SAINIK SCHOOL PURULIA

PRE-BOARD EXAMINATION 2020-21

SOCIAL SCIENCE-X

Time Allowed:3Hour Maximum Marks:80

General Instructions:
i. Question paper comprises five Sections – A, B, C, D and E. There are 32 questions
in the question paper. All questions arecompulsory.
ii. Section A – Question no. 1 to 16 are Objective Type Questions of 1 markeach.
iii. SectionB–Questionno.17to22areshortanswertypequestions,
carrying3markseach.Answer to each question should not exceed 80words.
iv. Section C – Question no. 23 to 26 are source-based questions, carrying 4
markseach.
v. SectionD–Questionno.27to31arelonganswertypequestions,
carrying5markseach.Answer to each question should not exceed 120words.
vi. Section E – Question no. 32 is map based, carrying 5 marks with two parts, 32.1
from History (2 marks) and 32.2 from Geography (3marks).
vii. There is no overall choice in the question paper. However, an internal choice has
been provided in few questions. Only one of the choices in such questions have to
be attempted.
viii. In addition to this, separate instructions are given with each section and question,
wherever necessary.
SECTION A

1X16=16
1.What do the saints, angels and Christ symbolize in the Utopian vision? (1)
A. Equality among people
B. Fraternity among nations
C. Freedom of nations
D. Resentment against nations

2. Which of the following is not a feature or belief of ‘Conservatism’? (1)

A. Conservatives believe in established, traditional institutions of state and policy.
B. Conservatives stressed the importance of tradition and preferred gradual development to
quick change.
C. Conservatives proposed to return to the society of pre-revolutionary days and were
against the ideas of modernization to strengthen monarchy.
D. Conservatives believed in the monarchy, church, and other social hierarchies.

3. Which of the following was the reason for calling off ‘the Non-cooperation Movement’ (1)
byGandhiji?
A.Pressure from the British Government
B.Second Round Table Conference
C.Gandhiji’s arrest
D. Chauri-Chaura incident

4.Fill in the blank: (1)

Business Processes Outsourcing (BPO) is anexampleof………….industry inIndia.
OR
Green Revolutionhashelped-------------------industry to expand in different parts ofIndia.

5. Choose the correctly matched pair about the Primitive Cultivation in India from the (1)
following options:

A. Milpa – Madhya Pradesh

 B. Dahiya-Jharkhand
C.Bringa -Odisha
D. Kumari-Karnataka

6. Fill in the blank- (1)

Wheat: cereal crop, ______millet, Tea: Beverage crop.
A. Wheat
B.Mustard
C. Jowar
D.Cucumber

7.Identify the soil with the help of thefollowingfeatures. (1)

o Result of intense leaching due to rain.

o Humus content is low.
o Decomposers get destroyed due to high temperature.
8. On the basis of capital investment industry can be (1)
A.Heavy and light industries.
B. Basic and consumer industries.
C.Public sector and Private sector.
D.Small scale and large-scale industry.

9. In Belgium the percentage of French community is _____________. (1)

A.54 percent
B.40 percent
C.30 percent
D.20 percent

10. Define Civil war. (1)

OR
Define Prudential.
11. Give example of any one country of Coming Together Federation. (1)

OR
Give example of any one country of Holding together federation.

12. Read the given data and find out which country has most equitable distribution of income. (1)

Countries Monthly Income of Citizens in four countries in 2018

Citizen I Citizen II Citizen III Citizen IV Citizen V Average
Country A 10500 11200 10800 11000 10700 10,840
Country B 600 5000 600 600 600 1,480
Country C 550 10500 400 7500 2000 4,190
Country D 800 4800 700 5000 750 2,410

a. CountryA
b.CountryB
c. CountryC
d.CountryD

13.   What is the main source of income of a bank? (1)

(a) Bank charges that the depositors pay for ; keeping their money safe is the
main ; source of the bank’s income.
(b) The difference between what is charged from the borrowers and paid to the
 depositors is the main source of bank’s income.
(c) Banks earn huge amounts of money by investing the money of the
depositors in various company shares.
(d) The Government of India gives huge amounts of money to the Banks to
help their smooth functioning.
OR
Most of the agricultural laborers like Mohan depend upon loans from informal
sector. Which of the following statements about this sector is correct –
A. There are govt. bodies to supervise informal sector
B. Money lenders ask for a reasonable rate of interest
C. Cost of informal loans to the borrower is quite high
DMoney lenders use fair means to get their money back

