Q 1 – Which of the options best signifes this cartoon-
(a) Showing the fine German engineering.
(b) Problems of running the Germany’s grand coalition Government that includes the two major parties of the country.
(c) The two parties of the country are historically partners to each other.
(d) How smoothly the German Government is running
Q 2 – Which of the following features are common to Indian and Belgian form of power sharing arrangements?
A.Power is shared among governments at different levels.
B.Power is shared among different organs of government.
C.Power is shared among different social groups.
D.Power is shared among different parties and takes the form of competition.
(a) A, B, C, D
(b) B, C and D
(c) A and C
(d) A, C and D
Q 3 – Which one of the following is not a developmental goal for the landless rural labourers?
(a) More days of work and better wages.
(b) Local school is able to provide quality education for their children.
(c) There is no social discrimination.
(d) They can not become leaders in the village.
Q 4 – The total production of a year in the three sectors is calculated from_____.
(a) the value of goods calculated separately at all stages of production in that sector
(b) the value of final goods produced in that sector
(c) the value of final goods and services produced in all the sector
(d) the value of final goods and services produced in the three sectors
Q 5 – Study the given pie-chart carefully and answer the questions that follow:
Which is the main source of credit for rural household in India?
(a) Commercial Banks
(b) Landlords
(c) Relatives and Friends
(d) Money-lenders
Q 6 – Arrange the following options in the correct sequence-
1. Press came to be made out of metal.
2. Offset press was developed.
3. Gutenberg perfected the system by olive press.
4. China frst introduced hand-printing technology into Japan.
Option.
(a) 2, 4, 3, 1
(b) 4, 3, 1, 2
(c) 3, 4, 1, 2
(d) 2, 3, 1, 4
Q 8 – Which of the following was the reason for calling off ‘the Non-cooperation Movement’ by Gandhiji?
(a) Pressure from the British Government
(b) Second Round Table Conference
(c) Gandhiji’s arrest
(d) Chauri-Chaura incident
Q 9 – Complete the table with correct information
Choose correct option :
(a) Satluz River
(b) Ganga- Haldia
(c) The Brahamputra river
(d) Kollam- Kozhikode
Q 10 – The below cartoon clearly state that :
(a) Perils of running a coalition Govt.
(b) A coalition govt have more work to do.
(c) The best way to run a democratic country like India is Coalition govt.
(d) Coalition govt increases the overall efficiency of the Govt and hence shall be welcomed.
Q 11 – Study the following bar chart.
The largest producing sector in 1970-71 is
(a) Primary sector
(b) Tertiary sector
(c) Secondary sector
(d) Primary and Secondary both
Q 12 – Assertion : Forests plays a key role in the ecological system.
Reason : Forest are the primary producers on which all other living beings depend.
(a) Both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
(b) Both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
(c) Assertion is true but reason is false.
(d) Both assertion and reason are false
Q 13 – Assertion : Hindi is identified as the only official language of India.
Reason : It helped in creating supremacy of Hindi speaking people over others.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) Both A and R are false.
Q 14 – Study the given pie-chart and answer the following questions :
Fig: Production of Manganese showing state-wise share
Which state is the largest producer of manganese in India ?
(a) Odisha
(b) Karnataka
(c) Madhyapradesh
( d) Andrapradesh
Q 15 – Identify the person who said that:
• Religion can never be separated from Politics.
• Politics can be guided by ethics drawn from religion
• Those who believe religion and politics aren’t connected don’t understand either.
• Nations are born out of travail and suffering
Select the appropriate option from the following.
(a) Indira Gandhi
(b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) Jawahar Lal Nehru
(d) Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
Q 16 – What would be the most appropriate aspiration of a prosperous farmer from Punjab?
(a) local school is able to provide quality education for their children
(b) there is no social discrimination
(c) able to pursue her job in abroad.
(d) proper supply for irrigation
Q 17 – Match the following and choose correct option.
Select the correct option :
(a) A-1, B-4, C-3, D-2 (b) A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2
(c) A-4, B-1, C-3, D-2 (d) A-2, B-1, C-3, D-4
Q 18 – The following table shows source of rural households in India in the year 2003.
Analyzing the table above, what is the share of formal sector in total credit?
(a) 25%
(b) 27%
(c) 52%
(d) 18%
Q 19 – The following picture talks about the reality of Indian Political System intended for:
(a) Political Biasness against women for more representation in Parliament.
(b) Lesser participation of women in Parliament.
(c) Lack of women movements for more participation in Elected bodies.
(d) Reluctant Ness in women for their political right.
Q 20 – Which of the following is not a key features of federalism?
(a) Different tiers of government have their own jurisdiction.
(b) Changes in constitution require consent of both levels.
(c) Courts have power to interpret constitution and powers of the different levels.
(d) Sources of revenue for only central level are specifed.
Q 21 – Efficient means of transport are pre-requisites for fast development of the country.” Support the statement with examples.
Q 22 – Why do banks and cooperative societies need to lend more ? Explain.
Q 23 – The issue of sustainability is important for development.’ Examine the statement.
