DESIGN OF QUESTION PAPER SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER X - Social Science (THEORY)
Subject : Social Science Max. Marks : 80 Class : X Time : 3 Hours
- Weightages to form of Questions:
- Weightages to content:
Form of Question |
Marks |
Number of |
Serial number |
Total |
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each type |
Questions |
of Questions |
marks |
Very Short Answer (VSA) |
1 |
10 |
1 - 10 |
10 |
Short Answer (SA) |
3 |
8 |
11 - 18 |
24 |
Long Answer (LA) |
4 |
10 |
19 - 28 |
40 |
Map Question (MQ) |
2 and 4 |
2 |
(29) to (30) |
6 |
Total |
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30 |
1 to 30 |
80 |
(Chapter numbers of N.C.E.R.T. & C.B.S.E. Textbooks related to each unit are
given within brackets against each of themes)
UNIT I : India and the contemporary world II (History) 20 marks
1.1 Events and Process
Theme 1. Nationalism in Europe (Ch.1) } Any one 4 marks Theme 2. National Movement in Indo - China (Ch.2)
Theme 3. Nationalism in India (Ch.3) (compulsory) 4 marks
1.2 Economies and Livelihood
Theme Theme Theme |
4. Industrialization 1850 s - 1950s (Ch.5) 5. Urbanization and Urban lives (Ch.6)
6. Trade and Globalization (Ch.4) |
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Any Two |
6marks |
1.3 Culture, Identity and Society |
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Theme Theme |
7. Print culture and nationalism (Ch.7) 8. History of Novel (Ch.8) |
} |
( Any one) |
4marks |
1.4. Map Work (Based on Sub Units 1.1 to 1.3) 2marks
UNIT II India - Resources and their Development (Geography) 18 marks
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Resources (ch.1)
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Natural Resources (ch.1)
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Agriculture (ch.4)
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Water Resources (ch.3)
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Mineral Resources (ch.5)
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Power Resources (ch.5)
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Manufacturing Industries (ch.6)
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Transport, Communication and Trade (ch.7)
- Map work (Based on sub units 2.1 to 2.8)
5 marks
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6 marks
3 marks 4 marks
UNIT III : Democratic Politics II (Political Science) 18 marks
- Working of Democracy (ch.3 &4) 6 marks
- Power Sharing Mechanism in Democracy (ch.1&2) 4 marks
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Competition and Contestations in Democracy (ch .5 & 6) 4 marks
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Outcomes of Democracy (ch.7)
4 marks
3.5 Challenges to Democracy (ch.8)
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UNIT IV : Understanding Economics II 16 marks
- The Story of Development (ch.1) 1 mark
- Money and Financial System (ch.3) 4 marks
- The Role of Service Sector in Indian Economy (ch.2) 4 marks
- Globalisation (ch.4) 4 marks
- Consumer Awareness (ch.5) 3 marks
UNIT V : Disaster Management 8 marks
5.1 Tsunami (ch.2)
3 marks
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5.2 Safe Construction Practices (ch.5)
5.3 |
Survival Skills (ch.3) |
5.4 |
Alternative Communication SystemsDuring Disaster (ch.4) |
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3 marks |
5.5 |
Sharing Responsibility (ch.6) |
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2 marks |
3. |
Unit-wise Division of Questions |
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Unit no. and Title/subject |
Marks |
1 Mark Q. Number of Question Serial no. |
3marks Q. Number of QuestionSerial no. |
4marks Q. Number of QuestionSerial no. |
Map Question Number of Question Serial no. |
Total |
1. India and the Contemporary world II (History) |
20 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
11-13 |
2 |
19-20 |
1 |
29 (2marks) |
20(7) |
2. India Resources and their Development (Geog) |
18 |
3 |
2-4 |
1 |
14 |
2 |
21-22 |
1 |
30 (4marks) |
18 (7) |
3. Democratic Politics II (Civics) |
18 |
3 |
5-7 |
1 |
15 |
3 |
23-25 |
- |
- |
18 (7) |
4. Understanding Economics |
16 |
1 |
8 |
1 |
16 |
3 |
26-28 |
- |
- |
16(5) |
5. Disaster Management |
8 |
2 |
9-10 |
2 |
17-18 |
- |
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- |
- |
8(4) |
Total |
80 |
10 |
1-10 |
8 |
11-18 |
10 |
19-28 |
2 |
29-30 |
80(30). |
4. Weightage to difficulty level
Estimated Difficulty Level |
Percentage |
Unit -wise Marks I II III IV |
V |
Total |
Difficult (A) |
20% |
4 4 4 2 |
2 |
16 |
Average (B) |
50% |
10 10 8 8 |
4 |
40 |
Easy (C) |
30% |
6 4 6 6 |
2 |
24 |
Total |
100% |
20 18 18 16 |
8 |
80 |
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Scheme of Options: Internal choice to be provided in unit I only as specified
under weightage to content.
