SESSION: 2024-25

MIDTERM /Periodic Test II

CLASS: X
SUBJECT: SOCIAL SCIENCE (087)
TIME: 3 HOURS Maximum Marks: 80
General Instructions:
(i) This question paper contains 37 questions. All questions are compulsory.
(ii) Question paper is divided into Six Sections – A, B, C, D, E and F.
(iii) Section A – Questions no.1 to 20 are Multiple Choice Type questions. Each question
carries 1 mark.
(iv) Section B – Questions no. 21 to 24 are Very Short Answer Type Questions. Each question
carries 2 marks. Answers to these questions should not exceed 40 words.
(v) Section C - Questions no. 25 to 29 are Short Answer Type Questions. Each question
carries 3 marks. Answers to these questions should not exceed 60 words.
(vi) Section D – Questions no. 30 to 33 are Long Answer Type Questions. Each question
carries 5 marks. Answers to these questions should not exceed 120 words.
(vii) Section E - Questions no. from 34 to 36 are Case-based/ Source-based questions with
three sub-questions. Each question carries 4 marks.
(viii) Section F – Question no. 37 is a Map skill-based question with two parts- 37(a) from
History (2 marks) and 37 (b) from Geography (3 marks). This question carries 5 marks.
(ix) There is no overall choice in the question paper. However, an internal choice has been
provided in a few questions. Only one of the choices in such questions has to be attempted.
SECTION A
(Multiple Choice Questions) (20X1=20)
1. Read the arguments in favour of power sharing and choose the correct option. 1
I. Reduces the likelihood of bias.
II. Barricades the decision-making process.
III. Accommodates diversities.
IV. Increases the participation of people in power.
Options:
a.Only I, II and III are correct.
b.Only II, III and IV are correct.
c.Only I, III and IV are correct.
d. Only I, II and IV are correct.
2. In which one of the following regions is the participation of women in public life the highest? 1
a. Nordic countries
b. Arab States
c. European countries
d. Asian countries
3. Two statements are given below. They are Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read both the
statements and choose the correct option. 1
Assertion (A): Belgium amended their constitution four times.
Reason(R): Amendments were to enable everyone to live together in the same country.
a. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
 b. Both(A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
c. (A) is true, but (R) is false.
d. (A) is false, but (R) is true.
4. Match Column I with Column 2 and select the correct option from the following- 1

Column I Column II
(Soil Erosion ) (Explanation )

A. Gully Erosion I. Water flows as a sheet over large

B. Wind Erosion areas down a slope
C. Sheet Erosion II. Ploughing in the wrong way i.e, up
D. Defective methods of farming and down the slope forms channels
for the quick flow of water
III. The running water cuts through clayey
soils and makes deep channels
IV. The wind blows loose soil off flat or
sloping land

Options:
a. A-I B-II C-III D-IV
b. A-II B-III C-IV D-I
c. A-III B-IV C-I D-II
d. A-IV B-I C-II D-III

5. Which among the following statements is not correct regarding the ‘Bhairodev Dakav
Sonchuri’ ? 1
a. It includes 1200 hectares of forest land.
b. The inhabitants of five villages in the Alwar district of Rajasthan declared this Sonchuri.
c. They are protecting the wildlife against any outside encroachments.
d. The rules and regulations followed here are declared by the Government.
6. Two statements are given below. They are Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read both the
statements and choose the correct option. 1
Assertion (A): The famous ‘Chipko Movement ‘ in the Himalayas successfully resisted
deforestation in several areas.
Reason(R): Through this, a community afforestation campaign with indigenous species was
made enormously successful.
a.(A) is true but (R) is false.
b.(A) is false but (R) is true.
c.Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
d. Both(A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