14. Which one of the following options describe ‘Collateral’? (1)

A.Double coincidence of wants

B.Certain products for barter
C.Trade in barter
D.Asset as guarantee for loan
15. Read the given statements in context of ‘globalization’ and choose the correct (1)
option -

A. It is the only way for economic development of the country

B. Interlinks only production-based activities in dispersed locations in the world
C. It has always given only positive results in all the countries
D. Leads to spread of technology, cultures and diseases from a region
toanother
16. In the question given below, there are two statements marked as Assertion A and (1)
Reason R. Read the statement and choose the correct option:-

Assertion (A): Different people have different development goals.

Reason (R): People want freedom, equality, security and respect

Options:
a. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation ofA.
b.Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation ofA.
c.A is true but R is false.
d.A is false but R is true.

SECTION-B
(3X6=18)
17. What were the proposed programme of Non-Cooperation Movement according to (3)
Mahatma Gandhi?

18. “In Britain the formation of a nation state was not the result of sudden upheaval or (3)
revolution”. Elaborate with the help of suitable example.
 OR
“Like Germany, Italy too had a long history of political fragmentation”. Explain.
19. Why was the Rio de Janeiro Earth Summit 1992 held? (3)

20. Describe any three key features of federalism. (3)

OR
What is Decentralisation? What are the basic idea behind this?
21. Why is there a need to expand the formal sources of credit in India? (3)

22. Describe any three public facilities needed for the development of a country. (3)

SECTION C
(4x4=16)

23. Read the source given below and answer the questions that follows: (4)

While it is easy enough to represent a ruler through a portrait or a statue, how does
one go about giving a face to a nation? Artists in the eighteenth and nineteenth
centuries found a way out by personifying a nation. In other words they represented a
country as if it were a person. Nations were then portrayed 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 a concrete
form. That is, the female figure became an allegory of the nation. You will recall that
during the French Revolution artists used the female allegory to portray ideas such
as Liberty, Justice and the Republic. These ideals were represented through specific
objects or symbols. As you would remember, the attributes of Liberty are the red cap,
or the broken chain, while Justice is generally a blindfolded woman carrying a pair of
weighing scales. Similar female allegories were invented by artists in the nineteenth
century to represent the nation. In France she was christened Marianne, a popular
Christian name, which underlined the idea of a people’s nation. Her characteristics
were drawn from those of Liberty and the Republic – the red cap, the tricolor, the
cockade. Statues of Marianne were erected in public squares to remind the public of
the national symbol of unity and to persuade them to identify with it. Marianne images
were marked on coins and stamps. Similarly, Germania became the allegory of the
German nation. In visual representations, Germania wears a crown of oak leaves, as
the German oak stands for heroism.

Answer the following MCQs by choosing the most appropriate option

23.1 Which of the given aspects signifies the image of ‘Germania’? (1)
A. Fold and Cultural Tradition
B.Austerity and Asceticism
C. Revenge and Vengeance
D. Heroism and Justice
(
1
)
23.2 What did Germania symbolize? (1)
A. French nation
B. German nation
C. British nation
D. None of the above
 23.3. What do Allegory means : (1)
A. When a concrete idea is expressed through a person or a thing.
B. Allegory is a symbol
C. It expressonly abstract idea.
D. When a abstract idea is expressed through a person or a thing which has
two meaning one literal one symbolic.
23.4 The female allegories were invented by artists in the nineteenth century to
represent the nation France it was known as- (1)
A. Christened Marianne
B. Marianne Christened
C. Germania
D.Mother Marry

