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Bihar Board Class 10 · Social Science · Matric exam 2027

Bihar Board Class 10 Social Science Question Paper 2023

The board’s 2023 question paper, set J — all 112 questions as printed; 80 objective answers from the board’s own key; full model answers for 3 written questions, how the answer begins for 29 more. 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)

  1. In which state is the Kaiga Atomic Power Station located ?

    • (A) Tamil Nadu
    • (B) Karnataka ✓
    • (C) Uttar Pradesh
    • (D) Rajasthan

    Answer (the board’s key): (B)

  2. Which state of India has the most potential for the development of solar energy ?

    • (A) Assam
    • (B) Arunachal Pradesh
    • (C) Rajasthan ✓
    • (D) Meghalaya

    Answer (the board’s key): (C)

  3. Q 3Objective1 markCh. 2: Agriculture

    Which of the following is an example of a plantation crop ?

    • (A) Rubber
    • (B) Tea
    • (C) Sugarcane
    • (D) All of these ✓

    Answer (the board’s key): (D)

  4. Q 4Objective1 markCh. 2: Agriculture

    Which of the following pulse crops does not fix the atmospheric nitrogen ?

    • (A) Gram
    • (B) Pea
    • (C) Moong
    • (D) Kidney bean ✓

    Answer (the board’s key): (D)

  5. Who creates buffer stock in India ?

    • (A) Food Corporation of India ✓
    • (B) Food and Agriculture Organisation
    • (C) United Nations Organisation
    • (D) None of these

    Answer (the board’s key): (A)

  6. Where was the Indian Iron and Steel Plant established ?

    • (A) Bhadrawati
    • (B) Durgapur
    • (C) Salem
    • (D) Burnpur ✓

    Answer (the board’s key): (D)

  7. Where is the headquarters of central railway located ?

    • (A) Secunderabad
    • (B) Mumbai ✓
    • (C) Chennai
    • (D) Gorakhpur

    Answer (the board’s key): (B)

  8. Which National Waterway connects Allahabad to Haldia ?

    • (A) National Waterway No. 1 ✓
    • (B) National Waterway No. 2
    • (C) National Waterway No. 3
    • (D) National Waterway No. 4

    Answer (the board’s key): (A)

  9. Which one of the following communities constituted majority in Brussels ?

    • (A) French speaking community ✓
    • (B) Dutch speaking community
    • (C) German speaking community
    • (D) Danish speaking community

    Answer (the board’s key): (A)

  10. Division of powers between higher and lower levels of government is called

    • (A) Horizontal distribution
    • (B) Parallel distribution
    • (C) Vertical distribution ✓
    • (D) None of these

    Answer (the board’s key): (C)

  11. Who among the following is the head of a Municipal Corporation ?

    • (A) Home Minister
    • (B) Governor
    • (C) Sarpanch
    • (D) Mayor ✓

    Answer (the board’s key): (D)

  12. Which one of the following subjects is included in the concurrent list ?

    • (A) Banking
    • (B) Trade
    • (C) Police
    • (D) Education ✓

    Answer (the board’s key): (D)

  13. When was the agreement signed between the Nationalists and the UK government ?

    • (A) 1992
    • (B) 1995
    • (C) 1998 ✓
    • (D) 1999

    Answer (the board’s key): (C)

  14. Which king of Nepal refused to accept democratic rule ?

    • (A) King Birendra
    • (B) Girija Prasad Koirala
    • (C) King Gyanendra ✓
    • (D) King Mahendra

    Answer (the board’s key): (C)

  15. Which is the most popular form of government in the contemporary world ?

    • (A) Monarchy
    • (B) Military rule
    • (C) Dictatorship
    • (D) Democracy ✓

    Answer (the board’s key): (D)

  16. Which of the following countries has a one-party system ?

    • (A) India
    • (B) China ✓
    • (C) USA
    • (D) England

    Answer (the board’s key): (B)

  17. Which of the following accounts is exclusively for traders ?

    • (A) Fixed Deposit
    • (B) Current Deposit ✓
    • (C) Savings Deposit
    • (D) Recurring Deposit

