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Sample question paper-Class 10th
Latest syllabus -2022-23
Maximum Marks -80
General Instructions:
Read the following instructions very carefully and strictly follow them
1. The question paper comprises five sections A, B, C, D and E There are 32 questions in the question. All questions are compulsory
2. Section A Question no 1 to 16 are Objective Type Questions of I mark each.
3.Section B Question no 17 to 22 are Short Answer Type Questions, carrying 3 marks each Ans. to each question should not exceed 80 words.
4.Section C-Question no 23 to 26 are Source based Questions, carrying 4 marks each.
5.Section D-Question no 2 to M are Long Answer Type Questions carrying 5 marks each. Answer to each question should not exceed 120 words.
6. Section E Question no 32 is Map Based, carrying 5 marks with two parts, 32. 1 from History (2 marks) and 32.2from Geography ( 3marks)
Section-A
1. Which of the following revolutions is called as the first expression of Nationalism'?
(a) French Revolution
(b) Russian Revolution
(c) Glorious Revolution
(d) The Revolution of the Liberals
2.Choose the correct option from column A and column B.
Column A. Column B
(a) Cement Industry. Gurugram
(b) Automobile Industry. Rajasthan
(c)Information Technology. Bengaluru
(d)Fertilizer Industry. Gujarat
3. which of the following Indian National Congress Session, the idea of non cooperation movement was accepted?
(a) Lahore Session
(b) Calcutta Session
(c) Nagpur Session
(d) Madras session
4.Which local body has a 'Mayor' as its head?
OR
Name a country that has one party system.
5.Name any two fibre crops?
Or
By which name the slash and burn agriculture is known in Mexico and Central America?
6.Which one of the following factors plays the most important role in the location of an industry in particular region?
(a) Raw material
(b) Least production cost
(c) Market
(d) Transport
7.________is the authority to certify both Indian and foreign films.
8.Explain the meaning of Majoritarianism' as practised in Sri Lanka
Or
How is community government elected in Belgium?
9.Spain is an example of_________federation?
10.Consider the following statements regarding language policy of Indian Federation.
1. Hindi was identified as the official language.
2. Besides Hindi, there are 21 other languages recognized as scheduled languages.
3. English can be used along with Hindi for official purpose.
Choose the right option from the following:
(a) I and 3
(d) only 1
(c) 1 and 2
(d) 1,2 and 3
11. What is national development?
Or
What is the full form of HDI?
12.Which one of the following was not a traditional form of money?
(a) Grains
(d) Cattle
(c) Paper notes
(d) Gold coins
13. Which of the following agreements gave seats to the depressed classes in Provincial and Central Legislative Council?
(a) Poona Pact
(b) Gandhi - Irwin Pact
(c) Lucknow Pact
(d) Name of these
14. Money cannot buy a_____________ environment.
15. In the question given below, there are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason(R). Read the statements and choose the correct option.
Assertion (A) Kerala has low infant mortality rate.
Reason (R) Kerala has adequate provision of basic health and educational facilities
Options:
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(b) (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(c) (A) is correct but (R) is wrong
(d) (A) is wrong but (R) is correct.
16. Read the following features of a soil and name the related soil :
(a) Develops in heavy rainfall area.
(b) Intense leaching process takes place.
(c) Humus content is low.
(d) Develop in area with high temperature.
Section-B
17. How did ideas of natural unity in early nineteenth century Europe allied to the ideology of liberalism. Explain
OR
Explain is brief the 'Dandi March'?
18. Briefly describe the process of German unification.
19. Explain any three functions of opposition political parties?
20.How can power be shared among governments at different levels? Explain.
21."Tourism industry in India has grown substantially over the last three decades. "Explain the statement
22. Which geographical factors are responsible for the evolution of black soil? Why is it considered the most suitable for growing cotton?
Section-C
23. Read the source given below and answer the following questions :
The identity of the nation, as you know is most often symbolised in a figure or image This help create an image with which people can identify the nation. It was in the twentieth century, with the growth of nationalism, that the identity of India came to be visually associated with the image of Bharat Mata The Image was first created by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay In the 1870s he wrote Vande Mataram' as a hymn to the motherland. Later it was included in his novel Anandamath and widely sung during the Swadeshi Movement in Bengal. Moved by the Swadeshi movement, Abanindranath Tagore painted his famous image of Bharat Mata In this Bharat Mata is portrayed as an ascetic figure, she is calm, composed, divine and spiritual In subsequent years, the image of Bharat Mata acquired many different forms, as is circulated in popular prints and was painted by different artists. Devotion to this mother figure came to be seen as evidence of one's nationalism
Answer the following MCQS by choosing the most appropriate
23.1 Means of creating a feeling of nationalism was through:
(a) Reinterpretation of Astronomy
(b) Reinterpretation of Mythology
(c) Reinterpretation of Philosophy
(d) Reinterpretation of History
23.2 Bharat Mata was first created by:
(a) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
(b) Rabindranath Tagore
(c) Natesa Sastri
(d) Abanindranath Tagore
23.3 As Bharat Mata is to India,
(a) Statue of Liberty, Mother Mary
(b) Germania, Marianne
(c) Marianne, Germania
(d) Status of liberty, Germania
24.4 Analyze the information given below, considering one of the following correct options
As the national movement developed, national leaden became more and more aware of search ones and symbols in unifying people and inspiring in them a feeling of national. During the Swadeshi Movement in Bengal, a tricolour flag red, green and yellow) was designed It had eight lotuses representing eight provinces of British India, and a crescent moon, representing Hindus and Muslims By 1921, Gandhiji had designed the Swaraj flag, It was again a tricolor (red, green and white and had a spinning wheel in the centre, representing the Gandhian ideal of self help Carrying the flag, holding it aloft, during marches became a symbol of defiance
(a) Designing of icons
(b) Designing of tricolour flag
(c) Designing of national symbols
(d) Designing of images
24. Read the source given below and answer the following questions :
If democracies are expected to produce gond governments, then is it not fair to expect that they would also produce development? Evidence shows that in practice many democracies did not full fill this expectation.
