10th Class Social Science Sample Paper

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• question_answer1)
  Which of the following 'Rights' empowers the people of India to act as the watch-dog of democracy?
  A)
   Right to Information
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  B)
   Right to Freedom
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  C)
   Right against Exploitation
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  D)
   Right to Constitutional Remedies
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  E)
   None of these
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• question_answer2)
  A bookseller insists you to buy a guide book along with NCERT text book. Which 'Right' of yours has been violated as a consumer?
  A)
   Right to seek redressal
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  B)
   Right to be informed
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  C)
   Right to choose
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  D)
   Right to safety
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  E)
   None of these
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• question_answer3)

  Read carefully the statement given below and identify the Fundamental Right associated with it.

  '?Democracy in India has strengthen the claims of disadvantaged and disseminated caste for equal status and equal opportunity.'

   
  A)
   Right to Freedom
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  B)
   Cultural and Educational Right
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  C)
   Right against Exploitation
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  D)
   Right to Equality
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  E)
   None of these
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  Match the following.

  1.	Sepoy	(A)	A person employed by the company to recruit workers
  2.	Orient	(B)	Association of craftsman or merchants for supervision and quality control of crafts
  3.	Gomastha	(C)	The countries to the east of Mediterranean
  4.	Guild		Indian soldier of the British army
  5.	Jobber	(D)	An official appointed by the company to work as its agent to supervise weavers and collect supplies

  A)
   1\[\to \]E, 2\[\to \]A, 3\[\to \]C, 4\[\to \]B, 5\[\to \]D
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  B)
   1\[\to \]D, 2\[\to \]C, 3\[\to \]E, 4\[\to \]B, 5\[\to \]A
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  C)
   1\[\to \]A, 2\[\to \]C, 3\[\to \]B, 4\[\to \]D, 5\[\to \]E
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  D)
   1\[\to \]E, 2\[\to \]C, 3\[\to \]A, 4\[\to \]D, 5\[\to \]B
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  E)
   None of these
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• question_answer5)
  Which one of the following is the most appropriate meaning of underemployment?
  A)
   Workers do not want to work properly
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  B)
   Workers are not paid properly
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  C)
   Workers are working less than what they are capable of doing
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  D)
   Workers are lazy
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  E)
   None of these
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• question_answer6)
  Which of the following cities of India was the first to get smoke nuisance legislation in 1863?
  A)
   Calcutta          
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  B)
   Madras
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  C)
   Bombay          
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  D)
   Surat
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  E)
   None of these
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• question_answer7)
  Which one of the following occupations is associated with primary sector?
  A)
   Engineer          
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  B)
   Doctor
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  C)
   Teacher           
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  D)
   Gardener
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  E)
   None of these
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• question_answer8)
  In which of the following years the Great Depression occurred in the world?
  A)
   1928-29           
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  B)
   1929-30
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  C)
   1931-32           
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  D)
   1933-34
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  E)
   None of these
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• question_answer9)
  'Industrialisation is must for development.' Which of the following statements justify the argument?
  A)
   Industrialisation leads to encroachment and damage of agricultural lands
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  B)
   Industrialisation converts farmers to industrial labours
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  C)
   Industrialisation improves the economy of a nation thereby helping in poverty alleviation
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  D)
   Industrialisation makes rich more richer and poor more poorer
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  E)
   None of these
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• question_answer10)
  Which one of the following is implemented by NHAI?
  A)
   National Highways
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  B)
   State Highways
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  C)
   Golden Quadrilateral Super Highways
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  D)
   All of these
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  E)
   None of these
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• question_answer11)
  Which one of the following is correct regarding 'sectional interest group'?
  A)
   They promote collective rather than selective good
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  B)
   Their principal concern is betterment and well being of their members, not society in general
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  C)
   They aim to help groups rather than their own members
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  D)
   They do not seek to promote the interest of a particular section or group of society
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  E)
   None of these
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• question_answer12)
  Find the odd one out.
  A)
   Narora 
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  B)
   Kaiga
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  C)
   Kudankulam     
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  D)
   Tarapur
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  E)
   None of these
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• question_answer13)
  The clergies of which of the following countries had revolted against Russians' domination?
  A)
   Italy    
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  B)
   German
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  C)
   Poland
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  D)
   Belgium
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  E)
   None of these
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• question_answer14)
  National Waterway No. 1 is navigable between which of the following places?
  A)
   Allahabad to Haldia
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  B)
   Varanasi to Patna
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  C)
   Haridwar to Allahabad
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  D)
   Sadia to Dhubri
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  E)
   None of these
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• question_answer15)
  Which of the following industries of India is seasonal in nature?
  A)
   Tea                 
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  B)
   Textile
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  C)
   Sugar  
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  D)
   Fertilizer
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  E)
   None of these
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• question_answer16)
  Which event mobilised nationalist feeling among the educated elite across Europe?
  A)
   French Revolution
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  B)
   The Greek War of Independence
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  C)
   The Napoleonic War
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  D)
   The Industrial Revolution in England
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  E)
   None of these
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• question_answer17)
  Which one of the following is true regarding Napoleon?
  A)
   He freed peasants from serfdom
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  B)
   He replaced the flag 'Royal Standard' by a tricolor
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  C)
   He re-established the custom of 'privileges based on birth'
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  D)
   He installed a constitutional monarchy with Louis Philippe as the head
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  E)
   None of these
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• question_answer18)
  For which of the following reasons Myanmar is facing the foundational challenge of making a transition to democracy?
  A)
   The army is all powerful
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  B)
   The social and political system of Myanmar call for a dictatorial rule only
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  C)
   A democratically elected government is not allowed to function by the army
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  D)
   Both [A] and [C]
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  E)
   None of these
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• question_answer19)
  Which of the following is a major challenge faced by the Iron and Steel Industries of India?
  A)
   Old and inefficient method of production
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  B)
   Transportation problem
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  C)
   High cost and limited availability of cooking coal
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  D)
   Low quality iron ore
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  E)
   None of these
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• question_answer20)
  Which of the following class of society emerged as a result of industrialisation?
  A)
   Businessmen    
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  B)
   Industry owners
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  C)
   Industrial labour
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  D)
          Middle class
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  E)
   None of these
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• question_answer21)
  Which of the following is an essential feature of mica?
  A)
   It is a metallic mineral made up of a series of plates
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  B)
   It is not used in electric or electronic industries
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  C)
   It cannot be split easily into thin sheet
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  D)
   It can be clear, black, green, red, yellow or brown
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  E)
   None of these
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• question_answer22)
  Which of the following is the extreme south-western port located at the entrance of a lagoon with a natural harbour?
  A)
   New Mangalore
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  B)
          Chennai
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  C)
   Kochi  
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  D)
   Tuticorin
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  E)
   None of these
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• question_answer23)
  Why the density of railways is more in the northern plains of India?
  A)
   Flat surface
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  B)
   Economic prosperity
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  C)
   High density of population
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  D)
   All of these
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  E)
   None of these
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• question_answer24)
  Which one of the following minerals is not obtained from veins and lodes?
  A)
   Gypsum          
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  B)
   Tin
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  C)
   Zinc                
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  D)
   Lead
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  E)
   None of these
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• question_answer25)
  Sardar Sarovar Dam is built on which of the following rivers?
  A)
   Kaveri 
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  B)
   Sutlej
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  C)
   Narmada         
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  D)
   Ganga
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  E)
   None of these
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• question_answer26)
  Which of the following is the first class mail?
  A)
   Book packets
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  B)
   Envelopes
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  C)
   Registered newspapers
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  D)
   Periodicals
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  E)
   None of these
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• question_answer27)
  Which is correct about magnetite iron ore?
  A)
   Magnetite is the most important industrial iron ore in terms of quantity used
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  B)
   Magnetite has the inferior magnetic qualities which is not valuable in the electro industries
