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Name
Class
Date
1.

The reason for Partition of Bengal given by Viceroy Curzon was

a)

administrative convenience

b)

dominion status

c)

ensure peace in Bengal

2.

The two groups of Congress united at this place in 1907

a)

Lahore

b)

Calcutta

c)

Lucknow

3.

in 1919 Gandhiji gave a call for Satyagraha against this...

a)

Vernacular Press Act

b)

Rowlatt Act

c)

No repesenatation for Indians in the Council

4.

Rabindranath Tagore showed his anger against the Jallianwala Bagh atrocities by...

a)

demonstrations

b)

renouncing knighthood

c)

by going on strikes/hartal

5.

Indians welcomed the Simon Commission with banners saying ''Simon Go Back ''because

a)

Indians wanted Purna Swaraj

b)

commission had no Indian representatives

c)

Indians stated the Boycott movement

6.

Gandhiji launched the Dandi march because the British had ...

a)

imposed a tax on salt for Indians

b)

not given enough seats to Indians in the Council

c)

took brutal actions against the satyagrahis

7.

During the Quit India Movement the slogan was

a)

Jai Hind

b)

Live and Let Live

c)

Do or Die

8.

Who gave the slogan ''Freedom is my birthright and I shall have it''

a)

Bipin Chandra Pal

b)

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

c)

Lala Lajpat Rai

9.

The first Indian women to become a President of the Indian National Congress was ___________________ .

a)

Kamla Nehru

b)

Sarojini Naidu

c)

Begum Rokeya Shakhawat Hossain

d)

Kasturba Gandhi

10.

When was the Indian National Congress established ?

a)

May 1887, Madras

b)

December 1885, Bombay

c)

July 1787, Kolkata

d)

June 1887, Delhi

11.

Who was the first President of Indian National Congress?

a)

Badruddin Tyabji

b)

W.C.Bannerji

c)

Dadabhai Naoroji

d)

A.O.Hume

12.

In which year The Arms Act was passed

a)

1870

b)

1875

c)

1880

d)

1878

13.

Moderates were demanding to conduct civil services exam in ___________.

a)

London

b)

Paris

c)

India

d)

Kolkata

14.

In 1905 Viceroy ________partitioned Bengal

a)

Curzon

b)

C.P. Ilbert

c)

Dyer

d)

A.O.Hume

15.

In which year Ilbert Bill was introduced by Britishers

a)

1882

b)

1883

c)

1884

d)

1885

16.

______ was a Indian businessman and publicist based in London.

a)

A) Lala Hadayal

b)

B) Dadabhai Naroji

c)

C) Jawaharlal Nehru

d)

D) Bhagat Singh

17.

Which British officer played an important role in founding Indian Nation Congress?

a)

A) A O Hume

b)

B) Robert Clive

c)

C) Esther Hill

d)

D) Chris Paul

18.

________ allowed for trial of Europeans by Indians.

a)

A) Ilbert Bill

b)

B) Vernacular Press Act

c)

C) Judiciary Bill

d)

D) Arms Bill

19.

The struggle for Partition of Bengal came to be known as

a)

A) Khilafat Movement

b)

B) Swadeshi Movement

c)

C) Salt Movement

d)

D) Quit India Movement

20.

Partition of Bengal was announced in ____.

a)

A) 1902

b)

B) 1905

c)

C) 1909

d)

D) 1907

21.

Vandemataram Movement took place in _____.

a)

A) Deltaic Andhra

b)

B) Coastal Kerala

c)

C) Konkan region

d)

D) Kashmir

22.

______ was a book written by Dadabhai Naroji.

a)

A) Stripurushtulana

b)

B) Slavery

c)

C) Poverty and Un-British Rule in India

d)

D) My Experiment with Truth

23.

______ was a Marathi newspaper edited by Bal Gangadhar Tilak.

a)

A) Muktangan

b)

B) Kesari

c)

C) Sakal

d)

D) Gazette

24.

