Bihar Board Class 10 · Social Science · Matric exam 2027
Bihar Board Class 10 Social Science Model Paper 2023
The board’s 2023 model paper — all 112 questions as printed. Each question names its chapter, where that chapter’s most-asked questions are.
Full marks 80 · Time 2 h 45 min
Section A · Objective questions (80)
Bhartiya Janata Party is called the reincarnation of which party ?
- (A) Bhartiya Kranti Dal
- (B) Bharatiya Jansangh
- (C) Bhartiya Lok Dal
- (D) Bhartiya Janta Dal
In which state was the Dalit Panthers organisation established ?
- (A) Uttar Pradesh
- (B) Gujarat
- (C) Maharashtra
- (D) Andhra Pradesh
Which constitutional amendment is related to urban local self government ?
- (A) 75th
- (B) 74th
- (C) 73rd
- (D) 72nd
How many levels of Panchayati Raj system was recommended by the Balwant Rai Mehta Committee in its report ?
- (A) Single-tier
- (B) Two-tier
- (C) Three-tier
- (D) Four-tier
Where was the first Municipal Corporation established in India ?
- (A) Patna
- (B) Bombay
- (C) Madras
- (D) Calcutta
In which state women were given 50% reservation in Panchayats for the first time ?
- (A) West Bengal
- (B) Gujarat
- (C) Bihar
- (D) Tamil Nadu
On which of the following does Anti-defection law apply ?
- (A) On MPs and MLAs
- (B) On President
- (C) On Vice President
- (D) All of these
Side effect of the spirit of regionalism is :
- (A) Affinity for one's region
- (B) National interest
- (C) National unity
- (D) Isolationism
Who wrote the book "Arthashastra" ?
- (A) Chandragupta
- (B) Chanakya
- (C) Kalidas
- (D) Megasthenes
The federal system of which of these countries is different from others ?
- (A) India
- (B) Canada
- (C) United States of America
- (D) None of these
The federal system of India is influenced by which of the following ?
- (A) Canada
- (B) United States of America
- (C) Australia
- (D) None of these
Which schedule of the Indian constitution contains the list of National languages ?
- (A) Fifth Schedule
- (B) Second Schedule
- (C) Seventh Schedule
- (D) Eighth Schedule
Conducting elections to the state legislative assembly is the responsibility of :
- (A) Election commission of India
- (B) Governor
- (C) President
- (D) State election commission
In which List of the constitution is education placed ?
- (A) Union List
- (B) State List
- (C) Concurrent List
- (D) None of these
When did the unification of Germany take place ?
- (A) 1989
- (B) 1871
- (C) 1879
- (D) 1985
Who started the Hoa-Hao movement ?
- (A) Huynh Phu So
- (B) Ngo Dinh Diem
- (C) Ho-Chi Minh
- (D) Norodom Sihanouk
General Lon Nol was the Prime Minister of which country ?
- (A) Vietnam
- (B) Laos
- (C) Combodia
- (D) China
The agreement signed between France and Vietnam in March 1946 is known by which name ?
- (A) Geneva Agreement
- (B) Hanoi Agreement
- (C) Paris Agreement
- (D) Secular Agreement
Where did Gandhiji establish Sabarmati Ashram ?
- (A) Gandhi Nagar
- (B) Ahmedabad
- (C) Surat
- (D) Vadodara
In which session of Congress was the goal of Swaraj proposed instead of self-government ?
- (A) Surat Session
- (B) Calcutta Session
- (C) Nagpur Session
- (D) Kanpur Session
Which movement started with Dandi march ?
- (A) Civil Disobedience Movement
- (B) Non-cooperation Movement
- (C) Khilafat Movement
- (D) Champaran Satyagrah
In which round table conference did Gandhiji participate ?
- (A) First round table conference
- (B) Second round table conference
- (C) Third round table conference
- (D) All of these
Who established the Forward Block ?
- (A) Moti Lal Nehru
- (B) Womesh Chandra Banerjee
- (C) Sahajanand Saraswati
- (D) Subhash Chandra Bose
When and who did the partition of Bengal ?
- (A) 1905, Curzon
- (B) 1905, Irwin
- (C) 1911, Curzon
- (D) 1911, Dalhousie
Which of the following is not an allied nation ?
- (A) France
- (B) Germany
- (C) Russia
- (D) Britain
Where was the first convention of Swaraj Party held ?
- (A) Allahabad
- (B) Ahmedabad
- (C) Lucknow
- (D) Nagpur
Who among the following invented the powerloom ?
