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Haya model paper 2027One fixed paper, locked on 31 Mar 2027 before the examBuilt to the board's own blueprint below. After the exam, Haya compares it with the real question paper, question by question.Board match

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MCQ · all 20 · 1 mark each · multiple choice, four options (Q1 to 20, Section A); some are map based with a text alternative for visually impaired candidates20

Objective 2 part · all 15 · 2 marks each · objective with two 1 mark parts: fill in the blanks, complete the sentence, one word answers, paired choice MCQ, match, true or false, short case or passage (Q21 to 35, Section A)30

VSA · all 6 · 2 marks each · very short answer, 30 to 50 words (Q36 to 41, Section B); 3 of the 6 have an internal OR choice12

SA · all 6 · 3 marks each · short answer, 50 to 80 words (Q42 to 47); 3 of the 6 have an internal OR choice18

Map · all 2 · 4 marks each · map work on a political outline map of India: identify 4 marked places, and mark and label 4 places (Q48, 49); alternative written questions for visually impaired candidates8

LA · all 2 · 6 marks each · long answer, 80 to 120 words (Q50, 51); both have an internal OR choice12

Board paper total100

NIOS Question Paper Design for Social Science (213), read with the NIOS sample question paper and marking scheme for 213 (both linked from the Secondary syllabus and sample paper page). 51 questions, 100 marks.

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2 marks · very short answer

How did the trading cities of Italy, such as Venice, help new ideas to grow? Give two points.Unit I Why did Martin Luther oppose the sale of letters of indulgence? Give two points.Unit I Give two ways in which the Glorious Revolution of 1688 changed the government of England.Unit I How did the Enclosure Acts supply workers for the new factories of England?Unit II Why did people say that only those with a 'death wish' worked in the coal mines? Give two points.Unit II Name the two African countries that were still independent in 1914. What happened to one of them in 1935?Unit II What was the Subsidiary Alliance? Write any two of its conditions.Unit III What is meant by de-industrialisation? Give one cause of it.Unit III How did the railways in India serve British trade and British investors? Give one point for each.Unit III Give two ways in which Jyotirao Phule worked for girls and the lower castes.Unit IV Write two contributions of Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar to the welfare of women.Unit IV What was the Akali movement? Name the law that came out of it.Unit IV Who were the Faqirs? Name two people who supported the Faqir and Sanyasi rebels.Unit V Name the leader of the Munda rebellion and state one result of his struggle.Unit V State two ways in which Indian sepoys were treated worse than British soldiers before 1857.Unit V Mention two demands of the early Congress and the method it used to place them before the government.Unit VI What were separate electorates? Which reforms first introduced them?Unit VI Name the organisation formed in 1928 by Chandra Shekhar Azad and Bhagat Singh, and give one action of its members.Unit VI Why has 82°30′E been chosen as the standard meridian of India? Through which town does it pass?Unit VII Distinguish between weathering and erosion, with one example of each.Unit VII What are khadar and bhangar? How do they differ?Unit VII Differentiate between weather and climate.Unit VIII What is meant by the burst of monsoon? Where does it mainly take place?Unit VIII What is October heat? Why does it occur?Unit VIII What is the Golden Quadrilateral? Name the cities it links.Unit IX Give any two advantages of air transport over road transport.Unit IX Differentiate between personal and mass communication, with one example of each.Unit IX What is meant by saying that fundamental rights are justiciable? In which part of the Constitution are they given?Unit X What is begar? Which Article of the Constitution prohibits it?Unit X Why are fundamental duties called a code of conduct rather than laws? Give two reasons.Unit X Write any two qualifications for appointment as the Governor of a state. For how long is the Governor appointed?Unit XI Who chairs the meetings of a state's council of ministers? Why is the Chief Minister called the sole link between the council and the Governor?Unit XI What is a bicameral legislature? Name any two states that have one.Unit XI What is an ordinance? Who issues it, and when does it come to an end?Unit XII What is meant by the collective responsibility of the Council of Ministers to the Lok Sabha?Unit XII What is Public Interest Litigation (PIL)? How has it helped the poor and disadvantaged get justice?Unit XII Give any two reasons why a democracy cannot work well without political parties.Unit XIII What is a regional political party? Name any two regional parties and the States they belong to.Unit XIII What are civil society organisations? Name any two such organisations working in India.Unit XIII What is democracy? Give one reason why it means more than elections and a form of government.Unit XIV Why is poverty called the greatest bane of democracy? Give two reasons.Unit XIV What is meant by criminalisation of politics? Suggest one way in which citizens can check it.Unit XIV Why do GDP and per capita income not fully measure the quality of people's lives? Give two reasons.Unit XV Name the three dimensions of the Human Development Index. Who introduced the concept of human development?Unit XV Distinguish between regional diversity and regional disparity, with one example of each.Unit XV Define peace. Why is it said that peace is not merely the absence of war?Unit XVI What is insurgency? Name its two types as given in your lesson.Unit XVI Write any two aims that Article 51 of the Constitution sets for the State.Unit XVI

