This model/practice paper for Social Science for Class 10 students for the Half Yearly Exam 2025 covers the syllabus up to October 2025. This syllabus is as per the academic calendar.
Half Yearly Exam 2025 Class 10 Social Science Syllabus
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Model/Practice Paper Question Paper
Subject: Social Science
Class: 10th
Time: 3.00 hours, Marks: 75
Instructions: 1. All questions are compulsory.
2. Questions 6 to 23 are internal choices.
3. Questions 1 to 5 are objective questions. Each question carries a different number of marks.
4. Marks are indicated against each question.
5. Answer questions 6 to 17 in 30-40 words each.
6. Question No. Answer questions 18 through 20 in approximately 75-80 words each.
7. Answer questions 21 through 22 in approximately 120-150 words each.
8. In question 23, write your answer to the map-related question.
Question 1. Write the correct option – 1 x 6 = 6
i. Which state has the largest area of permanent forests?
(A) Rajasthan (B) Punjab (C) Madhya Pradesh (D) Odisha
II. The age of adult franchise in India is:
(A) 18 years (B) 20 years (C) 21 years (D) 22 years
III. What is the formal source of credit?
A. Employers B. Relatives C. Moneylenders D. Cooperatives
iv. World War I began in:
(A) 1910 (B) 1911 (C) 1914 (D) 1920
v. What is India’s global ranking in sugarcane production?
(a) First (b) Second (c) Third (d) Fifth
vi. Rinderpest is a ______
(a) A person (b) A disease (c) A place (d) A monument
Question 2. Fill in the blank – 1 × 6 = 6
i. The book Hind Swaraj was written by ______.
ii. Groundwater is an example of ______ resource.
iii. The purpose of the public sector is ______.
iv. A democratic system is based on political ______.
v. Hirakud Dam is built on the ______ river.
vi. India’s first textile mill was established in ______.
Question 3. Match the correct pair. 1 × 6 = 6
| A | B |
| Gram Panchayat | 1815 |
| Foreign Affairs | 1919 |
| Currency | Local Government |
| Slash and Burn System | Union List |
| Rowlatt Act | shifting cultivation |
| Napoleon’s Defeat | Medium of Exchange |
Question 4. Write the answer in one sentence. 1 × 6 = 6
i. Which crop is called the golden fiber?
ii. When did the Simon Commission visit India?
iii. Which organization releases the Human Development Index?
iv. Who was E.T. Paul?
v. Name a public sector company?
vi. Fisheries is an activity in which sector?
Question 5. Write True or False. 1 × 6 = 6
i. Plains constitute 27 percent of India’s land area.
ii. Does the service sector generate the most income for the country?
iii. Has globalization increased employment opportunities?
iv. Is agriculture more productive than subsistence agriculture?
v. Is there a unitary system of government in India?
vi. Where is the headquarters of the European Union located in Belgium?
Question 6. Write any two measures for soil conservation (2)
Or
What are renewable resources?
Question 7. Write two characteristics of alluvial soil (2)
Or
Write any two causes of soil erosion.
Question 8. Write two problems of Indian agriculture (2)
Or
Name four crops of plantation agriculture?
Question 9. What is meant by import duty (2)
Or
What does veto mean?
Question 10. Who were indentured laborers called (2)
Or
What is a cooperative industry called?
Question 11. What are guilds called (2)
Or
Who were the Zabars?
Question 12. Why is a democratic system of governance better than other systems of governance? (2)
Or
What do you understand by multinational companies? How does a multinational company operate?
Q. 13. What are the sectors of the economy? (2)
Or
What is meant by disguised unemployment?
Q. 14. What crops are sown during India’s harvest season? (2)
Or
What are India’s major food crops?
Q. 15. What are the conventional and non-conventional sources of energy? (2)
Or
What are placer deposits?
Q. 16. Why are dams called the temples of modern India? (2)
Or
Why is the Damodar River called the Sorrow of Bengal?
Q. 17. What was the Hire Purchase System?
Or
What is Carn Law?
Question 18. Explain three factors affecting biodiversity.
Or
Explain the statement that the destruction of biological resources is destroying civilization and culture.
Question 19. Write three characteristics of a federal system of governance. (3)
Or
Write the functions of the Gram Panchayat.
Question 20. Explain how self-help groups function.
Or
Write the main functions of Mudra.
Question 21. Explain how the Simon Commission was detrimental to Indians.
Or
Explain the phases of the Civil Disobedience Movement.
Question 22: Write down the main functions of political parties (4)
or
What are the challenges facing political parties?
Question 23: Show the following on the map of India (4)
1. Kandla Port
2. Corbett National Park
3. Kalpakkam
4. Raniganj
or
1. Bombay High (Mumbai High)
2. Mayurbhanj
3. Paradip
4. Bhopal
