CBSE Class 10 Social Science Question Paper 2016 (Outside Delhi) with Solutions

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CBSE Class 10 Social Science Question Paper 2016 (Outside Delhi) with Solutions

Time Allowed: 3 hours
Maximum Marks: 80

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:

• The question paper has 26 questions in all. All questions are compulsory.
• Marks are indicated against each question.
• Questions from serial number 1 to 7 are very short answer type questions. Each question carries one mark.
• Questions from serial number 8 to 18 are 3 marks questions. Answers of these questions should not exceed 80 words each.
• Questions from serial number 19 to 25 are 5 marks questions. Answers of these questions should not exceed 100 words each.
• Question number 26 is a map question. It has two parts 26(A) and 26(B). 26(A) of 2 marks from History and 26(B) of 3 marks from Geography. After completion attach the map inside your answer book.
• There is no overall choice. However, internal choice has been provided in some questions. You have to attempt only one of the alternatives in all such-questions.

Modified as per Latest CBSE Curriculum.

Question 1.
How were Bibliotheque Bleue different from penny chapbooks? [1]
Answer:
Penny chapbooks were carried by petty pedlars known as chapmen in England. These books were sold for a penny, so that even the poor could buy them. “Bibliotheque Bleue’, were low-priced small books printed in France. Both were low priced books printed on poor quality paper but the Bibliotheque Bleue were bound in cheap blue covers.

Question 2.
Why should the use of cattle cake as fuel be discouraged? [1]
Answer:
Using dung cake or cattle cake as fuel is being discouraged because it consumes most valuable manure which could be used in agriculture.

Question 3.
What was the main objective of the Constitutional Amendment made in 1992 in India? [1]
Answer:
The main objective of the Constitutional Amendment in 1992 was to strengthen the three- tier system of governance, i.e., make the Panchayati Raj Institution and the urban local bodies more powerful and effective.

Question 4.
Why did India adopt multi-party system? [1]
Answer:
India adopted multi-party system because:

• India is a large country and has social and geographical diversities.
• It is easy to absorb different diversities in a multi-party system.

Question 5.
Classify the economy on the basis of the nature of the activity. [1]
Answer:
The economy is classified on the basis of economic activities into three sectors namely Primary sector, Secondary sector and Tertiary sector.

Question 6.
What are the sources of income of the Government for meeting the huge expenditure on administration, defence and other Social Sector activities? [1]
Answer:
The main sources of Government’s income are: taxes, revenue duties, loans raised from the public (Example: National Savings Certificate), etc.

Question 7.
Why is the supervision of the functioning of formal sources of loans necessary? [1]
Answer:
Supervision of the functioning of formal sources of loans is necessary because banks have to submit information to the RBI on how much they are lending, to whom they are lending and at what interest rate etc.

Question 8.
“The plantation workers in Assam had their own understanding of Mahatma Gandhi and the notion of Swaraj”. Support the statement with arguments. [1 × 3 = 3]
Answer:
“The plantation workers in Assam had their own understanding of Mahatma Gandhi and the notion of Swaraj”

• For plantation workers in Assam, freedom meant the right to move freely in and out of the confined space in which they were enclosed.
• Under the Inland Emigration Act of 1859 plantation workers were not permitted to leave the tea gardens without permission.
• Swaraj meant retaining a link with the village from which they had come.
• When they heard of the Non-cooperation Movement, thousands of workers defied the authorities, left the plantations and headed home.
• They believed that Gandhi Raj was coming and everyone would be given land in their own village.

Question 9.
What type of flag was designed during the ‘Swadeshi Movement’ in Bengal? Explain its main features. [1 × 3 = 3]
Answer:
During the ‘Swadeshi Movement’ in Bengal, a tricolour flag red, green and yellow was designed.
It had eight lotuses representing the eight provinces of British India.
It had a crescent moon, representing Hindus and Muslims.

Question 10.
“The pre-modem world changed with the discovery of new sea routes to America.” Give any three suitable examples to explain the statement. [3 × 1 = 3]
Or
Analyse the contribution of Dwarkanath Tagore in the field of industrial development. [1 × 3 = 3]
Answer:
Christopher Columbus discovered the vast continent that later came to be known as America. With the discovery of America, started the cultural exchange with the original inhabitants of a vast continent.
(i) Foods like potatoes, maize, tomatoes, chillies, sweet potatoes, which were not known to people of other continents, were introduced there and became a part of their daily diet.

