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First Term Exam (2021-22)

CBSE Class 10 Social Science
Sample Paper - 04 (MCQ Based)

Maximum Marks: 40 Marks

Time Allowed: 90 Minutes

General Instructions:

i. This question paper is prepared by the team of teachers at myCBSEguide.

ii. It contains 40 questions including MCQ, Case Study, Map and Assertion & Reasoning.
iii. myCBSEguide questions 1-28 are based on Multiple Choice Questions.
iv. myCBSEguide questions 29-33 are based on Assertion & Reasoning Questions.
v. myCBSEguide questions 34 to 37 are based on Case Study Questions.
vi. myCBSEguide questions 38 to 40 are based on Maps.

1. The 1830s were years of great economic hardship in ________.

a. USA
b. India
c. Germany
d. Europe
2. Everything available in our environment which can be used to satisfy our needs, provided, it is
technologically accessible, economically feasible and culturally acceptable can be termed as:
a. Services
b. Commodities
c. Resource
d. Goods
3. Different arguments are usually put forth in favour of and against power-sharing. Identify those which
are in favour of power-sharing and select the answer using the codes given below? Power-sharing:
A. reduces conflict among different communities
B. decreases the possibility of arbitrariness
C. delays the decision-making process
D. accommodates diversities
E. increases instability and divisiveness
F. promotes people’s participation in government
G. undermines the unity of a country
a. ACEF
b. BCDG
c. ABDF
d. ABDG
4. Identify this famous personality from the information given below.
i. He became a member of the secret society of the Carbonari.
ii. As a young man of 24, he was sent into exile in 1831 for attempting a revolution in Liguria.
a. Friedrich Wilhelm IV

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b. Karol Kurpinski
c. Louis Philippe
d. Giuseppe Mazzini
5. ________ state is the major producer of pulses.
a. Gujarat
b. Karnataka
c. Uttar Pradesh
d. Maharashtra
6. Sustainable development is necessary because:
a. Human nature
b. Development of a country
c. The market will get disturbed
d. Resources will deplete
7. Giuseppe Mazzini Born in Genoa in 1807, he became a member of the secret society of the Carbonari.
As a young man of 24, he was sent into exile in 1831 for attempting a revolution in Liguria. He
subsequently founded two more underground societies. In the above lines, the individual Giuseppe
Mazzini was from which revolutionary?
a. Russian
b. German
c. Italian
d. French
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8. The Tamil people whose forefathers came from India as ________ workers during the colonial period are
called Indian Tamils.
a. railway
b. plantation
c. slave
d. crafts
9. The first clear expression of nationalism came with the ________.
a. Russian Revolution in 1789
b. American Revolution in 1759
c. French Revolution in 1789
d. Europe Revolution in 1880
10. ________ is a tropical as well as a subtropical crop. It grows well in a hot and humid climate.
a. Cotton
b. Paddy
c. Wheat
d. Sugar cane
11. The contribution of which sector towards employment is highest at present in India?
a. Secondary sector
b. Tertiary sector
c. Primary sector
d. IT sector
12. What were called das volk?
a. Romantic artists and poets
b. The common people of Germany

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c. The painters
d. The Large landowners
13. What is the new name of NREGA 2005?
a. MGNREGA 2005
b. MGREGA 2005
c. MANREGA 2005
d. MNREGA 2005
14. More days of work and better wages; local school is able to provide quality education for their children;
there is no social discrimination and they too can become leaders in the village. The
above Developmental Goals falls under which category of person?
a. An adivasi from Narmada valley
b. Landless rural labourers
c. Prosperous farmers from Punjab
d. Farmers who depend only on rain for growing crops
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15. What major issue was criticised by the liberal nationalists?
a. Efficient bureaucracy
b. Censorship laws to control the press
c. A modern arm
d. Preservation of the Church
16. Which one of the following terms is used to identify the old and new alluvial respectively?
a. Tarai and Bangar
b. Tarai and Dvars
c. Bangar and Khadar
d. Khadas and Tarai
17. In the year _______, an Act was passed to recognise Sinhala as the only official language, thus
disregarding Tamil.
a. 1999
b. 1956
c. 1846
d. 1948
18. Which of these sectors are classified on the basis of the nature of economic activities?
a. Organized and unorganized
b. Public and private sector
c. Skilled and unskilled sector
d. The primary sector, secondary sector, and tertiary sector
19. In 1815 delegates of European powers - Britain, Russia, Prussia, and Austria drew up which treaty?
a. Treaty of Vienna
b. Treaty of Geneva
c. Treaty of Constantinople
d. Versailles treaty
20. The word agriculture is derived from ________ words.
a. Latin
b. Greek
c. Russian
d. French