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Word and time limit for answers: Total time
- 1 mark questions : one word / one sentence each and time 2 mts.10x2 =20mts
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3 marks questions : 60-80 words each and time 6 mts.8x6 = 48mts
(iii) 4 marks questions : 80-100 words each and time 8 mts.10x8 = 80mts
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(iv)
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Map questions : Time 15 mts. 2 = 15mts Revision = 17mts 180 Mts / 3 Hrs.
7. List of Map Items for Class X Examination.
A.
History Outline Political Map of Europe (For identification only) Page.6: Europe after the Congress of Vienna 1815
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Sardinia 2. Kingdom of the two sicilies 3. Austrian Empire-Austria,Hungary and
Galicia 4. Portugal, 5. France 6. Spain 7. Ottoman Empire
- Kingdom of papal state -Rome.
Outline Political Map of Asia (For identification only) Page 47. Four states in Indo-China before the formation
of Republic of Vietnam
1. Laos, 2. Cambodia, 3. North and South Vietnam, and 4. Thailand
Outline Political Map of Africa
(For identification only)
Page 85. Map of Colonial Africa at the end of the 19th Century Colonies in Africa of the two powerful countries of Europe (i). British colonies :- 1 Egypt, 2. Anglo Egyptian Sudan, 3. Gold Coast,
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Nigeria 5. British East Africa, 6. Northern Rhodesia and
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Southern Rhodesia
(ii) French colonies :- 1. Morocco, 2. Algeria, 3.French West Africa, 4. French Equatorial
Africa, 5. Middle Congo and 6. Madagascar
Outline Political Map of India
Page 53, Nationalism in India - (1918 - 1930).
(i) For locating and labelling only
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Indian National Corgress Sessions :- Calcutta 1920, Madras,(1927) and Lahore
(1929)
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Important Centres of Indian National Movement (Non-cooperation and Civil Disobedience
Movement)
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Chauri Chaura (U.P.) calling off the NCM.
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Bardoli (Gujarat) no tax campaign
(iii) Dandi (Gujarat ) Civil Disobidience Movement.
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(iv)
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Champaran (Bihar) Movement of Indigo Planters
(v)
Amritsar (Punjab) Jallianwala Bagh Incident.
(ii) For identification only
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Main Centres of overseas trade in the Western coast and Eastern coast of India
(Page91): Goa, Surat, Madras, and Masulipatam
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Large - scale industrial regions in India, 1931 (Page 123) : Bangal, Bombay,
Madras, etc.
B. GEOGRAPHY |
Outline Political Map of India |
Chapter 1 : Resources and Development |
Identification only : Major soil Types. |
Chapter 3 : Water Resources |
Locating and Labelling - Dams: (1) Salal; (2) Bhakra Nangal; (3) Tehri; (4) Rana
Pratap |
Sagar; (5) Gandhi Sagar; (6) Sardar Sarovar; (7) Rihand; (8) Hirakud; |
(9) Ramagundam; (10) Nagarjuna Sagar; (11) Tungabhadra; (12) Koyna and |
(13) Periyar Dam |
Chapter : 5 Mineral and Energy Resources. |
Minerals : (Identification only) |
(I) |
Iron ore mines : Mayurbhanj, Durg, Bailadila, Bellary and Kudremukh |
(II) |
Bauxite mines : Koraput, Katni, Amarkantak and Bilaspur. |
(III) |
Manganese mines: Sundergarh, Balaghat, Shimoga and Nagpur |
(IV) |
Mica mines: Ajmer, Beawar, Nellore, Gaya and Hazaribagh. |
(V) |
Coal mines : Raniganj, Jharia, Bokaro, Talcher, Korba, Singrauli, Singareni and
Neyvali. |
(VI) |
Oil Fields : Digboi, Naharkatia, Mumbai High, Bassian, Kalol and Ankaleshwar.
