Please refer to Sample Paper Class 10 Social Science Term 1 Set E with solutions provided below. We have provided CBSE Sample Papers for Class 10 Social Science as per the latest paper pattern and examination guidelines for Standard 10 Social Science issued by CBSE for the current academic year. The below provided Sample Guess paper will help you to practice and understand what type of questions can be expected in the Class 10 Social Science exam.

CBSE Sample Paper Class 10 Social Science for Term 1 Set E

SECTION-A

1. In which of the following languages was a 33-volume dictionary published by the Grimm brothers?
(a) French
(b) Polish
(c) German
(d) Italian

2. Which of the following hardships was faced by Europe in the 1830s?
(a) Social
(b) Political
(c) Economic
(d) Ethical

3. Which of the following events took place in the first half of the 19th century in Europe?
(a) Increase in industries
(b) Increase in population
(c) Increase in death rate
(d) Spread of epidemic

4. Greece had been part of the Ottoman Empire since the __________ century.
(a) 14th
(b) 15th
(c) 16th
(d) 17th

5. How many elected representatives marched in the Frankfurt parliament to draft a constitution?
(a) 800
(b) 831
(c) 845
(d) 855

6. Which of the following is not the south German state joining with Prussia to form the German Empire?
(a) Baden
(b) Bavaria
(c) Wurttemberg
(d) Rhineland

7. Which of the following parts of Italy is ruled by the Pope?
(a) North
(b) Centre
(c) South
(d) West

8. Which of the following languages is forbidden to speak by the Scottish Highlanders?
(a) Gaelic
(b) French
(c) German
(d) Italian

9. Where is Pokharan located?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Bihar’

10. Which of the following processes does not reproduce renewable resources?
(a) Chemical
(b) Mechanical
(c) Physical
(d) Electrical

11. What is the full form of EEZ?
(a) Extra Economic Zone
(b) Exclusive Economic Zone
(c) Excluded Economic Zone
(d) Executive Economic Zone

12. In which of the following colours is the hydrated form of red soil found?
(a) Black
(b) Blue
(c) Yellow
(d) Orange

13. Which of the following is the most important renewable natural resource?
(a) Water
(b) Wind energy
(c) Soil
(d) Solar energy

14. ____________ soil is the result of intense leaching due to heavy rain.
(a) Laterite soil
(b) Red soil
(c) Black soil
(d) Forest soil

15. Which of the following restricts erosion?
(a) Commercial agriculture
(b) Plantation
(c) Intensive agriculture
(d) Terrace cultivation

16. Which of the following events is associated with the village of Sukhomajri?
(a) Land degradation
(b) Soil erosion
(c) Reverse land degradation
(d) Water pollution

17. • It is loamy and silty in valley sides and coarse-grained in the upper slopes.
• In the snow-covered areas of the Himalayas, these soils experience denudation and are acidic with low humus content.
• The soils found in the lower parts of the valleys particularly on the river terraces and alluvial fans are fertile.
Which soil is it?
(a) Black soil
(b) Red soil
(c) Forest soil
(d) Laterite soil

18. Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm became active in liberal politics, especially the movement for freedom of the _____________.
(a) Press
(b) Privacy
(c) Speech
(d) Expression

19. Which of the following bodies is created to conduct panchayat and municipal elections?
(a) Competition Commission of India
(b) State Election Commission
(c) Census Commission
(d) Union Public Service Commission

20. Which of the following is not the name of the same body?
(a) Panchayat Samiti
(b) Block
(c) Mandal
(d) Gram panchayat

21. Which of the following is known as the political head of a municipal corporation?
(a) Mayor
(b) Chairperson
(c) Governor
(d) Sarpanch

22. Which of the following is responsible for measuring GDP?
(a) Central Government Ministry
(b) State Government
(c) Finance Ministry
(d) Ministry of Communications

23. Which of the following is the most important sector in terms of total production?
(a) Service sector
(b) Primary sector
(c) Secondary sector
(d) Tertiary sector

24. The idea of power-sharing has emerged in opposition to the notions of undivided ____________power.
(a) Economic
(b) Social
(c) Political
(d) Technological

SECTION-B

25. Which of the following is the correct pH of the soil shown in the given image?
(a) pH = 6
(b) pH > 6
(c) pH < 6
(d) pH > 8

26. Assertion (A): We need newer ways of looking at development using indicators of quality of life and environmental sustainability.
Reason (R): The income method, though useful, has several weaknesses.
(a) Both, A and R, are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both, A and R, are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) If A is true but R is false.
(d) If A is false but R is true.