Q 24 – How has the ever increasing number of industries in India made worse position by exerting pressure on existing fresh water resources? Explain.
Q 25 – Scarcity of which resource is shown in the picture and how is it shown ? Suggest methods to reduce the scarcity of this resource.
Q 26 – How did people belonging to different communities, regions or language groups develop a sense of collective belonging in the nineteenth century India? Explain.
Q 27 – Money in your pocket cannot buy all the goods and services that you need to live well.” Explain giving suitable examples.
Q 28 – Examine with example the role of means of transport and communication in making our life prosperous and comfortable.
Q 29 – Explain any three aspects of comparison of economic development of different nations/states.
Q 30 – Describe any three major problems faced by Indian cotton weavers in nineteenth century.
Q 31 – Give reasons for increasing use of fertilisers in farming
Q 32 – Highlight any three differences between endangered species and extinct species
Q 33 – Why is the tertiary sector becoming more important in India ? Explain.
Q 34 – Read the extract and answer the questions that follow:
The Census of India records the religion of each and every Indian after every ten years. The person who flls the Census form visits every household and records the religion of each member of that household exactly the way each person describes it. If someone says she has ‘no religion’ or that heis an ‘atheist’, this is exactly how it is recorded. Thus we have reliable information on the proportion of different religious communities in the country and how it has changed over the years. The pie chart below presents the population proportion of six major religious communities in the country. Since
Independence, the total population of each community has increased substantially but their proportion in the country’s population has not changed much. In percentage terms, the population of the Hindus, Jains and Christians has declined marginally since 1961. The proportion of Muslim, Sikh and Buddhist population has increased slightly. There is a common but mistaken impression that the proportion of the
Muslims in the country’s population is going to overtake other religious communities. Expert estimates done for the Prime Minister’s High Level Committee (popularly known as Sachar Committee) show that the proportion of the Muslims is expected to go up a little, by about 3 to 4 per cent, in the next 50 years.
It proves that in overall terms, the population balance of different religious communities is not likely to change in a big way.
Questions.
- What do you mean by atheist?
2. How much growth rate of Muslim population fall in compare to last decadal census?
3. What did happen in population proportion of six major religious communities in India since Independence?
Q 35 – Read the sources given below and answer the questions that follows:
Oceanic tides can be used to generate electricity. Floodgate dams are built across inlets. During high tide water flows into the inlet and gets trapped when the gate is closed. After the tide falls outside the flood gate, the water retained by the floodgate flows back to the sea via a pipe that carries it through a power-generating turbine.
Shrubs, farm waste, animal and human waste are used to produce biogas for domestic consumption in rural areas. Decomposition of organic matter yields gas, which has higher thermal efficiency in comparison to kerosene, dung cake and charcoal. Biogas plants are set up at municipal, cooperative and individual levels. The plants using cattle dung are known as ‘Gobar gas plants’ in rural India.
Nuclear or Atomic Energy is obtained by altering the structure of atoms. When such an alteration is made, much energy is released iri the form of heat and this is used to generate electric power. Uranium and Thorium, which are available in Jharkhand and the Aravalli ranges of Rajasthan are used for generating atomic or nuclear power. The Monazite sands of Kerala is also rich in Thorium
Question:
1. What will generate by the oceanic tides?
2. What do Gobar Gas plants operated?
3. How atomic energy is obtained?
Q 36 – Read the sources given below and answer the questions that follows:
Sri Lanka emerged as an independent country in 1948. The leaders of the Sinhala community sought to secure dominance over government by virtue of their majority. As a result, the democratically elected government adopted a series of MAJORITARIAN measures to establish Sinhala supremacy. In 1956, an Act was passed to recognise Sinhala as the only official language, thus disregarding Tamil.
The Sri Lankan Tamils launched parties and struggles for the recognition of Tamil as an official language, for regional autonomy and equality of opportunity in securing education and jobs. But their demand for more autonomy to provinces populated by the Tamils was repeatedly denied. By 1980’s several political organisations were formed demanding an independent Tamil Eelam (state) in northern and eastern
parts of Sri Lanka.
The Belgian leaders took a different path. They recognised the existence of regional differences and cultural diversities. Between 1970 and 1993, they amended their constitution four times so as to work out
an arrangement that would enable everyone to live together within the same country. The arrangement they worked out is different from any other country and is very innovative.
Questions:
1. Which act recognises the Sinhala as the only ofcial language?
2. Who launched parties and struggles for the recognition of Tamil as an ofcial language?
3. How many time Belgium amended their constitution?
Q 37 – (1) Two features A and B are marked on the given outline map of India. Identify these features with the help of the information provided and write their correct names on the lines marked on the map.
(A) Place where the Indian National Congress Session was held in September 1920.
(B) The place where the cotton mill workers satyagraha organised in 1918.
(2) On the same outline map of India, locate and label any three of the following with suitable symbols.
(i) The Khetri mines.
(ii) A Software-Technology Park in Karnataka.
(iii) The Southernmost city of the North-south Corridor.
(iv) Kandla Seaport.
