Question 1.
After the war, Britain borrowed large sums of money from:
(a) China and India
(b) German banks and German public
(c) Russian banks and Russian public
(d) US banks and US public

Answer
Answer: (d) US banks and US public.
Britain lost heavily during the war, and thus after the war it borrowed large sums of money from US banks and US public.

Question 2.
When Britain was pre-occupied with war, industries had developed in:
(a) India and Japan
(b) India and China
(c) Japan and Korea
(d) Japan and China

Answer
Answer: (a) India and Japan.
When Britain was busy in the war, many industries developed in India and China.

Question 3.
Before the war, eastern Europe was a major supplier of:
(a) Rice in the world market
(b) Wheat in the world market
(c) Tea in the world market
(d) None of the above

Answer
Answer: (b) Wheat in the world market.
Wheat was mostly grown in eastern Europe and before the war, eastern Europe was a major supplier of wheat in the world.

Question 4.
The US economy resumed its strong growth in the early:
(a) 1920s
(b) 1930s
(c) 1940s
(d) 1950s

Answer
Answer: (a) 1920s
By the 1920s, the US economy resumed its strong growth.

Question 5.
A well-known pioneer of mass production was the:
(a) Car manufacturer General Motors
(b) Motorcycle manufacturer Honda
(c) Car manufacturer Henry Ford
(d) None of the above

Answer
Answer: (c) Car manufacturer Henry Ford.
A well-known pioneer of mass production was the car manufacturer Henry Ford.

Question 6.
Fordist industrial practices was widely copied in Europe in the:
(a) 1940s
(b) 1930s
(c) 1920s
(d) 1910s

Answer
Answer: (c) 1920s
In the 1920s, Fordist industrial practices was widely copied in Europe.

Question 7.
Car production in the US rose from in 1919 to more than in 1929:
(a) 5 million, 4 million
(b) 3 million, 5 million
(c) 4 million, 5 million
(d) 2 million, 5 million

Answer
Answer: (d) 2 million, 5 million.
Car production in the US rose from 2 million in 1919 to more than 5 million in 1929.

Question 8.
The Great Depression began around 1929 and lasted till the:
(a) Mid-1940s
(b) Mid-1980s
(c) Mid-1950s
(d) Mid-1920s

Answer
Answer: (b) Mid-1980s
The Great Depression began around 1929 and lasted till the mid-1980s.

Question 9.
By 1933 over 4,000 banks had closed and between 1929 and 1932 about:
(a) 1,00,000 companies had closed
(b) 2,00,000 companies had closed
(c) 1,10,000 companies had closed
(d) 2,10,000 companies had closed

Answer
Answer: (c) 1,10,000 companies had closed.
By 1933 over 400 or banks had closed and between 1929 and 1932. 1,10,000 companies had closed due to the Great Depression.

Question 10.
Mahatma Gandhi launched the Civil Disobedience Movement at the height of the depression in:
(a) 1931
(b) 1941
(c) 1951
(d) 1961

Answer
Answer: (a) 1931
At the height of the Depression, Mahatma Gandhi launched the Civil Disobedience Movement in 1931.

Question 11.
The country that had made huge sacrifices to defeat Nazi Germany was:
(a) USA
(b) Japan
(c) Soviet Union
(d) England

Answer
Answer: (c) Soviet Union
Soviet Union had made huge losses and sacrifice to defeat Nazi Germany.

Question 12.
The Financial Conference of July, 1944 was held at:
(a) Bretton Woods in New York, USA
(b) Bretton Woods in Sydney, Australia
(c) Bretton Woods in Tokyo, Japan
(d) Bretton Woods in New Hampshire, USA

Answer
Answer: (d) Bretton Woods in New Hampshire, USA
The Financial Conference of July, 1944 was held at Bretton Woods in New Hampshire, USA.

Question 13.
The IMF and the World Bank commenced financial operations in:
(a) 1927
(b) 1937
(c) 1947
(d) 1957

Answer
Answer: (c) 1947
In 1947, the IMF and the World Bank commenced financial operations.

Question 14.
The dollar was anchored to gold at a fixed price of:
(a) $ 25 per ounce of gold
(b) $ 30 per ounce of gold
(c) $ 35 per ounce of gold
(d) $ 40 per ounce of gold

Answer
Answer: (c) $ 35 per ounce of gold
The dollar was anchored to gold at a fixed price of $ 35 per ounce of gold.

