RBSE 10th Social Science Model Paper Set 5 with Answers in English

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RBSE Class 10 Social Science Model Paper Set 5 with Answers in English

Time: 2:45 Hours
Maximum Marks: 80

General Instruction to the Examinees:

• Candidate must first write his/her Roll No. on the question paper compulsorily.
• All the questions are compulsory.
• Write the answer to each question in the given answer-book only.
• For questions having more than one part, the answers to those parts must be written together in continuity.

Section – A

1. Objective Type Questions

(i) Who created the first image of Bharat Mata? [1]
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Bankim Chandra Chatteijee
(c) Abanindranath Tagore
(d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Answer:
(c) Abanindranath Tagore

(ii) Who among the following established the organisation named ‘Young Italy’? [1]
(a) Napoleon Bonaparte
(b) Giuseppe Mazzini
(c) Frederic Sorrieu
(d) Grimm Fairytales
Answer:
(b) Giuseppe Mazzini

(iii) Who was a well known pioneer of mass production? [1]
(a) Abraham Lincoln
(b) Henry Ford
(c) Michele Johnes
(d) All of these
Answer:
(b) Henry Ford

(iv) Which one of the following type of resource is wind energy? [1]
(a) Non-renewable
(b) Renewable
(c) Biotic
(d) Abiotic
Answer:
(b) Renewable

(v) Which of the following is the most widespread soil in India? [1]
(a) Alluvial
(b) Black
(c) Laterite
(d) Red and Yellow
Answer:
(a) Alluvial

(vi) To which of the following regions is the Chipko Movement related? [1]
(a) Himalayan region
(b) Island region
(c) Desert Region
(d) All of these
Answer:
(a) Himalayan region

(vii) Modem democracies maintain check and balance system, identify the correct option based on the horizontal power-sharing arrangement. [1]
(a) Unitary Government
(b) Dictatorship
(c) Federal Government
(d) Monarchy
Answer:

(viii) Which of the following country is not an example of ‘holding together’ federation? [1]
(a) U.S.A.
(b) Spain
(c) India
(d) Belgium
Answer:
(c) India

(ix) In which of the following countries, the participation of women in public life is very high? [1]
(a) India
(b) Sweden
(c) Sri Lanka
(d) Pakistan
Answer:
(b) Sweden

(x) Which South Asian country has the first rank in the HDI? [1]
(a) Sri Lanka
(b) India
(c) Pakistan
(d) Nepal
Answer:
(a) Sri Lanka

(xi) Which of the following is the most appopriate meaning of underemployment? [1]
(a) Workers are not paid for their work
(b) Workers are working less than what they are capable of doing
(c) Workers are working in a lazy manner
(d) All of these.
Answer:
(b) Workers are working less than what they are capable of doing

(xii) What is the main feature of new economic policy? [1]
(a) Privatisation
(b) Globalisation
(c) Liberalisation
(d) All of these
Answer:
(d) All of these

2. Fill in the Blanks

(i) …………….. Arrived in Africa in the late 1880s. [1]
Answer:
Rinderpest.

(ii) The famous …………….. in the Himalayas has successfully resisted deforestation in several areas. [1]
Answer:
Chipko movement.

(iii) India has reserved …………….. seats for woman in local government bodies. [1]
Answer:
One-third.

(iv) Economic development by maintaining the natural resources for present and future use is known as…………….. [1]
Answer:
Sustainable development.

(v) Secondary sector is also called …………….. sector. [1]
Answer:
Industrial.

(vi) Government establishes …………….. to attract MNCs for investment. [1]
Answer:
SEZ.

3. Very Short Answer Type Questions

(i) When and where did the Chauri-Chaura incident take place? [1]
Answer:
This incident took place on 5th February, 1922, in village Chauri-Chaura, Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh).

(ii) Where was the ‘Chutney music’ popular? [1]
Answer:
The ‘Chutney music’ was popular in the American states of Trinidad and Guyana.

(iii) Name two underground organisations formed by Giuseppe Mazzini. [1]
Answer:

• Young Italy.
• Young Europe.

(iv) What are multipurpose river valley projects? [1]
Answer:
These are river valley projects which serve a number of purposes simultaneously.

(v) What is the name of slash and bum agriculture in Jharkhand? [1]
Answer:
Kuruwa.

(vi) What are the two components of national food security system? [1]
Answer:

• Buffer Stock.
• Public Distribution System (PDS).

(vii) Name the Sri Lankan community that follow Buddhism. [1]
Answer:
Sinhala -speaking people follow Buddhism.

(viii) Give two advantages of Federalism. [1]
Answer:

• Security of unity and integrity of the country.
• Regard for regional diversities.

(ix) What did Peter Norman do to show his support to the Black American athletes during the Award ceremony ? [1]
Answer:
He wore a human rights badge on his shirt.

(x) What are the types of soil erosion? [1]
Answer:

• Wind erosion.
• Sheet erosion.
• Gully erosion.

(xi) Name the sector where seasonal and disguised unemployment is most prevalent. [1]
Answer:
Primary sector.

