Tamilnadu Board Class 10 Social Science Sample Papers 2005

Tamil Nadu State Board - Class X
Social Science
(Sample Paper)

Time Allowed: 2½ hours
Maximum Marks: 100

PART-A
General Instructions:

Note: Part - A consists of 30 questions.
1.AH the questions should be answered,
2.Each question carries one mark.(30 × 1 = 30 marks)
3.Choose the correct answer:

1.Sir William Hawkins belonged to
-Portugal
-Spain
-England
-France.

2.The Indian Space Research Organisation is situated at
-Bangalore
-New Delhi
-Hyderabad
-Chennai.

3.Rast-Goftar was a
-city
-newspaper
-king
-social movement.

4.Match the following:
A) Marco Polo 1.Sea route of india
B)Zamorfn 2.Persian Gulf
C) Port of Ormuz 3. Venice Merchant
D)Vasco da Gama 4.Ruler of Calicut.
Choose the correct answer:
A B C D
a)  3 4 2 1
b)  4 3 1 2
c)  1  4  2  3
d)  2  1  3 4

5.Match the following
A)Vlnoba Bhave 1.1953
B)Central Social Welfare Board 2.1986
C)Female Infanticide Act 3.Bhoodan Movement
D)New Education Policy 4.1961 Choose the correct answer:
A  B  C  D
a)  4  1  3  2
b)  3  1  4  2
c)  2  3  4  1
d)  1  4  2 3

6.Match the following ;
A)Vernacular Press Act 1,1881
B) Hunter's Commission 2.1904
C) Factories Act 3.1882
D) Indian University Act 4.1878
Choose the correct answer:
A B  C  D
a)  4  3  1  2
b)  2  1 4  3
c)  1  3  2 4
d)  3  4 2 1

7.Pick out the correct statement (only one statement is correct):
-Lord Ripon earned the title "Father of Local Self Government"
-Lord Curzon laid the foundation of the Punjab University
-Wellesley's Government passed the Indian Arms Act
-An Agricultural Research Institute was started at mumbai.

8.Pick out the correct statement ( only one statement is correct):
-The Revolt at Cawnpore was led by Rani Lakshmi Bai.
-During the time of the Great Revolt, the Governor General of India Canning
-Kunwar Singh was a teacher
-During the time of the Great Revolt, the Govener General of India was Ciive.

9.Pick out the correct statement ( only one statement is correct):
-Lord Wellesley is praised aa the Akbar of the English East India Company
-Thugs were active in South India
-Chanda Sahib was the son-ln-Iaw of Anwaruddin
-Hyder Ali was the son of a trader.

10.Pick out the correct statement ( only one statement is correct ):
-The first non-aligned conference was held at Belgrade
-The headquarters of SAARC is Cairo
-Apartheid was practised in China
-The Kargil war took piace in the year

11The world's largest dam is......................

12.Self-Help Groups are financially assisted by the Government through scheme.

13.The consists of -------------houses.

14.Now the Chief Justice of Supreme Court is......................

15.India has.....................citizenship only.

16.The Central Council of Ministers is headed by
-the Prime Minister
-the President
-the Vice-President
-the Deputy Prime Minister.

17.The office of the Election Commission of India is situated at
-Mumbai
-Chennai
-New Delhi
-Kolkata

18.Tenure of local bodies is
-three years
-six years
-four years
-five years.

19.The delta area in Tamil Nadu where Petroleum is found is
-Tamlrabarani
-Vaigai
-Kaveri
-Palaru.

20.According to the Census of 1991, India's population was
-406.3 million
-846.3 million
-1000 million
-400 million.

21.The map that helps us understand the flows between places is
-schedule
-graph
-flow map
-samples.

22.Match the following:
A)Rain-shadow Region 1.Kodagu Hills
B)Arid Region 2.Mussoorie
C)Summer Resort 3.Deccan Plateau
D)Thar Desert. 4.River Kaveri Choose the correct answer:
A  B  C  D
a)  3  4  2  1
b)  4  3  1  2
c)  2  4  1  3
d)  1  3  2 4

23.Match the following
A)Alluvium 1.Pulses
B)Black soil 2.Sunderban
C)Red soil 3.Paddy
D)Wetland vegetation 4.Cotton Choose the correct answer:
A  B  C  D
a)  3  2  1  4
b)  2  1  4  3
c)  3  4  1  2
d)  4  2  1 3

24.Match the following:
A)Chittaranjan 1.Cotton Textile Industry
B)Perambur 2. Iron and Steel Industry
C)Jamshedpur 3.Rail engine
D)Mumbai 4.Rail coaches Choose the correct answer:
A  B  C  D
a)  4  3  1 2
b)  3  4  2  1
c)  1  3  4  2
d)  2  4  1 3

25.Pick out the correct statement (only one statement is correct ):
-Sugarcane grows well in the black soil
-Wheat is the chief cash crop of India
-Spices grow in plenty in Kerala
-Kerala tops India in the cultivation of sugarcane.

