SSC Social Model Question Papers

SSC / 10th Class Social Studies Model Paper
Paper – II (English Version)
Parts A and B – Time: 2.30 Hours Max. Marks: 50

PART – A (TIME: 2.00 HOURS MARKS: 35)
SECTION – I
Answer any Five of the following choosing at least two from each group. 5 × 2 = 10

GROUP – A
1) Why is Srinagar called “Heaven (Paradise) on the earth”
2) Differentiate Major, Medium and Minor irrigation schemes
3) What are the extreme places of Indian land frontiers?
4) What are the important soil conservation methods?

GROUP – B
5) When were the annual plans implemented? What were the
reasons to implement annual plans?
6) List out the poverty eradication programmes
7) Classify the industries on the basis of output
8) What are called ‘Intermediate Goods Industries’? Give examples.

SECTION – II
Answer any four of the following questions. 4 × 1 = 4
9) Why are sugar industries concentrated in the sugarcane growing areas only?
10) Name the important coal bases in India
11) Name the important countries who import Indian goods
12) What is meant by ‘Per capita Income’?
13) What are the two important problems faced by Indian economy?
14) What is the primary objective of planning in India?

SECTION – III
Answer any four of the following choosing at least two from each group 4 × 4 = 16

GROUP – A
15) “The transport and communications are the lifelines of a country” why?
16) Explain the structures of East and West coastal plains.
17) What are the problems faced by Indian agriculture?
18) Examine the need for forest development in India?

GROUP – B
19) Distinguish between developed and less developed Countries of the world.
20) What are the factors causing inequalities in income and wealth?
21) Explain the significance of service sector in Indian economy.
22) Describe various economic systems.

SECTION – IV 1 × 5 = 5
23) Mark the following on the outline map of India
Set A 1) Dehradun 2) Pulicat lake 3) Sikkim
4) Head Quarters of Eastern Railway 5) NH 9
(or)
Set B 1) Jamshedpur 2) Chotanagapur Plateau 3) Varanasi
4) Cochin port 5) Railway line from Delhi to Chennai

PART – B (TIME: 30 MINUTES MARKS: 15)
I. Choose the correct answer. 10 × 1/2 = 5
1) These soils are formed by weathering of crystalline and metamorphic
rocks- [ ]
A) Alluvial soils B) Laterite soils
C) Mountain soils D) Red soils

2) The average population density of India (2001) is- [ ]
A) 273 B) 275 C) 324 D) 342

3) Hiracud project is in —– State. [ ]
A) Orissa B) Andhra Pradesh
C) Himachal Pradesh D) Karnataka

4) The average size of land holding in India is- [ ]
A) 0.7 Hectares B) 1.7 Hectares
C) 2.7 Hectares D) 3.7 Hectares

5) The place of India among the countries of manganese producers-
[ ]
A) First B) Second C) Third D) Fourth

6) Income earned through work and labour is called [ ]
A) National income B) Per Capita income
C) Unearned income D) Earned income

7) Command Area Development projects are introduced in —–[ ]
A) Irrigation B) Housing
C) Health D) Commerce

8) Maximum investment in the unit of small scale industry- [ ]
A) Rs. 5 lakhs B) Rs. 1.5 crores
C) Rs. 20 lakhs D) Rs. 35 lakhs

9) ‘Heavy Industry Development’ was the strategy of- [ ]
A) Second five year plan B) Third five year plan
C) Fourth five year plan D) Fifth five year plan

10) This was the objective of Fifth Five year plan- [ ]
A) Poverty eradication B) Self reliance
C) Agricultural Development D) A and B

II. Fill in the blanks. 10 × 1/2 = 5

11) Sandal wood trees are well grown in —— state.
12) Ooty is in —— hills.
13) Durgapur Steel Plant was built with the assistance of ——
(country).
14) —— country has a largest network of post offices in the
world.
15) Full form of OPEC is ——.
16) Control of the population was one of the main objectives of
—— Five year plan.
17) Reserve Bank of India was established in ——.
18) There are —— sectors in Occupational structure.
19) In —— unemployment the marginal productivity is zero or
negative.
20) In —— economic system, the supply and demand forces
determine the price levels.

III. Match the following. 10 × 1/2 = 5

SET – A
GROUP – A GROUP – B
21) N.H.7 [ ] B) Cochin
22) Malabar Coast [ ] B) Himalayas
23) Secure Flood [ ] C) Delhi
prone zone
24) Continental [ ] D) Kolkata to Kanyakumari
climate
25) Mismi hills [ ] E) Brahmaputra valley
F) Gujarat
G) Kanyakumari
H) Arunachal Pradesh
SET – B
26) Human Development Index [ ] A) Manmohan Singh
27) Plunder of wealth [ ] B) D.Subba Rao
28) Governor of R.B.I. [ ] C) Lord cornwallis
29) Chairman of planning [ ] D) Dadabhai
commission Nauroji
30) Zamindari system [ ] E) Amartya sen
F) D.R.Gadgil
G) Lord Mount Batten
H) J.M.Keynes

SSC Social Studies Model Paper
Paper – II (English Version) : Parts A and B
Time: 2.30 Hours Max. Marks: 50

Part – A – TIME: 2.00 HOURS MARKS: 35
SECTION – I
Answer any Five of the following choosing at least two from each group. 5 × 2 = 10

GROUP – A
1) What are the two important methods of climatic classification?
2) Write about important aspects of Delhi.
3) Why is India called a ‘Sub-Continent’?
4) What are the advantages of road transport system?