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21. Which of the following neighboring countries has better performance in terms of human development
than India?
a. Bangladesh
b. Nepal
c. Pakistan
d. Sri Lanka
22. Who among the following was proclaimed as the first German Emperor in 1871?
a. Friedrich Wilhelm IV
b. William II
c. William I
d. Friedrich Wilhelm I
23. With which of the following countries, Belgium does not share its borders?
a. Luxemburg
b. Italy
c. Netherlands
d. Germany
24. Which of the given activity is not from the tertiary sector?
a. Construction of houses
b. Trading
c. Lawyers
d. Teaching
25. A large part of the Balkans was under the control of which Empire?
a. Ottoman
b. Russian
c. Dutch
d. Portuguese
26. Which part of the population has affected most by the development of the tertiary sector?
a. Small shopkeepers, repairpersons and transport persons, etc.
b. Skilled and educated workers
c. Farmers
d. Unskilled workers
27. Which was the only official language of Sri Lanka?
a. Tamil
b. Sinhala
c. None of these
d. Malyalam
28. Who is the chairperson of Municipal Corporation?
a. Sarpanch
b. Block development officer
c. Member of Lok Sabha
d. Mayor

For question numbers 29-33, two statements are given- one labeled Assertion (A) and the other labeled
Reason (R). Select the correct answer to these questions from the codes (a), (b), (c) and (d) as given
below:

a. Assertion and reason both are correct statements and reason is correct explanation for assertion.

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b. Assertion and reason both are correct statements but reason is not correct explanation for assertion.
c. Assertion is correct statement but reason is wrong statement.
d. Assertion is wrong statement but reason is correct statement.

29. Assertion: Tea is a labour-intensive industry.

Reason: It requires less, costly and unskilled labour.
30. Assertion: A state has a per capita income of ₹ 2,25,000 per annum. The infant mortality rate in the state is
62%. So, the state cannot be considered a developed state.
Reason: There are medical facilities in the state, but people fail to take their children to the hospital in time.
31. Assertion: Arid soil is unsuitable for cultivation.
Reason: Arid soil is generally sandy in texture and saline in nature. It restricts the filtration of water.
32. Assertion: Agriculture can be considered as an activity of the unorganized sector in India.
Reason: Agricultural labourers have no job security and rules and regulations to protect the labourers are
not followed.
33. Assertion: From the very beginning, the French revolutionaries introduced various measures and practices
like the idea of la patrie and le citoyen.
Reason: This was done to create a sense of collective identity amongst the French people.

Answer questions 34-37 based on the following case study:

Read the source given below and answer the questions that follow:
Our Constitution did not give the status of national language to any one language. Hindi was identified as the
official language. But Hindi is the mother tongue of only about 40 percent of Indians. Therefore, there were
many safeguards to protect other languages. Besides Hindi, there are 21 other languages recognised as
Scheduled Languages by the Constitution. A candidate in an examination conducted for the Central
Government positions may opt to take the examination in any of these languages. States to have their own
official languages. Much of the government work takes place in the official language of the concerned State.
Unlike Sri Lanka, the leaders of our country adopted a very cautious attitude in spreading the use of Hindi.
According to the Constitution, the use of English for official purposes was to stop in 1965. However, many non-
Hindi speaking States demanded that the use of English continue. In Tamil Nadu, this movement took a violent
form. The Central Government responded by agreeing to continue the use of English along with Hindi for
official purposes. Many critics think that this solution favoured the English speaking elite. The promotion of
Hindi continues to be the official policy of the Government of India. Promotion does not mean that the Central
Government can impose Hindi on States where people speak a different language. The flexibility shown by
Indian political leaders helped our country avoid the kind of situation that Sri Lanka finds itself in.
Answer the following MCQs by choosing the most appropriate option:

34. Here are the statements regarding the language policy followed in India. Which of the following holds true
in the case of India?
a. The policy of accommodation has strengthened national unity.
b. The language-based States have divided us by making everyone conscious of their language.
c. The language policy has only helped to consolidate the dominance of English over all other languages.
d. Indian Constitution gives the status of national language to any one language.
35. Which language is recognised as the national language by the Constitution of India?
a. Hindi
b. English
c. Tamil
d. None of these
36. A second test for Indian federation is the ________.

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a. Linguistic States
b. Language policy
c. Centre-State relations
d. Both b and c
37. "Official Language Act provides that English would remain the official language of the country so long as
non-Hindi speaking States desire." Identify the benefit of adopting such a cautious approach?
a. Strengthened the spirit of federalism
b. Helped in avoiding confrontation with non-Hindi speaking southern states
c. Both a and b
d. None of these

Answer questions 38-40 based on the following Maps

On the map of India, some places are labelled as A, B and C. Answer the questions below based on these labels.

