Union Education Minister Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank on Thursday announced that CBSE class 10th and 12th board exams 2021 will be held from May 4 to June 10 and the results will be declared by July 15. Practical exams will begin from March 1
Union education minister had confirmed earlier that there is no scope of conducting the board exams in online mode. The exam will be held in offline mode like every year.
SSA Punjab has issued the official answer key of Punjab NTSE Stage I 2020-21 and has invited feedback
Q.1. Why is literacy rate low among the females?
(a) lack of equal education opportunities (b) lack of transport facilities
(c) lack of infrastructure (d) lack of income
Ans. (a)
Q.2. In which state was the literacy rate highest as per 2001 study?
(a) Kerala (b) Madhya Pradesh (c) Bihar (d) Orissa
Ans. (a)
Q.3. Which of the following is a significant step towards providing elementary education to all the children in the age group of 6-14 years?
(a) Sarva Siksha Abhiyan (b) Adult Education Programme
(c) Mid-day meal (d) None of the above
Ans. (a)
Q.4. Market activity refers to production for
(a) exchange (b) earning income (c) earning profit (d) all the above
Ans. (d)
Q.5. Increase in longevity of life is an indicator of
(a) good quality of life (b) improvement in health sector
(c) better HDI (Human Development Index) (d) all the above
Ans. (a)
Q.6. Self-consumption is
(a) non-production activity (b) non-market activity
(c) non-economic activity (d) none of the above
Ans. (b)
Q.7. Secondary sector includes
(a) trade (b) marketing (c) manufacturing (d) education
Ans. (c)
Q.8. One who can read and write in any language with understanding is termed as
(a) student (b) adult (c) child (d) literate
Ans. (d)
Q.9. What is India's position in scientific and technical manpower in the world?
(a) first (b) second (c) third (d) fourth
Ans. (c)
Q.10. Investment in human capital is expenditure on
(a) education (b) training (c) medical care (d) all the above
Ans. (d)
Q.11. The scheme for the establishment of residential schools to impart education to talented children from
rural areas is
(a) Kendriya Vidyalayas (b) Navodaya Vidyalayas
(c) Sarvodaya Vidyalayas (d) None of the aboves
Ans. (b)
Q.12. Services of housewives are included in
(a) national income (b) domestic income (c) household income (d) none of the above
Ans. (d)
Q.13. Infant mortality rate refers to the death of a child under the age of
(a) 1 year (b) 2 years (c) 3 years (d) 4 years
Ans. (a)
Q.14. Choose the non-market activities
(i) Vilas sells fish in the village market (ii) Vilas cooks food for his family
(iii) Sakal works in a private firm
(iv) Sakal looks after his younger brother and sister
(a) (i) & (ii) (b) (iii) & (iv) (c) (i) & (iii) (d) (ii) & (iv)
Ans. (d)
Q.15. Choose the primary sector activities
(i) Forestry (ii) Poultry farming
(iii) Animal husbandry (iv) Manufacturing
(a) (i) (b) (i), (ii), (iii) (c) (ii), (iii), (iv) (d) All the above
Ans. (b)
Q.16. Tertiary sector provides
(a) services (b) goods
(c) both goods and services (d) none of the above
Ans. (a)
Q.17. Quality of population depends upon
(a) literacy rate (b) health (c) skill (d) all the above
Ans. (d)
Q.18. People as a resource refers to their
(a) educational skills (b) productive skills (c) health skills (d) none of the above
Ans. (b)
Q.19. Seasonal unemployement is found in
(a) urban areas (b) rural areas
(c) in remote areas (d) both in rural and urban areas
Ans. (b)
Q.20. Bribe taking is an
(a) economic activity (b) marketing activity
(c) non-economic activity (d) none of the above
Ans. (c)
Q.21. The persons who are not working by choice are covered under
(a) seasonal unemployment (b) disguised unemployment
(c) educated unemployment (d) none of the above
Ans. (d)
Q.22. Disguised unemployment occurs when the number of persons working on a farm is
(a) only what is required (b) more than required
(c) less than required (d) None of the above
Ans. (b)
Q.23. If a person in rural areas cannot find jobs during some months of the year, which type
of employment is this called? [CBSE 2010]
(a) Structural unemployment
(c) Seasonal unemployment (b) Cyclical
(d) None of unemployment
these
Ans. (c)
Q.24. What is the literacy rate of India as per 2001 census?
