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Date : MM - 64

1. Which one of the following group was not benefitted by the French Revolution? 1

(a) Peasants
(b) Workers
(c) Nobels
(d) Agricultural labourers

2. What was the name of the direct tax paid by the third estate to the state? 1

(a) Tithe
(b) Taille
(c) Livre
(d) Revenue

3. Which of the following theories was proposed by Montesquieu? 1

(a) Social Contract Theory

(b) Theory of Division of Powers
(c) Theory of Popular Sovereignty
(d) Theory of Democracy

4. The Bastille was hated by all in France because 1

(a) it stood for the despotic power of the King.

(b) it was a fortress prison.
(c) its commander tortured the inmates.
(d) it housed some dreaded criminals.

5. The greatest achievement of the National Assembly convened in France in 1789 was 1

(a) issuing of Declaration of Rights.

(b) passing of laws checking the power of the monarch.
(c) establishment of a new judiciary.
(d) establishment of a new legislature.

6. Why was the subsistence crisis caused in France? 1

(a) The wages of the people were low.

(b) There was widespread unemployment.
(c) Increase in population led to rapid increase in the demand of food grains.
(d) The government imposed various taxes.

7. Which one of the following was one of the three demands that ‘Vladimir Lenin’ 1
proposed in his April Theses?

(a) To rename the Bolshevik party as the communist party.

(b) To nationalise the Banks.
(c) To have common systems of election.
(d) To support Provisional Government.

8. In the context of Russia, Duma refers to which of the following: 1

(a) A judicial body

(b) An executive body
(c) An elected Consultative Parliament
(d) An army establishment

9. Which of the following titles is associated with the Russian ruler? 1

(a) Emperor
(b) Kaisar
(c) Tsar
(d) King

10. Which of the following groups of countries formed the Central Power during the First World 1
War?

(a) England, Germany, Italy

(b) Austria, Germany, Turkey
(c) Turkey, Germany, France
(d) France, England, Russia

11. Which of the following refers to women’s right to vote? 1

(a) Franchise
(b) Suffrage
(c) Suffragette
(d) Electoral Movement

12. Who among the following initiated the ideas of communism? 1

(a) Robert Owen

(b) Karl Marx
(c) Louis Blanc
(b) Karl Marx(d) Stalin

13. A narrow channel of sea which separates two land masses is known as 1

(a) Mound
(b) Pass
(c) Strait
(d) Valley

14. Which of the following states shares an international boundary? 1

(a) Haryana
(b) Jharkhand
(c) Uttarakhand
(d) Madhya Pradesh

15. Which of the following is the southernmost latitude of India? 1

(a) 8° 4' North

(b) 8° 4' South
(c) 6° 4' South
(d) 6° 4' North
16. Which one of the following water bodies separates Sri Lanka from India? 1

(a) Palk Strait and Gulf of Khambat

(b) Palk Strait and Gulf of Mannar
(c) Gulf of Mannar and 10° Channel
(d) 10° Channel and Gulf of Khambat

17. Which country shares land boundaries with India in the west? 1

(a) China
(b) Nepal
(c) Bhutan
(d) Pakistan

18. Which of the following countries is larger than India in terms of land area? 1

(a) Russia
(b) New Zealand
(c) South Africa
(d) Great Britain

19. India’s only active volcano is situated at 1

(a) Lakshadweep
(b) Andaman and Nicobar
(c) Malwa Plateau
(d) Chotanagpur Plateau
20.Which is the oldest part of India? 1
(a) The Himalayan Region
(b) The Peninsular Plateau
(c) The Island Groups
(d) The Desert Region

21. Luni is the only river which drains the 1

(a) Desert Region of India

(b) Peninsular Region
(c) Central Highland
(d) Malabar Coast

22. The western part of the northern plains are dominated by: 1

(a) Doabs
(b) Bhabhar
(c) Terai
(d) Ox-bow lakes
23.The height of Mt. Everest above sea level is 1
(a) 8598 metres
(b) 8491 metres
(c) 8172 metres
(d) 8848 metres

24. ‘Kumaon Himalayas’ region lies between rivers 1

(a) Beas and Ravi

(b) Chenab and Ravi
(c) Satluj and Kali
(d) Beas and Chenab

25. Which place is located on the water divide between the Indus and the Ganga river system? 1
(a) Ambala
(b) Nainital
(c) Haridwar
(d) Ranikhet

26. Which of the following is the saline water lake? 1

(a) Sambhar
(b) Dal
(c) Wular
(d) Barapan

27. The Dibang and the Lohit are the tributaries of the river 1

(a) Mahanadi
(b) Narmada
(c) Godavari
(d) Brahmaputra

28. Zaskar, the Nubra, the Shyok and the Hunza are the tributaries of river _____________. 1

( ) Ganga
(b) Brahmaputra
(c) Indus
(d) Godavari

29. Which of the following rivers has the largest drainage basin in the world? 1

(a) River Nile

(b) River Ganga
(c) River Amazon
(d) River Mississippi

30. Which of the following rivers is a peninsular tributary of the R.Ganga? 1

(a) Ghaggar
(b) Son
(c) Gomti
(d) Gandak

31. ________________ is known as ‘Dakshin Ganga’. 1

32. ______________ is the salt water lake in Rajasthan. 1

33. Most of the Himalayan rivers are perennial in nature. (True/False) 1

34. Match the columns. 1

Column A Column B

(a) Headwaters of the Ganga (i) Tapi

(b) Largest peninsular river (ii)

Mahanadi
(c) Rises in the Satpura ranges
(iii)
Bhagirathi
 (d) Rises in the highlands of (iv) Dal Lake
Chhattisgarh
(v) Godavari
(d) Kashmir

35.General Pervez Musharraf overthrew a democratically elected government and declared 1

himself the _______________ of the country.
(a) Prime Minister
(b) Chief executive
(c) President
(d) Military dictator

36. Which of the following countries is not a democracy? 1

(a) Great Britain

(b) Canada
(c) Myanmar
(d) India

37. Why are China and Mexico not regarded as democracies despite holding elections? 1

(a) Because they are communist countries.

(b) Because they are monarchies.
(c) Because China and Mexico are under military rule.
(d) Because elections in China and Mexico do not offer any political alternatives and the people
cannot remove the existing rulers.

38. In China, the National People’s Congress has the power to appoint the ________ of the 1
country.

(a) leaders
(b) rulers
(c) governors
(d) executives

39. Who passed the ‘Legal Framework Order”? 1

(a) ZANU
(b) Robert Mugabe
(c) General Musharaff
(d) None of these

40. Since 1930, which country holds elections after every six years and which has never been 1
under a military or dictator’s rule?

(a) Nepal
(b) Mexico
(c) Ghana
(d) Zimbabwe

41. Who among the following was not the member of the Constituent Assembly but his vision 1
was followed by the members?

(a) Baldev Singh

(b) Rajendra Prasad
(c) Jaipal Singh
(d) Mahatma Gandhi
42. Why should we accept the Constitution made by Constituent Assembly more than fifty 1
years ago?

Observe the given options and mark the correct one.

(a) The Constitution reflects the views of its members alone.

(b) It expresses the broad consensus of its time.
(c) The Constitutent Assembly represented only the selected groups and communities.
(d) There is no concrete sanctity to the Constitution by the Constituent Assembly.

43. Which one of the following guiding values of the Constitution of India means people have 1
supreme right to make decisions:

(a) Sovereign
(b) Secular
(c) Republic
(d) Fraternity

44.Which statement is correct regarding the meaning of the Preamble of Constitution? 1

(a) A short statement of Constitution’s basic values.

(b) A preliminary vision of a legal document.
(c) An institutional design.
(d) None of these

45. Which statement is irrelevant to the making of a new Constitution of South Africa? 1

(a) The oppressor and oppressed in this new democracy were planning to live together as
equals.
(b) The whites did not agree to the principles of majority rule and that of one person one vote.
(c) The black agreed that the majority would take away the property of the white minority.
(d) They also agreed to accept some basic rights for the poor and workers.