If you consider all democracies and all dictatorship for the filthy years between 1950 and 2000, dictatorships have slightly higher rate of economic growth The inability of democracy to achieve higher economic development worries us.
But this alone cannot be the reason to reject democracy As you have already studied in economics, economic development depends on several facton country population size, global situation, cooperation from other countries, economic priorities adopted by the country, etc However, the difference in the rates of economic development between less developed countries with dictatorships and democracies is negligible.
Overall, we cannot say that democracy is a guarantee of economic development. But we can expect democracy not to lag behind dictatorship in this respect.
When we find such significant difference in the rates of economic growth between countries under dictatorship and democracy, it is better to prefer democracy as it has several other positive outcomes.
Answer the following MCQs by choosing the most appropriate option.
24.1 Between Democracies and Dictatorships, who had slightly higher rate of economic growth?
(1) Democracies
(b) Dictatorships
(c) Both
(d) None of them
24.2 The difference in the rates of economic development between less develop dictatorships and democracies is:
(a) Very vast
(b) Very low
(c) Slightly noticeable
(d) Negligible
24.3 What is meant by economic inequality?
(a) It is a situation of equal distribution of wealth.
(b) It is the unequal distribution of income and opportunity between different groups in society.
(c) It is the distribution of wealth on the basis of gender
(d) It is the distribution of wealth on the basis of education.
24.4. Which development depends on country's population, size, global situation
from other countries?
(a) Social Development
(b) Financial Development
(c) Economic Development
(d) Political Development
25.Read the source given below and answer the following questions:
Several of the top Indian companies have been able to benefit from the increased competition They have invested in newer technologies and production methods and raised their production standards.
Some have gained from successful collaborations with foreign companies.
Moreover, globalization has enabled some large Indian companies to emerge as multinationals themselves Tata Motors (automobiles), Infosys (IT), Rain Any (medicines), Asian Paints (paints), Sundaram Fasteners(nuts and bolts) are some Indian companies which are spreading their operations worldwide.
Globalization has also created new opportunities for companies providing services, particularly those involving IT The Indian company producing a magazine for the London based company and call centres are some examples. Besides, a host of services such as data entry, accounting, administrative tasks, engineering are now being done cheaply in countries such as India and are exported to the developed countries.
25.1The barriers on foreign trade and foreign investments were removed to the large extent in India since when?
(a) 1990
(b) 1997
(c) 191
(d) 1995
25.2 The reduction of trade barriers has allowed:
(a) Free flow of goods to and from other countries
(b) Free flow of services to and from other countries
(c) Free flow of goods and services to and from other countries
(d) Free flow of investment and loans to and from other countries
25.3 What is the idea behind the development of Special Economic Zones (SEZA) in India?
(a) To boost Indian industries
(b) To solve the problem of unemployment
(c) To produce handicrafts
(d) To attract foreign investment
25.4 Removing barriers or restrictions set by the government is known as
(a) Privatisation
(b) Globalization
(c) Liberalisation
(b) Industrialisation
26. Read the source given below and answer the following questions
Besides banks, the other major source of cheap Credit in rural areas are the cooperative societies (or cooperatives) Members of a cooperative pool their resources for cooperation in certain areas. There are several types of cooperatives possible such as farmers cooperatives, weavers cooperatives, industrial workers cooperatives, etc. Krishaka Cooperative functions in a village not very far away from Sonpur It has 2300 farmers as members. It accepts deposits from its members. With these deposits as collateral, the Cooperative has obtained a large loan from the bank. These funds are used to provide loans to members Once these loans are repaid, another round of lending can take place.
Krishaka Cooperative provides loans for the purchase of agricultural implements, loans for cultivation and agricultural trade, fishery loans, loans for construction of houses and for a variety of other expenses.
Answer the following MCQS by choosing the most appropriate option.
26.1 The passage given above relates to which of the following options?
(a) Interest on loan
(b) Formal source of credit
(c) Informal source of credit
(d) Krishaka cooperative
26.2 How many members are there in Krishaka cooperative in a village near Sonpur?
(a) 1200
(b) 2300
(c) 2100
(d) 200
26.3 Besides banks, what is the other source of cheap credit in rural areas?
(a) Cooperative societies
(c) Friends
(b) Moneylenders
(d) Shopkeepers
26.4 Who provides loans to the farmers for various agricultural activities?
(a) Bank
(b) Self Help Group
(c) Moneylender
(d) Krishaka cooperative
Section-D
27.Why did Mahatma Gandhi decide to call off the Civil Disobedience Movemet? Explain
OR
Explain any five differences between Public and Private sector.
28. Explain any three geographical conditions required for the growth of rice in India. How is it possib to grow rice in areas of less rainfall? Explain with examples.
29. Explain how political parties are still in the grip of some serious challenges
30. Describe any five major problems faced by road transport in India?
31.Explain any five effects of globalization
Or
How do banks play an important role in the economy of India? Explain
Section-E
32.Two places (A) and (B) are marked on the given political outline map of India.
Identity write their correct names on the lines drawn near them
(A) The place associated with the calling off the Non-Cooperation Movement.
(B) The place related to the beginning of the Civil Disobedience Movement.
(ii) On the same outline map of India, locate and label any three of the following with appropriate symbols
(a) Kanpur: Cotton Textile Industry
(b) Tungabhadra : Dam
(c) Bokaro : Iron and Steel Plant
(d) Paradip : Major Seaport
(e) Singrauli : Thermal Power Plant
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