Class - X Multiple Choice Question Bank [MCQ ] Term I

1 KVS RO BANK .. Class SCIENCE Page1 Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan Regional Office Raipur Class - X Multiple Choice Question Bank [MCQ ] Term I Social Science [ 087 ] Based on Latest CBSE Exam Pattern for the Session 2021-22 KVS RO BANK .. Class SCIENCE Page2 Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan Regional Office Raipur MESSAGE FROM DUPUTY COMMISSIONER It is a matter of great pleasure for me to publish study material for different subjects of classes X and XII for Raipur Region. Getting acquainted and familiarized with the recent changes in curriculum and assessment process made by CBSE vide Circular No.

2 51 and 53 issued in the month of July 2021 will help students to prepare themselves better for the examination. Sound and deeper knowledge of the Units and Chapters is must for grasping the concepts, understanding the questions. Study materials help in making suitable and effective notes for quick revision just before the examination. Due to the unprecedented circumstances of COVID-19 pandemic the students and the teachers are getting very limited opportunity to interact face to face in the classes. In such a situation the supervised and especially prepared value points will help the students to develop their understanding and analytical skills together.

3 The students will be benefitted immensely after going through the Question bank and practice papers. The study materials will build a special bond and act as connecting link between the teachers and the students as both can undertake a guided and experiential learning simultaneously. It will help the students develop the habit of exploring and analyzing the Creative & Critical Thinking Skills. The new concepts introduced in the Question pattern related to case study, reasoning and ascertain will empower the students to take independent decision on different situational problems. The different study materials are designed in such a manner to help the students in their self-learning pace.

4 It emphasizes the great pedagogical dictum that everything can be learnt but nothing can be taught . The self-motivated learning as well as supervised classes will together help them achieve the new academic heights. I would like to extend my sincere gratitude to all the principals and the teachers who have relentlessly striven for completion of the project of preparing study materials for all the subjects. Their enormous contribution in making this project successful is praiseworthy. Happy learning and best of luck! Vinod Kumar (Deputy Commissioner) KVS RO BANK .. Class SCIENCE Page3 Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan Regional Office Raipur Our Patorn Vinod Kumar Deputy Commissioner KVS RO Raipur Mishra Assistant Commissioner KVS RO Raipur Mishra Assistant Commissioner KVS RO Raipur Dr.

5 (Smt.) Vandana Sekar Principal, Kendriya Vidyalaya CISF Bhilai KVS RO BANK .. Class SCIENCE Page4 TITLE / CONTENT 1 Course Structure 2 Course Content 3 New Assessment Policy 4 Blue Print For Term1 5 Question bank for History with short notes and flow chart 6 Question bank for Geography with short notes and flow chart 7 Question bank for Political science with short notes and flow chart 8 Question bank for Economics with short notes and flow chart 9 Map list 10 Internal assessment KVS RO BANK .. Class SCIENCE Page5 LATEST CURRICULUM Course Structure Class X (2021-22) Term 1 No. Units No.

6 Of Periods Marks 1 India and the Contemporary World 12 10 2 Contemporary India 16 10 3 Democratic Politics 14 10 4 Economics 20 10 Total 62 40 Course Content Class X (2021-22) Term 1 Unit 1: India and the Contemporary World Themes Learning Objectives The Rise of Nationalism in Europe The French Revolution and the Idea of the Nation The Making of Nationalism in Europe The Age of Revolutions: 1830-1848 The Making of Germany and Italy Visualizing the Nation Nationalism and Imperialism Enable the learners to identify and comprehend the forms in which nationalism developed along with the formation of nation states in Europe in the post-1830 period.

7 Establish the relationship and bring out the difference between European nationalism and anti-colonial nationalisms. Understand the way the idea of nationalism emerged and led to the formation of nation states in Europe and elsewhere KVS RO BANK .. Class SCIENCE Page6 Unit 2: Contemporary India II Themes Learning Objectives Resources and Development Types of Resources Development of Resources Resource Planning in India Land Resources Land Utilization Land Use Pattern in India Land Degradation and Conservation Measures Soil as a Resource Classification of Soils Soil Erosion and Soil Conservation Water Resources Water Scarcity and The Need for Water Conservation and Management Multi-Purpose River Projects and Integrated Water Resources Management Rainwater Harvesting (Note.)

8 The theoretical aspect of chapter Water Resources to be assessed in the Periodic Tests only and will not be evaluated in Board Examination. However, the map items of this chapter as listed will be evaluated in Board Examination) Agriculture Types of farming Cropping Pattern Major Crops Technological and Institutional Reforms Impact of Globalization on Agriculture Understand the value of resources and the need for their judicious utilization and conservation. Comprehend the importance of water as a resource as well as develop awareness towards its judicious use and conservation. Identify different Dams in the country.

9 Explain the importance of agriculture in national economy. Identify various types of farming and discuss the various farming methods; describe the spatial distribution of major crops as well as understand the relationship between rainfall regimes and cropping pattern. Explain various government policies for institutional as well as technological reforms since Independence . KVS RO BANK .. Class SCIENCE Page7 Unit 3: Democratic Politics II Themes Learning Objectives Power Sharing Case Studies of Belgium and Sri Lanka . Why power sharing is desirable? Forms of Power Sharing Federalism What is Federalism?

10 What make India a Federal Country? How is Federalism practiced? Decentralization in India Familiarize with the centrality of power sharing in a democracy. Understand the working of spatial and social power sharing mechanisms. Analyse federal provisions and institutions. Explain decentralization in rural and urban areas. Unit 4: Economics Themes Learning Objectives Development What Development Promises - Different people different goals Income and other goals National Development How to compare different countries or states? Income and other criteria Public Facilities Sustainability of development Sectors of the Indian Economy Sectors of Economic Activities Comparing the three sectors Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Sectors in India Division of sectors as organized and unorganized Sectors in terms of ownership: Public and Private Sectors Familiarize with concepts of macroeconomics.