3 marks · short answer

The voyages of discovery made Europe rich but brought suffering to Africa and the colonies. Explain this statement with three points.Unit I Why did the workers, peasants and soldiers of Russia turn against Tsar Nicholas II by 1917? Give three reasons.Unit I Explain any three factors that led to the rise of fascism and Nazism between the two World Wars.Unit II With what main aims was the United Nations founded in 1945? Explain any three.Unit II Compare the Permanent Settlement with the Mahalwari Settlement on three points: where it applied, who paid the revenue, and who owned the land.Unit III Why did the British spread English education in India? Explain any three reasons.Unit III Explain any three ideas or reforms of Raja Ram Mohan Roy.Unit IV How did Sir Syed Ahmed Khan work to spread modern education among Muslims? Give three points.Unit IV Why are the resistance movements before 1857 called popular? Explain their nature with one example.Unit V Give three reasons to show that the Revolt of 1857 was more than a sepoy mutiny.Unit V How did the people of Bengal resist its partition in 1905? Explain three ways.Unit VI Describe three parts of Gandhi's Non-Cooperation programme of 1920.Unit VI Why is the Thar Desert so dry, and how does its dryness show in its plants, rivers and land? Give three points.Unit VII State any three differences between the Western Ghats and the Eastern Ghats.Unit VII Explain the onset, the burst and the breaks of the south-west monsoon.Unit VIII Describe the hot weather season in India under three heads: temperature, winds and local storms.Unit VIII Explain any three advantages of water transport for India.Unit IX Explain any three factors that affect the density of the railway network in India.Unit IX Explain any three reasonable restrictions that the State can place on the freedoms given in Article 19.Unit X Why is the right to constitutional remedies called the heart and soul of the Constitution? Name any two writs and say when each is used.Unit X In what ways are the members of a state Legislative Council chosen? Give the share of each group.Unit XI Explain the original and appellate jurisdiction of a High Court.Unit XI What is President's Rule? Under which Article is it imposed, and how does it affect the State concerned?Unit XII Explain any three ways in which Parliament keeps a check on the Council of Ministers.Unit XII Explain any three functions that political parties perform in a democracy like India.Unit XIII How do political parties differ from pressure groups? Explain on any three points.Unit XIII Distinguish between religion and communalism. How does communalism harm Indian democracy?Unit XIV Explain any three roles that a citizen can play to make democracy work.Unit XIV Describe any three measures taken for the social empowerment of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.Unit XV Explain how women are being empowered on the economic, social and political fronts, with one step for each.Unit XV Give three differences between the traditional and the new ideas of peace and security.Unit XVI Explain the meaning of non-alignment. Why is it still considered relevant after the end of the Cold War?Unit XVI

6 marks · long answer

How did a king and his ministers in Italy, and Bismarck in Germany, bring scattered states together? Explain with three points for each country.Unit I How did the peace treaties after the First World War punish the defeated powers and change the map of Europe? Explain.Unit II Explain how British economic policies ruined Indian handicrafts and trade and drained India's wealth.Unit III Explain five ways in which the 19th century reform movements changed Indian society, and one way in which they fell short.Unit IV Describe the political, economic, social and military causes of the Revolt of 1857, and name its immediate cause.Unit V Explain the main events of the Quit India Movement of 1942 and its importance for India's freedom.Unit VI Compare the Himalayan and the peninsular drainage systems on any five points, and name two rivers of each system.Unit VII What is global warming? Explain its causes and its likely effects on India's climate and farming.Unit VIII Classify the roads of India on the basis of the authority that builds and maintains them. Add a note on the super highway projects.Unit IX What are fundamental duties? When and how were they added to the Constitution? Describe any five of them and explain why they are called non-justiciable.Unit X Describe the executive, legislative, financial and discretionary powers of the Governor. Do you agree that the Governor is only a nominal head? Give reasons.Unit XI Compare the position of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha. Would you call the Rajya Sabha a secondary chamber? Give reasons.Unit XII Trace the growth of India's party system since independence and describe its main features today.Unit XIII Describe any six corrective measures needed to meet the challenges to Indian democracy. Name one programme or law under each.Unit XIV Explain six causes of regional disparity in India, giving an Indian example for each where you can.Unit XV Explain the major internal threats to peace and security in India and the strategies the government uses to deal with them.Unit XVI

2 marks · objective, two parts

4 marks · map work

On an outline map of India, mark and label: (i) Plassey, where the British won in 1757 (ii) Buxar, where they won in 1764 (iii) Surat, the first English factory (iv) Madras, with Fort St George.Unit III On an outline map of India, mark and label: (i) Calcutta, where the Brahmo Samaj was founded (ii) Pune, where Jyotirao Phule opened a girls' school (iii) Aligarh, where Sir Syed founded the M.A.O. College (iv) Amritsar, centre of the Akali movement.Unit IV On an outline map of India, mark and label these centres of the Revolt of 1857: (i) Meerut, where it began (ii) Lucknow, Begum Hazrat Mahal's centre (iii) Jhansi, Rani Lakshmi Bai's state (iv) Arrah, Kunwar Singh's area.Unit V On an outline map of India, mark and label: (i) Champaran, where Gandhi led his first satyagraha in India (ii) Ahmedabad, home of the Sabarmati Ashram (iii) Dandi, where the salt law was broken (iv) Amritsar, site of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.Unit VI On an outline map of India, mark and label: (i) the Aravalli range (ii) the river Narmada (iii) the Western Ghats (iv) the Cardamom hills.Unit VII On an outline map of India, mark and label: (i) an area receiving more than 200 cm of rain on the west coast (ii) the Khasi hills, an area of very heavy rain in the north-east (iii) an area receiving less than 60 cm of rain in western Rajasthan (iv) Ladakh, a region of very low rainfall.Unit VIII On an outline map of India, mark and label these major sea ports: (i) Kandla (ii) Marmagao (iii) Paradip (iv) Haldia.Unit IX

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