Board Paper of Class 10 2021 Social Science Delhi (Set 4) - Solutions

General Instructions:

  1. This question paper contains 60 questions out of which 50 questions are to be attempted.All questions carry equal marks.
  2. Question paper consists of four sections - Section A, B, C and D.
  3. SectionA contains 24 questions. Attempt any 20 questions from Q.No. 1 to 24.
  4. SectionB contains 22 questions. Attempt any 18 questions from Q.No. 25 to 46.
  5. SectionC contains 12 questions (Case-Based Study Questions). Attempt any 10 questions from Q.No. 47 to 58.
  6. SectionD contains 2 Map-based questions. Attempt both the questions.
  7. The first 20 questions in Section A, 18 questions in Section B and 10 questions in Section C attempted by a candidate will be evaluated.
  8. There is only one correct option for every multiple choice question (MCQ). Marks will not be awarded for answering more than one option.
  9. There is no negative marking.

Question 1

Industrialisation began in which one of the following European countries in the second half of the eighteenth century ?

  1. Germany
  2. France
  3. Italy
  4. England

Ans. (d) England

Question 2

Which type of governments were mainly driven in Europ e after the defeat of Napoleon in 1815?

  1. Conservative
  2. Liberal
  3. Federal
  4. Feudal

Ans. (a) Conservative

Question 3

Which one of the following group of countries collectively defea ted Napoleon in 1815 ?

  1. Britain, Russia, Prussia and Austria
  2. Britain, Russian, Prussia and Australia
  3. Britain, Russia, Netherlands and Germany
  4. Britain, Luxembourg, Germany and Italy

Ans. (a) Britain, Russia, Prussia and Austria

Question 4

In which one of the following countries did the first liber alist -n a tion ali s t upheaval take place in July 1830 ?

  1. France
  2. Germany
  3. England
  4. Italy

Ans. (a) France

Question 5

Who among the following remarked "When France sneezes , the rest of Europe catches coid"?

  1. Lord Byron
  2. Metternich
  3. Johann Herder
  4. Napoleon

Ans. (b) Metternich 

Question 6

Who among the following was the architect for the unification of Germany ?

  1. Otto Von Bismarck
  2. William I
  3. Frederick III
  4. William H

Ans. (a) Otto von Bismarck

Question 7

Who among the following had sought to put together a coherent programme for a unitary Italian Republic during 1830s?

  1. Victor Emmanuel I
  2. Victor Emmanuel II
  3. Giuseppe Mazzini
  4. Count Cavour

Ans. (c) Giuseppe Mazzini

Question 8

In which one of the following states 1s overgrazing the main reason for land degradation ?

  1. Maharashtra
  2. Punjab
  3. Haryana
  4. Uttar Pradesh

Ans. (a) Maharashtra

Question 9

Identify the soil which ranges from red to brown in colour and saline in nature :

  1. Red soil
  2. Laterite soil
  3. Arid soil
  4. Alluvial soil

Ans. (c) Arid soil

Question 10

Which one of the following forces leads to maximum soil erosion in plains ?

  1. Wind
  2. Glacier
  3. Running water
  4. Earthquake

Ans. (c) Running water

Question 11

Deforestation due to mining has caused severe land degradation in which one of the following states ?

  1. Odisha
  2. Tamil Nadu
  3. Kerala
  4. Gujarat

Ans. (a) Odisha

Question 12

Who among the following was procla imed King of united Italy in 1861?

  1. Charles I
  2. Victor Emmanuel II
  3. Giuseppe Garibaldi
  4. Nero

Ans. (b) Victor Emmanuel II 

Question 13

Which one of the following subjects is included in the Union list?

  1. Communication
  2. Trade
  3. Commerce
  4. Irrigation

Ans. (a) Communication

Question 14

Which one of the following elements in not included in the Belgium model?

  1. Dutch and French speaking ministers shall be equal in the government.
  2. Many powers of the central government have been given to state governments.
  3. Brussels has a separate government in which both the communities have equal representation .
  4. There isa community government whi ch has special powers of administration.

Ans. (d) There is a community government which has special powers of administration

Question 15

Which one of the following countries is the example of "Holding together federation" ?

  1. Australia
  2. India
  3. USA
  4. Switzerland

Ans. (b) 

Question 16

Which one of the following ethnic communities is in majority in Sri Lanka ?

  1. Sri Lankan Tamils
  2. Indian Tamils
  3. Muslims
  4. Sinhalese

Ans. (d)

Question 17

Which one of the following subjects is included in the State list ?

  1. Banking
  2. Business
  3. Currency
  4. Communication

Ans. (b) Business

Question 18

Activities that help in the development of Primary and Secondary sectors come under which one of the following sectors?

