Q1. In …………….. the uplifted blocks are termed hosts and the lowered blocks are called graben.
(a) Fold mountains
(b) Block mountains
(c) Volcanic mountains
(d) Mountains
Answer: (b) block mountains
Explanation: In Block Mountains, the uplifted blocks are termed hosts and the lowered blocks are called graben.
Q2. Name an undersea mountain in the world.
(a) Mauna Kea (Hawaii) in the Pacific Ocean
(b) Zagros in Arabian Sea
(c) Chagai hills in the Arabian Sea
(d) None of the above
Answer: (a) Mauna Kea (Hawaii) in the Pacific Ocean
Explanation: Mauna Kea is a dormant volcano on the island of Hawaii. It is an undersea mountain in the world.
Q3. The solid portion of the Earth on which we live is called the
(a) Atmosphere
(b) Lithosphere
(c) Hydrosphere
(d) Biosphere
Answer: (b) Lithosphere
Explanation: The solid part of the Earth on which we live is called the lithosphere.
Q4. In India, the season of retreating monsoon comes
(a) March to May
(b) May to July
(c) July to September
(d) October to November
Answer: (d) October to November
Explanation: The retreating monsoon which is also known as the North-East monsoon set in by October – November in India.
Q5. Which is the largest river in the world?
(a) Nile
(b) Brahmaputra
(c) Amazon
(d) Ganga
Answer: (c) Amazon
Explanation: The Amazon is the largest river in the world. The Nile is considered the longest river in the world.
Q6. The words Jana and Vish were used to describe
(a) the people
(b) the community as a whole
(c) the village
(d) Both (a) and (b)
Answer: (d) Both (a) and (b)
Explanation: The word Jana refers to the people and Vish was used to describe the community as a whole. Both words were quite popular in the Vedic period.
Q7. Pyramids were used to
(a) bury the dead bodies of the kings
(b) bury the dead bodies of a wealthy person
(c) preserve gold and ornaments of the king
(d) worship Gods
Answer: (a) bury the dead bodies of the kings
Explanation: When the king died, the body of the king along with many objects like food, ornaments, utensils etc. were preserved and buried in these pyramids.
Q8. Krishnadeva Raya‘s Amuktamalyada is a work on
(a) his political ideas
(b) public administration
(c) administration of justice and foreign affairs
(d) All of the above
Answer: (d) All of the above
Explanation: Amuktamalyada is an epic poem in Telugu composed by Krishnadevar Raya of the Vijay Nagar dynasty. Amuktamalyada translates to one who wears and gives away garlands.
Q9. Several chalcolithic cultural sites were found along the river
(a) Chambal
(b) Narmada
(c) Tapi
(d) Satluj
Answer: (c) Tapi
Explanation: Chalcolithic age in India is the first metal age. Four cultural trends have been identified, Ahar or Banas, Malwa, and Jorge. Several sites were found along the river Tapi.
Q10. The Agrahara in early India was
(a) the name of a village or land granted to Brahmins
(b) the garland of flowers of Agra
(c) the grant of hand to officers and soldiers
(d) land of village settled by vaishya farmers
Answer: (a) the name of a village or land granted to Brahmins
Explanation: Agrahara was a free land gift either in the form of a single plot or whole villages donated to Brahmins in early medieval India.
Q11. Ploughman was known as ………… in Tamil.
(a) Adimai
(b) Uzhavar
(c) Vellalar
(d) None of these
Answer: (b) Uzhavar
Explanation: In the Tamil region, large landowners were known as Vellalar whereas ordinary ploughmen were called Uzhavar.
Q12. Indian Constitution came into force on
(a) 26th January 1950
(b) 26th March 1950
(c) 14th August 1947
(d) 15th August 1948
Answer: (a) 26th January 1950
Explanation: The Indian Constitution came into force on 26th January 1950.
Q13. Our Parliamentary system is based on
(a) Universal adult franchise
(b) Male franchise
(c) Proportional representation
(d) None of the above
Answer: (a) universal adult franchise
Explanation: Our parliamentary system is based on a universal adult franchise in which everyone above 18 years is eligible for voting irrespective of education, property, sex, creed, colour, etc.
Q14. Which one of the following is not a feature of the Indian Judiciary?
(a) It is free and independent
(b) It is the final interpreter of the Constitution
(c) It is the highest law-making bodies
(d) It is a single integrated system
Answer: (c) It is the highest law-making bodies
Explanation: In the Indian Judiciary, it is not the highest law-making body.
Q15. The most devastating famine that occurred in India was the
(a) Famine of Bengal, 1943
(b) Famine of Bengal, 1905
(c) Famine of Bengal, 1927
(d) None of these
Answer: (a) Famine of Bengal, 1943
Explanation: The Bengal famine of 1943 struck the Bengal province of pre-partition British India following the Japanese occupation of Burma. Millions of people died of starvation, malnutrition, and diseases.
Q16. The greatest invention of man in the Palaeolithic Age was
(a) Fire
(b) Potter’s wheel
(c) Metal weapons
(d) Spinning of cloth
Answer: (a) Fire
Explanation: The greatest invention of humanity in the Palaeolithic Age was the fire.
Q17. The main occupation of the people of the Indus Valley Civilisation was
(a) Agriculture
(b) Cattle rearing
(c) Hunting
(d) Trade
Answer: (a) Agriculture
Explanation: Agriculture played an important role in the daily life of the common people of the Indus Valley Civilisation and wheat, barley, and cotton were the main crops.
Q18. The famous figure of a dancing girl/found in the excavations of Harappa was made of
(a) Terracotta
(b) Steel
(c) Bronze
(d) Red limestone
Answer: (c) Bronze
Explanation: The famous figure of a dancing girl from the Harappa excavation was made of bronze.
Q19. Which of the following does not influence the climate in India?
(a) Nearness to the equator
(b) Monsoons
(c) Presence of the Indian Ocean
(d) Ocean currents
Answer: (d) Ocean currents
Explanation: The nearness to the equator, monsoons, and the presence of the Indian Ocean influence the climate of India. Ocean currents do not have a bearing on the climate of India.
Q20. The constituents of the India Parliament are Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and ………
(a) the Prime Minister
(b) the President
(c) the Council of Minister
(d) None of these
Answer: (b) the President
Explanation: The Indian Parliament consists of the Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha, and the President. No bill can become an act unless an ascent is given by the President.
Q21. Which of the following Fundamental Rights is described by Dr BR Ambedkar as the ‘heart and soul of the Indian Constitution?
(a) Right to Equality
(b) Right to Liberty
(c) Right to Religion
(d) Right to Constitutional Remedies
Answer: (d) Right to Constitutional Remedies
Explanation: A person can move to the Supreme Court or High Court in case of violation of their Fundamental Rights. The Right to Constitutional Remedies makes other rights effective.
Q22. The Indo-Gangetic plains of India are fertile due to
(a) the heavy and timely rains
(b) alluvial soil brought by the rivers
(c) the hard labour of the farmers
(d) better irrigation facilities
Answer: (b) alluvial soil brought by the rivers
Explanation: The alluvial soil in this region is brought by the river Ganga, Brahmaputra, Indus, and its tributaries and it makes the region very fertile.
Q23. Which of the following organizations procured food grains for the Government of India?
(a) Union Agricultural Ministry
(b) Food Corporation of India
(c) Ministry of Social Welfare
(d) None of the above
Answer: (b) Food Corporation of India
Explanation: The Food Corporation of India provides effective price support operations for safeguarding the interests of the farmers, and distributing food grains throughout the country by maintaining a satisfactory level of operational and buffer stocks of food grains to ensure national food security.
Q24. Suez canal links
(a) Mediterranean sea and Caribbean sea
(b) the Black Sea and Baltic Sea
(c) Red sea and Mediterranean sea
(d) Arabian sea and Red sea
Answer: (c) Red sea and Mediterranean sea
Explanation: The Suez Canal is an artificial waterway in Egypt connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea.
Q25. Reserved forests are forests
(a) reserved for hunting
(b) reserved for commercial purposes and prohibited grazing
(c) reserved for the use of local people
(d) reserved for growing medicinal herbs
Answer: (b) reserved for commercial purposes and prohibited grazing
Explanation: Reserved forests are forests under the direct supervision of the government and public entry is prohibited for the collection of timber or grazing of cattle.