(xii) How foreign investment is differentiated from investment? [1]
Answer:
The money that is used to set up industries, buy assets, merge with companies based in foreign land is called foreign investment, while investment is simply the buying of assets, land, building, etc.

Section – B

Short Answer Type Questions: (Word Limit 50 Words)

Question 4.
What were Com Laws? Why were these laws abolished? [2]
Answer:
Under pressure from landed groups, the British government restricted the import of com. These laws were popularly known as the Com Laws. Unhappy with high food prices, industrialists and urban dwellers forced the abolition of the Com Laws.

Question 5.
What do you know about Zollverein? [2]
Answer:
In 1834, a customs union or Zollverein was formed at the initiative of Prussia, and joined by most of the German states. This union abolished tariff barriers and reduced the number of currencies, from over thirty, to two. The aim of the Zollverein was to bind the Germans economically into a nation. It was thought to be capable of arousing national sentiments through a fusion of individual and provincial interests.

Question 6.
Write any two economic influences of the Non-cooperation Movement. [2]
Answer:
The economic influences of Non-cooperation Movement were:

1.  Foreign goods were boycotted, liquor shops picketed, and foreign clothes burnt in huge bonfires.
2.  As people began discarding imported clothes and wearing only Indian ones, production of Indian textile mills and handlooms went up.

Question 7.
Write any three differences between renewable and non-renewable resources. [2]
Answer:

Renewable Resources	Non-renewable Resources
1. These can be renewed in a short time.	1. These cannot be renewed.
2. These do not cause any pollution to the environment.	2. These cause pollution to the environment.
3. Their examples are—wind, water, solar energy.	3. Their examples are—minerals, oil and coal.

Question 8.
How does mining affect the forests? [2]
Answer:
Mining is a major factor responsible for the loss of forests. This is clear from the following points:

1. The mining process involves ‘ railways, roads, labour and machines etc. These involvements destroy the forests.
2. The Buxa Tiger Reserve in West Bengal is seriously threatened by the ongoing dolomite mining.

Question 9.
What is alantation agriculture? Mention its major features. [2]
Answer:
Plantation is a type of commercial farming, in which, a single crop is grown on a large area. Example: coffee, tea etc. Its major features are:

1. Higher doses of modem inputs, like High Yielding Variety (HYV) seeds, chemical fertilisers, insecticides and pesticides, are used in order to obtain high productivity.
2. Plantation covers large tracts of land with the help of migrant laboures.

Question 10.
State any one step taken in Belgium to rule out the problem oi regional differences and cultural diversities. [2]
Answer:
Belgium introduced a third kind of government, i.e. community government to rule out the problem of regional differences and cultural diversities. Community government is elected by all the people of a linguistic group, irrespective of their region.

Question 11.
Why is it not easy to make changes to he power-sharing arrangements between the Centre and the State? [2]
Answer:

1. The Parliament (central legislature) alone cannot make any change.
2. It has to be passed by both the Houses of Parliament with at least two-thirds majority.
3. It has to be approved by at least half of the total State legislatures.

Question 12.
What do you know about ‘Civil Rights Movement’? [2]
Answer:
The ‘Civil Rights Movement’ started in the United States of America (U.S.A.) in 1954, and it continued till 1968. The chief aim of this movement was to abolish legal racial discrimination against African – Americans. It was led by Martin Luther King Jr. The movement was based on non-violent methods.

Question 13.
Suggest any three ways to maintain Body Mass Index (BMI). [2]
Answer:
Body Mass Index (BMI) is an indicator of an individual’s relative body fat. It is calculated by measuring person’s height and weight and using the formula, body weight in kgs height in metre squared. It can be maintained by following ways:

1. Through aerobic exercise.
2. Through physical activities.
3. Through team games and individual sports.

Question 14.
Service sector in India employs two different kinds of people. Who are these? [2]
Answer:
Service sector in India employs two different kinds of people. These are categorized as follows:

1. Highly skilled and educated people: These include IT consultants, lawyers, teachers and financial advisors.
2. Mostly illiterate, semi-skilled labourers.and unskilled people: These include carpenters, plumbers, shopkeepers and transporters.

Question 15.
What is a cheque? Why do banks issue cheque? [2]
Answer:
A cheque is a paper, instructing the bank to pay a specific amount, from the person’s account, to the person in whose name the cheque has been issued.The facility of cheques against demand deposits makes it possible to directly payments, without the use of cash.For payment through cheque, the payer, who has an account with the bank, makes a cheque for a specific amount.

Question 16.
What is the most common route for MNC investments? [2]
Answer:
Sometimes, MNCs set up production jointly with some of the local companies in the host countries, but the most common route for MNC investments is to buy up local companies and then to expand production. MNCs with huge wealth can quite easily do so. In fact, many of the top MNCs have wealth, exceeding the entire budgets of the developing country governments.