(ii) Precious metals, particularly silver from mines located in present-day Peru and Mexico, also enhanced Europe’s wealth and financed its trade with Asia.

(iii) Slave trade started. European traders captured slaves in Africa and took them to America, where they worked on plantations. Europe became the centre of World trade.

(iv) Religious dissenters were persecuted in Europe .Thousands, therefore fled Europe for America.

(v) From the sixteenth century, America’s vast lands and abundant crops and minerals began to transform trade and lives everywhere.
Or
(i) In Bengal, Dwarkanath Tagore made his fortune in the China trade before he turned to industrial investment. He set up six joint-stock companies in 1830s and 1840s.

(ii) Tagore’s enterprises sank along with those of others in the wider business crises of the 1840s, but later in the 19th century many of the China traders became successful industrialists.

(iii) Dwarkanath Tagore believed that India would develop through westernisation and industrialisation. He invested in shipping, mining, banking, plantation and insurance. He had visions of developing industrial enterprises in India.

Question 11.
Critically examine Vernacular Press Act of 1878. [3 × 1 = 3]
Answer:
The British Government passed the Vernacular Press Act in 1878 because the Company was worried that their criticism in Indian media might be used by their critics in England to attack their trade monopoly in India. After the Revolt of 1857, the criticism against the government grew in the Indian media. The Vernacular newspapers reported on colonial misrule and encouraged nationalist activities. So it became necessary for the administrators in India to suppress the local newspapers. It provided the government with extensive rights to censor reports and editorials in the Vernacular Press. The government had the power to warn, seize and confiscate the printing machinery of the newspaper if it was judged as seditious. The most discriminating aspect was that it put severe restrictions on the Indian language newspapers while the English ones were spared from its purview.

Question 12.
Classify industries on the basis of source of raw material. How are they different from each other? [3 × 1 = 3]
Answer:
On the basis of sources of raw material industries are classified as:
(i) Agro based industries;
(ii) Mineral based industries
Difference between Agro-based industries and Mineral-based industries

Agro-based industries	Mineral based industries
They obtain their raw materials from agricultural products. Example: Textiles-cotton, jute, silk and woolen. Rubber, sugar, coffee, tea and edible oil, etc.	They obtain their raw materials from minerals. Example: Iron and steel, cement, machine tools, petro-chemicals, etc.

Question 13.
‘Consumption of energy in all forms has been rising all over the country. There is an urgent need to develop a sustainable path of energy development and energy saving.’ Suggest and explain any three measures to solve this burning problem. [1 × 3 = 3]
Answer:
Every sector of the national economy — agriculture, industry, transport, (commercial and domestic), needs greater inputs of energy.
With increasing population and changing lifestyles energy consumption is increasing very fast. We are not self sufficient in energy according to demands. Therefore we have to adopt a cautious approach for the judicious use of our limited resources. Conservation of energy should be done at all levels.
Three measures to reduce consumption of energy in all forms:

• We can do our bit by using public transport systems instead of individual vehicles.
• Switching off electricity when not in use.
• Using power saving devices or using non-conventional sources of energy such as solar energy, wind energy etc.

Question 14.
Suppose a politician seeks your vote on the religious ground. Why is his act considered against the norms of democracy? Explain. [1 × 3 = 3]
Answer:
If a politician seeks votes on religious grounds, he is acting against the norms of democracy because —

• This act of his is against the Constitution. He is exploiting social differences which may create social discord and lead to social division.
• Religion becomes a problem when it is expressed in politics and when one religion and its followers are pitted against another.
• When beliefs of one religion are presented as superior to those of other religions and the demands of one religious group are formed in opposition to another and the state power is used to establish the domination of one religious group over the rest, it leads to communal politics.

Question 15.
What is meant by regional political party? State the conditions required to be recognised as a ‘regional political party’. [3]
Answer:
A regional party is a party that is present in only some states. Regional parties or State parties need not be regional in their ideology. They have state identity as they are present only in some states. Some of these parties are all India parties that happen to have succeeded only in states. Example, Samajwadi Party, Rashtriya Janta Dal. Conditions required for a party to be recognized as a regional political party:

• A party that secures atleast six percent of the total votes in an election to the legislative assembly of a state.
• Wins atleast two seats in the legislative assembly.

