Class X (CBSE 2019) Social Science Delhi (Set-1)

General Instructions:

1. The question paper is divided into four sections. Section A, Section B, Section C and Section D.
2. The question paper has 26 questions in all.
3. All questions are compulsory.
4. Marks are indicated against each question.
5. Questions from serial number 1 to 7 are very short answer type questions. Each question carries 1 mark. Answers to these should not exceed 30 words.
6. Questions from serial number 8 to 18 are 3 marks questions. Answers of these questions should not exceed 80 words each.
7. Questions from serial number 19 to 25 are 5 marks questions. Answers of these questions should not exceed 100 words each.
8. Question number 26 is a map question of 5 marks with two parts – 26 A from History (2 marks) and 26 B from Geography (3 marks). After completion, attach the map inside your answer book.

Question 1

Interpret the concept of 'liberalisation' in the field of economic sphere during the nineteenth century in Europe.

OR

Interpret the contribution of French in the economic development of Mekong delta region.

Solution

The ideology of liberalism is very broad and comprehensive and it became popular in the early 19th century. The term 'liberalism' is derived from the Latin word liber, meaning free. Economically, The ideology propagated natural right to Property and stood for the freedom of markets and the abolition of state-imposed restrictions on the movement of goods and capital.

OR

The French built canals and drained lands in the Mekong delta to increase rice cultivation. Used forced labour for construction of irrigation facilities to improve rice cultivation, built infrastructure and transportation facilities for the export of agricultural produce.

Infrastructure projects were undertaken for the transportation of goods for trade, movement of military garrison and to establish control over the entire region.

Question 2

How had hand printing technology introduced in Japan?

OR

How had translation process of novels into regional languages helped to spread their popularity?

Solution

Print technology in Japan was started by the Buddhist missionaries from China around AD 768-770. The Buddhist Diamond Sutra was the oldest Japanese book printed in AD

1. It contained six sheets of texts and woodcut illustrations. Picure printing became

popular in Japan. Pictures were printed on textiles, playing cards and paper money which made publishing very interesting. More and more books were published. Libraries and book stores were flooded with hand printed books on women, flower arrangements, cooking, musical instruments, calculations, daily habits and proper etiquette etc.

OR

English novels translated into regional Indian languages were initially not very popular as the Indian people could not relate to the stories or characters in those novels. People wanted novels that narrated stories close to their own lives and set in their own geographic location.

Novels became important piece of literary work that connected cultures, people With more and more novels began to be published, a new readership of novel came to be formed. With increase in literacy rate, more people were interested in reading and buying books. Later women, children, workers also became part of the reading culture. Novels also created a sense of shared community, bringing understanding of different cultures, values. Many novels were written in the west that connected the urban people with the plight of rural communities. For example, Hardy's Mayor of Casterbridge focused on traditional rural communities and the impact of commercialization and mechanization on the farmers.

Question 3

How is over irrigation responsible for land degradation in Punjab?