7. ‘When France sneezes,’ Metternich once remarked, ‘the rest of Europe catches cold.’ Identify
the correct meaning from the following options. 1
a.France’s Bourbon dynasty was the most influential line of kings in Europe.
b.French trade guilds wielded enormous powers over European trade.
c.France had begun annexing neighbouring nations after 1815.
d.France’s nationalist movement inspired other nations.
8. Identify the country from the map given below: 1

a. Italian states before unification, 1858.

b. German nation before unification.
c. Britain before the Act of Union.
d. France before the revolution.
9. Statement I: In 1917 Mahatma Gandhi travelled to Champaran in Bihar to inspire the
peasants to struggle against the oppressive plantation system. 1
Statement II: Mahatma Gandhi returned to India in January 1915.
a. Statement (i) is correct and (ii) is incorrect.
b. Statement (i) is incorrect and(ii) is correct.
c. Both (i) and (ii) are incorrect.
d. Both (i) and (ii) are correct.
10. Who visualised and depicted the image of ‘Bharat Mata’ through a painting? 1
a. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
b. Rabindranath Tagore
c. Natesa Sastri
d. Abanindranath Tagore
11. Two statements are given below. They are Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read both the
statements and choose the correct option. 1
Assertion (A): Groundwater level is under serious threat in many parts of the country.
Reason(R): It is a non-renewable resource.
a.(A) is true but (R) is false.
b.(A) is false but (R) is true.
c.Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
d. Both(A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

12. Which of the following is TRUE to the Human Development Report? 1

a. It is published by UNDP
b. It compares countries only based on per capita income
c. It is published by World Bank
d. It compares countries only based on education

13. Select the development goal of a girl from a rich family from the following options- 1

a. More days of work

b. As much freedom as her brother gets
c. More Electricity
d. Better wages

14. Two statements are given below. They are Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read both the
statements and choose the correct option. 1

Assertion (A): Agriculture is an activity of the organised sector in India.

Reason(R): Most of the workers working in agriculture are employed only during harvesting
and sowing season.
a.(A) is true but (R) is false.
b.(A) is false but (R) is true.
c.Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
d. Both(A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

15. Which of the following Acts would not apply to an enterprise under an organised sector? 1
a. Minimum Wages Act
b. National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
c. Factories Act
d. Payment of Gratuity Act

16. Look at the picture. The work done in the picture comes under which economic activity? 1
a. Secondary Sector
b. Primary Sector
c. Tertiary Sector
d. Service Sector
17. The system of Panchayati Raj involves: 1
a. Village, State and Union levels
b. Village, District and State levels
c. Village and State levels
d. Village, Block and District levels
18. How many countries in the world have a federal political system? 1
a. 42
b. 25
c. 13
d. 18
19. Identify the statements which suggest that it is not politics that gets caste-ridden, it is the
caste that gets politicised. 1
A. When governments are formed, political parties take care that representatives of different
castes find a place in it.
B. Each caste group incorporates neighbouring castes which were earlier excluded.
C. Various caste groups enter into a coalition with other castes.
D. Political parties and candidates in elections make appeals to caste sentiments.
a. A, B and D
b. B, C and D
c. B and C
d. A and D
20. What happened when Abdul Ghaffar Khan, a devout disciple of Mahatma Gandhi, was
arrested in April 1930? 1
a. There meetings held by the Congress leaders
b. He was executed
c. Agitation started in different places
d. Angry crowds demonstrated in the streets of Peshawar, facing armoured cars and police
firing, many were killed.
SECTION B
(Very Short Answer Type Questions) (4X2=8)
21. Why did Gandhiji launch a nationwide Satyagraha against the proposed Rowlatt Act, of
1919? Explain. 2
22. What is the prime objective of ‘Project Tiger’?Name any one step taken by the Government
under this. 2
23. (a) Examine the role of the Constitution in the Federal system of India in two points.
OR
(b) Examine the role of the Supreme Court in the Federal system of India in two points. 2
24. What is GDP? Who is responsible for collecting data for the GDP in India? 2

SECTION C
(Short Answer Type Questions) (5X3=15)

