HISTORY-L-1-The Rise of Nationalism in Europe
1.What type of conservative regimes were set up in 1815 in
Europe?
(a) Autocratic (b)
Democratic (c) Aristocratic (d) Dictatorial Answer: (a) Autocratic
2.Identify the French artist who prepared a series of four
prints visualising his dream of a world from the following:
(a) Kitagewa Utamaro (b)
Richard M Hoe (c) Voltaire (d) Frederic Sorrieu
Answer: (d) Frederic Sorrieu
3.Napoleon invaded Italy in
(a) 1821 (b) 1790s (c) 1905 (d) 1797 Answer: (b) 1790s
4.Who was proclaimed King of united Italy in 1861?
(a) Victor Emmanuel II
(b) Louis Philippe (c) Mazzini (d) Cavour
Answer: (a) Victor Emmanuel II
5.Which of the
following artists painted the image of Germania?
(a) Philip Veit (b) Frederic Sorrieu (c) Ernst Renan (d)
Richar M Hoe
Answer: (a) Philip Veit
6.Who said ‘When France sneezes, the rest of Europe catches
cold’?
(a) Garibaldi (b) Bismarck (c) Mazzini (d) Duke Metternich
Answer: (d) Duke Metternich
7.What happened to
Poland at the end of 18th century. Which of the following answers is correct?
(a) Poland achieved independence at the end of the 18th
century.
(b) Poland came totally under the control of Russia and
became part of Russia.
(c) Poland became the part of East Germany.
(d) Poland was partitioned at the end of the 18th century by
three Great Powers: Russia, Prussia and Austria.
Answer: (d) Poland was partitioned at the end of the 18th
century by three Great Powers: Russia, Prussia and Austria.
8.Who played the leading role in the unification of Germany?
(a) German Emperor (formerly King of Prussia) – Kaiser
William I.
(b) Otto Von Bismarck (Prussian Chief Minister).
(c) Johann Gottfried Herder – German philosopher.
(d) Austrian Chancellor – Duke Metternich.
Answer: (b) Otto Von Bismarck (Prussian Chief Minister).
9.Three wars over seven years with Austria, Denmark, Germany
and France, ended in
(a) Danish victory (b)
Prussian victory (c) French victory (d) German victory
Answer: (b) Prussian victor
10.Who was proclaimed the emperor of Germany in 1871?
(a) Otto Von Bismarck (b) Victor Emmanuel II (c) Count
Cavour (d) Kaiser William I of Prussia
Answer: (d) Kaiser William I of Prussia
11.Which one of the
following was not the feature of Napoleonic Code?
(a) Equality before the law (b) Universal Adult Franchise (c)
Right to Property (d) Privileges based on birth
Answer: (d) Privileges based on birth
Explanation:The Civil Code of 1804 – usually known as the
Napoleonic Code – did away with all privileges based on birth, established
equality before the law and secured the right to property.
12.Who hosted the ‘Treaty of Vienna’?
(a) Frédéric Sorrieu (b) Victor Emmanuel (c) Duke Metternich
(d) Giuseppe Garibaldi
Answer: (c) Duke Metternich
Explanation:In 1815, representatives of the European powers
– Britain, Russia, Prussia and Austria – who had collectively defeated
Napoleon, met at Vienna to draw up a settlement for Europe. The Congress was
hosted by the Austrian Chancellor Duke Metternich.
13.The political and constitutional changes brought about by
the French Revolution were:
(a) it ended the absolute monarchy.
(b) It transferred power to a body of the French citizens.
(c) It proclaimed that henceforth people would constitute
the nation and shape its destiny.
(d) All the above.
Answer: (d) All the above.
Explanation:France, was a full-fledged territorial state in
1789 under the rule of an absolute monarch. The political and constitutional
changes that came in the wake of the French Revolution led to the transfer of
sovereignty from the monarchy to a body of French citizens. The revolution
proclaimed that it was the people who would henceforth constitute the nation
and shape its destiny.
14.What does ‘Absolutist’ mean?
(a) A Philosophy (b) A Theory (c) Monarchical Government (d)
A Painting
Answer: (c) Monarchical Government
Explanation:Absolutist is a government or system of rule
that has no control on the power exercised. In history, the term refers to a
form of monarchical government that was centralised, militarised and
repressive.
