CBSE X | Social Science

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CBSE
Class X Social Science
Term 1
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Time: 3 hours

Total Marks: 90

Answers
Answer 1 (b) Mary Ann Evans
Answer 2 (a) Per capita income of the people
Answer 3 (a) 1972
Answer 4 (c) Judiciary
Answer 5 (b) 50
Answer 6 (b) Black Power OR (d) Cattle
Answer 7 (c) Labels
Answer 8 (d) Rural Employment Generation Programme
Answer 9 (d) Community government
Answer 10 The rise of industrial capitalism, the establishment of colonial rule over large
parts of the world and development of democratic ideals are the three historical processes
that have shaped modern cities in decisive ways.
Answer 11 The literacy rate among Indian women is 54% compared to the higher
percentage of 76% among men. Also, a smaller number of girls opt for higher studies as
parents unfortunately prefer to spend money on a boys higher studies than a girls.
Answer 12 Organised sectors are the sectors where all the policies and regulations
formulated by the government regarding the general condition of employment are
followed. Various Acts like Minimum Wages Act, payment of Gratuity Act etc are followed.
In the organised sector, people enjoy security of employment. They are expected to work
only for a fixed number of hours and any overtime work is paid. Paid holidays, provident
fund, gratuity and medical benefits are given to the people. Many facilities like clean
drinking water, proper sanitation and safe working conditions are guaranteed.
Answer 13 Potato, maize, groundnut, tomato and chilly are five important crops which
werent historically available in India but have now become a part of the common Indian
diet. Soya, sweet potato and maize are three more such crops.

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Answer 14 The three important steps of resource planning are as listed below:
1. The resources are first identified and listed according to their availability in different
regions of the country. This is achieved through surveying, mapping, estimation of
quality and quantity of resources.
2. According to the availability of the resources, a planning structure is evolved based on
technology and skills.
3. Resource development plans are then matched with the national development plans.
In India, resource planning has been achieved through various five years plans.
Answer 15 Martin Luther was a great religious reformer from Germany. His criticism of
the Roman Catholic Church in his book, The Ninety-Five Theses, laid the ground for the
subsequently famous Reformation Movement.
OR
In letterpress printing, platen is a board which is pressed onto the back of the paper to get
the impression from the type. At one time, it used to be a wooden board, but later, it was
built with steel.
Answer 16 Public Distribution System is a programme that has been initiated by the
government for providing food and other necessary items at a subsidised price in villages
and cities.
The primary function of PDS is to ensure the distribution of food grains among the poor
section of society at affordable rates.
Answer 17 As in the case of Belgium, if the political class is willing to share power and
accommodate the reasonable demands of the minority community, then the social divisions
tend to become less divisive. However, if they are dealt with force and are suppressed in
the name of national unity, they tend to fester and become more likely to cause further
problems.

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Answer 18
Primary Sector
Primary sector deals with
the utilisation of natural
resources
like
mining,
fishing, cultivation etc.

Secondary Sector
Secondary sector uses the
products from the primary
sector to convert them into
the finished goods.

This sector is also called

agriculture and related
sector as most of the
natural
products
are
obtained from agriculture,
dairy, fishing and forestry.

As manufacturing
and
processing of raw materials
takes place in this sector,
this sector is also known as
industrial sector.

The products of the The finished products of

primary sector form the this sector directly reach
base for the secondary the consumers.
sector.

Answer 19 Land degradation can be checked in following ways:

1. Afforestation, i.e. by planting trees.
2. Control and proper management over grazing.
3. Control on mining activities.
4. To plan for proper discharge of the industrial effluents.
5. Proper management of waste lands.
6. Stabilisation of sand dunes by growing thorny bushes.
Answer 20 A coalition government is one which is formed by the coming together of at
least two political parties. Usually, it is the partners in an electoral coalition that form a
political alliance and adopt a common political programme.
Answer 21
1. The state of Bihar has the highest infant mortality rate.
2. Two reasons why Bihar has the highest mortality rate is because of
i. The poor health facilities in the state.
ii. Low per capita income of the people does not allow them to spend required money
on the health of the pregnant women and new born child.