24. Read the text given below and answer the following questions. (4)
The textile industry occupies unique position in the Indian economy, because it contributes significantly
to industrial production, employment generation and foreign exchange earnings. It is the only industry
in the country, which is self-reliant and complete in the value chain i.e., from raw material to the highest
value-added products. In the early years, the cotton textile industry was concentrated in the cotton
growing belt of Maharashtra and Gujarat.
Availability of raw cotton, market, transport including accessible port facilities, labor, moist climate, etc.
contributed towards its localization. This industry has close links with agriculture and provides a living
to farmers, cotton boll puckers and workers engaged in ginning, spinning, weaving, dyeing, designing,
packaging, tailoring and sewing. The industry by creating demands supports many other industries,
such as, chemicals and dyes, packaging materials and engineering works.
While spinning continues to be centralized in Maharashtra, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu, weaving is highly
decentralized to provide scope for incorporating traditional skills and designs of weaving in cotton, silk,
zari, embroidery, etc. India has world class production in spinning, but weaving supplies low quality of
fabric as it cannot use much of the high quality yarn produced in the country. Weaving is done by
handloom, power loom and in mills.

Answer the following MCQs by choosing the most appropriate option

24.1. Textile industriesfallin (1)

A. Primary, SecondarySector
B. Secondary, TertiarySector
C. TertiarySector only.
D. Secondary sector only.

24.2. India has world classproduction in spinning, but weaving supplies low quality of fabric (1)
because
A. Production is in fragmented large units.
B. Cannot use much of the high-quality yarn produced in the country.
C. No competition from foreign countries.
D. None of the above.

24.3 Which of the following is the nearest among the options that does not help in location
of cotton textile industry? (1)

A. Availability of raw cotton and market.

B. Providing unskilled labourforce.
C. Port facilities.
D. Suitable climate
 24.4. Which of the following is correct in terms of the textile industry in the Indian
economy? (1)
A. contributes significantly to industrial production.
B.Less employment generation .
C. Only industry in the country, which is self-reliant.
D. contributes significantly to industrial production and only industry in the country, which
is self-reliant.

25. Read the given extract and answer the following questions. (4)
Democracy stands much superior to any other form of government in promoting dignity
and freedom of the individual. Every individual wants to receive respect from fellow
beings. Often conflicts arise among individuals because some feel that they are not
treated with due respect. The passion for respect and freedom are the basis of
democracy. Democracies throughout the world have recognized this, at least in principle.
This has been achieved in various degrees in various democracies.
For societies which have been built for long on the basis of subordination and domination,
it is not a simple matter to recognize that all individuals are equal. Take the case of dignity
of women. Most societies across the world were historically male dominate societies.Long
struggles by women have created some sensitivity today that respect to and equal
treatment of women are necessary ingredients of a democratic society. That does not
mean that women are actually always treated with respect. But once the principle is
recognized, it becomes easier for women to wage a struggle against what is now
unacceptable legally and morally. In a non-democratic set up, this unacceptability would
not have legal basis because the principle of individualfreedom and dignity would not
have the legal and moral force there. The same is true of caste inequalities. Democracy in
India has strengthened the claims of the disadvantaged and discriminated castes for
equal status and equal opportunity. There are instances still of caste-based inequalities
and atrocities, but these lack the moral and legal foundations. Perhaps it is the
recognition that makes ordinary citizens value their democratic rights.

Answer the following MCQs by choosing the most appropriate option

25.1. Equal treatment of women’ is a necessary ingredient of a democratic

society. This means that:
(1)
A. Women are actually always treated with respect.
B. It is now easier for women to legally wage struggle for their rights.
C. Most societies across the world are now increasingly women dominated.
D. Women are now treated as equals in the political arena.