15.The first clear
expression of nationalism came with:
(a) The American Revolution (b) The French Revolution (c)
The Russian Revolution (d) The Industrial Revolution
Answer: (b) The French Revolution
Explanation:The first clear expression of nationalism came
with the French Revolution in 1789. France was a full-fledged territorial state
in 1789 under the rule of an absolute monarch. The political and constitutional
changes during French Revolution led to the transfer of sovereignty from the
monarchy to a body of French citizens.
16.What does a blindfolded woman carrying a pair of weighing
scales symbolise ?
(a) Peace (b) Equality (c) Justice (d) Liberty
Answer: (c) Justice
Explanation:The attributes of Liberty are the red cap, or
the broken chain, while Justice is generally a blindfolded woman carrying a
pair of weighing scales.
17.What was the main intention behind ‘Treaty of Vienna of
1815’?
(a) Restore republics (b) Restore democracies (c) Restore
monarchies (d) None of these
Answer: (c) Restore monarchies
Explanation:The main intention behind ‘Treaty of Vienna of
1815’ was to restore the monarchies that had been overthrown by Napoleon, and
create a new conservative order in Europe.
18.Who was proclaimed German Emperor after its unification?
(a) The Prussian King – William-I (b) The French King – Louis Philippe
(c) Victor Emmanuel II (d) None of these
Answer: (a) The Prussian King – William-I
Explanation:Three wars over seven years – with Austria,
Denmark and France – ended in Prussian victory and completed the process of
unification. In January 1871, the Prussian king, William I, was proclaimed
German Emperor in a ceremony held at Versailles.
19.What did Germania symbolize?
(a) French nation (b)
German nation (c) British nation (d) None of the above
Answer: (b) German nation
Explanation:Germania became the allegory of the German
nation. In visual representations, Germania wears a crown of oak leaves, as the
German oak stands for heroism.
20.Who was Giuseppe Mazzini?
(a) French Revolutionary (b) Italian Revolutionary (c)
Russian Revolutionary (d) None of above
Answer: (b) Italian Revolutionary Explanation: Giuseppe
Mazzini was an Italian revolutionary. Born in Genoa in 1807, he became a member
of the secret society of the Carbonari. He founded two more underground
societies, first, Young Italy in Marseilles, and then, Young Europe in Berne.
21.Name the customs union formed by Prussia to abolish
tariff barriers.
(a) Elle (b) Zollverein (c) Zweibiicken (d) La Patrie Answer: (b) Zollverein
Explanation:In 1834, a customs union or zollverein was
formed at the initiative of Prussia and joined by most of the German states.
The union abolished tariff barriers and reduced the number of currencies from
over thirty to two.
22.What did ‘Das Volk’ stand for?
(a) Democracy (b) Factory workers (c) Slum dwellers (d)
Common people
Answer: (d) Common people
Explanation:German philosopher Johann Gottfried Herder
(1744-1803) claimed that true German culture was to be discovered among the
common people – das volk. It was through folk songs, folk poetry and folk
dances that the true spirit of the nation (volksgeist) was popularised.
23.Which of the
following is true with reference to Romanticism?
(a) Concept of government by consent (b) Freedom of markets
(c) Cultural movements
(d) Freedom of an individual
Answer: (c) Cultural movements
Explanation:Romanticism, a cultural movement which sought to
develop a particular form of nationalist sentiment. Romantic artists and poets
generally criticised the glorification of reason and science and focused
instead on emotions, intuition and mystical feelings
24.Who were the Junkers?
(a) Soldiers (b) Large landowners (c) Aristocracy (d)
Nobility
Answer: (b) Large landowners
Explanation:The liberal initiative to nation-building of
Germany was repressed by the combined forces of the monarchy and the military,
supported by the large landowners (called Junkers) of Prussia.
25.Which one of the
following areas was the most serious source of nationalist tension in Europe
after 1871?
(a) The Balkans (b) Great Britain (c) Italy (d) Germany Answer: (a) The Balkans
Explanation:The most serious source of nationalist tension
in Europe after 1871 was the area called the Balkans. The Balkans was a region
of geographical and ethnic variation comprising modern-day Romania, Bulgaria,
Albania, Greece, Macedonia, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Slovenia, Serbia and
Montenegro whose inhabitants were broadly known as the Slavs.
