Important questions in Social science from previous year question papers.

Important questions in Social science from previous year question papers.

sms (smart studies ) February 04, 2021

 

Important questions exam from previous year question papers.


1. Which of the following revolutions is called as the first expression of ‘Nationalism’?

A. French Revolution

B. Russian Revolution

C. Glorious Revolution

D. The Revolution of the liberals

2. Why was the Inland Emigration Act of 1859 troublesome for plantation workers?

Inland Emigration Act of 1859:

Plantation workers were not permitted to leave the tea gardens without Permission.

3. Why was the Vernacular Press Act passed in 1878?

Vernacular Press Act:

It provided the government with extensive rights to censor reports and editorials in the Vernaculars press.

4.Why was ‘Gulamgiri’ book written by Jyotiba Phule in 1871?

Gulamgiri by Jyotiba Phule: It was written against injustice of the caste system.

 

4. Define the term ‘Veto.’

Veto:

It is the power to unilaterally stop any bill.

or

a constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a law-making body.

5. Define the term ‘Carding.’

Carding:

It is a process in which fibers such as cotton or wool are prepared prior to spinning.

6.Buddhist missionaries from China introduced hand-printing technology into ______ around A.D. 768-770.

Japan.

7.By 1448, Gutenberg perfected the system of printing. The first book he printed was the _______.

Bible.

8.Why was reading of manuscript not easy in India? Choose the appropriate

reason from the following

options: 1

A. Manuscripts were highly cheap.

B. Manuscripts were widely spread out.

C. Manuscripts were written in English and Hindi.

D. Manuscripts were fragile.

9. Who were called ‘Chapmen’?

A. Book seller

B. Paper seller

C. Workers of printing press

D. Seller of ‘penny chap books’

Fill in the blanks.

10.Types of Resources Examples

A-? Biotic and Abiotic

B-? Renewable and non-renewable

Types of Resources:

A- On the basis of Origin

B- On the Basis of Exhaustibility

 

11.Which is the oldest artificial sea port of India?

Oldest artificial Sea port of India: Chennai.

12.Which is the deepest, landlocked and well protected sea port of India?

Deepest, landlocked and well protected Sea Port: Vishakhapatnam

13.In which of the following States is Kalpakkam Nuclear Power Plant

located?

A. Gujarat

B. Odisha

C. Kerala

D. Tamil Nadu

14. Choose the correct option from columns A and B.

A

B

(a) Chandrapur thermal power plant

(i) Odisha

(b) Mayurbhanj iron ore mines

(ii) Amarkantak

(c) Kalol oil fields

(iii) Gujarat

(d) Bauxite mines

(iv) Jharkhand

 

Correct option:

C/Kalol Oil Fields – Gujarat

(b) Mayurbhanj iron ore mines are located in Odisha.

(a) Chandrapur thermal power plant Chandrapur, Maharashtra (state)

(d) Bauxite mines ORISSA

15. Fill in the blank:

________ industry is used for manufacturing aircraft, utensils and wires.

Industry used for manufacturing aircraft: Aluminium Smelting.

16. Which one of the following is a major caste group of SriLanka:

A. Christian and Tamil

B. Buddhist and Hindu

C. Sinhala and Tamil

D. Sinhala and Christian

17. State any one step taken in Belgium to rule out the problem of regional differences and cultural diversities.

Step taken by Belgium:

The constitution prescribes that the number of Dutch and French speaking ministers shall be equal in Central Government.

18. Modern democracies maintain check and balance system. Identify the

correct option based on the horizontal power sharing arrangement.

A. Central government, state government, local bodies.

B. Legislature, executive, judiciary.

C. Among different social groups.

D. Among different pressure groups.

19. Suggest any one way to protect women from domestic oppression.

To protect women from domestic oppression.

(i) By enhancing their political representation

(ii) By empowering them through education.

(iii) Through legal rights

(iv) Any other relevant point.

 

19.Suggest any one way to create communal harmony among various communities of India.

Ans: Ways to create Communal harmony

(i) By enhancing the feeling of national integration among people

(ii) Communal Prejudices and Propaganda needs to be eradicated in everyday life.

20. Choose the incorrect option from column A and column B.

Column A

Category of person

Column B

Developmental goals/Aspirations

(a) Landless rural labourers

(i) More days of work and better wages

(b) Prosperous farmers from

Punjab

(ii) Availability of other sources of irrigation

(c) Farmers who depend only on rain for growing crops

(iii) Assured a higher support

prices for their crops

(d) A rural woman from a land-owning family

(iv) Regular job and high wages to increase her income

 

 

 

21. How is GDP calculated?

GDP: The value of final goods and services produced in each sector during a particular year provides the total production of the sector for that year.

22. Suggest any one way to create employment in semi-rural areas.

Way to create employment in Semi- rural areas:

(i) By setting up of small and Agro based industries

(ii) By launching Infrastructural projects

(iii) Any other relevant point.