  1. Primary
  2. Secondary
  3. Tertiary
  4. Quaternary

Ans. (c) Tertiary 

Question 19

Identify the correct feature of Unitary from of goverment from the following options:

  1. There are two or more levels of goverment.
  2. Different tiers of government govern the same citizens.
  3. Each tier of goverment has itsown jurisdication.
  4. The sub-units are subordinate to the central goverment.

Ans. (d) The sub-units are subordinate to the central government.

Question 20

At the initial stage of development, which one of the following sectors was the most important of economic activity ?

  1. Primary
  2. Secondary
  3. Tertiary
  4. Quatenary

Ans. (a) Primary 

Question 21

Activitiesin which natural products are changed into other forms come under which one of the following sectors?

  1. Primary
  2. Secondary
  3. Tertiary
  4. Quanternary

Ans. (b) Secondary 

Question 22

The products receviced by exploiting natural resources come under which one of the following sectors?

  1. Quaternary
  2. Tertiary
  3. Secondary
  4. Primary

Ans. (d) Primary

Question 23

Which one of following factors is mainly responsible for declining water level in India?

  1. Irrigation
  2. Industrialisation
  3. Urbanisation
  4. over-utilization

Ans. (d) Over-utilization

Question 24

Which one of the following subjects is included in the Concurrent

  1. Irrigation
  2. Industrialisation
  3. Urbanisation
  4. over-utilization

Ans. (d) Marriage

Question 25

Two statements are given below as Assertion (A0 and Reasoning (R). Read the statement and choose the most appropriate option.

  • Assertion (A): After Russian occupation in Poland, the Russian language was imposed on its people.
  • Reason (R): The use of Polish soon came to be a sysmbol of struggle against Russian dominance.
  1. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
  2. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
  3. Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
  4. Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.

Ans. (a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A). 

Question 26

Read the facts reagarding the Revolution of the Liberals in Europe during 1848 and choose the correct option:

  1. Abdication of the monarch
  2. Universal male suffrage had been proclaimed
  3. Political Rights to women were given
  4. Freedom of the press had been asked for
  1. Only 1 and 2 are correct.
  2. Only 1, 2 and 3 are correct.
  3. Only 1 and 4 are correct.
  4. Only 1, 2 and 4 are correct.

Ans. (d) Only 1, 2 and 4 are correct

Question 27

Two statements are given below as Assertion (A) and Reasoning (R). Read the statement and choose the most apprpriate option.

  • Assertion (A): Weavers in Silesia had led a revolt against contractors in 1845.
  • Reason (R): Contractors had drastically reduced their payments.
  1. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
  2. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
  3. Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
  4. Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.

Ans. (a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A). 

Question 28

On which of the following modern aspects did the new Germany place a strong emphasis?

  1. Currency
  2. Banking
  3. Legal system
  4. Demography
  1. Only 1 and 2 are correct.
  2. Only 2 and 3 are correct.
  3. Only 3 and 4 are correct.
  4. Only 1, 2 and 3 are correct.

Ans. (d) Only 1, 2 and 3 are correct.

Question 29

Which one of the following Italian states was ruled by an Italian princely house?

  1. Papal State
  2. Lombardy
  3. Venetia
  4. Sardinia-Piedmont

Ans. (d) Sardinia-Piedmont

Question 30

Identify the characteristics of Cavour among the following and choose the correct option:

  1. He was an Italian statesman
  2. He spoke French much better than Italian
  3. He was a tactful diplomat.
  4. He belonged to a Royal Family.
  1. Only 1 and 2 are correct.
  2. Only 1, 2 and 3 are correct.
  3. Only 2, 3 and 4 are correct.
  4. Only 1, 2 and 4 are correct.

Ans. (b) Only 1, 2 and 3 are correct.

Question 31

Two statements are given below as Assertion (A) and Reasoning (R). Read the statement and choose the most appropriate option.

  • Assertion (A):In Britain, the formatoin of the nation-state was not the result of a sudden upheaval.
  • Reason (R): Ethnic group of Britain extended its influence.
  1. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
  2. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
  3. Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
  4. Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.

Ans. (a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).

Question 32

Which among the following is not a problem of reasource development?

  1. Depletion of resources for satisfying the greed of few individuals
  2. Accumulation of resources in few hands
  3. Indiscriminate exploitation of resources
  4. An equitable distribution of resources

Ans. (d) An equitable distribution of resources

Question 33

Which one of the following human activities has contributed most in land degradation?