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Answer 22 Various communities have evolved different techniques for storing rain
water.
In hilly regions, people have developed channels known as kul or gul for diverting the
river bodies for the development of agriculture.
In arid regions of Rajasthan, people collected rooftop water in order to store water in an
underground structure. They also used the agricultural fields as water storage structures.
This made the soil moist. People built johad, a rainwater storage tank which collected
rainwater and was used for drinking purposes of humans and cattle.
In Bengal, people built various channels for diverting the river or canal water to their
agricultural fields. This ensured regular supply of water.
Many communities in Rajasthan built an underground tank in their homes for storing rain
water for drinking purposes.
Answer 23 In the year 1956, the democratically elected Sinhalese majority government
passed an Act that was seen as discriminatory by the Tamil speaking population. The Act
sought to make Sinhala the only official language of the state and thus disregarding Tamil.
The government also pursued preferential policies towards the Sinhalese in university
appointments and government recruitment. A new Constitution was also developed that
recognised the State as responsible for the protection and spread of Buddhism.
Answer 24 Though per capita income is generally used as an index of measuring the
development of a country, it is not exactly the flawless measure. Apart from per capita
income, other important aspects of developments are the literacy and health ratio of the
people in a country. This can be explained with the help of a table given below:
Per Capita
Income for
2002-03 (in Rs)

Infant
mortality
Rate
(2003)

Literacy
Rate (%)
(2001)

Net Attendance
Ratio for class IV (1995-96)

Punjab

26,000

49

70

81

Kerala

22,800

11

91

91

Bihar

5,700

60

47

41

State

In this table, we find that the state of Punjab has more per capita income than the state of
Kerala. However, the infant mortality rate in Punjab is much higher than the state of Kerala.
Similarly, the literacy rate and the net attendance rate in Kerala are higher than Punjab.
It is clear from the table that though the average person in Punjab has more income than
the average person in Kerala but lags behind in crucial areas like literacy rates. Therefore,
per capita income is not a correct index of measuring the development of the country.
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Answer 25 In the proto industrial system, the merchants were based in towns but the
work was done mostly in the rural hinterland. A merchant clothier in England purchased
wool from a wool stapler and carried it to the spinners; the yarn that was spun was taken
in subsequent stages of production to the weavers, to the fullers and then to the dyers. The
finishing was done in the city of London before the export merchant sold the cloth in the
international market. London, therefore, came to be known as the finishing centre in this
proto-industrial system, while the rural areas worked in close co-ordination to justify this
epithet.
Answer 26 Government has taken many steps in order to protect the Indian wildlife.
They are as listed below:
1. The Indian Wildlife Act was passed by the government in 1972 for the protection of
plants and animal species.
2. The Act banned hunting and poaching of animals and provided legal protection to their
habitats.
3. The Central and state government established many wildlife sanctuaries and national
parks in order to protect forests and wildlife.
4. Various projects regarding the conservation of endangered species have been initiated
by the government like tiger and one horned rhino.
The government through the introduction of joint management programme has involved
local communities in the management of forests.
OR
Magazines were attractive and more attuned to the needs of the readers since they were
often illustrated and cheap. Serialisation of novels in such magazines allowed the readers
to relish the suspense, discuss the characters of a novel and love for weeks within the
imaginary world described by the writer. One of the most famous novels in English
literature, Pickwick Papers, written by Charles Dickens, was serialized in such fashion in a
magazine in the year 1836.
Answer 27 The organised sector is a sector where terms and conditions of employment
are regular and as per rules and regulations passed by the government. The terms and
conditions of employment follow the main tenets of various Acts passed by the government
such as the Minimum Wages Act and Payment of Gratuity Act.
Four main features of the organised sector are as listed below:
1. Employees enjoy the security of employment.
2. In case they work more, they are paid overtime.
3. The employees get paid leaves, provident fund, medical etc.
Basic health and sanitation facilities are provided to the workers like free medical checkup,
clean drinking water etc.

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Answer 28 Earlier, only men were supposed to engage in public affairs, vote and contest
for public office. However, gradually gender issues were raised in the political arena.
Women in different parts of the world organised themselves and struggled for equal rights.
These feminist movements demanded enhancing the political and legal status of women
and improving their educational and career opportunities. More radical movements even
demanded an equal status in personal and family life.
Answer 29 The processes of urbanisation and industrialisation affected the institution of
family in a profound way. It loosened the ties of the family and led to a gradual breaking
down of the institution of marriage among the working classes. On the other hand, upper
and middle class women faced increasingly higher levels of social and interpersonal
isolation. At the same time, their lives were made much easier by the practice of hiring
domestic maids for cooking, cleaning and babysitting. Women of the lower classes,
particularly those who worked for wages, had some control over their lives. However,
many social reformers felt that women needed to be pushed back into homes in order to
save and reconstruct the institution of family.

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