Q31. Archaeologists found the Great Bath’ in the ruins of
(a) Mohenjodaro
(b) Bhimbetka
(c) Neolithic period
(d) None of these
Answer: (a) Mohenjodaro
Explanation: The Great Bath is one of the best-known structures among the ruins of the ancient Indus Valley Civilisation at Mohenjodaro in Sindh, Pakistan.
Q32. Which of the following is/are permanent winds?
(a) Trade winds
(b) Westerlies
(c) Easterlies
(d) All of these
Answer: (d) All of these
Explanation: These winds blow constantly throughout the year in a particular direction, also known as planetary wind, prevailing wind, and primary wind.
Q33. The first English factory was set up on the bank of the river Hoogli in
(a) 1655
(b) 1651
(c) 1784
(d) 1758
Answer: (b) 1651
Explanation: The British East India Company established an English Factory in 1651 near the bank of River Hoogli.
Q34. Who was the first Governor-General of India in 1773?
(a) Lord Clive
(b) Lord Curzon
(c) Warren Hastings
(d) Lord Bentinck
Answer: (c) Warren Hastings
Explanation: Warren Hastings first Governor General, who remain in office from 1772 to 1785. He was the real architect of the modern Indian Administrative System.
Q35. ‘A History of British India’, a massive three-volume work, was written by
(a) James Mill
(b) John Locke
(c) Lord Canning
(d) Lord Mountbatten
Answer: (a) James Mill
Explanation: The book was written by James Mill in the 19th century. The book proposes the history, religion, literature, arts, and laws of India.
Q36. Who was the last Mughal emperor?
(a) Bahadur Shah Zafar
(b) Shirajuddaulah
(c) Wazed Ali Shah
(d) Ahmadullah Shah
Answer: (a) Bahadur Shah Zafar
Explanation: Bahadur Shah Zafar was the last Mughal emperor and a member of the Timurid Dynasty. After his involvement in the Indian Rebellion of 1857, the British trialed and then exiled him from Delhi and sent him to Rangoon, where he died in 1862.
Q37. Broad flat steps and terraces are made on the steep slopes so that flat surfaces are available to grow crops, this is known as
(a) Contour ploughing
(b) Terrace farming
(c) Shelterbelts
(d) Mulching
Answer: (b) Terrace farming
Explanation: Terrace farming is commonly found in Asia, and is used when the terrace is particularly hilly or sleepy. It is often seen in the rice-growing area.
Q38. Which industry gives jobs to the maximum number of people?
(a) Sugar
(b) Cotton
(c) Iron and Steel
(d) Tea processing
Answer: (b) Cotton
Explanation: Cotton production is in huge amounts in India which creates the maximum opportunity of jobs to the people.
Q39. Melons grow best in
(a) Black soil
(b) Laterite soil
(c) Sandy soil
(d) Alluvial soil
Answer: (c) Sandy soil
Explanation: Melons prefer hot, sunny locations with fertile, well-drained soils. It can be produced either by transplantation or direct-seeded.
Q40. The cash crop cultivated in the largest area of India is
(a) Sugarcane
(b) Tea
(c) Cotton
(d) Coffee
Answer: (c) Cotton
Explanation: Cotton-producing areas in India are spread throughout the country. Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka are the major cotton-producing states.
Q41. Which Sufi saint’s dargah is at Ajmer?
(a) Salim Chishti
(b) Muinuddin Chishti
(c) Baba Farid
(d) Hazrat Nizamuddin
Answer: (b) Muinuddin Chishti
Explanation: He was the most famous Sufi saint of the Chishti order of the Indian sub-continent. The dargah at Ajmer is visited by Muslim pilgrims as well as Hindus and Sikhs and is known as a symbol of communal harmony.
Q42. Match the following.
List-I
List-II
A. Namdeva
I. West Bengal
B. Chaitanya
II. Uttar Pradesh
C. Surdas
III. Maharashtra
D. Nanak
IV. Punjab
Codes: A B C D
(a) I IV III II
(b) II III IV I
(c) III I II IV
(d) IV II I III
Answer: (c)
Explanation: Namdeva Namdeva was a poet-saint from Maharashtra. His philosophy contains Nirguna and Saguna. He was famous for Bhajan kirtan. Chaitanya He was from Bengal and a devotee of Lord Krishna. He was a proponent of the Vaishnava school of Bhakti-yoga. Surdas was a poet, musician, saint and devotee of Lord Krishna. He was born in the late 14th century in U. P. at village Runkata. Guru Nanak was the founder of Sikhism born on 15th April 1469. His teaching can be found in the Sikh scripture ‘‘Guru Granth Sahib’’.
Q43. Match the following.
List-I
List-II
A. Birth of Buddha
I. Bodh-Gaya
B. Enlightenment
II. Lumbini
C. First Sermon
III. Kushinagar
D. Death of Buddha
IV. Sarnath
V. Rajagriha
Codes: A B C D
(a) II I III IV
(b) I III IV V
(c) II I IV III
(d) IV II V III
Answer: (c)
Explanation: A. Birth of Buddha – I. Lumbini
B. Enlighten – II. Bodh Gaya
C. First Sermon – III. Sarnath
D. Death of Buddha – IV. Kushinagar
Q44. The youngest mountain range in the world is
(a) The Western Ghats
(b) The Himalayas
(c) The Aravallis
(d) The Andes
Answer: (b) the Himalayas
Explanation: The Himalayas are among the youngest mountain ranges on the planet and consist mostly of uplifted sedimentary and metamorphic rock. According to modern theory, its formation is a result of a continental collision between the Indo-Australian Plate and the Eurasian Plate.