    Answer (the board’s key): (B)

  18. MNREGA program was started from which state ?

    • (A) Rajasthan
    • (B) Uttar Pradesh
    • (C) Bihar
    • (D) Andhra Pradesh ✓

    Answer (the board’s key): (D)

  19. Which standard mark is used to ensure the quality of industrial products ?

    • (A) Agmark
    • (B) Hallmark
    • (C) ISI mark ✓
    • (D) None of these

    Answer (the board’s key): (C)

  20. When is National Consumer Day celebrated ?

    • (A) 15 March
    • (B) 24 December ✓
    • (C) 5 June
    • (D) 8 March

    Answer (the board’s key): (B)

  21. Q 21Objective1 markCh. 6: Globalisation

    Export Promotion Zone has been replaced by which of the following ?

    • (A) Special Industrial Zone
    • (B) Special Promotion Zone
    • (C) Special Economic Zone ✓
    • (D) Special Development Zone

    Answer (the board’s key): (C)

  22. Which of the following unemployments is found in agriculture sector ?

    • (A) Disguised unemployment
    • (B) Seasonal unemployment
    • (C) Both (A) and (B) ✓
    • (D) Structural unemployment

    Answer (the board’s key): (C)

  23. When did Prime Minister Narendra Modi announce demonetization ?

    • (A) 8th November, 2016 ✓
    • (B) 16th November, 2016
    • (C) 25th November, 2015
    • (D) 8th November, 2018

    Answer (the board’s key): (A)

  24. Who decides the monetary policy in India ?

    • (A) Finance Ministry
    • (B) State Government
    • (C) Reserve Bank of India ✓
    • (D) Finance Commission

    Answer (the board’s key): (C)

  25. Which one of the following is not a national political party ?

    • (A) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
    • (B) Communist Party of India (CPI)
    • (C) Samajwadi Party (SP) ✓
    • (D) Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP)

    Answer (the board’s key): (C)

  26. Which country has a democratic form of government since its independence ?

    • (A) Pakistan
    • (B) Bhutan
    • (C) Nepal
    • (D) India ✓

    Answer (the board’s key): (D)

  27. Who among the following said that religion can never be separated from politics?

    • (A) Acharya Vinoba Bhave
    • (B) Mahatma Gandhi ✓
    • (C) Sarojini Naidu
    • (D) Rajendra Prasad

    Answer (the board’s key): (B)

  28. The 'Anti-Arrack Movement' was started in which of the following states ?

    • (A) Bihar
    • (B) Uttar Pradesh
    • (C) Andhra Pradesh ✓
    • (D) Tamil Nadu

    Answer (the board’s key): (C)

  29. Which political party has the election symbol of cycle ?

    • (A) Rashtriya Janata Party
    • (B) Samajwadi Party ✓
    • (C) Lok Janshakti Party
    • (D) Bahujan Samaj Party

    Answer (the board’s key): (B)

  30. Article 40 of the Constitution is related to which of the following ?

    • (A) Right to Equality
    • (B) Right to Life
    • (C) Local Self Government ✓
    • (D) Right to Education

    Answer (the board’s key): (C)

  31. When was the federation established in the West Indies ?

    • (A) 1958 ✓
    • (B) 1962
    • (C) 1973
    • (D) 1975

    Answer (the board’s key): (A)

  32. Which of the following is not an example of 'coming together' of federations ?

    • (A) India ✓
    • (B) United States of America
    • (C) Switzerland
    • (D) Australia

    Answer (the board’s key): (A)

  33. Q 33Objective1 markCh. 6: Globalisation

    Which of the following is an Indian Multinational company ?

    • (A) Nokia
    • (B) Samsung
    • (C) Infosys ✓
    • (D) Ford Motors

    Answer (the board’s key): (C)

  34. Q 34Objective1 markCh. 6: Globalisation

    Which sector has got the maximum benefit of foreign direct investment ?