Q26. The founder President of the Harijan Sevak Sangha, founded by Mahatma Gandhi was
(a) GD Birla
(b) Vallabh Bhai Patel
(c) BR Ambedkar
(d) C Rajagapalachari
Answer: (a) GD Birla
Explanation: Ghanshyam Das Birla was the founding President of Harijan Sevak Sangha.
Q27. The first Indian woman President of Congress was
(a) Mrs Sarojini Naidu
(b) Mrs Annie Besant
(c) Mrs Nellie Sengupta
(d) Aruna Asaf Ali
Answer: (a) Mrs Sarojini Naidu
Explanation: The first Indian woman President of Congress was Mrs Sarojini Naidu.
Q28. Whose death is unknown in the 1857 Revolt?
(a) Tantiya Tope
(b) Nana Saheb
(c) Rani Jhansi
(d) Bahadur Shah ‘Zafar’
Answer: (b) Nana Saheb
Explanation: Nana Saheb was a Maratha aristocrat and fighter, who led the rebellion in Cawnpore (Kanpur) during the 1857 uprising, He disappeared after his forces were defeated by British forces that recaptured Kanpur.
Q29. Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi captured Gwalior with the help of
(a) Tantia Tope
(b) Rao Sahab, brother of Nana Sahab
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of the above
Answer: (c) Both (a) and (b)
Explanation: Tantia Tope and Rao Sahab both helped Rani Lakshmibai in capturing Gwalior.
Q30. A popular movement of the 19th century, which was much better planned organized than the Revolt of 1857 was
(a) the Sanyasi rebellion
(b) the Santhal rebellion
(c) the Wahabi movement
(d) the Munda movement
Answer: (c) the Wahabi movement
Explanation: The Wahabi Movement was an Islamic Socio-Religious Reform movement (1820-1870). It was much better planned and organized than the Revolt of 1857.
Social Studies and Pedagogy MCQ Questions with Answer
Q31. Who is the author of the book ‘Poverty and Un-British Rule in India’?
(a) Dadabhai Naoroji
(b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) Jawahar Lal Nehru
(d) Subhash Chandra Bose
Answer: (a) Dadabhai Naoroji
Explanation: The famous book ‘Poverty and Un – British Rule in India’ was authored by Dadabhai Naoroji.
Q32. Pablo Picasso, the famous Painter was
(a) French
(b) Italian
(c) Flemish
(d) Spanish
Answer: (b) Italian
Explanation: Pablo Picasso was a Spanish painter sculptor, poet, and playwright, regarded as one of the greatest and most influential artists of the 20th century.
Q33. Which of the following Orissa temples has a Sikhar of Dravidian Styles?
(a) Jagannath
(b) Ling raj
(c) Rajarani
(d) Vaital Devil
Answer: (d) Vaital Devil
Explanation: Vaital Devil is an 8th-century Hindu temple in a typical Khakara temple dedicated to Goddess Chamunda. The semi-cylindrical shape of its roof is a leading example of a temple – which bears an affinity to the Dravidian Gopuram.
Q34. The Prathana Samaj was established in …………. at …………
(a) 1867, Bombay
(b) 1850, Madras
(c) 1843, Bombay
(d) 1760, Calcutta
Answer: (a) 1867, Bombay
Explanation: The Prathana Samaj was founded by Dr Atmaram Pandurang in 1867 in Maharashtra.
Q35. Who was the guru of Swami Vivekananda?
(a) Raja Rammohan Roy
(b) Rabindranath Tagore
(c) Dayanand Saraswati
(d) Ram Krishna Paramhansa Dev
Answer: (d) Ram Krishna Paramhansa Dev
Explanation: Swami Vivekananda was the disciple of Ram Krishna Paramhansa Dev, priest of Dakshineswar Kali temple, Calcutta.
Q36. Who among the following abolished female Infanticide?