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  C)
   It is the finest iron ore with very high content of iron upto 70%
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  D)
   It has slightly lower iron content than hematite (50%-60%)
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  E)
   None of these
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• question_answer28)
  Which one of the following countries falls into the category of 'Coming Together Federation'?
  A)
   India                  
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  B)
          USA
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  C)
   China                 
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  D)
         Belgium
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  E)
   None of these
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• question_answer29)
  Who was Baron Haussmann?
  A)
   A social reformer in 18th century England
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  B)
   A novelist from 16th century France
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  C)
   The chief architect of Paris
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  D)
   A clergy in Poland
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  E)
   None of these
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• question_answer30)
  Which one of the following soil types is most widely spread and important in India?
  A)
   Alluvial soil      
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  B)
   Black soil
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  C)
   Laterite soil      
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  D)
   Red soil
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  E)
   None of these
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• question_answer31)
  In which of the following films of yesteryears life in Bombay was depicted?
  A)
   Taj Mahal
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  B)
   CID
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  C)
   Mera Nam Joker
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  D)
   Roti Kapda Aur Makan
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  E)
   None of these
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• question_answer32)
  Why in London one room houses were seen as serious threat to public health?
  A)
   They were over crowded
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  B)
   They were badly ventilated
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  C)
   They lacked sanitation
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  D)
   All of these
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  E)
   None of these
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• question_answer33)
  What kind of movement was launched by the tribal peasants of Gudem Hills in Andhra Pradesh?
  A)
   Satyagraha
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  B)
   Militant Guerrilla Movement
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  C)
   Non-violence Movement
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  D)
   Non-cooperation Movement
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  E)
   None of these
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• question_answer34)
  When did the creation of Indo-China Union, including Cochin china, Annam, Tonkin and Cambodia (later Laos) took place?
  A)
   1887   
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  B)
   1888
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  C)
   1889   
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  D)
   1890
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  E)
   None of these
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• question_answer35)
  Which of the following is a development goal for a landless rural labour in India?
  A)
   Less days work and more wages
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  B)
   More days of work and guaranteed wages
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  C)
   More days of work and better wages
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  D)
   No work, more pay
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  E)
   None of these
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• question_answer36)
  In panchayats and other government local bodies in India _________ of seats are reserved for women.
  A)
   2/3rd   
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  B)
   2/4th
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  C)
   1/4th   
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  D)
   1/3rd
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  E)
   None of these
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• question_answer37)
  Which of the following crops helps to maintain soil fertility?
  A)
   Maize  
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  B)
   Pulses
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  C)
   Millets 
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  D)
   Rice
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  E)
   None of these
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• question_answer38)
  In India the printing press first came to :
  A)
   Calcutta          
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  B)
   Bombay
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  C)
   Goa                
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  D)
   Madras
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  E)
   None of these
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• question_answer39)
  What percent of their deposits the banks keep as cash with themselves?
  A)
   15%                            
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  B)
   20%
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  C)
   10%                            
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  D)
   25%
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  E)
   None of these
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• question_answer40)
  What was the most significant lesson learnt by the Vietnamese from the rat hunt?
  A)
   Importance of cleanliness
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  B)
   Success of collective bargaining
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  C)
   Importance of using pesticides
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  D)
   Rat as a menace
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  E)
   None of these
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• question_answer41)
  Who wrote and published 'Chhote Aur Bade Ka Sawal' in 1938 to show the link between caste and class exploitation?
  A)
   Premchand
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  B)
   Kashibaba, a Kanpur mill worker
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  C)
   Jyotiba Phule
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  D)
   Tarabai Shinde
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  E)
   None of these
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• question_answer42)
  In which of the following states people have developed inundation channels to irrigate their fields?
  A)
   Punjab
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  B)
   Haryana
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  C)
   West Bengal
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  D)
          Uttar Pradesh
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  E)
   None of these
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• question_answer43)
  Which of the following is not true?
  A)
   Hydro-electricity is generated by fast flowing water.
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  B)
   Hydro-electricity uses renewable resource.
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  C)
   Both the hydro-electricity and thermal electricity are environment friendly.
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  D)
   Thermal power stations use non-renewable fossil fuel to generate electricity.
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  E)
   None of these
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• question_answer44)
  The Frankfurt Parliament drafted a constitution for a German nation to be headed by:
  A)
   The parliament
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  B)
   A monarchy subject to a parliament
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  C)
   An assembly of learned persons and land owners
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  D)
   A body of people's representatives
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  E)
   None of these
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• question_answer45)
  Identify the false statement.
  A)
   Political reforms are not uniform for every democracy.
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  B)
   In India, cabinets are largely all-male even when a woman becomes the Chief Minister of a state or the Prime Minister of the country.
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  C)
   Human rights groups in our country have argued that most of the victims of communal riots in our country are people from religious minorities.
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  D)
   Laws that seek to ban something are not very successful in politics.
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  E)
   None of these
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• question_answer46)
  Which of the following was the first Indian city to get the smoke nuisance legislation and in which year?
  A)
   Bombay, 1836
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  B)
          Calcutta, 1863
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  C)
   Delhi, 1871      
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  D)
   Madras, 1853
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  E)
   None of these
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• question_answer47)
  What do you understand by FEDECOR?
  A)
   An organization formed by an alliance of labour, human rights and community leaders who organised a successful four day general strike in Bolivia against MNC.
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  B)
   A seven party alliance in Nepal.
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  C)
   An organization of Chinese communists who believed in the ideology of Mao.
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  D)
   An organization of backward and minority community employees.
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  E)
   None of these
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• question_answer48)
  Which of the following is observed as the National Consumers Day in India?
  A)
   24th December
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  B)
   8th March
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  C)
   19th November
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  D)
   27th June
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  E)
   None of these
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• question_answer49)
  Which of the following was the main destination of Indian indentured migrants?
  A)
   Caribbean islands
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  B)
   Mauritius
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  C)
   Malaysia          
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  D)
   All of these
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  E)
   None of these
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• question_answer50)
  To which one of the following countries India has an easy access from Gujarat to export cement?
  A)
   Gulf contires                 
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  B)
   USA
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  C)
   Russia 
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  D)
   European counties
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  E)
   None of these
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