    • (A) Agriculture sector
    • (B) Industrial sector
    • (C) Service sector ✓
    • (D) Manufacturing sector

    Answer (the board’s key): (C)

  35. Q 35Objective1 markCh. 6: Globalisation

    In which of the following areas was the negative impact of globalization observed ?

    • (A) Agriculture and Rural sector ✓
    • (B) Employment
    • (C) Bank
    • (D) Industry

    Answer (the board’s key): (A)

  36. What are the minimum calories required per person per day in rural areas for determination of poverty line ?

    • (A) 2100 calories
    • (B) 2200 calories
    • (C) 2400 calories ✓
    • (D) 2600 calories

    Answer (the board’s key): (C)

  37. Which of the following is not an agriculture based industry ?

    • (A) Sugar industry
    • (B) Leather industry
    • (C) Cement industry ✓
    • (D) Textile industry

    Answer (the board’s key): (C)

  38. Q 38Objective1 markCh. 4: Nationalism in India

    Who wrote the book 'Poverty and Un-British Rule in India' ?

    • (A) P. C. Mahalanobis
    • (B) Dadabhai Naoroji ✓
    • (C) Prof. Marshall
    • (D) Prof. Keynes

    Answer (the board’s key): (B)

  39. Under which of the following methods is the national income calculated by adding the value of final goods produced ?

    • (A) Income method
    • (B) Expenditure method
    • (C) Value added method ✓
    • (D) None of these

    Answer (the board’s key): (C)

  40. When was the Regional Rural Bank established ?

    • (A) 1975 ✓
    • (B) 1980
    • (C) 1969
    • (D) 1982

    Answer (the board’s key): (A)

  41. Who was the Chairman of the Revenue Commission set up by the government in 1921 ?

    • (A) Ibrahim Rahimtoola ✓
    • (B) J. M. Keynes
    • (C) Jamshedji Tata
    • (D) Ghanshyam Das Birla

    Answer (the board’s key): (A)

  42. When was the first industrial policy announced in India ?

    • (A) 1948 ✓
    • (B) 1956
    • (C) 1990
    • (D) None of these

    Answer (the board’s key): (A)

  43. Which country suffered the most during the Great Depression of 1929 ?

    • (A) Great Britain
    • (B) America ✓
    • (C) India
    • (D) France

    Answer (the board’s key): (B)

  44. Which organization was formed to arrange money for post-war reconstruction ?

    • (A) International Monetary Fund
    • (B) World Bank ✓
    • (C) Asian Development Bank
    • (D) Federal Bank

    Answer (the board’s key): (B)

  45. What is the currency of European economic union ?

    • (A) Dollar
    • (B) Pound
    • (C) Rouble
    • (D) Euro ✓

    Answer (the board’s key): (D)

  46. Who started the 'New India' newspaper ?

    • (A) Mahatma Gandhi
    • (B) Annie Besant ✓
    • (C) Raja Rammohan Roy
    • (D) Manmohan Ghosh

    Answer (the board’s key): (B)

  47. Q 47Objective1 markCh. 1: Nationalism in Europe

    What was the main objective of Vienna Congress ?

    • (A) Restore republics
    • (B) Restore democracies
    • (C) Restore monarchies ✓
    • (D) None of these

    Answer (the board’s key): (C)

  48. Q 48Objective1 markCh. 1: Nationalism in Europe

    Where was Alexander from ?

    • (A) Rome
    • (B) China
    • (C) Greece ✓
    • (D) Egypt

    Answer (the board’s key): (C)

  49. In whose reign was the railway and telegraph line started in India ?

    • (A) Lord Lytton
    • (B) Lord Dalhousie ✓
    • (C) Lord Curzon
    • (D) Lord Dufferin

    Answer (the board’s key): (B)

  50. Q 50Objective1 markCh. 4: Nationalism in India

    Who was the political guru of Mahatma Gandhi ?