(a) Lord Minto
(b) John Shore
(c) Lord William Bentinck
(d) Lord Lytton
Answer: (c) Lord William Bentinck
Explanation: Lord William Bentinck served as Governor-General of India from 1828 to 1835. Bentinck abolished Sati and the infanticide of females bypassing many acts. He was known as the ‘Maker of Modern India’.
Q37. …………… started schools for Muslim girls in Patna and Calcutta.
(a) Pandita Rama Bai
(b) Begums of Bhopal
(c) Begum Rokaiya Sakhwat Hussain
(d) Rashsundari Devi
Answer: (c) Begum Rokaiya Sakhwat Hussain
Explanation: Begum Rokeya Sakhwat Hussain was a Bengali writer, educationist, and social activist, who dedicated her life to the education and empowerment of women.
Q38. He thought that elective learning could be encouraged only within a natural environment, so he set up schools in open spaces where living in harmony with nature, children could cultivate their natural creativity, Who is he?
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Iswarchandra Vidya Sagar
(c) Rabindranath Tagore
(d) Raja Rammohan Roy
Answer: (c) Rabindranath Tagore
Explanation: Rabindranath Tagore started his school, ‘Patha Bhavan’ in 1901 in Shantiniketan (West Bengal) where classes were taken in open spaces and students could explore their thoughts and desires.
Q39. The Waghera uprising happened in
(a) Surat
(b) Pune
(c) Calicut
(d) Baroda
Answer: (d) Baroda
Explanation: Besides the resentment against the foreign rule, the actions of Gaekwad of Baroda supported by the British government completed the Waghera chief to take up arms. The Wagheras carried on inroads with British territory during 1819-1919. A peace treaty was concluded in November 1820.
Q40. Which city in India is completely dependent on purchasing water from the nearby areas?
(a) Amreli city in Saurastra
(b) Ahmedabad in Gujarat
(c) Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh
(d) Alwar in Rajasthan
Answer: (a) Amreli city in Saurashtra
Explanation: Amreli city in Saurashtra is completely dependent on purchasing water from the nearby areas because of the acute water crisis.
Q41. Landslides often take place in conjunction with
(a) Earthquakes
(b) Flood
(c) Volcanoes
(d) All of these
Answer: (d) All of these
Explanation: Landslides often occur along with floods, earthquakes, and volcanoes.
Q42. According to the census 2011 (provisional), the lowest population density is in
(a) Lakshadweep
(b) Assam
(c) Manipur
(d) Sikkim
Answer: (a) Lakshadweep
Explanation: According to census 2011, Lakshadweep has the lowest population density. In Lakshadweep, there is an area of 30 sq. /km and the density is 2149.
Q43. Which one of the following has the highest elevation above the mean Sea-Land?
(a) Parasnath
(b) Pannchmanhi
(c) Dodabetta
(d) Anaimudi
Answer: (d) Anaimudi
Explanation: Animudi or Anaimudi is the highest peak in the Western Ghats at an elevation of 2, 695 meters. The name Anaimudi translates to an elephant’s forehead.
Q44. A peninsula is
(a) a piece of land elongated and surrounded by water
(b) the narrow piece of land
(c) a triangular landmass surrounded by water
(d) the land is surrounded by water on three sides
Answer: (d) Land surrounded by water on three sides
Explanation: A peninsula is a land surrounded by water on three sides.
Q45. The judges of the Supreme Court hold office till the age of
(a) 65 years
(b) 62 years
(c) 60 years
(d) 58 years
Answer: (a) 65 years
Explanation: The tenure of Supreme Court judges is 5 years or retire at the age of 65 years, which even is earlier.
Q46. The best way to teach the topic “Things around us” is ………
(a) Lecture method
(b) Storytelling
(c) Flashcard
(d) Visit the local place
Answer: (d) Visit the local place
Explanation: The best way to teach the topic “Things around us” is to take students to visit the local places.
Q47. The tool used in the survey method.
(a) Checklist
(b) Question-answer
(c) Interview
(d) All of these
Answer: (d) All of these
Explanation: In the survey method, questionnaire, interview, and checklist methods of data collection are used to survey the respondents.
Q48. Which of the following is not a test for the evaluation of different aspects of the learner?