26.Pick out the correct statement ( only one statement is correct):
-The most important source of energy in India is Gypsum
-Tiruppur is called the Manchester of Tamil Nadu
-Coimbatore is called the Manchester of India
-In the city of Nepanagar there is a newsprint industry.

27.Pick out the correct statement ( only one statement is correct):
-Most of India's exports are beverages
-Equatorial Rocket Launching Station Is at Thumba
-In 1955 a National Planning Commission was set up
-The main aim of eighth Five Year Plan was agricultural progress.

28.Pick out the correct statement (only one statement Is correct):
-The Headquarters of Southern Railway is at Madurai
-The Headquarters of South Central Railway is at Secunderabad
-The Headquarters of South Eastern Railway is at Mumbai
-The Headquarters of Western Railway is at Kolkata,

29......................is the backbone of a country's growth and development.

30.In the collection of data..................is an important activity.

PART-B
Note:
Select any four questions from History, any two from Civics and any four from Geography, Answer ten questions in all.
Answer each of the following questions briefly,
All questions carry equal marks.(10 × 2 = 20 marks)

HISTORY ( Answer any four questions )

31.Give a short note on Bartholomeu Dias.

32.What was the role of Rani Lakshmi Bai in the Great Revolt?

33.Bring out the services of Ramakrishna Mission.

34.Why did Gandhiji reject Cripps proposal?

35.What is meant by privatization?

36.Name the Member Countries of the SAARC.

HISTORY ( Answer any four questions )

31.Give a short note on Bartholomeu Dias.

32.What was the role of Rani Lakshmi Bai in the Great Revolt?

33.Bring out the services of Ramakrishna Mission.

CIVICS ( Answer any two questions )

37.How is the Vice-President elected in India?

38.What is Bye-election?

39.List out the three heads of the relations between the Centre and the states.

GEOGRAPHY ( Answer any four questions )

40.Write a short note on the Western Ghats

41.Define ‘Rain water harvesting’.

42.Write a short note on Millets.

43.What are the Minimum Levels of Learning?

44.How did the efforts of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru lead to Industrial Development?

45.Why are the Gangetic plains densely populated?

PART-C
Note: Answer all questions.
All questions carry equal marks,(6 × 5 = 30 marks)
Only one of the alternatives in each question should be answered.

46.a) How did the Portuguese establish their trading centres in India?
(or)
b)Enumerate the causes for the failure of the Revolt of 1857.

47.a) Estimate the growth of Science and Technology in India sine Independence. (or)
Describe the relations of India with neighbouring countries.

48.a] Explain the powers and functions of the President of India,
(or)
b)What are the powers and functions of the Election Commission of India?

49.a)How are the members of the Local bodies elected?
(or)
b) Write in detail about the voting right, voter identity card and the votl system.

50.a) How does the North-East Monsoon originate and blow?
(or)
b) Describe the methods of Paddy cultivation in Tamil Nadu.

51.a)Write an essay on the plans that made India an emerging Nation.
(or)
b)Describe any one of the Services in India.

PART-D
Note: Answer all questions.
All questions carry equal marks.(4 × 5 = 20 marks)

52.Mark the following places in the outline map of India and draw the boundaries of India and Pakistan in 1947:
a)Srinagar
b)Hyderabad
c)Bihar.

53.Draw a time-line chart for the following events:
a)Swadesi Movement
b)Lucknow Pact
c)Jalliaivwala Bag Massacre
d)Non-Cooperation Movement
e)Salt Satyagraha.

54.Show on the map of India Railway route from Chennai to Delhi with two railway stations in the route.
(or)
Show on the map of India Cotton Cultivation Regions.

55.Prepare a simple questionnaire for collecting information on the sanitation of the local area or the village.