  1. Deforestation
  2. Overgrazing
  3. Mining
  4. Over-irrigation

Ans. (a) Deforestation 

Question 34

Two statements are given below as Assertion (A) and Reasoning (R). Read the statement and choose the most appropriate option:

  • Assertion (A):Indian farmers should diversify their cropping pattern from cereals to high value crops.
  • Reason (R): This will increase income and reduce environmental degradation simultaneously.
  1. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
  2. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
  3. Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
  4. Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.

Ans. (a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).

Question 35

Two statements are given below as Assertion (A) and Reasoning (R). Read the statement and choose the most appropriate option:

  • Assertion (A):Majority community is dominant in a few democratic states.
  • Reason (R): Dominance can undermine the unity of the country.
  1. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
  2. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
  3. Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
  4. Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.

Ans. (a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).

Question 36

Two statements are given below as Assertaion (A) and Reasoning (R). Read the statement and choose the most appropriate option :

  • Assertion (A): Power sharing is good
  • Reason (R): It helps to reduce the possibility of conflicts between social groups.
  1. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
  2. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
  3. Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
  4. Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.

Ans. (a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A). 

Question 37

Choose the correct pair among the following :

(Country) (Administration)

  1. Russia - Unitary
  2. China - Federal
  3. Canada - Unitary
  4. Argentina - Federal

Ans. (d) Argentina - Federal

Question 38

Two statements are given below as Assertaion (A) and Reasoning (R). Read the statement and choose the most appropriate option :

  • Assertion (A): The distrust between Sinhalese and Tamil communities truned into widespread conflict in Sri Lanka.
  • Reason (R): 1956 Act Recognized Sinhala as the only official language.
  1. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
  2. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
  3. Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
  4. Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.

Ans. (a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation Assertion (A). 

Question 39

Identify 'Horiozontal power sharing' arrangements among the following in modern democracies :

  1. Different organs of government
  2. Governments at different levels
  3. Different social groups
  4. Different parties, pressure groups and movements

Ans. (a) Different organs of government

Question 40

Match Column I with Column II and choose the correct option :

Column I
  1. Union List
  2. State List
  3. Concurrent List
  4. Subsidiary Matters
Column II
  1. Computer-related matter
  2. Forest
  3. Police
  4. Defence
  1. I-D II-C III-B IV-A
  2. I-A II-B III-C IV-D
  3. I-D II-C III-B IV-A
  4. I-B II-A III-C IV-D

Ans. (c) I-D; II-C; III-B; IV-A

Question 41

Which of the folowing countries is an example of 'coming together' federation?

  1. United States of America
  2. India
  3. Spain
  4. Belgium

Ans. (a) United States of America

Question 42

What is not an integral part of the government?

  1. Office of the Prime Minister
  2. Legislature
  3. Executive
  4. Judiciary

Ans. (a) Office of the Prime Minister

Question 43

Two statements are given below as Assertaion (A) and Reasoning (R). Read the statement and choose the most appropriate option :

  • Assertion (A): Kerala has low Infant Mortality Rate.
  • Reason (R): Kerala has adequate provision of basic health and education facilities.
  1. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
  2. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
  3. Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
  4. Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.

Ans. (a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).

Question 44

Suppose there are four families in your locality, the average per capita income of whom is ₹ 10,000. If the income of three families is ₹ 6,000, ₹ 8,000 and ₹ 14,000 respectively, what would be the income of the fourth family?

  1. ₹ 5,000
  2. ₹ 10,000
  3. ₹ 12,000
  4. ₹ 15,000

Ans. (c) ₹ 12,000 

Question 45

Which one of the following sectors shows the highest share in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in India?

  1. Primary
  2. Secondary
  3. Tertiary
  4. Quaternary

Ans. (c) Tertiary

Question 46

Which one of the following sectors shows the highest share in employment in 2017-18, in India?

  1. Primary
  2. Secondary
  3. Tertiary
  4. Quaternary

Ans. (a) Primary

This section consists of two cases - A and B. There are total of 12 questions in this section. Attempt any 5 questions from each case.

Case A: Read the cource given below. Attempt any 5 questions out of 6 (Q. No. 47-52) questions.

Jhumming: The 'Slash and burn' agriculture is known as 'Milpa' in Mexico and Central America, 'Conuco' in Venezuela, 'Roca' in Brazil, 'Masole' in Central Africa, 'Ladang' in Indonesia, 'Ray' in Vietnam.

In India, this primitie form of cultivation is called 'Bewar' or 'Dahiya' in Madhya Pradesh, 'Podu' or 'Penda' in Andhra Pradesh, 'Pama Dabi' or 'Koman' or 'Bringa' in Odisha, 'Kumari' in Western Ghats, 'Valre' or 'Waltre' in South-eastern Rajasthan, 'Khil' in the Himalayan belt, 'Kuruwa' in Jharkhand, and 'Jhumming' in the North-eastern region.

