DEWAN PUBLIC SCHOOL, MEERUT ROAD HAPUR

QUESTIONS BANK

CLASS-XTH

SUBJECT- SOCIAL SCIENCE GEOGRAPHY LESSON: 1-RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT

1. Distinguish b/w a. Renewable & non renewable resources b. Biotic & Abiotic Resources c. Khadar & Bhangar.

2. Write down two examples of each type of resource. 3. What is resource planning ? Write down its stages. 4. What do you mean by soil erosion ? What are the factors that help in soil formation? 5. How can we control soil erosion in hilly areas? 6. Mention any three causes of soil erosion. 7. What is land degradation ? What are the important factors responsible for land degradation? 8. What steps can be taken to control land degradation? 9. Classify the soils on the basis of colour, location and their one special feature.

LESSON: 3-WATER RESOURCES 1. Explain how water is a renewable resource. 2. What is water scarcity and what are its causes? 3. Why is the need for water increasing day by day? Explain giving reasons. 4. Write down the advantages of multipurpose river valley projects.

OR “ Dams are temples of modern India.” Justify the statement.

5. Explain any three reasons due to which large dams have come under great opposition. 6. Why are different water harvesting systems considered a viable alternative in country like India? 7. Name the first state which adopted rainwater harvesting system in India. 8. How is roof top rainwater harvesting practiced in Rajasthan

LESSON: 4-AGRICULTURE 1. Define Slash and Burn Agriculture. 2. Distinguish b/w : a. Primitive Subsistence and Intensive Subsistence farming b. Rabi, Kharif and Zaid 3. What technological and institutional reforms taken by the government to ensure the increase in

agricultural production. OR

What Technological and Institutional steps taken by the government to improve the condition of farmer? 4. Describe the weather conditions, soil type, major states and growing/harvesting seasons for

the following : a. Beverage crop introduced by the British b. Beverage crop grown in Nilgiris. c. Food as well as a fodder crop. d. Rice and Wheat

OR

Describe the geographical condition required for the growth of Rice,Wheat,Cotton,Tea,Coffee ,sugarcane.

LESSON: 5-MINERAL AND POWER RESOURCES

1. What are minerals? Explain their economic importance. 2. Explain the various modes of occurrence of minerals. 3. Distinguish between (a). ferrous and non ferrous minerals

(b). Conventional and non conventional energy sources. 4. This fossil fuel is abundantly available in india.

a. Identify the fossil fuel. b. State its different uses. c. Elaborate its each form.

4. 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

some measures to solve this problem.

5. Mention any three major iron ore belts in india. Write any three characteristics of the southernmost iron ore belt.

6. Explain any three values which inspire us to conserve our energy resources. 7. Why is solar energy fast becoming popular in rural and remote areas of India? Explain.

OR

“Solar Energy has the bright future of India” Justify

LESSON: 6-MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES

1. Classify industries on the basis of capital investment, sources of raw material, and their role.

2. Te economic strength of a country is measured by the development of manufacturing industry. Support the statement with reasons.

3. Explain any five factors that affect the location of an industry. 4. Why the manufacturing sector is considered the back bone of development. Interpret.

LESSON: 7-LIFE LINE OF INDIAN ECONOMY

1. “Roadways still have an adge over railway in India” Support the statement with arguments

2. Explain with example the condition responsible for uneven distribution pattern of the railway network in India.

3. Explain Describe the major problem faced by the road transport in India.

4. How do means of transport and communication play an important role in the economics development of the country? Explain

ECONOMICS

LESSON: 1-DEVELOPMENT.

1. In what respect is the criterion used by the UNDP for measuring development different from the one used by the World Bank.

2. What is per Capita Income? Mention any two limitation of per capita Income as an Indicator. 3. How is body mass Index calculated why is it Important. 4. What is development? Why do different people have different developmental goal. Explain. 5. State any three factors other than Income that are important in Life.

OR

If you get a job in a far off place before accepting it you would try to consider many factors. Explain any five such factors.

6. What is sustainable development? Why is the Issue of Sustainability important for development? Explain.

7. “ The earth has enough resources to meet the needs of all but not enough to satisfy greed of even

one person” How is this statement relevant to the discussion of development? Explain.

LESSON: 2-SECTORS OF THE ECONOMY

1. Why is the tertiary sectors becoming more important in India? Explain by giving any three reasons. 2. How are the economics activities classified on the basis of ownership? Explain with suitable example.

3. “ When a country develops, the contribution of primary sector decline and that of secondary and

tertiary sector increase” analyse the statement. 4. Describe any five provision of ‘ National rural employment guarantee Act-2005.

5. What are the difference in the employment condition between organized and unorganized sectors of the economy.

OR

Workers are exploited in an unorganized sector do you agree with the statement? Justify your answer with five relevant points.

