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Multiple Choice Question

34 x 1 = 34

How many days employment assurance has been provided under NREGA Act?

(a)

300

(b)

200

(c)

365

(d)

100

Which of the following is not an activity of unorganised sector?

(a)

Teacher teaching in a school

(b)

A nurse working in a government hospital

(c)

A farmer irrigating his field

(d)

A clear working in the Post Office

Which of the following is not applicable for a worker, who works in the organised sector?

(a)

He / she gets a regular salary at the end of the mouth

(b)

He / she gets medical allowance

(c)

He / she is not paid for leave

(d)

He / she got an appointment letter stating the terms and conditions of work when he/she joined this work

Which of the following statement is true in respect to public sector

(a)

Government owns the assets

(b)

Big companies own most of the assets

(c)

An individual own most of the assets

(d)

A group of people owns most of the assets

Which of the following acts would not apply to a company like TISCO?

(a)

Minimum wages act

(b)

National Rural Employment Guarantee act

(c)

Factories act

(d)

Payment of Gratuity act

Which of the following was the objective of NREGA 2005?

(a)

To provide 100 days employment in a year by the government

(b)

To control the unorganised sector in rural areas

(c)

To control the flow of money from private sector to public sector

(d)

None of the above

Tertiary sector has become an important part of Indian economy on account of

(a)

Rise in levels of income

(b)

Development of agriculture and industry

(c)

Both (a) and (b)

(d)

None of the above

In term of GDP, the structure of tertiary sector in 2010-11 was?

(a)

Above 70%

(b)

Between 50% to 60%

(c)

Between 20% to 30%

(d)

Between 30% to 40%

Sahara airlines and BSES are example of

(a)

Private sector

(b)

Public sector

(c)

Tertiary sector

(d)

All the above

10.

Which one of the following activities does not belong to the primary sector?

(a)

Dairy farming

(b)

Weaving

(c)

Agriculture

(d)

Mining

11.

In terms of GDP, the share of tertiary sector in 2013-14 is between _______ per cent.

(a)

20 to 30

(b)

30 to 40

(c)

50 to 60

(d)

60 to 70

12.

GDP is the total value of _______ produced during a particular year.

(a)

all goods and services

(b)

all final goods and services

(c)

all intermediate goods and services

(d)

all intermediate and final goods and services

13.

Production of a commodity, mostly through the natural process, is an activity in ______ sector.

(a)

primary

(b)

secondary

(c)

tertiary

(d)

information technology

14.

The sectors are classified into public and private sector on the basis of:

(a)

employment conditions

(b)

the nature of economic activity

(c)

ownership of enterprises

(d)

number of workers employed in the enterprise

15.

Why did the peasant community actively participate in the Civil Disobedience Movement? Choose the most appropriate answer form the following:

(a)

Failure of talks in the 2^nd Round table conference

(b)

The Government's refused to reduce the revenue demand

(c)

Khadi cloth was more expensive than mill made cloth

(d)

Racial discrimination

16.

Which one of the following is not true regarding the Gandhi Irwin Pact of 1931?

(a)

Mahatma Gandhi decided to call off the Civil Disobedience Movement

(b)

Gandhi consented to participate in a Round Table Conference

(c)

The British agreed to release the political prisoners

(d)

The British government agreed to grant independence

17.

Which of the following provision is related to Gandhi-Irwin Pact?

(a)

Not to arrest Gandhiji

(b)

To release the political prisoners

(c)

To abolish Salt Act

(d)

To arrest Sir John Simon

18.

Which incident marked the beginning of the Civil Disobedience Movement?

(a)

When Gandhiji started his Ashram

(b)

When Gandhiji violated the Salt law

(c)

When Gandhiji wrote to Lord Irwin

(d)

When Gandhiji left the congress.

19.

For which among the following reasons was the Simon Commission boycotted?

(a)

It supported the Muslim League

(b)

Congress felt that people deserved Swaraj

(c)

There was no Indian in the commission

(d)

There was difference among the members.

20.

Why was the Simon Commission sent to India in 1928?

(a)

To look into the functioning of Indian Constitutional system and suggest reforms.

(b)

To try Indian revolutionary leaders.

(c)

To frame the new Constitution for India.

(d)

To persuade Gandhiji to attend the Bound Table Conference.

21.

'Swaraj' for plantation workers in Assam meant?

(a)

Political freedom

(b)

More wages

(c)

Retaining link with the villages from which they had come

(d)

None of the above

22.

Who led the peasant movement of Oudh during the Non-Cooperation Movement?

