wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

1234

Total questions: 152

Worksheet time: 1hrs 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is not a primary activity?

a)

Agriculture

b)

Fishing

c)

Manufacturing

d)

Gathering

2.

Which of the following is a fibre crop?

a)

Rice

b)

Wheat

c)

Jute

d)

Sugarcanr

3.

------ is known as paddy

(a)  

4.

The land on which the crops are grown is known as ----- land

(a)  

5.

------ is practised in the semi arid and arid regions of the world.

a)

Shifting cultivation

b)

Nomadic herding

c)

Plantation agriculture

d)

Mixed farming

6.

Type of farming practised to meet the needs of farmers family is ------- farming

a)

Commercial

b)

Shifting cultivation

c)

Subsistence

d)

Mixed

7.

------ is the leading producer of coffee in the world

(a)  

8.

What is growing of grapes called?

a)

Viticulture

b)

Sericulture

c)

Agriculture

d)

Horticulture

9.

Growing of fruits, crops and vegetables and rearing of livestock is called ------

(a)  

10.

Banking is an example of ----- activity

a)

Secondary

b)

Primary

c)

Tertiary

d)

None of the above

11.

In ------ farming , land is used for growing food and fodder crops and rearing livestock

a)

Mixed

b)

Plantations

c)

Subsistence

d)

None of the above

12.

Which country is thecleading producer of rice?

a)

Japan

b)

India

c)

Srilanka

d)

China

13.

----- are known as coarse grains

a)

Maize

b)

Millets

c)

Rice

d)

Wheat

14.

In India shifting cultivation is called ------

a)

Ladang

b)

Jhumming

c)

Milpa

d)

Roca

15.

------- requires high temperature, light rainfall , 210 frostfree days and bright sunshine for its growth

(a)  

16.

The ultimate aim of agricultural development is to increase ------

a)

Farming

b)

Plantation agriculture

c)

Food security

d)

None of the above

17.

Tea, coffee, sugarcane and rubber are grown in -----

a)

Subsistence farming

b)

Plantations

c)

Shifting cultivation

d)

Mixed farming

18.

------- is also called slash and burn agriculture

(a)  

19.

In which type of farming does genetic modification is not done to increase the yield of the crop?

a)

Organic

b)

Subsistence

c)

Mixed

d)

Commercial

20.

The important ------ of agriculture are machinery, seeds, chemicals etc

a)

Processes

b)

Outputs

c)

Inputs

d)

None of the above

21.

which industries use plants and animals based products ?

a)

mineral based

b)

marine based

c)

agro based

d)

forest based

e)

none of the above

22.

what are the different industries - based on the size .

a)

private sector industries

b)

large scale industries

c)

joint sector industries

d)

small scale industries

23.

Before which year iron and steel industry was located where raw materials , power supply and running water were easily available .

(a)  

24.

What is the process of iron and steel industries ?

a)

it undergoes smelting

b)

are cut into pieces

c)

converting iron ore into steel

d)

raw materials are put into blast furnace

25.

what are the different locational factors for industries ?

a)

raw materials

b)

labour

c)

land

d)

capital

e)

all of the above

26.

in which industries is this machine used ?

a)

textile industries

b)

coal industries

c)

iron and steel industries

d)

educational industries

27.

what is the defanition of smelting ?

a)

it is the process in which metals are extracted from their ores .

b)

it is the process of moulding the ores into wires, jwellery ,etc

c)

it is the process of removing the ores from the ground

d)

it is the process of cleaning the ores of the required metals

28.

name the majour iron and steel industry in India .

(a)  

29.

the term 'textile' is derived from the latin world texere which means ___________ .

a)

thread

b)

weave

c)

stich

d)

none of the above

30.

in which year was the first textile industry established ?

a)

1818

b)

2001

c)

1882

d)

1995

e)

2008

31.

about _____________ of the indian textile industries total production is exported .

a)

half

b)

1/4

c)

1/3

d)

2/5

32.

what type of industrial sector is this ?

a)

private sector

b)

joint sector

c)

co-operative sector

d)

all of the above

33.

The processing of raw materials into more valuable products falls under the category of

a)

Primary Industry

b)

Secondary Industry

c)

Tertiary Industry

d)

None of these

34.

