7th Class Social Science Sample Paper

done Social Studies - Sample Test Paper-8 Total Questions - 50    [Download]

• question_answer1)
  Which of the following is false?
  A)
   According to UNICEF, more than two million children die every year in India from preventable infections
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  B)
   India gets a large number of medical tourists from many countries
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  C)
   We are not able to provide clean drinking water to all
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  D)
   Half of all children in India do not get adequate food to eat and are undernourished
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  E)
   None of these
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  Shankara, one of the most influential philosophers of India, was an advocate of:
  A)
   Maya              
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  B)
          Advaita
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  C)
   Shiva             
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  D)
          Vishnu
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  E)
   None of these
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  What do you understand by the phrase 'double-burden of women's work'?
  A)
   The burden of working both inside and outside of home
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  B)
   The burden of child-care and housework
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  C)
   The burden of study and housework
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  D)
   All of these
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  E)
   None of these
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  Mushroom rocks can be seen in:
  A)
   Glacier Moraine  
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  B)
          River valleys
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  C)
   Deserts              
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  D)
          Flood plain
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  E)
   None of these
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  The standard unit of measuring temperature was invented by:
  A)
   E. Torricelli
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  B)
   Anders Celsius
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  C)
   Peter Brukner
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  D)
   Alexander Graham Bell
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  E)
   None of these
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  The Vitthala temple is in:
  A)
   Pandharpur, Tamil Nadu
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  B)
   Pandharpur, Andhra Pradesh
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  C)
   Pandharpur, Karnataka
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  D)
   Pandharpur, Maharashtra
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  E)
   None of these
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  Why a packet of branded daal costs more than the daals that are sold loose?
  A)
   The branded one provides more nutritional value
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  B)
   The branded one includes the costs of packaging and advertising
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  C)
   The branded one is more hygienic
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  D)
   All of these
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  E)
   None of these
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  How a wind is named?
  A)
   After the direction from which it blows
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  B)
   After the name of its origin
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  C)
   After the name of the place it reaches
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  D)
   Randomly
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  E)
   None of these
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  Which of the following Mughal rulers was blinded by his nobles?
  A)
   Farrukhsiyar                 
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  B)
   Alamgir II
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  C)
   Shah Alam II      
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  D)
         Ahmad Shah
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  E)
   None of these
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  What is a Legislative Assembly?
  A)
   A place where all the MLAs, whether from the ruling party or from the opposition meet to discuss various things
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  B)
   A place where all the MLAs from the opposition meet to discuss various things
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  C)
   A place where all the MLAs from the ruling party meet to discuss various things
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  D)
   All of these
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  E)
   None of these
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  Which of the following countries has the largest number of medical colleges in the world?
  A)
   China              
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  B)
   America
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  C)
   Russia              
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  D)
          India
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  E)
   None of these
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  Which of the following states was founded by Murshid Quli Khan?
  A)
   Awadh
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  B)
   Hyderabad
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  C)
   Bengal 
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  D)
   All of these
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  E)
   None of these
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  Which of the following is not a component of our environment?
  A)
   Community      
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  B)
          Land
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  C)
   Religion             
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  D)
          Water
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  E)
   None of these
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• question_answer14)
  Over 1,500 persons attended a public hearing in Lucknow in 2001:
  A)
   To protest violence against women
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  B)
   Demanding their right to continue fishing for their livelihood
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  C)
   To fight for justice for the beedi workers
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  D)
   To fight for justice for the slum dwellers
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  E)
   None of these
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• question_answer15)
  Who first brought the teachings of the holy Quran to India?
  A)
   Sufi saints
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  B)
   Mongols
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  C)
   Migrants and merchants
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  D)
   Shia Muslims
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  E)
   None of these
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   _____ is our basic life support system.
  A)
   Lithosphere   
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  B)
          Environment
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  C)
   Atmosphere     
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  D)
   All of these
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  E)
   None of these