Section – C

Long Answer Type Questions: (Word Limit 100 Words)

Question 17.
By giving examples, explain how Italy was politically more fragmented before the unification. [3]
Or
Why did nationalist create tensions in the Balkans? [3]
Answer:

1. Italians were scattered over several dynastic states as well as the multi-national Habsburg Empire.
2. During the middle of the nineteenth century, Italy was divided into seven states.
3. Sardinia-Piedmont, was ruled by an Italian princely house. The north was under Austrian Habsburgs, the central part was ruled by the Pope and the southern regions were under the domination of the Bourbon king of Spain.
4. Even the Italian language had not acquired one common form, and still had many regional and local variations. From the above examples, it is clear that Italy was politically more fragmented before the unification

Question 18.
Describe some of the hydraulic structures that were built in ancient India. [3]
Or
What are dams? Why are they called multipurpose river projects? [3]
Answer:
Hydraulic structures built in ancient India:

1. In the first century B.C. Sringaverapura near Allahabad, had a sophisticated water harvesting system, channelling the flood water of the river Ganga.
2. During the time of king Chandragupta Maurya, dams, lakes and irrigation systems were extensively built.
3. Evidences of sophisticated irrigation works have also been found in Kalinga (Odisha), Nagarjunakonda (Andhra Pradesh), Bennur (Karnataka), Kolhapur (Maharashtra), etc.
4. In the 11th century, Bhopal Lake, one of the largest artificial lakes of its time, was built.
5. In the 14th century, the tank in Hauz Khas, Delhi was constructed by Sultan Iltutmish, for supplying water to Siri Fort area.

Question 19.
“Communal politics is based on the idea that religion is the principal basis of social community”. Discuss . [3]
Or
Mention any three features of “secularism’ described in the Indian constitution. [3]
Answer:
It is true that communal politics is based on the idea that religion is the principal basis of social community. It is proved by the following facts-:

1. Communalism involves the idea that the followers of a particular religion must belong to one community. Their interests are also same.
2. The people who follow different religions cannot belong to same social community.
3. Communalism leads to a belief that people belonging to different religions cannot live as equal citizens within one nation. They have to form different nations or one of them has to dominate the rest.

Question 20.
Why is modem currency accepted as a medium of exchange without any use of its own? Find out the reason. [3]
Or
“Banks mediate between those who have surplus funds and those who are in need of these funds”. Clarify this statement. [3]
Answer:
The modem currency is not made up of precious metals such as gold, silver or copper and like grain and cattle, it is not of everyday use. Thus, the modem currency is without any use of its own.But still it is accepted as a medium of exchange as it is authorised by government of the country. It has certainly made transactions easier and is easy to carry also. In India, the Reserve Bank of India issues currency notes on behalf of the Central Government and guarantees the value attached to paper notes and coins. Thus, modem currency is accepted as a medium of exchange without any use of its own.

Section – D

Essay Type Questions: (Word Limit 250 Words)

Question 21.
“Large sections of Muslim did not respond to the call for a united struggle during the Civil Disobedience Movement.” Explain this statement with reasons. [4]
Or
Explain the role of women participating in the Civil Disobedience movement. [4]
Answer:
Large sections of Muslims did not show much enthusiasm during the Civil Disobedience Movement because of the following reasons:
(i) Association of Congress with Hindu Mahasabha:
After the conclusion of the Non-cooperation Khilafat Movement, a large section of Muslims felt alienated from the Congress, because from the mid 1920s, the Congress came to be more visibly associated with Hindu religious nationalist groups like the Hindu Mahasabha.

(ii) Communal Clashes:
As relations between Hindus and Muslims worsened, each community organised religious
processions with militant fervour, provoking Hindu- Muslim communal clashes and riots in various cities. Every riot deepened the rift between the two communities.

(iii) Issue of Separate Electorates:
Some of the Muslim leaders demanded separate electorates for Muslims, which was not supported by the Congress leaders.

(iv) Status of Muslims in Hindu Majority Provinces:
Many Muslim leaders and intellectuals expressed their concern about the status of Muslims as a minority within India. They feared that the culture and identity of minorities would be submerged under the domination of a Hindu majority.

Question 22.
Explain how the relationship between political parties and pressure groups can take different forms. [4]
Or
What is an interest group? When does an interest group change into a pressure group? [4]
Answer:
The relationship between political parties and pressure groups can take different forms:

1. Generally, pressure groups do not directly engage in politics, they seek to exert influence on political parties.
2. Some pressure groups have political ideology and political position on major issues.
3. In some cases, the pressure groups are either formed or led by leaders of the political parties.
4. Most of the trade unions and students’ organisations are either established by one or the other major political parties.
5. Sometimes, political parties grow out of movements.
6. When the Assam movement led by students against the ‘Foreigners’ came to an end, it led to the formation of the Asom Gana Parishad.
7. The origin of DMK and the AIADMK in Tamil Nadu can be traced to a long drawn social reform movement during 1930s and 1940s.

Question 23.
Mark the following in the given outline map of India: [4]
(A) Koraput
(B) Korba
(C) Mangalore
(D) Kalpakkam
Or
Mark the following in the given outline map of India: [4]
(A) Salem
(B) Vijaipur
(C) Vadodara
(D) Sonipat
Answer: