CBSE Class-10 Exam 2018 : All India Scheme Question Paper, Social Science

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CBSE Class-10 Exam 2018 : All India Scheme

Question Paper (Social Science)

General Instructions :

(i) The question paper has 26 questions in all. All questions are compulsory.
(ii) Marks are indicated against each question.
(iii) Questions from serial number 1 to 7 are Very Short Answer type Questions. Each Question carries one mark.
(iv) Questions from serial number 8 to 18 are 3 marks questions. Answers of these questions should not exceed 80 words each.
(v) Questions from serial number 19 to 25 are 5 marks questions. Answers of these questions should not exceed 100 words each.
(vi) Question number 26 is a map question. It has two parts 26(A) and 26(B). 26(A) of 2 marks from History and 26(B) of 3 marks from Geography. After completion attach the map inside your answer book.
(vii) There is no overall choice. However, internal choice has been provided in some questions. You have to attempt only one of the alternatives in all such-questions.

CBSE Class-10 Exam 2018 : Social Science (Set -1)

1. Why were big European powers met in Berlin in 1885 ?
OR
Why were merchants from towns in Europe began to move countryside in seventeenth and eighteenth centuries ?
OR
Why did Charles Booth, a Liverpool ship owner conduct the first social survey of low skilled workers in the East End of London in 1887 ?

2. Why did the Roman Catholic Church impose control over publishers and booksellers ?
OR
Why do novels use vernacular ?
3. Classify resources on the basis of origin.
4. ‘A challenge is not just any problem but an opportunity for progress.’ Analyse the statement.
5. State any two goals of development other than income.
6. When we produce goods by exploiting natural resources, in which category of economic sector such activities come ?
7. Give any two examples of informal sector of credit.
8. Describe the impact of ‘Rinderpest’ on people’s livelihoods and local economy in Africa in the 1890s.
OR
Describe any three major problems faced by Indian cotton weavers in nineteenth century.
OR
Describe any three steps taken to clean up London during nineteenth century.

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CBSE Class-10 Exam 2018 : Social Science (Set -2)

General Instructions :

(i) The question paper has 26 questions in all. All questions are compulsory.
(ii) Marks are indicated against each question.
(iii) Questions from serial number 1 to 7 are Very Short Answer type Questions. Each question carries one mark.
(iv) Questions from serial number 8 to 18 are 3 marks questions. Answers of these questions should not exceed 80 words each.
(v) Questions from serial number 19 to 25 are 5 marks questions. Answers of these questions should not exceed 100 words each.
(vi) Question number 26 is a map question. It has two parts 26(A) and 26(B). 26(A) of 2 marks from History and 26(B) of 3 marks from Geography. After completion attach the map inside your answer book.
(vii) There is no overall choice. However, internal choice has been provided in some questions. You have to attempt only one of the alternatives in all such-questions.

1. ‘A challenge is not just any problem but an opportunity for progress.’ Analyse the statement.
2. Classify resources on the basis of origin.
3. Why did the Roman Catholic Church impose control over publishers and booksellers ?
OR
Why do novels use vernacular ?

4. Why were big European powers met in Berlin in 1885 ?
OR
Why were merchants from towns in Europe began to move countryside in seventeenth and eighteenth centuries ?
OR
Why did Charles Booth, a Liverpool ship owner conduct the first social survey of low skilled workers in the East End of London in 1887 ?
5. When we produce goods by exploiting natural resources, in which category of economic sector such activities come ?
6. Give any two examples of informal sector of credit.
7. State any two goals of development other than income.
8. Explain the three factors that are crucial in deciding the outcome of politics of social divisions.
9. Describe any three provisions of amendment made in ‘Indian Constitution’ in 1992 for making ‘Three-Tier’ government more effective and powerful.

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CBSE Class-10 Exam 2018 : Social Science (Set -3)

General Instructions :

(i) The question paper has 26 questions in all. All questions are compulsory.
(ii) Marks are indicated against each question.
(iii) Questions from serial number 1 to 7 are Very Short Answer type Questions. Each question carries one mark.
(iv) Questions from serial number 8 to 18 are 3 marks questions. Answers of these questions should not exceed 80 words each.
(v) Questions from serial number 19 to 25 are 5 marks questions. Answers of these questions should not exceed 100 words each.
(vi) Question number 26 is a map question. It has two parts 26(A) and 26(B). 26(A) of 2 marks from History and 26(B) of 3 marks from Geography. After completion attach the map inside your answer book.
(vii) There is no overall choice. However, internal choice has been provided in some questions. You have to attempt only one of the alternatives in all such-questions.

1. State any two goals of development other than income.
2. ‘A challenge is not just any problem but an opportunity for progress.’ Analyse the statement.
3. Give any two examples of informal sector of credit.
4. When we produce goods by exploiting natural resources, in which category of economic sector such activities come ?
5. Why did the Roman Catholic Church impose control over publishers and booksellers ?
OR
Why do novels use vernacular ?