VELAMMAL VIDHYASHRAM

BHAGAT SINGH WING

MCQ FOR TERM 1
1) Which one of the following is a principle of Sustainable Development?

A) Balance between use and conservation of resources

B) Cut the trees.

C) Use vehicles that cause pollution

D) Allow industries to carry on illegal mining

2) The example of non-renewable resources are

A) Petrol and Gases B) Solar Energy C) Wind Energy D) Tidal Energy

3) A substance or object becomes resource because of its

A) features B) utility C) prices D) renewability

4) The resources which take millions of years to get renewed are

A) Renewable resources B) Non-renewable resources C) Solar power D) Human resources

5) The number and ability of people is usually referred as

A) Human resources B) Stock of resources C) Natural resources D) Renewable resources

6) Improving the quality of human lives is an example of

A) Stock of resources B) Human resources C) Sustainable development D) Utility

7) Aurangzeb died in the year

A) 1707 B) 1710 C) 1705 D) 1711

8) - Battle of Plassey took place in the year

A) 1757 B) 1789 C) 1760 D) 1755

9) _____ led Englishmen in the Battle of Plassey against Bengal nawab in 1757

A) Warren Hasting B) Louis Mountbaitten C) Robert Clive D) Lord Canning

10) Battle of Buxor was fought in

A) 1765 B) 1764 C) 1767 D) 1769

11) _____ was capital of Tipu Sultan

A) Calicut B) Mangalore C) Seringapatnam D) Masulipatnam

12) Marathas were defeated by English in _____ battle of Panipat.

A) third B) first C) fourth D) second

13) Doctorine of Lapse was introduced by

A) Lord Canning B) Lord Dalhousie C) Lord Clive D) Lord Curjon

14) ____ is referred as ‘Tiger of Mysore’

A) Haider Ali B) Akbar C) Tipu Sultan D) Shah Alam II

15) ________ was annexed under Doctorine of Lapse in 1848

A) Poona B) Satara C) Gwaliar D) Kanpur

16) _____ translated digest of Hindu Laws in English in 1775

A) Hastings B) Canning C) N B Halhed D) Cornwallis

17) According to the terms of the Permanent Settlement, who were recognized as zamindars?

(a) Village heads (b) Farmers and Peasants (c) Rajas and Taluqdars (d) British officers

18) In which year was the Permanent Settlement System started?

(a) 1900 (b) 1885 (c) 1890 (d) 1793

19) Who are called the ryots?

(a) The landlords

(b) The women worker who used to carry indigo plant to the vats

(c) The cultivators or the peasants who actually worked on the land

(d) The village headmen who controlled the village land

20) Under the Mahalwari system, each ____ were called Mahal.

A) village B) peasants C) houses D) towns

21) Morris cotton print was invented by

A) William Morris B) Robert Morris C) John Morris D) Morris Will

22) _______ collected revenues under Mahalwari system.

A) Zamindars B) English officials C) village headmen D) soldiers

23) Who devised Mahalwari system in 1922.

A) Robert Mills B) Cornwallis C) Holt Mackenzie D) Warren Hastings

24) Britishers were referred as _____ by tribals.

A) killers B) devta C) Dikus D) Raja

25) Shifting cultivation is known as _____ in North India

A) Buwai B) Bewar C) Jhuming D) Ploughing

26) Tribals were often forced to work in ____ mines of Bihar during British rule.

A) coal B) gold C) petroleum D) iron

27) The Indian Constitution was drafted by _____.

A) Congress B) Constituent Assembly C) Judicial Assembly D) Hindu Mahasbha

28) The existence of more than one level of government in any country is called ____

A) Democracy B) Federalism C) Universal Adult Franchise D) Monarchy

29) The Human trafficking and forced labour are prohibited under ____.

A) Culture and Educational Rights B) Right against Exploitation

C) Right to freedom of Religion D) Right to Property

30) _____ was the President of the Constituent Assembly.

