CBSE Class 10 Social Science Question Paper SA 1 2011 (1)

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SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT –I (2011)

SOCIAL SCIENCE

Class – X

1. People‟s livelihoods and local economy of which one of the following was badly affected by the disease named „Rinderpest‟ ?

       (a) Asia                  (b) Europe  

       (c) Africa                (d) South America

The person who got people from village, ensured them jobs, helped them settle in cities and provided them money in times of need was known as :

       (a) Stapler              (b) Fuller

       (c) Gomastha          (d) Jobber 

OR

Who developed the priniciple of Garden city ?

       (a) Thomas Hardy      (b) Charles Dickens  

       (c) Charles Booth       (d) Ebenezer Howard

2. Who among following discovered the continent of America ?

       (a) Vasco – Da - Gama        (b) Ferdinand Megelan  

       (c) Christopher Columbus     (d) Copernicus 

 OR

When was the first cotton mill established in Bombay ?

       (a) 1854               (b) 1853

       (c) 1862               (d) 1865 

OR

Which of the following European power was the first to establish its control over Bombay ?

       (a) British              (b) French

       (c) Portuguese       (d) Dutch 

3.Which one of the following is the oldest printed Japanese book ?

       (a) Sutta Pitaka      (b) Diamond Sutra

       (c) Maha Vamsa     (d) Dipa Vamsa 

OR

Which Hindi novel by Prem Chand does tell the story of Indian peasantry through the characters of „Hori‟ and his wife „Dhania‟ ?

       (a) Godan                (b) Gaban  

       (c) Sewasadan         (d) Rang Bhoomi 

4. “Printing is the ultimate gift of God and the greatest one”-who spoke these words ?

       (a) Johann Gutenberg          (b) New Comen

       (c) Mahatma Gandhi            (d) Martin Luther 

OR

Which of the following novels was not written by Charles Dickens ?

       (a) Oliver Twist                 (b) Hard Times

       (c) Pickwick papers          (d) Germinal 

5. Resources which are surveyed and their quantity and quality have been determined for utilisation are known as :

       (a) Potential resources        (b) Stock

       (c) Developed resources      (d) Reserves

6. Which one of the following is NOT considered a sacred tree in India ?

       (a) Peepal                          (b) Neem

       (c) Banyan                         (d) Mango 

7. Which of the following is NOT the cause of water scarcity ?

       (a) Rapid growth of population                     (b) Uneven distribution of water resources  

       (c) Constructions of dams and reserves       (d) Increase in demand 

8. In which type of soil does Maize grow well ?

       (a) Black                      (b) Light domat  

       (c) Old alluvial               (d) None of the above 

9. Which of the following statements is NOT true ?

      (a) In Belgium, leaders realised that unity of the country is possible only by sharing power

      (b) In Sri Lanka, the majority community wants to force domination over others

      (c) In Sri Lanka, the demand for more autonomy to provinces populated by Tamils has been granted

      (d) Division of Belgium along linguistic lines was averted due topower sharing

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