Assam Board HSLC Social Science Question Paper 2026 with Answer Key: Download PDF

Assam Board HSLC Social Science Question Paper 2026: The Board of Secondary Education, Assam (SEBA), successfully conducted the Assam Board HSLC Social Science Examination 2026 on 13 February 2026 in the Morning Shift from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM. 

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SECTION – A
Choose the correct answer of the following questions
(From Q. No. 1 to Q. No. 45)
1. Match the following and choose the correct option:

(i) Pacific Ocean
(ii) Asia
(iii) Atlantic Ocean
(iv) North America

(A) Golden – (form like area)
(B) Labrador Sea
(C) Alaska Sea
(D) Mongolian Plateau

(a) (i) – (B), (ii) – (C), (iii) – (D), (iv) – (A)
(b) (i) – (C), (ii) – (D), (iii) – (B), (iv) – (A)
(c) (i) – (D), (ii) – (A), (iii) – (C), (iv) – (B)
(d) (i) – (C), (ii) – (A), (iii) – (B), (iv) – (D)

2. Choose the correct option to fill in the blanks in the following table:

Continent | Country | Capital

(i) Asia — Iraq — ______
(ii) ______ — Denmark — Copenhagen
(iii) Africa — ______ — Antananarivo
(iv) Oceania — Australia — ______

Options:
(a) (i) Baghdad (ii) Europe (iii) Madagascar (iv) Canberra
(b) (i) Canberra (ii) Europe (iii) Baghdad (iv) Madagascar
(c) (i) Madagascar (ii) Europe (iii) Canberra (iv) Baghdad
(d) (i) Europe (ii) Baghdad (iii) Canberra (iv) Madagascar

3. Which of the following option is correct regarding the Indian Ocean?

(i) It is located to the south of the continent of Asia, east of the continent of Africa, and west of the continent of Oceania.
(ii) Its area/extent is slightly less than half of the area of the Pacific Ocean.
(iii) The shape of this ocean is like that of English letter “G”.

(a) Only (i) and (ii)
(b) Only (iii)
(c) Only (ii)
(d) (i), (ii) and (iii)

4. Flood problem in the Brahmaputra Valley is an example of –

(a) Global environmental problem
(b) National environmental problem
(c) Regional environmental problem
(d) Local environmental problem

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5. The following areas are affected by desertification in the continents as mentioned below. Choose correct order.

(a) North America 27% → Asia 23% → South America 20% → Africa 18% → Australia 5%
(b) South America 18% → North America 25% → Africa 20% → Asia 23% → Australia 5%
(c) Asia 27% → Africa 25% → North America 20% → South America 18% → Australia 5%
(d) North America 27% → South America 23% → Asia 20% → Africa 18% → Australia 5%

6. Which of the following pairs is correctly matched according to 2011 census?

(a) First class town — Tinsukia
  Second class town — Sivasagar

(b) First class town — Sivasagar
  Second class town — Tinsukia

(c) First class town — Dibrugarh
  Second class town — Tezpur

(d) First class town — Karimganj
  Second class town — Tinsukia

7. Read the following sentences in terms of transport system in Assam and choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(i) Assam remains backward in the transport sector.
(ii) Transport system of Assam has developed quantitatively.
(iii) Soil properties of Assam are very suitable for construction and maintenance of roads of Assam.
(iv) Assam’s undulating topography features obstruct the expansion of transport system in Assam.

Options:
(a) (i), (iii), (iv)
(b) (ii), (iii), (iv)
(c) (i), (ii), (iv)
(d) (i), (iii), (ii)

8. Why is India a socialist state?

(i) All the ways and means of production would be nationalised.
(ii) Socialism shall be established through the directive principles of the state.
(iii) The economy of the country shall be controlled by the government.
(iv) Only the capitalist class of people shall dominate the economic structure.

Options:
(a) (i), (ii)
(b) (ii), (iii)
(c) (i), (ii), (iii)
(d) (ii), (iii), (iv)

9. Which of the following set of rivers is correct for South America?

(a) Orinoco, Parana, Paraguay
(b) Uruguay, Arkansas, Colorado
(c) Amazon, Orinoco, Missouri
(d) Parana, Paraguay, Orange

10. Angaraland is the –
(a) Northern part of Pangaea
(b) Southern part of Pangaea
(c) Northern part of Panthalassa
(d) Southern part of Panthalassa

11. Which agency of the United Nations is primarily responsible for promoting health initiatives globally?
(a) UNICEF
(b) UNESCO
(c) WHO
(d) UNHRC

12. Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?
(a) NATO – Brussels
(b) ASEAN – Singapore
(c) SAARC – Jakarta
(d) FIFA – Dubai

13. Suppose, you are traveling by bus from Guwahati to Dibrugarh and offer to pay your fare using a cheque. The conductor refuses to accept the cheque. Why can’t you compel the conductor to accept the cheque?

(a) A cheque is not considered legal tender money, so nobody is legally bound to accept it.
(b) The conductor prefers only cash payments for convenience.
(c) The cheque is physically too large to handle.
(d) The conductor does not have time to visit a bank and encash it.

14. Choose the correct match from the following options about the Indian Constitution:

(i) Cabinet Mission
(ii) Drafting Committee
(iii) Indian Constitution adopted
(iv) Execution of Indian Constitution

Options:

(A) 29th August, 1947
(B) 26th January, 1950
(C) March 1946
(D) 26th November, 1949

(a) (i)-(A), (ii)-(C), (iii)-(D), (iv)-(B)
(b) (i)-(C), (ii)-(A), (iii)-(B), (iv)-(D)
(c) (i)-(B), (ii)-(D), (iii)-(A), (iv)-(C)
(d) (i)-(C), (ii)-(A), (iii)-(D), (iv)-(B)

15. Which of the following is true about the UNO?

(i) The UNO is established on the principle of equal sovereignty of all member countries.
(ii) At the time of inception of the UNO, the total number of members of the Economic and Social Council was 18.
(iii) It is the sole duty and responsibility of the member states of the UNO to make the UNO strong.
(iv) The Secretariat is like the brain of the UNO.

Options:
(a) (i), (ii)
(b) (i), (iv)
(c) (i), (ii), (iii)
(d) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)

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