25. Mention three differences between Human Development and Economic Development. 3
26. How does the soil of the Ganga - Yamuna plain differ from that of central Maharashtra? 3
27. “ Sharing of power between the Union Government and State Government is basic to the
structure of our constitution .” Support the statement. 3
28. .” Power sharing is the very spirit of democracy.” Justify the statement with three suitable
points. 3
29. (a) How did people belonging to different communities, regions or language groups develop
a sense of collective belonging in the National Movement? Explain with examples. 3
OR
(b) “ Workers had their understanding of Mahatma Gandhi and the notion of Swaraj”. Explain
the statement with examples.
SECTION D
(Long Answer Type Questions)
(4X5=20)

30. Explain with suitable examples which part of the service sector is not growing in importance.
Explain with reasons. 5

31. What is water scarcity? Mention its four main causes.

OR
Compare the advantages and disadvantages of multipurpose river valley projects. 5
32. Describe how communalism poses a great threat to Indian democracy.
OR
“Caste has not yet disappeared from contemporary India.” Do you agree with the statement?
Justify your answer with suitable arguments. 5

33.“The mission and destiny of the French nation was to liberate the people of Europe.”
Support the statement in the context of the impact of the French Revolution.
OR
“In the administrative field, Napoleon had incorporated revolutionary principles.” Explain the
statement. 5

SECTION E
(Case-Based/Source-Based Questions) (3X4=12)
34. Read the given source and answer the questions that follow :
In December 1931, Gandhiji went to London for the conference, but the negotiations broke
down and he returned disappointed. Back in India, he discovered that the government had
begun a new cycle of repression. Ghaffar Khan and Jawaharlal Nehru were both in jail, the
Congress had been declared illegal, and a series of measures had been imposed to prevent
meetings, demonstrations and boycotts. With great apprehension, Mahatma Gandhi relaunched
the Civil Disobedience Movement. For over a year, the movement continued, but by 1934 it lost
its momentum.
(34.1) Why did Gandhi ji go to London? 1
(34.2) What was the Gandhi- Irwin Pact? 1
(34.3) Why was the Civil Disobedience Movement called off by Gandhiji? 2

35. Read the given source and answer the questions that follow :
Consequences of environmental degradation do not respect national or state boundaries; this
issue is no longer region or nation-specific. Our future is linked together. Sustainability of
development is comparatively a new area of knowledge in which scientists, economists,
philosophers and other social scientists are working together. In general, the question of
development or progress is perennial. At all times as a member of society and as individuals we
need to ask where we want to go, what we wish to become and what our goals are. So
the debate on development continues.
(35.1) Who is responsible for environmental degradation? 1
(35.2) Define- Sustainability of Development. 1
(35.3) Why progress is perennial? 2

36. Read the given source and answer the questions that follow :
It is also an important beverage crop introduced in India initially by the British. Today, most of
the plantations are owned by Indians. The plant grows well in tropical and subtropical climates
endowed with deep and fertile well-drained soil, rich in humus and organic matter. The bushes
require a warm and moist frost-free climate all through the year.

(36.1)What is a plantation crop? 1

(36.2) Identify the crop discussed in the above paragraph. 1
(36.3) Name any two states which are the major producers of the crop. 2

SECTION F
(Map Skill-Based Questions) (2+3=5)
37 (a) Two places ‘A’ and ‘B’ have been marked on the given political outline map of India.
Identify them with the help of the following information and write their correct names on the lines
drawn near them: 2
A. The place where the Indian National Congress session was held in 1927.
B. The place is associated with the cotton mill worker’s satyagraha.

(b) On the same outline map of India, locate and label any three of the following
with suitable symbols. 3
(i) Label the soil marked as ‘C’.
(ii)Locate and label Nagarjuna Sagar dam.
(iii) A state which is the leading producer of Tea and Coffee.
(iv) A state which is the leading producer of Jute.