- (A) John Kay
- (B) Samuel Crompton
- (C) Edmund Cartwright
- (D) Thomas Bell
Where was the new economic policy named 'New Deal' implemented ?
- (A) Britain
- (B) America
- (C) France
- (D) Germany
Which country emerged as a superpower after the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991 ?
- (A) Germany
- (B) China
- (C) Italy
- (D) United States of America
Which of these countries is not a member of SAARC ?
- (A) India
- (B) Indonesia
- (C) Bhutan
- (D) Bangladesh
Rousseau belongs to Which country ?
- (A) France
- (B) Russia
- (C) America
- (D) England
Who edited Al-Hilal ?
- (A) Maulan Abul Kalam Azad
- (B) Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
- (C) Annie Besant
- (D) A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Which was the first book printed by Gutenberg ?
- (A) Quran
- (B) Geeta
- (C) Bible
- (D) None of these
Which of the following is edited by Mahatma Gandhi ?
- (A) Commonweal
- (B) Young India
- (C) Bengali
- (D) Bihari
To which post was Count Cavour appointed by Victor Emmanuel ?
- (A) Commander in chief
- (B) Ambassador
- (C) Prime Minister
- (D) Home Minister
Who hosted the Vienna Convention ?
- (A) Lenin
- (B) Bismarck
- (C) Stalin
- (D) Metternich
Which organization was formed in Russia to suppress internal rebellion?
- (A) Red Army
- (B) Cheka
- (C) Forward Block
- (D) Dalit Panthers
When was the Consumer Protection Act announced in India ?
- (A) 1986
- (B) 1980
- (C) 1987
- (D) 1988
When is the ‘World Consumer Rights Day’ celebrated ?
- (A) 17th March
- (B) 15th March
- (C) 19th April
- (D) 22nd April
When was the national income estimated for the first time in India ?
- (A) 1820
- (B) 1828
- (C) 1868
- (D) 1878
Which economist compared poverty with Cancer disease ?
- (A) Marshall
- (B) Kuznets
- (C) Pigou
- (D) Adam Smith
Which of the following is included in the Human Development Index ?
- (A) Life expectancy
- (B) Educational attainment
- (C) Standard of living
- (D) All of these
Which organization does the work of economic planning in India ?
- (A) Planning Commission
- (B) National Development Commission
- (C) NITI Aayog
- (D) Reserve Bank of India
Who wrote the book ‘Poverty and Unbritish Rule’ in India’ ?
- (A) P. C. Mahalanobis
- (B) Dada Bhai Naoroji
- (C) V. K. R. V. Rao
- (D) Moti Lal Nehru
What is the currency of Sweden ?
- (A) Dollar
- (B) Pound
- (C) Krona
- (D) Rial
Which of the following is the apex banking institution of India ?
- (A) State Bank of India
- (B) Central Bank of India
- (C) NABARD
- (D) Reserve Bank of India
What is the most important element for the all round and socio-economic development of human being ?
- (A) Capital
- (B) Wealth
- (C) Population
- (D) Education
Which of these is the main source of livelihood for Indians ?
- (A) Industries
- (B) Trade
- (C) Agriculture
- (D) Manufacturing
Which economic activity is involved in the primary sector ?
- (A) Mining
- (B) Communication
- (C) Manufacturing
- (D) Transportation
Which standard mark is used to ensure the quality of gold ornaments ?
- (A) ISI mark
- (B) Agmark
- (C) Hall mark
- (D) All of these
Which of these organizations was formed in 1954 ?
- (A) Planning Commission
- (B) National Development Council
- (C) National Sample Survey Organisation
- (D) Central Statistical Organisation
Seasonal unemployment is found in :
- (A) Service sector
- (B) Agricultural sector
- (C) Industrial sector
- (D) None of these
The characteristic of capitalist economy is :
- (A) Individual profit
- (B) Price mechanism
- (C) Private ownership of resources
- (D) All of these
'Tarun Bharat Sangh' is related to which state ?
- (A) Rajasthan
- (B) Gujarat
- (C) Punjab
- (D) Maharashtra
Which power plant has been built in collaboration with Russia ?
- (A) Kaiga Atomic Power Plant
- (B) Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant
- (C) Kalpakkam Nuclear Power Plant
- (D) Narora Atomic Power Plant
Early subsistence agriculture is also known as :
- (A) Jhum
- (B) Pamlou
- (C) Dipa
- (D) All of these
Deccan odyssey is being run in which state ?
- (A) Kerala
- (B) Maharashtra
- (C) Andhra Pradesh
- (D) Tamil Nadu
When was airways nationalized in India ?
- (A) 1953
- (B) 1950
- (C) 1948
- (D) 1964
In which state is Ennore port located ?