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  The poor in India consists of a majority of members from which one of the following?
  A)
   Muslims           
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  B)
   Dalit
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  C)
   Adivasi
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  D)
   All of these
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  E)
   None of these
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• question_answer18)
  Limestone cement was increasingly used in construction from :
  A)
   The twelfth century
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  B)
   The fifteen century
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  C)
   The eighteen century
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  D)
   The eighth century
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  E)
   None of these
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• question_answer19)
  Approximately how many numbers of people were displaced by Tehri Dam?
  A)
   1 lakh           
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  B)
   10 lakh
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  C)
   5 lakh                
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  D)
          2 lakh
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  E)
   None of these
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• question_answer20)
  Deepest mine in the world in South Africa was dug is search of which of the following?
  A)
   Diamond 
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  B)
                      Gold
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  C)
   Oil              
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  D)
          Coal
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  E)
   None of these
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• question_answer21)
  Who among the following revolted against Aurangzeb?
  A)
   Prince Akbar      
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  B)
   Prince Khurram
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  C)
   Prince Salim       
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  D)
          Prince Babar
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  E)
   None of these
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• question_answer22)
  Who approves the works done by the various departments of the government in a state?
  A)
   The Chief Minister
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  B)
   The Governor
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  C)
   The members of Legislative Assembly
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  D)
   The Press
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  E)
   None of these
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• question_answer23)
  The issues of which of the following are central to a democracy?
  A)
   Caste system       
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  B)
          Health
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  C)
   Poverty               
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  D)
          Equality
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  E)
   None of these
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• question_answer24)
  Which of the following rocks can change into metamorphic rocks under heat and pressure?
  A)
   Igneous rocks
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  B)
   Sedimentary rocks
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  C)
   Only extrusive igneous rocks
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  D)
   Both [A] and [B]
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  E)
   None of these
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• question_answer25)
  The most interesting aspect about the Ain-i Akbari is:
  A)
   Its rich statistical details about things as diverse as crops, yields, prices, wages and revenues
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  B)
   Its dealing with Akbar's administration, household, army, and geography of his empire
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  C)
   Its rich details about the traditions and culture of the people living in India
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  D)
   Its rich details about Akbar's ancestors
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  E)
   None of these
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• question_answer26)
  What is a ranch?
  A)
   Vast areas where animals like cattle, sheep are reared
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  B)
   The temperate grassland of South Africa
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  C)
   The hot wind that blows in winter and rises the temperature in a short time
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  D)
   The machine which can sow, plough and work as a thresher all by itself
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  E)
   None of these
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• question_answer27)
  Between the eighth and fourteenth centuries the term 'Rajput' used to mean:
  A)
  Rulers  
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  B)
  Chieftains
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  C)
  Soldiers
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  D)
  All of these
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  E)
  None of these
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• question_answer28)
  What do you understand by 'sea cliff'?
  A)
  Sediments carried by sea waves
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  B)
  Wall like features created due to the erosion of rocks by the sea waves
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  C)
  The steep rocky coast rising almost vertically above sea water
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  D)
  All of these
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  E)
  None of these
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• question_answer29)
  Which of the following is one of the most important aspects of the public health system?
  A)
   It is meant to provide quality healthcare services either free or at a low cost, so that even the poor can seek treatment
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  B)
   It is meant to take action to prevent the spread of diseases such as TB, malaria, jaundice, cholera, diarrhoea, chikungunya, etc.
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  C)
   To ensure the welfare of the people
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  D)
   The resources needed to run these services are obtained from the money that we pay as tax
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  E)
   None of these
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• question_answer30)
  Each state is divided into different areas for the purpose of election. These areas are known as:
  A)
   Blocks           
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  B)
   Constituencies
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  C)
   Assembles         
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  D)
   All of these
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  E)
   None of these
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  ________ makes the 83 percent of the volume of the Earth.
  A)
   Crust                  
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  B)
          Core
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  C)
   Mantle              
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  D)
          Radius
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  E)
   None of these
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  Read the given statements carefully and pick your answer.

