CBSE Board Class X Social Science Board Paper - 2018 (Set 3)

Time: 3 hrs.

Max. Marks: 80

General Instructions:

1. The question paper has 26 questions in all. All questions are compulsory.
2. Marks are indicated against each question.
3. Questions from serial number 1 to 7 are Very Short Answer Questions. Each question carries 1 mark.
4. Questions from serial numbers 8 to 18 are 3 marks questions. Answers of these questions should not exceed 80 words each.
5. Questions from serial numbers 19 to 25 are 5 marks questions. Answers of these questions should not exceed 100 words each.
6. 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 anther book.
7. 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.
8. State any two goals of development other than income.

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1. 'A challenge is not just any problem but an opportunity for progress 'Analyse the statement. [1]
2. Give any two examples of informal sector of credit. <math>[\frac{1}{2} + \frac{1}{2} = 1]</math>
3. When we produce goods by exploiting natural resources, in which category of economic sector such activities come? [1]
4. Why did the Roman Catholic Church impose control over publishers and booksellers? OR Why do novels use vernacular? [1]
5. Classify resources on the basis of origin. [1]
6. Why were big European powers met in Berlin in 1885? [1]

OR

Why were merchants from towns in Europe began to move countryside in seventeenth and eighteenth centuries? OR Why did Charles Booth, a Liverpool ship owner conduct the first social survey of low skilled workers in the East End of London in 1887?

1. Describe any three provisions of amendment made in 'Indian Constitution' in 1992 for making 'Three-Tier' government more effective and powerful. <math>[3 \times 1 = 3]</math>
2. How is the issue of sustainability important for development? Explain with examples. <math>[3 \times 1 = 3]</math>

10. Describe the impact of 'Rinderpest' on people's livelihoods and local economy in Africa in the 1890s. <math>[3 \times 1 = 3]</math> OR Describe any three major problems faced by Indian cotton weavers in nineteenth century. OR Describe any three steps taken to clean up London during nineteenth century.

11. Distinguish the service conditions of organized sector with that of unorganized sector. <math>[3 \times 1 = 3]</math>

1. 'The 'Print Revolution' had transformed the lives of people changing their

relationship to information and knowledge." Analyse the statement. <math>[3 \times 1 = 3]</math> OR Distinguish between the themes of 'Pride and Prejudice and 'Jane Eyre' novels written by Jane Austen and Charlotte Bronte respectively.

13. How has ever increasing number of industries in India made worse position by exerting pressure on existing fresh water resources? Explain. <math>[3 \times 1 = 3]</math>

14. "Dense and efficient network of transport is a pre-requisite for local and national development" Analyse the statement. <math>[3 \times 1 = 3]</math>

15. Explain the three factors that are crucial in deciding the outcome of politics of social divisions. <math>[3 \times 1 = 3]</math>

16. Why is cheap and affordable credit important for the country's development? Explain any three reasons. <math>[3 \times 1 = 3]</math>

17. How can consumer awareness be spread among consumer to avoid exploitation in the market place? Explain any three ways. <math>[3 \times 1 = 3]</math>

18. "Secularism it not an ideology of some political parties or persons, but It is one of the foundations of our country." Examine the statement. <math>[3 \times 1 = 3]</math>

19. How has foreign trade been integrating markets of different countries? Explain with examples. <math>[5 \times 1 = 5]</math>