Bihar Board Class 10 Social Science Question Paper 2025 (Code 111 Set-B) Available- Download Here with Solution PDF

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Bihar Board Class 10 Social Science Question Paper 2025 PDF (Code 111 Set-B) is available for download here. The Social Science exam was conducted on February 20, 2025 in the Morning Shift from 9:30 AM to 12:15 PM and in the Evening Shift from 2:00 PM to 5:15 PM. The total marks for the theory paper are 100. Students reported the paper to be easy to moderate.

Bihar Board Class 10 Social Science Question Paper 2025 (Code 111 Set-B) with Solutions

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Bihar Board Class 10 SOCIAL SCIENCE Question Paper with Solutions

Question 1:

National income in India is calculated by which of the following?

  • (A) Central statistical office
  • (B) Planning Commission
  • (C) NITI Aayog
  • (D) National Development Council

Question 2:

Who changed the name of Bolshevik Party to Communist Party ?

  • (A) Lenin
  • (B) Trotsky
  • (C) Stalin
  • (D) Bismarck

Question 3:

When was the partition of Bengal annulled?.

  • (A) 1904
  • (B) 1905
  • (C) 1907
  • (D) 1911

Question 4:

Which of the following was founded by Lala Hardayal ?

  • (A) Home Rule League
  • (B) Ghadar Party
  • (C) Communist Party of India
  • (D) Brahmo Samaj

Question 5:

What is the another name for Government of India Act, 1919?

  • (A) Montague-Chelmsford Reforms
  • (B) Ilbert Bill
  • (C) Indian Statutory Commission
  • (D) Nehru Report

Question 6:

Who founded the All India Muslim League ?

  • (A) Mohammad Ali Jinnah
  • (B) Zakir Hussain
  • (C) Nawab Salimullah Khan
  • (D) Muhammad Ismail

Question 7:

The government of Bao Dai in South Vietnam was a supporter of which of the following ?

  • (A) China
  • (B) Spain
  • (C) France
  • (D) Portugal

Question 8:

Who abolished Serfdom in Russia?

  • (A) Lenin
  • (B) Czar Alexander II
  • (C) Stalin
  • (D) Trotsky

Question 9:

Where was the first hydropower plant established in India ?

  • (A) Gangtok
  • (B) Darjeeling
  • (C) Dibrugarh
  • (D) Calcutta

Question 10:

Kutch region of Gujarat falls in which seismic zone ?

  • (A) Zone-II
  • (B) Zone-III
  • (C) Zone-IV
  • (D) Zone-V

Question 11:

Which river is called the 'Sorrow of Bengal' ?

  • (A) Ganga
  • (B) Damodar
  • (C) Kosi
  • (D) Brahmaputra

Question 12:

Which is the largest artificial lake in India ?

  • (A) Govind Sagar
  • (B) Pant Sagar
  • (C) Sardar Sarovar
  • (D) Krishna Sagar

Question 13:

On which river is Aswan Dam built ?

  • (A) Nile River
  • (B) Brahmaputra River
  • (C) Amazon River
  • (D) Ganga River

Question 14:

What was India's position in the world in terms of population in 2011?

  • (A) First
  • (B) Second
  • (C) Third
  • (D) Fourth

Question 15:

By which strait is India separated from Sri Lanka ?

  • (A) Palk Strait
  • (B) Malacca Strait
  • (C) Bering strait
  • (D) Hormuz strait

Question 16:

What is the old alluvial soil of Ganga plain called ?

  • (A) Khadar
  • (B) Bhangar
  • (C) Regur
  • (D) None of these

Question 17:

Who among the following was the German Chancellor ?

  • (A) Mazzini
  • (B) Hegel
  • (C) Bismarck
  • (D) Victor Emmanuel

Question 18:

When did the Naples Revolution happen?

  • (A) 1789
  • (B) 1821
  • (C) 1839
  • (D) 1917

Question 19:

Who is considered the father of scientific socialism ?

  • (A) Hegel
  • (B) Karl Marx
  • (C) Saint Simon
  • (D) Martin Luther

Question 20:

Who among the following was given the title of Kaiser-i-Hind?

