1. The aim of Romanticism, a cultural movement, was :
(a) To create a sense of shared collective heritage, a common cultural past, as the basis of the nation
(b) Glorification of science and reason
(c) To focus on emotions, intuitions and mystical feeling
(d) Both (a) and (c)
2. Who was the first writer to create the image of 'Bharat Mata' as an identity of India and how?
(a) Abanindranath Tagore by his paintings of a mother figure in 1905
(b) Rabindranath Tagore through his collection of ballads, nursery rhymes and myths
(c) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay in
1870, by writing the song "Vande Mataram" and later including it in his novel 'Anand Math'
(d) None of the above
3. Indian nationalist leaders began opposing the system of indentured labour migration from the 1900s because :
(a) They considered it abusive, cruel and a new form of slavery
(b) Indian indentured workers were considered "coolies" in the Caribbean
(c) The minority migrants were given few legal rights, and their living and working conditions were harsh
(d) All the above.
4. 'Individualism' is a theory which promotes :
(a) A new spirit among men and women, freedom from collective values
(b) The liberty, rights or independent action of the individual rather that of the community
(c) Superiority of men over women
(d) Public space as a male preserve and domestic sphere as the proper place for women
5. 'Tremble, therefore, tyrants of the world! Tremble before the virtual writer.' Whose words are these and what warning is given through them?
(a) Mercier, a French novelist of 18th century, who believed that printing press is so powerful that it would sweep despotism away
(b) Louise Sebastien Mercier, a novelist of the 18th century England, who gave this warning to despots
(c) Mercier, an American novelist of the 18th century, who believed in the power of print and warned against despotism
(d) A French novelist Mercier (19th century), who believed in the power of print
6. In the meeting of the Estates General, the members of the Third Estate demanded that
(a) All the three Estates should have one vote altogether
(b) Each member of the three Estates should have one vote
(c) Each Estate should have one vote
(d) None of the above
7. Why does the story of the forests and people of Bastar not end with the rebellion of 1910?
(a) Practice of keeping people out of the forests and reserving them for industrial use continued even after Independence
(b) The World Bank proposed that 4,600 hectares of national sal forest should be replaced by tropical pine for paper industry. It was scrapped later.
(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of the above
8. Why did the ordinary dust storm took the form of Black Blizzard in US plains in the 1930s?
(a) The whole plain was an arid zone
(b) The entire ploughed landscape was stripped of all grass
(c) The area faced heavy flooding
(d) There was no rainfall in the region
9. Which of these statements is not true?
(a) Pastoralists are a matter of past now
(b) Pastoralists have tried to adapt to new times
(c) They have changed the paths of their annual movement
(d) They have demanded a right in the management of forests and water resources
10. On what grounds were the traditional feminine clothes criticised in the USA?
(a) Long skirts swept the grounds collecting filth and causing illness
(b) The skirts were voluminous and difficult to handle
(c) They hampered movement and prevented women from working and earning
(d) All the above
11. There is enough for everybody's need and not for any body's greed,'' who among the following has given the above statement?
(a) Vinoba Bhave (b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru (d) Atal Behari Vajpayee
12. Which of the following hydraulic structures was constructed by Iltutmish in the 14th century for supplying water to Siri Fort area?
(a) Water harvesting at Sringaverapura near Allahabad
(b) Bhopal Lake
(c) Tank in Hauz Khas, Delhi
(d) Irrigation work at Nagarjunakonda
13. Which of the following is the primary objective of India's food security policy?
(a) To ensure availability of foodgrains to the common people at an affordable price.
(b) To diversify crop production to increase income of the farmers.
(c) To provide insurance against crop failures.
(d) To shift from foodgrain production to commercial crops.
14. Regular supply of electricity and an assured source of raw material at minimum cost are the two prime factors for the location of which one of the following industries :
(a) Iron and Steel (b) Automobile (c) Aluminium smelting (d) Electronics
15. Which one of the following is considered as the First Class Mail by the Indian postal network ? (a) Cards and envelopes
