BANGALORE SAHODAYA SCHOOLS COMPLEX ASSCOIATION (BSSCA)

PRE BOARD EXAMINATION (2022-2023)

SOCIAL SCIENCE (087)

CLASS – X SET A

Time Allowed: 3 Hours Maximum Marks:80

Date: 16/01/2023

General Instructions:

i. Questions paper comprises five Sections- A,B,C, D and E. There are 37 questions in the question
paper. All questions are compulsory.
ii. Section A- From question 1 to 20 are MCQs of 1 mark each.
iii. Section B- Question no. 21 to 24 are Very Short Answer Type Questions, carrying 2 marks each.
Answer to each question should not exceed 40 words.
iv. Section C- contains Q 25 to Q 29 are Short Answer Type Questions, carrying 3 marks each.
Answer to each question should not exceed 60 words.
v. Section D- Questions no. 30 to 33 are long answer type questions, carrying 5 marks each.
Answer to each question should not exceed 120 words.
vi. Section E - Questions no. 34 to 36 are case based questions with three sub questions and are of 4
marks each.
vii. Section F -Questions no. 37 is map based,carrying 5 marks with 2 parts,37 a from History(2 marks)
and 37b from Geography (3 marks)
viii. 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.
ix. In addition to this, separate instructions are given with each section and question, wherever
necessary.

SECTION A
MCQs (1X 20= 20)
1. Arrange the following in correct sequence: 1
i. The treaty of Constantinople recognised Greece as an independent nation.
ii. Prussian King William I was proclaimed German emperor in a ceremony held in
Versailles.
iii. Victor Emmanuel II was proclaimed King of united Italy.
 iv. The civil code did away all privileges based on birth, established equality before the law
and secured the right of property.
Options:
a. (i), (iii),(iv),(ii)
b. (iii), (i), (ii), (iv)
c. (ii), (iii), (iv), (i)
d. (iv),(i), (iii), (ii)

2. Match the following items given in column A with those in column B. Choose the correct
answer from the options given below. 1
Column A Column B
A. Raja Ram Mohan Roy 1. Gulamgiri
B. JyothibaPhule 2. Istri Dharma Vichar
C. BalaGangadharTilak 3. SambadKaumudi
D. Ram Chaddha 4. Kesari

a. A-2, B-3, C-1, D-4

b. A-4, B-1, C-4, D-2
c. A-3, B-1, C-4,D-2
d. A-2, B-1, C-4,D-2

3. Study the picture and answer the questions that follow: 1

Which of the following aspect best signifies this picture?

a. Women Suffrage
b. Women participated in Quit India Movement
c. Women participated in Civil Disobedience Movement
d. Women participated in Non-Cooperation Movement

Note : The following question is for visually impaired candidates only in lieu of Q.No.3

Which was one of the most prominent features of the Civil Disobedience Movement?

a. Women Suffrage
b. Participation of traders and business classes
c. Women participation
d. Participation of plantation workers
4. In the Summit- 1
 More than 100 heads of states met in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.
 The Summit was convened for addressing urgent problems of environment protection.
 The Rio Convention endorsed the Global Forest Principles and adopted Agenda 21.
Identify the event
a. First International Earth Summit
b. Second International Earth Summit
c. Third International Earth Summit
d. Fifth International Earth Summit

5. There are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Mark your answer as per
the codes provided below: 1
Assertion (A): French speaking community in Belgium was rich and powerful
Reason (R): Belgium Government favoured French speaking community
a. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b. Both A and R are true and R is the not correct explanation of A.
c. A is true but R is false.
d. A is false but R is true.

6. Which of the following is not the key feature of federalism? 1

a. There are two or more levels of government.
b. The jurisdictions of the respective levels or tiers of government are specified in the
constitution.
c. The fundamental provisions of the constitution cannot be unilaterally changed by one level
of government. Such changes require the consent of both levels of government.
d. The central government can pass on orders to the provincial or the local government.

7. There are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Mark your answer as per
the codes provided below: 1
Assertion (A): Running proper schools and providing quality education, particularly
elementary education, is the duty of the private sector.
Reason (R): India’s size of illiterate population is one of the largest in the world.
e. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
f. Both A and R are true and R is the not correct explanation of A.
g. A is true but R is false.
h. A is false but R is true.