Question 16.
What is the similarity between communalism and casteism? [3]
Answer:

• As in the case of communalism, casteism is rooted in the belief that caste is the sole basis of social community.
• As in the case of religion, politics based on caste identity is not healthy in a democracy. It can divert attention from other pressing issues like poverty, development and corruption.
• In some cases, caste division like communalism leads to tensions, conflict and even violence.

Question 17.
Why had the Indian government put barriers to foreign trade and foreign investments after independence? Analyse the reasons. [1 × 3 = 3]
Answer:
(i) The Indian government after independence had put barriers to foreign trade and investment. This was done to protect the producers within the country from foreign competition. Industries were just coming up in the 1950s and 1960s and competition from imports at that stage would not have allowed these industries to develop and grow. Imports of only essential items such as machinery, fertilisers, petroleum etc. was allowed.

(ii) Another reason was to protect the Indian economy from foreign infiltration in industries affecting the economic growth of the country as planned. India wanted to move faster to catch up with the main industries in the world market and therefore had to keep an extra watch on its progress in international trade and give incentives to the more rapidly growing industries through fiscal tariff and other means.

Question 18.
Fair globalisation would create opportunities for all, and also ensure that the benefits of globalisation are shared better. Comment. [3 × 1 = 3]
Answer:
The government can play a major role in making fair globalisation possible. Fair globalisation would create opportunities for all, and also ensure that benefits of globalisation are shared better. Government policies must protect the interests not only of the rich and the powerful, but hlso of all the people in the country.

• Government should ensure that labour laws are implemented and workers’ rights are protected
• Government should support small producers to improve their performance till the time they become strong enough to compete.
• If necessary, government should use trade and investment barriers.
• It can negotiate with WTO for fairer rules.
• It can also align with other developing countries with similar interests to fight against the domination of developed countries in the WTO.

Question 19.
“Napoleon had destroyed democracy in France but in the administrative field he had incorporated revolutionary principles in order to make the whole system more rational and efficient.” Analyse the statement with arguments. [5 × 1 = 5]
Answer:
Napoleon had brought revolutionary changes in the administrative field in order to make the whole system rational and efficient. The Civil Code of 1804 is usually known as the Napoleonic Code.

• The first major change was doing away with all privileges based on birth, establishing equality before law and securing the right to property.
• Administrative divisions were simplified.
• Feudal system was abolished and peasants were freed from serfdom and manorial dues (abuse of manorial lords).
• In towns, guild restrictions were removed.
• Transport and communication systems were improved.
• Peasants, artisans, workers and new businessmen enjoyed a new found freedom.
• Businessmen and small-scale producers of goods in particular began to realize that uniform laws, standardised weights and measures and a common national currency would facilitate the movement and exchange of goods and capital from one region to another.

Question 20.
What is regur soil? Write its two features. Mention any two regions where regur soil is found. [2 + 3 = 5]
Answer:
Regur soil is soil which is made up of extremely fine, i.e., clayey material.
Features:

• They have capacity to hold moisture that makes them ideal for growing cotton.
• They are rich in soil nutrients such as calcium carbonate, magnesium, potash and . lime.
• These soils are generally poor in phosphoric contents.
• They develop deep cracks during dry hot weather, which helps in the proper aeration of soil.
• These soils are sticky when wet and difficult to work unless tilled immediately after the first shower. (any two)

Regions where regur soil is found:

• This soil is typical of the Deccan Trap region.
• It is spread over north west Deccan plateau and is made up of lava flows.
• This soil covers the plateaus of Maharashtra, Saurashtra, Malwa, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh and extends along the Godavari and Krishna Valleys.

Question 21.
“Roadways still have an edge over railways in India.” Support the statement with arguments. [1 + 4 = 5]
Answer:
Roadways score over railways:

• Construction of roads is easier and cheaper as compared to railways.
• Roads provide door to door service, thus the cost of loading and unloading is much lower as compared to railways which generally leave the people and goods at the destined railway stations.
• Roads can negotiate higher gradients of slope and, as such, can traverse through mountainous terrain. But railways cannot negotiate steep gradients.
• Road transport is economical in transportation of few persons and relatively smaller i amount of goods over short distances.
• Road transport is also used as a feeder to other modes of transport. They provide links between railway stations, airports and sea ports.
• They link agricultural farms with markets and industries, thus linking rural and urban areas.