38. In this map, label A represents:

a. Salal Dam
b. Bhakra Nangal Dam
c. Tehri Dam
d. Rana Pratap Sagar Dam
39. In this map, label B represents:
a. Punjab – Major Wheat Producer
b. Haryana - Major Wheat Producer
c. Uttar Pradesh - Major Wheat Producer
d. Himachal Pradesh - Major Wheat Producer
40. In this map, label C represents:
a. Laterite Soil - Nagaland
b. Laterite Soil - Arunachal Pradesh
c. Laterite Soil - Mizoram
d. Laterite Soil – Manipur

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Sample Paper - 04 (MCQ Based)

Class 10 - Social Science

Solution

1. (d) Europe
Explanation: The 1830s were years of great economic hardship in Europe. The first half of the
nineteenth century saw an enormous increase in population all over Europe.
2. (c) Resource
Explanation: Everything available in our environment which can be used to satisfy our needs,
provided, it is technologically accessible, economically feasible, and culturally acceptable can be
termed as ‘Resource’. Resources are a function of human activities. Human beings themselves are
essential components of resources. They transform material available in our environment into
resources and use them.
3. (c) ABDF
Explanation: Arguments in favour of power sharing:
A. reduces conflict among different communities - power sharing ensures that every member of every
community gets a voice in the affairs of the country.
B. decreases possibility of arbitrariness - power sharing ensures that decisions are not taken in favour
of a majority community by sacrificing or ignoring the needs of other communities.
C. accommodates diversities - power sharing brings about cultural richness to the country, for
example, India.
D. promotes people's participation in government - power sharing encourages participation of the
common people in decision-making processes, for example, the Right to Information Act of 2005 in
India which aims to make government functioning more transparent by eliciting participation of
the people.
4. (d) Giuseppe Mazzini
Explanation: Giuseppe Mazzini was an Italian revolutionary. Born in Genoa in 1807, he became a
member of the secret society of the Carbonari. As a young man of 24, he was sent into exile in 1831 for
attempting a revolution in Liguria.
5. (c) Uttar Pradesh
Explanation: Uttar Pradesh state is the major producer of pulses.
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6. (d) Resources will deplete
Explanation: Sustainable use of non -renewable resources us necessary because any positive rate of
exploitation will eventually lead to the exhaustion of the earth's finite stock. Sustainable development
stresses the role of the environment as capital that, if exhausted, cannot be replaced. It requires the
preservation of human capital, physical capital, and natural capital.
7. (c) Italian
Explanation: Most of these revolutionaries also saw the creation of nation-states as a necessary part of
this struggle for freedom. One such individual was the Italian revolutionary Giuseppe Mazzini.
8. (b) plantation
Explanation: Among Tamils, there are two subgroups. Tamil natives of the country Among Tamils
there are two subgroups. Tamil natives of the country are called ‘Sri Lankan Tamils’ (13 percent). The
rest, whose forefathers came from India as plantation workers during the colonial period, is called
‘Indian Tamils’.

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9. (c) French Revolution in 1789

Explanation: The first clear expression of nationalism came with the French Revolution in 1789.
France was a full-fledged territorial state in 1789 under the rule of an absolute monarchy. The political
and constitutional changes that came in the wake of the French Revolution led to the transfer of
sovereignty from the monarchy to a body of French citizens.
10. (d) Sugar cane
Explanation: Sugarcane is a tropical as well as a subtropical crop. It grows well in a hot and humid
climate with a temperature of 21oC to 27oC and an annual rainfall between 75cm and 100cm.
11. (c) Primary sector
Explanation: The agricultural industry is the largest employer in India's economy and it is an example
of the primary industry. Therefore the primary sector is the largest employer in India and employs
almost half of the country’s population.
12. (b) The common people of Germany
Explanation: Das volk were the common people of Germany.
13. (a) MGNREGA 2005
Explanation: National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005 or NREGA later renamed after Mahatma
Gandhi on 2 October 2009 as the "Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act",
(MGNREGA), is Indian labour law and social security measure that aims to guarantee the 'right to
work'.
14. (b) Landless rural labourers
Explanation: A Landless rural labourers aspires for more days of work and better wages; local school
is able to provide quality education for their children; there is no social discrimination and they too can
become leaders in the village.
15. (b) Censorship laws to control the press
Explanation: One of the major issues taken up by the liberal-nationalists, who criticised the new
conservative order, was freedom of the press.
16. (c) Bangar and Khadar
Explanation: According to their age alluvial soils can be classified as old alluvial (Bangar) and new
alluvial (Khadar). The Bangar soil has a higher concentration of Kanker nodules than the Khadar. It has
more fine particles and is more fertile than the Bangar.
17. (b) 1956
Explanation: In 1956, an Act was passed to recognise Sinhala as the only official language, thus
disregarding Tamil.The governments followed preferential policies that favoured Sinhala applicants
for university positions and government jobs.
18. (d) The primary sector, secondary sector, and tertiary sector
Explanation: On the basis of economic activities in which the workers are engaged, the economy is
divided into three sectors which are as under Raw Materials (Primary Sector), Manufacturing and
Industry (Secondary Sector), and Service Sector (Tertiary Sector).
19. (a) Treaty of Vienna
Explanation: In 1815, representatives of the European powers – Britain, Russia, Prussia, and Austria -
who had collectively defeated Napoleon, met at Vienna to draw up a settlement for Europe. The
delegates drew up the Treaty of Vienna of 1815 with the object of undoing most of the changes that had
come about in Europe during the Napoleonic wars.
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20. (a) Latin
Explanation: The word agriculture is derived from Latin words ager or agri meaning soil and culture

