CLASS X SOCIAL SCIENCE
LESSON N0- 1 RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
1. In which of the following states is overgrazing responsible for land degradation?
(a) Jharkhand and Orissa
(b) Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan
(c) Punjab and Haryana
(d) Kerala and Tamil Nadu
2. Which one of the following soil is ideal for growing cotton?
(a) Regur Soil
(b) Laterite Soil
c) Desert Soil
(d) Mountainous Soil
3. Which among the following is a type of resources classified on the basis of exhaustibility?
(a) Biotic and abiotic
(b) Renewable and non renewable
(c) National and individual
(d) Potential and reserves
4. How much desired area is required for forest in our country?
(a) 16%
(b) 20%
(c) 23.2%
(d) 28%
5. Which of the following method will not help in soil conservation
(a) Contour ploughing
(b) Strip cropping
(c) Creating shelter belts
(d) Ploughing up and down the slopes
6. ‘Laterite’ has been derived form the Greek word ‘later’ which means :
(a) Mountain
(b) Brick
(c) Rock
(d) Ston
7. Resources which are surveyed and their quantity and quality have been determined for
utilisation are known as :
(a) Potential resources
(b) Stock
(c) Developed resources
(d) Reserves
8. How can the resources be classified on the basis of their origin?
(a) Biotic and Abiotic (b) Renewable and Non-renewable
(c) Individual and Community (d) Potential and Reserves
9. When running water cuts through clayey soils and makes deep channels, they lead to :
(a) Gully erosion (b) Sheet erosion
(c) Deforestation (d) Afforestation
10. Which one of the following states has mostly laterite soil?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Bihar
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Meghalaya
11. Which one of the following is a Biotic Resource
(a) Land
(b) Water
(c) Human beings
(d) Rocks
12. Which one of the following is not the community owned resource?
(a) Grazing grounds
(b) Burial grounds
(c) Village ponds
(d) Privately owned house
13. Which one of the following is not an Abiotic Resource?
(a) Metals
(b) Rocks
(c) Machines
(d) Horses
14. Which one of the following is not a ‘Biotic Resource’?
(a) Flora and Fauna
(c) Fisheries
(b) Rocks
(d) Livestock
15. Which one of the following is an example of Biotic resource?
(a) ROCK
(b) IRON
(c) GOLD
(d) ANIMAL
SHORT QUESTIONS
1. Distinguish between potential resource and stock with the help of examples.
2. What does the term ‘sustainable economic development’ mean? How can we eradicate
irrational consumption and over-utilisation of resources?
3. List the problems caused due to indiscriminate use of resources by human beings.
4. What are the different factors that determine land use? What type of relief covers most of
India’s land? How is it used?
5. Why does the pattern of net sown area vary from one state to another?
6. Which type of soil is ideal for growth of cotton? What are the main characteristics of this
type of soil? Name some areas where they are found.
7. Analyse the four main factors which help in the formation of soil
ASIGNMENT SOCIAL SCIENCE
CLASS X ECONOMICS
LESSON N0-1 DEVELOPMENT
1. What is meant by sustainability of development? Give its features.
2. What are the limitations of per capita income as an index of economic development?
3. What is the main criterion used by the World Bank in classifying different countries? What
are the limitations of this criterion, if any?
4. What does human development mean? Besides income what are other factors of human
development?
5. What is meant by sustainable development? Explain it by taking the case study ot water?
6. Define Per Capita Income.
7. In what respect is the critierion used by UNDP for measuring development different from
the one used by the World Bank.
8. Why are public facilities needed for the development of the country? Explain any four
public facilities.
9. What are the basic criteria used for comparing an underdeveloped countries with
developed one ?
10. What do you mean by Human Development Index? What are its three components?
11. What do you mean by public facilities? Whay are they important? Name two public
facilities available in India?
12.What is the different in the criterion used by the World Bank and that of UNDP for
measuring development? Which do you think is the better method any why?
13. How does the World Bank classify different countries? Is it an adequate indicator?
14. What do you understand by sustainability of development? What are scientists’ views on
sustainability of development? What can be done to make development sustainable?
15. What is development? What are the two aspects of development?
ASIGNMENT SOCIAL SCIENCE
CLASS X CIVICS
LESSON N0-1 POWER SHARING
QUESTIONS FROM CBSE EXAMINATION PAPERS
The principal of majoritarianism led to a civil war in : .