27. Which of the following were the reasons to protest at Sardar Sarovar Dam on Narmada River?
(a) Height of the dam
(b) The material used in the dam
(c) Illegal encroachment of land
(d) Cutting down of the forest

28. (i) It is very important to keep in mind that different persons could have different as well as conflicting notions of a country’s development.
(ii) The developmental goals that people have are not only about better income but also other important things in life.
(iii) Similarly, for development, people look at a mix of goals.
Which of the following statements are correct?
(a) (i) and (ii)
(b) (ii) and (iii)
(c) (i) and (iii)
(d) (i), (ii) and (iii)

29. Usually we take ___________ important characteristics of persons and compare them based on these characteristics.
(a) Only one
(b) One or more
(c) Two or more
(d) Only two

30. • In an economy, there could be one or more sectors that are dominant in terms of total production and employment, while other sectors are relatively small in size.
• Economic activities, though, are grouped into three different categories, are highly interdependent.
Which of the following is not the category/sector of economic activities?
(a) Primary
(b) Secondary
(c) Tertiary
(d) Complementary

31. Assertion (A): The values of goods and services should be used rather than adding up the actual numbers.
Reason (R): It seems impossible to produce so many thousands of goods and services.
(a) Both, A and R, are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both, A and R, are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) If A is true but R is false.
(d) If A is false but R is true.

32. Which of the following must be included to calculate the production of goods and services?
(a) Primary goods
(b) Final goods and services
(c) Common goods
(d) Public goods

33. In jurisdiction, the area may be defined in terms of __________boundaries or terms of certain kinds of subjects.
(a) Geographica
l (b) Economical
(c) Political
(d) Social

34. Which of the following causes is responsible for the problems faced in Sri Lanka and Belgium?
(a) Poverty
(b) Population
(c) Illiteracy
(d) Diversity

35. Suppose the Government of Sikkim plans to introduce new textbooks in its schools. But the Union Government does not like
the style and content of the new textbooks.
Which of the following must be asked to get permission by the Sikkim government?
(a) Union government
(b) No need to take permission
(c) Lok Sabha
(d) Rajya Sabha

36. Which of the following names of the states did not change after 1947?
(a) Hyderabad
(b) Madras
(c) Mysore
(d) Lucknow

37. A candidate in an examination conducted for the Central Government positions may opt to take the examination in any
________ languages.
(a) 20
(b) 21
(c) 22
(d) 23

38. Assertion (A): There is a need for power-sharing within the states such as Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra.
Reason (R): The internal structure of these states is very complex.
(a) Both, A and R, are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both, A and R, are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) If A is true but R is false.
(d) If A is false but R is true.

39. Which of the following is not the basis of the classification of resources?
(a) Origin
(b) Exhaustibility
(c) Ownership
(d) Available amount

40. In which of the following was Ireland divided?
(a) Catholics
(b) Protestants
(c) Peasants
(d) (a) and (b)

41. Assertion (A): The rebellious nationalities in the Balkans thought of their struggles as attempts to win back their long-lost
independence.
Reason (R): The Balkan peoples based their claims for independence or political rights on nationality and used history to
prove that they had once been independent but had subsequently been subjugated by foreign powers.
(a) Both, A and R, are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both, A and R, are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) If A is true but R is false.
(d) If A is false but R is true.

42. When did industrialisation begin in France?
(a) 16th century
(b) 17th century
(c) 18th century
(d) 19th century

43. (i) Following the defeat of Napoleon in 1815, European governments were driven by a spirit of conservatism.
(ii) Most conservatives, however, did not propose a return to the society of pre-revolutionary days.
(iii) Rather, they realised, from the changes initiated by Napoleon, that modernisation could strengthen traditional institutions
like the monarchy.
Which of the following statements is incorrect about conservatism?
(a) (i) and (ii)
(b) (ii) and (iii)
(c) (i) and (iii)
(d) (i), (ii) and (iii)

44. Which of the following did not defeat Napoleon in 1815?
(a) Britain
(b) Prussia
(c) Austria
(d) Poland

45. From which empire did Greece gain independence?
(a) Hapsburg Empire
(b) Ottoman Empire
(d) Austria-Hungry Empire
(d) Roman Empire

46. Who claimed that true German culture was to be discovered among the common people?
(a) Johann Gottfried Herder
(b) Voltaire
(c) John Locke
(d) Denis Diderot