    • (A) Surendranath Banerjee
    • (B) Satyendranath Tagore
    • (C) Gopal Krishna Gokhale ✓
    • (D) Motilal Nehru

    Answer (the board’s key): (C)

  51. Q 51Objective1 markCh. 4: Nationalism in India

    Which movement was suspended after the Chauri-Chaura incident ?

    • (A) Non-cooperation Movement ✓
    • (B) Civil Disobedience Movement
    • (C) Khilafat Movement
    • (D) Quit India Movement

    Answer (the board’s key): (A)

  52. Q 52Objective1 markCh. 4: Nationalism in India

    Who formed the organization called 'Lal Kurti' ?

    • (A) Mazzini
    • (B) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan ✓
    • (C) C. Rajagopalachari
    • (D) Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel

    Answer (the board’s key): (B)

  53. Q 53Objective1 markCh. 4: Nationalism in India

    In which year was the Lucknow pact signed ?

    • (A) 1916 ✓
    • (B) 1918
    • (C) 1920
    • (D) 1922

    Answer (the board’s key): (A)

  54. Q 54Objective1 markCh. 4: Nationalism in India

    Who was the Chairman of 'Indian Statutory Commission' ?

    • (A) General Dyer
    • (B) William Hunter
    • (C) Robert Owen
    • (D) John Simon ✓

    Answer (the board’s key): (D)

  55. In which year was Suez Canal opened ?

    • (A) 1828
    • (B) 1869 ✓
    • (C) 1914
    • (D) 1924

    Answer (the board’s key): (B)

  56. Where was the first cotton textile industry established in India ?

    • (A) Mumbai
    • (B) Chennai
    • (C) Kolkata ✓
    • (D) Ahmedabad

    Answer (the board’s key): (C)

  57. Q 57Objective1 markCh. 1: Nationalism in Europe

    When did the French Revolution take place ?

    • (A) 1789 ✓
    • (B) 1804
    • (C) 1871
    • (D) 1817

    Answer (the board’s key): (A)

  58. Q 58Objective1 markCh. 1: Nationalism in Europe

    Mazzini was associated with which organization ?

    • (A) Red Army
    • (B) Carbonari ✓
    • (C) Diet
    • (D) Zollverein

    Answer (the board’s key): (B)

  59. Q 59Objective1 markCh. 1: Nationalism in Europe

    Where is the Jena University, the centre of the national movement located ?

    • (A) Italy
    • (B) Germany ✓
    • (C) Russia
    • (D) Great Britain

    Answer (the board’s key): (B)

  60. Q 60Objective1 markCh. 1: Nationalism in Europe

    Which country does Kossuth belong to ?

    • (A) Austria
    • (B) Greece
    • (C) Poland
    • (D) Hungary ✓

    Answer (the board’s key): (D)

  61. When was the representative body Duma formed in Russia ?

    • (A) 1861
    • (B) 1867
    • (C) 1905 ✓
    • (D) 1917

    Answer (the board’s key): (C)

  62. Under which treaty did Russia get out of the First World War ?

    • (A) Treaty of Frankfurt
    • (B) Treaty of Brest-Litovsk ✓
    • (C) Treaty of Versailles
    • (D) Treaty of Paris

    Answer (the board’s key): (B)

  63. Who is considered as the father of scientific socialism ?

    • (A) Saint Simon
    • (B) Robert Owen
    • (C) Karl Marx ✓
    • (D) Friedrich Engels

    Answer (the board’s key): (C)

  64. Which of the following was the purpose of declaration of Potsdam ?

    • (A) Surrender of Japan ✓
    • (B) Surrender of America
    • (C) Independence of Vietnam
    • (D) Unification of Germany

    Answer (the board’s key): (A)

  65. Which commission/committee introduced the concept of sustainable development ?

    • (A) Brundtland commission ✓
    • (B) Bretton Woods committee
    • (C) Simon commission
    • (D) Geneva commission

    Answer (the board’s key): (A)

  66. Which of the following is old alluvial soil ?

    • (A) Khadar
    • (B) Bangar ✓
    • (C) Laterite
    • (D) None of these

    Answer (the board’s key): (B)

