VIJAYA VITTALA VIDYASHALA

First Preparatory Examination- X std 2015

Sub: Social Science

Total Marks: 80

Name : Marks Obtained

Roll No :

Class Sec :

Signature of Room Supervisor : Signature of Evaluator

I. Four alternatives are given for each of the following questions incomplete statements only one of them is correct or most appropriate. Choose the correct alternative and write the complete answer along with its alphabet in the space provided against each question. 1x10=10

1) As per the __ bi cameral government was introduced both at the centre and provinces by the British. _____________________.

a) Pitt’s India act b) Regulating act c) Montague Chelmsford reforms d) Minto Morley reforms.

2) The Indian Prime Minister who tried to improve the diplomatic relationship with Pakistan on basis of Non alignment is

_________________________.

a) Charan Singh b) V.P Singh c) Rajiv Gandhi d) Atal Bihari Vajapayee.

3) In group ‘A’ list of Governor General and group ‘B’ policies introduced by them is given . Identify the group that matches.

A B

1) Robert Clive a)Abolition of sati

2) Warren Hastings b)Doctrine of lapse

3) Dalhousie c)Dual Government

4) William Bentinck d) Susidiary Alliance

a) 1-d, 2-a, 3-b, 4-c _____________

b) 1-c, 2-d, 3-b, 4-a _____________

c) 1-a, 2-b, 3-c, 4-d _____________

d) 1-b, 2-c, 3-d, 4-a _____________

4) The editor of __ Buckingham was ostracized from India. ______________.

a) Somprakash b) Mysore Recorder c) Amrit Bazar Patrika d) Calcutta Journal

5) After the fall of Tipu Sultan the region of old Mysore was handed over to _______________.

a) Jayachamarajendra Wodeyar b) Krishnaraja Wodeyar III c)Raja Wodeyar d) Ranadheera Kantheerava Narasaraja Wodeyar.

6)An entrepreneur is __________________.

a) a risk bearer b) organizer c) an innovator d) all of these

7)which bank account imposes restrictions on with drawal & deposits of money.__________________.

a) Current a/c b) Post office a/c c) Fixed deposit a/c d) Recurring deposit a/c

8)The country which has the highest HDI according to 2011 is _________________________.

a) Australia b) Norway c) India d) China

9)Sugarcane grows well in Red soil while jute grows well in __soil. _____________________.

a) Alluvial b) Black c) Sandy Deltaic d) clay

10)Coal has multiple uses and hence it is called _____________________.

a) Black diamond b) Kage bangara c) Liquid gold d) Ferro alloy

II. Answer the following in a sentence each : 1x14=14

11)What is the provision provided by section 371 J of the constitution?

12)Mention the cause for the outbreak of the III Anglo Mysore War?

13)What is communalism?

14)Who was the last Mughal emperor of India? Why was he deported to Rangoon?

15) What is the major cause behind undue profiteering?

16Write two causes of unemployment:

17) What is the linear model of writing history? Who introduced it?

18)Name the place which receives the least rainfall in India. Where is it is located?

19) What are flood canals?

20) Why is Gorakhpur district of U.P called ‘Java of India’?

21) What are the two types of communication?

22) Who is called the ‘Father of Economic Planning in India’?

23Expand ‘PURA’

24)State any two kinds of Insurance policies.

III. Answer the following questions in 2-3 sentences each. 2x15=30

25)Write differences between mob and riot :

26)What is Zamindari system? In which provinces and by whom was it introduced ?

27) What is social stratification? Give 2 effects of social stratification :

28) Give out the reasons which are hampering our relations with china :

29) Why has Indian foreign policy been hailed as Nehru’s foreign policy? Mention the factors influencing the formation of Indian foreign policy?

30) “ After the Industrial Revolution in England Indian industries were ruined” Give reasons :

OR

How did the newspapers play a vital role in the national movement of India?

31) What is the importance of “ The Indian council act of 1861”?

32) How are floods caused?

33) Write short note on Mangrove forests?

34) What is meant by soil conservation? List any two methods of soil conservation.

35) Distinguish between West and East coast of India.

36) What is meant by ‘ Green Revolution’ ?

37) Explain the role of Panchayat Raj Institution in Rural development ( any 4 points )

38) State any four examples of self employed entrepreneurship.

39) What are the advantages of opening a bank account?

III. Answer the following questions in 6-8 sentence each: 3x6=18

40)How was the condition of the Indian soldiers in the British army? Explain how this military condition became an immediate cause for the out break of 1857 struggle?

OR

Why is Raja Ram Mohan Roy hailed as ‘ Father of Indian Renaissance”?

41)What are the programmes and constitutional measures taken by the central and state government to eradicate illiteracy?

OR

How is the relationship between India and Russia? Expain :

42)List out the measures taken by the Indian government to curb the menace of untouchability :

OR

What is Kaiga movement?what were the causes for it?