  • (A) Rabindra Nath Tagore
  • (B) Mahatma Gandhi
  • (C) Shankaran Nair
  • (D) Surendra Nath Banerjee

Question 21:

Which of the following movements started with 'Dandi March' ?

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

Question 22:

Amrit Bazar Patrika was the newspaper of which language ?

  • (A) Hindi
  • (B) Bengali
  • (C) Marathi
  • (D) Gujarati

Question 23:

When was 'All India Trade Union Congress' established ?

  • (A) 1848
  • (B) 1881
  • (C) 1885
  • (D) 1920

Question 24:

When did the Soviet Union disintegrate ?

  • (A) 1985
  • (B) 1991
  • (C) 1968
  • (D) 1990

Question 25:

Which is the longest National waterway ?

  • (A) National Waterway-1
  • (B) National Waterway-2
  • (C) National Waterway-3
  • (D) National Waterway-4

Question 26:

Where is Sariska Wildlife Sanctuary located?

  • (A) Odisha
  • (B) Maharashtra
  • (C) Rajasthan
  • (D) Karnataka

Question 27:

Where is Kaiga Nuclear Power Plant located?

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

Question 28:

How many public sector oil refineries are functioning in India?

  • (A) 18
  • (B) 20
  • (C) 23
  • (D) 25

Question 29:

By which name is Brahmaputra river known in Tibet ?

  • (A) Jamuna river
  • (B) Tsangpo river
  • (C) Yangtze river
  • (D) Manas river

Question 30:

Which is the oldest oil refining unit in India?

  • (A) Barauni
  • (B) Jamnagar
  • (C) Dibrugarh
  • (D) Bombay High

Question 31:

Which of the following is a plantation crop ?

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

Question 32:

Natural gas is found with which mineral ?

  • (A) Uranium
  • (B) Limestone
  • (C) Coal
  • (D) Petroleum

Question 33:

What is the main source of livelihood in Bihar ?

  • (A) Agriculture
  • (B) Industry
  • (C) Trade
  • (D) All of these

Question 34:

Which of the following is not an economic activity ?

  • (A) Agriculture
  • (B) Communication
  • (C) Poverty
  • (D) Transportation

Question 35:

What is the primary function of money ?

  • (A) Store of value
  • (B) Transfer of value
  • (C) Medium of exchange
  • (D) Both (A) and (C)

Question 36:

Which of the following provides long term loans ?

  • (A) Primary Agricultural Credit Society
  • (B) Land Development Bank
  • (C) Commercial Bank
  • (D) None of these

Question 37:

Which of the following is a part of non-economic infrastructure ?

  • (A) Finance
  • (B) Education
  • (C) Energy
  • (D) Communication

Question 38:

As a result of globalization, which of the following has uninterrupted flow among different countries ?

  • (A) Capital
  • (B) Technology
  • (C) Labour
  • (D) All of these

Question 39:

What is the removal of unnecessary controls and restrictions on economic activities by the government called ?

  • (A) Privatization
  • (B) Disinvestment
  • (C) Liberalization
  • (D) Globalization

Question 40:

Where can a consumer complain if the value of the goods or service or the compensation amount exceeds Rs. 1 crore ?

  • (A) District Forum
  • (B) State Commission
  • (C) National Commission
  • (D) All of these

Question 41:

Which is the best type of coal ?

  • (A) Peat
  • (B) Lignite
  • (C) Anthracite
  • (D) Bituminous

Question 42:

Where is Kusheshwar Sthan Sanctuary located ?

  • (A) Morena
  • (B) Darbhanga
  • (C) Bhagalpur
  • (D) Nandan Kanan

Question 43:

Where is contour ploughing done ?

  • (A) Plain area
  • (B) Coastal area
  • (C) Mountainous area
  • (D) All of these

Question 44:

Which Earth Summit was held in Johannesburg?

  • (A) First
  • (B) Second
  • (C) Third
  • (D) Fourth

Question 45:

What type of crop is peanut?

  • (A) Rabi
  • (B) Kharif
  • (C) Zaid
  • (D) None of these

Question 46:

What is the rank of Bihar in the production of vegetables ?