26. Who made the famous remark ‘When France sneezes, the
rest of Europe catches cold’?
a) Metternich b) Mazzini c) Garibaldi d) Louis Philippe Answer: (a) – Metternich
27. The Treaty of Constantinople was signed in ___
a) 1835 b) 1735 c) 1834 d) 1832 Answer: (d) – 1832
28 The famous Italian Revolutionary Giuseppe Mazzini was
born in ___ in 1807.
a) Turin b) Rome c) Genoa d) Atlanta Answer: (C) – Genoa
29 Giuseppe Mazzini founded the secret underground society
named ‘Young Europe’ in ____
a) Marseilles b)
Berne c) Vienna d) Brussels Answer: (b) – Berne
30. ___ believed that established, traditional institutions
of state and society should be preserved.
a) Conservatives b)
Liberals c) Democrats d) None of the above
Answer: (a) – Conservatives
31 The Bourbon dynasty, which had been deposed during the
French Revolution, was restored to power after signing the Treaty of ___
a) Vienna b) Constantinople c) Marseilles d) Prussia
Answer: (a) – Vienna
32. ___ regimes imposed censorship laws to control what was
said in newspapers,
books, plays and songs and reflected the ideas of liberty
and freedom.
a) Liberal b)
Conservative c) Democratic d) Secular Answer:
(b) – Conservative
33. A large part of the Balkans was under the control of the
___ empire, which witnessed the most serious source of nationalist tensions in
Europe after 1871.
a) Greek b) Russian c) Prussian d) Ottoman Answer: (d) – Ottoman
34. Artists of the time of the French Revolution personified
___ as a female figure.
a) Socialism b) Liberty c) Autocracy d) None of the above Answer:(b) – Liberty
35. During the nineteenth century, ____ emerged as a force
that brought about sweeping changes in the political and mental world of
Europe.
a) Nationalism b) Secularism c) Monarchy d) Religion Answer:
(a) – Nationalism
36. The ideas of la patrie means ___.
a) Motherland b) Fatherland c) Citizens d) Monarchy Answer: (b) – Fatherland
37. The Estates General was elected by the body of active
citizens and renamed the ___.
a) Provincial Assembly b) State Assembly c) National
Assembly d) None of the above
Answer: (c) – National Assembly
38. Which of the following statements about the Civil Code
of 1804, usually known as the Napoleonic Code, are true?
a) Secured the Right to Property b) Established Equality before Law
c) Removed all privileges based on birth d) All of the above
Answer: (d) – All of the above
39. Which of the following resulted in hostility towards the
French armies in Europe
a) Forced conscription into the French armies b) Censorship
c) Uniform Laws d)
Both Options (a) & (b) Answer: (d) – Both Options (a) & (b)
40. The Habsburg Empire consisted of regions
a) Italian-speaking provinces of Lombardy and Venetia
b) The Alpine regions – the Tyrol, Austria and the
Sudetenland
c) All the above d)
None of the above Answer: (c) – All the above
41. In Galicia, the aristocracy spoke ___ language.
a) German b) Italian c) French d) Polish Answer: (d) – Polish
42. The first political experiment in liberal democracy took
place in ____.
a) Germany b) France c) Italy d) Great Britain Answer:(b) – France
43. Which of the following are true about Liberalism?
a) Abolition of state-imposed restrictions.
b) Freedom of markets on the movement of goods and capital.
c) Both options (a) and (b) are true. d) None of the above are true.
Answer: (c) – Both options (a) and (b) are true
44. Which of the following is true about elle?
a) It was known as the measurement of cloth.
b) An elle of textile material in different regions will
give different measurements of cloth.
c) Such difference in measurement was viewed as an obstacle
for economic exchange.
d) All the above statements are true. Answer: (d) – All the above statements are
true.
