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CBSE 10 Social Question Paper-2020 Set-2

CBSE 10 Social Question Paper-2020 Set-2

This mock test includes actual CBSE Class 10 Social Science board exam questions from the year 2020 set 2, helping students understand exam trends and practice real paper formats.

2025-07-29
CBSE Class 10 2020 Grade 10

Duration

30 min

Questions

30

Marking

Negative

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Who among the following wrote the Vande Mataram?

A
Rabindranath Tagore
B
Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
C
Abindranath Tagore
D
Dwarkanath Tagore

Which one of the following was NOT the reason for the popularity of scientific ideas among the common people in eighteenth-century Europe?

A
Printing of ideas of Isaac Newton
B
Development of printing press
C
Interest of people in science and reason
D
Traditional aristocratic groups supported it

Which among the following best signifies the idea of liberal nationalism of nineteenth-century Europe?

A
Emphasis on social justice
B
State-planned socio-economic system
C
Freedom for individual and equality before law
D
Supremacy of State-oriented nationalism

Who among the following said this popular line, 'When France sneezes, the rest of Europe catches cold'?

A
Guiseppe Mazzini
B
Matternich
C
Otto Von Bismarck
D
Guiseppe Garibaldi

Which among the following was NOT the reason for the popularity of scientific ideas among the common people in eighteenth-century Europe?

A
Printing of ideas of Isaac Newton
B
Development of printing press
C
Interest of people in Science and reason
D
Traditional aristocratic groups supported it

Name the two hostile groups of Second World War.

A
Allies and Axis Powers
B
The West and The East
C
Capitalists and Communists
D
Britain and France

Which among the following best signifies the idea of liberal nationalism of nineteenth-century Europe?

A
Emphasis on social justice
B
State-planned socio-economic system
C
Freedom for individual and equality before law
D
Supremacy of State-oriented nationalism

Who among the following said this popular line, 'When France sneezes, the rest of Europe catches cold'?

A
Guiseppe Mazzini
B
Matternich
C
Otto Von Bismarck
D
Guiseppe Garibaldi

Choose the appropriate chronological order of the following events:

A
3 – 2 – 4 – 1
B
1 – 2 – 4 – 3
C
2 – 3 – 1 – 4
D
4 – 3 – 1 – 2

Which Act resulted in the formation of the 'United Kingdom of Great Britain'?

A
Union Act of 1707
B
Treaty of Paris 1763
C
Magna Carta
D
English Reformation

Which country was NOT a member of the Axis Powers during World War II?

A
Italy
B
Germany
C
Japan
D
France

Which term is used to describe the policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force?

A
Isolationism
B
Imperialism
C
Neutrality
D
Nationalism

What was the primary purpose of the Versailles Treaty of 1919?

A
To end the Cold War
B
To punish Germany after World War I
C
To establish the European Union
D
To begin World War II

Who is known as the father of modern political science?

A
Karl Marx
B
Machiavelli
C
John Locke
D
Aristotle

Which among the following was NOT the reason for the popularity of scientific ideas among the common people in eighteenth-century Europe?

A
Printing of ideas of Isaac Newton
B
Development of printing press
C
Interest of people in Science and reason
D
Traditional aristocratic groups supported it

Which of the following was a major goal of the French Revolution?

A
To establish democracy
B
To create an industrial society
C
To build an empire
D
To support monarchy

Which among the following was NOT a cause of World War I?

A
Imperialism
B
Nationalism
C
Democracy
D
Militarism

What is the primary purpose of the Treaty of Versailles?

A
To establish the League of Nations
B
To rebuild Europe
C
To punish Germany
D
To expand the British Empire

Which of the following was NOT part of the Treaty of Versailles?

A
Reparations from Germany
B
Creation of the League of Nations
C
Disbandment of the British Empire
D
Loss of territory by Germany

Who were the main members of the Triple Entente?

A
Britain, France, and Russia
B
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy
C
Germany, France, and Russia
D
Italy, Austria-Hungary, and Britain

Who is credited with developing the theory of the 'Invisible Hand' in economics?

A
Karl Marx
B
John Maynard Keynes
C
Adam Smith
D
David Ricardo

Which of the following events marked the beginning of the American Revolution?

A
The signing of the Declaration of Independence
B
The Battle of Lexington and Concord
C
The Boston Tea Party
D
The French and Indian War

Which war was fought between the United States and Great Britain from 1812 to 1815?

A
The War of 1812
B
The Revolutionary War
C
The Civil War
D
The Spanish-American War

Which country was the first to grant women the right to vote?

A
United States
B
New Zealand
C
United Kingdom
D
Australia

Which of the following treaties ended the First World War?

A
Treaty of Versailles
B
Treaty of Paris
C
Treaty of Tordesillas
D
Treaty of Ghent

Which of the following countries was a major colonial power in Africa during the 19th and early 20th centuries?

A
United Kingdom
B
France
C
Germany
D
Portugal

Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

A
Vladimir Lenin
B
Joseph Stalin
C
Leon Trotsky
D
Nikita Khrushchev

Which of the following events happened first?

A
The fall of the Berlin Wall
B
The Cuban Missile Crisis
C
The Vietnam War
D
The Korean War

Which empire was the largest contiguous empire in history?

A
Mongol Empire
B
Roman Empire
C
Ottoman Empire
D
British Empire

Which of the following battles marked the turning point in the American Civil War?

A
Battle of Gettysburg
B
Battle of Antietam
C
Battle of Fort Sumter
D
Battle of Bull Run