43)Differentiate between Life Insurance and General Insurance with 3 points each.

OR

Briefly explain the procedure to open a bank account.

44)List any six achievements of five year plans.

OR

Explain Gandhiji’s concept of ‘Grama Swarajya’ in the light of decentralization.

45)What are the four types of Roads? Explain the problem of road transport ( any 4 points )

OR

Explain the importance of the Himalayas.

46) . Answer the following in about 8-10 points : (4)

Why did the agrarian , movements take place in Coorg? Give details :

OR

How did the battles of 1757 and 1764 laid the foundation for the established of the British empire?

47) 47)Draw a neat outline map of India & mark the following. (4)

1. Mumbai port

2. Aravalli

3.Gulf of Mannar

Class & section: X___ SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT - MARCH -2015 Time: 2 hours

Roll No: _____________________ Marks Obtained:

Name of the Student: ______________ Total Marks: 80

Signature of the invigilator: ________ Signature of the evaluator: ______

SUBJECT: II pre. English Paper.

General Instructions: 1. Attempt all questions 2. Read the instructions and questions carefully.

Section – A

(prose, poetry, supplementary reading and vocabulary)

I. Four Alternatives are given for each of the following questions/incomplete statements. Write the correct or the most appropriate answer in the space provided. 1x3=3

1. “A writer is not merely a person who writes : a writer is a person who can not live without writing” – these are the words of - a. Keilis-Borok b. Leo Talstoy c. Frank Press d. M c George Bundy _______________

2. “ The first man to move shall spend the rest of the night in irons!” – the phrase ‘in irons’ here means –

a. Poop b. Punishment c. Prison d. Palace ________________________________

3. Baleshwar was _____ and had resigned himself to the fact that he was running out of options. _ the appropriate idiom that can fill the blank is - a. treading water b. beck and call

c. fish out of water d. black and blue ________________________________

II. Answer the following questions in two or three sentences each. 2x4=8

4. What is the paradox about the practical and impractical sense of scientists as written by Keilis-Borok?

5. ‘Ananth was a talented boy’ – justify the statement

6. In what way the term ‘Accident’ played its role in the life of Roma Talreja and Satish Gujral ?

7. Draw a character sketch of Christopher Columbus.

III. Read the following extracts and answer the questions given. 3x3=9

8. “All right, molly-coddle and spoil him as much as you like. Only don’t blame me afterwards”.

a. Who is speaking and to whom?

b. What do you mean by the term, ‘molly-coddle’?

c. Who is ‘him’ here?

9.”One day they came back to the office to complain”.

a. From which lesson is the extract taken?

b. who came back and to which office?

c. what was the complaint?

10. “On his departure, the girls of the village offered him barley wine; and the mothers, in accordance with custom, spread barley grains on his head”.

a. Who is ‘his’ and ‘him’ here?

b. Which country’s custom we are speaking to?

c. What is the significance of spreading barley grains on the head according to their custom?

IV. Answer the following questions in about 8-10 sentences each. 4.

11. Imagine that you and some of your classmates have been selected to represent India in a meeting of scientists to be held in America to discuss about the nuclear test Ban. Write a paragraph about your proposed argument in the meeting. OR

Write the conversation that took place between Wanjia and the first monster and the third monster.

POETRY

12. A). Isn’t God upon the ocean B). Just the same as on the land? C). But his little daughter whispered

D). As she took his icy hand. – the sequential order of these lines of the poem is –

a. ABCD b. BCAD c. DCAB d. CDAB ______________________ 1

13. By writing the line “But you needn’t think I’ll give a damn for you” Norman Nicholson says,

a. I don’t think I will have time to think about you b. I don’t think I will have no time to think about you.

______________________________________________ 1

14. What quality of the speaker is highlighted through the phrase ‘I wait’ in the poem ‘ I am the land’ ? 1

V. Answer the following in 2-3 sentences each. 2x3=6.

15. What are the differences seen in the life style of man on the earth with that of man in the space as expressed by the poet Norman Nicholson?

16. “A ship is always safe at the shore, But it was not built for that” What does this mean?

17. “Old age is the second childhood in the life of a human being” – Justify this statement in the life of Grandma.

18 Read the following extract and answer the questions.

“It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven

Upon the place beneath. It is twice blest:”.

a. pick the line where the figure of speech is used and name it. 1

b. What is twice blessed? Who is the poet and what does he mean by this? 2

19. Quote from memory the first eight lines of the poem “Laugh and be Merry” – ‘Laugh and be merry, ………the joy of the earth’ OR “Ballad of the Tempest” – ‘We were………………. The mast!’ 4

SUPPLEMENTARY READING

VI. Answer the following in about 4-6 sentences each. 2x2=4

20. Write a short note on Dr.Ambedkar’s idea/perception of the three pillars of state. OR What made Nehru to choose Dr.Ambedkar as the law minister of India?