Which one of the following is an example of public sector industry?

a)

AMUL

b)

SAIL

c)

TATA STEEL

d)

MARUTI UDYOG LTD.

35.

In which state is Tata Iron and Steel Company situated?

a)

West Bengal

b)

Jharkhand

c)

Odisha

d)

Bihar

36.

Which two states are more famous for their cotton textile industry?

a)

(a) Haryana and Punjab

b)

(b) Maharashtra and Gujarat

c)

(c) Kerala and Tamil Nadu

d)

(d) Assam and West Bengal

37.

One of the worst industrial disasters of all time occurred in __________ on 3 December, 1984.

a)

Indore

b)

Kolkata

c)

Bhopal

d)

Nashik

38.

Industries can be classified on the basis of

a)

Raw materials

b)

Size

c)

Ownership

d)

All of the above

39.

What is smelting?

a)

Metals extracted from their ores

b)

Distillation of metals

c)

Separating metals

d)

Sublimation of metals

40.

Emerging industries are also known as __________.

a)

Dark industries

b)

Hard industries

c)

Sunrise industries

d)

Powerful industries

41.

Industrial System consists of

a)

Raw materials, Size, Ownership

b)

Inputs, Processes, Outputs

42.

Types of Ownership

a)

Private, Raw, Public

b)

Landlord, Tenant

c)

Private, Public, Joint, Co-operative

43.

Examples of marine based industry are

a)

Animals and plants

b)

Products from sea and ocean

c)

Minerals

d)

Forests

44.

_________ is often called the backbone of modern industry.

a)

Copper

b)

Steel

c)

Nickel

d)

Limestone

45.

Banking is an example of ____________ industry.

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

Tertiary

46.

Ahmedabad is located on the banks of the _______ river.

a)

Sabarmati

b)

Tapi

c)

Narmada

d)

Krishna

47.

Look at the image and identify the type of industry.

a)

small scale industry

b)

large scale industry

48.

When was Human Resource Development Ministry formed in India at central level of Government?

a)

In 1990

b)

In 1985

c)

In 2004

d)

In 2009

49.

What does the following image infer?

a)

Decrease in population

b)

Increase in population

c)

Balanced population

d)

All of the above

50.

More than 90% of World’s population lives in about of land surface?

a)

20%

b)

45%

c)

30%

d)

35%

51.

The age group of 0-15 comes under which economical group?

a)

Self-sufficient

b)

Active

c)

Dependent

d)

All of these

52.

Which one of the following is considered as the ultimate resource?

a)

Human Resource

b)

Natural Resource

c)

Power Resource

d)

Mineral Resource

53.

What is the natural growth rate?

a)

Decrease of infancy rate

b)

Increase of death rate

c)

Difference between birth rate and death rate

d)

None of these

54.

Which of the following is not the region where very few people live?

a)

High altitudes areas

b)

Plains

c)

High Mountains

d)

Equatorial forest area

55.

Which are the factors that affect distribution of population?

a)

Geographical factors

b)

Social factors

c)

Economic Factors

d)

All of the Above

56.

Average Density of Indian population is _ persons per sq km.

a)

319

b)

329

c)

385

d)

382

57.

_____________ are people leaving a particular country.

a)

Refugees

b)

Immigrants

c)

Emigrants

d)

Foreigners

58.

_______________ is a country whose population growth declined because of low birth and death rates.

a)

Indonesia

b)

South Africa

c)

United Kingdom

d)

Russia

59.

Average Density population of the world is _ persons per sq km.

a)

55

b)

51

c)

60

d)

56

60.

Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana was started in

a)

2012

b)

2013

c)

2015

d)

2010

61.

Which country has high population growth rate?

a)

Pakistan

b)

Kenya

c)

India

d)

China

62.

Movement of people in and out of an area is called

a)

Migration

b)

Death Rate

c)

Birth Rate

d)

Growth Rate

63.

A .......... is a form of business set up by people or by the government.

a)

Group

b)

Company

c)

Basic needs

d)

Contract

64.

A famous Non- government organization (NGO) has been working for a long time to address the problems of sanitation in India.

a)

Real sanitation world

b)

Ujala international

c)

Give up organization

d)

Sulabh international

65.

'Porto Alegre' city located in which country?

a)

India

b)

Sweden

c)

Belgium

d)

Brazil

66.