(a) 60% (b) 62% (c) 65% (d) 70%
Ans. (c)
Q.25. According to 2001 census, sex-ratio of India is :
(a) 921 females per 1000 (b) 930 females per 1000 (c) 928 females per 1000
(d) 933 females per 1000
Ans. (b)
Q.26. Which of the following sectors is related to agriculture, forestry and dairy?
[CBSE 2010]
(a) Primary Sector (b) Tertiary Sector (c) Secondary Sector (d) None of the above
Ans. (a)
Q.27. PHC stands for
(a) Public Health Club (b) Private Health Club
(c) Primary Health Centre (d) None of these
Ans. (c)
Q.28. In which of the following fields is disguised unemployment found?
(a) Industries (b) Agriculture (c) Mining (d) Fisherise
Ans. (b)
Q.29. What is the major aim of Sarva Siksha Abhiyan?
(a) To provide elementary education to women (b) To provide elementary education to the rural poor
(c) To provide elementary education to all children in the age group 6-14 years
(d) To provide elementary education to the urban poor
Ans. (c)
Q.30. Which one of the following is related to the tertiary sector?
(a) Agriculture (b) Forestry (c) Mining (d) Communication
Ans. (d)
Q.31. Which one among the following is the most labour absorbing sector?
(a) Agriculture (b) Fisheries (c) Poultry farming (d) Mining
Ans. (a)
Q.32. Which is an economic activity in the following?
(a) Work of Nurse at her home (b) Work of Doctor at their home
(c) Work of Teacher in the school (d) None of the above
Ans. (c)
Q.33. Which one of the following is considered important to create a 'virtuous cycle' by the parents?
(a) To sand their children to the school (b) To provide goods food to their children
(c) To join their children in corporate schools (d) To take care of the health and education of their children
Ans. (d)
Q.34. Infant mortality rate in 2000 was :
(a) 85 (b) 70 (c) 75 (d) 35
Ans. (c)
Q.35. What is the life expectancy in India according to the census of 2000?
(a) 72 years (b) 53 years (c) 64 years (d) 80 years
Ans. (c)
Q.36. Tenth Plan endeavoured to increase enrolment in higher education from 6% to :
(a) 7% (b) 9% (c) 10% (d) 12%
Ans. (b)
Q.37. Decrease in IMR (Infant Mortality Rate) of a country signifies :
(a) Increase in life expectancy (b) Increase in GNP
(c) Economic development of a country (d) Increase in number of colleges in a country
Ans. (a)
Q.38. Strike the odd one out (with reference to population) :
(a) Education (b) Medical Care (c) Training (d) Computers
Ans. (d)
Q.39. The number of females per thousand males refers to :
(a) Sex Ratio (b) Literacy Rate (c) Infant Mortality Rate (d) Birth Rate
Ans. (a)
Q.40. At Rampur village, in an agricultural field 6 men are required for weeding, but 10 people are doing the
work. This kind of employment is known as :
(a) Disguised unemployment (b) Seasonal unemployment
(c) Rural unemployment (d) All of these
Ans. (a)
Q.41. Which one of the following is not a cause of urban unemployment?
(a) Mass migration from rural to urban areas (b) Slow rate of economic development
(c) Maladjustment between the demand and supply of labour (d) Caste system
Ans. (d)
Q.42. Census refers to :
(a) Total no. of babies born (b) Official counting of population done after every then years
(c) Total no. of infants that are vaccinated (d) Recording of Births and Deaths every year
Ans. (b)
Q.43. 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
Ans. (d)
Q.44. When there is investment made in the form of education, training and medical care, the
population becomes :
(a) Working capital (b) Human capital (c) Fixed capital (d) Capital growth
Ans. (b)
Q.45. Education contributes towards the growth of a society. It also enhances the :
(a) National income (b) Cultural richness
(c) Efficiency of governance (d) All of the above
Ans. (d)
Q.46. Educated unemployment is partly because of :
(a) slower rate of industrial expansion (b) improper educational system
(c) both a and b (d) none of these
Ans. (c)
Q.47. The workforce population of India includes people from the age group of :
(a) 10-59 years (b) 15-59 years (c) 20-59 years (d) 25-59 years
Ans. (b)
Q.48. Activities like trade, transport, health, banking, insurance etc. are included in the sector.