(a)

Baba Ramchandra

(b)

Sardar Patel

(c)

Mahatma Gandhi

(d)

Motilal Nehru

23.

Which was the main cause for boycotting foreign goods during Non-Cooperation Movement?

(a)

A symbol of western economic and cultural domination

(b)

A symbol of foreign rule

(c)

A symbol of western political domination

(d)

A symbol of oppressive rule.

24.

The Justice Party of Madras was formed by

(a)

Judges

(b)

Muslims

(c)

Brahmins

(d)

Non-Brahmins

25.

Which of the following leaders has headed Awadh Kissan Sabha?

(a)

Jawaharlal Nehru

(b)

Mahatma Gandhi

(c)

Subhas Chandra Bose

(d)

Motilal Nehru

26.

The concept of Non-Cooperation was turned into a movement through the

(a)

the surrender of titles of government.

(b)

Boycott of civil services, army, police, courts and legislative councils.

(c)

Boycott of foreign goods and schools

(d)

All of these

27.

Gandhiji in his work 'Hind Swaraj' said that.

(a)

The British must Quit India

(b)

Indians must not cooperate with the British

(c)

The Government must concede the right to make salt.

(d)

Indians must be involved in the government of India.

28.

Who was the author of the book 'Hindu Swaraj'?

(a)

Mahatma Gandhi

(b)

Jawahar Lal Nehru

(c)

Subas Chandra Bose

(d)

Rabindranath Tagore.

29.

In which movement did Gandhi see the opportunity to bring Muslims under the umbrella of a unified national movement?

(a)

The oppressive plantation system in Champaran movement.

(b)

A Satyagraha movement to support the peasants of Kheda district of Gujarat.

(c)

A nationwide Satyagraha against the proposed Rowlatt Act of 1919.

(d)

A Non-Cooperation Movement in support of Khilafat as well as Swaraj.

30.

Which one of the following is not true regarding the Jallianwala Bagh incident?

(a)

It took place on 10^th April 1919

(b)

Satyagrahis were forced to rub their noses on the ground and crawl on the streets.

(c)

Its aim was to create a 'internal effect' on the minds of the Satyagrahis.

(d)

Its aim was to create a feeling of terror and awe.

31.

Which of the following took command when martial law was imposed in Amritsar in 1919?

(a)

General Dyer

(b)

Lord dalhousie

(c)

William Bentinck

(d)

Sir Joha Simon

32.

What was Rowlatt Act?

(a)

It was an act which controlled the movement of plantation workers

(b)

It was an act through which the government get enormous power to repress political activities and allowed detention of political prisoners without trial for two years.

(c)

The act through which wages of workers were reduced.

(d)

None of the above.

33.

The Peasants of Kheda district could not pay the revenue because they were affected by?

(a)

The crop

(b)

Extreme poverty

(c)

A plague epidemic

(d)

All of these

34.

Which of the following is not true regarding the impact of the First World War?

(a)

Defence expenditure resulted in increased taxes.

(b)

Forced recruitment of soldiers was introduced in the villages.

(c)

Income tax was introduced and custom duties increased.

(d)

The hardship ended with the war as the British introduced the Rowlatt Act.

Fill up / 1 Marks

5 x 1 = 5

35.

The activities in primary, secondary and tertiary sectors are _________ (independent / interdependent)

36.

Cotton is a __________ product and cloth is a _________ product. (natural / man-made, manufactured/artificial)

37.

A ________ proportion of labourers in India are working in the unorganised sector. (large/small)

38.

Workers in the ______ sector do not produce goods. (tertiary/agricultural)

39.

Employment in the service sector ____________ increased to the same extent as production. (has/has not)

Generic 2

20 x 2 = 40

40.

Why did the nationalists in India tour villages?

41.

Who wrote Vande Mataram?

42.

By whom was the first image of Bharat Mata painted?

43.

What was the main point of difference between the Congress and Muslim League?

44.

Which agreement gave seats to the depressed classes in provincial and central legislative councils?

45.

Why was Gandhiji against the demand for separate electorates?

46.

Why did Dr. Ambedkar and Gandhiji clash in the second Round Table conference.

47.

Which movement saw the active participation of women for the first time?

48.

Name two industrial organisations which were established by Indian merchants and industrialists to protect their business interests.

49.

Who led the Civil Disobedience Movement in Peshawar?

50.

Why did Gandhiji oppose the Salt Law?

51.

At which session of Congress was the resolution of 'Purna Swaraj' adopted?

52.