(b) Registered periodicals
(c) Book packets
(d) Registered newspapers
16. Due to which of the following reasons is the Indian Ocean named after India?
(a) India has a strategic location along the trans-Indian Ocean routes
(b) No other country has a long coastline on the Indian Ocean as India
(c) India is centrally located at the head of the Indian Ocean
(d) All the above
17. Which type of lakes contain water only during the rainy season?
(a) Oxbow lakes (b) Lagoons
(c) Lakes in basins of inland drainage (d) Glacial lakes
18. India's natural vegetation has undergone many changes due to which of the following factors?
(a) Growing demands for cultivated land (b) Development of industries and mining
(c) Overgrazing of pastures (d) All the above
19. Which of the following reasons is responsible for uneven population distribution in India?
(a) Variations in topography or relief in different parts of India
(b) Variations in climate and rainfall distribution
(c) Variations in the rate of industrialisation and urbanisation
(d) All the above
20. Where was the first Cement Plant set up in India ?
(a) Mumbai (b) Kolkata (c) Chennai (d) Delhi
21. What is true regarding sources of revenue in a federal system?
(a) States have no financial powers or independent sources of revenue. (b) States are dependent for revenue or funds on the central government.
(c) Sources of revenue for each level of government are clearly specified to ensure its financial autonomy.
(d) States have no financial autonomy.
22. The percentage of elected women members in the Lok Sabha has hardly reached ____ per cent of its total strength.
(a) 25% (b) 15% (c) 10% (d) 5%
23. Which of the following is not a movement?
(a) Narmada Bachao Andolan
(b) Struggle in Nepal for democracy
(c) Women's movement
(d) All India Trade Union Congress
24. Those parties which are given the special privilege of 'election symbol' and other facilities are said to be :
(a) 'identified' by the Election Commission
(b) 'recognised' by the Election Commission
(c) 'patronised' by the Election Commission
(d) 'attached' by the Election Commission
25. Why is there a delay in decision-making and implementation in a democracy? (a) The government is afraid of taking decisions
(b) The government is hesitant in taking decisions
(c) Democracy is based on the idea of deliberation and negotiation
(d) A democratic government is not interested in taking quick decisions
26. After Independence, who became the first Prime Minister and then the President of Ghana?
(a) Patrice Lumamba (b) Jomo Kenyatta (c) Sam Nujoma (d) Kwame Nkrumah
27. When did South Africa become a democratic country?
(a) 26 April, 1995 (b) 26 April, 1994
(c) 24 March, 1994 (d) 27 April, 1996
28. Which of the following statement is incorrect?
(a) All citizens above the age of 21 can vote in an election
(b) Every citizen has the right to vote regardless of caste religion or gender
(c) Some criminals and persons with unsound mind can be denied the right to vote in rare situations
(d) It is the responsibility of the government to get the names of all eligible voters put in the voters list.
29. Which of the following is not an instance of an exercise of a Fundamental Right?
(a) Workers from Bihar go to Punjab to work on the farms
(b) Parents' property is inherited by their children
(c) Christian mission sets up a chain of missionary schools
(d) Religion is not taken into consideration during admission in schools
30. Which of these is not an instance of broader meaning of democracy?
(a) Taking opinion of all the family members before taking a decision
(b) Being allowed to ask questions in the class
(c) Having no say in one's marriage plan (d) None of the above
31. Which of the following is not applicable for a worker, who works in the organised sector?
(a) She gets a regular salary at the end of the month
(b) She is not paid for leave
(c) She gets medical allowance
(d) She got an appointment letter stating the terms and conditions of work when she joins work.
32. Liberalisation refers to
(a) freeing the economy from direct control
(b) putting an end to various restrictions
(c) opening up the economy
(d) all the above
Ans. (d)
33. Name the right under which a consumer can claim compensation for the damage caused by any product.
(a) Right to Safety
(b) Right to Seek Redressal
(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of these
34. Which one of the following statements is correct with reference to tertiary sector?
(a) In these activities goods are either grown on the earth or dug out from the earth
(b) These activities transform primary goods into some commodities with the help of manual labour or machines
(c) These activities generate services rather than goods
(d) This sector is primarily known as service sector
35. The current anti-poverty programme consists of two planks. They are:
(a) Socio-economic reasons and public distribution system.
(b) Promotion of economic growth and targeted anti-poverty programme. (c) Anti-poverty programme and public distribution system.
(d) None of the above.
Answer Key - 1. (d), 2. (c), 3. (a), 4. (b), 5. (a), 6. (a), 7. (c), 8. (b), 9. (a), 10. (d), 11. (b), 12. (c), 13. (a), 14. (c), 15. (a), 16. (d), 17. (c), 18. (d), 19. (d), 20. (c), 21. (c), 22. (c), 23. (d), 24. (b), 25. (c), 26. (b), 27. (b), 28. (a), 29. (b), 30. (c), 31. (b), 32. (b), 33. (b), 34. (d), 35. (b).