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Power Plants:-(Locating and Lebelling only) |
(a) |
Thermal : Namrup, Loktak, Bongaigaon, Barauni,Harduaganj, Chandrapura, Korba,
Delhi, |
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Satpura, Bhusawal, Uran, Ramagundam, Vijaywada and Tuticorin. |
(b) |
Nuclear: Narora, Rawat Bhata, Kakrapara, Tarapur, Kaiga and Kalpakkam. |
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Chapter 6 Manufacturing Industries |
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Locating and Lebelling Only |
(1) |
Cotton Textile Industries : Mumbai, Pune, Aurangabad, Indore, Ahmedabad, Surat,
Agra, |
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Kanpur, Moradabad, Chennai, Coimbatore and Madurai. |
(2) |
Woollen Industry : Srinagar, Amritsar, Ludhiana, Panipat, Bikaner, Kanpur, Mirzapur
and |
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Jamnagar. |
(3) |
Silk Industry : Baramula, Anatnag, Srinagar, Murshidabad, Bankura, Kolar, Mysore
and |
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Bangalore. |
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(4)
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Iron and Steel Plants : Burnpur, Durgapur, Bokaro, Jamshedpur, Raurkela, Bhilai,
Vijaynagar, Bhadravati, Vishakhapatnam and Salem.
(5)
Software Technology Parks: Srinagar, Mohali, Noida, Jaipur, Gandhinagar, Indore,
Mumbai, Pune, Guwahati, Kolkata, Bhubaneshwar, Vishakhapatnam,
Hyderabad, Bangalore, Mysore, Chennai and Tiruvanantapuram.
Chapter 7 Lifelines of National Economy.
Identification Only : Golden Quadrilateral, North-South Corridor and East-West
Corridor. National Highways : NH-1, NH-2, NH-3, NH-5, NH-7, NH-8, NH-15 and NH-17
Locating and Labelling : Major Ports - Kandla, Mumbai, Jawahar Lal Nehru, Marmagao, New Mangalore, Kochi, Tuticorin, Chennai, Vishakhapatnam, Paradip, Haldia and
Kolkata. International Airports : Amritsar (Raja Sansi); Delhi (Indira Gandhi International); Mumbai (Chhatrapati Shivaji); Tiruvanantapuram (Nedimbachery); Chennai (Meenam Bakkam); Kolkata (Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose) and Hyderabad Note : Items of locating and labelling may also be given for identification.
Highlights of the Question Paper
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There are 5 folllowing prescribed textbooks in Social Science for class X. Unit
(1) : India and the Contemporary World - II (History) Published
by N.C.E.R.T. (T.B.1) Unit (2) : Contemporary India II (Geography)
Published by N.C.E.R.T. (T.B. 2) Unit (3) : Democratic Politics
II (Pol.Sc) - Published by N.C.E.R.T. (T.B. 3) Unit (4)
: Understanding Economic Development II - Published by N.C.E.R.T.
(T.B. 4) Unit (5) : Together Towards A Safer India - Part
III, a text book on Disaster Management for
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class - X - Published by CBSE (T.B. 5)
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There will be 30 questions including 1 map question from Unit 1 and 1map question
from unit 2.
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(a) Question no 29 will be the map question from unit 1 for 2 marks.
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Question no 30 will be the map question from unit 2 for 4 marks.
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For map question, list of map items is already given after the design at Sl.
No. 7.
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Question papers are to be set according to the design of the question paper.
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The following topics have been deleted in Contemporary India (Geography) Part
II:
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Chapter 2 - Forest and Wild life Resources
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In Chapter 4 - Food security (page 44) and impact of Globalization on Agriculture.
(page 46)
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Disaster Management is included in Unit 5 for 8 marks. Chapter 1 - Introduction
and Chapter 7 - Planning ahead of the CBSE ‘s Text book on
Disaster Management are not to be tested.
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Content of question papers and their marking schemes (Including outline of answers)
should adhere to the textbooks stated above.
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A new type of question has been introduced in Social Science. for Class X. This
may include source based questions from extracts ( Yellow
box in the Text Book), and interpretation of any illustration/pictures
given in the text book.
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