Class 10 CBSE Sample Paper with answer | Social science Class 10 sample paper Term - 1
Class 10 Social science sample paper | New pattern | Term 1 Social science sample paper
1. When did Napoleon invade Italy?
(A) 1797 (B) 1808
(C) 1900 (D) 1615
Answer - 1797
2. What is the importance of the year 1821 with regrade to Greece?
(A) Greek faced economic hardship
(B) Greek struggle for independence began
(C) Greeks were declared as the finest race
(D) Greeks accepted the Napoleon Code
Answer - Greek struggle for independence began.
3. What was the time period of unification of Italy?
(A) 1866-1871 (B) 1814-1815
(C) 1859-1870 (D) 1000- 1900
Answer- 1859-1870
4. The term liberalism is derived from.............
(A) Latin (B) German
(C) Italian (D) English
Answer- Latin
5. Union Jack was a ________________.
(A) British flag (B) Russian flag
(C) Italian (D) Australian flag
Answer- British flag
6. On the basis of exhaustibility, resources are classified as ___________________.
(A) Reserve and stocks
(B) Biotic and Abiotic
(C) Renewable and Non-renewable
(D) Individual and community
Answer- Renewable and non - renewable
7. There are _______________ stages of resources planning.
(A) One (B) Two
(C) Seven (D) Three
Answer- Three
8. Are the resources free gift of nature?
(A) Yes (B) No
(C) non of the above (D) all of the above
Answer- No
9. The aim of Agenda 21 is to achieve ________________.
(A) Maximum crop cultivation
(B) Abundance of water supply
(C) Global sustainable development
(D) Balance of Trade
Answer- Global sustainable development
10. Solar energy in Rajasthan is an example of__________ resources.
(A) Individual (B) stock
(C) Potential (D) Abiotic
Answer- potential
11. Which of these was a consequence of the Majoritarian measures implemented in Sri Lanka?
(A) Civil war
(B) Formation of Tamil Eelam
(C) Formation of local government
(D) Cultural diversities
Answer- Civil war
12. Why did the Belgian leaders amended their Constitution?
(A) To form the local self government
(B) To make changes in the Union list
(C) To accommodate social diversities
(D) All of the above
Answer- To accommodate social diversities
13. The special government in Belgium is known as __________.
(A) Local government
(B) Community government
(C) Linguistic government
(D) Social government
Answer- Community government
14. In ________________, the boundaries of several old states of India were changed in order to create new states.
(A) 1947 (B) 1990
(C) 1974 (C) 1993
Answer-1947
15. Which of these is a feature of Union territories?
(A) The state government has special powers in running these areas.
(B) They have a separate Union Government
(C)They are spread widely
(D) These territories do not have the power of a state.
Answer- These territories do not have the power of a state.
16. What type of ethnic composition exists in Belgium?
(A) Devastating (B) Complex
(C) Standard (D) Homogenous
Answer- Complex
17. What sort of measures did the Sri Lankan government adopt post independence?
(A) Accommodating
(B) Impartial
(C) Standardized
(D) Majoritarian
Answer- Majoritarian
18. HDI stands for____________.
(A) Human Development Index
(B) Humane Development Index
(C) Human Developmental Index
(D) Humanity Development Index
Answer- Human Development Index
19. What is GDP?
(A) Value of all intermediate goods
(B) Total income of all the farmers
(C) Total income of all woman
(D) The Sum of production in the three sectors
Answer- The sum of production in the three sectors
20. Study the data given in the table carefully and answer the question that follow:
|
State |
Infant Mortality
rate per 1000 |
Literacy rate
2000-2003 |
Net attendance
ratio |
Per capita
income (in₹) |
|
Punjab |
55 |
70 |
88 |
26,000 |
|
Kerala |
11 |
102 |
91 |
2,200 |
|
Bihar |
60 |
40 |
47 |
5,700 |
|
Haryana |
76 |
28 |
41 |
10,000 |
As per the table above, which state has the lowest literacy rate
(A) Punjab (B) Bihar
(B) Kerala (D) Haryana
Answer- Bihar
21. From the perspective of development, people resent ____________.
(A) Income
(B) material things
(C) technological changes
(D) discrimination
Answer- discrimination
22. Who said "The earth has enough resources to meet the need of all but not enough to satisfy the greed of even one person"?
(A) Jawaharlal Nehru
(B) Vivekanand
(C) Mahatma Gandhi
(D) All of the above
Answer- Mahatma Gandhi
23. Which of the following is not a criterion for comparing development of different countries?
(A) Literacy
(B) Natural disasters occurred
(C) Health status
(D) Average income
Answer- Natural disasters occurred
24. Which of the following neighbouring countries has better performance in terms of human development than India?
(A) Myanmar (B) Afghanistan
(C) Pakistan (D) Sri Lanka
Answer- Sri Lanka
25. Who publishes Human development report?
(A) UNDP (B) Census
(C) Central Bureau of Investigation
(D) Finance ministry
Answer- UNDP
26. While taking up a job opportunity, the candidate looks at_________________.
(A) Only the income
(B) Working hours only
(C) Appraisal possibility
(D) A mix of goal
Answer- A mix goals
27. Which city is the capital of Belgium?
(A) Italy (B) Germany
(C) Brussels (D) France
Answer- Brussels
28. A major step towards Decentralisation was taken in __________________.
(A) 1990 (B) 1992
(C) 1984 (D) 1991
Answer- 1992
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30. Which of these was a noticeable feature of the French Revolution?(A) Transfer of sovereignty from Monarchy to French citizens(B) designing a single coloured flag(C) Awarding secret Societies(D) Use of machine gunsAnswer- Transfer of sovereignty from monarchy to french citizens.31. Zollverin started in 1834 in Prussia refers to a ____________________________________.(A) Trade union(B) Public Union(C) Student union(D) Custom unionAnswer - customs union
Materials in the environment which have the potential to
satisfy human needs but human beings do not have the appropriate technology to
access these, are included in this category of resources. for example water is
a compound of two gases; hydrogen and oxygen. hydrogen can be used as a rich
resource of energy. but we do not have advanced technical 'know- how' to use it
for this purpose .
What type of resources is discussed in the extract above?
(A) Reserves (B) Stock
(C) Potential (D) Developed
Answer- Stock
38. The resources discussed in the extract above are classified on the basis of _____________.
(A) Ownership
(B) Exhaustability
(C) Origin
(D) Status of Development
Answer- status of development
39. On the given outline map of India, identify the locations with the help of specified information.
On the outline map of India,' A' is marked as a soil found in Jammu and Kashmir. Identify it from the following options.
(A) Red
(B) Arid
(C) Forest & Mountain
(D) Black
Answer- Forest and Mountain
40. On the outline map 'B' is also marked as a major Cotton producing state. Identify it from the following options.
(A) Gujarat (B) Maharashtra
(C) Bihar ( D) Odisha
Answer- Maharashtra
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