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SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT –I (2013) Lakdfyr
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Time allowed: 3 hours Maximum Marks: 80 fu/kkZfjr le; % 3 ?k.Vs vf/kdre
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General Instructions:
(i) The question paper has 36 questions in all. All questions are compulsory.
(ii) Marks are indicated against each question.
(iii) Questions from serial number 1-16 are Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ). Each question
carries one mark.
(iv) Questions from serial number 17 to 31 are 3 marks questions. Answer of these questions
should not exceed 80 words each.
(v) Questions from serial number 32 to 35 are 4 marks questions. Answer of these questions
should not exceed 100 words each.
(vi) Question number 36 is a map question of 3 marks from Geography only. After completion,
attach the map inside your answer book.
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1.
People ‟ s livelihoods and local economy of which one of the following was badly affected by the 1
disease named „Rinderpest‟ ?
(a) Asia (b) Europe
(c) Africa (d) South America
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
OR
Which of the following mechanical devices was used for weaving, with ropes and pullies, which helped
to weave wide pieces of cloth ?
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2. Which one of the following powerful weapons was used by the Spanish conquerors to colonise 1
America during the mid seventeenth century ?
(a) Conventional Military Weapons
(b) Modern Military Weapons
(c) Biological Weapons (Germs of small pox)
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(a) Surat and Masulipatam (b) Madras and Hoogly
„City of Bombay Improvement Trust ‟ was established in :
(a) 1898 (b) 1918
(c) 1928 (d) 1938
(a) 1898 (b) 1918
(c) 1928 (d) 1938
3. Who said „Printing is the ultimate gift of God and the Greatest one‟ ? 1 (a) E.V. Ramaswamy
In which of the following countries did Novel first take firm root ?
(a) Germany (b) England
4. Which one of the following statements is true ? 1
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(a) A children press, devoted to literature for children alone, was set up in France in 1757.
(b) Penny magazines were especially meant for men.
(c) Lending libraries had been in existence from the Seventeenth century onwards.
(d) None of the above.
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Who among the following did write about the dark side of colonialism?
(a) Daniel Defoe (b) Joseph Conrad
(c) Rudyard Kipling (d) None of above
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
5. 1
Which of the following crops is grown in the black soil ?
(a) Rice (b) Wheat
(c) Cotton (d) Tea
6. Which of the following is NOT a reason
for depletion of forests ? 1 (a) Mining
(b) Multi-purpose
7. 1 Rooftop rainwater harvesting is a technique to recharge :
(a) Sea water (b) Groundwater
(c) Lake water (d) River water
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
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9. Who elects the community government
(a)
in Belgium ? 1
People belonging to one language community only.
(b) By the leader of Belgium
8. Which are the two main beverage crops
produced in India ? 1
(a) Sugar cane and oilseeds
(b) Tea and coffee
(c) Jowar and bajra
(d) Rice and wheat
(c)
(a)
(c)
The citizens of the whole country
(b)
( d )
(d) The community leaders of Belgium
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
10. Division of powers between higher and
lower levels of government is called : 1
(a) horizontal
11. Rural local government is popularly
(a)
Panchayati Raj
(b)
known as : 1
Zila Parished
(c) State government (d) Gram Panchayat
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12. According to 2001 census the sex ratio in
India was . 1
(a) 1000 males 950 females
(b) 1000 males 850 Females
(c) 1000 males 927 females
(d) 1000 males 922 females
13. Which one of the following is also called
average income ? 1
(a) National Income (b) Per Capita Income (c) Gross Income
(d) None of the above
14. Which of the following is true of the
people ‟ s goals in addition to higher
income ? 1
(a) Equal treatment (b) Freedom
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(c) Respect and security (d) All the above
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
15. 1
Workers enjoy job security in :
(a) Agriculture Sector (b) Private Sector
(c) Unorganised Sector (d) Organised Sector
16. Which of the following was the objective
of NREGA 2005 ? 1
(a)
(b)
To control the unorganized sector in rural areas.
To provide 100 days employment in a year by the government.
17. Give three examples to show that the
America.
OR What technique of advertisement did Manchester industrialists use to entice the Indian consumers ?
world changed with the discovery of
new sea routes to 3
OR
Why did the population of London expand from the middle of the eighteenth century ? Give three
reasons.
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18. What was the impact of Print culture on
the poor people of India during the 19th
century ? 3
Explain.
19 OR
“The novels brings together many cultures.” Support the statement with suitable examples.
19. Why did people in the eighteenth
century Europe think that print culture
would bring 3 enlightenment and end
despotism ?
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OR
State the significance of the novels of Premchand.
20. What were the main features of the Gutenberg Press ? 3
OR
What led Chandu Menon to write Indulekha ?
21. Suggest any three measures of soil conservation. 3
22. Explain with three examples, how communities have carried out conservation of flora and fauna 3 in
India ?
23. Define rain water harvesting. State its main objective. 3
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24. Why Sri Lankan Tamils felt alienated 3
25. Explain any two reasons why differences occur in society. Give an example to show that social 3
differences do not lead to social division.
26. Describe three factors that determine the outcome of politics of social divisions. 3
27. What is communalism ? How is communalism a hinderance in the functioning of our 3
democracy ?
Explain.
28. In what respects is the criterion used by the UNDP for measuring development different from 3 the
one used by the world Bank ? Explain.
29. Why is the issue of sustainability important for development ? Explain. 3
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30. Suggest any three ways to create more employment avenues in Urban sector. 3
31. Do you agree that workers are exploited in the unorganised sector ? Support your answer with 3
any three arguments.
32. Describe the causes of Great Depression. 4
OR
How did the East India Company procure regular supplies of cotton and silk textiles from Indian
weavers ?
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OR
Explain any four characteristics of marginal groups in London.
33. Explain any four features of primitive subsistence agriculture in India. 4
34. “The creation of Linguistic states was the first and major test for democratic politics in our 4
country.” Justify this statement.
35. How to create more employment in rural areas ? Explain with examples. 4
36. Three features (A), (B) and (C) are marked on the given political map of India. Identify these 3
features with the help of the following information and write their correct names on the lines marked
on the map.
(A) The state having forest and mountainous type of soil.
Locate and label the following items with appropriate symbols on the same map.
(I) Hirakud Dam
(II) Major producer state of sugarcane
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(III) Periyar Tiger reserve
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(I)
(II)
(III)
36B. The following question is for the visually impaired candidates only in lieu of Map Q. No. 36 (I)
Which soils are found in the entire northern plains ?
(II) Name the tiger reserve of Assam.
(III) Name the major producer state of Bajra
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