Shri Marwadi Rajasthan Shikshan Sanstha's

Shri Bankatlal Lahoti English School, Latur

A Refined Creative C.B.S.E. School
CBSE Affiliation No. 1130660

Periodic Test-III (2024-2025)

Class – X Subject – SST (Code 087) Marks – 80

Date – 03/10/2024 SET-B Time – 3 hrs

General Instructions:
1. Question paper comprises five Sections – A, B, C, D, E and F. There are questions in the
question paper. All questions are compulsory.
2. Section A – From questions 1 to 20 are MCQs of 1 mark each.
3. Section B – Questions no. 21 to 24 are Very Short Answer Type Questions, carrying 2 marks
each. The answer to each question should not exceed 40 words.
4. Section C contains Q. 25 to Q.29 are Short Answer Type Questions, carrying 3 marks each.
The answer to each question should not exceed 60 words
5. Section D – Questions no. 30 to 33 are long answer-type questions, carrying 5 marks each.
The answer to each question should not exceed 120 words.
6. Section-E – Questions no from 34 to 36 are case-based questions with three sub-questions
and are of 4 marks each. The answer to each question should not exceed 100 words.
7. Section F – Question no. 37 is map-based, carrying 5 marks with two parts, 37a from History
(2 marks) and 37b from Geography (3 marks).
8. There is no overall choice in the question paper. However, an internal choice has been
provided in a few questions. Only one of the choices in such questions has to be attempted.
9. In addition to this, separate instructions are given with each section and question, wherever
necessary....
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Section – A
Multiple Choice Questions 1x20=20

Q.1 Given below is a cartoon created by Neelabh Banerjee, the renowned Indian cartoonist,
illustrator and comic’s artist.

(a) the sexual division of labour in India (b) natural and unchangeable gender divisions
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(c) income generating activities done by women in rural India

(d) the ability of men to contribute equally to domestic work as women

Q.2 Banks in India these days hold about _________ of their deposits as cash.
(a) 25 per cent (b) 20 per cent (c) 15 per cent (d) 5 per cent

Q.3 All the minerals, water resources, forests, wildlife, land within the political boundaries and
oceanic area up to __________ from the coast termed as territorial water and resources
therein belong to the nation.
(a) 20 nautical miles (b) 25 nautical miles (c) 15 nautical miles (d) 12 nautical miles.

Q.4 What is the caricaturist trying to depict?

(a) These regimes were autocratic they were not ready to tolerate criticism and dissent.
(b) Against of Monarchy.
(c) Formation of constitution.
(d) None of these.

Q.5 Match the columns

Column A Column B
(a) National Defense (i) rural areas
(b) Education (ii) urban areas
(c) Local self-government (iii) State list
(d) Municipal Corporation (iv) Union list

Q.6 Which of the following statements is true about the Rowlett Act?
(a) It did not give the government powers to repress political activities.
(b) It did not allow the detention of political prisoners without trial for two years.
(c) It allowed the detention of political prisoners without trial for two years.
(d) Gandhiji decided to launch nationwide Satyagraha against the Rowlett Act in 1920.

Q.7 Complete the following table with correct information

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Choose correct option:

(a) A - Gujarat, B - Narmada (b) A - Punjab, B – Mahanadi
(c) A - Gujarat, B - Krishna (d) A - Telangana, B – Krishna
Q.8 Study the given pie-chart carefully and answer the questions that follow:

Which is the main source of credit for rural household in India?

(a) Commercial Banks (b) Landlords
(c) Relatives and Friends (d) Money-lenders

Q.9 Read the bar graph given below and find out which sector, as compared to 1973-74, has seen
maximum improvement in GDP contribution in the year 2013-2014.

(a) Secondary Sector (b) Equal Growth in all sectors

(c) Primary Sector (d) Tertiary Sector

Q.10 Complete the following table with the correct information.

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Choose correct option:

(a) A - Giuseppe Mazzini, B – 1255 (b) A - Johann Gutenberg, B - 1448
(c) A - Giuseppe Mazzini, B - 1455 (d) A - Johann Gutenberg, B – 1255

Q.11 What kind of change took place in 1993 in Belgium? Identify the correct option.
(a) The regional governments were given Constitutional powers that were no longer
dependent on the Central government.
(b) The regional governments were given Constitutional powers that were co-dependent with
Central government.
(c) The Constitutional powers were completely taken away from the Central government and
were given to the majority community.
(d) The Constitutional Powers were taken away from regional governments and were given
to the Central government.

Q.12 Identify the crop.