  • (A) First
  • (B) Second
  • (C) Third
  • (D) Fourth

Question 47:

Where is Bagmati project located?

  • (A) Sitamarhi
  • (B) Darbhanga
  • (C) Saran
  • (D) Rohtas

Question 48:

According to census 2011, which district of Bihar has the highest density of population ?

  • (A) Sheohar
  • (B) Patna
  • (C) Kaimur
  • (D) Nalanda

Question 49:

Who appoints the Governor ?

  • (A) Prime Minister
  • (B) President
  • (C) Chief Minister
  • (D) Chief Justice

Question 50:

Who formed Lok Janshakti Party ?

  • (A) Ram Vilas Paswan
  • (B) Mulayam Singh
  • (C) Kanshi Ram
  • (D) Sharad Yadav

Question 51:

In case of dissolution of Panchayati Raj institutions, at what time interval is it mandatory to hold elections ?

  • (A) 2 months
  • (B) 6 months
  • (C) 1 year
  • (D) 1 month

Question 52:

Meghalaya was formed from which state ?

  • (A) Tripura
  • (B) Assam
  • (C) Nagaland
  • (D) Arunachal Pradesh

Question 53:

Who is the head of the village court ?

  • (A) Sarpanch
  • (B) District Magistrate
  • (C) Nyaya Mitra
  • (D) Mukhiya

Question 54:

Which of the following countries has a Unitary Government system ?

  • (A) Great Britain
  • (B) France
  • (C) China
  • (D) All of these

Question 55:

Which of the following is not a pressure group ?

  • (A) Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP)
  • (B) All India Trade Union Congress
  • (C) Indian National Congress
  • (D) Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh

Question 56:

Biju Janata Dal belongs to which state ?

  • (A) Bihar
  • (B) Jharkhand
  • (C) Odisha
  • (D) Chattisgarh

Question 57:

Which sector contributes the most to Gross Domestic Product ?

  • (A) Primary sector
  • (B) Secondary sector
  • (C) Tertiary sector
  • (D) None of these

Question 58:

Which of the following has a three-tier structure ?

  • (A) Co-operative credit society
  • (B) Consumer Protection Act
  • (C) Panchayati Raj
  • (D) All of these

Question 59:

Which of the following does not include the value of depreciation ?

  • (A) GDP
  • (B) GNP
  • (C) NNP
  • (D) All of these

Question 60:

Which of the following is included in Indian economic reforms ?

  • (A) Liberalization
  • (B) Privatization
  • (C) Globalization
  • (D) All of these

Question 61:

What is the remuneration of capital ?

  • (A) Rent
  • (B) Wages
  • (C) Interest
  • (D) Mixed income

Question 62:

Which of the following assets has the least liquidity ?

  • (A) Currency
  • (B) Bond
  • (C) Real estate
  • (D) Bank deposit

Question 63:

When did Jawahar Rojgar Yojana start ?

  • (A) 1988
  • (B) 1989
  • (C) 1990
  • (D) 1991

Question 64:

Which of the following was formed with the aim of ensuring participation of states in economic planning ?

  • (A) Planning Commission
  • (B) National Development Council
  • (C) NABARD
  • (D) Money Market

Question 65:

Who planned the main streets of Paris ?

  • (A) Baron Haussmann
  • (B) Ebenezer Howard
  • (C) Le Corbusier
  • (D) Samuel Crompton

Question 66:

Where did Gandhiji establish Sabarmati Ashram ?

  • (A) Gandhinagar
  • (B) Ahmedabad
  • (C) Surat
  • (D) Vadodara

Question 67:

Who was defeated in the battle of Sedan ?

  • (A) France
  • (B) Germany
  • (C) Austria
  • (D) Prussia

Question 68:

Who among the following introduced compulsory military service in his country?

  • (A) Mazzini
  • (B) Metternich
  • (C) Bismarck
  • (D) Lenin

Question 69:

Which ruling dynasty in France was restored by the Congress of Vienna ?

  • (A) Habsburg
  • (B) Romanov
  • (C) Slavic
  • (D) Bourbon

Question 70:

Whose contribution is economic planning?