(a) Validity test
(b) Personality test
(c) Intelligence test
(d) Achievement test
Answer: (a) Validity test
Explanation: A validity test is not a test for the evaluation of different aspects of a student. It is a test for validation of a test of measure what is supposed to be measured.
Q49. The objective of educational excursion in social studies is
(a) the utilization of the inner capability of the student
(b) first-hand experience with the students
(c) enhancing the observation power of the student
(d) All of the above
Answer: (d) All of the above
Explanation: The education excursion or tour in social science aims at utilization of inner capability, enhancing observational instinct along with giving first-hand experience to students.
Q50. The Father of the Question-Answer Strategy is
(a) Plato
(b) Aristotle
(c) Socrates
(d) None of these
Answer: (c) Socrates
Explanation: Socrates is regarded as a Father of the Question-Answer Method
Q51. In …………., children start to report consistent sex differences in friendship.
(a) middle childhood
(b) early childhood
(c) later childhood
(d) None of these
Answer: (a) middle childhood
Explanation: During middle childhood, children start noticing sex differences in friendship.
Q52. Which of the following is not a sign of an intelligent young child?
(a) One who can cram long essays very quickly
(b) One who can communicate fluently and appropriately
(c) One who carries on thinking in an abstract manner
(d) One who can adjust oneself to a new environment.
Answer: (a) One who can cram long essays very quickly
Explanation: An intelligent young child can communicate fluently and appropriately. He thinks in an abstract and can adjust himself to a new environment.
Q53. To assess peer acceptance, researchers usually use self-reports called …….. Which measures social preference?
(a) Stoichiometric techniques
(b) Assessment technique
(c) result-oriented technique
(d) None of these
Answer: (a) Stoichiometric techniques
Explanation: Stoichiometric techniques are methods that qualitatively measure aspects of the social relationships of students.
Q54. Lecture strategy is used by the teacher in
(a) when there is a large number of students
(b) higher classes
(c) when there is not sufficient time on the part of the teacher
(d) All of the above
Answer: (d) All of the above
Explanation: The lecture method is used in higher classes. It is also the best method of teaching when strength is larger and time is insufficient.
Q55. The quality of teaching strategy is associated with
(a) teacher’s skills
(b) definite teaching model
(c) the scientific approach to teaching
(d) All of the above
Answer: (d) All of the above
Explanation: The quality of the teaching strategy depends on teaching skills, a definite teaching model, and a scientific approach to teaching.
Q56. The basic advantage of the Heuristic strategy in social science is
(a) to enhance the knowledge of the students
(b) to install the scientific method and feelings in the students
(c) to prepare the students for the challenges of life
(d) All of the above
Answer: (d) All of the above
Explanation: The heuristic method in social science enhances the wisdom and knowledge of students, inculcates a scientific approach, and enables them to handle adverse circumstances of life.
Q57. ………….. is the main reason some children display initiative when faced with obstacles to success, whereas others have given up easily.
(a) Achievement motivation
(b) Intelligence
(c) Desire
(d) None of the above
Answer: (a) Achievement motivation
Explanation: Achievement motivation is the main factor some children display initiative to handle obstacles to success while others have given up easily.
Q58. Teenager’s identity development is enhanced when their ………….. serve as a ‘secure base’ from which they can confidently move out into the wider world.
(a) Schools
(b) Peer, groups,
(c) Families
(d) None of the above
Answer: (c) Families
Explanation: Teenagers’ identity development is enhanced when their families serve as a ‘secure base’.
Q59. Children’s mental representations of familiar large-scale spaces, such as their school or neighborhood can be called ………..
(a) Locality
(b) Cognitive maps
(c) Landmarks
(d) None of these
Answer: (b) Cognitive maps
Explanation: The cognitive maps of children refer to children’s mental representations of familiar large-scale spaces like their school or neighborhood.
Q60. On which of the following topics, teaching is not required for children?
(a) Strong body
(b) Balance diet
(c) Choice of profession
(d) Values
Answer: (c) Choice of profession
Explanation: The choice of occupation is a personal choice, which is made at maturity. It is a topic that does not require teaching in school.