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meaning, cultivation.
21. (d) Sri Lanka
Explanation: Because Sri Lanka has better percapita income, life expectancy at birth and high literacy
rate for 15+ years population.
22. (d) Friedrich Wilhelm I
Explanation: Wilhelm Friedrich Ludwig is the first proclaimed German emperor in 1871. He was
declared as the Emperor of Prussia on January 2nd, 1861 and was declared the German Emperor on
18th January 1871.
23. (b) Italy
Explanation: Belgium is a small country in Europe, smaller in area than the state of Haryana. It has
borders with France, the Netherlands, Germany, and Luxembourg.
24. (a) Construction of houses
Explanation: The tertiary or service sector is the third of the three economic sectors. It consists of the
production of services instead of end products. Construction of houses is an activity of secondary sector
and rest are of the tertiary sector.
25. (a) Ottoman
Explanation: A large part of the Balkans was under the control of the Ottoman Empire. The spread of
the ideas of romantic nationalism in the Balkans together with the disintegration of the Ottoman
Empire made this region very explosive.
26. (a) Small shopkeepers, repairpersons and transport persons, etc.
Explanation: Small shopkeepers, repairpersons, and transport persons barely manage to earn a living,
and yet they perform these services because no alternative opportunities for work are available to
them. Therefore these groups are affected most by the development of the tertiary sector.
27. (b) Sinhala
Explanation: The major social groups in Sri Lanka are the Sinhala-speakers (74 percent). The leaders
of the Sinhala community sought to secure dominance over the government by virtue of their majority.
In 1956, an Act was passed to recognise Sinhala as the only official language, thus disregarding Tamil.
28. (d) Mayor
Explanation: The Mayor is the head of the Municipal Corporation.
29. (c) A is correct but R is wrong
Explanation: Tea is labour-intensive industry because it requires abundant supply of cheap and skilled
labour.
30. (c) Assertion is a correct statement but the reason is a wrong statement.
Explanation: The assertion is true, however, the reason is false because if the parents are earning well
and medical facilities are available, then they would definitely take their child for timely treatment.
Also, some parents may fail to do so, but not so many that the infant mortality rate would be as high as
62%.
31. (c) Assertion is a correct statement but the reason is a wrong statement.
Explanation: Arid soils are generally sandy in texture and saline in nature. Due to the dry climate,
high temperature, evaporation is faster and the soil lacks humus and moisture which is why it becomes
unfit for cultivation.
The assertion is a correct statement but the reason is a wrong statement.
32. (a) Both assertion and reason are CORRECT and reason is the CORRECT explanation of the assertion.
Explanation: Both assertion and reason are CORRECT and reason is the CORRECT explanation of the
assertion.
33. (a) Assertion and reason both are correct statements and the reason is the correct explanation for
assertion.

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Explanation: The French Revolution proclaimed that it was the people who would henceforth
constitute the nation and shape its destiny. From the very beginning, the French Revolutionaries
introduced various measures and practices that would create a sense of collective identity amongst the
French people. The ideas of la patrie (the fatherland) and le citoyen (the citizen) emphasised the notion
of a united community enjoying equal rights under a constitution.
34. (a) The policy of accommodation has strengthened national unity. [Explanation: Due to this policy,
India stands in unity with states having different languages. Had India not followed the policy of
accommodation, several states could have proposed separation from the country.]
35. (d) None of these [Explanation: Our Constitution did not give the status of national language to any one
language. Hindi was identified as the official language. But Hindi is the mother tongue of only about 40
percent of Indians.]
36. (b) Language policy
37. (c) Both a and b
38. Tehri Dam
39. Haryana - Major Wheat Producer
40. Laterite Soil - Arunachal Pradesh

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