Question 22.
“Power Sharing is the very spirit of democracy ”Justify the statement. [5 × 1 = 5]
Answer:
(i) A democratic rule involves sharing power with those affected by its exercise. Power sharing ensures that people have the right to be consulted and have equal participation in the government.

(ii) In a democracy, each individual has a say in governance through their elected representatives. This is the essence of power sharing that grants equal rights to each citizen.

(iii) Sharing of power ensures that respect for diversity and desire for living together becomes a shared ideal amongst different communities in a country. It actually makes the country united and the administration easier.

(iv) Prudential reasons stress that power sharing would bring out better outcomes by helping to reduce the possibility of any conflict between the social groups.

(v) Power sharing is a good way to ensure the stability of political order through unity of the nation.

Question 23.
“Democracy stands much superior in promoting dignity and freedom of the citizens”. Justify the statement. [5]
Answer:
Examples to illustrate that dignity and freedom of citizens are best guaranteed in a democracy:
(i) Dignity of women. Democracy recognises dignity of women as a necessary ingredient of society. The one way to ensure that women related problems get adequate attention is to have more women as elected representatives. To achieve this, it is legally binding to have a fair proportion of women in the elected bodies. Panchayati Raj in India has reserved one-third seats in local government bodies for women. In March 2010, the Women’s Reservation Bill was passed in the Rajya Sabha ensuring 33% reservation for women in Parliament and State legislative bodies.

(ii) Democracy has strengthened the claims of disadvantaged and discriminated castes. When governments are formed, political parties usually take care that representatives of different castes and tribes find a place in it. Some political parties are known to favour some castes. Democracy provides for equal status and opportunities for all castes.

(iii) Democracy transforms people from the status of a subject into that of a citizen. A democracy is concerned with ensuring that people will have the right to choose their rulers and people will have control over the rulers. Whenever possible and necessary, citizens should be able to participate in decision-making that affects them all.

(iv) A citizen has the right and the means to examine the process of decision-making. There is transparency in a democracy like India. In October 2005, the Right to Information (RTI) law was passed which ensures all its citizens the right to get all the information about the functions of the government departments. In a democracy, people also have the right to complain about its functioning.

Question 24.
Explain with suitable examples how public sector contributes to the economic development of the nation. [5]
Answer:
Role of Public sector in economic development. The Public sector is that sector of the economy in which the government owns most of the assets and provides all the services e.g., railways, post and telegraph.
(i) It promotes rapid economic development through creation and expansion of infrastructure.

(ii) The public sector provides various services and facilities like construction of roads, , bridges, railways, irrigation through dams, etc. where heavy spending is required.

(iii) A large number of activities are a primary responsibility of the government like schools, hospitals, housing, safe drinking water, etc.

(iv) Certain activities are meant to be supported by the government, like providing electricity to small scale industries at low prices, supply of food to the poor, etc. It encourages development of small, medium and cottage industries.

(v) It ensures availability of goods and services at moderate rates and also contributes to community development through creation and expansion of infrastructure.

Question 25.
How can the formal sector loans be made beneficial for poor farmers and workers? Suggest any five measures. [5 × 1 = 5]
Answer:
Formal sector loans can be made beneficial for poor farmers and workers in the following ways:

• Create greater awareness among farmers about formal sector loans.
• Process of providing loans should be made easier. It should be simple, fast and timely.
• More number of nationalized banks/cooperative banks should be opened in rural sectors. Banks and cooperatives should increase facility of providing loans so that dependence on informal sources of credit reduces.
• The benefits of loans should be extended to poor farmers and small scale industries.
• While formal sector loans need to expand, it is also necessary that everyone receives these loans. It is important that formal credit is distributed more equally so that the poor can benefit from cheaper loans.

Question 26.
(A) Two features ‘a’ and ‘b’ are marked on the given political outline map of India. Identify these features with the help of the following information and write their correct names on the lines marked near them:
(a) The place where the Civil Disobedience Movement started. [1]
(b) The place where the Indian National Congress Session was held in 1927. [1]

(B) The following features are to be located and labelled on the given India political outline map:
(a) Tehri Dam
(b) Nuclear Power Plant Rawatbhata [1+1]
Identify the features marked on the same given India political map and write their names:
(c) A Major Cotton Producing Area
(d) A Software Technology Park [1/2 + 1/2 ]

Answer: