SEBA Class 10 Question Paper 2023 Social Science

ASSAM BOARD
QUESTION
PAPER
2023

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Subject Code : C4 B23-SS
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2023

SOCIAL SCIENCE

Full Marks : 90
Pass Marks : 27

Time : 3 hours

Candidates shall note that each question will be
multilingual, viz., in English/Assamese/Bengali/
Bodo/Hindi Medium, for their ready reference.
In case of any discrepancy or confusion in the
medium/version, the English version
will be considered as the
authentic version.

The figures in the margin indicatefull marks for the questions.

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SECTION -A/-t/3
1x 10 =10
1. Choose the correct answer of the following questions :

took place ?
() During which British Viceroy's periodthe Partition of Bengal

(a) Lord Curzon (b) Lord William Bentinck

(c) Robert Clive (d) Lord Warren Hastings

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(iü) Between whom was the treaty of Allahabad signed ?

(a) between Shah Alam and Lord Curzon

(b) between Bahadur Shah and Lord Curzon

(c) between Shah Alam and Robert Clive

(d)/between Bahadur Shah and Robert Clive

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(11i) The Rowlatt Act was passed in the year :

(a) 1916 (b) 1917

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1916 1917
(c) 1918 1919

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1918 19194

(iv) The Jaintia Revolt of l861 was led by:

1861 4TURsfi guftan fayrAATA0 }A0ta:

(a) Tikendrajit (b) Sambhudhan Kachari

(c) Ukiang Nongbah (d) Piyoli Phukan

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(v) The oldest and the first public university of North-East India is :

(a) Dibrugarg University (b) Assam University

(c) Guwahati University (d) Tezpur University

(vi) The govt. recognised Classical Dance form of Tamil Nadu is:

(a)Kathakali (b) Kuchipudi

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(c) Kathak (d) Bharatnatyam

(vii) Which of the following is not a
primary occupation ?

(a) fishing (b) forest resource collection

(c) manufacturing process (d) agricultural activity

(vii) Which of the following is not applied to 'resource' ?

(a) cannot be exchanged

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(b) does not have market value

(c) brings about human wel fare

(d) may have both utility and harmful effects

atmosphere
(ix) What is the amount of Carbon di-Oxide in

(a) 0.0035% (b)0.035%
o,09%
o,009%

(c) 0.35% (d) 3.35%

o.9% 9.9¢%
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rain ?
causesacid
(x) Which of the following gases inthe atmosphere

(b) Carbon Monoxide
(a) Argon

(c) Nitrogen ( Sulphur di-Oxide

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2. Choose the correct answer : 1× 10 100

(i) According to census of India of 201 1what percentage of India's population
live in Assam ?

(a 2.399% (b) 2.79%
.5% .93%
(c) 2.60% (d) 3.6%
.bo% 5.4%
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(ii) The first stream of human migration to Assam was -

(a) The Austric group of people

The Tibeto-Burman language speaking Mongoloids

(c) The Ahoms

(d) The Koch Rajbongshis

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words were
(iii) Through the 42nd constitutional amendment of 1976three important are
words
incorporated in the preamble of the Indian constitution. These

1976 ArgRIATA HAf 42f teiut tâí HT¯at a f T s d

(a) Sovereign, Republic, Unity

(b) Socialist, Secular, Unity

(c) Democratic, Republic, Unity

(d) Secular, Sovereign, Unity

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(iv) The number of permanent member states in the security council of the
UNO is five (5). Four among these are USA, Great Britain, France, China.
The fifth permanent member state is -

(a) India (b) Russia

(c) Nepal (d) Pakistan

(v) The government of India Act, 1935 -

1935 HrTTS YLA HOK HAI -
HKA HGR SIH, 1935 -
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(i) Introduced federal system in India.

(11) Introduced a parliamentary form of government in a limited Tom n
pre-independence India.

Inperspective of the above two statements. the correct alternative 1S :

(a) Both (i) and (i)are correct

(b) Both (i) and (ii) are incorrect

(i) 4R (i) Dex Oa

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(c) Only (i) iscorrect

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(d) Only () is correct

(ii) 31r'

(vi) In India, the Chairman of the National Human RightsCommission is to be :

(a) Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

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(b) Chief Justice of the High Court

(c) Retired Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

(d) Retired Chief Justice of High Court

since
(vii) Which of the following financial institutions was made operational the
markets for
1990to promote modernisation, expansion and to create
products of the small industries in India ?

GTHA IgIUATY TIGHIT ?

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(a) National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
(NABARD)

(b) Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI)

(c) Regional Rural Banks (RRBs)

3-eit feft acs (RRBs)
uu s (RRBs)
(d) Life Insurance Corporation of India (LICI)

(viii) The five stages in the process of evolutionof money are :

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Standard’
Standard’ Animal
(a) Paper money -’ Coinage - Metallic
Barter System

’ fafAyyyref

(b Barter System ’ Animal Standard - Metallic Standard ’COnage
’ Paper Money

(c) Barter System ’ Paper Money -’ Metallic Standard ’ Animal
Standard ’ Coinage

(d) Animal Standard ’ Metallic Standard ’ Coinage ’ Barter System
’ Paper Money

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(ix) The duration of a
financial year in India is:
D

(a)ydanuary 1to December 31

I garifars 31 f3èafe4

(b) February 1to January 31

(c) March I to February
28/29

1H7A5428/29 hgaiftf4

(d) April ItoMarch 31

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Five
(x) ldentify the main objectives of Indian economy during the period of
Year Plans from the alternatives given below:

() To remove socio-economic and regional
inequalities

(ii) To attain self-reliance

(iii) To raise the rate of economic growth

(iv) To remove poverty

(a), (i). (i), (iv) (b) (i), (iii), (iv)
(c) (i), (ii), (i), (iv) (d) (i), (i), (i)
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3. Answer the following questions in short:
1x10= 10

() Name the Congress
representative who participated in the Second Round
Table Conference of 1931.

(i) Who led the Revolt of l857 in Assam ?

(ii) Who was the first editor of 'Jonaki'?

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(iv) Who wrote 'Arthashastra' ?

(v) Name the smallest ocean in the world.

(vi) Name the least densely populated district of
Assam.

(vii) Which yarn of Assam is famous in the word as Golden Silk?

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(vii) Who presided over the first meeting of the Constituent Assembly
which
was formed for the preparation of the constitution of
India ?

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(ix) What is called Current
Deposit ?
D

(x) Who is the Chairman of NITI Aayog?

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A (NITI) 3T 3T5Ctai HR ?
ift (NITI) 3H 3AEH aH?

4. Fill in the blanks choosing the correct answer from the alternatives given in
brackets :
1x 10 =10

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session
inthe
() The demand of complete independence was raised
of the Congress.
: (Karachi/ Madras /Calcutta /Lahore)

(1B/NTS/oPU/ e)

(1dtAGSaK)

(HIH / IGIG/ oTh1I/IET

(ii) The British officer who died at the hands of public in the Phulaguri Dhawa
Revolt was
(Lieutenant Singer / McCabe / J.D. Anderson / Herbert Sconce)

/ARRA/A.ft. qSREA/ft *)

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(ii) The
International
(21 June / 5thYoga Day is celebrated on
June/ 27th June / 30th June)

(2 a/S/A/o g)

(21
/5A/27A/ 30 4)
(21 /5 /27 / 30 )
(iv) World
Environment
(22nd
Day is
March / 22nd Aprilcelebrated on
/ sth June /5th
September)
(22 a16/2
afea/er/a aS)

(22 4T0/22 ys/ 5
/S2R)
(22 HT/ 22 HI/5 /S frGG)
(v) The boundary between North America and
South America is formed by the
(Red Sea/Panama Canal /
Mediterranean Sea / Ural Mountain)

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(vi) Thetotal area of Assam is sq. km.
(78,438 / 78,428 /78,458 / 78,448)

(9b,8bb /1b, 82b/ ,82 /9b, 88+)

(9b,86b/ b,82b/b,8¢r /Ab,88-)
qi fa: f:|
(78,438 / 78,428/ 78,458 / 78,448)
arf fe6.t.
(78,438 /78,428 /78,458 / 78,448)
(vii) The United Nations Organisation' was born on October, 1945.
(21/22d / 23rd / 24th)

(23/28/ 0/28

(23/22/0/28)
1945 414eT_fA
(21 /22 / 23 / 24)

(21/22 / 23 / 24)

(vii)) is not acharacteristics of money.
(General acceptability / Homogeneity / Liquidity / Easily Perishable good)

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(ix) The First Five Year Plan in India
began in the year
(194871949 / 1950/ 1951)

(538+/8/ saeo/ Sa¢S)

(s8+/ Sa8/Saeo/ >se)

(1948/1949 / 1950/ 1951)

(1948/ 1949 / 1950 / 1951)
(x) The process in which the benefits of
economic growth and development is
ensured to each and every section of people in the society is called

(commercialisation/ globalization / financial inclusion / liberalisation)

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1x5=5
5. Write whether the following are true of false :

(A0:

March of Gandhi.
()Leeladhar Barua was the Assamese who participatedIthe Dandi

(ii) The book 'Hastibidyarnava' was written by Mahapurush Sankardeva.

(ii)) The Andes is the longest mountain range in the world.

(iv) The full expanded form of CTBT is Comprehensive Test Block Treaty.
CTBT-4 e i s Tcbi ?RCRComprehensive Test Block Treaty I
CTBT-4 Agef 2AORo Comprehensive Test Block Treatyl
CTBT H 341| HT IAY Comprehensive Test Block Treaty
CTBT I qut fatgd F4-Comprehensive Test Block Treaty
(v) /The issue of paper currency in a country is the monopoly right of the
Central Bank.

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SECTION - B/-/TA/-YI
6
Briefly discuss the
contribution of Swadeshi Movement towards
national education. 4

7.. What were the positive and
negative aspects of the Non-Cooperation Movement? 4

OR//t/va/Aal
Write a brief note on the
Jallianwala Massacre. Bagh 4

8. Discuss in brief the importance of the revolt of
1857 in Assam. 4

9. Give an account on the role of Assam in the Quit India Movement.

OR/t/ 0/at/3AT
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Write the objectives and activities of Jorhat Sarbajanik Sabha.

3
10. Mention three factors that create unity among diversity in Indian Culture.

OR/t/ / / 3AT
3
Write a short note on the Vaishnavite Literature of Assam.

Economic
11. What is Economic Geography ? Mention three major branches of 1+3=4
Geography.

examples. 4
12., What types of problems can be created by global warming ? Give four

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13. Briefly describe the
carth's lithosphere and
hydrosphere.

OR/IRt/t/yat /34I
Briefly discuss the Physical
Characteristics of Asia.

14. Mention the problems of
agricultural development in Assam.

OR/t/q/vaT/3I
Briefly discuss the causes responsible for variation in the distribution of
Assam's
population with examples.

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following with
15. Draw asketch map of Assam and locate therein any two of the 2+2 =4
names :

(a) The oldest oil refinery of India

(b) The Head Quarters of North-East Frontier Railway

(c) The largest tea garden of Asia

OR/Rt// aI/34A

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(For Blind Candidates Only)

Write briefly about the water resources of ASsam.
4

16. Write briefly the characteristics of the Indian Federal
System. 3

OR/t// T/3l
From which country's constitution the concept of India's
parliamentary
democracy is followed ? Mention two differences of the parliamentary
democratic system of India as compared to that country. 1+ 2=3

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