COCHIN REFINERIES SCHOOL

THIRUVANIYOOR

EXAM NAME: MODEL II QP Code:2324-10-SSc-Model 2

Sub: Social Science Std: X

Time: 3 hrs Max Marks: 80

General Instructions:

1. The question paper comprises Six Sections – A, B, C, D, E and F. There are 37 questions
in the Question paper. All questions are compulsory.
2. Section A – From questions 1 to 20 are MCQs of 1 mark each.
3. Section B – Question no. 21 to 24 are Very Short Answer Type Questions, carrying 2
marks each. Answers to each question should not exceed 40 words.
4. Section C contains Q.25to Q.29 are Short Answer Type Questions, carrying 3 marks each.
Answer to each question should not exceed 60 words
5. Section D – Question no. 30 to 33 are long answer type questions, carrying 5 marks each.
Answer to each question should not exceed 120 words.
6. Section-E - Questions no from 34 to 36 are case based questions with three sub questions
and are of 4 marks each. Answer to each question should not exceed 100 words.
7. Section F – Question no. 37 is map based, carrying 5 marks with two parts, 37a from
History (2 marks) and 37b from Geography (3 marks).
8. In addition to this, separate instructions are given with each section and question, wherever
necessary.

SECTION A
MCQs(1x20=20)

1.What is the meaning of the term liberalism in the economic sphere? (1)
a. Freedom for individuals and equality before the law.
b. Freedom of life and religion.
c. Freedom of market and abolition of state imposed restrictions on trade
d. State planned socio-economic system.
2. The Kudremukh mines are located in—--- (1)
a. Jharkhand
b. Karnataka
c. Odisha
d. Maharashtra
3. Who initiated the Bhoodan-Gramdan movement? (1)
a. Mahatma Gandhi
b. Acharya Vinoba Bhave
c. Jawaharlal Nehru
d. Dr.B.R.Ambedkar
4. The activities involved in tourism like guide, hotels, travel, food, etc are included in which
sector of the economy? (1)
(a) Public sector
(b) Unorganised sector
(c) Primary sector
(d) Tertiary sector
5. Which of the following statements are Not True about the Sugar industry in India? (1)
a. Most of the sugar industries are in cooperative sector
b. Sugar mills are shifting to Maharashtra
c. India is the first largest producer of sugar in the world.
d. 60% of sugar mills are in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
6. Assertion (A): In India, in case of any dispute about division of powers, the High Courts
and the Supreme Court make a decision. (1)
Reason(R): Because India has an independent Judiciary.
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 correct but (R) is wrong
d. (A) is wrong but (R) is correct
7. Identify the political party using the following points. (1)

● The present Chief Minister of Kerala belongs to this party.

● It was founded in 1964.

● is the Party symbol

a. CPI
b. NCP
c. BSP
d. CPI-M
8. Assertion (A): Politics based on caste identity alone is not very healthy in a democracy.(1)
Reason (R): It can sometimes lead to tensions, conflict and violence.
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 correct but (R) is wrong.
d. (A) is wrong but (R) is correct
9. According to the Human Development Report of UNDP, 2018, the HDI ranking of
countries are mentioned below.
 Countries HDI Ranking

Sri Lanka 76

India 130

Pakistan 150

Nepal 149

Why does India rank low in the Human Development Index despite its huge size and
population? Select the most suitable options from the following. (1)
(a) Increasing income inequalities among different sections of the society.
(b) Less investment in social infrastructure.
(c) Gender inequality is still prevalent.
(d) All of the above
10. Which of the following is the primary factor which contributed to the (1)
emergence of multiple political parties at the same level in India.
a. A federal political system
b. Varied economic conditions
c. Gender inequality
d. Low level literacy and political awareness
11. Study the given data in the table and answer the question that follow.

Sectors Organised Workers Unorganised Total Workers

(In Million) Workers (In (In Million)
Million)

Primary 2 240 242

Secondary 9 54 69

Tertiary 17 76 93

Total 28 370 398

Which is the most important sector which provides the most jobs to people? (1)
(a) Organised sector
(b) Unorganised sector
(c) Tertiary sector
(d) None of the above
12. Arrange the following happenings in the correct order. (1)
i. Mahatma Gandhi launched a civil disobedience movement
ii. First world war
iii. Rowlatt Act
iv. Quit India movement
a. iii-ii-iv-i
 b. ii-iii-i-iv
c. iv-i-ii-iii
d. i-ii-iv-iii

13. Assertion(A): The growth of revolutionary nationalism in Europe sparked off a struggle
for independence against the Greeks which began in 1831.
Reason (R) : Greece was suffering under the subjugation of the Ottoman empire.
(1)
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 wrong but (R ) is correct
d. (A) is correct but (R) wrong.
14. What was the main reason behind the shrinking of the world in the sixteenth century? (1)
a. Production increased for European market
b. European sailors found a sea route to Asia
c. Europe became the centre of the world trade
d. Silk route was introduced
15. Match the following subjects from column A with the lists given in column B

