English Medium Class 10 - CBSE Question Bank Solutions for Social Science

Answer the following briefly in not more than 30 words.
Name any three human factors for the location of an industry.

Answer the following briefly in not more than 30 words.
What are basic industries? Give an example.

Multiple choice question.
Which one of the following ports is the deepest land-locked and well-protected port along the east cost?

Multiple choice question.
Which one of the following is the most important modes of transportation in India?

Answer the following question in about 30 words.
State any three merits of roadways.

Answer the following question in about 30 words.
Where and why is rail transport the most convenient means of transporation?

Answer the following question in about 30 words.
What is the significance of the border roads?

Answer the following question in about 120 words.

Why are the means of transportation and communication called the lifelines of a nation and its economy? 

What are the different forms of power sharing in modern democracies? Give an example of each of these.

After reading this chapter, three students drew different conclusions. Which of these do you agree with and why? Give your reasons in about 50 words.

Thomman − Power sharing is necessary only in societies which have religious, linguistic or ethnic divisions.

Mathayi − Power sharing is suitable only for big countries that have regional divisons.

Ouseph − Every society needs some form of power sharing even if it is small or does not have social divisions.

Different arguments are usually put forth in favour of and against power sharing. Identify those which are in favour of power sharing and select the answer using the codes given below? Power sharing:

A. reduces conflict among different communities

B. decreases the possibility of arbitrariness

C. delays decision making process

D. accommodates diversities

E. increases instability and divisiveness

F. promotes people’s participation in government

G. undermines the unity of a country

Consider the following statements about power sharing arrangements in Belgium and Sri Lanka.

Α. In Belgium, the Dutch-speaking majority people tried to impose their domination on the minority French-speaking community.

B. In Sri Lanka, the policies of the government sought to ensure the dominance of the Sinhala-speaking majority.

C. The Tamils in Sri Lanka demanded a federal arrangement of power sharing to protect their culture, language and equality of opportunity in education and jobs.

D. The transformation of Belgium from unitary government to a federal one prevented a possible division of the country on linguistic lines.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Here are three reactions to the language policy followed in India. Give an argument and an example to support any of these positions.

Sangeeta: The policy of accommodation has strengthened national unity.

Arman: Language-based States have divided us by making everyone conscious of their language.

Harish: This policy has only helped to consolidate the dominance of English over all other languages.

The distinguishing feature of a federal government is:

Match list I (forms of power sharing) with List II (forms of government) and select the correct answer using the codes given below in the lists:

Consider the following two statements on power sharing and select the answer using the codes given below:

A. Power sharing is good for democracy.

B. It helps to reduce the possibility of conflict between social groups.

Which of these statements are true and false?

When we speak of gender divisions, we usually refer to ______ 

State the various functions political parties perform in a democracy.