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Sample Question Paper
Social Science

Std - X Score - 100
Time : 2½ hrs
Social Science
Instructions
Answer all the questions
Write the answers after clearly unerstanding the instructins for each question
The score for each question is given against it.
1. 'The Suez Canal Crisis' considerably raised the reputation and influence of the Soviet Union in the international political arena". How do you react to this statement? (4)
2. Imagine that the Government of Kerala prepares a scheme to convert sea water into fresh water. Sea water distillation and electrodialysis are the two purification processes currently being used.
Which one of these process will you recommend? Why? (5)

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3. "The defect and contradictions of capitalism caused the rise of labour organisation". Find out the facts which lend credence to this statement. (4)
4. Having reached a particular place during a sightseeing tour Ramu said to his friend, "This area lies on the plate margin". On what basis did Ramu reach this conclusion? (4)
5. "The foreign policy of India is not foreign. It is totally Indian in every respect and is rooted in Indian realities". In the light of this statement make a comparison of the various aspects of India's relations with the United States and the Soviet Union. (4)
6. (a) Can the third and sixth photos in a series of aerial photos be termed a stereopair? Justify your answer.
(b) Aerial Remote Sensing is not widely used now a days. Does this fact show that the world of science is losing interest in Remote sensing? Access this statement. (5)
7. How far does the privatisation trend in new economic policy agree with Jawaharlal Nehru's view that strategic industrial enterprises should be owned by the Government? Justify your answer. (4)
13. Analyse the reasons for the fall in food production and the increase in the production of cash crops in Kerala during the colonial era. (4)
14. India's public debt is going up day-by-day. Examine how far the following factors have contributed to this trend.
Foreign trade
Population increase
State welfare activities
Defence
OR
It was decided to conduct a census in order to prepare a detailed plan for the development of your panchayat. What are the items of information to be collected for this purpose? Prepare a suitable survey form to collect the necessary data. (8)
15. Evaluate the circumstances which led to the cold war between the Soviet Union and the United States, who were on the same side in the first and second world wars and who reached understanding in matters of strategically important international issues. (4)
21. Examine how the absence of a centralised government led to the creation of several layers of power structure in Medieval Kerala. (4)
22. A vehicle having a value of Rs.3,00,000 was used for a period of one year. An income of Rs.1,00,000 was earned through its use. The vehicle was sold for Rs.2,35,000 after a years use. Based on the above statement answer the following questions.
(a) How much is the gross income?
(b) Calculate the net income
(c) How much is the depreciation? (3)

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