  67. When was the first National Water Policy implemented ?

    • (A) August, 1980
    • (B) July, 1985
    • (C) September, 1987 ✓
    • (D) October, 1990

    Answer (the board’s key): (C)

  68. Where is Jim Corbett National Park located ?

    • (A) Uttarakhand ✓
    • (B) Gujarat
    • (C) Kerala
    • (D) Uttar Pradesh

    Answer (the board’s key): (A)

  69. Which is the smallest Biosphere Reserve in India ?

    • (A) Sunderbans
    • (B) Nanda Devi
    • (C) Great Nicobar
    • (D) Dibru Saikhowa ✓

    Answer (the board’s key): (D)

  70. Q 70Objective1 markCh. 2: Agriculture

    Quinine is used for

    • (A) Malaria ✓
    • (B) Cancer
    • (C) Pain relief
    • (D) T.B.

    Answer (the board’s key): (A)

  71. How many public sector oil refineries are working in India ?

    • (A) 16
    • (B) 18 ✓
    • (C) 20
    • (D) 23

    Answer (the board’s key): (B)

  72. Where was India's first hydroelectric power plant established ?

    • (A) Shivasamudram
    • (B) Dehradun
    • (C) Shimla
    • (D) Darjeeling ✓

    Answer (the board’s key): (D)

  73. Where is Ennore port located ?

    • (A) Kerala
    • (B) Tamil Nadu ✓
    • (C) Odisha
    • (D) Maharashtra

    Answer (the board’s key): (B)

  74. In which district is Kahalgaon Thermal Power Station located ?

    • (A) Bhagalpur ✓
    • (B) Munger
    • (C) Jamui
    • (D) Kanti

    Answer (the board’s key): (A)

  75. Which of the following is not a natural disaster ?

    • (A) Tsunami
    • (B) Flood
    • (C) Terrorism ✓
    • (D) Earthquake

    Answer (the board’s key): (C)

  76. On which river is Krishnaraj Sagar dam built ?

    • (A) Krishna
    • (B) Narmada
    • (C) Kaveri ✓
    • (D) Rihand

    Answer (the board’s key): (C)

  77. From where do earthquake waves originate ?

    • (A) Focus ✓
    • (B) Epicentre
    • (C) Solid inner core
    • (D) None of these

    Answer (the board’s key): (A)

  78. Which of the following is an earthquake wave measuring instrument ?

    • (A) Barometer
    • (B) Seismograph ✓
    • (C) Anemometer
    • (D) Thermometer

    Answer (the board’s key): (B)

  79. Q 79Objective1 markCh. 2: Flood and Drought

    Agriculture drought happens

    • (A) in the absence of water ✓
    • (B) due to soil erosion
    • (C) due to soil salinity
    • (D) due to rock slide

    Answer (the board’s key): (A)

  80. Which of the following areas is more affected by earthquake tsunami ?

    • (A) Fold mountain areas
    • (B) Crust rift zones
    • (C) Oceanic depth
    • (D) All of these ✓

    Answer (the board’s key): (D)

Section B · Written questions (32)

  1. Q 1Short answer2 marksCh. 1: Nationalism in Europe

    What was the role of the religious reform movement in the rise of nationalism ?

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    1. 1.The Reformation movement challenged the absolute authority of the Church and developed independent thinking and reasoning among the people. This independent thinking helped the growth of national feeling.1 mark
    2. 2.The Reformation movement encouraged the development of local languages, which awakened a sense of unity among people towards their culture and nation, thus strengthening nationalism.1 mark
    • Write that the Reformation 'challenged the absolute authority of the Church' and 'developed independent thinking and reasoning among the people'.
    • Write that it 'encouraged the development of local languages' leading to 'a sense of unity among people towards their culture and nation'.
    • Keep each effect in its own short paragraph, without extra explanation.

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  2. Q 2Short answer2 marksCh. 5: Economy and Livelihood

    What were the major industries of India in the 18th century ?