(a) Secondary (b) Primary (c) Manufacturing (d) Tertiary
Ans. (d)
Q.49. In rural India, two types of unemployment exist :
(a) Disguised and optional (b) Seasonal and undisguised
(c) Seasonal and optional (d) Seasonal and disguised
Ans. (d)
Q.50. Number of babies born for every 1000 people during a year is called
(a) Death rate (b) Birth rate (c) Growth rate (d) Population increase
Ans. (b)
Q.51. In the secondary sector, which is the most labour absorbing unit?
(a) Small scale manufacturing (b) Medium scale manufacturing
(c) Large scale manufacturing (d) None of these
Ans. (a)
Q.52. Which one of the following cannot be regarded as building of the human capital in a country?
(a) Spending resources on education (b) Providing training of industrial workers
(c) Increasing salary of workers (d) Providing health to all
Ans. (c)
Q.53. Government has set schools in each district called
(a) Army Schools (b) Navodaya Vidyalayas (c) Sainik Schools (d) Missionary Schools
Ans. (b)
Q.54. Number of deaths for every 1000 people in a year is called
(a) Death Rate (b) Birth Rate
(c) Decrease Rate (d) Population Decrease
Ans. (a)
Q.1. Which of the following is grown in the rainy season?
(a) Jowar and bajra (b) Wheat (c) Soyabean (d) Rice
Ans. (a)
Q.2. Which of the following is a Rabi crop?
(a) Wheat (b) Rice (c) Cotton (d) Jowar and bajra
Ans. (a)
Q.3. Which of the following is fixed capital?
(a) Tools and machines (b) Fertilisers and pesticides
(c) Soil (d) Seeds
Ans. (a)
Q.4. Which of the following is a standard unit of measurement of land?
(a) Bigha (b) Hectare (c) Acre (d) Guintha
Ans. (b)
Q.5. The minimum wages for a farm labourer set by the government is
(a) Rs. 50 (b) Rs. 60 (c) Rs. 70 (d) Rs. 80
Ans. (b)
Q.6. Money in hand is an example of
(a) Human capital (b) Fixed capital (c) Working capital (d) Physical capital
Ans. (c)
Q.7. HYV seeds stands for
(a) Heavy yielding variety seeds (b) High yielding variety seeds
(c) Half yielding variety seeds (d) None of the above
Ans. (b)
Q.8. What is the main production activity in Palampur village?
(a) Farming (b) Animal husbandry (c) Transport (d) Small-scale manufacturing
Ans. (a)
Q.9. Multiple cropping means growing
(a) only two crops (b) only three crops (c) upto four crops (d) more than one crop
Ans. (d)
Q.10. Land under cultivation (in million hectares) in India in the year 2000 was
(a) 120 (b) 130 (c) 140 (d) 150
Ans. (c)
Q.11. Which area in India has a low level of irrigation?
(a) Deccan plateau (b) Coastal regions (c) Riverine plains (d) Both (a) and (b)
Ans. (a)
Q.12. Modern farming methods were tried in India for the first time in
(a) Punjab (b) Western U.P. (c) Haryana (d) All the above
Ans. (d)
Q.13. Which of the following is a modern farming method?
(a) Multiple cropping (b) Use of HYV seeds
(c) Use of chemical fertilisers (d) Both (b) and (c)
Ans. (d)
Q.14. Production of pulses (in million tonnes) in India during 2000-01 was
(a) 10 (b) 11 (c) 14 (d) 12
Ans. (b)
Q.15. Which one is a natural resource?
(a) Labour (b) Raw materials (c) Mineral (d) None of the above
Ans. (c)
Q.16. High yielding variety seeds (HYV) were introduced to Indian farmers as a result of
(a) White Revolution (b) Green Revolution
(c) IT Revolution (d) None of the above
Ans. (b)
Q.17. Which Kharif crop is used for cattle feed?
