SECTION-A

Q1. MCQ BASED QUESTION (1 x 10= 10)

1) Which of the following drawbacks did the Permanent Settlement of Land revenue have?
(a) As the position of the Zamindars was not heredity, they were not interested improving the
conditions of the land .
(b) The peasants found it difficult to pay the revenue which was fixed at a high rate.
(c) The Zamindars had the right to remove the peasants from the land that they cultivated if they
failed to pay the revenue .
(d) All of the above .
2) Which of the following is not correct regarding the socio- cultural life of tribal people in India?
(i) The tribal people performed sacrifice to please animistic spirits.
(ii) In tribal society women did not get greater respect and dignity.
(iii) Tribal people were the permanent settlers
(iv) Tribal people believe a lot in the institution of family.
Codes:- choose the correct code
(a) (i) and (ii) only
(b) (ii) and (iii) only
(c) (iii) and (iv ) only
(d) (i) and (iv) only

3) People violating child labour laws are imposed a fine of Rs

(a) 40,000 to 50,000
(b) 10,000 to 20,000
(c) 50,000 to 1 lakh
(d) 5000 to 10,000

4) The country that has the lengthiest Constitution is

(a) USA
(b) Bhutan
(c) India
(d) France

5) Match the column

I The first meeting of constituent assembly took place A 1949
II The final draft of Indian constitution was approved B 1946
Iii Word socialist and secular added to Indian constitution C 1930
iv Dandi march D 1976

Codes
(a) I-A, II-B, III-C, IV-D
(b) I-B, II-A, III-D, IV- C
(c) I-B,II-A, III-C, IV- D
(d) I-B,II-C,III-D, IV- A

6) The first chairman of the Planning Commission was

(a) Rajendra Prasad

(b) Jawahar Lal Nehru
(c) V V Giri
(d) Manmohan Singh

7) Which one of the following pair is not correctly matched?

A Factories act I 1948
B Mines act II 1953
C Employees compensation act III 1923
D Building and other construction workers act I 1996
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 8) Identify the image and choose the correct option
(a) Cottage industry
(b) Small scale industry
(c) Joint sector industry
(d) Private sector industry

9) Which one of the following is not a correct statement regarding the information and technology (IT)
Industry?
(a) It is a new industry compared to cotton textile and iron and iron and steel industry.
(b) It deals with the development and management of computer based information system particulary
hardware and software
(c) It was started from silicon valley of Bengaluru India
(d) Other emerging IT hubs of India are Mumbai, Chennai, new Delhi pune etc
10) Which of the following statement is true?
(a) 90% of world's population lives in 30% of the earth's surface.
(b) 90% of world's population lives in 60% of the earth's surface.
(c) 80% of world's population lives in 60% of the earth's surface.
(d) None of the above.

Q2. Fill in the blanks with appropriate words. (1x 5= 5)

(a) The tribal people were________worshippers.

(b) The Ryotwari System was devised in the British territories in the .......................
(c) According to the Salt law, only _____________had the right to make salt.
(d) __________and ___________are the most heavily populated countries in the world .
(e) Every year, budget is presented in the __________.

Q3. State whether the following statement are true or false (1 x 5= 5)

(a) Right to Life is guaranteed under Article 22.

(b) In India, everybody has access to enough water.
(c) The Planning Commission was set up in 1970.
(d) Budget is an account of expenses of the government.
(e) Bhopal gas disaster caused a great damage to the environment.

SECTION- B
VERY SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS (2 X 6 = 12)
Q4. Name the crops are their area of cultivation which were forced by britishers to grow?
Q5. What do you understand by the term ‘constitution’?
Q6. Where does Govt. get the money to provide public facilities?
Q7. Write a short note on Salt Satyagraha .
Q8. What are the basic requirements of large scale industries?
Q9 . What are the natural causes for population change ?

SECTION –C
SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS (3 X6 = 18)

Q12. What is meant by jhum cultivation ?

Q13. Why were the Britishers not in favour of shifting cultivation?
Q14. Write a short note on the density of population .
Q15. Write a short note on water scarcity in Chennai and how the people dealt with it.
Q16. Write a short note on child labour in India.
Q17. Explain the importance of cotton textile industry?

SECTION-D
LONG ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS –I ( 4 X 4 = 16)

Q18. Explain the classification of industries on the basis of ownership?

Q19. What are the various factors that affect the population change of an area?
Q20. What were the reasons for Bhopal gas tragedy?
Q21.What were the drawbacks of the Permanent Settlement Act of 1793?

SECTION-E
LONG ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS –II (2 X 5 = 10)
Q22. “ The fundamental rights are the basic human rights guaranteed to all citizens”. Justify.
Q23. What was the impact of forest laws on the tribal society?

SECTION-F
MAP BASED QUESTION (0.5 X 8 = 4)
Q24. Identify the following Indian states on the political map of India? (attempt any eight )
A. Haryana
B. Karnataka
C. Goa
D. Manipur
E. Meghalaya
F. Tripura
G. Uttrakhand
H. Jharkhand
I. Chhattisgarh
J. Telangana