46. Which of the following combinations is correct regarding the ideals of our Constitution? 1

(a) Secular, Sovereign, Socialist, Democratic Republic

(b) Socialist, Sovereign, Secular, Democratic Republic
(c) Sovereign, Socialist, Secular, Democratic Republic
(d) Secular, Socialist, Sovereign, Democratic Republic

47. Which of the following does not include election procedure? 1

(a) Voting
(b) Nomination of Candidate
(c) Booth capturing
(d) Canvassing

48. Analyze the following statements regarding the fair electoral practice and select which one 1
is a fair electoral practice.

(a) A minister flags off a new train in his constituency a week before polling day.
(b) A candidate promises that she will get a new train for her constituency if she is elected.
(c) Supporters of a candidate take the voters to a temple and make them take an oath that they
will vote for him.
(d) The supporters of a candidate distribute blankets in slums in return for a promise for vote.

49. Which of the following statements is incorrect? 1

(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.

50. Which one of the following is a directly elected house? 1

(a) Parliament
(b) Lok Sabha
(c) Rajya Sabha
(d) Vidhan Parishad

51. During election the voters make many choices. 1

Select the correct options.

(i) Who will make laws for them?
(ii) Who will grant Fundamental Rights?
(iii) Who will form the government and take major decisions?
(iv) Who will check the functioning of courts?
(a) (i) and (iii)
(b) only (ii)
(c) only (iii)
(d) Both (ii) and (iv)

52. Which among the following is not correct? 1

(a) The Election Commission conducts all elections for the Parliament and Assemblies.
(b) The Election Commission directs and controls the preparation of electoral rolls.
(c) The Election Commission cannot fix the election dates.
(d) The Election Commission does the scrutiny of nomination papers.

53. Which age group of children does the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan aim to promote education? 1

(a) 6-14 years

(b) 6-15 years
(c) 8-14 years
(d) 8-15 years

54. Disguised unemployment could be traced in: 1

(a) mining activity

(b) service sector
(c) agriculture
(d) social forestry

55. In which sector should India increase maximum employment opportunities? 1

(a) Agricultural sector

(b) Industrial sector
(c) Non-farming activities
(d) Tertiary sector

56. Which of the following is not an economic activity? 1

(a) Banking
(b) Teaching
(c) Dairy farming
(d) Farming for self-consumption

57. Why are rural women employed in low-paid jobs? 1

(a) They do not need to work in high-paid jobs.

(b) They lack in education or the necessary skill.
(c) They are not allowed by their families to do high paid jobs.
(d) They are not aware of the wage structure.

58. Population becomes a human capital when investment is made in: 1

(a) Education
(b) Medical facilities
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) Neither (a) nor (b)

59. The current anti-poverty program consists of two planks, they are: 1

(a) Socio-economic reasons and public distribution system.

(b) Promotion of economic growth and targeted anti-poverty program.
(c) Anti-poverty program and promotion of economic growth.
(d) None of the above

60. For the year 2011-12, the poverty line for a person in rural areas in India was fixed at: 1

(a) 454 per month

(b) 816 per month
(c) 328 per month
(d) 1640 per month

61. Which of the following is not an anti-poverty programme? 1

(a) NREGA
(b) AAY
(c) NSSO
(d) PMGY

62. The calorie requirement is higher in rural areas because: 1

(a) they do not enjoy as much as people in urban areas.

(b) food items are expensive.
(c) they are unemployed.
(d) people are engaged in more physical labour.

63. The accepted average calorie requirement per person in urban areas in India is: 1

(a) 2200 calories

(b) 2000 calories
(c) 2300 calories
(d) 2100 calories

64. Antyodaya Anna Yojana was launched in: 1

(a) 2003
(b) 1999
(c) 2000
(d) 2005