(a) Sugarcane (b) Potato (c) Jowar and bajra (d) Wheat
Ans. (c)
Q.18. The activities such as small manufacturing, transport, shopkeeping are referred to as
(a) Non-economic activities (b) Non-farming activities
(c) Non-traditional activities (d) Non-market activities
Ans. (b)
Q.19. High Yielding Variety (HYV) seeds are developed in
(a) Research institutes (b) Factories
(c) Krishak Bharati Cooperatives (d) None of the above
Ans. (a)
Q.20. The concept of White Revolution is associated with
(a) food crops (b) milk (c) cotton (d) pesticides
Ans. (b)
Q.21. Who is a person who puts together land, labour and capital?
(a) Moneylender (b) Entrepreneur (c) Zamindar (d) Manager
Ans. (b)
Q.22. A farmer who works on a piece of 1 hectare of land is treated as
(a) medium farmer (b) small farmer (c) large farmer (d) none of the above
Ans. (b)
Q.23. Scope of farming activity is limited in Palampur due to
(a) fixed amount of land (b) lack of irrigation
(c) lack of labour (d) none of the above
Ans. (a)
Q.24. What is done to surplus wheat in Palampur?
(a) Sold in the market (b) Destroyed (c) Stocked by self (d) Given in charity
Ans. (a)
Q.25. Consumption of chemical fertilisers is highest in which state of India?
(a) Punjab (b) Haryana (c) Rajasthan (d) Himachal Pardesh
Ans. (a)
Q.26. People of Palampur sell milk in the near by large village named
(a) Pitampura (b) Siliguri (c) Shahpur (d) Raiganj
Ans. (d)
Q.27. Out of the total cultivated areas in the country, how much area is irrigated today :
(a) less than 40% (b) less than 30% (c) less than 60% (d) less than 70%
Ans. (a)
Q.28. 'Operation Flood' is related to :
(a) control flood (b) produce fish (c) milk production (d) grain production
Ans. (c)
Q.30. Where do most of the small farmers borrow money to arrange for the capital in Palampur?
(a) Banks (b) Co-operative Societies (c) Village money lenders (d) Friends and relatives
Ans. (c)
Q.31. Which one among the following is not fixed capital?
(a) Machines (b) Buildings (c) Tools (d) Raw materials
Ans. (d)
Q.32. Why do the farmers of Palampur follow multiple cropping? Choose the correct answer.
(a) Because the water consumption is less in this method
(b) Because this method consumes less chemical fertilisers
(c) Because this method doesn't require fertile soils
(d) Because this method is the most common way of increasing production
Ans. (d)
Q.33. Which of the following transformed the system of irrigation in Palampur?
(a) Tubewells (b) Persian wheel (c) Rainwater harvesting (d) None of these
Ans. (a)
Q.34. How many families lives in Village Palampur?
(a) 150 (b) 250 (c) 350 (d) 450
Ans. (c)
Q.35. Which one among the following is a non-farm activity?
(a) Multiple croppping (b) Crop rotation (c) Dairy farming (d) Modern farming
Ans. (c)
Q.36. Which one of the following is not an effect of the modern farming?
(a) Soil degradation (b) Deforestation
(c) Decrease in groundwater (d) Water pollution
Ans. (d)
Q.37. Marginal farmers are those :
(a) who use modern methods for farming (b) who practice crop rotation for farming
(c) who did not have sufficient land for farming (d) who use modern methods of irrigation
Ans. (c)
Q.38. Working capital stands for :
(a) tools, machines and buildings (b) raw materials and money in hand
(c) total share capital (d) fixed deposits in financial institutions
Ans. (b)
Q.39. Which is the most abundant factor of production in India?
