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SECT ION- A
(Mult iple Choic e Ques tions )
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1. Choose the correctly match ed pair :
I II
(Rive r)
(Mult i-pur pose River Proje ct)

(A) Gandh i Sagar Cham bal

(B) Hirak ud Godav ari

(C) Nagar juna Sagar Kaver i

(D) Salal Beas

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2. Which among the following crop is known as 'Golden Fibre ' ?
(A) Cotton . (B) Wool

(C) Jute_ (D) Silk

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\2· Read the characteristics given in the box and identi fy the· type of coal from
the option given below : 1

• This is low grade brown coal.

• The princi pal reserv es are in Neyveli in ·T amiln adu.
• It is soft with high moist ure conte nt ..
Optio ns:-
(A) Pit Coal
(B) Anthr asite Coal
(C) Ligni te Coal
(D) Bitum inous Coal

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4. Which state of India has the maximum area under permanent forest?

(A) Haryana
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(:B) Himachal Pradesh

(C) Punjab
(D) Madhya Pradesh

5. Belgium took some measures to solve its problem. Read the following
measures and choose the correct option : 1

I. Formation of community government.

II. Following majoritarian policy.
ill. By providing equal representation of language groups.
IV. By providing additional powers to.local governments.
Options:
(A) Only I, II and III are correct . .
(B) Only I, III ·and IV are-correct.
(C) Only I, n ·and IV are correct.
(D) Only II, III and IV are correct.

6. How is democracy better than · other forms of Government ? Choose the

most appropriate option.
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(A) It enhances the dignity of individuals.·
(B) It promotes equality among elites.
(C) It promotes tendency of priy9:te ownership only.
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, (D) It increases the individualism.

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7. Read the following statements regarding the creation of States on the 1
basis of language in India and choose the correct options :
I. Formation of states on the basis of language made the country more

united and stronger.

II. Formation of states on the basis of language made administration

easier.
III. Formation of states on the basis of language has weakened the
federal structure.
IV. Formation of states on the basis of language led to the development
of Indian languages.
Options:
(A) Only I, II and III are correct.
(B) . Only II, III and IV are ~orrect.
(C) Only I, II and IV are correct.
(D) Only I, ill and IV are correct.
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8. Choose the correct option related to Union list. 1.

(A) Police, Foreign affairs, Agriculture
(B) Trade, Irrigation, Marriage
(C) Education, Commerce, Banking
(D) ~urrency, Communicatio~, Defence

9. Choose the correct option ~elated to the regional

. lit·
Party Name . . po ical parties of India: 1
Election Symbol State
(A) Rashtriya Lok Dal Mashal Uttar Pradesh
(B) Telugu Desam Cycle
Andhra Pradesh
(C) . Telangana Rashtra S~miti Kite
Telangana
(J)) Shiromani Akali Dal Chashma
Punjab

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m· A e rt·1on (A) an d, Re as on (R).

. en below. Th ey ar e ss
IO . · Two sta te m en ts ar
e giv 1
e co rre ct op tio n.
carefully an d choose th
Read bo th th e sta te m en ts

ss er tio n (A) : Th er e wa s civil wa r in Sr i La nk a.

A
al a
s pa ss ed in 19 56 to se cu re do m in an ce of Si nh
Re as on (R) : An Act wa
m en t.
co m m un ity on th e go ve rn

O pt io ns :
ct an d (R) is th e co rre ct ex pl an at io n of (A).
(A) Both (A) an d (R) ar e corre
bu t (R ) is no t th e co rre ct ex pl an at io n of (A ).
ct,
(B) Both (A) an d (R) ar e corre
(A) is correct, bu t (R) is
incorrect.
(C )

(D) (A) is incorrect, bu

t (R) is correct. I ,

ly in th e· or de r of th ei r in cl us io n in the
regi on s of Ita
l l. Arrange th e following
e cor~ect op tio n: 1
Unified Ita ly an d choose th
I. Venetia