The supply of water per person in an urban area in India should be...... (As per Urban Water Commission)

a)

115 litres per day

b)

125 litres per day

c)

135 litres per day

d)

145 litres per day

67.

This is an account of the expenses the government has made on its programmes in the past year and how much it plans to spend in the coming year.

a)

Plan

b)

Credit

c)

GDP

d)

Budget

68.

The Constitution of India recognises the right to water as being a part of the Right to Life under which article???

a)

Article 13

b)

Article 21

c)

Article 23

d)

Article 31

69.

Can you identify the Public Facilities.

a)

Sanitation & health care

b)

Electricity, school & colleges.

c)

Public transport & water

d)

All the above

70.

Mumbai's suburban railway is well-functioning public transport system. It is the densest route in the world, attending to......... passengers.

a)

45 lakh

b)

55 lakh

c)

65 lakh

d)

75 lakh

71.

An individual who buys goods for personal use and not for resale is.....

a)

Owner

b)

Consumer

c)

Invester

d)

Producer

72.

Who is responsible or major roles to ensure adequate public facilities for everyone?

a)

Individual

b)

Community

c)

Government

d)

Hospital

73.

Can you identify the water related disease........

a)

Diarrhoea

b)

Dysentery

c)

Cholera

d)

All of these

74.

Can you associated /recognised the picture

a)

Society

b)

Election

c)

Public Facilities

d)

Company

75.

State True or False.

" Important features of public facilities is that once it provided, it's benefits can be shared by many people."

a)

True

b)

False

76.

Do you think the distribution of public facilities in our country is adequate and fair.

a)

Yes .. Available

b)

Not .. Available

c)

Don't Know

77.

During the British Rule, the Indian National Congress demanded

a)

More money

b)

More Land for agriculture

c)

More representation in Government

78.

The dreams and aspirations of the Indian freedom struggle were made concrete in _____________________

a)

Constitution Of India

b)

Preamble of India

79.

How does the individual give approval to the government?

a)

Through meetings

b)

Through elections

80.

The Parliament of India follows

a)

Unicameral Legislature

b)

Bicameral Legislature

81.

When did the Constitution of India came into effect?

a)

26th January 1950

b)

26 November 1949

82.

Name the organ of the government which is entitled to make laws

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judiciary

83.

What is the term of the President in India?

a)

6 years

b)

4 years

c)

5 years

d)

7 years

84.

What is the other name of the Rajya Sabha?

a)

Upper House

b)

Council of States

c)

House of People

d)

Vidhan Sabha

85.

To whom are the questions asked in the Lok Sabha addressed to?

a)

Prime Minister

b)

President

c)

Leader of Opposition

d)

Speaker

86.

Which house dissolves after 5 years?

a)

Parliament

b)

Lok Sabha

c)

Rajya Sabha

d)

Both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha

87.

The Lok Sabha is a permanent House.

a)

True

b)

False

88.

Rajya sabha has ________ members.

a)

245

b)

243

c)

240

d)

235

89.

Who highlights the drawback of various policies?

a)

Members of parliament

b)

Members of executive

c)

Member of legislative

d)

Opposition Party

90.

The President nominates 10 members in the Rajya Sabha

a)

False

b)

True

91.

which is another name for the Union Parliament in India?

a)

Vidhan Sabha

b)

Lok Sabha

c)

Executive

92.

which of the following is a necessary part of a Democracy?

a)

A parliamentary form of government

b)

A govt. elected by the people

c)

A presidential form of govt

93.

Select the correct option for- Every adult citizen in a country having the right to vote

a)

Democracy

b)

Universal adult franchise

c)

Monarchy

94.

The EVMs were first used in elections in the year_____

a)

1970

b)

2005

c)

2004

95.

How many nominated members are there in Lok Sabha?

a)

23

b)

2

96.

The supreme power to give orders to the Indian Armed Forces lies with the_______________

a)

President of India

b)

Prime Minister of India

c)

Defence minister

97.

What is meant by a minimum wage ?

a)

A certain amount less than which a worker cannot be paid.

b)

A wage that is related to the workers rights

c)

A wage that is revised periodically

d)

All of the above

98.

According to 2011 census, (a)   million children aged between 5 and 14 work in various occupations including hazardous ones.

99.