(a) Sri Lanka (b) Britain (c) India (d) Belgium
2. The headquarters of the European Union is located in : .
(a) Berlin (b) London (c) Brussels (d) Masco
3. Community Government is : .
(a) A general government for the entire country
(b) A government in which different soical groups are given the power to handle the affairs
related to their communities
(c) A social division based on shared culture (
d) A government which literally means “rule by the people”
4. Which is not one of the benefits of power sharing? .
(a) Reduces the possibility of conflicts between social groups
(b) Ensures political stability in the long run
(c) All political parties get their expected share
(d) It upholds the spirit of democracy
5. In Sri Lanka, the democratically elected government adopted a series of which measures to
establish Sinhala supremacy? .
(a) Community Government (b) Federal Government
(c) Majoritarian Government (d) Prudential Government
6. Power sharing is good because: .
(a) It increases the conflict between social groups
(b) It ensures the instablity of political order
(c) It reduces the possibility of conflict between social groups
(d) It leads to violence
7. In which one of the following year Sri Lanka emerged as an independent country? .
(a) 1947 (b) 1948 (c) 1948 (d) 1950
8. Which one of the following systems of power sharing is called checks and balances? .
(a) Horizontal distribution of powers (b) Federal division of powers (c) Separation of powers
(d) Power shared among different levels of government.
9. How many times the constitution of Belgium was amended between 1970 and 1993? .
(a) Two Times (b) Three Times (c) Five Times (d) Four Times
10. ‘Sri Lankan Tamil’ refers to which of the following? [2010(T-1)]
(a) Tamil Muslim (b) Tamil native of the country (c) Tamil whose forefathers came from India
in the colonial period (d) Tamil Hindu
11. Which of the following languages is not spoken in Belgium? .
(a) French (b) Dutch (c) Danish (d) German
12. When different parties share power to form a government it is called? .
(a) Majoritarian (b) Federal (c) Community (d) Coalition
13. Which of the following was not a provision of the Act of 1956 passed in Sri Lanka? .
(a) Sinhala was recognised as the only official language (b) Buddhism was to be prot
14. Power can be shared in modern democracies in the following ways : .
(a) Among different organs of the government (b) Among various levels (c) Among different
social groups (d) All the above
15. Which of the following is an example of horizontal sharing of power? .
(a) Power sharing between different states
(b) Power sharing between different organs of the government
(c) Power sharing between different levels of the government
(d) Power sharing between different political parties
16. Which one of the following communities constituted majority in Brussels? .
(a) French Speaking (b) Dutch Speaking
(c) German Speaking (d) None of them
17. In the city of Brussels
(a) 80% people speak French while 20% speak Dutch
(b) 80% people speak Dutch while 20% speak French
(c) 80% people speak German while 20% speak French
(d) 80% people speak German while 20% speak Dutch
18. Which of the following statements is not true?
(a) In Belgium, leaders realised that unity of the country is possible only by sharing power
(b) In Sri Lanka, the majority community wants to force domination over others
(c) In Sri Lanka, the demand for more autonomy to provinces populated by Tamils has been
granted
(d) Division of Belgium along linguistic lines was averted due to power sharing
19. Choose the correct alternative Horizontal distribution of power is ..........
(a) Sharing of power among different social groups (b) Sharing of power among different of
organs of government (c) Sharing of power among governments at different levels (d) Sharing
of power among political parties and pressure groups
20. Who elects the community government in Belgium? .
(a) People belonging to one language community only
(b) By the leader of Belgium
(c) The citizens of the whole country
(d) The community leaders to Belgium
21. In which one of the following countries principle of majoritiatianism led to civil war?
(a) Pakistan (b) Sri Lanka
(c) Belgium (d) India
22. Division of powers between higher and lower levels of government is called
(a) horizontal distribution (b) parallel distribution
(c) vertical division (d) diagonal division
23. Which two languages are generally spoken in Belgium? .
(a) French and English (b) Dutch and
c) French and Dutch (d) Dutch and Sinhala
24. Which one of the following is not a valid reason for power sharing?
(a) for majoritarianism
b) being part and parcel of democracy
(c) to reduce tensions
(d) for political stability
25. The Government in which power is shared by two or more political parties, is known as
(a) Community Government
(b) Unitary Government
(c) Federal Government
(d) Coalition Government
ASIGNMENT SOCIAL SCIENCE
CLASS X HISTORY
LESSON N0-3 NATIONALISM IN INDIA
1. Why did Gandhiji decide to launch a nationwide Satyagraha against the proposed Rowlatt
Act 1919? Explain any three reasons. [2010]
2. Discuss the importance of Khilafat Movement in India.
3. What was the programme outlined by the Congress before launching the Non-Cooperation
Movement?
