Wednesday 3 May 2017

Sample Paper for NTSE Stage II (Social Science)

1. Assertion - Political executives enjoy more power in comparison to Permanent Executives
Reason - There is no minimum educational qualification or experience criteria for political executives
1. Assertion is true but Reason is wrong
2. Assertion is wrong but Reason is true
3. Assertion and Reason both are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion
4. Assertion and Reason both are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion

2. Which of the following factors led to subsistence crisis in France during the old regime ?
a. Rise in population led to a rapid increase in the demand for foodgrains
b. Price of the bread which was the staple diet of the minority rose rapidly
c. Wages did not keep pace with the rise in prices
d. Things became worse whenever drought or hail reduced the harvest
1. (a), (b) & (c)        2. (a), (c) & (d)          3. (a), (b) & (d)        4. (b), (c) & (d)

3. Mark the following events according to the correct chronological order -
i. Olympe de Gouges criticized the Jacobin government for forcibly closing down women's club
ii. Robespierre was convicted by a court, arrested and on the next day sent to the guillotine
iii. National Assembly voted to declare war against Prussia and Austria
iv. Slavery was finally abolished in French Colonies'
v. Napoleon Bonaparte crowned himself Emperor of France
1. (iii), (i), (iv), (ii), (v)     2. (iii), (ii), (i), (iv), (v)   3. (ii), (i), (iii), (iv), (v)   4. (iii), (i), (ii), (v), (iv)

4. Which of the following is true about the contribution of Garibaldi in Unification of Italy
(a) a large number of armed volunteers under his leadership joined the fray
(b) through a tactful diplomatic alliance with France engineered by him, Sardinia-Piedmont succeeded in defeating the Austrian forces in 1859
(c) in 1860, they marched into South Italy and the Kingdom of the two Sicilies and
(d) succeeded in wining the support of the local peasants in order to drive out the Spanish rulers
(e) in 1861 Victor Emmanuel II was proclaimed king of the united Italy
1. (a), (b), (c) & (d)   2. (a), (c), (d) & (e)  3. (b), (c), (d) & (e)    4. (a), (b), (d) & (e)

5. There were a variety of cultural processes through which nationalism captured people's imagination.
(a) the identity of India came to be visually associated with the image of Bharat Mata
(b) idea of nationalism also developed through a movement to revive Indian folklore
(c) Mahatma Gandhi declared that swaraj would not come for a hundred years, if untoucability was not eliminated
(d) nationalist leaders became more and more aware of such icons and symbols in unifying people
(e) creating a feeling of nationalism through reinterpretation of history
Which of the above contributed in the creation of a sense of collective belonging ?
1. a, b, c & d       2. a, b, d & e     3. a, c, d & e        4. All of the above

6. Assertion - Before the age of machine industries, silk and cotton goods from India dominated the international market in textiles  .
Reason - Coarser cottons were produced in many countries, but the finer varieties often came from India .
1. Assertion is true but Reason is wrong
2. Assertion is wrong but Reason is true
3. Assertion and Reason both are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion
4. Assertion and Reason both are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion

7. After which event Russia signed a peace treaty with Germany and withdrew from First World War?
1. 1905 Revolution
2. Feb 1917 Revolution
3. Oct 1917 Revolution
4. Civil war

8. Assertion - Starting around 1991, government started removing barriers or restrictions on foreign trade and foreign investments.
Reason - Government felt that competition would improve the performance of the producers within the country since they would have to improve their quality.
1. Assertion is true but Reason is wrong
2. Assertion is wrong but Reason is true
3. Assertion and Reason both are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion
4. Assertion and Reason both are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion

9. Assertion - In the hundred years between 1450 and 1550, printing presses were set up in most countries of Europe  .
Reason - Sixteenth century saw 20 million copies of printed books flooding the markets in Europe .
1. Assertion is true but Reason is wrong
2. Assertion is wrong but Reason is true
3. Assertion and Reason both are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion
4. Assertion and Reason both are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion

10. Arrange the Indian States along the border of Myanmar from North to South
1. Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Nagaland, Mizoram
2. Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram
3. Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura
4. Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Mizoram, Tripura

11. Enactment of ....................... has led to the setting up of separate departments of Consumer Affairs in central and state governments
1. Right to Information
2. Right to be heard
3. Right to seek redressal
4. Consumer Protection Regulation Act

12.
1. a-vi, b-v, c-iv, d-ii, e-i, f-iii                    2. a-v, b-iv, c-vi, d-ii, e-i, f-iii  
3. a-v, b-vi, c-iv, d-i, e-ii, f-iii                    4. a-v, b-iv, c-vi, d-ii, e-iii, f-i



Answer - 1.(3), 2.(2), 3.(4), 4.(2), 5.(2), 6.(3), 7.(3), 8. (3), 9.(1), 10.(2), 11.(4), 12.(2)
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