8. Match the following items given in column I with those in column II. Choose the correct
answer from the options given below. 1
Column I Column II
i. Absolutism a. Emphasises the importance of
the traditional institutions of
the state and of the society.
ii. Liberalism b. A cultural movement which
sought to develop a particular
form of nationalist movement.
iii. Conservatism c. A form of government in
 which there is concentration
of all powers in a single hand.
iv. Romanticism d. Freedom for the individual
and equality of all before the
law.

a. i – d; ii – a; iii – b; iv – c
b. i – b; ii – c; iii – d; iv – a
c. i – a; ii – c; iii – d; iv – b
d. i – c; ii – d; iii – a; iv – b

9. Which type of soil has a good capacity to hold moisture? 1

a. Laterite soil b. Arid Soil c. Black soil d. Forest soil

10. Money cannot buy all the goods and services that we may need to have a good life. A list of
things required for a good life is given below. Which among the following are the things that
money cannot buy? 1
a. Full protection from infectious diseases.
b. High quality education
c. Luxury home
d. A pollution free atmosphere in every part of the country
a. Both a and c b. Only b c. Both a and dd. Only c

11. In the context of democracies, which of the following ideas is correct- democracies have
successfully eliminated. 1
a. Difference of opinion about how marginalised sections are to be treated.
b. The ideas of political inequality.
c. Conflicts among people
d. Economic inequalities among people

12. Which of the following description of forest is NOT correct? 1

a. Reserved Forest -Reservation of more than half of forests
b. Protected Forest- Reservation of 1/3 of the forests
c. Unclassed Forest - Reservation of forest under government and private individuals
d. Permanent Forest –Reserved and unclassed forest for the production of timber

13. Match the following: 1

Column I Column II
A East –West corridor i. Srinagar and
Kanyakumari
B North – South corridor ii. Mumbai
C ChhatrapatiShivaji International iii. Delhi
Airport
D Indira Gandhi International Airport iv. Silchar and
Porbander

a. A – i; B – ii; C – iii; D – iv
b. A – iv; B – iii; C – ii; D – i
c. A – iv; B – i; C – ii; D – iii
 d. A – iii; B – ii; C – i; D – iv

14. In 1991,the government in India wished to remove trade barriers because it felt that 1
a. Indian export was very high.
b. Domestic producers were ready to compete with foreign industries.
c. Indian needed money for development.
d. People needed import of international products.

15. Under which of the following type of resource can tidal energy be put? 1
a. Replenishable
b. Human Made
c. Abiotic
d. Non- renewable

16. Rastafarianism refer to 1

a. A new form of slavery in the Caribbean Island
b. Indentured workers returning to their original homes
c. Protest religion that reflected social and cultural links of Indian migrants to the Caribbean
d. Sense of loss and alienation
OR

The trade guilds were the

a. Associations of peasants who traded their crops with the merchants in the towns
b. Associations of labourers who worked for the traders
c. Associations of the traders who decided what to produce
d. Associations of traders and merchants that trained craftspeople, maintained control
over production and regulated prices.

17. In which of the following regions of Rajasthan , almost all the houses traditionally had
tankas for storing drinking water? 1
a. Bikaner b. Barmer c. Phalodid. All of the above
OR
Which of the statements are true regarding the aim of the Narmada BachaoAndolan?
i. Displacing local people from theiroriginal lands
ii.Environmental issues related to trees that would be submerged under the ground
iii. Securing all the forest resources from the tribalsliving in the fringes of the forests
iv. Enable poor citizens to get full rehabilitation from the government

a. i and iv b. iv c. ii and iii d. ii and iv

18. Which is the second most important metallurgical industry in India? 1

a. Iron and steel b. Copper Smelting c. Aluminium smelting d. Cement

19. Which of the following is the advantage of multiparty system? 1

a. Often appears very messy

 b. Leads to political instability

c. Allows a variety of interests and opinions to enjoy political representation

d. All of the above

20. Which leaders worked for the elimination of caste system in India? 1

a. JoythibaPhule, Dr B R Ambedkar , Mahatma Gandhi and

PeriyarRamaswamyNaicker

b. Raja Ram Mohan Roy, Dr B R Ambedkar and Mahatama Gandhi

c. JoythibaPhule, PeriyarRamaswamyNaicker and Mahatma Gandhi

d. Swami Vivekananda, JoythibaPhule and Raja Ram Mohan Roy

SECTION B

VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS (2 x 4 = 8)

21. “Historians now have come to increasingly recognize that the typical worker in the

Mid-nineteenth century was not a machine operator but the traditional craftsperson
and Labourer. Analyse the statement”. 2

22. The government of India gives holidays for the festivals of most of the religions. Why?

Give your view point. 2

23. Mention any two importance of limestone. 2

OR

How is nuclear energy obtained? What is it used for?