_______ was the first movement successfully led by Gandhiji in India.

a)

A) Champaran Movement

b)

B) Natal Movement

c)

C) Quit India movement

d)

D) Punjab Movement

25.

______ was one of the Congress leaders from Bengal with radical objectives.

a)

A) Bipin Chandra Pal

b)

B) Ravindranath Tagore

c)

C) Raja Rammohan Roy

d)

D) R C Mukherjee

26.

All India Muslim League was formed in _____ in 1906.

a)

A) Dacca

b)

B) Poona

c)

C) Lahore

d)

D) Peshawar

27.

Jallianwala Masscare took place in _____.

a)

A) 1919

b)

B) 1921

c)

C) 1924

d)

D) 1917

28.

Non Cooperation movement was called-off because a group of peasants lit a _________ on fire?

a)

Parliament

b)

Government Office

c)

Police Station

d)

British Hospital

29.

Direct Action Day is associated with

a)

17 August 1947

b)

16 August 1946

c)

18 August 1948

d)

19 August 1946

30.

The Jallianwala Bagh massacre was inflicted by?

a)

Lord Curzon

b)

General Dyer

c)

Mahatma Gandhi

d)

Bipin Chandra Pal

31.

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

32.

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

a)

AMUL

b)

SAIL

c)

TATA STEEL

d)

MARUTI UDYOG LTD.

33.

In which state is Tata Iron and Steel Company situated?

a)

West Bengal

b)

Jharkhand

c)

Odisha

d)

Bihar

34.

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

35.

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

a)

Indore

b)

Kolkata

c)

Bhopal

d)

Nashik

36.

Industries can be classified on the basis of

a)

Raw materials

b)

Size

c)

Ownership

d)

All of the above

37.

Industrial System consists of

a)

Raw materials, Size, Ownership

b)

Inputs, Processes, Outputs

38.

Types of Ownership

a)

Private, Raw, Public

b)

Landlord, Tenant

c)

Private, Public, Joint, Co-operative

39.

Examples of marine based industry are

a)

Animals and plants

b)

Products from sea and ocean

c)

Minerals

d)

Forests

40.

_________ is often called the backbone of modern industry.

a)

Copper

b)

Steel

c)

Nickel

d)

Limestone

41.

Banking is an example of ____________ industry.

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

Tertiary

42.

Ahmedabad is located on the banks of the _______ river.

a)

Sabarmati

b)

Tapi

c)

Narmada

d)

Krishna

43.

Look at the image and identify the type of industry.

a)

small scale industry

b)

large scale industry

44.

In which state Jamshedpur Iron and Steel industry situated?

a)

West Bengal

b)

Jharkhand

c)

Odisha

d)

Bihar

45.

Which city is known as Manchester of North India?

a)

Kanpur

b)

Lucknow

c)

Meerut

d)

Bareily

46.

A city also refer as Silicon City

a)

Mumbai

b)

Jaipur

c)

Bangaluru

d)

Hyderabad

47.

Which one is not a feature of New Industrial Policy, 1991?

a)

Abolition of industrial licensing

b)

Foreign investment policy

c)

Free entry to foreign technology

d)

Maximum interference from government

48.

Where was the First Jute Mill set up in India ?

a)

Madras

b)

Bombay

c)

Calcutta

d)

Delhi

49.

Which of the following industries is not a heavy industriy.

a)

(a) Cotton textile

b)

(b) Cement

c)

(c) Iron and Steel

d)

(d) Ship building

50.
____________is the process of making goods in a workshop or factory.
a)
Creating
b)
Manufacturing
c)
Building
51.
a)
Retail
b)
Wholesale
c)
Agriculture
d)
Service Industry
52.
a)
Service Industry
b)
Agriculture
c)
Manufacturing
d)
Retail
53.

in which industries is this machine used ?

a)

textile industries

b)

coal industries

c)

iron and steel industries

d)

educational industries

54.

what type of industrial sector is this ?

a)

private sector

b)

joint sector

c)

co-operative sector

d)

all of the above

55.