LESSON: 3-MONEY AND CREDIT

1. What are the modern form of money ? why is the rupees widely accepted as a medium of exchange? Explain two reason.

2. Which type of deposit with the banks are called Demand Deposit? State some Important feature

of Demand Deposit. 3. Mention three points of difference between formal sectors and Informal sectors loan.

“ The credit activities of the informal sectors should be discouraged” Support the statement with arguments.

4. How does the reserve bank of india supervise the functioning of banks? Why is this necessary.

LESSON: 4-GLOBLISATION

1. What is Globalisation? Explain. 2. “Cheap and Affordable credit is crucial for the country’s development” assess the statement.

3. Explain by giving example that multinational corporation (MNC) are spreading their production in

different ways..

4. How has Information and communication technology stimulated globalization process? Explain with example.

5. “ Fair glablisation would creat opportunities for all and also ensure that benefits of globlisation

are shared better” support the statement. 6. Discuss the positive and negative impact of globlisation.

OR

“ The impact of globlisation has not been uniform” explain with the help of illustration.

LESSON: 5-CONSUMER RIGHT

1. How did consumer movement arise in India Explain.

OR

How can a consumer movement be truly successful and effective.

2. How does exploitation of consumer take place in the market? Explain with any five facts.

3. List the information about goods and servicss which should be available under the right ro information (RTI)

OR

What precaution do you suggest for a consumer to take while purchasing medicines from the market? 4. Where can a consumer go to get Justice against unfair trade practices? Explain.

OR

Explain any three function of consumer protection council or CONSUMER forum.

OR

What is the function of three tiers ---------------- machinery under copra? Describe.

OR

COPRA has enabled the consumer to have the right to represent in the consumer courts. Explain with the help of an example how it benefits the consumers.

OR

How has the RTI (Right to information) act passed in 2005 affected consumer in India.

6. Explain the different right available to consumer.

7. “Rules and regulation are required for the protection to the consumer in the market place” Justify the statement with arguments.

POLITICAL SCIENCE

LESSON: 3-DEMOCRACY AND DIVERSITY

1. What happened at the Mexico Olympic Games in 1968? 2. Name three athletes who raise their voice against racial discrimination in Mexico Olympic. 3. What action had taken by Olympic committee against three athletes? 4. Define overlapping and cross-cutting differences. 5. Discuss the various factors that determine the outcomes of politics of social division. 6. How does social division affect politics? Give two examples. 7. When does a social difference became a social division.

LESSON: 1- POWER SHARING

1. What do you mean by power sharing? 2. Describe the ethnic composition of Srilanka/Belguim. 3. What are the different forms of power sharing in modern government? 4. Why is power sharing desirable

OR

State prudential reason and moral reason for power sharing

5. Define Majoritarianism

LESSON: 2-FEDERLISM

1. Define federalism. What are the important features of federalism? 2. What is the difference between holding together and coming together federation? 3. What makes India a Federal country

OR

How are the power divided between the state and centre

OR

Write in brief about state list, union list, concurrent list also name the subject that are mention under following list.

4. “A federal form of government is better than Unitary one” Justify the statement. 5. Discuss the constitutional Amendment act of 1992 regarding the decentralization of power.

OR

What step have taken in 1992 towards decentralization in India.

6. “ Judiciary play an Important role in Indian federalism” prove statement.

LESSON: 4-GENDER, RELIGION, AND CASTE

1. How can religion be used in politics? Express your view points 2. Women in Indian society still suffer from discrimination and oppression. Support the statement

with examples.

OR- What are the problems faced by Indian women which affect their social status? Explain any five points.

3. Mention the constitutional provision that make India a secular state. 4. What forms does communalism take in politics?

LESSON: 6-POLITIAL PARTIES.

1. Analyse the three components of political parties. 2. Explain the condition to be fulfill by a political party to be called

(A) NATIONAL PARTY (B) STATE PARTY

3. Which three challenges do political parties have to face in India? 4. What do you understand by political parties? Explain the function performed by a political party. 5. Suggest and explain five measure to reform political parties.

OR-“ Serious effort were made by the legal organization to reforms political parties in India” Support

the statement.

LESSON: 7-OUTCOMES OF DEMOCRACY

1. How is democratic government better than the other forms of government? Discuss. 2. How do democracies accommodate various social division

LESSON: 7- CHALLENGES TO DEMOCRACY. 1. Explain three major challenges faced by modern democracies

History

LESSON 1-THE RISE OF NATIONALISM IN EUROPE

1. Who remarked “When France sneezes the rest of Europe catches cold”.

2. “The decade of 1830 had brought great economic hardship in Europe.” Support the statement with arguments.

3. “Nepolean 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.

4. “In Britain the formation of the nation state was not the result of a sudden upheaval or revolution .

It was the result of a long drawn out process.” Give any five suitable arguments in favour of the

statement. Or Briefly trace the process of unification of Italy.

5. Describe the role of culture in shaping the feelings of nationalism in Europe from 1830 to the end

of 19th

century. Or “Culture had played an important role in the development of nationalism in Europe during eighteenth & nineteenth centuries.” Support the statement with examples.