(a) To create a sense of shared collective heritage, a common cultural past, as the basis of the nation
(b) Glorification of science and reason
(c) To focus on emotions, intuitions and mystical feeling
(d) Both (a) and (c)
2. Who was the first writer to create the image of 'Bharat Mata' as an identity of India and how?
(a) Abanindranath Tagore by his paintings of a mother figure in 1905
(b) Rabindranath Tagore through his collection of ballads, nursery rhymes and myths
(c) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay in
1870, by writing the song "Vande Mataram" and later including it in his novel 'Anand Math'
(d) None of the above
3. Indian nationalist leaders began opposing the system of indentured labour migration from the 1900s because :
(a) They considered it abusive, cruel and a new form of slavery
(b) Indian indentured workers were considered "coolies" in the Caribbean
(c) The minority migrants were given few legal rights, and their living and working conditions were harsh
(d) All the above.
4. 'Individualism' is a theory which promotes :
(a) A new spirit among men and women, freedom from collective values
(b) The liberty, rights or independent action of the individual rather that of the community
(c) Superiority of men over women
(d) Public space as a male preserve and domestic sphere as the proper place for women
5. 'Tremble, therefore, tyrants of the world! Tremble before the virtual writer.' Whose words are these and what warning is given through them?
(a) Mercier, a French novelist of 18th century, who believed that printing press is so powerful that it would sweep despotism away
(b) Louise Sebastien Mercier, a novelist of the 18th century England, who gave this warning to despots
(c) Mercier, an American novelist of the 18th century, who believed in the power of print and warned against despotism
(d) A French novelist Mercier (19th century), who believed in the power of print
6. In the meeting of the Estates General, the members of the Third Estate demanded that
(a) All the three Estates should have one vote altogether
(b) Each member of the three Estates should have one vote
(c) Each Estate should have one vote
(d) None of the above
7. Why does the story of the forests and people of Bastar not end with the rebellion of 1910?
(a) Practice of keeping people out of the forests and reserving them for industrial use continued even after Independence
(b) The World Bank proposed that 4,600 hectares of national sal forest should be replaced by tropical pine for paper industry. It was scrapped later.
(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of the above
8. Why did the ordinary dust storm took the form of Black Blizzard in US plains in the 1930s?
(a) The whole plain was an arid zone
(b) The entire ploughed landscape was stripped of all grass
(c) The area faced heavy flooding
(d) There was no rainfall in the region
9. Which of these statements is not true?
(a) Pastoralists are a matter of past now
(b) Pastoralists have tried to adapt to new times
(c) They have changed the paths of their annual movement
(d) They have demanded a right in the management of forests and water resources
10. On what grounds were the traditional feminine clothes criticised in the USA?
(a) Long skirts swept the grounds collecting filth and causing illness
(b) The skirts were voluminous and difficult to handle
(c) They hampered movement and prevented women from working and earning
(d) All the above
11. There is enough for everybody's need and not for any body's greed,'' who among the following has given the above statement?
(a) Vinoba Bhave (b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru (d) Atal Behari Vajpayee
12. Which of the following hydraulic structures was constructed by Iltutmish in the 14th century for supplying water to Siri Fort area?
(a) Water harvesting at Sringaverapura near Allahabad
(b) Bhopal Lake
(c) Tank in Hauz Khas, Delhi
(d) Irrigation work at Nagarjunakonda
13. Which of the following is the primary objective of India's food security policy?
(a) To ensure availability of foodgrains to the common people at an affordable price.
(b) To diversify crop production to increase income of the farmers.
(c) To provide insurance against crop failures.
(d) To shift from foodgrain production to commercial crops.
14. Regular supply of electricity and an assured source of raw material at minimum cost are the two prime factors for the location of which one of the following industries :
(a) Iron and Steel (b) Automobile (c) Aluminium smelting (d) Electronics
15. Which one of the following is considered as the First Class Mail by the Indian postal network ? (a) Cards and envelopes