(a) Land (b) Capital (c) Labour (d) Tools and machines
Ans. (c)
Q.40. Multiple Cropping refers to :
(a) cultivation of wheat and rice
(b) cultivation of two crops in alternate rows
(c) cultivating more than one crop on the same field each year
(d) cultivating crops and rearing animals on the same farm
Ans. (c)
Q.41. The use of high yields with combinations of HYV (High Yielding Varieties) seeds, irrigation,
chemical fertilisers, pesticides etc. refers to :
(a) modern cropping (b) mixed cropping (c) multiple cropping (d) mega cropping
Ans. (a)
Q.42. Which product is sold by Mishri Lal traders in Shahapur
(a) Jaggery (b) Cotton Textile (c) Machine Tools (d) Fertilisers
Ans. (a)
Q.43. Finance raised to operate a business is the :
(a) labour (b) enterprise (c) land (d) capital
Ans. (d)
Q.44. 'Bigha' and Guintha' are :
(a) the type of village house (b) the types of Hybrid seeds
(c) the measuring units of grain (d) the measuring units of land area in village
Ans. (d)
Q.45. At present, what is the percentage of the people who are engaged in the rural areas in Non-farming
activities :
(a) 14% (b) 24% (c) 34% (d) 44%
Ans. (b)
Q.46. Which sector includes Agriculture and Animal Husbandry?
(a) Primary Sector (b) Secondary Sector (c) Tertiary Sector (d) None of these
Ans. (a)
Q.47. Which one of the following terms is used for measuring crop produced on a given piece of land
during a single season?
(a) Yield (b) Productivity (c) Cultivation (d) Output
Ans. (a)
Q.48. What percentage of total land area is cultivated by Medium and Large farmers? Choose the correct
answer.
(a) 36 (b) 50 (c) 85 (d) 64
Ans. (d)
Q.1. The word 'Democracy' comes from the Greek word -
(a) Democracia (b) Demokratia (c) Demos (d) Kratia
Ans. (b)
Q.2. What kind of government is there in Myanmar?
(a) Government elected by the people (b) Communist government
(c) Army rule (d) Monarchy
Ans. (c)
Q.3. The head of the government in Nepal is the :
(a) President (b) Prime Minister (c) King (d) Vice President
Ans. (a)
Q.4. Who led a military coup in Pakistan in 1999?
(a) Benazir Bhutto (b) Nawaz Sharif (c) Pervez Musharraf (d) None of the above
Ans. (c)
Q.5. In August 2002, Musharraf issued a 'Legal Framework Order' that amended the Constitution
of Pakistan. According to this Order, the President could :
(a) appoint the National Assemblies (b) dismiss the National and Provincial Assemblies
(c) amend the Constitution on his own (d) declare elections.
Ans. (b)
Q.6. In which case was the real power with external powers and not with the locally elected representatives?
(a) India in Sri Lanka (b) US in Iraq (c) USSR in Communist Poland (d) Both (b) and (c)
Ans. (d)
Q.7. 'One person, one vote' means
(a) One person is to be voted by all (b) One person has one vote and each vote has one value
(c) A person can vote only once in his life (d) Both (a) and (c)
Ans. (b)
Q.8. How many members are elected to the National People's Congress from all over China?
(a) 3050 (b) 3000 (c) 4000 (d) 2000
Ans. (b)
Q.9. Why can the Chinese government not be called a democratic government even though elections are
held there?
(a) Army participates in election (b) Government is not accountable to the people
(c) Some parts of China are not represented at all (d) Government is always formed by the Communist
Party
Ans. (d)
Q.10. Which party always won elections in Mexico since its independence in 1930 until 2000?
(a) Revolutionary Party (b) Mexican Revolutionary Party
(c) Institutional Revolutionary Party (d) Institutional Party
Ans. (c)
Q.11. Democracy must be based on
(a) One-party system (b) Free and fair election
(c) Choice from only the ruling party (d) All the above
Ans. (b)
Q.12. When did Zimbabwe attain independence and from whom?
(a) 1970, from Black minority rule (b) 1880, from White minority rule
(c) 1980, from Americans (d) 1980, from White minority rule
Ans. (d)
Q.13. Which party has ruled Zimbabwe since its independence and who is its ruler?
(a) ZANU-PF, Robert Mugabe (b) ZANU-PF, Kenneth Kaunda
(c) Zimbabwe Freedom Party, Nelson Mandela (d) Zimbabwe Party, P Johnson
Ans. (a)
Q.14. Which of these statements is/are correct in the case of Zimbabwe?