II. Savoy Sa rd in ia .

ill . Sicilies

O pt io ns :

(A) I, II and II I

(B) II, II I and I

(C) I, II I and II ·

(D) II, I and II I

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12. In the 17 th century the city El Dorado in South America became famous as

which one of the following? 1

(A) City of Diversity

(B) City of Gold

(C) Small pox City

(D) Trading City

13. Arrange the following historical events in chronological order and choose

the correct option : 1

I. Second Round Table Conference

II. Simon Commission arrives in India

III. Beginning of Dandi March

IV. Incident of Chauri-Chaura

Options: ·

(A) I, IT, III and IV

(B) IV, II, III and I

(C) IV, II, I and III .

(D) I, II, IV and III

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S. Match the Column-I with Column-II and choose
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the following :

Col umn -I Col um n-II

(Pu blic atio ns) (Au tho rs)

Bengal Gazette i. Tul sida s

a.

Kesari u. Jam es Aug ust Hic key

b.

c. Ramcharitmanas iii.f Ram Mo han Roy

d. Samvad Kaumudi iv.. Bal Gan gad har Tila k

Opt ion s: .

(A) a-i b-ii

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c-m · . d-iv
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(B) a-ii- b~iii c-iv d-i

(C) a-ii b-iv c-i d-iii

(D) a-iv b-i · c-ii d-iii

15. Find the odd one out.

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(A) Hindusta~ Computers Limited

(B) Hindustan Unilever -.

(C) ~harti Airtel Limited .

(D) Indian-~ostal Service

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. (A) and Rea son (R).
A rt·ion
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option.
Read both the state men ts carefully and choose the correct

in Indi a.
Ass ertio n (A) : Rupees is accepted as medium of exchange
of
Rea son (R): The World Ban k legalises the use of rupe e as a med ium

paym ent in India.

Opt ions :

(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct an.d (R) is the corre
c~ expl anat ion of (A). _

(B) Both (A) and.(R) are correct, but (R) is not the corr
ect expl anat ion of (A).

( (C) (A) is correct, but (R) is incorrect.

\ (D) (A) is incorrect, but (R) is co.rrect.

17. Which of the following provisions have been mad

e und er the 'Ma hat ~a

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Gandhi National Rura l Employment Gua rant ee Act - 2005 1

(A) Government ensu res 100 days of employment

for all resi dent s.

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03) Government ensu res 200 days of employment for all rur a1 res1 ents .
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(C) Government. provides ·

grains in ex~hange of wor k m
· rura1 area s.

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{D) Government provides ·unemployment allowa nee o the ben efic iarie s

in case of failure to provide employment.

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bali zati on
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1S. the cor rect opti ons :
811 d choose
J. Governm ent reduces t rad e bar rier s.
duc ers.
n. Govern men t red uce s com peti tion amo ng pro
Ill, Govern men t reduces imp ort and exp ort taxes.
inv estm ent.
rv. Go, ·ernmen t removes rest rict ion s on foreign
Option s:
(A) Only I, II and III are correct.
(B) Only II, III and IV are correct.
(C) Only I, III and IV are correct.
(D) Only I, II and IV are correct.

19. 'Per cap ita income' is crit erio n for

development of whi ch one of the
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following ?
(A) Uni ted Nat ion s Dev elop men t Pro gra
mm e

(B) World Hea lth Org anis atio n

(C) World Tra de Org anis atio n
(D) World Ban k
agr icul ture work. Wh ich of the
20. Rama is a farm er. She nee ds loan for
for Ra.m a ? Choose the mo st
following sources of loan will be beneficial
1
appropriate option :
I. Ban k
II. Agr icul tura l Tra der
ID. Self-Help Group
IV. Government
Op tion s:
(A) Only I, III and IV are correct.
CB) Only I, II and III are correct.
(C) Only II, III and IV are correct. ·
(D) Only I, II and IV are correct.