24. Service sector in India employs two different kinds of people. Who are they? 2

SECTION C

SHORT ANSWER BASED QUESTIONS (3 x 5 = 15)

25. Who had designed the Swaraj Flag by 1921? Explain the main features of the Swaraj
Flag. 3
OR
Describe the ways in which different groups of people interpreted the idea of Swaraj?

26. The Chemical industry in India is fast growing and diversifying. It comprises both large

and small scale manufacturing units. Rapid growth has been recorded in both inorganic

and organic sectors.

Give reason:
 a) Inorganic chemical industries are widely spread over the country while organic

chemical plant are located near oil refineries plant.

b) The chemical industry is its own largest consumer. 3

27. How has globalisation benefited the well-off consumers? 3

28. Explain any three conditions under which democracies are able to accommodate social
diversities. 3

29. Credit has its own unique role for development. Justify the statement with arguments. 3

SECTION D

LONG ANSWER BASED QUESTIONS (5 x 4= 20)

30. What led to the rise of revolutionaries after the establishment of conservative regimes in
Europe after 1815? 5

31. Discuss the steps to be taken to minimize environmental degradation by industries. 5

OR
Explain the proactive approach adopted by the NTPC for preventing the natural
environment and resources.

32. What are the major challenges that the political parties face in the present era? 5
OR
Define a political party. Mention its components and describe the role of the opposition party.

33. “Whether credit would be useful or not, depends upon the situation”. Support this statement
with two different examples. 5
OR
What are two main reasons for formal credit not being available for the rural poor? Why is
there a need to expand rural credit?

SECTION – E

CASE BASED QUESTIONS (4x3=12)

34 . Read the given extract and answer the questions that follow:

The trade in meat offers a good example of this connected process. Till the 1870s, animals were
shipped live from America to Europe and then slaughtered when they arrived there. But live animals
took up a lot of ship space. Many also died in the voyage, fell ill, lost weight or became unfit to eat.
Meat was hence an expensive luxury beyond the reach of the European poor. High prices in turn kept
demand and production down until the development of a new technology, namely, refrigerated ships,
which enabled the transport of perishable food over long distances.
 34.1. In the above passage, the role of what has been emphasized, without which we cannot imagine

the transformed 19th century world? 1

34.2. Name any two technological advances that helped move food more cheaply and quickly from

far away farms to final markets. 1

34.3. What were the effects of refrigerated ships in Europe? 2

35. Read the given extract and answer the questions that follow:

In ancient India, alongwith the sophisticated hydraulic structures, there existed an extraordinary
tradition of water – harvesting system. People had in-depth knowledge of rainfall regimes and soil
types and developed wide ranging techniques to harvest rainwater, groundwater, river water and
flood water in keeping with the local ecological conditions and their water needs. In hilly and
mountainous regions, people built diversion channels like the ‘guls’ or ‘kuls’ of the Western
Himalayas for agriculture. ‘Rooftop rainwater harvesting ‘was commonly practiced to store drinking
water, particularly in Rajasthan. In the flood plains of Bengal, people developed inundation channels
to irrigate their fields.

35.1 What are khadins and Johads? 1

35.2 Which method of water conservation is common in Shillong, Meghalaya, Gendathur? 1

35.3 Why is there an essential need to develop rainwater harvesting system in India? 2

36. Read the given extract and answer the questions that follow:

Many of these States are internally very diverse. There is thus a need for power sharing within these
States. Federal power sharing in India needs another tier of government, below that of the State
government. This is the rationale for decentralization of power. Thus, resulted a third-tier of
government, called local government.

36.1 What was set up in the villages and towns in order to decentralize power? 1

36.2 What was the main intention behind decentralization? 1

36.3After the Constitution was amended in 1992, how was the third tier of government made more
powerful and effective? 2

Section F

Map skill based question (2 + 3 = 5)

37. 37a. 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 drawn near them. 2

A. Place associated with INC in December 1920

B. JallianwalaBagh
 37 b. On the same outline map of India, locate and label any THREE of the following with
suitable symbols. 3
a. Rana PratapSagar
b. Naraura Atomic Power station
c. Rajiv Gandhi International Airport
d. Haldia Sea port
Note: The following questions are for the visually impaired candidate only in lieu of Q.No. 37.

Attempt any FIVE:

a. Name the place that is associated with INC in December 1920 1
b. Name the place where JallianwalaBagh is located 1
c. Name the state where Rana PratapSagar Dam is located 1
d. Name the state where Naraura Atomic Power Plant is located 1
e. Name the place where Rajiv Gandhi International Airport is located 1
f. Name the state where Haldia sea port is located 1