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SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER-2
SOCIAL SCIENCE
Time allowed : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 80
NOTE:
(i) Please check that this question paper contains 37 questions.
(ii) Please write down the Serial Number of the question in the answer-book before attempting it.
(iii) 15 minutes time has been allotted to read this question paper. The students will read the question paper only and will not
write any answer on the answer-book during this period.
General Instructions:
Read the following instructions carefully and follow them:
(i) There are 37 questions in the question paper. All questions are compulsory.
(ii) This question paper is divided into six sections - A, B, C, D, E and F.
(iii) There is no overall choice in the question paper. However, an internal choice has been provided in few questions. Only one
of the choices in such questions have to be attempted.
SECTION - A
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (20 × 1 = 20)
1. Read the following excerpt and answer the question that follows:
On the 26th of January 1950, we are going to enter a life of contradictions. In politics we will have equality and in social and
economic life we will have inequality. In politics, we will be recognising the principle of one man one vote, and one vote
one value. In our social and economic life, we shall, by reason of our social and economic structure, continue to deny the
principle of one man one value. How long shall we continue to live this life of contradictions? How long shall we continue to
deny equality in our social and economic life? If we continue to deny it for long, we will do so only by putting our political
democracy in peril.
Who among the following gave this speech? 1
(a) Mahatama Gandhi (b) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
(c) Shyama Prasad Mukherjee (d) Jawahar Lal Nehru
2. What is the easternmost longitude of India? 1
(a) 97°25’N (b) 97°25’E (c) 97°25’W (d) 97°25’S
, 3. What was the impact of the First World War on Russia? 1
(a) Russia had lost about seven million soldiers.
(b) Its crops and buildings were destroyed badly.
(c) Heavy industrial loss created an acute food scarcity.
(d) All of the above
4. What is required for an election to be considered democratic? 1
(a) Only one candidate should be allowed
(b) Elections must offer a real choice and be free and fair
(c) Elections should be held once every two decades
(d) The ruling party should always win
5. ‘Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan’ is a significant step towards providing elementary education to all children in the age group of
……. 1
(a) 7-14 years (b) 6-12 years (c) 5-14 years (d) 6-14 years
6. In the question given below, there are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read the statements and
choose the correct option: 1
Assertion (A): Air temperature generally decreases from the Equator towards the Poles.
Reason(R): Due to the curvature of the Earth, the amount of Solar energy received varies according to latitude.
(a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
(b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
(c) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
(d) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.
7. What is a fundamental principle of democracy regarding voting rights? 1
(a) Only educated people should vote
(b) Each citizen must have one vote and each vote must have one value
(c) Voting should be based on wealth
(d) Voting rights should be given to a select few
8. Match the following Column-I with Column-II 1
Column-I Colum-II
A Minimum Support Price I Pre-announced price
B Public Distribution System II Ration shops
C The National Food Security Act III 2013
D Revamped Public Distribution System IV 1992
Options:
(a) A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV (b) A-II, B-I, C-IV, D-III (c) A-IV, B-I, C-III, D-II (d) A-III, B-IV, C-II, D-I
9. Match the following Column-I with Column-II 1
Column-I Column-II
A 20 April, 1889 I Adolf Hitler was born
B 1919 II The Nazi Party was formed
C 28 February, 1933 III The Reichstag fire decree (The first decree)
D 3 March, 1933 IV The Enabling Act was passed
Options:
(a) A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV (b) A-II, B-I, C-IV, D-III (c) A-IV, B-I, C-III, D-II (d) A-I, B-IV, C-II, D-III
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SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER-2
SOCIAL SCIENCE
Time allowed : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 80
NOTE:
(i) Please check that this question paper contains 37 questions.
(ii) Please write down the Serial Number of the question in the answer-book before attempting it.
(iii) 15 minutes time has been allotted to read this question paper. The students will read the question paper only and will not
write any answer on the answer-book during this period.
General Instructions:
Read the following instructions carefully and follow them:
(i) There are 37 questions in the question paper. All questions are compulsory.
(ii) This question paper is divided into six sections - A, B, C, D, E and F.
(iii) There is no overall choice in the question paper. However, an internal choice has been provided in few questions. Only one
of the choices in such questions have to be attempted.
SECTION - A
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (20 × 1 = 20)
1. Read the following excerpt and answer the question that follows:
On the 26th of January 1950, we are going to enter a life of contradictions. In politics we will have equality and in social and
economic life we will have inequality. In politics, we will be recognising the principle of one man one vote, and one vote
one value. In our social and economic life, we shall, by reason of our social and economic structure, continue to deny the
principle of one man one value. How long shall we continue to live this life of contradictions? How long shall we continue to
deny equality in our social and economic life? If we continue to deny it for long, we will do so only by putting our political
democracy in peril.
Who among the following gave this speech? 1
(a) Mahatama Gandhi (b) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
(c) Shyama Prasad Mukherjee (d) Jawahar Lal Nehru
2. What is the easternmost longitude of India? 1
(a) 97°25’N (b) 97°25’E (c) 97°25’W (d) 97°25’S
, 3. What was the impact of the First World War on Russia? 1
(a) Russia had lost about seven million soldiers.
(b) Its crops and buildings were destroyed badly.
(c) Heavy industrial loss created an acute food scarcity.
(d) All of the above
4. What is required for an election to be considered democratic? 1
(a) Only one candidate should be allowed
(b) Elections must offer a real choice and be free and fair
(c) Elections should be held once every two decades
(d) The ruling party should always win
5. ‘Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan’ is a significant step towards providing elementary education to all children in the age group of
……. 1
(a) 7-14 years (b) 6-12 years (c) 5-14 years (d) 6-14 years
6. In the question given below, there are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read the statements and
choose the correct option: 1
Assertion (A): Air temperature generally decreases from the Equator towards the Poles.
Reason(R): Due to the curvature of the Earth, the amount of Solar energy received varies according to latitude.
(a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
(b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
(c) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
(d) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.
7. What is a fundamental principle of democracy regarding voting rights? 1
(a) Only educated people should vote
(b) Each citizen must have one vote and each vote must have one value
(c) Voting should be based on wealth
(d) Voting rights should be given to a select few
8. Match the following Column-I with Column-II 1
Column-I Colum-II
A Minimum Support Price I Pre-announced price
B Public Distribution System II Ration shops
C The National Food Security Act III 2013
D Revamped Public Distribution System IV 1992
Options:
(a) A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV (b) A-II, B-I, C-IV, D-III (c) A-IV, B-I, C-III, D-II (d) A-III, B-IV, C-II, D-I
9. Match the following Column-I with Column-II 1
Column-I Column-II
A 20 April, 1889 I Adolf Hitler was born
B 1919 II The Nazi Party was formed
C 28 February, 1933 III The Reichstag fire decree (The first decree)
D 3 March, 1933 IV The Enabling Act was passed
Options:
(a) A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV (b) A-II, B-I, C-IV, D-III (c) A-IV, B-I, C-III, D-II (d) A-I, B-IV, C-II, D-III
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