FINAL EXAMINATION - 2018

SOCIAL SCIENCE
(CODE NO. 087)
SAMPLE PAPER
CLASS-X

Time Allowed: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 80

General Instructions:

i. The question paper has 27 questions in all. All questions are compulsory.

ii. Marks are indicated against each question.

iii. Questions from serial number 1 to7 are very short answer type questions. Each
question carries one mark.
iv. Questions from serial number 8 to18 are 3 marks questions. Answer of these questions
should not exceed 80 words each.
v. Questions from serial number 19 to 25 are 5 marks questions. Answer of these
questions should not exceed 100 words each.
vi. Question numbers 26 & 27 are map questions from History with 1 mark each.
vii. Question number 28 is map question of 3 marks from Geography.
viii. For Q. Nos. 26, 27 and 28 (map based questions) one outline political map of India is
provided. After completion the work, attach the map inside your answer book.

ix. Questions at Serial Number - 20, 22, 24 & 25 have Internal Choice. Attempt any one
option out of the given in each of these questions.

1. What was the concept of a nation-state?

OR
2. Why was martial law imposed in Amritsar in 1919?
3. Which society was formed by Phan Boi Chau?
4. Name two places where high-grade haematite Ore is found in Odisha.
5. What does the term majoritarianism signify?
6. On what basis does a country choose it's party system?
7. Which two constitutional amendments of 1992 deal with the local self-government?
8. ‘A series of inventions in the 18th century increased efficacy of each step of production process
of cotton’ Explain any three points.
OR
What was the importance of Indian trade for the British?
OR
Why were the underground Railways referred to as ‘iron monsters’?
9. Which is most abundantly every available fossil fuel in India? What are its major forms? Write
the main features of each form.
10. What values and attributes where inherent in Gandhiji’s Idea of Satyagraha?
11. What do you meant by social differences and social division?
12. Mention any four features of Indian tourism as a trade.
13. How do state or regional political parties contribute to strengthening federalism and democracy
in India. Explain with examples.
14. How has women participation has increased in Indian politics? Give a comparative analysis of
early and modern period.
15. ‘Democracies do not appear to be very successful in reducing economic inequalities.’ Justify the
statement with reasons.
16. ‘A consumer has the right to get compensation depending upon the degree of damage.’
Support the statement with an example.
17. Explain how public sector contributes to economic development of a nation.
18. ‘Consequences of environmental degradation do not respect national or state boundaries.’
Justify the given statement.
19. Critically examine the events leading to the division of Vietnam into North and South Vietnam.
Why did this lead to a Civil war in Vietnam?
OR
Explain the ways in which Nationalist feelings were kept alive in Poland in the 18th and 19th
centuries.
20. Describe the process of development of novels in Hindi.
 OR
Examine the various inventions in print technology in the late 19th and early 20th century.
21. Describe the contribution of agriculture to the national economy.
22. How have intensive Internet industrialization and urbanization passed a great pressure on
existing fresh water resources in India? Explain with two examples of each.
23. Explain the Deepening Challenge of democracy.
24. ‘Banks might not be willing to lend to certain borrowers’. Why is it so? What can be done to
solve this issue?
25. Transportation technology and Information and Communication Technology have stimulated
the globalization process. Explain with suitable examples.
26. One feature A is marked on the given political map of India. Identify the feature with the
help of the following information and write tits correct name on the line marked on the
map.
A. Place where Gandhiji organized a Satyagraha in 1916.
27. Locate and label the following on political outline of India.
(i) Place where a police station was set on fire by enraged people.