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SOCIAL SCIENCE - 2009
Comptt. Set II
Delhi

Time : 3 hours
Maximum marks : 80

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:
1. There are 29 questions in all. All questions are compulsory.
2. Marks for each question are indicated against the question.
3. Questions from serial number 1 to 10 are 1 mark questions. Answers of these questions may be from one word to one sentence.
4. Questions from serial number 11 to 18 are 3 marks questions. Answers of these questions may be given in 60-80 words each.
5. Questions from serial number 19 to 28 are 4 marks questions. Answers of these questions may be given 80-100 words each. 6. Question number 29 is on map work. Attach the map inside your answer book.

Q. 1. Why did the Imperial State in China sponsor the printing of textbooks? 1

Ans. China had a huge bureaucratic system, whose personnel were recruited through Civil Service examinations. The Imperial State sponsored the printing of these textbooks for the examinations as the number of candidates had gone up, and vast numbers were required.

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Why do novels use ‘Vernacular’? 1

Ans. Novels use the vernacular, the language of the common people. It helps to produce the sense of a shared world between diverse people in a nation, by coming closer to the different spoken languages of the people

Q. 2. Mention one social reason for the movements against the construction of huge dams. 1

Ans. Construction of huge dams leads to large-scale displacement of local communities who have to give up their land, livelihood and control over resources.

Q. 3. Give one difference between Lignite and Anthracite coal. 1

Ans. Lignite Coal is a low grade brown coal. It is soft with high moisture content. Anthracite Coal is the highest quality of hard coal.

Q. 4. Which is the southernmost major port of India? 1

Ans. Tuticorin is the southernmost major port of India.

Q. 5. Mention any two gender issues raised in politics. 1

Ans. Two gender issues raised in politics:
(i) Equal rights to women and the extension of voting rights to women.
(ii) Enhancement in the political and legal status of women and improving their educational and career opportunities.

Q. 6. Name two athletes who stood against racial discrimination in U.S. during the 1968 Olympics held at Mexico City. 1

Ans. The two athletes who stood against racial discrimination in USA during the 1968 Olympics at Mexico were Tommie Smith and John Carlos.

Social Science 2009 Question Papers Class X
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