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    1. 1.The cotton and silk textile industry of India was the most prominent in the world during the eighteenth century. Indian manufactured goods such as cotton textile and silk textile had worldwide market and there was worldwide demand of these items.1 mark
    2. 2.Industries like metal, sugar, paper, shipbuilding, and weapons were also well-developed in India during this period, along with the metal industry and shipbuilding, which made India technically advanced before industrialisation began in England.1 mark
    • Write 'Cotton textile' and 'Silk textile' as the two prominent industries of the 18th century.
    • Mention 'Metal industry' and 'Shipbuilding' along with sugar, paper and weapons as other developed industries.
    • Keep both points separate, each naming its own set of industries.

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  3. Q 3Short answer2 marksCh. 7: Trade and Globalisation

    What do you understand by economic crisis ?

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    1. 1.Economic crisis is a situation in the economy where there is a massive collapse in the means of production and employment.1 mark
    2. 2.In this situation, there is a sharp decline in the demand for goods and services, and along with a fall in prices, banks and business institutions fail.1 mark
    • Begin the first line with the exact phrase 'massive collapse in the means of production and employment'.
    • In the second paragraph, write all three linked effects: 'decline in the demand', 'fall in prices', and 'banks and business institutions fail'.

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  4. Q 4Short answer2 marksCh. 2: Socialism and Communism

    Give two immediate causes of the Bolshevik Revolution.

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    1. Russia's defeats in the First World War, its heavy losses of soldiers and economic ruin spread deep discontent among the people and the army.

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  5. What is the meaning of Indo-China ?

    How the model answer begins

    1. Indo-China refers to the peninsular region of South-East Asia spread today in around 3 lakh (2.80 lakh) sq. km, covering the areas of Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. Its northern border touches Myanmar and China, China-sea…

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  6. Q 6Short answer2 marksCh. 4: Nationalism in India

    Why was the non-cooperation movement suspended ?

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    1. The Non-Cooperation Movement was suspended because of the violent incident that occurred at Chauri-Chaura in Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh. On 5th February, 1922, in protest of police firing at a political…

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  7. Q 7Long answer4 marksCh. 4: Nationalism in India

    Discuss the causes of civil disobedience movement.

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    1. The British government formed the Indian Statutory Commission in November 1927, generally called the Simon Commission, to think over constitutional reformation. It was a seven-member commission in which all the members…

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  8. How did commercial capitalism contribute to the emergence of cities ?

    How the model answer begins

    1. The rise of commercial capitalism caused the rise of business class cities. Trade at wide level, production on large scale, monetary economy, urban economy in which salary for work, cash payment for wages, dynamic and…

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  9. What is the need of political parties in a democracy ?

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    1. Political parties act as a bridge between government and people. They put the problems and necessities of the people before the government and take the government's welfare projects and programmes to the people.

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  10. What were the main objectives of the Right to Information Movement ?

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    1. The main objective of the Right to Information movement was to ensure transparency and accountability in government functions. People demanded that the working of the government should be open and clear to the common…

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  11. Q 11Short answer2 marksCh. 3: Money, Savings and Credit

    Explain economic offence.

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    1. Economic offence refers to those illegal activities which violate laws related to money or property for individual or collective economic gain.

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  12. Q 12Short answer2 marksCh. 2: Working of Power Sharing

    State the vertical distribution of power.

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    1. The vertical distribution of power is the system of power sharing in which power is distributed at different levels of government. Power is divided among different levels of government such as the central government,…

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  13. What provisions have been made in the Indian Constitution for the establishment of a secular society ? Explain in detail.

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    1. The Indian Constitution does not grant the status of an official religion to any particular religion. India is a secular country and the state does not favour or promote any one religion over another. All religions are…

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  14. How do political parties contribute to the development of the country?

    How the model answer begins

    1. Political parties determine the direction of development by forming public opinion and conveying public problems to the government. Political parties connect the thoughts and emotions of the people of the country and…

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  15. Explain the concept of vicious circle of poverty.

