SST Question Paper Set - 6 Notes | Study Social Science (SST) Class 10 - Model Test Papers - Class 10

Q.1. What are the main assumptions of the Law of Demand? What explains the law of demand or why demand curve slope downward?

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Q.2. What is Private Cost and Social Cost? What is the difference between the two?

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Q.3. What Determines Demand for a Factor ? 

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Q.4. What is the  relation between Multiplier and Marginal Propensity to Consume ? 

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Q.5. What is Revenue Expenditure ?

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Q.6. What are the objective of first five year plan? What was its performance?

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 Q.7. What are the plan strategies of poverty alleviation so far?

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Q.8.  Write a brief note on the organisation of Subordinate courts in the State.

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Q.9. Name the important sources of Union Revenue. 

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Q.10. Name the important sources of the State Revenue. 

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Q. 11.  Who appoints the Finance Commission? What are the functions of the Finance Commission?

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Q.12.  Who appoints the Advocate General of State and what are his functions?

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Q.13.  Who can appoint the Inter-State Councils? What are their functions?

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Q.14. On whom does sovereignty vest in the present Indian Constitution?

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Q.15. What is a cut motion? When is it moved?

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Q.16. What is Zero Hour? What is the advantage inherent in it, from the point of view of legislators?

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Q.17. What do you understand by the term 'Begar mentioned in Art, 23 (1).

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Q.18. What constitutes contempt of Court?

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Q.19. Cite the relevant Article of the Constitution which has a bearing on capital punishment or protection of life and personal liberty.

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Q.20. Can a person of unsound mind exercise his franchise in the general elections? What are the disqualifications, if any, forbidding a citizen from exercising his franchise?

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Q.21. Does the Indian Constitution provide for a Deputy Prime Minister?

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Q.22. What is meant by "statutory status"?

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Q.23. Discuss the origin, powers and limitations of the Federal Court of India.

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Q.24. Which was the highest court of appeal for Indian litigants prior to 1950 i.e., before the advent of the Supreme Court of India?

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Q.25. Write a short note on the "Right to Property".

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Q.26. Why and when are bye-elections held?

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Q.27. Write a short notes on :
(a) scheduled tribes and
(b) scheduled areas

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Q.28. Trace how the 'leftist' and 'rightist' parties derived their appellations.

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Q.29. What do you understand by the expression 'Rule of Law'?

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Q.30. (a) Can the Lok Sabha, after being dissolved or a session thereof prorogued, assemble by its own right?
(b) Is the Rajya Sabha subject to dissolution?
(c) Can the Rajya Sabha assemble, after a session thereof has prorogued, by its own right?

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Q.31. The writ of Mandamus will not be granted against certain persons. Who are they?

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Q.32. What is common or unique both to the Preamble and the Directive Principles?

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Q.33. Trace the sources of inspiration for drawing up the Fundamental Duties in 1976.

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Q.34. Before a citizen can claim the writ of quo warranto, he must satisfy the court of certain prerequisites. What are they?

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Q.35. Define 'Bona Vacantia'.

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Q.36. Can the Supreme Court of India sit outside Delhi? Cite the relevant Constitutional provision.

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Q.37. Mention the relative positions of the two Houses of Parliament and of a State legislature regarding Bills other than Money Bills.

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Q.38. What is a multipurpose project? What is the purpose of building such projects?

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Q.39. State the important geomorphological characteristics and climate characteristics of the Ganga Plan.

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Q.40. What is cyclone and how is it generated? Consider short and long term measures to counter its disastrous effects?

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Q.41. Write short notes

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(i) MONEX    (ii) El Nino Effect

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Q.42. Write notes on
 (i) Tropical Evergreen or Rain Forest

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(ii) Tropical Decidous Forest    

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(iii) Montance Forest    

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(iv) Scurb an d Thron Forests.  

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Q.43. What is desert and semi desert vegetation?

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Q.44. Describe the Mangrove forests.

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Q. 45. Discuss the Mauryan policy of regulating and controlling economic activities.

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Q.46.  Write short notes on the following : (1) Dwarka (2) Sarnath (3) Hastinapur (4) Surparaka (5) Kalibangan.

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Q.47. What are the causes of the failure of 1942 revolt?

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Q.48. Was the Quit India movement a spontaneous outburst or an organized rebellion?

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Q.49. How did the use of violence by the people in the in the freedom struggle square with the overall policy of non-violent struggle.

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Q.50. What was Naval Mutiny of 1946? What was the attitude by the Muslim League and Congress towards the mutiny?

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Q.51. Do you believe that the importance which the Mutiny deserved was not given?

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Q.52. ‘The famous INA trials were a grim battle of determination between the people and the rulers.’ Discuss. 

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Q.53. What are the factors responsible for change in the British attitude after the war. Discuss.

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Q.54. Discuss the psychological factors that make communication in an organization effective.     

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