GENIUS HIGH SCHOOL :: BHUVANAGIRI

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT - I

Class : X Time: 3Hrs

Subject : SOCIAL SCIENCE Max marks: 40

I. Choose the correct answer:(9 marks)

1. Who among the following formed the secret society called 'Young Italy' ?

(a) Otto Von Bismarck

(B) Giuseppe Mazzini (c) Metternich

(d) Johann Gottfried Herder

2. " There is enough for everybody's need but not for anybody's greed". Who said this ?

(a) Jawaharlal Nehru

(b) Atal Bihari Vajpayee

(c) M.K. Gandhi

(d) Sunderland Bahuguna

3. Which of the following is an example of horizontal sharing of powers ?

(a) Power Sharing between different states.

(b) Power Sharing between different organs of government.

(c) Power Sharing between different levels of government.

(d) Power Sharing between different political parties.

4. Total Income of the country divided by its total population is known as___

(a) Capital Income (b) National Income

(c) Per Capita Income ( d) GDP

5. The Community Government signifies:

(a) The powers of government regarding community development.

(b) The powers of the government regarding law making for the community.

( c) The powers of the government regarding cultural, educational and language related issues.

( d) The government enjoys privileges to safeguard the interests of a particular community.

6. Proportion of literate population in the 7 and above age group is called as:

(a) Knowledge rate (b) Literacy rate

(c) Attendance rate (d) Excellence rate

7. Who were 'junkers'?

(a) Soldiers (b) Large land owners

(c) Aristocracy (d) Weavers

8. Power Sharing is ___

(a) the very spirit of democracy

(b) Separation of powers at different levels

(c) system of checks and balances

(d) a careful calculation of gains and losses

9. The first International Earth Summit was held in____.

(a) Geneva (b) New York (c) Japan

(d) Reo di Janeiro.

II Answer the following questions: (short answers: 3 X 7 =21)

10. Name any three states having black soil and the crop which is mainly grown in it :-

11. Write a short note on Giuseppe Mazini:-

12. What is the main criterion used by the World Bank in classifying different countries ? What are the

limitations of this criterion, if any ?

13. How did the Treaty of Vienna (1815) come into being ?

14. What is development ? Mention two aspects of development:-

15. Why is the issue of 'sustainability important for development ?

16. Discuss the importance of language and popular traditions in the creation of national identity:

III. Answer the following questions: (Long answer: 5)

17. How was the history of nationalism in Britain unlike the rest of the Europe ?

OR

Explain briefly different forms of power sharing:-

IV. Map pointing: (5)

18. Mark the major soil types of India on the outline map of India:

OR

Mark the following on the world political map:

1. France

2.Germany

3. Italy

4. Poland

5. England.