What was the outcome of Congress Session at Nagpur in 1920?

53.

Who wrote Hind Swaraj?

54.

In which Indian National Congress session, the idea of Khilafat - Non - Cooperation Movement was accepted?

55.

Who led the Khilafat movement in Bombay?

56.

With what object did General Dyer open fire on the peaceful gathering at Jallianwalla Bagh on 13^th April, 1919?

57.

Why did Gandhiji organise satyagraha in 1917 in Kheda district of Gujarat?

58.

Why was satyagraha organised in Champaran in 1916?

59.

What was the most important feature of the satyagraha movement advocated by Gandhiji?

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Answers Key:

Multiple Choice Question

34 x 1 = 34

(b)
200

(a)
Government owns the assets

(b)
National Rural Employment Guarantee act

(a)
To provide 100 days employment in a year by the government

(b)
Between 50% to 60%

(d)
All the above

10.

(b)
Weaving

11.

(d)
60 to 70

12.

(b)
all final goods and services

13.

(a)
primary

14.

15.

(b)
The Government's refused to reduce the revenue demand

16.

(d)
The British government agreed to grant independence

17.

(b)
To release the political prisoners

18.

(b)
When Gandhiji violated the Salt law

19.

20.

(a)
To look into the functioning of Indian Constitutional system and suggest reforms.

21.

22.

(a)
Baba Ramchandra

23.

(a)
A symbol of western economic and cultural domination

24.

(d)
Non-Brahmins

25.

(a)
Jawaharlal Nehru

26.

(d)
All of these

27.

(b)
Indians must not cooperate with the British

28.

(a)
Mahatma Gandhi

29.

(d)
A Non-Cooperation Movement in support of Khilafat as well as Swaraj.

30.

(a)
It took place on 10^th April 1919

31.

(a)
General Dyer

32.

(b)
It was an act through which the government get enormous power to repress political activities and allowed detention of political prisoners without trial for two years.

33.

(d)
All of these

34.

(d)
The hardship ended with the war as the British introduced the Rowlatt Act.

Fill up / 1 Marks

5 x 1 = 5

35.

()
interdependent

36.

()
natural, manufactured

37.

()
large

38.

()
tertiary

39.

()
has not

Generic 2

20 x 2 = 40

40.

Nationalists in India toured to gather folk songs and legends so as to produce a true picture of traditional Indian culture to discover one's identity and restore a sense of pride in one's past.

41.

Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay wrote Vande Mataram.

42.

The first image of Bharat Mata was painted by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay.

43.

The main point of difference between the Congress and the Muslim League was over the question of representation in the future assemblies that were to be elected.

44.

Poona Pact of September 1932 gave seats to the depressed classes in provincial and Central Legislative Councils.

45.

Gandhiji was against the demand for separate electorates for dalits because he felt that this would slow down the process of integration of dalits into the mainstream of the society.

46.

Dr. Ambedkar demanded separate electorate for dalits. He thought that a share in political power would help in their upliftment. Gandhiji opposed separate electorates as it would create disunity. So their viewpoint clashed at the second Round Table Conference.

47.

The active participation of women was first seen during the Civil Disobedience Movement.

48.

The two industrial organisations which were established by the Indian merchants and industrialists to protect their business interests were:
(a) The Indian Industrial and Commercial Congress in 1920.
(b) The Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) in 1927.

49.

Abdul Gaffar Khan, also known as Frontier Gandhi, led the Civil Disobedience Movement in Peshawar.

50.

The British government acquired monopoly rights over manufacture and sale of salt. It led to increase the price of salt. Therefore, Gandhiji opposed the salt law.

51.

The resolution of 'Purna Swaraj' was adopted at the Lahore Congress Session in December 1929.

52.

The adoption of Non - Cooperation programme was the outcome of Congress session at Nagpur in 1920.

53.

Hind Swaraj was written by Mahatma Gandhi.

54.

The idea of Khilafat - Non - Cooperation was accepted at the Indian National Congress Session in Calcutta (Kolkata) in September 1920.

55.

Muhammad Ali and Shaukal Ali led the Khilafat movement in Bombay.

56.

General Dyer's objective was to create a feeling of terror and awe in the minds of the satyagrahis.

57.

Gandhiji organised satyagraha in 1917 in Kheda district to protect against high revenue demand from the peasants even after crop failure and crop epidemic.

58.

A satyagraha was organised in Champaran to oppose the oppressive plantation system.

59.

Gandhiji's advocacy of truth and non - violence was the most important feature of satyagraha.