A) Dr Rajendra Prasad B) S Radhakrishnan C) B R Ambedkar D) C Rajaji

31) What is cultivation of grapes called’?

(a) Sericulture (b) Viticulture (c) Floriculture (d) Horiculture

32) The important inputs like seeds, fertilisers, machinery etc form a system called as?

(a) Barter system (b) Water system (c) Farm system (d) All of these

33) Type of farming to meet family needs is known as:

(a) Subsistense (b) Mixed (c) Organic (d) None of these

34) Which of these is not commercial farming?

(a) Commercial Grain (b) Mixed (c) Organic (d) Plantation

35) Which of the following crops are raised in commercial grain farming?

(a) Wheat (b) Maize (c) Both of these (d) None of these
36) Rubber plantation is famous in:

(a) Sri Lanka (b) Brazil (c) Malaysia (d) USA

37) Which of the following are coarse grains?

(a) Jowar (b) Bajra (c) Ragi (d) All of these

38) Which of the following country is a leading producer of rice?

(a) China (b) Pakistan (c) Malaysia (d) Egypt

39) Which type of soil is good for growing wheat?

(a) Desert (b) Loamy (c) Sandy (d) None of these

40) Which fibre requires frost free days to grow?

(a) Cotton (b) Jute (c) Nylon (d) None of these

41) Which of the following countries usually practice Commercial agriculture?

(a) U.S.A (b) Bangladesh (c) India (d) Bhutan

42) Food processing is an example of ___ based industry.

A) marine B) agro C) mineral D) forest

43. ____ is an example of forest based industry.

A) Banking B) Baking cakes C) Advertising D) Pharmaceuticals

44. ___ is an example of a co-operative industry.

A) Steel Authority of India Ltd B) Hindustan Aeronautical Ltd C) Sudha Dairy D) Indian Army

45. Maruti Udyog Ltd is an example of ___ sector industry.

A) cooperative B) private C) joint D) private

46. Jamshedpur lies on the banks of _______ river

A) Subarnarekha B) Ganga C) Jhelum D) Mahi

47. Sakchi is the old name of ______.

A) Jamshedpur B) Salem C) Bhadravati D) Belgavi

48. India’s first successful mechanized textile mill was established in ____.

A) Surat B) Kolkata C) Madras D) Mumbai

49) _____ is also famous as ‘Manchester of India.’

A) Surat B) Delhi C) Ahmedabad D) Salem

50. _____ is known as the ‘Manchestor of Japan.’

A) Tokyo B) Hiroshima C) Osaka D) Aichi

51) Kharkai river flows through the steel city of ____.

A) Jamshedpur B) Bhilai C) Chittorgarh D) Bokaro

52) Silk manufacturing falls under

A) large scale industry B) small scale industry C) marine industry D) mineral industry

53) Name the river which flows through Osaka.

A) Shinano B) Yodo C) Thames D) Colarado

54) he Great Lake waterway is located near

A) New York B) Washington C) Pittsburgh D) Osaka

55) Chintzes clothes can be found in

A) Dhaka B) Masulipatnam C) Burhanpur D) Calicut

56) Basket weaving is identified under

A) cottage industry B) marine based industry C) mineral based industry D) source industry

57) An individual gives her consent to the government with the help of _____.

A) movements B) elections C) opposition D) Parliament

58) The President appoints ____ members of Rajya Sabha.

A) 12 B) 15 C) 14 D) 2

59) The leader of RUling Party in the Lok Sabha is ____

A) Defence Minister B) Prime Minister C) Chief Minister D) President

60) Who heads the Rajya Sabha.

A) President B) Speaker C) Cabinet Minister D) Vice President

61) To form a government, a party must win at least ____ seats in Lok Sabha.

A) 272 B) 255 C) 280 D) 270

62) There are _____ elected members in the Lok Sabha.

A) 543 B) 540 C) 545 D) 455