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s)
(Ve ry Sh ort An sw er Ty pe Qu est ion
in
jl- (a) Suggest any two me asu res
to promote secularism as mentioned
2
the Ind ian Constitution.
OR
(b) Suggest any two me asu res to
ens ure participation of women in
2
public life .

pla nta tion workers of Assam dur ing Non-

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~ ExJ>lain the notion of Sw ara j for
Co-operation Movement.
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cess
~ How did inf orm atio n .and com
munication technology promote the pro
2
of Globalization ? Explain.
2
ion of minera ls.
u. Suggest any two ways for the conservat

(5 X 3 = 15)
SE CT IO N-C
(Sh ort An sw er Ty pe Qu est ion s)
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25. Mention any thr ee fea tur es of com
me~cial farming.

providing employm ent.

26. Describe the role of pri ma ry sector in

27. (a) Explain any thr ee factors resp

onsible for wa ter pollution. 3
OR
(b) Explain any thr ee factors respons
ible for .a ir pollution. 3

28
· Differentiate between federal ~de of government with examples.

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29. E
xplain the functioning .of conserv. ative
regimes established in F ran ee m
18IS. .· ·
3
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(Lo ng An sw er Typ e Qu est ion s)

5
s for the development.
!J. (a) Examine the importance of public facilitie
OR
Development Report and
(b) Which organization publishes the Human 5
es? Examine.
what criteria does it use to compare countri

5
l soil.
31. (a) Explain the main features of alluvia
OR
planning and its nee d in
(b) Explain the various stages of res our ce-
3+2=5
India.

32. (a) "The law enacted in 1956 and oth

er Constitutional Provisions led to
es in Sri Lanka." Sup por t
major conflict between the ~wo communiti
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erent ~ou ps. " Sup por t
(b) "Power sharing increases tru st betwe~n diff
the statement. 5

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. (a) Explain the features of manuscrip
t_found in Ind ia before the adv ent
· ~f printing culture. ·· 5
OR
. . .
the po .
(b) How did the advent of prin t culture affect . or peop1e m Ind ia ?
. ·
Explam. .
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SEC TIO N-E
(Cas e/So urce Bas ed Que stio ns)
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follow :
Read the following sour ce and answ er the ques tions that
~- The Ind epen den ce Day Pled ge, 26 Jan uar y 1930
people, as of
"We believe that it is the inali enab le righ t of the Indi an
anY other people, to have freedom and to enjoy the
fruit s of thei r t~~ and
oppo rtun ities of
ba,·e the necessities of life, so that they may have full
gro"th. We also believe that if any gove rnm ent depr
ives peop le of t~es e
righ t to alte r it or
rights and oppr esse s them , the people have a furth er
only depr ived the
abolish it. The Brit ish Gov ernm ent in Indi a has not
expl oitat ion of the
Indian people of thei r freedoiµ but base d itsel f on the
cult ural ly and
masses, and has ruin ed · Indi a economically, ·politically,
seve r the ~~t is~
spirituallyl We believe, there fore , that Indi a mus t
ce. " · .
connectio~ nd atta in :e_u r~Swa.:.aj or Qo ~~ pen den 1
(34.1) Why was Swa raj cons idere d as an inali enab
le righ t of t~e Indi a ?
ce ?
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(34.2) Which type of gove rnm ent is supp orte d in the sour 2
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(34.3) Explain any two effects of Brit ish rule. in Indi a.
t 4
3.5. Read the following sour ce and answ er the ques
tion s.that follow :
The Nee d for Poli tica l Par ties
As we have seen , larg e societies need repr esen tativ
e dem ocra cy. As
som e agen cy to
societies became larg e and complex, they also need ed
ent thes e to the
gather different view s on vari ous issu es and to pres
repr esen tativ es
government. They need ed som e· ways, to brin g vari ous
I together so that a resp onsi ble gove rnm ent could be form
ed. ~he y need ed a
l mechanism to supp ort or rest rain the governmen~, mak
e poli cies , just ify
ds that ever y
or oppose them . Poli tical part ies . fulfil thes e _nee
representative gove rnm ent has. We can say that part ies are a ne cess ary
co di • •
n hon for a dem ocra cy~ .
cy'
(35 .1) Explain the mea ning of 'repr esen tativ e dem ocra 1
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( -2) How do polit ical part ies shap e publ ic opin ion ?
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35 ·3) Wh 'd . d• •
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1 1caI part'1es cons1 ered a nece ssar y
Yare po1·t·
. con ition for a
democracy ? Exp lain.