Through ______,_________and _______ laws, the government can control the activities of induviduals. (Write it as Answer1,Answer2,Answer 3)

(a)  

100.

When did the Bhopal Gas Tragedy occur ?

a)

2nd December 1984

b)

30th August 2009

c)

5th November 1999

d)

none of the above

101.

What was the name of the survivor of the Bhopal Gas tragedy ?

(a)  

102.

What is the full form of PENCIL ?(Write first letter of each word in caps)

(a)  

103.

What was the name of the company from where the gas had leaked in Bhopal ?

a)

Amul diary

b)

Ratnadeep

c)

TISCO

d)

Union carbide

104.

The Right against exploitation prohibits :

a)

Forced labour

b)

Child labour

c)

Human trafficking

d)

All of the above

105.

When was the Child Labour act amended by the government ?

a)

1986

b)

2016

c)

2007

d)

2021

106.

What is The full form of NCLP ? (Write first letter of each word in caps)

(a)  

107.

power looms are small looms with _____ looms

a)

3-5

b)

6-7

c)

4-6

d)

5-8

108.

Fundamental rights are guaranteed by _______.

a)

Goverment

b)

Court

c)

Constitution

d)

Law

109.

The government had ordered the people of Delhi to switch from diesel to which gas?(Write short form)

(a)  

110.

Who is a consumer ?

a)

An induvidual who buys goods for personal use and not for resale

b)

A person who eats lot of food

c)

A person who sells goods in bulk

d)

None of the above

111.

Money spent to purchase new machinery or buildings or training so as to be able to increase or mordernise production in the future

(a)  

112.

What is the name of the has that had leaked during the bhopal gas tragedy ?

(a)  

113.

The period of safety training for workers was brought down from 6 months to ____________.

a)

12 days

b)

20 days

c)

15 days

d)

17 days

114.

(a)   becomes even more important when the laws seek to protect the weak from the strong.

115.

Pumps at contaminated wells are painted______.

a)

Blue

b)

Green

c)

Red

d)

None of the above

116.

What is the range of jail term in case of violation of the child labour ban ?

a)

2 years-4years

b)

11months-4years

c)

6months -2years

d)

3months -7years

117.

________ fought a guerilla war against the British with the support of several tribal and peasant leaders

a)

Shivaji

b)

Tantia Tope

c)

Rani Lakshmibai

d)

Ahmadullah Shah

118.

_______ was one of the last territories to be annexed and a subsidiary alliance was imposed there

a)

Jhansi

b)

Mysore

c)

Hyderabad

d)

Awadh

119.

______ was the leader of Mandla region in the revolt of 1857

a)

Avantibai Lodhi

b)

Nana Saheb

c)

Kunwar Singh

d)

Begum Hazrat Mahal

120.

This postal stamp was issued in the commemoration of which leader?

a)

Nana Saheb

b)

Tantia Tope

c)

Birjis Qadr

d)

Mangal Pandey

121.

The Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar died in

a)

Rangoon jail

b)

The Royal Palace

c)

Red Fort

d)

Taj Mahal

122.

Which lieutenant sent a telegram to his commander-in-chief expressing the fear felt by the British?

a)

General Dier

b)

Lord Canning

c)

Lord Dalhousie

d)

Colonel Tytler

123.

What were the important changes introduced by Britishers after the revolt of 1857?

a)

The customary religious and social practices of Indians were respected

b)

Less soldiers were to be recruited from among the Gurkhas, Sikhs and Pathans

c)

People of all religions were to be treated equally

d)

Landlords and zamindars were protected

124.

Bakht Khan belonged to (a)  

125.

(a)   was given the title of Viceroy after the revolt of 1857

126.

A union or alliance of states is known as ________

a)

mutiny

b)

regiment

c)

confederacy

d)

government

e)

establishment

127.

Who decided that Bahadur

Shah Zafar would be the last Mughal king?

a)

Lord Canning

b)

Lord Dalhousie

c)

Peshwa Baji Rao-II

d)

Residents

128.

The book Majha Pravaas was written by _______

a)

Sitaram Pande

b)

Mukunda Dev-II

c)

Vishnubhatt Godse

d)

Raja Birakishore Dev

129.