COLUMN A COLUMN B

1.Banking A. State list

2. Police B. Union list

3. Computer Software C. Concurrent List

4. Education D. Residuary subject

a. 1A,2B,3C,4D
b. 1B,2A,3D,4C
c. 1B,2D,3A,4C
d. 1C,2D,3B,4A
16. Which of the following statement/s held that workers are exploited in the unorganised
sector?
Identify the correct option. (1)
(i) There are no fixed number of working hours.
(ii) They do not get other allowances apart from the daily wages.
(iii) They can be asked to leave the job at any time.
(iv) Workers are registered by the government and have to follow its rules and regulations.
Codes
(a) (i), (ii) and (iii)
(b) Both (i) and (ii)
(c) Only (iv)
(d) Both (ii) and (iii)
17. The percentage of seats reserved for women in local administration in India is– (1)
 a. 22
b. 35
c. 33
d. 30
18. Statement I : Government needs to pay attention to aspects of human development such
as availability of safe drinking water, housing facilities for the poor, food and nutrition.
Statement II : Private sector can offer development in terms of providing welfare facilities
like construction of dams. (1)
Codes
(a) Statement I is correct and statement II is incorrect.
(b) Statement I is incorrect and statement II is correct.
(c) Both statement are incorrect
(d) Both statement are correct

19. If Body Mass Index is_____, then an adult person would be considered
Undernourished. (1)
(a) less than 25.5
(b) less than 18.5
(c) less than 28.5
(d) less than 10.5
20. A person who says that religion is the principal basis of community is called— (1)
a. Communalist
b. Feminist
c. Casteist
d. Secularist

SECTION B
Very short answer questions (2x4=8)

21.What is money? Why is it called a medium of exchange? (2)

22.Suggest two reforms to strengthen parties so that they perform their functions well . (2)
23. Elaborate the role played by the romanticist cultural movement in the rise of nationalism
in Europe. (2)
24. Explain the features of Arid soil (2)

SECTION C
Short answer based questions (3x5=15)
25. Explain three advantages and three disadvantages due to the construction of dams on
rivers. (3)
26. What is the language policy of India? Explain. (3)
27. What is meant by a multi- party system?Explain its merits and demerits. (3)

28. What are the reasons why the banks might not be willing to lend to certain borrowers? (3)
 OR
Discuss the achievements of Grameen Bank of Bangladesh.
29. Prove, giving evidence, that India was emerging as a nation with voices wanting freedom
from colonial rule. (3)

SECTION D
Long answer based questions (5x4=20)

30. ‘Enraged Englishmen demanded a clamp down on the native press after the revolt of
1857’. Explain. (5)

OR

‘The new technology of printing did not entirely displace the existing art of producing books
by hand in Europe’. Explain.
31.How did Belgium accommodate ethnic diversity?Explain. (5)
32.How did the establishment of Multi-National Corporations (MNCs) mark the true
beginning of globalisation? (5)
33. Describe how different industries pollute the environment? Explain two methods
to control pollution by the industries. (5)

SECTION E
Case based questions (4x3=12)
34. Read the given extract and answer the following questions.
In this background, there is an urgent need to develop a sustainable path of energy
development. Promotion of energy conservation and increased use of renewable
energy sources are the twin planks of sustainable energy.
(i) Mention two renewable energy sources. (1)
(ii) Why should we conserve energy resources? (2)
(iii) Which are the twin planks of sustainable energy? (1)

35. Read the given extract and answer the following questions.

Why are only ‘final goods and services’ counted? In contrast to final goods, goods such as
wheat and the wheat flour in this example are intermediate goods. Intermediate goods are
used up in producing final goods and services. The value of final goods already includes the
value of all the intermediate goods that are used in making the final goods. Hence, the value
of ` 60 for the biscuits (final good) already includes the value of flour (` 10). Similarly, the
value of all other intermediate goods would have been included. To count the value of the
flour and wheat separately is therefore not correct because then, we would be counting the
value of the same things a number of times. First as wheat, then as flour and finally as
biscuits. The value of final goods and services produced in each sector during a particular
year provides the total production of the sector for that year. And the sum of production in the
three sectors gives is called the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of a country. It is the value of
all final goods and services produced within a country during a particular year. GDP shows
how big the economy is. In India, the mammoth task of measuring GDP is undertaken by a
Central Government Ministry. This Ministry, with the help of various government
departments of all the Indian states and Union Territories, collects information relating to
total volume of goods and services and their prices and then estimates the GDP.
Question :
(i) What do you understand by the term GDP?
(ii) Why only final goods are counted while calculating GDP?
(iii) Highlight the difference between final and intermediary goods. (4)

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

Economists began to think in terms of the national economy. They talked of how the nation
could develop and what economic measures could help forge this nation together. Friedrich
List, Professor of Economics at the University of Tübingen in Germany, wrote in 1834: ‘The
aim of the zollverein is to bind the Germans economically into a nation. It will strengthen the
nation materially as much by protecting its interests externally as by stimulating its internal
productivity. It ought to awaken and raise national sentiment through a fusion of individual
and provincial interests. The German people have realised that a free economic system is the
only means to engender national feeling.

i.What was the aim of Zollverein? (2)

ii. How did German economists think that economic nationalism could forge the nation
together? (2)

SECTION F
Map skilled based questions (2+3=5)

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 drawn near them. (2)
I. The December 1920 Indian National Congress was held in this place.
II. The place where the movement of Indigo planters was held.
b) On the given political map of India, locate and label any three of the following with
suitable symbols. (3)
i) A centre of cotton textile industry in TamilNadu
ii) A Thermal Power Plant in Telangana
iii) An international airport in Punjab
iv) A software Technology Park in Karnataka

( Map is given in the next page.Attach it along with the answer sheet)
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