SOCIAL SCIENCE SET 3

General Instructions:
i. The Question paper has 35 Questions in all.
ii. Marks are indicated against each Question.
iii. Questions from serial number 1 to 20 are objective type Questions. Each Question carries
one mark. Answer them as instructed.
iv. Questions from serial number 21 to 28 are 3 marks Questions. Answer of these Questions
should not exceed 80 words each.
v. Questions from serial number 29 to 34 are 5 marks Questions. Answer of these Questions
should not exceed 120 words each.
vi. Question number 35 is a map Question of 6 marks with two parts - 35 a. from History (2
marks) and 35b. from Geography (4 marks).

Section - A
Very Short Answer Questions
Q 1. A government or system of rule that has no restraints on the power exercised:
a. Absolutist
b. Utopian
c. Plebiscite
d. Conservatism
Q 2. According to their main role copper smelting comes under;
a. Key or basic industries
b. Small scale industry
c. Large scale industry
d. Private sector industries
OR
Which is an example of joint sector industry?
a. BHEL
b. SAIL
c. OIL
d. TISCO
Q 3. India is the ..... producer of sugarcane in the world.
a. Third largest
b. Second largest
c. Largest
d. Fourth largest
OR
What type of soil is found in the river deltas of the eastern coast?
a. Black soil
b. Laterite soil
c. Alluvial soil
d. Red soil
Q 4. The printing press came to India:
a. Buddhist missionaries from China
b. Goa with Portuguese missionaries
c. From Korea
d. From Japan
Q 5. The country which is higher in HDI rank than India?
a. Pakistan
b. Bangladesh
c. Sri Lanka
d. Nepal
Q 6. Based on per capita income, India comes in the category of:
a. Middle income group
b. Low income group
c. High income group
d. Low middle income
Q 7. Liberalisation is known as ........
a. Increasing import duties on goods
b. Increased export duties on goods
c. Increasing subsidy on fertilisers
d. Removal of trade barriers
Q 8. Which party is recognised as a national party in 2016?
a. All India TrinamoolCongress
b. National Congress party
c. Samajwadi party
d. Bahujan Samaj party
OR
The Bharatiya Janta Party came in to power in 1998 as the leader of:
a. UPA
b. NDA
c. Regional parties
d. State parties
Q 9. The participation of women in public life is particularly high in which of these groups of
Scandinavian countries?
a. Slovenia, Slovakia and Czech Republic
b. Iceland, Denmark and Denmark
c. Sweden, Norway and Finland
d. Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
Q 10. A country in which principle of majoritarianism led to civil war:
a. Belgium
b. Sri Lanka
c. Netherlands
d. Germany
Q 11. Who is indentured labour?
OR
Interpret the concept of ‘liberalisation’ in the field of economic sphere during the nineteenth
century in Europe.
Q 12. The early industrial phase before the period of industrialisation is referred to as ......
OR
The ....... act gave power to the Government to detain political prisoners without trial up to two
years.
Q 13. Define infant mortality rate.
Q 14. The ..... is the only political party that is allowed to function in China.
Q 15. Why power sharing is good for democracies?
Q 16. According to the age new alluvial soil is called Khadar. State whether the statement True
or False. If false, correct the statement.
Q 17. .......... developed the first-known printing press in the 1430s.
OR
....... from China introduced hand-printing technology in Japan around AD 768 - 770.
Q 18. Banks and cooperatives are informal sources of credit. State whether the statement True or
False. If false, correct the statement
OR
Double coincidence of wants is essential feature of Barter system. State whether the statement
True or False. If false, correct the statement.
Q 19. The most basic outcome of democracy should be that it produces a government that is
accountable to the .......
Q 20. When power is taken away from Central and State governments and given to local
government, it is called decentralisation. State whether the statement True or False. If false,
correct the statement.
Section - B
Short Answer Questions
Q 21. Explain any three features of Chinese Accordion Book.
OR
How did Romanticism pave the way for nationalism in Europe? Explain.
Q 22. “Natural gas is an important source of clean energy”. Support the statement with
examples.
OR
“Airways is the most preferred mode of transport in North-Eastern states of India”. Give three
reasons to prove this preference.
Q 23. Increase in the number of states and regional parties strengthen the democracy in India.
Comment.
OR
How are political parties recognized as regional and national parties in India? Explain with
examples.
Q 24. In power sharing what is meant by horizontal distribution of power? What is the advantage
of this kind of power sharing?
Q 25. Most critical feature of democracy is that its test never gets over.” Support the statement
with three suitable points of view.
Q 26. Self-help Groups support has brought about a revolutionary change in the rural sector.
Explain.
Q 27. Most of the poor households are still dependent on informal sources of credit. Explain.
Q 28. “Technology has stimulated the globalisation process”. Support the statement with
examples.
Section - C
Long Answer Questions
Q 29. Explain any four consequences on which democracy has failed.
OR
How far is it correct to say that opposition plays a very important role in a democracy? Elaborate
your answer with suitable arguments.
Q 30. What is plantation farming? What are its main characteristics? Name some plantation
crops.
OR
Describe the impact of globalisation on Indian agriculture.
Q 31. The establishment of political power by the East India Company resulted in ruination of
the Indian weavers. Support the statement with suitable examples.
Q 32. What is a Political Party? Suggest three reforms to strengthen today’s political parties so
that they perform their functions well.
Q 33. What is the manufacturing sector? Why is it considered the backbone of development?
Interpret the reason.
Q 34. Give an account of the major iron ore belts in India.
Map Skill Based Question
Q 35. A. Three features a, b and c are marked on the given political outline map of India.
Identify these features with the help of the following information and write their correct names.
[1 × 3 = 3]
a. The place where the Indian National Congress Session held in 1920.
b. The place related to the calling off Non-Cooperation Movement.
c. The place where the peasants struggled against the Indigo Plantation system,
B. Locate and label any three of the following with appropriate symbols on the same given
outline political map of India. [1 × 3 = 3]
i. Salem—Iron and steel centre
ii. Kandla—Major Seaport
iii. Hyderabad—Software Technology Park.
iv. Mumbai (Chhatrapati Shivaji )
v. Kakrapara—A nuclear power plant