/SOCIAL SCIENCE
X / Class – X
3 Time allowed : 3 hours
SS2-036
90 Maximum Marks : 90
(i) (ii) (iii) 1 11 10
31 1 3 80
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(iv)
23
30
5
120
(v)
31
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General Instructions : (i) (ii) The question paper has 31 questions in all. All questions are compulsory. Questions from serial number 1 to 10 are Multiple Choice Questions. Each question carries 1 mark. (iii) Questions from serial number 11 to 22 are 3 marks questions. Answer of these questions should not exceed 80 words each. (iv) Questions from serial number 23 to 30 are 5 marks questions. Answer of these questions should not exceed 120 words each. (v) Question number 31 is a map question of 4 marks from Geography only. After completion, attach the map inside your answer book.
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1A. (a) (b) (c) (d) What is „El Dorado‟ in South America famous for ? (a) The place where Columbus landed. (b) The place where silver mines were located. (c) The fabled city of gold. (d) The famous slave market. /OR 1B. (a) (b) (c) (d) Which one of the following was not the duty of gomasthas ? (a) Supervising weavers (b) Collection of supplies (c) Examining the quality of cloth (d) Providing food to the weavers /OR 1C. (a) (c) (b) (d)
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Who amongst the following said “19th century London was a city of clerks and shop keepers” ? (a) Henry Mayhew (b) Charles Booth (c) Gareth Stedman Jones (d) Ebenzer Howard 2A. (a) (b) 1
(c) (d) Identify the country where the earliest kind of print technology i.e. the system of hand printing was developed, (a) India (b) Korea (c) England (d) France /OR Page 3 of 9
2B. (a) (c) (b) (d)
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Who is the author of the novel „Robinson Crusoe‟ ? (a) Charles Dickens (b) Thomas Hardy (c) Joseph Conrad (d) Daniel Defoe 3. (a) (c) (b) (d) ? 1
Which one of the following trees is worshipped by the Mundas and Santhals of Chhota Nagpur region ? (a) Mahuva (b) Neem (c) Banayan (d) Peepal 4. (a)