Question 47

How is Primitive Subsistence Agriculture related with Jhumming?

  1. It is based on shifting cultivation
  2. It is intensive in nature
  3. It is based on plantation cultivation
  4. It depends upon cash crop

Ans. (a) It is based on shifting cultivation

Question 48

The 'slash and burn' agriculture is known as 'Conuco' in which one of the following countries?

  1. Venezuela
  2. Brazil
  3. Indonesia
  4. Mexico

Ans. (a) Venezuela

Question 49

The 'slash and burn' agriculture is known as 'Roca' in which one of the following Countries?

  1. Mexico
  2. Indonesia
  3. Brazil
  4. Venezuela

Ans. (c) Brazil

Question 50

Identify the major problem of Jhumming cultivation.

  1. Single crop dominance
  2. Modern inputs
  3. High cost
  4. Low production

Ans. (d) Low production

Question 51

In India 'slash and burn' agriculture is known as 'Bewar', in which one of the following States?

  1. Andhra Pradesh
  2. Madhya Pradesh
  3. Rajasthan
  4. Jharkhand

Ans. (b) Madhya Pradeshp>

Question 52

Match Column I with Column II and choose the correct options:

Column I
  1. Andhra Pradesh
  2. Odisha
  3. Rajasthan
  4. Jharkhand
Column II
  1. Kuruwa
  2. Valre
  3. Penda
  4. Pama Dabi
  1. I-C II-D III-B IV-A
  2. I-A II-B III-C IV-D
  3. I-B II-A III-D IV-C
  4. I-D II-C III-A IV-B

Ans. (a) 1-C; 11-D; I –B; IV-A 

Case B: Read the source given below. Attempt any 5 questions out of 6 (Q. No. 53-58) questions.

Take the case of Laxmi with her two-hectare plot of unirrigated land. The government can spend some money or bank can provide a loan, to construct a well for here family to irrigate the land. Laximi will then be able to irrigate her land and take a second crop, wheat, during the rabi season. Let us suppose that one hectare of wheat can provide employment to two people for 50 days (including sowing, watering, fertiliser application and harvesting). So two more members of the family can be employed in her own field. Now suppose a new dam is constructed and canals are dug to irrigate many farms. this could lead to a lot employment generation within the agriculture sector itself reducing the problem of underemployment.

Question 53

Which one of the following ecomomic sectors is Laxmi related to?

  1. Primary
  2. Secondary
  3. Tertiary
  4. Quanternary

Ans. (a) Primary 

Question 54

Which one of the following categories of farmers is Laxmi related to?

  1. Big
  2. Medium
  3. Marginal
  4. Agricultural labourer

Ans. (c) Marginal

Question 55

In which one of the following sectors is underemployment seen at the maximum?

  1. Industry
  2. Agriculture
  3. Trade
  4. Commerce

Ans. (b) Agriculture

Question 56

How does construction of dams and canals create employement in large numbers in rural areas?

  1. Large Number of engineers are needed
  2. Large number of technicians are also required
  3. Adjustment of large number of unskilled labourers
  4. Executives and administrators can easily be adjusted

Ans. (c) Adjustment of large number of unskilled labourers

Question 57

Which one of the following is the main result of increasing irrigation facilities in the field of agriculture?

  1. Increase in production
  2. increase in productivity
  3. Change in cropping pattern
  4. Promote high yielding of crops

Ans. (a) Increase in production

Question 58

Which one of the following means of irrigation generally comes under the Public Sector?

  1. Well
  2. Tubewell
  3. Tank
  4. Canal

Ans. (d) Canal

Map-Based Questions- 59 and 60 are Mandatory.

Question 59

On the outline Political map of India (on page 13) 'A' is marked as a Dam. Identify it from the following options:

  1. Tehri
  2. Sardar Sarovar
  3. Hirakud
  4. Nagarjuna Sagar

Ans. (c) Hirakud

Question 60

On the same map 'B' is also marked as the largest 'Jute' producer state. identify it from the following options.

  1. West Bengal
  2. Bihar
  3. Assam
  4. Odisha

Ans. (a) West Bengal

Note: The following questions are for visually impaired Candidates only in lieu of Q. No 59 and 60 (Map-based Questions).

Question 59

Which one of the following dams is located in Odisha?

  1. Tehri
  2. Sardar Sarovar
  3. Hirakud
  4. Nagarjuna Sagar

Ans. (c) Hirakud

Question 60

Which one of following states is the largest producer of Jute?

  1. West Bengal
  2. Bihar
  3. Assam
  4. Odisha

Ans. (a) West Bengal

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