Q45. Which of the two planets in the solar system has no satellites?
(a) Mercury and Venus
(b) Venus and Mars
(c) Mercury and Pluto
(d) Venus and Neptune
Answer: (a) Mercury and Venus
Explanation: Mercury and Venus are the only planets in the solar system having no satellites. Mercury is the smallest and innermost planet. Venus is the second planet of the solar family.
Q46. The book ‘Social and Political Life II advocates which of the following forms of evaluation, among other forms?
(a) Written mode of examination
(b) Open-book exercises
(c) Personal interviews
(d) IT (computer) enabled evaluation
Answer: (b) Open-book exercises
Explanation: This is an NCERT book that describes social and political aspects. It is a test and exercise book for the intermediate level.
Q47. ‘Learning without Burden’ (1993)’ recommended that learning in Social Science should
(a) continue to follow the epistemological framework of highlighting developmental issues
(b) help in the retention of important information
(c) promote developing concepts and abilities to analyze socio-political realities
(d) develop skills relevant to jobs
Answer: (c) promote developing concepts and abilities to analyze socio-political realities
Explanation: This concept was given by the Yashpal Committee to reduce the load of school bags for primary classes.
Q48. C K Janu is a very eminent
(a) Anthropologist
(b) Adivasi activist
(c) Environmentalist
(d) Scriptwriter
Answer: (b) Adivasi activist
Explanation: CK Janu is the leader of the ‘Adivasi Gothra Maha Sabha’, a social movement that has been pushing for land to be redistributed to landless Adivasis and that grew out of the Dalit- Adivasi Action Council in Kerala.
Q49. A good teaching aid should be
(a) Objective wise
(b) Concept-based
(c) Self-explanatory
(d) All of these
Answer: (d) All of these
Explanation: Good teaching process must have clarity in concept, objectivity as well as clarity in explanation. It will help understand the prescribed content.
Q50. The new pattern CCE focuses on
(a) Easy type question
(b) Descriptive question
(c) Free response question
(d) Fixed response question
Answer: (c) Free response question
Explanation: Continuous and comprehensive evaluation, a measurement tool in all aspects of a child’s development and events free and positive responses to child.
Q51. In Social Studies, a teacher must be
(a) Aware of changing social needs
(b) Aware of the democratic values
(c) Aware of the social justice
(d) All of the above
Answer: (d) All of the above
Explanation: A teacher must be aware of all the changes in the society like the democratic value of the society, social needs as well as social justice.
Q52. The movement from one class to another is known as
(a) Immigration
(b) Social mobility
(c) Migration
(d) Movement for social justice
Answer: (b) Social mobility
Explanation: Social, mobility is a movement of an individual’s families or groups through a system of social hierarchy or stratification.
Q53. Psychologists can identify talented children through
(a) Intelligence test
(b) Achievement test
(c) Aptitude test
(d) All of these
Answer: (d) All of these
Explanation: Psychologists can identify talented children through intelligence tests, achievement tests, and aptitude tests.
Q54. Persons low in self-esteem respond more too….. behaviour.
(a) Attractive
(b) Rewarding
(c) Creditable
(d) Interpersonal
Answer: (b) Rewarding
Explanation: Low self-esteem is a state of mind and can be changed. It can be overcome by avoiding negative thoughts and approaches and using the techniques of positivity, self-confidence, etc.
Q55. A stereotype is a widely shared …… belief about some group of people.
(a) Complex
(b) Over-simplified
(c) Over-complicated
(d) Inconsistent
Answer: (b) Over-simplified
Explanation: It is over generalized belief about a particular group or class of people. It leads to social categorization, which is one of the reasons for prejudiced attitudes.
Q56. Three factors that affect learning are
(a) Physiological, environmental, and psychological motivation
(b) Cultural, environmental and social motivation
(c) Social, economic and cultural motivation
(d) Economic, physiological and environmental motivation
Answer: (a) physiological, environmental, and psychological motivation
Explanation: Educational psychologists have always special interest in the relationship between learning and motivation. According to them, these three factors affect learning.
Q57. Major problems in teaching Social Science in our country are due to
(a) Lack of interest in the students
(b) Lack of interest in Social Science teachers
(c) Lack of well-qualified Social Science teacher
(d) None of the above
Answer: (c) lack of well-qualified Social Science teacher
Explanation: There is a huge lack of well-trained and qualified teachers in social sciences. Due to this drawback, students are less interested in the Social Science subject.
Q58. All Indians should have the right to vote irrespective of their socio-economic status. This idea is associated with
(a) Dr Rajendra Prasad
(b) BR Ambedkar
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru
(d) Mahatma Gandhi
Answer: (b) BR Ambedkar
Explanation: BR Ambedkar was one of the architects of the Indian Constitution. His efforts to eradicate social evils like untouchability and caste restrictions were remarkable.
Q59. The approach of the ‘Social and Political Life’ textbooks of NCERT is to
(a) Use case studies and narratives to explain concepts
(b) Give the learner concepts answer for the question
(c) Use definitions to clear the concepts
(d) Focus the attention of the learners on the factual content of lessons
Answer: (a) use case studies and narratives to explain concepts
Explanation: The ‘Social and Political Life’ textbooks of NCERT explain the study material by giving different case studies and narratives. These are very helpful to understand the basic concept of the book.
Q60. According to the National Curriculum Framework (NCF), 2005, teaching Social Science does not focus on
(a) Continuous evaluation
(b) Link with day-to-day life
(c) Changes of national concern
(d) All of the above
Answer: (d) All of the above
Explanation: The NCF provides the framework for making syllabi, textbooks, and teaching practices within the school education programs in India.