• It is a Kharif crop which requires temperature between 21°C to 27°C.
• It grows well in alluvial soil.
• In some states it is grown as Rabi crop.
Select the appropriate option from the following.
(a) Millets (b) Wheat (c) Sugarcane (d) Maize

Q.13 The earliest kind of print technology was developed in _______, Japan and Korea, which was
a system of hand printing.
(a) India (b) Britain (c) China (d) Germany

Q.14 Which of the following is not a type of conventional source of energy?

(a) Coal (b) Petroleum (c) Hydro energy (d) Nuclear energy

Q.15 Money-lenders usually demand a ‘security’ from the borrower. What is the formal word used
for the ‘security’, such as land, vehicle, livestock, building, etc.?
(a) Deposit (b) Collateral (c) Credit (d) Guarantee

Q.16 The real success of federalism in India can be attributed to:

(a) majoritarian measures adopted by India
(b) social and economic differences in our country
(c) the nature of democratic politic politics in our country
(d) the strong government at the centre

Q.17 Which of the following are perfectly matched?

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Q.18 Assertion: Men and women should be given equal rights.

Reason: Men are superior to women physically and emotionally.
(a) If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
(b) If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
(c) If the assertion is true but the reason is false.
(d) If both assertion and reason are false.
Q.19 Lavanya took a loan of `7 lakhs from the bank to purchase a car. The annual interest rate on
the loan is 10.5 per cent and the loan is to be repaid in 5 years in monthly installments. The
bank retained the papers of the new car as collateral, which will be returned to Lavanya only
when she repays the entire loan with interest.
Analyse the loan information given above, considering one of the following correct options:
(a) Deposit criteria (b) Terms of credit (c) Interest on loan (d) Mode of repayment

Q.20 Abhishek was giving a speech on one of the eminent personalities of India. During his
speech, he mentioned “The great leader joined active politics in 1930” and organised the
Depressed Classes Association to uplift the dalits and demanded separate electorates for
dalits and reservation of seats in educational institutions for them. With regard to your
knowledge, Abhishek has been referring to.
(a) Mahatma Gandhi (b) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
(c) Dr. B.R Ambedkar (d) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
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Section – B
Very Short Answer Questions 2x4=8

Q.21 Observe the given picture and identify the difference between the development goals of the
people living in the building and the people living in the kutcha houses next to them.

Q.22 When and where was Khilafat Committee formed? What was its objective?
Q.23 What do you mean by the term ‘gender division’?
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Q.24 State any two major differences between renewable and non-renewable resources.
OR
Name four important iron ore-producing states of India.

Section – C
Short Answer Questions 3x5=15

Q.25 Discuss rabi cropping season in India.

OR
Explain the important characteristics of Intensive Subsistence Farming.
Q.26 What is demand deposit? How does it share essential features of money?
Q.27 Identify any three local issues in which Gandhiji experimented his technique during the years
1917- 1918.
Q.28 Which feature of the Panchayati Raj do you like most and why?

Q.29 Study the table given below and answer the questions that follow:
People Depending on Formal Sector Credit in Urban Areas
Category Percentage of People
Poor households 15%
Households with few assets 47%
Well-off households 72%
Rich households 90%

1. Poor households’ share of formal credit in the urban areas is low as compared to that of
rich households. Why is it so?

2. Mention any one difficulty faced by the poor households in taking loan from a formal
sector.

Section – D
Long Answer Questions 5x4=20

Q.30 Write the difference between vertical division of power-sharing and horizontal division of
power- sharing.
OR
What do you mean by a political party? Describe the three components of a political party.

Q.31 Why do we need to expand formal sources of credit in India? Explain.

OR
Why do the rural borrowers depend on the informal sector of credit? What steps can be taken
to encourage them to take loans from the formal sources? Explain any two.

Q.32 How did the Civil Disobedience Movement come into force in various parts of the country?
Explain with examples.
OR
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How did the people belonging to different communities, regions or languages develop a
sense of collective belonging during the Indian freedom struggle?

Q.33 Why do we need to conserve our forests and wildlife resources? Explain reasons.

OR
How many types of forest are classified in India? Explain it.