  Statement I: Housework actually involves many different tasks.

  Statement II: A number of house tasks require heavy physical work.

  A)
   Only I is correct
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  B)
   Only II is correct
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  C)
   Both I and II are correct
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  D)
   Both I and II are wrong
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  E)
   None of these
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• question_answer33)
  The Supreme Court of India formulated a guideline to protect women against sexual harassment at the workplace and within educational institutions in.
  A)
   1971                
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  B)
          1997
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  C)
   2006               
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  D)
          2001
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  E)
   None of these
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• question_answer34)
  How does carbon dioxide released in the atmosphere creates a green house effect?
  A)
   By trapping the heat radiated from the Earth
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  B)
   By giving a blanket of protection, without which we would be baked alive by the heat of the sun during day and get frozen during night
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  C)
   By being an essential part of the life-cycle of plants  
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  D)
   All of these
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  E)
   None of these
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  Rashtrakutas in the Deccan initially were subordinate to the:
  A)
   Chalukyas of Karnataka
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  B)
   Gurjara Pratihara
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  C)
   Kadamba Mayurasharman
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  D)
   All of these
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  E)
   None of these
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  What do you understand by the word 'Stereotype'?
  A)
  When we do not treat people equally or with respect
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  B)
  When someone forcefully breaks the law or a rule or openly shows disrespect
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  C)
  When we believe that people belonging to particular groups based on religion, wealth, language are bound to have certain fixed characteristics or can only do a certain type of work
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  D)
  This refers to physical or verbal behaviour which is against dignity
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  E)
  None of these
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• question_answer37)
  The air we breathe exists in:
  A)
   Stratosphere       
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  B)
         Troposphere
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  C)
   Mesosphere        
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  D)
          Thermosphere
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  E)
   None of these
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• question_answer38)
  The Delhi Sultanate was founded:
  A)
   In the beginning of the eleventh century
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  B)
   In twelfth century
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  C)
   In the beginning of the sixteen century
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  D)
   In the beginning of the thirteen century
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  E)
   None of these
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• question_answer39)
  Golden Langoor is found in:
  A)
   Tropical deciduous forests
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  B)
   Temperate evergreen forests
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  C)
   Temperate deciduous forests
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  D)
   In mediterranean region
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  E)
   None of these
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• question_answer40)
  The word 'branding' which we usually club today with advertising has come from which one of the following?
  A)
  Army             
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  B)
  Sports
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  C)
  Cattle grazing    
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  D)
  Discrimination
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  E)
  None of these
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  Which of the following rocks under great heat and pressure melt down to form molten magma?
  A)
   The metamorphic rocks
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  B)
   The sedimentary rocks
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  C)
   The intrusive igneous rocks
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  D)
   The extrusive igneous rocks
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  E)
   None of these
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  By which of the following ways in our everyday life our society makes us to realize that the boys and girls are different and that they will have different futures when they become men and women?
  A)
   Girls and boys are given different toys to play with.
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  B)
   Girls are told how one must dress.
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  C)
   Girls need to talk softly or boys need to be tough.
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  D)
   All of these
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  E)
   None of these
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  What is common between Ghazzali, Rumi and Sadi?
  A)
   They were the great Vaishnavas from the thirteenth to the seventeenth centuries Maharashtra.
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  B)
   They were the great Sufis of Central Asia.
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  C)
   They were the Virashaivas in Karnataka in the mid-twelfth century who argued strongly for the equality of all human beings.
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  D)
   They were the followers of Ramanuja, in Tamil Nadu, in the eleventh century.
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  E)
   None of these
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  Which of the following is incorrect?
  A)
   Present day Sahara once used to be a lush green plain.
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  B)
   Tuaregs, the nomadic tribes of Sahara, are seen acting as guides to foreign tourists today.
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  C)
   Sometimes the oasis may be abnormally large.
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  D)
   Gangri is a glacier in Ladakh.
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  E)
   None of these
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• question_answer45)
  Given below is the result of assembly election of an Indian state. Read it carefully and find out which party is most likely to form the government.

  Political Parties	Number of MLAs
  Party X	35
  Party Y	9
  Party Z	25
  Party W	12
  Independent candidates	3
  Total	84

  A)
   Party Z+ Party W
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  B)
   Party X+ Independent candidates
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  C)
   Party Z+ Party W+ Independent candidates
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  D)
   Party X + Party Y
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   None of these
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  Name the king who invaded Sri Lanka and defeated king, Sena I (831-851), during early 9th century.
  A)
   The Pandyan king Shrimara Shrivallabha
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  B)
   The Chola king Rajendra I
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  C)
   The Pandyan king Rajarajadeva
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  D)
   Sri Gupta of Gupta dynasty
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  E)
   None of these
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  Which of the following is a torrid zone?
  A)
   Southern Hemisphere between Tropic of Capricorn and Antarctic Circle.
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  B)
   Northern Hemisphere between Tropic of Cancer and Arctic Circle.
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  C)
   Northern Hemisphere between Equator and Tropic of Cancer.
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  D)
   Southern Hemisphere between Antarctic Circle and South Pole.
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  E)
   None of these
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• question_answer48)
  Between the eighth and thirteenth centuries, a style of architecture was followed to make roofs, doors and windows by placing a horizontal beam across two vertical columns. It was known as:
  A)
   Trabeate    
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  B)
   Baolis
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  C)
   Superstructure    
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  D)
   Arcuate
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  E)
   None of these
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• question_answer49)
  How does an ox-bow lake formed?
  A)
   When a river overflows its banks.
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  B)
   When a river enters the plain it twists and turns forming ox-bow lake.
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  C)
   When the meander loop of a river cuts off from the river and forms a cut-off lake.
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  D)
   As a river approaches the sea, it stars forming small lakes in the shape of oxbow bow.
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  E)
   None of these
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• question_answer50)

  Carefully read the statements given below and pick you option.

  Statements:

  I:   It is not always necessary that one has to go to the market to purchase goods.

  II: In clinics and nursing homes, one may sales representatives waiting for doctors. Such persons are engaged in the selling of goods.

  A)
   Both I and II are correct and I is the correct explanation of II.
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  B)
   Both I and II are correct and II is the correct explanation of I.
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  C)
   Both I and II are correct and I is not the correct explanation of II.
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  D)
   Both I and II are incorrect.
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  E)
   None of these
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