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

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

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Bihar Board Class 10 SOCIAL SCIENCE Question Paper with Solutions

Question 1:

Who was defeated in the battle of Sedan?

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

Question 2:

In which country was compulsory military service introduced?

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

Question 3:

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

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

Question 4:

Whose contribution is economic planning?

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

Question 5:

Where was the first modern cotton mill established in India?

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

Question 6:

Ho Chi Minh was the ruler of which country?

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

Question 7:

Which is the best type of coal?

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

Question 8:

Where is Kusheshwar Sthan Sanctuary located?

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

Question 9:

Where is contour ploughing done?

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

Question 10:

Which Earth Summit was held in Johannesburg?

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

Question 11:

What type of crop is peanut?

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

Question 12:

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

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

Question 13:

Where is Bagmati project located?

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

Question 14:

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

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

Question 15:

Where was the first hydropower plant established in India?

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

Question 16:

Which zone of Gujarat is located in which earthquake zone?

  • (A) Zone-II
  • (B) Zone-III
  • (C) Zone-IV
  • (D) Zone-V
Correct Answer: (D) Zone-V
View Solution




Step 1: Earthquake Zones in India.

India is divided into several earthquake zones based on seismic activity. These zones are designated as Zone II, III, IV, and V, with Zone V being the most prone to seismic activity.


Step 2: Analysis of options.

- (A) Zone-II: This zone experiences minor earthquakes and is not the correct answer for Gujarat.

- (B) Zone-III: This zone experiences moderate seismic activity, but Gujarat is not in this zone.

- (C) Zone-IV: This zone experiences major earthquakes, but Gujarat is in a higher risk zone, Zone V.

- (D) Zone-V: Gujarat is located in Zone V, which is the most earthquake-prone zone in India.


Step 3: Conclusion.

Gujarat is located in Zone V, the most earthquake-prone region in India.
Quick Tip: Zone V is the highest seismic risk zone in India, and Gujarat falls under this category, indicating high vulnerability to earthquakes.


Question 17:

Kutch region of Gujarat falls in which seismic zone?

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

Question 18:

Which river is called the 'Sorrow of Bengal'?

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

Question 19:

Where is contour ploughing done?

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

Question 20:

Which Earth Summit was held in Johannesburg?

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

Question 21:

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

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

Question 22:

By which strait is India separated from Sri Lanka?

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

Question 23:

What is the old alluvial soil of the Ganga plain called?

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

Question 24:

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 25:

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 26:

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 27:

Who founded the All India Muslim League?

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

Question 28:

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 29:

Who abolished Serfdom in Russia?

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

Question 30:

Which is the longest National Waterway?

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

Question 31:

Where is Sariska Wildlife Sanctuary located?

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

Question 32:

Where is Kaiga Nuclear Power Plant located?

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

Question 33:

How many public sector oil refineries are functioning in India?

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

Question 34:

By which name is Brahmaputra river known in Tibet?

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

Question 35:

Which is the oldest oil refining unit in India?

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

Question 36:

Which of the following is a plantation crop?

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

Question 37:

Natural gas is found with which mineral?

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

Question 38:

What is the main source of livelihood in Bihar?

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

Question 39:

Which of the following is not an economic activity?

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

Question 40:

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 41:

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 42:

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

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

Question 43:

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 44:

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 45:

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 46:

Which sector contributes the most to Gross Domestic Product?

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

Question 47:

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 48:

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

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

Question 49:

Which of the following is included in Indian economic reforms?

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

Question 50:

What is the remuneration of capital?

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

Question 51:

Which of the following assets has the least liquidity?

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

Question 52:

When did Jawahar Rojgar Yojana start?

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

Question 53:

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 54:

Who among the following was the German Chancellor?

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

Question 55:

When did the Naples Revolution happen?

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

Question 56:

Who is considered the father of scientific socialism?

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

Question 57:

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 58:

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 59:

Amrit Bazar Patrika was the newspaper of which language?

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

Question 60:

When was 'All India Trade Union Congress' established?

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

Question 61:

When did the Soviet Union disintegrate?

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

Question 62:

Where was Shetkari organization established?

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

Question 63:

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

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

Question 64:

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 65:

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

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

Question 66:

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

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

Question 67:

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

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

Question 68:

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

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

Question 69:

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

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

Question 70:

Who allots election symbols to political parties?

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

Question 71:

Who appoints the Governor?

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

Question 72:

Who formed Lok Janshakti Party?

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

Question 73:

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 74:

Meghalaya was formed from which state?

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

Question 75:

Who is the head of the village court?

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

Question 76:

Which of the following countries has a Unitary Government system?

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

Question 77:

Who is the head of the village court?

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

Question 78:

Which of the following countries has a Unitary Government system?

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

Question 79:

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 80:

Biju Janata Dal belongs to which state?

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

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 floods.


Question 110:

What are the factors responsible for drought?


Question 111:

What are the alternative communication mediums used during natural disasters?


Question 112:

Which areas are more affected by earthquake and tsunami?

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