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10th Standard Social Science full Portion Important One Mark Questions - 2020
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1.
SIPCOT was formed in the year _________.
1972
1976
1971
1978
2.
Tuticorin is known as ___________.
Gateway of India
Gateway of Tamil Nadu
Pump city
None of these
3.
Income tax was introduced in india for the first time in the year __________ .
1860
1870
1880
1850
4.
The three levels of governments in India are
Union, state and local
Central, state and village
Union, municipality and panchayat
None of the above
5.
__________ revolution was born in India paving way for self sufficiency in food grain production.
Blue Revolution
White Revolution
Green Revolution
Grey Revolution
6.
__________ of food is physical availability of food stocks in desired quantities, which is a function of domestic production, changes in stocks and imports.
Availability of food
Access to food
Absorption of food
none
7.
With which country does India share its longest land border?
Bangladesh
Myanmar
Afghanistan
China
8.
Mc Mahon Line is a border between
Burma and India
India and Nepal
India and China
India and Bhutan
9.
Which is not related to our foreign policy?
World co - operation
World peace
Racial equality
Colonialism
10.
Which article of Indian constitution directs to adopt foreign policy?
Article 50
Article 51
Article 52
Article 53
11.
Number of major and minor ports in Tamil Nadu are _____.
3 and 15
4 and 15
3 and 16
4 and 15
12.
The delta which is known as Granary of South India is
Cauvery delta
Mahanadi delta
Godavari delta
Krishna delta
13.
The district which has the largest forest cover in Tamil Nadu is
Dharmapuri
Vellore
Dindigul
Erode
14.
The longitudinal extent of Tamil Nadu is
76°18′ E to 80°20′E
76°18′ W to 80°20′W
86°18′ E to 10°20′E
86°18′ W to 10°20′W
15.
__________ was the first elected Legislative Council Member from the depressed class in Madras Province.
M. C. Rajah
Rettaimalai Srinivasan
T.M. Nair
P. Varadarajulu
16.
__________ was the pioneer of social Reformers in India
C.W. Damotharanar
Periyar
Raja Rammohan Roy
Maraimalai Adigal
17.
Who set up the satyagraha camp in Udyavanam near Madras?
K. Kamaraj
C. Rajaji
K. Santhanam
T. Prakasam
18.
Who among the following were Swarajists?
S. Satyamurti
Kasturirangar
P. Subbarayan
Periyar EVR
19.
Who defeated Pattabhi Sitaramayya, Gandhi’s candidate, and became the President of the Congress in1939?
Rajendra Prasad
Jawaharlal Nehru
Subhas Chandra Bose
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
20.
Who was arrested during the anti-Rowlatt protests in Amritsar?
Motilal Nehru
Dr. Saifuddin Kitchlew
Mohamed Ali
Raj Kumar Shukla
21.
Who drew the attention of the British to the suffering of Indigo cultivation through his play Nil darpan ?
Dina Bandhu Mitra
Romesh Chunder Dutt
Dadabhai Naoroji
Birsa Munda
22.
Which one of the following was launched by Haji Shariatullah in 1818 in East Bengal ?
Wahhabi Rebellion
Faraizi Movement
Tribal uprising
Kol Revolt
23.
Who were driven out of their homeland during the process of creation of Zamins under Permanent Settlement?
Santhals
Titu Mir
Munda
Kol
24.
Where was Sivasubramanianar executed?
Kayathar
Nagalapuram
Virupachi
Panchalamkurichi
25.
For operations and management Indian Railways is organized into __________ zones.
16
14
12
10
26.
East-west and north south corridors intersect at_________
Jhansi
Indore
Bhopal
Nagpur
27.
The first hydro electric power station in India was established at_______in 1897.
Darjeeling
Shillong
Mettur
Periyar
28.
________is the largest producer of copper with 62% of India's production.
Rajasthan
Jharkhand
Odisha
Karnataka
29.
Foreign Exchange Management Act was adopted by the parliament on_________
1980
1991
1999
1998
30.
Indian Government was introduced New Economic Policy in________
1956
1948
1991
1986
31.
IIP Stands for
Indian Index Production
Index of Industrial Production
Index of Industrial Production
Indian Institute Process
32.
DPI=__________
GNP - Depreciation
GDP - Depreciation
PI - Direct taxes
National Income / Population
33.
At present there are________High Courts for 28 States and 8 Union Territories.
25
22
26
29
34.
Generally, the _______ does not belong to the state where he is appointed.
Cheif Minister
Governor
Election Commission
Chief Justice
35.
The Lok Sabha as of today has_________elected members.
548
543
552
558
36.
_________is designated as the first citizen of India.
Prime Minister
President
Vice-President
Supreme Court Justice
37.