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    1. The vicious circle of poverty means that poverty itself begets poverty. Bihar is suffering from immense poverty and the per capita income in Bihar is less than half of the national average, due to which there is a…

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  16. Q 16Short answer2 marksCh. 4: Our Financial Institutions

    Describe the agency functions of Commercial Banks.

    How the model answer begins

    1. Commercial banks serve as an agent to its customers and perform the function of collection of cheque, bills and drafts on behalf of their customers.

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  17. Q 17Short answer2 marksCh. 6: Globalisation

    Briefly describe the World Trade Organization.

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    1. The World Trade Organisation (WTO) was set up in 1995 as the successor organisation to GATT, whose aim is to liberalise international trade. India has been its founder member and nearly 149 countries of the world are…

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  18. Q 18Short answer2 marksCh. 3: Money, Savings and Credit

    What benefits did consumers get from the emergence of money ?

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    1. Money has removed the inconvenience of barter and exchange has become easier due to money. Buying and selling process has become simple and can be done at the global level, since money is accepted as a mode of exchange.

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  19. Q 19Long answer4 marksCh. 3: Money, Savings and Credit

    Explain the functions of money in detail.

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    1. Money is a medium of exchange, money acts as a medium for selling and purchasing of goods in market. It serves as a standard medium of exchange by removing the difficulties of barter system and acts as a convenience of…

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  20. Q 20Long answer4 marksCh. 4: Our Financial Institutions

    Briefly describe the major institutional financial institutions of Bihar state.

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    1. Commercial banks play a major role in institutional financial sources in Bihar by providing loans to the people. These banks come under the category of Financial Institutions and are governed by the state and function…

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  21. Q 21Short answer2 marksCh. 2: Agriculture

    Explain the difference between Rabi and Kharif crops.

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    1. Rabi crops are sown in winter months in between October to December and harvested in summer season in between April to June. Major crops are Wheat, Barley, Gram, Peas, Red Lentil (Masoor) and Mustard etc.

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  22. What is the importance of human resource in the development of a country?

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    1. Human resource is the most important basis for the economic development of a country because human resource produces by utilizing other resources. Land, capital and other natural resources cannot develop the economy on…

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  23. What was the main objective of the Kyoto Conference ?

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    1. The main objective of the Quito Summit was to save the earth from global warming caused by greenhouse gases.

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  24. Describe the characteristics of minerals.

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    1. Mineral is a natural substance formed in fixed proportion of chemical and physical properties, having certain chemical combination and particular internal atomic structure.

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  25. What is soft water?

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    1. Soft water is water that easily produces lather with soap.

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  26. Where is laterite soil found ? Which crops are grown in this soil ?

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    1. Laterite soil is found in Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh and hills of Odisha and Assam.

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  27. What is energy crisis ? Mention the major efforts made towards the conservation of power resources.

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    1. The energy crisis is the shortage of energy supply in comparison to the demand for energy. The energy crisis is a global problem and several efforts are being made to find solution for this problem in the existing…

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  28. What is the importance of means of transport and communication in the development of Indian economy ?

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    1. Means of transport accelerate industrial development of the Indian economy. Raw materials required by industries are carried from different places to the factories through means of transport, and after production the…

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  29. Why is disaster management necessary?

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    1. Disaster management is necessary to reduce the loss of life and property caused by disasters. Disasters like floods, drought, earthquake, Tsunami and cyclones destroy human lives and property on a large scale, and…

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  30. Q 30Short answer2 marksCh. 2: Flood and Drought

    What is called the 'Sorrow of Bihar' and why?

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    1. The river Kosi in Bihar is called the 'Sorrow of Bihar'.

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  31. Q 31Short answer2 marksCh. 3: Earthquake and Tsunami

    What precautions should be taken in building construction to protect against earthquakes?

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    1. Buildings should be constructed using earthquake resistant techniques before granting permission for construction, and looking at the destruction caused by the earthquake, light material should be used in building…

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  32. What do you mean by Satellite Communication?

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    1. Satellite communication is a communication system in which information is transmitted from one place to another using artificial satellites.

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