CBSE BOARD MOCK TEST PAPER-2019 (S. St.

- 1)
X- CLASS
General Instructions:-
 All questions are compulsory.
 Marks for each question are indicated against the Question.
 Questions from serial number 1to 7 are Very Short Questions of 1 mark each. Answer to these
questions should not exceed 30 words limit.
 Questions from serial number -8 to 18 are Short Questions of 3 marks each, Answers to these
questions should not exceed 80 words each,
 Questions from serial number 19 to 25 are Long Questions of 5 marks each. Answers to these
questions should not exceed 120 words each.
 Question numbers 26 - 28 are map questions. Question number 26 and 27 are map questions of 1
mark each. Question number 28 is a map question of 3 marks. Attach the filled-up map inside your
answer book.

1. What do you understand by Decentralisation? 1

2. Suggest one idea for employment generation in urban India. 1

3. Name a major seaport which is also an international airport on the Southern part of India? 1

4. When and why was indentured labour migration abolished? 1

Or
Why was there an increase in the handloom cloth production in 20th century? 1
Or
What do you mean by ‘chawl’? 1

5. Which is the most important attribute of national development? 1

6. In which year COPRA was enacted by the government? 1

7. Name a country which is a good example of ‘holding together’ federation. 1

8. Explain any three factors which are responsible for decentralisation of cotton industry in India. 3

9. Discuss various forms of entertainment emerged in 9th century England to provide leisure activities for
the people. 3
Or
Explain the significance of silk routes in linking the world. 3
Or
British industries failed to recapture their old hold on the Indian market after the First World War. 3

10. Which was the Balkan region? 3

Or
What were the obstacles in economic growth of Vietnam? 3

11. What was the Rowlatt Act? How did it affect the National Movement? 3

12. Suggest any three measures to solve the problem of land degradation. 3

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13. Mention any four characteristics of development. 3

14. Explain the rationale for naming the Primary sector as 'Primary'. 3

15. "Non-democratic rulers can be very quick and efficient in decision-making and implementation".
Do you think with this feature of non – democratic government is a better government than
other governments? Explain. 3

16. Distinguish between a 'coming together' federation and a 'holding together' federation. 3

17. "Democracy in India has strengthened the claims of the disadvantaged and disseminated caste for
equal status and equal opportunity." 1X3=3
Read the above statement carefully and answer the following questions
(a) Identity the Fundamental Rights which is related to this statement.
(b) How do you feel when you come across words like 'disadvantaged' being used for sections of free
India?
(c) How far can 'equal status' and 'equal opportunity' restore back the dignity and freedom of these
deprived classes?

18. What are the various ways in which MNCs set-up or control production in other countries? 3

19. Analysis the role of novels in creating sense of social awareness in India. 5
Or
th
What did some people in the 18 century Europe think that print culture would bring enlightenment
and end despotism? 5

20. Explain the role of women in Civil Disobedience Movement. 5

21. Write five feature of arid soil found in India. 5

Or
What are the various objectives of the construction of Multi-purpose projects? 5

22. Explain the factors that have enabled globalism in India. 5

23. Identify and explain any three challenges which political parties need to face and overcome in order
to remain effective instruments of democracy. 5

24. ‘’Women in India continue to be discriminated against, which leads to their unequal position on
society’’. Justify this statement with suitable examples. 5
Or
How does democracy lead to peaceful and harmonious life among citizens? Explain. 5

25. How can biogas solve the energy problem mainly in rural India? Give your suggestion. 5

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26. Mark and locate the place of Jallianwala Bagh Massacre in the given map. 1

27. In the given below the map, find a river on whose water there is a dispute between Tamil Nadu and
Karnataka.
1

28. Locate and label the following items in the given map of India. 1X3=3
(i) Terminal station of North-South Corridor
(ii) Kandla Sea Port
(iii) Tarapur Nuclear Power plant

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*D -6 & 7, RDC, Raj Nagar, Ghaziabad, 201001. Ph- 0120-2820004/5/6
*Uttaranchal Plaza, 23/3, Sector 3, Vasundhara, Ghaziabad, 201012. Ph- 0120-6517311
Email: admissions.gzb@fiitjee.com www.facebook.com/fiitjeeghaziabad/ Web: www.fiitjee.com/ghaziabad/