Skip to main content

CLASS X : MODEL TEST PAPER HALF YEARLY

     DCM INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
 Model test paper Social sciences Class X   MM: 80
Half-yearly Exam


1.     Answer the following very short answer type questions:-(1X7=7 )
1.     Define: IMR.
2.     What was the Temperance Movement?
3.     Who was Martin Luther?
4.     What is Gross sown area?
5.     Name the mineral for which the Balaghat mines of Madhya Pradesh are famous for?
6.     What was the civil rights movement?
7.     Define the family laws.
2. Answer the following short answer type questions :-( 3X11=33)
     1. What different forms can caste take in politics?
     2. Why is agriculture called the mainstay of Indian economy?
     3. Differentiate between Stock and Reserve resources.
     4. “The real success of federalism in India can be attributed to the        nature of democratic politics in India”, Explain how?
     5. In what respect is the criterion used by the UNDP for development                   different from the one used by the World Bank?
    6. Explain the objectives of implementing NREGA 2005.
    7. What is the basic idea behind the SHG’S for the poor? Explain in your                             own words.
   8. Explain the role played by print in the spread of protestant         reformation.
   9. What led to the expansion of Bombay’s population in the mid 19th       century?
  10. “Print culture lead to women empowerment,”Analyse the statement           by giving examples.
  11.  Why the most of the films in Bombay were about the lives of    migrants?
3. Long answer type questions :-( 5X7=35)
  1. Explain how the print culture assisted the growth of Nationalism in             India?
  2.  a) Explain the social changes in London which led to the need for the underground railway?(2)
  b) Why was the development of the underground railway criticized? (3)
3. Explain the different types of power sharing arrangements in India?
4. Explain the different Technological and Institutional reforms adopted by the Indian government for the development of agriculture in India?
5. Explain how the public sector can play a vital role in the development of our country. Explain.
6. Why did some people in 18th century Europe think that print culture would bring enlightenment and end despotism?
7. What is the criterion used by the World Bank in classifying different countries? What are the limitations of this criterion, why?

4. Locate the following places on the political map of India :-( 10X0.5=5)

1. Rana Pratap Singh dam 2) Bailadilla 3) Raniganj  4) Digboi  5) Kaiga 6) Salal 7) Narora 8) Durg 9) Bhakra Nangal Dam 10) Kalapakkam



                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           








Comments

Popular posts from this blog

maps for half yearly exam (geography)

Chapter 1 : Resources and Development Identification only           :         Major soil Types. Chapter 3 : Water Resources-Locating and Labelling – Dams: Salal Bhakra Nangal Tehri Rana Pratap Sagar Sardar Sarovar Hirakud Nagarjuna Sagar Tungabhadra (Along with rivers) Chapter 4 :  Agriculture-Identifi cation only (a) Major areas of rice and wheat. (b)    Largest / Major producer states of sugarcane; tea; coffee; rubber; cotton and jute.  ( Location and labelling) Chapter 5: Mineral and Energy Resources. Minerals: (Identification only) (i) Iron ore mines : Mayurbhanj, Durg, Bailadila, Bellary, Kudremukh (ii) Mica mines: Ajmer, Beawar, Nellore, Gaya, Hazaribagh. (iii) Coal mines : Raniganj, Jhajria, Bokaro, Talcher, Korba, Singrauli, Neyvali (iv) Oil Fields : Digboi, Naharkatia, Mumbai High, Bassien, Kalol, Ankaleshwar Bauxite Deposits : The Amarkantak plateau, Maikal hills, The plateau region of B

Assignment : Geography Chapter-1 Resources and development

                                Chapter-1 (Geography)                          Resources and Development     Attempt the following questions:-   Q1: What is a resource? Q2:   What is resource planning? Q3: “There is enough for everybody’s need and not for any body’s greed.”Comment. Q4: Describe briefly three stages of resource planning? Q5: What is the difference between Net Sown Area and Gross Cropped Area? Q6: Write briefly the objectives of Rio de Janeiro Earth Summit. Q7: Which soil has the special property of "holding moisture"? Q8: In which year the National Forest Policy was formed? Q9: Differentiate between Potential and Developed resources. Q10: Differentiate between Stock and Reserve resources. Q11: What are the different factors responsible for formation of soil? Q12: Explain land use pattern in India and why has the land under forest not increased much

MAPS OF TERM-I