(a) Popular governments are always democratic (b) Popular governments can be undemocratic
(c) Popular leaders can be autocratic (d) Both (b) and (c)
Ans. (d)
Q.15. Which of these features is/are necessary to provide the basic rights to the citizens?
(a) Citizens should be free to think (b) Should be free to form associations
(c) Should be free to raise protest (d) All the above
Ans. (d)
Q.16. Which organ of the government is required to protect the rights of the citizens?
(a) Executive (b) Legislature (c) Independent judiciary (d) Police
Ans. (c)
Q.17. A democratic government has to respect some rules after winning the elections. Which of these points
is not a part of those rules?
(a) Respecting guarantees given to the minorities.
(b) Every major decision has to go through a series of consultations.
(c) Office-bearers are not accountable. (d) Office-bearers have some responsibilities.
Ans. (c)
Q.18. What is Constitutional Law?
(a) Provisions given in the Constitution (b) Law to make Constitution
(c) Law to set up Constituent Assembly (d) None of the above
Ans. (a)
Q.19. Which of these is permitted under the Rule of Law?
(a) Prime Minister can be punished for violating the Constitution. (b) Police has a right to kill anybody.
(c) Women can be paid lesser salaries. (d) President can rule for as long as he wants.
Ans. (a)
Q.20. Some of the drawbacks of democracy are
(a) instability and delays (b) corruption and hypocrisy
(c) politicians fighting among themselves (d) all the above
Ans. (d)
Q.21. In which of these cases can democracy not provide a complete solution?
(a) Removing poverty completely (b) Providing education to all
(c) Giving jobs to all (d) All the above
Ans. (d)
Q.22. In which period did China face one of the worst famines that have occurred in the world?
(a) 1932-36 (b) 1958-61 (c) 2001-2002 (d) 2004-2007
Ans. (b)
Q.23. A democratic government is better than a non-democratic government because
(a) it may or may not be accountable (b) it always responds to the needs of the people
(c) it is a more accountable form of government (d) none of the above
Ans. (c)
Q.24. Democracy improves the quality of decision-making because
(a) decisions are taken by educated people
(b) decisions are taken by consultation and discussion
(c) decisions are taken over a long period of time
(d) all decisions are approved by judiciary
Ans. (b)
Q.25. In any society, people are bound to have difference of opinions and interests. Which is a better way
of dealing with these conflicts?
(a) By brutal power exercised by the government (b) By allowing one group to dictate terms to others
(c) By providing equal opportunities to all
(d) By opting for a strong leader who should have all the powers.
Ans. (c)
Q.26. How does democracy allow us to correct its own mistakes?
(a) Mistakes are hidden and cannot be corrected
(b) Re-electing the same government to enable it to correct its mistakes
(c) The rulers can be changed (d) None of the above
Ans. (c)
Q.27. The most common form that democracy takes in our time is that of
(a) limited democracy (b) representative democracy
(c) maximum democracy (d) none of the above
Ans. (b)
Q.28. 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
Ans. (c)
Q.29. Which body in Indian political system is an example of direct democracy?
(a) Zila Parishad (b) Panchayat Samiti (c) Gram Sabha (d) Vidhan Sabha
Ans. (c)
Q.30. Which of these is an example of perfect democracy?
(a) USA (b) UK (c) India (d) None of the above
Ans. (d)
Q.31. Which of these is not a feature of monarchy, dictatorship or one-party rule?
(a) Censorship of press (b) No opposition party or parties
(c) Citizens taking part in politics (d) One-man rule
Ans. (c)
Education department, Delhi has issued the official answer key of Delhi NTSE Stage I 2020-21 and has invited feedback on the official answer key
SCERT Uttarakhand has issued the
Answer Key of NTSE Stage I 2020-21
The class 10 and 12 board exams will be held offline and will be held after February. The exact dates of these exams will be announced later after assessing the situation, said Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal during a live interaction with teachers.
The Board exams will have 33% Internal Chooce as well and 30% of the syllabus has been reduced. There could be an alternative to practical exams due to Corona Pandemic.
Rajya Shiksha Kendra, Madhya Pradesh has issued the official answer key of Madhya Pradesh NTSE Stage I 2020-21