WHICH OF THESE IS NOT AN ORIENTALIST?

a)

THOMAS BABINGTON MACAULAY

b)

WILLIAM JONES

c)

HENRY THOMAS COLEBROOKE

d)

NATHANIEL HALHED

56.

To promote Islamic law, a madarasa was set up at (a)   in 1861

57.

Wood’s Dispatch for ‘Education for Commerce’ in India was introduced by ____.

a)

Charles Wood

b)

William Wood

c)

Jones Wood

d)

James Wood

58.

_______ saw India as an uncivilised society that needed to be civilised.

a)

Robert Clive

b)

James Mill

c)

Thomas Macaulay

d)

Warren Hastings

59.

Which of these subjects were promoted in Madrasa in 1781?

a)

Persian

b)

Sanskrit texts

c)

Ancient indian heritage

d)

Arabic

60.

William Adam toured the districts of _____ and _______ in 1830s.

a)

Banaras

b)

Calcutta

c)

Bengal

d)

Bihar

61.

Up to the mid-nineteenth century, the Company was concerned primarily and higher education.

a)

True

b)

False

62.

Rabindranath Tagore thought 'santiniketan' a place where children could cultivate their natural creativity because

a)

no British were allowed

b)

there they can live in harmony with nature

c)

it was known for different trees

d)

it was 100 km away from Calcutta

63.

Who said that " English education has enslaved us."

a)

Rabindranath Tagore

b)

Aurobindo Ghose

c)

Mahatma Gandhi

d)

Kasturba Gandhi

64.

According to Mahatma Gandhi, which type of knowledge is more important?

a)

reading

b)

writing

c)

oral

65.

______ was one of the first Company officials to study Sanskrit.

a)

Esther Hills

b)

John Mills

c)

William Jones

d)

Robert Clive

66.

William Jones had started a journal which was called

a)

The Times of India

b)

Bengal Gazette

c)

Asiatick Research

d)

Philosphical Research

67.

_______ was an English official who had deep respect for the Indian culture.

a)

Henry Colebrook

b)

James Warren

c)

Bruce Jones

d)

Paul Henry

68.

To promote Islamic law, a madarasa was set up at ______ in 1861.

a)

Bombay

b)

Calcutta

c)

Benaras

d)

Lucknow

69.

Those who have scholarly knowledge of Asiatic language and culture are called _____

a)

Linguistic

b)

Orientalists

c)

Vernacularists

d)

Munshis

70.

Wood’s Dispatch for ‘Education for Commerce’ in India was introduced by ____.

a)

Charles Wood

b)

William Wood

c)

Henry Wood

d)

Archie Wood

71.

A person who can read, write and teach Persian is known as _______

a)

Munshi

b)

Maulavi

c)

Qazi

d)

Brahman

72.

Wood’s Dispatch also aimed at clearing _______ of Indian people.

a)

poverty

b)

moral character

c)

illiteracy

d)

sophistication

73.

_______ saw India as an uncivilised society that needed to be civilised.

a)

James Mill

b)

Thomas Macaulay

c)

Robert Clive

d)

Warren Hastings

74.

Until 1813, East India Company was opposed to the _______ in India.

a)

missionary activities

b)

religious function

c)

education

d)

trade

75.

According to Adam’s report, there were over ____ schools in rural Bihar and Bengal in the 1830s.

a)

1 lakh

b)

50 thousand

c)

2 lakhs

d)

5 lakhs

76.

_______ was one of the first British officials to attack the views of Orientalists.

a)

William Jones

b)

Henry Colebrook

c)

James Mill

d)

Henry Ongle

77.

In the 1830s, no classes were held for rural students once ______ started.

a)

harvest season

b)

rainy season

c)

winter season

d)

summer season

78.

To promote study of English texts, the company set up a Hindu College in _____

a)

Benaras

b)

Madras

c)

Surat

d)

Lucknow

79.

Wood’s Dispatch was introduced in _____.

a)

1854

b)

1855

c)

1845

d)

1839

80.