6. Examine the role of women in Nationalist struggle of Europe.

LESSON 7-PRINT CULTURE AND MODERN WORLD

1. Explain the different stages of development of printing technology in China. 2. How did print Introduced debate and discussion. 3. Where was the earliest kind of print technology developed? Explain the technology also. 4. Who was Manocchio? Mention any two contribution of him in the field of print culture. 5. Evaluate the efforts made by the British in India to impose censorship on the press .

6. “Printing technology gave women a chance to share their felling with the world outside” support

the statement with any five suitable examples. 7. Why did the new technology not entirely replace the existing art of producing books by hand?

8. Describe the Impact of the print revolution in Europe during the 15th and 16

th century.

LESSON 7- THE AGE OF INDUSTRALISATION.

1. What is meant by proto- Industrialization Why was it successful in the countryside in England in the 17th century.

2. What problem were faced by the cotton weavers in India after coming of Manchester goods.

a. NCERT questions of this chapter only.

LESSON 3

1. Why did Mahatma Gandhi decide to call off the civil disobedience movement .Explain?

2. “Nationalism spread when people began to believe that they are all part of the same nation” support the statement.

OR

What do you mean by sense of collective belongingness? And how was it practised in India. 3. What is meant by a the idea of satyagraha?

OR

Why did Gandhiji decide to launch a nationwide satyagragha against the proposed Rowlatt Act 1919?

4. Why did Gandhiji support the Khilafat Movement?

5. Large sections of Muslims did not respond to the call for a united struggle during the civil Disobedience Movement . explain with examples.

6. Why did mahatma Gandhi find salt a powerful symbol that could unite the nation. Explain. 7. How did the first world war help in the growth of national movement in India?

OR

How did the First World War create new political and economic situations in India? Explain with examples.

8. Who presided over the Lahore Congress Session in December 1929? What were the outcomes of this session?

9. Why was the Rowlatt act of 1919 unpopular among the Indian

MOCK BOARD

SUB- SOCIAL SCIENCE

CLASS –X GENERAL INSTRUCTION:

The question paper has 27 questions in all. All questions are compulsory. Question from serial no 1 to 7 are very short answer questions. Each question carries 1 Marks.

Question from serial no 8 to 18 are 3 marks question. Answer of these questions should not exceed

80 words.

Question from serial no 19 to 25 are 5 marks question. Answer of these question should not exceed 120 words--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Q.1. What was meant by Home Charges?

Or

Who created the first cotton mill in England?

Or

What was the theory of Individualism that emerged in the industrial centers in Europe? Q.2. Why was Giuseppe Mazzini exiled?

Or

Who were the ‘colons’? Q.3. What has been the main reason for land degradation in states like Rajasthan and Maharashtra? Q.4. Which kind of federation gives unequal powers to its constituent units? Q.5. What led to the disintegration of Yugoslavia? Q.6. What has been the basis of communal politics in India? Q.7. What do you mean by an ‘informed choice’?

Q.8. Why did the new technology not entirely replace the existing art of producing books by hand? Or

How did novels in India depict the lives if peasants and low casts?

Q.9. Evaluate the role of non-cooperation movement in the struggle for freedom in India. Q.10. Discuss how modern adaptations of traditional rain water harvesting methods are being carried out to conserve

and store water in India. Q.11. ‘Tourism foster the growth of infrastructure and industries, retail, trading and craft industries (souvenirs).’

Define Tourism. Highlight the values promoted by tourism. Q.12. Explain the ways in which power shared between different organs of the government?

Q.13. ‘Political parties in India do not seem to offer a meaningful choice to the voters.’ Discuss.

Q.14. How has women participation been increased in the Indian politics? Q.15. How democracy

does produce a responsive government? Q.16. ‘While average income is useful for comparison, it may hide disparities.’ Discuss. Q.17. How do the deposits with the bank become their source of income? Q.18. Discuss the legal measures taken by the government to empower consumers in India.

Q.19. Why has the nineteenth century been describes as a ‘new system of slavery?

OR

What led to the increase in industrial production in India during the First World War?

OR

“The function and the shape of the family were completely transformed by life in the industrial city.’ Discuss. Q.20. ‘Mahatma Gandhi declared that Swaraj would not come for hundred years if untouchability was not eliminated,’

what is the implication of the statement given by Gandhiji? Evaluate the role of Gandhiji in elevating the position of untouchables.

Q.21. Mention the geographical conditions required for the growth of cotton. Mention any four major states

producing cotton in India. Q.22. In recent years, use of which fuel is gaining popularity for transport? What factors have provided and impetus to

India to increase its production. Q23. Discuss the expanded scope of democracy in the modern world. Q.24. How are three sectors of economy interdependent on each other? Q.25. ‘Fair globalization would create opportunities for all and also ensure that the benefits of globalization are shared

better.’ Support the statements with your arguments.

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