45. A secret society named Young Italy was established in
a) Marseilles b)
Berne c) Zurich d) Genoa Answer: (a) – Marseilles
Resources and Development Geography Chapter 1
MCQ
1) On the basis of origin, resources can be classified as __
and ___.
a) Biotic and Abiotic
b) Renewable and Non-renewable
c) Potential and Developed
d) None of the above Answer: (a)
2) On the basis of the status of development, resources can
be classified as __.
a) Potential b)
Developed Stock c) Reserves d) All of
the above Answer: (d)
3) Which of the following statements are true?
a) Abiotic resources are obtained from the biosphere and
have life, such as human beings, flora and fauna.
b) Biotic resources are all those things which are composed
of non-living things like rocks and metals.
c) Both the above statements are false.
d) Both the options (a) and (b) are true. Answer: (c)
4) Minerals and fossil fuels are examples of non-renewable
resources which take ___ for their formation.
a) Hundreds of years
b) Thousands of years c) Millions
of years d) Just a year Answer: (c)
5) All the minerals, water resources, forests, wildlife,
land within the political boundaries and oceanic area up to ____ from the coast
termed as territorial water and resources therein belong to the nation.
a) 20 nautical miles b)
25 nautical miles c) 15 nautical miles d) 12 nautical miles Answer:(d)
6) The oceanic resources beyond ______ of the Exclusive
Economic Zone belong to open ocean, and no individual country can utilise these
without the concurrence of international institutions.
a) 200 nautical miles
b) 12 nautical miles c) 22.5 nautical miles d) 100 nautical miles
Answer: (a)
7) __ are the resources which are surveyed, and their
quality and quantity have been determined for utilisation.
a) Developed resources
b) Reserves c) Stock d) Abiotic Answer:
(a)
8) ___ are the subset of the __, which can be put into use
with the help of existing technical ‘know-how’, but their use has not been
started.
a) Reserves, Developed Resources b) Stocks, Reserves c)
Developed Resources, Stock
d) Reserves, Stock Answer:
(d)
9) In June 1992, more than 100 heads of states met in ____
in Brazil, for the first International Earth Summit.
a) Rio de Janeiro b)
São Paulo c) Brasilia d) Curitiba
Answer: (a)
10) The Rio Convention endorsed the global Forest Principles
and adopted ___ for achieving Sustainable Development in the 21st century.
a) Agenda 20 b)
Agenda 21 c) Agenda 19 d) Agenda 22 Answer:
(b)
11) Which of the following statements about Agenda 21 is
true?
a) It aims at achieving global sustainable development.
b) It is an agenda to combat environmental damage, poverty
and disease through global cooperation.
c) One of the major objectives of Agenda 21 is that every
local government should not draw its own local Agenda 21.
d) Option (a) and (b). Answer: (d)
12) The states of Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh
are rich in minerals and ___ deposits.
a) Coal b) Gold c)
Silicon d) None of the above Answer: (a)
13) The state of Rajasthan is very well endowed with solar
and ___ energy but lacks in water resources.
a) Geothermal b)
Hydro c) Wind d) Tidal
Answer: (c)
14) ____ was the famous Indian freedom fighter who made an
important observation about resource conservation – “There is enough for
everybody’s need and not for anybody’s greed”.
a) Mahatma Gandhi b)
Jawaharlal Nehru c) Subash Chandra Bose d)
Dr B.R.Ambedkar
Answer: (a)
15) The Brundtland Commission Report published in ____,
shared ideas about sustainable development and how it could be achieved.
a) 1997 b) 1987 c)
1992 d) 1977 Answer: (b)
16) About ___ of India’s land area is plain, which provides
facilities for agriculture and industry.
a) 43% b) 53% c) 34% d) 45%
Answer: (a)
17) ____ account for 30% of the total surface area of India.
a) Deserts b)
Mountains c) Plains d) Plateaus Answer: (b)
18) Land which is left without cultivation for one or less
than one agricultural year is known as ____.
a) Gross cropped area
b) Culturable waste land
c) Current fallow
d) Grazing land Answer: (c)
19) Land which is left uncultivated for more than 5
agricultural years is known as ____.
a) Culturable waste land
b) Barren land c) Pastures d) Fallow Lands Answer: (a)
20) The pattern of the net sown area varies greatly from one
state to another. It is over 80 per cent of the total area in ___.
a) Madhya Pradesh b) Assam c) Rajasthan d) Punjab Answer:
(d)
21.Which of the following methods does not help in soil
conservation?