25.2. What is promoted much superiorly by democracy than any other form of
government?
(1)
A. Economic growth.
B. Dignity and freedom of the individual.
C. Economic equality.
D. None of the above.

25.3. Often conflicts arise among individualsas: (1)

A. some feel that they are not treated with due respect.
B. When they are given freedom.
C. When people have equal opportunity.
 D. All the above.

25.4. Which is not true to Non-democratic rule? (1)

A. strengthened the claims of the disadvantaged and discriminated castes for equal
status and equal opportunity.
B. Individualfreedom and dignity would not have the legal and moral force there.
C. Recognize all individuals as subordinate.
D.Turn blind eye to the problems of people.
26. Read the source given below and answer the following questions - (4)

Ford Motors, an American company, is one of the world’s largest automobile

manufacturers with production spread over 26 countries of the world. Ford Motors
came to India in 1995 and spent Rs. 1700 crore to set up a large plant near Chennai.
This was done in collaboration with Mahindra and Mahindra, a major Indian
manufacturer of jeeps and trucks.
By the year 2004, FordMotorswasselling27,000cars in
theIndianmarkets,while24,000carswereexportedfromIndiatoSouth Africa, Mexico and
Brazil. The company wanted to develop Ford India as a component supplying base for
its other plants across theglobe.

Answer the following MCQs by choosing the most appropriate option

26.1The passage given above relates to which of thefollowingoptions? (1)

A. Increasedemployment
B. Foreigninvestment
C. Foreigncollaboration
D. Internationalcompetition

26.2 According to the given passage, Ford Motors can be termed as a Multi-National
Company based on which of thefollowingoptions? (1)

A. Production of different types ofautomobiles

B. Largest automobile manufacturer in theworld
C. Because of largescale exports of cars acrossglobe
D. Industrial and commercial ventures acrossglobe

26.3 By setting up their production plants in India, Ford Motors wantedto– (1)

A. Collaborate with a leading Indian Automobilecompany

B. Satisfy the demands of American, African and Indianmarkets
C. Tap the benefits of low-cost production and a largemarket
D. Take over small automobile manufacturing units inIndia

26.4 ‘Ford Motors' wish to develop Ford India as a component supplying base for its
otherplants across the globe is an evidenceof- (1)

A. Promoting local industries of India

B. Merging trade from differentcountries
 C. Supplying jobs to factory workers inIndia
D. Interlinking of production acrosscountries

SECTION-D

27. What do mean by Satyagraha? Why Gandhiji considered it an active resistance ?

(1+4=5)

OR

Explain the meaning and notion of ‘Swaraj’ as perceived by the plantation workers. How
did they respond to the call of ‘the Non – Cooperation movement’?
(2+3=5)
28. What are the benefits of Railways in India. (5)
OR
Describe the role played by Eastern coastal ports of India in trade.

29. .Explain any five main functions of Political Parties (5)

30. Describe the power sharing arrangement made in Belgium? (5)

31 ’. Tertiary sector is playing a significant role in the development of Indian Economy’Justify

the statement. (5)
OR
Compare with examples the working conditions prevailing in the organized sectors with
unorganized sector. Why is agriculture an activity of an unorganized sector in India.
Explain any two reasons.
SECTION-E
MAP SKILL BASED QUESTION
(2+3=5)
32.1 Two places (1) and (2) have been marked on the given outline map (2)
of India. Identify them and write their correct names on the lines
drawn near them

A(1).The place where the first Session of Indian National Congress was held in 1885
B(2).The place where the Indian National Congress Session was held in 1929. 

32.2 On the same outline map of India locate and label any THREE of the following with (3)
suitable Symbols.
a. Sardar Sarovar Dam.
b. Narora Nuclear Power Plant.
c. Cotton textile industry-Surat.
d. Chennai Port.
e. Iron and steel Plant Durgapur.