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er the qu est ion s th at follow :
, d the following source an d an sw
. aea
r Lo an s fro m Co -o pe ra tiv es
r~ l ar ea s ar e
s bank_s , the ~t~ er ma jor source of ch ea p cre dit in ru
13eside ou rce s
tiv e so cie tie s. M em be rs of a co-operative pool the ll' res t"
e co-opera pera 1~es
th
eratio n
.
m ce rta in are as . Th ere are sev era l typ es of co-~
(or co-op al
far me rs co -op era tiv es, we av ers co-operatives, md us tn
~~ible such as .
Po~--
.-orkers co-operatives etc.
aw ay fro m
ak ~- op era tiv e fun cti on s in a village no t ve ry far
Krish
far me rs as me mb ers . It accep.t s de po sit s fro m its
Sonpur . It"' ha s 23 00 ne d
the se de po sit s as co lla te ra l,~ ~o-operative ha s ob tai
members. With loa ns to
n fro m the ba nk . Th ese fun ds are us ed to pro vid e
1 large loa
se loa ns are rep aid , an oth er ro un d of len din g ca n tak e
members. Once the .
place. J ,
ag ric ult ur e
ish ak Co -op era tiv e pro vid es loa ns for the pu rch as e of
Kr ,
for cu lti va tio n an d ag i:,i cultural tra de , fis he ry loa ns
equipments, loa ns
tru cti on s of ho us es an d for va rie ty of oth er ex pe ns es.
loans for co ns
inc lud es cre dit fac ilit ies offered by Co -o pe rat ive
(36.1) Which sec tor . . 1
Societies?
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Ho w do Se lf- He lp Gr ou ps access ex ter na l fu nd ing ?
(36.2) ~

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of Co-operative Societies.
(36.3) Explain the fun cti on ing

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(Map Sk ill Ba se d Qu es tio ns

37. (a) Two places 'A' an d 'B' ha ve be en ma rk ed on the given

po lit ica l ou tli ne
tio n
ia. Ide nti fy the m wi th the help of the following inf or ma
map of Ind :
wr ite the ir co rre ct na me s on the lines dr aw n n.ear the m
and
s too k
n of In dia n Na tio na l Co ng res
A. The place wh ere the ses sio
pl~ce _in 1927. 1

ere M ah atm a G~ nd hi led th e mo ve me nt of co tto n

B. T~e pl~ce wh
mill workers. 1

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 The followin g questio ns are for Visually Impaire d Candid ates
only in lieu of Questio n No. 37(a).

• (a) (i) Name the place where the session of Indian National Congres s
(,. 1
' took place in 1927.
(ii) Na me the place where Mahatm a Gandhi led the moveme nt of
cotton mill workers. 1

(b) On the same outline map of India locate and label any three of the
.( ,.
following with suitable symbols :
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(i) An Internat ional Airport located in Punjab.
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(ii) A major S~a port located in Gujarat.
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(iii) A major oil field of India located in Arabian Sea.
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(iv) A Nuclear Power Plant located in Uttar Pradesh .

Sote: The followin g questio ns are for Visually Impaire d Candid ates
only in lieu of Questio n No. 37(b) (Attemp t three).

r.. (b) (i) Name the place · where an Inte_rnational Airport · is located in
Punjab. 1

(ii) Name the place where major sea port is located in Gujarat·. 1

(iii) Name an oil field of India located in Arabian Sea. 1

(iv) Name the place where nuclear power plant located in Uttar
Pradesh . 1

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