_______ started Shantiniketan in 1901.

a)

Rabindranath Tagore

b)

Subhash Chandra Bose

c)

Aurbindo Ghosh

d)

R C Mukherjee

81.

The _______ established the University of Bombay.

a)

British

b)

French

c)

Dutch

d)

German

82.
What is the meaning of human resources?
a)
The people who represents a business
b)
The best person to do the job
c)
The people employed to do work in a business
d)
Supervises employees and sets tasks to be done
83.

People use natural resources to make buildings, bridges, roads, machinery and vehicles which are known as:

a)

Human resource

b)

Human made resource

c)

Natural resource

d)

Un-natural resource

84.

People who move from one place to another to live are called...

a)

Migrants

b)

Travellers

c)

Gypsies

85.

Migration is...

a)

When people moves from home to another place

b)

When people travel to another city

c)

When people likes to migrate

86.

WHEN WAS HRD MINISTRY CREATED IN INDIA?

a)

1984

b)

1985

c)

1986

d)

1990

87.

THE WAY IN WHICH PEOPLE ARE SPREAD ACROSS THE EARTH SURFACE IS KNOWN AS

a)

POPULATION CHANGE

b)

POPULATION EXPLOSION

c)

POPULATION GROWTH

d)

PATTERN OF POPULATION DISTRIBUTION

88.

ALMOST THREE QUARTERS OF THE WORLD POPULATION LIVES IN THE CONTINENT ASIA AND .................

a)

EUROPE

b)

AUSTRALIA

c)

AFRICA

d)

NORTH AMERICA

89.

WHEN A PERSON ENTERS A NEW COUNTRY....

a)

EMIGRATION

b)

IMMIGRATION

c)

MIGRATION

d)

NONE OF THE ABOVE

90.

IF BIRTH RATE AND DEATH RATE ARE SAME POPULATION......

a)

INCREASES

b)

DECREASES

c)

EXPLODES

d)

REMAINS SAME

91.

IF DEATH RATE IS MORE THAN BIRTH RATE , POPULATION WILL....

a)

INCREASE

b)

DECREASE

c)

NO CHANGE

d)

BALANCED

92.

HUMAN RESOURCE IS THE ____________________RESOURCE.

a)

FIXED

b)

STAGNANT

c)

ULTIMATE

d)

EVEN

93.

More than 90% of the world population lives in about

a)

45% of land surface

b)

50 % of land surface

c)

25% of land surface

d)

30% of land surface

94.

Sixty percent of the world population stay in just -------countries of the world

a)

11

b)

15

c)

10

d)

13

95.

Average density of population of India is __________persons per square km.

a)

381

b)

382

c)

385

d)

585

96.

The average density of population of the world is ______persons per square km.

a)

50

b)

55

c)

51

d)

45

97.

People were attracted to the Middle East due to the discovery of

a)

COPPER

b)

OIL

c)

URANIUM

d)

IRON ORE

98.

Jerusalem and Vatican city are visited and preferred by people to settle down due to its__________________importance

a)

Industrial

b)

Climatic

c)

Economical

d)

Cultural

99.

There are __________groups of dependent population

a)

3

b)

2

c)

4

d)

5

100.

In countries like_________low birth rate makes the pyramid narrow at the base

a)

INDIA

b)

BANGLADESH

c)

JAPAN

d)

KENYA

101.

____________in JAPAN and _____________in INDIA are two densely populated areas

a)

TOKYA,CHENNAI

b)

KYOTO,PUNE

c)

OSAKA,MUMBAI

d)

OKINWA,DELHI

102.

In ___________the worlds, population reached 3 billion.This is termed as POPULATION EXPLOSION

a)

1804

b)

1976

c)

1969

d)

1959

103.

Refers to the approximate number of people in every square kilometer.

a)

Population Density

b)

Demography

c)

Population

d)

Population Growth

104.

Refers to the statistical study about human population.

a)

Population Density

b)

Demography

c)

Population

d)

Population Growth

105.

