Class 10 Social Science Answer Key 2024 Set 1
Section A
1. Who among the following hosted the ‘Vienna Congress’ in 1815?
(A) Chancellor Duke Metternich
(B) Ernst Renan
(C) William I
(D) Otto von Bismarck
Answer: (A) Chancellor Duke Metternich
2. Which one of the following religions emerged from eastern India and spread in several directions through intersecting points on the silk routes’?
(A) Hinduism
(B) Christianity
(C) Buddhism
(D)) Jainism
Answer:(C) Buddhism
3. Arrange the following events in chronological order and choose the correct option.
I. Formation of Khilafat Committee in Bombay
II. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
III. Bardoli Satyagraha
IV. Withdrawal of Non-Cooperation Movement
Options:
(A) I, II, III, IV
(B) II, I, IV, III
(C) I, II, IV, III
(D) III, IV, II, I
Answer:(B) II, I, IV, III
4. Choose the correct option to fill in the blank.
In the beginning of the 19th century, _________________ a girl married in a very orthodox household wrote an autobiography called ‘Amar Jiban’.
(A) Pandita Ramabai
(B) Rashsundari Devi
(C) Tarabai Shinde
(D) Kailashbashini Debi
Answer:(B) Rashsundari Devi
5. Match Column I with Column II and choose the correct option.
Column I (National Park) Column II (State)
i. Kaziranga
ii. Jim Corbett
iii. Sunderbans
iv. Bandhavgarh a. Madhya Pradesh
b. Assam
C. Uttarakhand
d. West Bengal
Options:
(A) i-a, ii-b, iii-c, iv-d
(B) i-d, ii-c, iii-b, iv-a
(C) i-c, ii-b, iii-d, iv-a
(D) i-b, ii-c, iii-d, iv-a
Answer:(D) i-b, ii-c, iii-d, iv-a
6. In which one of the following states is ‘bamboo drip irrigation system’ prevalent ?
(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) West Bengal
(C) Meghalaya
(D) Odisha
Answer:(C) Meghalaya
7. Which one of the following is the highest ‘bauxite’ producing state of India?
(A) Maharashtra
(B) Jharkhand
(C) Gujarat
(D) Odisha
Answer:(D) Odisha
8. Two statements, I and II are given below. Read both the statements and choose the correct option.
Statement I : Division of power is good for democratic systems.
Statement II: It helps to reduce the possibility of conflict between social groups
Options:
(A) Statement I is true, but II is false.
(B) Statement I is false, but II is true.
(G) Statements I and II are true and II is the correct explanation of I.
(D) Statements I and II are true, but II is not the correct explanation of I.
Answer:(D) Statements I and II are true, but II is not the correct explanation of I.
9. Choose the most appropriate option.
Subject list in the Indian Constitution
Subjects
(A) Union List– Defense and Commerce
(B) State List—Police and Agriculture
(C) Concurrent List– Forest and Communication
(D) Residuary Subjects- Computer Software and Trade
Answer:(B) State List—Police and Agriculture
10. Read the following provisions regarding Secularism in the Indian Constitution and choose the correct option.
I. The Indian State has not adopted any religion as its official religion.
II. The Constitution gives freedom to all the citizens to practice and propagate any religion.
III. The Constitution declares any kind of discrimination done on the basis of religion to be legal.
IV. It gives the government the right to intervene in religious matters for ensuring equality within religious communities.
(A) Only I, II and III are correct.
(B) Only I, II and IV are correct.
(C) Only I, III and IV are correct.
(D) Only II, III and IV are correct.
Answer:(D) Only II, III and IV are correct.
11. Which one of the following steps has been taken by the Election Commission of India to reform political parties?
(A) Amended the Constitution to prevent defection.
(B) Candidates will have to give the details of criminal cases on affidavit.
(C) Candidates will have to give details of their property on affidavit.
(D) It has been made mandatory for all parties to conduct organizational elections and file income tax returns.
Answer:(D) It has been made mandatory for all parties to conduct organizational elections and file income tax returns.
12. Two statements are given below. They are Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read both the statements and choose the correct option.
Assertion (A): Multi-party system has been adopted in India.
Reason (R) : It is capable of accommodating all the social and geographical differences in India.
Options:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Answer:(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
13. Which one of the following is a scheduled language as per the Constitution of India?
(A) Bhojpuri
(B) Garhwali
(C) Nepali
(D) Rajasthani
Answer:(C) Nepali
14. Two statements, I and II are given below. Read both the statements and choose the correct option.
Statement I: Women are now actively contributing to various professions including roles as doctors, engineers, lawyers, managers and university teachers.
Statement II: Political expression of gender division and political mobilization helped to improve women’s role in public life.
Options:
(A) Statement I is true, but II is false.
(B) Statement I is false, but II is true.
(C) Statements I and II are true and II is the correct explanation of I.
(D) Statements I and II are true, but II is not the correct explanation of I.
Answer:(C) Statements I and II are true and II is the correct explanation of I.
15. In one of the small villages, a farmer borrows money from the village moneylender at a high monthly interest rate but is not able to repay it back. Next, he borrows it from a bank at a lower interest rate. Gradually he earns and pays back the loan to the moneylender and the bank.
Which of the following best describes the role of the bank in this credit situation?
(A) The bank acts as a cooperative lender.
(B) The bank facilitates a debt-trap situation.
(C) The bank ensures a fair exchange of goods.
(D) The bank saves the farmer from debt-trap.
Answer:(D) The bank saves the farmer from debt-trap.
16. Look at the given picture. The work being done in the picture comes under which one of the following economic sectors ?
(A) Primary
(B) Secondary
(C) Tertiary
(D) Quaternary
Answer: (C) Tertiary
Note: The following question is for the Visually Impaired Candidates only, in lieu of Q. No. 16.
‘Floriculture’ comes under which one of the following sectors of the economy?
(A) Primary
(C) Tertiary
(B) Secondary
(D) Quaternary
Answer:(A) Primary
17. Two statements are given below. They are Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read both the statements and choose the correct option.
Assertion (A): Rural poor families are still dependent on informal sources of credit.
Reason (R) : For obtaining loan from banks, collateral and special documents are required.
Options:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) Both (A) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true
Answer:(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
CBSE Class 10 Social Science Answer Key 2024 (All Sets)
CBSE Class 10 Social Science Answer Key 2024: The CBSE Class 10th Social Science Exam was conducted on March 7, 2024. The exam paper has been reviewed to be well-balanced and also was moderately easy. Now, students have been eagerly awaiting the answers or solutions to the CBSE Class 10 Social Science exam, as they seek the review as well as assessment of their performance.
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