  • (A) French Revolution
  • (B) Russian Revolution
  • (C) American Revolution
  • (D) All of these

Question 71:

Where was the first modern cotton mill established in India?

  • (A) Surat
  • (B) Bombay
  • (C) Calcutta
  • (D) Ahmedabad

Question 72:

Ho Chi Minh was the ruler of which country?

  • (A) North Vietnam
  • (B) South Vietnam
  • (C) Laos
  • (D) Cambodia

Question 73:

Where was Shetkari organization established ?

  • (A) Rajasthan
  • (B) Uttar Pradesh
  • (C) Bihar
  • (D) Maharashtra

Question 74:

73rd Constitutional Amendment is related to which of the following ?

  • (A) Panchayati Raj
  • (B) Municipality
  • (C) Supreme Court
  • (D) Election of President

Question 75:

Under whose Chairmanship was the State Reorganization Commission formed in 1953?

  • (A) Fazal Ali
  • (B) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
  • (C) Morarji Desai
  • (D) Lal Bahadur Shastri

Question 76:

In which of the following cities has municipal corporation been already established ?

  • (A) Bhagalpur
  • (B) Gopalganj
  • (C) Sitamarhi
  • (D) Rohtas

Question 77:

Which of the following does not have a federal system of government ?

  • (A) India
  • (B) China
  • (C) Spain
  • (D) United States of America

Question 78:

Which of the following subjects has been placed in the State List ?

  • (A) Agriculture
  • (B) Police
  • (C) Irrigation
  • (D) All of these

Question 79:

How many languages are included in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India?

  • (A) 15
  • (B) 22
  • (C) 25
  • (D) 21

Question 80:

Who allots election symbols to political parties ?

  • (A) Government of India
  • (B) Constitution of India
  • (C) Election Commission
  • (D) President

Question 81:

What do you understand by Historical Materialism ?


Question 82:

What was the initial objective of France to colonize Indo-China?


Question 83:

What impact did British economic policies have on Indian agriculture ?


Question 84:

Under what circumstances was the Indian National Congress established ?


Question 85:

Who adopted the 'golden middle class' policy and why ?


Question 86:

What was the purpose of the Vienna Congress ?


Question 87:

How nationalism is the result of political awakening in the modern world? Discuss.


Question 88:

Explain the role of Gandhiji in the Indian National movement.


Question 89:

What is the main function of State Finance Commission ?


Question 90:

How is the Right to Information beneficial for accountable democracy ?


Question 91:

What do you understand by dual governance system ?


Question 92:

What is meant by horizontal distribution of power ?


Question 93:

Explain the main organs of Municipal Corporation.


Question 94:

What are the challenges of democracy in current Indian politics ? Discuss.


Question 95:

What is meant by Human Development Index ?


Question 96:

What is economic activity ?


Question 97:

What was the purpose of the formation of World Trade Organization ?


Question 98:

What do you understand by double counting ?


Question 99:

Discuss the role of infrastructure in the economic development of the country.


Question 100:

Describe the judicial system set up by the government for consumer protection.


Question 101:

What is the need for water conservation and management ?


Question 102:

Define plantation agriculture with an example.


Question 103:

Mention any two measures for soil conservation.


Question 104:

What is meant by resource planning ?


Question 105:

What do you mean by organic minerals ?


Question 106:

What is meant by density of population ?


Question 107:

Explain the major National waterways of India.


Question 108:

Write a note on the environmental importance of forests.


Question 109:

Suggest measures to reduce the incidence of flood.


Question 110:

What are the factors responsible for drought ?


Question 111:

What are the alternative communication mediums used during natural disaster?


Question 112:

Which areas are more affected by earthquake and tsunami ?

Bihar Class X Board Questions

  • 1.
    Mention any two provisions which make India secular.


      • 2.
        Mention any two solutions to solve the problem of land degradation.


          • 3.
            What is meant by biodiversity?


              • 4.
                Explain the importance of the means of transportation and communication in the development of the Indian economy.


                  • 5.
                    What are the major economic reforms of 1991?


                      • 6.
                        Distinguish between capitalist and socialist economies.

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