(a) Contour ploughing (b) Strip cropping (c) Creating
shelter belts
(d) Ploughing up and down the slopes Answer: (d) Ploughing up
and down the slopes
22.Which one of the following is a renewable resource?
(a) Coal (b)
Petroleum (c) Solar energy (d) Fossil fuels
Answer: (c) Solar energy
23.The alluvial soil consists of
(a) sand (b) silt (c) clay (d) all of the above Answer: (d) all
of the above
24.One of the following which does not check land
degradation-
(a) control on overgrazing (b) creating shelter belts (c)
deforestation (d) afforestation
Answer: (c) deforestation
25.Burial ground is a
(a) community owned resource (b) national resource (c)
individual resource (d) international resource
Answer: (a) community owned resource
26.Laterite soil is very useful for growing:
(a) Rice, wheat and mustard (b) Tea, coffee and cashewnut
(c) Pulses, sugarcane and resin (d) None of the above
Answer: (b) Tea, coffee and cashewnut
27.Black soil is deficient in
(a) Calcium carbonate
(b) Magnesium (c) Potash (d) Phosphoric contents
Answer: (d) Phosphoric contents
28.Which of the following soils has self-aeration capacity?
(a) Alluvial (b) Red
soil (c) Black soil (d) Mountain soil Answer: (c) Black soil
29.Ploughing along the contour lines to decelerate the flow
of water down the slopes is called:
(a) Strip cropping (b)
Sheet erosion (c) Contour ploughing (d) Terrace cultivation
Answer: (c) Contour ploughing
30.Which of the following is not a measure for soil
conservation?
(a) Strip cropping (b)
Terrace cultivation (c) Shelter belts (d) Overdrawing of ground water
Answer: (d) Overdrawing of ground water
31.Resources which are found in a region but have not been
utilised are called
(a) developed resources
(b) stock (c) international resources (d) potential resources
Answer: (d) potential resources
32.Which one of the following is the main cause of land
degradation in Punjab?
(a) Extensive cultivation (b) Deforestation (c) Overgrazing (d)
Over-irrigation
Answer: (d) Over-irrigation
33.Soil formed by intense leaching is:
(a) alluvial soil (b) red soil (c) laterite soil (d) desert
soil Answer: (c)
laterite soil
34.Which cold desert is relatively isolated from the rest of
country?
(a) Leh (b) Kargil (c)
Ladakh (d) Dras
Answer: (c) Ladakh
35.Which one of the following is the main cause of land
degradation in Punjab?
(a) Intensive Cultivation
(b) Overgrazing (c) Deforestation (d) Over-irrigation
Answer: (d) Over-irrigation
36.What is the percentage share of plains in the total land
area?
(a) 43% (b) 23% (c) 33%
(d) 27%
Answer: (a) 43%
37.Which one of the following states mostly has laterite
soil?
(a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Bihar (c) Rajasthan (d) Meghalaya Answer: (d) Meghalaya
38.There is enough for everybody’s need and not for any
body’s greed,’’ who among the following has given the above statement?
(a) Vinoba Bhave (b)
Mahatma Gandhi (c) Jawaharlal Nehru (d)
Atal Behari Vajpayee
Answer: (b) Mahatma Gandhi
39.Which one of the following is a Biotic Resource?
(a) Land (b) Water (c) Human beings (d) Rocks
Answer: (c) Human beings
40.Which one of the following is not the community owned
resource?
(a) Grazing grounds (b) Burial grounds (c) Village ponds (d)
Privately owned house
Answer: (d) Privately owned house
41.In which of the following states is overgrazing
responsible for land degradation?
(a) Jharkhand and Orissa (b) Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan
(c) Punjab and Haryana (d) Kerala and Tamil Nadu
Answer: (b) Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan
42.How can the resources be classified on the basis of their
origin?
(a) Biotic and Abiotic (b) Renewable and
Non-renewable
(c) Individual and Community (d) Potential and Reserves
Answer: (a) Biotic and Abiotic
43.Which one of the following soil is ideal for growing
cotton?
(a) Regur Soil (b)
Laterite Soil (c) Desert Soil (d) Mountainous Soil
Answer: (a) Regur Soil
44.Which among the following is a type of resources
classified on the basis of exhaustibility?