GROUP – B
5) Write a short note on Reserve Bank of India.
6) What is Organised Sector? Give examples.
7) Differentiate the Cost Push and Demand Pull inflations.
8) What are the general objectives of Planning in India?

SECTION – II
Answer any four of the following questions. 4 × 1 = 4
9) Write the different gauges of railways.
10) What are the types of irrigation?
11) What are the important iron and steel plants in India?
12) What is meant by “Human Development Index’?
13) Write the full form of F.E.R.A.
14) Who is the present Vice President of Planning Commission of India?

SECTION – III
Answer any four of the following choosing at least two from
each group 4 × 4 = 16

GROUP – A
15) What are the characteristic features of Indian Agriculture?
16) What are the differences in the Physiography of Eastern and
Western Ghats?
17) Why is the Cotton Textile Industry developed in and around
Mumbai and Ahmedabad only?
18) What are the problems of Population explosion?

GROUP – B
19) Describe the success and failures of Indian Five Year Plans?
20) What are the forms of land tenure which gave rise to
unequal socio-economic structure in India?
21) Define poverty line? Explain the concepts of Absolute and
Relative Poverty.
22) What is the role of banking and financial organisations in the
Indian Economy? Will Privatisation help in realising the
objectives?

SECTION – IV 1 × 5 = 5
23) Mark the following on the outline map of India
SET A: 1) Mt. Abu 2) N H 7
3) Deccan Plateau 4) Visakhapatnam Port
5) Bhuvaneswar
OR
SET B: 1) Palk Strait 2) Mumbai
3) Railway line from Kolkata to Chennai
4) Mt. Everest 5) Bhakra-Nangal Project.

PART – B
TIME: 30 MINUTES MARKS: 15

I. Choose the correct answer. 10 × 1/2 = 5
1. Geographically the biggest state in India [ ]
A) Madhya Pradesh B) Rajasthan
C) Uttar Pradesh D) Maharastra
2. The Older alluvium in India is called [ ]
A) Bhabar B) Khadar
C) Bhangar D) Terai
3. Gullied erosion is more prevalent in this region [ ]
A) Chamal Valley B) Ganga Valley
C) Godavari Valley D) Krishna delta
4. This is the example of Kharif crop [ ]
A) Ground nut B) Wheat
C) Pulses D) Paddy
5. The Head Quarters of South Central Railway [ ]
A) Chennai B) Secunderabad
C) Mumbai D) Bengaluru
6. East India Company captured political power in [ ]
A) 1600 AD B) 1757 AD
C) 1854 AD D) 1857 AD
7. Structural inflation is more prevalent in [ ]
A) North America B) Latin America
C) China D) Russia
8. Chemical and aluminum Industries come under- [ ]
A) Intermediate Goods Industries
B) Capital goods Industries
C) Basic Industries
D) Consumer Goods Industries
9. This organisation has monetary authority in India [ ]
A) State Bank of India B) Canara Bank
C) Union Bank D) Reserve Bank of India
10. Self reliance as taken as the objective of —— plan [ ]
A) First B) Second
C) Third D) Fourth
II. Fill in the blanks. 10 × 1/2 = 5
11) ______ river flows through a rift valley.
12) ______ coast gets abundant rainfall through North East Monsoon.
13) _____ % of land should be under forests to maintain ecological
balance.
14) Ooty is also called ______.
15) ______ is the single largest item of imports of India.
16) The public enterprises operating under the ownership of
state is known as the ______.
17) In India we find _____ type of inflation.
18) Life expectancy in India is _____ years.
19) Better Water management is associated with ______.
20) At present we are in ______ Five Year Plan.
III. Match the following. 10 × 1/2 = 5

SET – A
GROUP – A GROUP – B
21) Kolar [ ] A) Himachal Pradesh
22) Biggest oil refinery in India [ ] B) Andhra Pradesh
23) Benaras Hindu University [ ] C) Karnataka
24) Bhakra Nangal Project [ ] D) Chennai
25) Highest density [ ] E) Mathura
F) Kanyakumari
G) Delhi
H) Varanasi

SET – B
26) Organized Sector [ ] A) growth of towns
27) Disguised unemployment [ ] B) new HYV Paddy seeds
28) Urbanization [ ] C) zero Productivity
29) Small land holdings [ ] D) agricultural problem of India
30) First Five Year Plan [ ] E) growth of villages
F) development of agricultural sector
G) engineering goods
H) industrial problem.