- (A) Odisha
- (B) Karnataka
- (C) Goa
- (D) Tamil Nadu
The oldest river valley project of Bihar is :
- (A) Sone River Valley Project
- (B) Kosi River Valley Project
- (C) Gandak River Valley Project
- (D) None of these
Where is Nanda Devi National park located ?
- (A) Uttar Pradesh
- (B) Uttarakhand
- (C) West Bengal
- (D) Odisha
Who started the Chipko Movement ?
- (A) Sundar Lal Bahuguna
- (B) Amrita Devi
- (C) Medha Patkar
- (D) Kailash Satyarthi
What is the percentage of geographical area covered by forest in Bihar?
- (A) 15
- (B) 20
- (C) 28
- (D) 7
Which of these is not a carbonic mineral ?
- (A) Bituminous
- (B) Mineral oil
- (C) Natural gas
- (D) All of these
Which is the raw material of cement industry ?
- (A) Limestone
- (B) Bauxite
- (C) Granite
- (D) Iron ore
Where is the first oil refinery of India ?
- (A) Mumbai
- (B) Mathura
- (C) Digboi
- (D) Haldia
Mumbai High is famous for :
- (A) Export of coal
- (B) Oil refinery
- (C) Mineral oil
- (D) Atomic power
Which is the main food crop of India ?
- (A) Wheat
- (B) Rice
- (C) Maize
- (D) Millet
Which country is a leading producer of Jute ?
- (A) China
- (B) Bangladesh
- (C) United States of America
- (D) India
Which of these states is the leading producer of Iron ore ?
- (A) Odisha
- (B) Chhattisgarh
- (C) Karnataka
- (D) Jharkhand
Which is called the 'Silk City' of Bihar ?
- (A) Patna
- (B) Darbhanga
- (C) Katihar
- (D) Bhagalpur
Which sector has the highest contribution in the economy of Bihar ?
- (A) Agriculture
- (B) Industry
- (C) Service
- (D) Education
One of the biggest tragedies of Bihar is :-
- (A) Drought
- (B) Flood
- (C) Landslide
- (D) Cyclone
On which river is the Kusaha Embankment located ?
- (A) Kosi
- (B) Gandak
- (C) Damodar
- (D) Ganga
Which artificial reservoir has been built on the Satluj river ?
- (A) Nagarjun Sagar
- (B) Pant Sagar
- (C) Sardar Sarovar
- (D) Gobind Sagar
Which is the main component of disaster management ?
- (A) Local administration
- (B) Voluntary organization
- (C) People of village-mohalla
- (D) All of these
What is a remote sensing satellite used for ?
- (A) For telecommunications
- (B) For finding resources
- (C) For meteorology
- (D) All of these
In which part of the world Tsunami did occur on 26 Dec. 2004?
- (A) Arabian Sea
- (B) Atlantic Ocean
- (C) Indian Ocean
- (D) Pacific Ocean
The devastating earthquake occured in India :
- (A) 1934
- (B) 1948
- (C) 1967
- (D) 1990
'Tsunami' is a word of which language ?
- (A) Hindi
- (B) English
- (C) Japanese
- (D) Arabic
Section B · Written questions (32)
What was the main objective of the Vienna conference ?
What were the obstacles in Unification of Germany ?
How did the Russo-Japanese war pave the way for the Bolshevik Revolution ?
What was the colonial plan of France towards Indo-China ?
What was the main objective for formation of Swaraj Party.
Give the two reasons for the economic recession of 1929.
How did the series of inventions of machines pave the way for industrial revolution ?
How Utopian Socialisms is different from Scientific Socialism ?
What is the role of judiciary in a Federal System?
How does communalism affect democracy ?
Why decentralization of power is essential ?
Why a political party is called the backbone of democracy ?
What are the factors responsible for the success of democracy ?
Explain in detail the structure and functions of Gram Panchayat.
Define economic planning.
Mention any two difficulties in computing national income.
What is the difference between Indian money market and Indian capital market ?
What is the effect of recession on the economy ?
What is infrastructure ? What is its importance in the economic development of a country ?
Suggest measures to remove backwardness of Bihar.
Suggest any two measures of soil conservation.
Mention the steps of resource planning.
What do you mean by multipurpose project ?
Mention the problems related to the development of Canals in Bihar.
Mention two sources of water resources.
What is the use of Mica?
Describe the environmental importance of forest.
Write a short note on the Kosi River Project.
State two methods of Dry farming.
State the types of drought.
What is the difference between dam and embankment ?
State the emergency management to be adopted at the time of earthquake.
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