(a) Biotic and abiotic (b) Renewable and
non-renewable
(c) National and individual (d) Potential and reserves
Answer: (b) Renewable and non-renewable
45.What is arrangement of soil in different layers or
horizons known as?
(a) Soil Composition (b)
Soil Erosion (c) Soil Profile (d) Soil Texture Answer: (c) Soil Profile
Eco- L-1 Development
1) For development, people look at a mix of __.
a) goals b)
responsibilities c) accountability d) none of the above Answer: (a)
2) For comparing the development of countries, their ___ is
considered to be one of the most important attributes.
a) income b) population c) demographics d) none of the above Answer: (a)
3) For comparison between countries, total income is not
such a useful measure. State whether true or false.
a) true b) false Answer: Option (a)
4) Since countries have different ___, comparing total
income will not tell us what an average person is likely to earn.
a) economic policies b) reserves c) resources d) populations Answer: (d)
5) In World Development Reports, brought out by the_____,
per capita income criterion is used in classifying countries.
a) UNICEF b) World Bank
c) World Economic Forum. d) United Nations Answer:(b)
6) Countries with per capita income of US$ 12616 per annum
and above in 2012, are called __.
a) underdeveloped countries b) developing countries
c) poor countries d) rich countries Answer: (d)
7) India comes in the category of ____ countries because its
per capita income in 2012 was just US$ 1530 per annum.
a) low middle income b)
middle income c) high middle income d) none of the above
Answer: (a)
8) Among the following states ____ has the highest per
capita income as per 2012-13 figures.
a) Maharashtra b)
Bihar c) Kerala d) Jharkhand Answer: (a)
9) Infant Mortality Rate (or IMR) indicates the number of
children that die before the age of ____ as a proportion of 100 live children
born in that particular year.
a) four years b) one
year c) two years d) three years Answer:
(b)
10) Literacy Rate measures the proportion of the literate
population in the ___ age group.
a) 10 and above b) 21
and above c) 7 and above d) 18 and above
Answer: (c)
11) Net Attendance Ratio is the total number of children of
the age group ____ attending school as a percentage of the total number of
children in the same age group.
a) 17 and 18 years
b) 9 and 10 years
c) 12 and 13 years
d) 14 and 15 years
Answer: (d)
12) As per 2011, which among the following states has the
highest literacy rate?
a) Kerala b)
Maharashtra c) Bihar d) Odisha Answer: (a)
13) As per 2011, which among the following states has the
highest infant mortality rate per 1000 live births?
a) Kerala b) Bihar c) Maharashtra d) All of the above have
the same infant mortality rate
Answer: (b)
14) From the given table in the chapter, which state has the
highest net attendance ratio?
a) Gujarat b) Maharashtra
c) Kerala d) Bihar Answer: (c)
15) Which of the following statements about money are true?
a) Money cannot buy you a pollution-free environment.
b) Money cannot ensure that you get unadulterated medicines.
c) Money may also not be able to protect you from infectious
diseases.
d) All of the above statements are true Answer: (d)
16) If the Body Mass Index (BMI) is ___ then the adult
person would be considered undernourished.
a) less than 18.5 b)
less than 10.5 c) less than 25.5 d) less than 28.5 Answer: (a)
17) If the Body Mass Index (BMI) is ___ then the adult
person would be considered overweight.
a) more than 18 b)
more than 30 c) more than 45 d) more than 25
Answer:(d)
18) Human Development Report published by UNDP compares
countries based on ___.
a) health status b)
per capita income c) educational levels of the people d) all of the above
Answer: (d)
19) As per 2013 report ____ had the HDI rank of 135 in the
world.
a) Sri Lanka b)
Pakistan c) India d) Bangladesh Answer: (c)
20) Among the following South Asian countries, __ had the
highest life expectancy at birth.
a) Myanmar b) Sri
Lanka c) Nepal d) India
Answer: (b)
20. Which is the most common method of measuring economic
development?
A. Profit loss B. Income C. Sales D. Import-export ANS-B
21. What are the developmental goals of landless rural
labourers?
