Social Science class 10 sample paper SA2 2016

Time : 3 Hrs                                                                                                   Max. Marks - 90
General Instructions
1. The question paper has 30 questions in all. All questions are compulsory
2. Questions from serial no 1 to 8 are Very Short Answer Type Questions. Each questions carries one mark
3. Questions from serial number 9 to 20 are 3 marks questions. Answers of these questions should not exceed 80 words each
4. Questions from serial number 21 to 28 are 5 marks questions. Answers of these questions should not exceed 120 words each
5. Questions number 29 and 30 are map questions of 3 marks each from Geography.

Q.1. Name two underground organisations formed by Giuseppe Mazzini.
                                                                         Or
       Why did the US decide to intervene in the Vietnam war ?
Q.2. Who led an armed rebellion against Russia in 1831 ?
                                                                         Or
        How were the Vietnamese women portrayed in 1960s ?
Q.3. What was the main objective of the Salt March ?
Q.4. Who was the President of the Lahore Session of Congress ?
Q.5. Which state of India produces limestone the most ?
Q.6. Name the informal sources of Credit.
Q.7. Why tax on imports is called a trade barrier ?
Q.8. Which type of goods do people use as consumers ?
Q.9. Identify Count Cavour, telling his part played by him in the unification of Italy
                                                                        Or
       What were the measures taken by the French to develop its colony in Vietnam ?
Q.10. What was the impact of the First World War on our country ?
Q.11. Compare between the Anthracite and the Bituminous coal
Q.12. What are the major challenges faced by the Cotton Textile Industry ?
Q.13. How are the roads classified on the basis of type of material used for their construction ?
Q.14. What are pressure groups ?
Q.15. What is two-party system ? Give two examples
Q.16. "Democracy is based on the idea of deliberation and negotiation". Explain
Q.17. What are the challenges faced by the democracy ? Explain
Q.18. Write some benefits of deposits with banks
Q.19. What do you mean by Multinational Company ? Write main characteristics of MNCs
Q.20. Explain the 'Right to Safety' as the right of a consumer with a suitable example.
Q.21. How was the formation of the nation-state the result of a long-drawn-out process in Britain? Explain
                                                                            Or
         Explain two different vision opposing foreign domination in Vietnam
Q.22. "Large sections of Muslim did not respond to the call for a united struggle during the Civil Disobedience Movement ." Explain this statement with reasons.
Q.23. What are the major sources of energy in rural households of India ? Identify the major problems faced due to these sources. Give suggestion to solve these problems.
Q.24. 'No country can survive without International Trade'. Explain the statement in the light of Indian trade relations with all the major blocks and all geographical regions of the world.
Q.25. "Democracy evolves through popular struggles." Do you agree ? Support your answer.
Q.26. How does democracy produce an accountable, responsive and legitimate government ?
Q.27. In what ways does the Reserve Bank of India supervise the functioning of banks? Why is this necessary ?
Q.28. What legal measures were taken by the government to empower the consumers in India ?
Q.29. On the map of India mark and locate the places where Congress sessions of 1920  and 1929 were held.
Q.30 Locate and label on the given outline political map of India
(i) Bauxite Mine - Katni
(ii) Iron and Steel Plant - Rourkela
(iii) Tuticorin Port