Section – E
Case Based Questions 4x3=12

Q.34 Read the given extract and answer the following questions.
A second test for Indian federation is the language policy. Our Constitution did not give the
status of national language to any one language. Hindi was identified as the official language.
But Hindi is the mother tongue of only about 40 per cent of Indians. Therefore, there were
many safeguards to protect other languages. Besides Hindi, there are 21 other languages
recognised as Scheduled Languages by the Constitution. A candidate in an examination
conducted for the Central Government positions may opt to take the examination in any of
these languages. States too have their own official languages. Much of the government work
takes place in the official language of the concerned State. Unlike Sri Lanka, the leaders of our
country adopted a very cautious attitude in spreading the use of Hindi. According to the
Constitution, the use of English for the official purposes was stopped in 1965 . However, many
non-Hindi speaking States demanded that the use of English should continue. In Tamil Nadu,
this movement took a violent form. The Central Government responded by agreeing for the
use of English along with Hindi for official purposes. Many critics think that this solution
favoured the English-speaking elites. Promotion of Hindi continues to be the official policy of
the Government of India. Promotion does not mean that the Central Government can impose
Hindi on States where people speak a different language. The Flexibility shown by Indian
political leaders helped our country avoid the kind of situation that Sri Lanka finds itself in.

1) According to the Constitution, the use of English for official purposes would be stopped
in 1965. But even now all official communication are given in English also. Why?
2) Suppose the Central Government orders all the state governments that the medium of
instruction in schools should be Hindi. Is it constitutionally valid? Justify your answer.
3) It was proved that Sri Lanka lacked the political wisdom of adopting a proper Language
policy as the country had to face a civil war on the issue of language. What was the main
features of Sri Lankan language policy?

Q.35 Read the given extract and answer the following questions.
Mahatma Gandhi declared Vinoba Bhave as his spiritual heir. He also participated in
Satyagraha as one of the foremost satyagrahis. He was one of the votaries of Gandhi’s concept
of gram swarajya. After Gandhiji’s martyrdom, Vinoba Bhave undertook padyatra to spread
Gandhiji’s message covered almost the entire country. Once, when he was delivering a lecture
at Pochafnpalli in Andhra Pradesh, some poor landless villagers demanded some land for their
economic well-being. Vinoba Bhave could not promise it to them immediately but assured
them to talk to the Government of India regarding provision of land for them if they undertook
cooperative farming. Suddenly, Shri Ram Chandra Reddy stood up and offered 80 acres of
land to be distributed among 80 land-less villagers. This act was known as ‘Bhoodan’. Later
he travelled and introduced his ideas widely all over India. Some zamindars, owners of many
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villages offered to distribute some villages among the landless. It was known as Gramdan.
However, many land-owners chose to provide some part of their land to the poor farmers due
to the fear of land ceiling act. This Bhoodan-Gramdan movement initiated by Vinoba Bhave
is also known as the Blood-less Revolution.

(i) With what objective ‘Padyatra’ was started by Vinoba Bhave? 1

(ii) What is meant by Land Ceiling Act? 1
(iii) Analyse the reasons why Bhoodan-Gramdan movement is also known as the
Blood-less Revolution. 2

Q.36 Read the source given below and answer the questions that follow.
What we know today as Germany, Italy and Switzerland were divided into kingdoms, Duchies
and Cantons whose ruler had their autonomous territories. Eastern and Central Europe were
under autocratic monarchies within the territories of which lived diverse peoples. They did not
see themselves as sharing a collective identity or a common culture. Often, they even spoke
different languages and belonged to different ethnic groups. The Habsburg Empire that ruled
over Austria-Hungary, for example, was a patchwork of many different regions and peoples.
It included the Alpine regions-the Tyrol, Austria and the Sudetenland as well as Bohemia,
where the aristocracy was predominantly German speaking. It also included the Italian
speaking provinces of Lombardy and Venetia. In Hungary, half of the population spoke
Magyar while the other half spoke a variety of dialects. In Galicia, the aristocracy spoke Polish.
Besides these three dominant groups, there also lived within the boundaries of the empire, a
mass of subject peasant peoples Bohemians and Slovaks to the North, Slovenes in Carniola,
Croasts to the South and Roumans to the East in Transylvania. Such differences did not easily
promote a sense of political unity. The only tie binding these diverse groups together was a
common allegiance to the emperor.

1. What was the reason behind Germany, Italy and Switzerland not being a nation state? 1
2. Were there any nation - states in Europe till the mid-18th Century? How? 1
3. Describe the Habsburg Empire. 2

Section – F
Map Based Questions 2+3=5
Q.37 (a) Two places A and B have been marked on the given outline map of India.
Identify them on the map and write their correct names on the line drawn near them.
A. Jallianwala Bagh Incident
B. Calling of the Non-Cooperation Movement.
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(b) On the same outline map of India label any three of the following with suitable symbols.
1. A dam located in Mahanadi River.
2. Largest producer of tea in India.
3. A place where arid soil is found
4. A major sugarcane producing state.

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