between 1973-74 and 2013-14, while production in all the
three sectors has increased, it has increased the most in the tertiary sector. As a
result, in the year 2013-14, the tertiary sector has emerged as the largest
producing sector in India replacing the primary sector. Tertiary sector becoming
so important in India. There could be several reasons. First, in any country several
services such as hospitals, educational institutions, post and telegraph services,
police stations, courts, village administrative offices, municipal corporations,
defence, transport, banks, insurance companies, etc. are required. These can be
considered as basic services. In a developing country the government has to take
responsibility for the provision of these services. Second, the development of
agriculture and industry leads to the development of services such as transport,
trade, storage and the like. Greater the development of the primary and secondary
sectors, more would be the demand for such services. Third, as income levels rise,
certain sections of people start demanding many more services like eating out,
tourism, shopping, private hospitals, private schools, professional training etc.
Fourth, over the past decade or so, certain new services such as those based on
information and communication technology have become important and
essential. The production of these services has been rising rapidly.

Answer the following Questions :

(36.1) Tertiary sector is becoming very important in India. Why? (1)

( 36.2)________was the most important sector of economic activities at the

earliest stages of development. (1)

(36.3) The given extract is throwing light on which aspects? (2)

36. ANSWER 36.1 Ans The government has to take responsibility for the
provision of different services like education, health etc.. The development of
agriculture and industry leads to the development of services such as transport,
trade, storage and the like.
36.2 Ans - Primary sector

36.3 Ans. 1. , The tertiary sector has emerged as the largest producing sector in
India replacing the primary sector

2. Growing significance of Tertiary sector

Section E

37. (a) Two places A and B have been marked on the given outline map of India.
Identify them and write their correct names on the lines .

A. The place where Indian National Congress session was held in September,
1920.

B. The place associated with Jallianwala Bagh Incident.

37. (a) ANSWER (A) Calcutta (B) Amritsar

37(b) Locate and label the following items on the given political map
of India .
1. Bhakra Nangal (Sutlej – Himachal Pradesh)
2. Rana Pratap Sagar (Chambal – Rajasthan)
3. Nagarjuna Sagar (Krishna – Telangana & A.P.)