At present, _______ languages are recognised by the language committee
16
19
20
22
38.
The first language committee was appointed in_________
1947
1950
1955
1952
39.
Elementary Education was made a fundamental right under_______
Article 21A
Article 352
Article 32
Article 36
40.
_______was the chairman of the drafting committee of the constitution.
Dr. B.R.Ambedkar
V.T. Krishnamachari
Dr. Rajendra Prasad
H.C. Mukherjee
41.
The capacity of hydro power generation of Bhakra Nangal project is ______________ Megawatts.
1500
1200
1000
1700
42.
The states benefitted from Bhakra Nangal project are
Punjab, Haryana and Gujarat
Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan
Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh
Punjab, Haryana, Uttaranchal
43.
There are ____________ National parks and ___________ wildlife sanctuaries created across India
102,515
104,520
103,520
104,520
44.
Wildlife Research Institute of India located at _____________.
Ludhiana
Dehradun
Bhopal
Jodhpur
45.
Dihang is a gorge in __________
Assam
Meghalaya
Nagaland
Arunachal Pradesh
46.
Kayals ad Teris are found in _______ coast.
Konkan
Malabar
Coromandel
Northern Circars
47.
The ___________ channel separates Lakshadweep islands from the Maldives islands.
ten degree
nine degree
eight degree
seven degree
48.
Earth rotates from ___________ to ___________
South to north
East to west
West to east
North to south
49.
The total length of the coastline in India including the islands is ____________ km.
7516.6 km
7625.6 km
7526.6 km
7626.6 km
50.
The ___________ Samaj started a number of Dayanand Anglo-Vedic schools and colleges.
Brahmo
Prarthana
Arya
Adi Brahmo
51.
The reform movement similar to Brahmo Samaj founded in Bombay in 1876 was _____________
Arya Samaj
Prarthana Samaj
Deoband movement
Aligarh movement
52.
The year 1988 saw the first mass protests first in _______________
Moldova
Tajikistan
Armenia
Ukraine
53.
In the summer of 1948, _____________ control had been established over most parts of China.
Socialist
Communist
Democratic
Nazist
54.
The Chinese army, under __________ retreated to the west to the hilly country from where they continued to fight the Japanese.
Su Yu
Chiang Kai-shek
Chen Yi
Lin Biao
55.
In 1938, Prime Minister Chamberlain concluded the ______________ with Germany.
Munich Pact
Tripartite Pact
German- Soviet Pact
Molotov - Ribbentrop Pact
56.
The monarch of Brazil fell in________
1885
1888
1889
1890
57.
After the I World war, the situation was made worse by the political complication caused by the ________
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
Treaty of Bucharest
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of London
58.
In 1931 Japan attacked ______________
China
Manchuria
France
Russia
59.
At the battle of___________ in 1914, the French succeeded in pushing back the Germans.
Tannenberg
Marne
Danzig
Balkan
60.
Indian government was introduced ___________ in 1991
Globalization
World Trade Organisation
New Economic Policy
none
61.
Colonial advent in India
Portuguese, Dutch, English, Danish, French
Dutch, English, Danish , French
Portuguese, Danish, Dutch, French, English
Danish, Portuguese, French, English, Dutch
62.
India’s life expectancy at birth is ______ years.
65
60
70
55
63.
Primary sector consist of
Agriculture
Automobiles
Trade
Banking
64.
The minimum age for the membership of the Legislative Council is
25 years
21 years
30 years
35 years
65.
The Speaker of a State is a
Head of State
Head of government
President’s agent
None of these
66.
Under which Article the President is vested with the power to proclaim Financial Emergency
Article 352
Article 360
Article 356
Article 365
67.
The Constitutional Head of the Union is
The President
The Chief Justice
The Prime Minister
Council of Ministers
68.
We borrowed the Fundamental Duties from the
American Constitution
Canadian Constitution
Russian Constitution
Irish Constitution
69.
How can the Fundamental Rights be suspended?
If the Supreme Court so desires
If the Prime Minister orders to this effect
If the President orders it during the national emergency
All of the above
70.
______________ transport provides door to door services.
Railways
Roadways
Airways
Waterways
71.
Human Development is measured in terms of ___________.
Human Resource Index
Per capita index
Human Development Index
UNDP
72.
The famous Sindri Fertilizer Plant is located in
Jharkhand
Bihar
Rajasthan
Assam
73.
The city which is called as the Manchester of South India is _____________.
Chennai
Salem
Madurai
Coimbatore
74.
The state which leads in the production of coffee is ______________.
West Bengal
Karnataka
Odisha
Punjab
75.
Which crop is called as “Golden Fiber” in India?