(b) Registered periodicals
(c) Book packets
(d) Registered newspapers
16. Due to which of the following reasons is the Indian Ocean named after India?
(a) India has a strategic location along the trans-Indian Ocean routes
(b) No other country has a long coastline on the Indian Ocean as India
(c) India is centrally located at the head of the Indian Ocean
(d) All the above
17. Which type of lakes contain water only during the rainy season?
(a) Oxbow lakes (b) Lagoons
(c) Lakes in basins of inland drainage (d) Glacial lakes
18. India's natural vegetation has undergone many changes due to which of the following factors?
(a) Growing demands for cultivated land (b) Development of industries and mining
(c) Overgrazing of pastures (d) All the above
19. Which of the following reasons is responsible for uneven population distribution in India?
(a) Variations in topography or relief in different parts of India
(b) Variations in climate and rainfall distribution
(c) Variations in the rate of industrialisation and urbanisation
(d) All the above
20. Where was the first Cement Plant set up in India ?
(a) Mumbai (b) Kolkata (c) Chennai (d) Delhi
21. What is true regarding sources of revenue in a federal system?
(a) States have no financial powers or independent sources of revenue. (b) States are dependent for revenue or funds on the central government.
(c) Sources of revenue for each level of government are clearly specified to ensure its financial autonomy.
(d) States have no financial autonomy.
22. The percentage of elected women members in the Lok Sabha has hardly reached ____ per cent of its total strength.
(a) 25% (b) 15% (c) 10% (d) 5%
23. Which of the following is not a movement?
(a) Narmada Bachao Andolan
(b) Struggle in Nepal for democracy
(c) Women's movement
(d) All India Trade Union Congress
24. Those parties which are given the special privilege of 'election symbol' and other facilities are said to be :
(a) 'identified' by the Election Commission
(b) 'recognised' by the Election Commission
(c) 'patronised' by the Election Commission
(d) 'attached' by the Election Commission
25. Why is there a delay in decision-making and implementation in a democracy? (a) The government is afraid of taking decisions
(b) The government is hesitant in taking decisions
(c) Democracy is based on the idea of deliberation and negotiation
(d) A democratic government is not interested in taking quick decisions
26. After Independence, who became the first Prime Minister and then the President of Ghana?
(a) Patrice Lumamba (b) Jomo Kenyatta (c) Sam Nujoma (d) Kwame Nkrumah
27. When did South Africa become a democratic country?
(a) 26 April, 1995 (b) 26 April, 1994
(c) 24 March, 1994 (d) 27 April, 1996
28. Which of the following statement is incorrect?
(a) All citizens above the age of 21 can vote in an election
(b) Every citizen has the right to vote regardless of caste religion or gender
(c) Some criminals and persons with unsound mind can be denied the right to vote in rare situations
(d) It is the responsibility of the government to get the names of all eligible voters put in the voters list.
29. Which of the following is not an instance of an exercise of a Fundamental Right?
(a) Workers from Bihar go to Punjab to work on the farms
(b) Parents' property is inherited by their children
(c) Christian mission sets up a chain of missionary schools
(d) Religion is not taken into consideration during admission in schools
30. Which of these is not an instance of broader meaning of democracy?
(a) Taking opinion of all the family members before taking a decision
(b) Being allowed to ask questions in the class
(c) Having no say in one's marriage plan (d) None of the above
31. Which of the following is not applicable for a worker, who works in the organised sector?
(a) She gets a regular salary at the end of the month
(b) She is not paid for leave
(c) She gets medical allowance
(d) She got an appointment letter stating the terms and conditions of work when she joins work.
32. Liberalisation refers to
(a) freeing the economy from direct control
(b) putting an end to various restrictions
(c) opening up the economy
(d) all the above
Ans. (d)
33. Name the right under which a consumer can claim compensation for the damage caused by any product.
(a) Right to Safety
(b) Right to Seek Redressal
(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of these
34. Which one of the following statements is correct with reference to tertiary sector?
(a) In these activities goods are either grown on the earth or dug out from the earth
(b) These activities transform primary goods into some commodities with the help of manual labour or machines
(c) These activities generate services rather than goods
(d) This sector is primarily known as service sector
35. The current anti-poverty programme consists of two planks. They are:
(a) Socio-economic reasons and public distribution system.
(b) Promotion of economic growth and targeted anti-poverty programme. (c) Anti-poverty programme and public distribution system.
(d) None of the above.
Answer Key - 1. (d), 2. (c), 3. (a), 4. (b), 5. (a), 6. (a), 7. (c), 8. (b), 9. (a), 10. (d), 11. (b), 12. (c), 13. (a), 14. (c), 15. (a), 16. (d), 17. (c), 18. (d), 19. (d), 20. (c), 21. (c), 22. (c), 23. (d), 24. (b), 25. (c), 26. (b), 27. (b), 28. (a), 29. (b), 30. (c), 31. (b), 32. (b), 33. (b), 34. (d), 35. (b).
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