4. Why is the Chauri Chaura incident so important in the history of the national movement?
5. Why did Gandhiji begin the Salt March? How did it affect the national movement?
6. Give reasons why the Dalits and the Muslims did not support Civil Disobedience
Movement.
7. Why did Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt throw a bomb in the Legislative Assembly?
Explain the reasons.
8. The business class and industrialists first supported the Civil Disobedience Movement and
then lost interest in it after 1932. Give reasons for this change of attitude.
9. Write a short note on the peasant movement in Awadh during the Non-Cooperation
Movement.
10. Discuss the grievances of the working class in India.
MCQ:
1. In which movement did Gandhi see an opportunity to bring Muslims under the umbrella of
a unified national movement : [2011 (T-2)]
(a) the oppressive plantation system in Champaran movement.
(b) A satyagraha movement to support the peasant of the Kheda district of
(c) A nationwide satyagraha against the proposed Rowlatt Act of 1919.
(d) A non-cooperation movement in support of Khilafat as well as Swaraj.
2. Which pact resolved the issue of separate electorates for dalits between Gandhi and
Ambedkar in 1932? [2011 (T-2)]
(a) Lucknow pact (b) Nagpur pact 6 (c) Poona pact (d) Surat pact
3. Which was the main cause for boycotting foreign goods during Non-Coopeartion
Movement ?
(a) A symbol of western economic and cultural dominations.
(b) A symbol of foreign rule.
(c) A symbol of western political domination.
(d) A symbol of oppressive rule.
4. Which of the following was the cause for business classes to participate in Civil
Disobedience Movement ?
(a) To buy foreign goods without any restrictions
(b) To sell Indian goods without any restrictions.
(c) Protection against import of foreign goods.
(d) To export their goods.
5. Which one of the following is not true regarding the impact of the First World War on India
?
(a) Defence expenditure resulted in increased taxes.
(b) Forced recruitment of soldiers was introduced in the villages
(c) Income tax was introduced and custom duties increased.
(d) The hardships ended with the war as the British introduced the Rowlatt Act.
6. Which one of the following is not true regarding the Jallianwalla Bagh incident ?
(a) It took place on 10th April 1919
b) Satyagrahis were forced to rub their noses on the ground and crawl on the streets.
(c) Ist aim was to create a ‘moral effect’ an the minds of the satyagrahis
(d) Its aim was to create a feeling of terror and
7. Which one of the following is not true regarding the Rowlatt Act ?
(a) It barred Indians from carrying weapons and arms.
(b) It allowed detention of political prisoners without trial, for two years.
(c) Its aim was to give power to the government to repress political activities.
(d) It was passed by the Imperial Legislative Councils inn1919.
8. Which one of the following is not true regarding the Khilafat Movement ?
(a) It aimed at bringing the Hindus and Muslims together in the Non-cooperation Movement.
(b) It aimed at defending the Ottoman emperor’s temporal powers.
(c) Muhammad Ali and Shaukat Ali led the movement in India.
(d) It resulted in the restoration of the power of the Khilafat of Turkey.
9. Why did the rich peasant community actively participate in the Civil Disobedience
movement ? Choose the most appropriate answer from the following :
(a) Failure of talks in the 2nd round table conference
(b) The Government’s refusal to reduce the revenue
c) Khadi cloth was more expensive than mill cloth (d) Racial discrimination
10. Which one of the following leaders headed Abadh Kisan Sabha ?
(a) Jawahar lal Nehru (b) Mahtma Gandhi (c) Subhash Chandra Bose (d) Moti lal Nehru
11. Which one of the following statements is not in the with the basic concept of
‘Satyagraha’? ]
(a) Emphasis on the power of truth. (b) Emphasis on the need to restrain oneself.
(c) Emphasis on on-violence. (d) Emphasis on enduring the British dominance.
12. Which one of the following was the main reason behind the start of the NonCooperation
Movement in 1920 ?
(a) To fulfil the demand for Swaraj.
(b) To oppose the arrival of Prince of Wales.
(c) To surrender the titles vested by British.
(d) To Boycott the civil services, army, police, courts and legislative councils.
13. The event that marked the beginning of the Civil Disobedience Movement was :
(a) The demand for Poorna Swaraj of 1929
b) The independence day pledge of 1930
(c) The violation of Salt Law in 1930
(d) All of these
14. In 1916, Gandhiji travelled to Champaran in Bihar to inspire the peasant to struggle
against the :
(a) Upper caste people
c) Oppressive plantation system
(b) Landless agriculture labourers
(d) None of them