CBSE Class 10 Social Science Sample Paper 2013 Set C

1 By which of the following treaties was the United Kingdom of Great Britain formed?

   (a) Treaty of Versailles

   (b) Act of Union

   (c) Treaty of Paris

   (d) Treaty of Vienna

2 Direct exchange of goods against goods without the use of money is known as

   (a) Debt trap

   (b) Barter system

   (c) Money system

   (d) Foreign trade

3 By whom was the Swaraj party formed?

   (a) Motilal Nehru and C R Das

   (b) Subhas Chandra Bose and Sardar Patel

   (c) Jawaharlal Nehru and Rajendra Prasad

   (d) Motilal Nehru and Rajendra Prasad

4 Why did Gandhiji organize Satyagraha in 1917 in Kheda district of Gujarat?

   (a) To support the plantation workers

   (b) To protest against high revenue demand

   (c) To support the mill workers to fulfill their demand

   (d) To demand loans for the farmers

5 Which of the following industries is limestone a basic raw material?

   (a) Aluminium smelting

   (b) Manufacture of alloys

   (c) Electricals

   (d) cement

6 Which of the following states is the oldest producer of oil?

  (a) Arunachal Pradesh

  (b) Assam

  (c) Andhra Pradesh

  (d) Gujarat

7 Rourkela steel plant was set up in collaboration with which of the following countries?

   (a) France

   (b) Germany

   (c) USA

   (d) Japan

8 Which two of the following extreme locations are connected by the East-West Corridor?

   (a) Mumbai and Nagpur

   (b) Silcher and Porbandar

   (c) Mumbai and Kolkata

   (d) Nagpur and Siliguri

9 At International level, this has become the foundation for consumer movement

   (a) Consumers International

   (b) COPRA

   (c) Consumers Forum

   (d) Agmark

10 “The Balkans issue was one of the major factors responsible for the first world war” Explain by giving examples.

11 Explain the main events of the Non- cooperation movement

12 Explain the importance of coal as energy resource.

13 What is the importance of manufacturing industry?

14 Explain any three factors which are responsible for localization of cotton industries in Mumbai and Ahmedabad.

15 Mention any three features of promotional groups or public interest groups.

16 Why is democracy better than any other form of government?

17 Mention the major types of challenges which most of the democracies of the world are facing.

18 What are the major functions of political parties?

19 How has the MNCs changed the world economy?

20 Mention the major aims of WTO

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