SECTION-C
PASSAGE-1

Other Romantics such as the German philosopher Johann Gottfried Herder (1744-1803) claimed that true German culture was to be discovered among the common people – das volk. It was through folk songs, folk poetry and folk dances that the true spirit of the nation (volksgeist) was popularised. So collecting and recording these forms of folk culture was essential to the project of nationbuilding. The emphasis on vernacular language and the collection of local folklore was not just to recover an ancient national spirit, but also to carry the modern nationalist message to large audiences who were mostly illiterate. This was especially so in the case of Poland, which had been partitioned at the end of the eighteenth century by the Great Powers – Russia, Prussia and Austria. Even though Poland no longer existed as an independent territory, national feelings were kept alive through music and language. Karol Kurpinski, for example, celebrated the national struggle through his operas and music, turning folk dances like the polonaise and mazurka into nationalist symbols. Language too played an important role in developing nationalist sentiments. After the Russian occupation, the Polish language was forced out of schools and the Russian language was imposed everywhere. In 1831, an armed rebellion against Russian rule took place which was ultimately crushed. Following this, many members of the clergy in Poland began to use language as a weapon of national resistance.

47. Which of the following did not popularise the culture?
(a) Folk songs
(b) Folk poetry
(c) Folk dance
(d) Folk dress

48. Which of the following reasons is correct to collect and record the various forms of folk culture?
(a) To widespread pauperism in town and country
(b) To complete the project of nation-building
(c) To recover an ancient national spirit
(d) To use language as a weapon of national resistance

49. Which of the following are the correct reasons to emphasise vernacular language?
(a) To recover an ancient national spirit
(b) To carry the modern nationalist message to large audiences who were mostly illiterate
(c) To unify the numerous German-speaking principalities
(d) (a) and (b)

50. Which of the following countries did not divide Poland?
(a) Russia
(b) Prussia
(c) Great Britain
(d) Austria

51. Which of the following languages was thrown away from the schools?
(a) German
(b) Polish
(c) Italian
(d) Russian

52. Which of the following ways is used by Karol Kurpinski to celebrate the national struggle?
(a) Operas
(b) Language
(c) Music
(d) Folk dance

PASSAGE-2

We have shared our land with the past generations and will have to do so with the future generations too. Ninety-five per cent of our basic needs for food, shelter and clothing are obtained from the land. Human activities have not only brought about the degradation of the land but have also aggravated the pace of natural forces to cause damage to the land. Some human activities such as deforestation, overgrazing, mining and quarrying too have contributed significantly to land degradation. Mining sites are abandoned after excavation work is complete leaving deep scars and traces of over-burdening. In the states of Punjab, Haryana, western Uttar Pradesh, over-irrigation is responsible for land degradation due to waterlogging leading to an increase in salinity and alkalinity in the soil. The mineral processing like grinding of limestone for cement industry and calcite and soapstone for ceramic industry generate huge quantity of dust in the atmosphere. It retards the process of infiltration of water into the soil after it settles down on the land. In recent years, industrial effluents as waste have become a major source of land and water pollution in many parts of the country.

53. How much percentage of our basic needs is obtained from land?
(a) 60%
(b) 75%
(c) 80%
(d) 95%

54. Which of the following is not responsible for land degradation?
(a) Human activities
(b) Afforestation
(c) Terrace farming
(d) Conservation tillage

55. Which of the following states does not face the problem of land degradation due to over irrigation?
(a) Western Uttar Pradesh
(b) Punjab
(c) Harayana
(d) Madhya Pradesh

56. Which of the following is not the source of a huge quantity of dust in the atmosphere?
(a) Limestone for cement industry
(b) Calcite for ceramic industry
(c) Soapstone for ceramic industry
(d) Textile industry

57. Which of the following is the major source of land and water pollution in many parts of the country?
(a) Industrial effluents
(b) Agricultural waste
(c) Household waste
(d) Automobile waste

58. Which of the following human activities responsible for land degradation is not mentioned in the given paragraph?
(a) Deforestation
(b) Overgrazing
(c) Mining
(d) Gardening

59. Which of the following dams is marked A on the given map?
(a) Sardar Sarovar Dam
(b) Tehri Dam
(c) Dhauli Ganga Dam
(d) Polavaram Dam

60. On the map, B is marked as a major bajra producing state. Identify it from the following options.
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Arunachal Pradesh
(c) Jharkhand
(d) Tamil Nadu