A. More days of work and better wages B. Acquirement of land for self tilling
C. More hours of work D. Self-reliance ANS-A
22.What brings about stable income?
A. Better wages B. Work opportunities C. Regular work
D. decent price for their crops or other products ANS -C
23. Besides seeking more income, there is something people
resent, what is it?
A. Getting fewer wages for more work B. Discrimination C. No work D. Poverty
ANS-B
24. What is the one factor on which our life depends?
A. employment B. Security of work C. Money, or material
things that one can buy with it D. Freedom
ANS-C
25. If women are engaged in paid work, what difference does
it make?
A. Their dignity in the household and society decreases
B. No difference C.
No dignity D. their dignity in the
household and society increases ANS-D
26. Different persons could have ……….notions of a country’s
development.
A. different as well as conflicting B. Same C. Indifferent D.
No ANS-A
Q27. What is considered to be one of the most important
attributes when we compare countries at the level of development?
A. Industrial development B. Resources of the country C. Income
D. Import-export
ANS-C
28. More income means …………..
A. Average out of needs of people B. more of all things that human beings
need.
C. No effect on the common man D. More business ANS-B
29. …………….. is the total income of the country divided by
its total population?
A. per capita income B. Gross income C. Net income D. Total
income ANS-A
30. In World Development Reports, brought out by the World
Bank, which criterion is used in classifying countries?
A. Total income B. Gross income C. per capita income D. Net
income ANS-C
31. Which of the following neighbouring countries has better
performance in terms of human development than India?
A. Bangladesh B. Sri Lanka C. Nepal D. Pakistan ANS-B
32. Countries with per capita income of US$ ………… per annum
and above in 2017, are called rich countries?
A. 12,126 B. 11246 C. 12056
D. 10056 ANS- C
33. Countries with per capita income of US$ __ or less are
called low-income countries.
A. 995 B. 885 C. 955
D. 855 ANS-A
34. Which category does India come under?
A. High-income countries
B. Low middle-income countries
C. Low-income countries
D. High middle-income countries ANS-B
35. What was India’s per capita income in 2017?
A. US$ 1950 per annum B. US$ 1880 per annum
C. US$ 1930 per annum D. US$ 1820 per annum. ANS- D
36. What can money not buy you?
A. Unadulterated medicines B. Water C. Pollution-free
environment D. Organic food ANS- C
37. Why does Kerala have a low Infant Mortality Rate?
A. adequate provision of basic health and educational
facilities
B. Suitable climate C.
Pollution Free environment D. Good water
ANS-A
38. Over the past decade or so, ……………indicators have come to
be widely used along with income as a measure of development?
A. Health and nutrition
B. health and education
C. Child development
D. Human development ANS-A
39. According to the Human Development Report, 2018, United
Nations Development Programme which two countries have a higher Life expectancy
at Birth rate than India?
A. Srilanka and Myanmar B. Pakistan and Nepal
C. Pakistan and Bangladesh D. Nepal and Bangladesh ANS-D
40. Per Capita Income is calculated in ………. for all
countries?
A. Pounds B. Euros C. Dollars D. Rupees ANS-C
41. About ……….. districts have reported a water level
decline of over 4 meters during the past 20 years?
A. 300 B. 500 C. 450
D. 350 ANS-A
42. Nearly ………..of the country is overusing their
groundwater reserves?
A. Two-third B. One-third C. Half D. One fourth ANS-A
43. Where is groundwater overuse particularly found?
A. Assam B. Shillong C.
Punjab D. Karnataka ANS-C
44. Groundwater is an example of …………..resources?
A. Renewable B. Non-renewable C. Protected D. Reserve ANS-A
45. Since the second half of the twentieth century, a number
of scientists have been warning that…………
A. Health and nutrition is declining B. per capita income is unstable
C. Levels of resources are not sustainable D. levels of development are not sustainable.
ANS-D
46. How can we find out if we are properly nourished?
A. Through good weight and scale B. Body Mass Index
C. Nutrient table D. Height and
weight table ANS-B
47. The literacy rate for the rural population of males in
Uttar Pradesh is………
A. 73% B. 70% C. 76%
D. 78% ANS-C
48. In the comparative data on Haryana, Kerala, and Uttar
Pradesh which state has the highest literacy rate?