Who was the sovereign paramount of the Indian rulers?

a)

Governor-General

b)

Viceroy

c)

British Crown

d)

British Cabinet

130.

Viceroy was the member of the ________

a)

Government

b)

British Cabinet

c)

East India Company

d)

India Council

131.

How many rebels came from Bareilly and which river did they cross?

a)

30000, Jamuna

b)

3000, Saraswati

c)

30000, Saraswati

d)

3000, Jamuna

132.

When did William Jones arrive in Calcutta?

a)

1783

b)

1835

c)

1919

d)

1789

133.

Who started the Asiatic Society of Bengal and a journal called Asiatick Researches

a)

William Jones

b)

Henry Thomas Colebrooke

c)

Nathaniel Halhed

d)

Thomas Babington Macaulay

e)

James Mill

134.

James Mill supported Oriental way of learning and even encouraged the Orientalists

a)

True

b)

False

135.

Who are the people in this image?

a)

Rabindranath Tagore & Mahatma Gandhi

b)

Mahatma Gandhi & William Adam

c)

Henry Thomas Colebrooke & William Carey

d)

Rabindranath Tagore & William Jones

136.

Tagore's Santiniketan is a book

a)

No, It's an institution

b)

Yes, It's a book

c)

No, It's a club

d)

No, It's a movement

137.

"Literacy in itself is not education" "English education has enslaved us" These words were spoken by whom?

a)

Henry Thomas Colebrooke

b)

Tarabai Shinde

c)

Mahatma Gandhi

d)

Swami Dayanand Saraswati

e)

Pandita Ramabai

138.

The English Education Act was introduced in

a)

1780

b)

1920

c)

1833

d)

1835

e)

1900

139.

When was the Wood's Despatch issued by Charles Wood sent?

a)

1866

b)

1854

c)

1918

d)

1890

e)

1800

140.

Munshi was a person who can read, write and teach Persian

a)

True

b)

False

141.

When was the Madrasa in Calcutta set up?

a)

1830

b)

1800

c)

1750

d)

1857

e)

1781

142.

When and by whom was the partition of Bengal done?

a)

1885, Jawahar Lal Nehru

b)

1905, Viceroy Curzon

c)

1904, Thomas Babington Macaulay

d)

1805, Warren Hastings

143.

AIML stands for (write with proper punctuation)

(a)  

144.

One of the EARLY POLITICAL demands of the Congress was to have the Civil Services Exam in India.

a)

True

b)

False

145.

Choose the socio-economic demands of the Congress out of the following (you can choose more than one)

a)

Cut in the military expenditure

b)

More funds for agricultural and irrigational developments

c)

Land revenue and taxes on goods should be increased

d)

Interference of the government to be there in the resources used by the tribal communities

e)

Tax on manufacturing of salt should be there but in lesser amount

146.

Their methods were referred to as "politics of prayers" (Hint: moderates or extremists)

a)

Bepin Chandra Pal

b)

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

c)

Dadabhai Naoroji

d)

Lala Lajpat Rai

e)

Dinshaw Wacha

147.

Was the partition of Bengal done for administrative convenience?

a)

Yes

b)

No, it was done because of the public request

c)

No, it was done because of the closely tied interests of the British officials and businessmen in that large province

148.

Vandemataram Movement was another name for

a)

Rowlatt Act

b)

Quit India Movement

c)

Dandi March

d)

Swadeshi Movement

e)

Champaran Movement

149.

__________, a Marathi newspaper written edited by Tilak, became one of the strongest critics of British rule.

a)

Swadesh

b)

Kesari

c)

Sone Ki Chidiya - Hindustan

d)

Vande Mataram

150.

Thousands of students left government-controlled schools under the

a)

Vandemataram Movement

b)

Swadeshi Movement

c)

Non-Cooperation Movement

d)

Ilbert Bill

151.

Kheda Movement was a movement lead by Gandhi ji in which he rose his voice against

a)

the Indigo cultivation in a city in Bihar

b)

high land revenue charged by the colonial government at a city in Gujrat

c)

humiliation of Indian weavers

d)

the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre

152.

BONUS QUESTION

The questions were lovely, helped you a lot in revision and you want to thank Prapti a lot for them (and also the SSC department for the idea) !!! 😜

a)

Yes, of course, a big thankyou to you!

b)

Hmm...thanks (dheela wala)