23. Study the table and answer the question given below.

Some comparative data on Haryana, Kerala and Bihar

State

Infant Mortality

Rate per 1,000

live births (2016)

 

Literacy

Rate %

2011

 

Net Attendance Ratio

(per 100 persons) secondary

stage (age 14 and 15 years)

2013-14

 

Haryana

33

 

82

61

Kerala

10

94

83

 

Bihar

38

 

62

43

Sources: Economic Survey, 2017-18 Vol. 2, Government of India; National Sample Survey Organisation (Report No. 575)

Question: In comparison to Kerala which state has the highest infant mortality rate.

Table: Highest infant mortality rate:

Bihar.

24.How is Public sector different from Private sector?

Public Sector different from Private Sector

In the public sector govt. owns most of the assets and provides all the services.

In Private sector: ownership of assets and delivery of services is in the hands of private individual or companies.

25. Read the source given below and answer the questions that follows: Source: The Movement in the Towns The movement started with middle-class participation in the cities. Thousands of students left government-controlled schools and colleges, headmasters and teachers resigned, and lawyers gave up their legal practices. The council elections were boycotted in most provinces except Madras, where the Justice Party, the party of the non-Brahmans, felt that entering the council was one way of gaining some power–something that usually only Brahmans had access to.

 

The effects of non-cooperation on the economic front were more dramatic. Foreign goods were boycotted, liquor shops picketed, and foreign cloth burnt in huge bonfires. The import of foreign cloth halved between 1921 and 1922, its value dropping from Rs. 102 crores to Rs. 57crore. In many places merchants and traders refused to trade in foreign goods or finance foreign trade. As the boycott movement spread, and people began discarding imported clothes and wearing only Indian ones, production of Indian textile mills and handlooms went up.

25.1 Explain the role of ‘Justice Party’ in boycotting of council

elections.

Ans- Justice Party, the party of the non-Brahmans, felt that entering the council was one way of gaining some power –something that usually only Brahmans had access to.

25.2 How was the effects of ‘non-cooperation on the economic front’ dramatic?

Ans- Foreign goods were boycotted, liquor shops picketed and foreign. cloth burnt in huge bonfires.

25.3 Explain the effect of ‘Boycott’ movement on ‘foreign textile trade.’

i. The import of foreign cloth halved

ii. Merchants & traders refused to trade in foreign goods or

finance foreign trade.

iii. Indian textile mills & handloom went up

iv. Any other relevant point

26.Why did the export of Indian textile decline at the beginning of the nineteenth century? Explain any three reasons.

Export of Indian textile decline:

(i) Cotton industries developed in England

(ii) Companies in England pressurized Government to impose

import duties on cotton textile so that Manchester goods

could be sold in Britain without facing any competition

from outside

(iii) Industrialists persuaded the East India Company to sell British manufactures in Indian markets

(iv) Export of British cotton goods increased in the early 19th

Century

27.Describe any three features of ‘federal government.’

Features of Federal Government:

(i) Sharing of powers-two or more levels of Government

(ii) Each government has its own jurisdiction

(iii) Courts have the power to interpret the constitution and the powers of different levels of Government

(iv) Sources of revenue for each level of government are clearly specified to ensure its financial autonomy.

(v) The fundamental provisions of the constitution can be changed with the consent of both.

(vi)It has dual objectives to safeguard and promote unity of the country.

 

28.Describe any three features of ‘unitary government.’

Features of Unitary Government:

(i) All powers are centralized in the hands of the Central

government

(ii) The sub-units are subordinate to Central Government.

(iii) The Central Government can pass an order to provincial or the local government

(iv) Centre and state governments are separately answerable to the people.

29.Mention any three features of ‘secularism’ described in the Indian Constitution.

Feature of Secularism:

(i) There is no official religion in a secular state like India.

(ii) The Constitution does not give a special status to any religion.

(iii) The Constitution prohibits discrimination on the grounds of religion.

(iv) All individuals and communities have been given freedom to practice, profess and propagate any religion.

(v) The Constitution of India puts ban on the discrimination on

grounds of religion.

29.Mention the problem of ‘Casteism’ in Indian politics.

Problems of Casteism in Indian Politics:

(i)Caste system is an extreme form of Social inequality

(ii)In this system, hereditary occupational division was sanctioned by

rituals.

(iii)They were subjected to the inhuman practice of untouchability.

(iv)When party choose candidates in elections, they keep in mind the cast compositions of the electorate

(v) People nominate candidates from different castes so as to muster necessary support to win elections.

(v)Candidates in elections make appeals to cast sentiments to muster support.

30.Suggest any three ways to maintain Body Mass Index (BMI).

BMI:

(i)Eat healthy and nutritious food

(ii) Regular exercise.

(iii) Self-monitoring

(iv)Any other relevant point.

31.Describe any five functions of political party.

Functions of Political Party:

(i)Parties contest elections.

(ii)Parties put forward different policies and programmes.

(iii)Parties lay a decisive role in making laws.

(iv)Parties form and run governments.

(v)They shape public opinion.

(vi)Play the role of opposition.

(vii)Access to government machinery and welfare schemes.




 

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