21. What did Hanif choose as his mission? Why did he do so? OR What did the children learn from the absence of mother from home?

VOCABULARY.

22. Combine the word in column ‘A’ with its collocative word in column ‘B’ 1

A B

Cutting ( ledge, edge, mind, piece) _________________________

23. Give the meaning of the words:

a. headhunt = b. solitude = 1/2x2=1

24. The spelling of the word is jumbled. Write the word.

lnradge 1

25. How many syllables are there in the given word ‘School Topper’ 1

SECTION – B

READING

Read the given dialogue and answer the questions appropriately . 1x4=4

26. What is the conversation about?

27. Pick up any four phrasal verbs beginning with the word ‘put’

28. What made the mother decide that the son was lazy?

29. What is the reply given by the son when the mother said, “After all the effort I put into raising you?”

Read the given table and answer the questions 1x4=4

30. Which are the various skills one should follow to learn the language?

31. What is the step of ‘Quality’ to achieve success in learning English language?

32. What are the basic steps to learn English language?

33. Which are the steps you are following among the given in learning English language?

WRITING

34. You are Meetha/Mohan. Write a letter to the Department of Education with regard to your opinion about the present CCE (Continuous Comprehensive Evaluation) system of examination. OR 4

Some information regarding former Indian president, Mrs. Pratibha Devi Singh Patil is given below. With the help of this write a short bio-sketch of her. (Birth place : Jalgaon, Maharastra, Date of Birth: 19th Dec 1934, Education : Govt.Law college, Mumbai, Political Career: Joined politics in 1962, elected to Maharastra Legislative Assembly from Jalgoan, 1967- became deputy minister of education, 1985 – elected to Rajya Sabha on congress ticket, became the first woman governor of Rajasthan, 2007 – 2012 became the first woman president of India. Social initiative : Estb. of Vidya Bharti Shikshan Prasarak Mandal, Shram Sadhana Trust that runs working women’s hostels in New Delhi, Mumbai and Pune)

35. A paragraph is given below. It has four errors. Edit the paragraph as shown in the ex. (Clues are given). 4

Ex: are

Students is generally immature in his mental facilities. They are rash and hot-blood. They are not suppose to

be wise and balanced in their judge. Their active participation in politics can lead to dangerous consequences.

a). change of pronoun b). appropriate verb form c). change of negative to positive d). noun form of the verb

GRAMMAR

36. Read the conversation below and complete the reported form. 2.

Son : Give me a car. The Son told his father ________________a car.The

Father : Why? father asked him __________________. The boy

Son : To go to School. replied that he needed the one ________________

Father : Why has God given you legs? The father asked him ________________________

Son : One for pushing the accelerator and one for brake. To this, the boy replied that one for pushing the

accelerator and one for brake.

37. Read the conversation. 1

A. Have you completed the work?

B. No, not yet, We are attending to that work now. - The passive for of the underlined sentence is –

a. That work was attended to now. b. That work is being attended to now

c. That work is attended to now d. That work will be attended to now. _________________________

38. Only the basic research ___________ create a springboard for developing new disaster preparedness 1 industry. – The most appropriate modal verb that can fill the blank is - a. must b. will c. can d. shall.

39. She did not buy any pens. ________________? The question tag to be used above is – 1

a. did she b. din’t she c. was she d. does she.

40. Columbus discovered Bahama Islands. - The correct ‘Wh’ question for the above statement is – 1

a. Which discovered Bahamas? b. Who is Bahamas?

c. When was Bahamas discovered? d. Who discovered Bahamas? ________________________________

41. Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions and articles. 1/2x4=2

Satish was awarded _______ Order of the Crown ______ _______best architectural design. He has also been honoured _______the Padma Vibhushan.

42. Fill in the blanks choosing the right form of the verbs given in brackets. 1/2x4=2

One morning, Shubham’s mother _________(get) worried when he __________________(has+not+take)

the lunch. She __________(ask) him what the matter ________(be)?He told her that he was not feeling well.

43. Fill in the blanks using the appropriate linking words given in brackets. 1/2x4=2

Finally, I have to remind you _________ science is not the beginning ________ not the end either. ______________, if humanly used, science is their indispensable guardian ________ caretaker.

(and, however, that).

REFERENCE SKILL

44. Arrange the following words in the order in which they are put in a dictionary

redeem, radiant , renegade , relaxation. 2

45. In a newspaper, you find the following news. Read and answer the question. 1

Page 1 - Breaking news of the day The applications for L.K.G classes will be issued

Page 2 - International news in the school from 1st of March 2015.

Page 3 - Sports Secretary/VVVS.

Page 4 - Advertisements/Classified. In which page do you fix this?__________________________

46. A message reads like this:

‘Try it 1s again,’ he wudsA. – Write it in the normal way. 1