Refers to the rate of increase in the population of a country.

a)

Population Density

b)

Demography

c)

Population

d)

Population Growth

106.

It refers to the percentage of people who can read and write.

a)

literate

b)

literacy rate

c)

education

107.

The _______ has to ensure that these laws are implemented.

a)

Government

b)

Judiciary

c)

President

d)

Defence

108.

The Constitution lays down no child below the age of ____ years shall be employed to work in any factory or mines or engaged in any other hazardous employment

a)

16

b)

15

c)

14

d)

18

109.

As part of their effort to implement the Constitution,_________ governments create specific schemes for implementation in tribal areas or in areas that have a high Dalit population.

a)

Cental

b)

State

c)

Central and State

d)

Panchayat

110.

In _____, the government passed the Employment of Manual Scavengers and Construction of Dry Latrines (Prohibition) Act

a)

1991

b)

1992

c)

1993

d)

1994

111.

Certain groups feels marginalised due to factors, like:

a)

Social and cultural

b)

Economic

c)

Political

d)

All of these

112.

What do you understand by manual scavenging?

a)

Work of scavenging by machine

b)

Work of scavenging by hand

c)

Work of scavenging by power

d)

None of these

113.

Who plays a crucial role in upholding the law enforcing fundamental Rights?

a)

Supreme Court

b)

High Court

c)

District court

d)

None of these

114.

When did the Bhopal Gas Tragedy occur ?

a)

2nd December 1984

b)

30th August 2009

c)

5th November 1999

d)

none of the above

115.

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

116.

The Right against exploitation prohibits :

a)

Forced labour

b)

Child labour

c)

Human trafficking

d)

All of the above

117.

When was the Child Labour act amended by the government ?

a)

1986

b)

2016

c)

2007

d)

2021

118.

Fundamental rights are guaranteed by _______.

a)

Goverment

b)

Court

c)

Constitution

d)

Law

119.

Right Against Exploitation

a)

permits owners to exploit their workers

b)

permits the workers to take a minimum wage

c)

is not an example of the government interfering in the lives of the workers

d)

is an act that does not allow exploitation of people in any form

120.

Union Carbide was

a)

A British Company

b)

An American Company

c)

An Indian Company

d)

A Chinese Company

121.

Union Carbide set up their factory in India because

a)

The government permitted them to do so

b)

Labour in India was cheap

c)

There were not too many overhead costs

d)

All of the above

122.

Union Carbide manufactured

a)

methyl isocyanite

b)

methane

c)

cyanide

d)

carbon monoxide

123.

The Bhopal gas Tragedy saw the

a)

end to workers rights

b)

end to government interference in workers lives

c)

the beginning of an awareness about environmental concerns

d)

the end to workers miserable conditions

124.

In India incident occurs rapidly because of

a)

Safety laws are less in India

b)

Safety laws are not enforcement

c)

Both (a) & (b)

d)

None of these

125.

What is the term used for a ten-year old child working in a factory?

a)

Child labour

b)

Factory worker

c)

Baildaar

d)

All of these

126.

A set of rules given by the government or society in order to maintain peace and security.

a)

Laws

b)

Justice

c)

Freedom

d)

None of the above

127.

What did the Union Carbide's Bhopal plant produce?

a)

Pesticides

b)

Fertilisers

c)

Both (a) and (b)

d)

Neither (a) or (b)

128.

Who owns the Union Carbide plant at present?

a)

United Chemical

b)

Dow Chemical

c)

Indian Government

d)

None of the above

129.

How do the private companies earn more profit?

a)

Giving High wages

b)

Giving Low wages

c)

Less working Hours

130.

True or False : Workers’ union is an association of workers.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

131.

Making law is not enough government has to ensure that these laws are

a)

Implemented

b)

Enforced

c)

Both (a) & (b)

d)

None of these

132.

Why was the CPA (Consumer Protection Act) enacted?

a)

To stop child labour

b)

To increase workers wages

c)

To protect the interest of the consumers

d)

To keep a check on the safety of the workers