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CBSE Class 10 · Social Science · Chapter 9

Past board exam questions

CBSE 2027 sample paper · 5 marks

A farmer plans to shift from food crops to plantation crops and is to choose between tea and coffee. Highlight the difference in the conditions associated with their growth.

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1. Tea grows well in areas with heavy rainfall distributed evenly throughout the year, unlike coffee, which prefers seasonal rainfall. 2. Tea requires a warm, moist, frost-free climate, making it ideal for tropical and sub-tropical regions. 3. Coffee (Arabica) is suited to regions with moderate temperatures and well-drained hill slopes, such as the Western Ghats (Nilgiris in Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu). 4. Tea is labour-intensive and needs abundant, cheap and skilled labour; coffee requires comparatively less labour. 5. Coffee cultivation is geographically more restricted (mainly the southern hills), whereas tea is grown in several regions of India (Assam, Darjeeling and Jalpaiguri in …

CBSE 2027 sample paper · 5 marks

Farmers in a region experiencing moderate rainfall, cool winters, and assured irrigation plan to move from mixed cropping to the cultivation of a single cereal crop. Should they opt for rice or wheat? Support your answer with appropriate reasons based on crop requirements.

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They should opt for wheat. 1. Wheat is a rabi crop that grows well in a cool growing season (winter). 2. The region’s moderate rainfall matches wheat’s requirement of 50–75 cm of annual rainfall evenly distributed over the growing season; rice needs above 100 cm and high temperatures. 3. Wheat requires bright sunshine at the time of ripening, which is common in the winter months. 4. Assured irrigation supports wheat cultivation in areas of limited rainfall. 5. Wheat is traditionally grown in the north and north-west (the Ganga–Satluj plains and the black soil region of the Deccan), which match the given conditions.

CBSE 2026 board paper · 1 mark

Two statements are given below. They are Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read both the statements carefully and choose the correct option : Assertion (A) : The states like West Bengal, Bihar, Assam, Odisha are leading in jute production. Reason (R) : Regur soil is mainly found in these states.

  1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
  2. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
  3. (A) is true, but (R) is false.
  4. (A) is false, but (R) is true.
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(A) is true, but (R) is false.

CBSE 2026 board paper · 1 mark

Read the information given in the box carefully and choose the most appropriate option related to crop. • It is a crop from an equatorial region. • It requires more than 200 cm of rainfall. • It requires a warm and humid climate with high temperature.

  1. Rubber
  2. Sugarcane
  3. Wheat
  4. Oilseeds
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Rubber

CBSE 2026 board paper · 1 mark

Which of the following names was given to the ‘Bhoodan-Gramdan Movement’ ?

  1. Blood Revolution
  2. Green Revolution
  3. White Revolution
  4. Blood-less Revolution
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Blood-less Revolution

CBSE 2026 board paper · 1 mark

Match Column - I with Column - II and choose the correct option : | Column - I (Types of Farming) | Column - II (Features) | |---|---| | I. Primitive subsistence farming | (a) Use of modern inputs with less labour | | II. Intensive subsistence farming | (b) Single crop cultivation on large scale | | III. Commercial farming | (c) Slash and burn cultivation | | IV. Plantation farming | (d) Labour intensive cultivation |

  1. I-(c), II-(a), III-(d), IV-(b)
  2. I-(a), II-(b), III-(d), IV-(c)
  3. I-(c), II-(d), III-(a), IV-(b)
  4. I-(d), II-(c), III-(b), IV-(a)
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I-(a), II-(b), III-(d), IV-(c)

CBSE 2026 board paper · 1 mark

Choose the correct option related to main crops of Kharif cropping season :

  1. Urad, Gram, Groundnut, Mustard
  2. Wheat, Peas, Soyabean, Bajra
  3. Maize, Mustard, Gram, Jowar
  4. Paddy, Maize, Groundnut, Soyabean
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Paddy, Maize, Groundnut, Soyabean

CBSE 2026 board paper · 1 mark

Identify the correct option related to major crops grown in the ‘Kharif’ cropping season in India :

  1. Paddy, Peas, Mustard
  2. Paddy, Mustard, Gram
  3. Paddy, Jowar, Maize
  4. Paddy, Maize, Gram
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Paddy, Jowar, Maize