KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA PATTOM SHIFT II
Model Question Paper
Summative Assessment II (March-2015)
Social Science
Class X
Time allowed : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 90
General Instructions :
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The question paper has
30 questions in all. All questions are compulsory.
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Marks are indicated
against each question.
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Questions from serial
number 1-9 are multiple choice Questions (MCQs) of 1 mark each.
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Every MCQ is provided
with four alternatives. Write the correct or the most oppropriate alternative
in your answer book.
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Questions from serial
number 10 to 21 are 3 marks questions. Answer of these questions should not
exceed 80 words each.
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Questions from serial
number 22 to 29 are 5 marks questions. Answer of these questions should not
exceed 100 words each
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Question number 30 is
a map question of 2 marks from History and 3 marks from Geography.
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Attach the map inside the answer sheet
1. Which one
of the following is not true regarding the conservative regimes set up in 1815?
(a)
They did not tolerate criticism regarding the legitimacy of autocratic
governments.
(b)
Most of them imposed censorship on press.
(c)
They believed in the established traditional institutions like Monarchy Church
etc.
(d)
They favoured the idea of liberty and freedom.
1
OR
Why did the ‘Go East Movement’ become popular in Vietnam
during the first decade of 20th Century?
(a)
Vietnamese students went to Japan to acquire education.
(b)
They went to Japan to learn Japanese language.
(c)
They went to get lucrative jobs.
(d)
They looked for foreign arms and helped to drive away the French from Vietnam. 1
2. Why did Gandhiji begin fast unto death when Dr. B.R.
Ambedkar demanded separate electorate for Dalits?
(a)
Separate electorates would create division in the society.
(b)
Separate electorates would slow down the process of integration into society.
(c)
With separate electorates, Dalits would gain respect in society.
(d)
The condition of dalits would become better. 1
3. Which one of the following is a basic function of
foreign trade?
(a)
It flourishes trade in the domestic market
(b)
Goods and services are produced for internal market
(c)
It gives opportunity for the production to reach beyond the domestic market.
(d)
Investment is done to expand the trade within the domestic markets. 1
4. Which one of the following is NOT a function of
political parties?
(a)
Parties contest elections
(b)
Parties do not shape public opinion
(c)
Parties put forward different policies and programmes
(d)
Parties play a decisive role in making laws for the country. 1
5. Which one of the following factors plays the most
dominant role in industrial location in a region?
(a)
Availability of raw material
(b)
Cheap and skilled labour
(c)
Nearness of the market
(d)
Least Cost. 1
6. Which one of the following groups of cities is
connected by the National Highway No. 7.
(a)
Delhi- Amritsar
(b) Delhi- Kolkata
(c)
Delhi- Mumbai
(d)
Varanasi- Kanyakumari 1
7. Which one of following statements does not reflect the
right impact of ‘the Right to Information Act’?
(a)
It supplements the existing laws that banned corruption
(b)
It empowers the people to find out what is happening in the government.
(c)
It enables the people to become law abiding good citizens.
(d)
It acts as a watch dog of democracy. 1
8. Identify the element which is NOT shared both by the
movement in Nepal and the struggle in Bolivia.
(a)
A political conflict that led to popular struggle.
(b)
The struggle involved mass mobilisation
(c)
It was about the foundations of the country’s politics.
(d)
It involved critical role of political organisation. 1
9.Which one of the following
is a major reason that prevents the poor from getting loans from the banks?
(a) Lack of capital
(b) Not affordable due to high rate of interest
(c) Absence of collatoral security
(d) Absence of mediators 1
10.Explain
any three reasons for the Greeks to win the Greek war of independence
OR
Explain
any three features of scholars revolt in 1868 in Vietnam. 3
11.How did the Non-Cooperation Movement spread
to the countryside? Explain giving three reasons. 3
12.
What is the importance of energy resources? Give two examples each of
conventional and non-conventional sources of energy. 3
13.
Why is manufacturing sector considered the backbone of economic development of
the country? Explain any three reasons with examples. 3
14.
Explain any three factors which are responsible for localisation of jute
textile mills mainly along the banks of the Hugli river.
3
15.
How do the pressure groups and movements exert their influence on politics?
Explain any three ways to do so.
3
16.
Do democracies lead to a just distribution of goods and opportunities? Justify
your answer by three suitable arguments.
3
17.
“Most destructive feature of democracy is that its examination never gets
over.” Support the statement with three appropriate arguments.
3
18.
Suggest any three broad guidelines that can be kept in mind while devising ways
and means for political reforms in India.
3
19.
Describe any three factors which have enabled globalisation in India.
3
20.
Explain any three features of MNCs.
3
21.
Explain any three ways in which a consumer is exploited.
3
22.
Explain any three consumer’s rights as user of goods and services.
5
23.
Explain the measures and practices introduced by revolutionaries to create a
sense of collective identity amongst the French people.
OR
Who
was the founder of Hoa Hao movement? Explain his contribution by giving any
three points. 5.
24.Explain the features of Civil Disobedience
movement of 1930.
5
25.
How do physiographic and Economic factors influence the distribution pattern of
railway network in our country? Explain with examples. 5
26.
Discuss the steps to be taken to minimise
environmental degradation by industry? 5
27.How does democracy produce an accountable, responsive and legitimate
government? 5
28.
Why can’t modern democracies exist without political parties? Explain any five
reasons. 5
29. What legal measures were taken by the government to empower the
consumers in India? 5
30.A.
Locate and label the following items with appropriate symbols on the political
outline map.
(i)
Kheda - The place of Peasant Satyagraha
(ii)
Chauri Chaura - The centre of calling off the Non-Cooperation Movement. 2x1=2
B.Three features - (A), (B) and (C) are marked
in the same outline map of India. Identify these features with the help of the
following information and write their correct names on the lines marked in the
map:
(A) Iron-Ore mines(B) Silk Textile Centre(C)
International airport.
3x1=3
OR
Locate and label the following items on the same
map with appropriate symbols:
(i) Narora - Nuclear Power
Plant(ii) Surat - Textile Centre.(iii)Paradip –sea-port 
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