Cotton
Wheat
Jute
Tobacco
76.
77.
______________ is a line joining the places of equal rainfall.
Isohyets
Isobar
Isotherm
Latitudes
78.
The Palk Strait and Gulf of Mannar separates India from ______.
Goa
West Bengal
Sri Lanka
Maldives
79.
A landmass bounded by sea on three sides is referred to as _________.
Coast
Island
Peninsula
Strait
80.
Whose voice was Rast Goftar?
Parsi Movement
Aligarh Movement
Ramakrishna Mission
Dravida Mahajana Sabha
81.
What was the name of the Samaj founded by Dayanand Saraswati?
Arya Samaj
Brahmo Samaj
Prarthana Samaj
Adi Brahmo Samaj
82.
Where was Arab League formed?
Cairo
Jordan
Lebanon
Syria
83.
When was People’s Political Consultative Conference held in China?
September 1959
September 1948
September 1954
September 1949
84.
When was the Charter of the UN signed?
June 26, 1942
June 26, 1945
January 1, 1942
January 1, 1945
85.
Where was the Japanese Navy defeated by the US Navy?
Battle of Guadalcanal
Battle of Midway
Battle of Leningrad
Battle of El Alamein
86.
Which quickened the process of liberation in South America?
Support of US
Napoleonic Invasion
Simon Boliver’s involvement
French Revolution
87.
Which part of the world disliked dollar imperialism?
Europe
Latin America
India
China
88.
Which country after the World War I took to a policy of isolation?
Britain
France
Germany
USA
89.
What is the Battle of Marne remembered for?
air warfare
trench warfare
submarine warfare
ship warfare
1.
(c)
1971
2.
(b)
Gateway of Tamil Nadu
3.
(a)
1860
4.
(a)
Union, state and local
5.
(c)
Green Revolution
6.
(a)
Availability of food
7.
(a)
Bangladesh
8.
(c)
India and China
9.
(d)
Colonialism
10.
(b)
Article 51
11.
(a)
3 and 15
12.
(a)
Cauvery delta
13.
(a)
Dharmapuri
14.
(a)
76°18′ E to 80°20′E
15.
(a)
M. C. Rajah
16.
(a)
C.W. Damotharanar
17.
(d)
T. Prakasam
18.
(a)
S. Satyamurti
19.
(c)
Subhas Chandra Bose
20.
(b)
Dr. Saifuddin Kitchlew
21.
(a)
Dina Bandhu Mitra
22.
(b)
Faraizi Movement
23.
(a)
Santhals
24.
(b)
Nagalapuram
25.
(a)
16
26.
(a)
Jhansi
27.
(a)
Darjeeling
28.
(b)
Jharkhand
29.
(c)
1999
30.
(c)
1991
31.
(b)
Index of Industrial Production
32.
(c)
PI - Direct taxes
33.
(a)
25
34.
(b)
Governor
35.
(b)
543
36.
(b)
President
37.
(d)
22
38.
(c)
1955
39.
(a)
Article 21A
40.
(a)
Dr. B.R.Ambedkar
41.
(a)
1500
42.
(b)
Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan
43.
(a)
102,515
44.
(b)
Dehradun
45.
(d)
Arunachal Pradesh
46.
(b)
Malabar
47.
(c)
eight degree
48.
(c)
West to east
49.
(a)
7516.6 km
50.
(c)
Arya
51.
(b)
Prarthana Samaj
52.
(c)
Armenia
53.
(b)
Communist
54.
(b)
Chiang Kai-shek
55.
(a)
Munich Pact
56.
(a)
1885
57.
(c)
Treaty of Versailles
58.
(b)
Manchuria
59.
(b)
Marne
60.
(c)
New Economic Policy
61.
(a)
Portuguese, Dutch, English, Danish, French
62.
(a)
65
63.
(a)
Agriculture
64.
(c)
30 years
65.
(d)
None of these
66.
(b)
Article 360
67.
(a)
The President
68.
(c)
Russian Constitution
69.
(c)
If the President orders it during the national emergency
70.
(b)
Roadways
71.
(c)
Human Development Index
72.
(a)
Jharkhand
73.
(d)
Coimbatore
74.
(b)
Karnataka
75.
(c)
Jute
76.
(c)
77.
(a)
Isohyets
78.
(c)
Sri Lanka
79.
(c)
Peninsula
80.
(a)
Parsi Movement
81.
(a)
Arya Samaj
82.
(a)
Cairo
83.
(d)
September 1949
84.
(b)
June 26, 1945
85.
(b)
Battle of Midway
86.
(b)
Napoleonic Invasion
87.
(b)
Latin America
88.
(d)
USA
89.
(b)
trench warfare
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