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Social Studies
10th
grade
GRADE 10, [CBSE] Sample Question Paper- MCQs(Social Science)
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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which body conducts the elections to panchayat and municipalities ?
(a) Election Commission of India
(b) State Election Commission
(c) State High Court
(d) Parliament
- 2. Multiple Choice
In which sector the government owns most of the assets and provides all the services ?
(a) Joint sector
(b) Private sector
(c) Cooperative sector
(d) Public sector
- 3. Fill in the Blank
.......... is a homogenous, naturally, occurring substance with definable internal structure.
- 4. Fill in the Blank
In.......... , high grade hematite ore is found in Badampahar mines in Mayurbhanj and Kendujhar districts.
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is not true regarding Rowlatt Act, 1919?
(a) The Act was passed by the Imperial Legislative Council.
(b) It gave power to the government to repress political activities.
(c) It empowered the government to detain the political prisioner without trial.
(d) The Act controlled the movement of plantation workers.
- 6. Multiple Choice
Your ELDER SISTER works in a telephone and computer-manufacturing factory. Which type of industry is it?
(a) Iron and Steel (b) Electronics
(c) Aluminium (d) Information Technology
(b) Electronics
(c) Aluminium
(d) Information Technology
- 7. Fill in the Blank
.......... is basically trade between two different countries of the word.
- 8. Fill in the Blank
.......... is a monetary measure of the market value of all final goods and services produced in a period.
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is considered to be an environmental friendly fuel ?
(a) Coal
(b) Petroleum
(c) Natural gas
(d) Uranium
- 10. Multiple Choice
Arrange the following states according to the percent share of rice to all India.
1. Punjab
2. West Bengal
3. Uttar Pradesh
4. Rajasthan
(a) 2, 3, 1, 4
(b) 1, 2, 3, 4
(c) 4, 3, 2, 1
(d) 4, 3, 1, 2
- 11. Multiple Choice
In the question given below, there are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read the statements and choose the correct option:
Assertion (A) : Equal Remuneration Act, 1976, provides that equal wages should be paid for equal work, irrespective of gender and caste.
Reason (B) : Women are physically weak so they are righteously paid less than men.
(a) Both assertion and reason are true, and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
(b) Both assertion and reason are true, but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
(c) Assertion is true, but reason is false.
(d) Both assertion and reason are false.
- 12. Multiple Choice
‘ When France sneezes, the rest of Europe catches cold.’ Who gave this remark?
a. Louis XVI
b. Napoleon Bonaparte
c. Giuseppe Mazzini
d. Duke Metternich
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which of the following aspect is best signified by the image of Germania?
A. It is the symbolic personification of Liberty and Reason.
B. She became the symbol of the German nation.
C. She represents austerity and asceticism.
D. Both A and B
- 14. Fill in the Blank
Germania became the allegory of the ________ nation.
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is not correctly matched-
Baba Ramachandra Swaraj Party
Depressed Class Association BR Ambedkar
Demand for ‘PurnaSwaraj’ Lahore Session of Congress
Alluri Sitaram Raju Led tribals of Gudem Hills
a
b
c
d
- 16. Multiple Choice
Resource planning is a complex process which involves:
a. Identification of r esources across the country.
b. Evolving a planning structure with technology, skill and institutional set up
c. Matching the resource development plans with overall national development plans.
d. All of the above
- 17. Fill in the Blank
Fill in the blanks-
……………………….crops are sown in winter from October to December. (write only one word,)
- 18. Multiple Choice
Pipeline transport network is a new arrival on the transportation map of India. In the past,
these were used to transport water to cities and industries. Now, these are used for
transporting crude oil, petroleum products and natural gas from oil and natural gas fields to
refineries, fertilizer factories and big thermal power plants. Solids can also be transported
through a pipeline when converted into slurry.
Analyze the information given above, which one of the following is correct option?:
A. Pipeline transport was earlier used to transport water to cities and industries.
B. Pipelines are helpful in transporting solids.
C. Pipelines are the ecofriendly means of transport.
D. All of the above
- 19. Fill in the Blank
By which authority are the Golden quadrilateral super highways maintained?
- 20. Fill in the Blank
Roads linking a state capital with different district headquarters are known as ……………
- 21. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is correctly matched?
Power shared among different
organs of government: Majoritarianism
Power shared among
governments at different levels: Community government
Power shared by different social
groups: Vertical form of power sharing
Power shared by two or more
political parties: Coalition government
- 22. Multiple Choice
Consider the following two statements on power sharing and select the answer using the
codes given below:
A. Power sharing is good for democracy.
B. It helps to reduce the possibility of conflict between social groups.
Which of these statements are true?
a. A is true but B is false
b. Both A and B are true
c. Both A and B are false
d. A is false but B is true
- 23. Fill in the Blank
Fill in the blanks-
………………………………………… is the founder of Bahujan Samaj Party.
- 24. Multiple Choice
GDP is the total value of _________ produced during a particular year.
(a) All goods and services
(b) All final goods and services
(c) All intermediate goods and services
(d) All intermediate and final goods and services
- 25. Multiple Choice
Production of a commodity, mostly through the natural process, is an activity in .............. sector.
(i) Primary
(ii) Secondary
(iii) Tertiary
(iv) Information technology
- 26. Multiple Choice
In the question given below, there are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason
(R). Read the statements and choose the correct option:
Assertion (A): Collateral is an asset that the borrower owns such as building, land, vehicle
etc.
Reason (R): For loan borrower can withdraw the guarantee as and when she/he wants.
Options:
A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
B. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
C. A is correct but R is wrong.
D. A is wrong but R is correct.
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