A. Haryana B. Kerala C.
UP D. All are equal ANS-B
49. In the data for the Per capita income of Haryana,
Kerala, Bihar-which state has the lowest per capita income?
A. Haryana B. Kerala C.
Bihar D. All equal ANS-C
C-L-1-POWER SHARING
1) In Belgium, out of the total population, 59 percent live
in the Flemish region and speak ___ language.
a) Dutch b) French c) English d) German Answer: Option (a)
2) In Belgium, there were tensions between the
Dutch-speaking and __-speaking communities during the 1950s and 1960s.
a) German b) French c)
English d) Russian Answer: Option (b)
3) In the island nation of Sri Lanka, the Sri Lankan Tamil
population is concentrated in the ___ and ___ of the country.
a) South and West b)
South and East c) North and Central d) North and East Answer: Option (d)
4) Most of the Sinhala speaking people of Sri Lanka are __.
a) Christians b)
Hindus c) Buddhists d) Muslims Answer:
Option (c)
5) Sri Lanka emerged as an independent country in ___.
a) 1948 b) 1947 c) 1949
d) 1958 Answer: Option (a)
6) In ____, an Act was passed to recognise Sinhala as the
only official language, thus disregarding Tamil.
a) 1958 b) 1956 c)
1968 d) None of the above Answer: Option (b)
7) The amended Constitution of Belgium prescribed that the
number of __ and French-speaking ministers shall be equal in the central
government.
a) Italian b) German c) English d) Dutch Answer: option (d)
8) ___ is elected by people belonging to one language
community – Dutch, French and German-speaking – no matter where they live. This
government has the power regarding cultural, educational and language-related
issues.
a) District Government
b) State Government
c) Community Government
d) Central Government Answer:
Option (c)
9) When many countries of Europe came together to form the
European Union, __ was chosen as its headquarters.
a) Brussels b) Paris c) London
d) Zurich Answer:
Option (a)
10) Which of the following statements about Power Sharing is
false?
a) Power sharing helps in reducing the conflicts between
social groups.
b) Power sharing is a good way to help in establishing
political order.
c) Power sharing is not the spirit of democracy.
d) All the above are false. Answer:
Option (c)
11) Which of the following statements are true about power
sharing?
a) Power is shared among different organs of government.
b) Power can be shared among governments at different
levels.
c) Power may also be shared among different social groups.
d) All the above statements are true. Answer: Option (d)
12) ____ means a social division based on shared culture.
a) Ethnic b) Democracy c) Secularism d) None of the above Answer: Option (a)
13) ___ is a belief that the majority community should be
able to rule a country in whichever way it wants, by disregarding the wishes
and needs of the minority.
a) Majoritarianism
b) Minoritarianism c) Secularism d) None of the above Answer: Option (a)
14) ____ in Belgium is a good example of power sharing among
different social groups.
a) Community Government b) District Government
c) Central Government d) State Government Answer: Option (a)
15) The major social groups in Sri Lanka are the
Sinhala-speakers which constitute ___ of the population.
a) 35 percent b) 50
percent c) 74 percent d) 30 percent Answer:
Option (c)
16) In the capital city Brussels, 80 percent people speak __
while 20 percent are ___ speaking.
a) French, Dutch b)
Dutch, French c) French, German d) German, French Answer: (a)
17) Out of the total population of Belgium, ___ of people
live in the Wallonia region and speak French.
a) 40 percent b) 50
percent c) 20 percent d) 10 percent Answer:
Option (a)
18) Belgium has borders with France, the Netherlands, ____
and Luxembourg.
a) Sweden b) Austria c) Italy d) Germany Answer: Option (d)
19) ___ is a violent conflict between opposing groups within
a country that becomes so intense that it appears like a war.
a) Civil War b) Proxy War c) Colonial War d) None of the
above Answer:
Option (a)
20) Which of the following statements are true?
a) A legitimate government is one where citizens, through
participation, acquire a stake in the system.
b) Prudential reasons stress that power sharing will bring out
better outcomes; moral reasons emphasise the very act of power sharing as
valuable.
c) A democratic rule involves sharing power with those
affected by its exercise and who have to live with its effects.
d) All the above statements are true.
Answer: Option (d)