Question 15.
China had been cut off from the post-war world economy since its revolution in:
(a) 1946
(b) 1947
(c) 1948
(d) 1949

Answer
Answer: (d) 1949
China had been cut off from the post-war world economy since its revolution in 1949.

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Question 1.
An important feature of the Civil Disobedience Movement was the:
(a) Large-scale participation of villagers.
(b) Large-scale participation of the people.
(c) Participation of the Indian merchants and industrialists.
(d) Large-scale participation of women.

Answer
Answer: (d) Large-scale participation of women.
A large-scale women participated in this movement.

Question 2.
Mahatma Gandhi declared that Swaraj would not come for a hundred years if:
(a) Sati system was not abolished
(b) Women did not participate in the movement
(c) Untouchability was not eliminated
(d) None of the above

Answer
Answer: (c) Untouchability was not eliminated
If untouchability was not eliminated.

Question 3.
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, who organised the Dalits into the Depressed Classes Association:
(а) Clashed with Lord Irwin at the Second Round Table Confereru
(b Clashed with Jawaharlal Nehru at the First Round Table Conference
(c) Clashed with Mahatma Gandhi at the Second Round Table Conference
(d) None of the above

Answer
Answer: (c) Clashed with Mahatma Gandhi at the Second Round Table Conference
Dr. Ambedkar clashed with Mahatma Gandhi at the Second Round Table Conference.

Question 4.
Mahatma Gandhi called the ‘untouchables’:
(a) Messengers of God
(b) Local people
(c) Harijan
(d) None of the above

Answer
Answer: (c) Harijan
Mahatma Gandhi called the untouchables as Harijans.

Question 5.
Muhammad AliJinnah was willing to give up the demand for separate electorates:
(a) If Muslims were included in the Second Round Table Conference.
(b) If Muslims were assured reserved seats in the Central Assembly.
(c) If Muslims were assured reserved seats in the Central Assembly and representation in proportion to population in the Muslim-dominated provinces.
(d) None of the above.

Answer
Answer: (c) If Muslims were assured reserved seats in the Central Assembly and representation in proportion to population in the Muslim-dominated provinces.
Jinnah give up the demand for separate electorates if Muslims were assured reserved in the Central Assembly.

Question 6.
The image of Bharat Mata was first created by:
(a) Abanindranath Tagore
(b) Rabindranath Tagore
(c) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
(d) Jawaharlal Nehru

Answer
Answer: (c) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
It was created by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay.

Question 7.
‘Vazide Matram’ a hymn to the motherland was written by:
(а) Abanindranath Tagore
(b) Rabindranath Tagore
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru
(d) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay

Answer
Answer: (d) Bankim Chandra
Chattopadhyay
It was written by Bankim Cha dra Chattopadhyay.

Question 8.
The sense of collective belongings came partly through the experience of:
(а) Different struggles
(b) Fixed struggle
(c) United struggles
(d) None of the above

Answer
Answer: (c) United struggles
It came through united struggles.

Question 9.
In late nineteenth-century India, nationalists began recording folk tales sung by poets and they turned to villages to gather:
(a) Folk songs and legends
(b) Pictures and legends
(c) Folk songs
(d) None of the above

Answer
Answer: (a) Folk songs and legends
It was about folk songs and legends.

Question 10.
In Madras, a massive four volume collection of Tamil folk tales was published by:
(a) Natesa Sastri
(b) Natesa Verma
(c) Natesa Sharma
(d) none of the above

Answer
Answer: (a) Natesa Sastri
It was Natesa Sastri.

Question 11.
A tricolour flag, designed in Bengal had eight lotuses representing eight provinces of British India, and a crescent moon
(a) Representing rich and poor
(b) Merchants and peasants
(c) India and British
(d) Hindus and Muslims

Answer
Answer: (d) Hindus and Muslims
The crescent moon representing Hindus and Muslims.

Question 12.
In 1921, the Swaraj flag was designed by:
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) Motilal Nehru
(d) Rabindranath Tagore

Answer
Answer: (a) Mahatma Gandhi
It was designed by Mahatma Gandhi.

Question 13.
Indians began looking into the past to discover:
(а) The history of Indian rulers
(b) The vedas
(c) India’s past geography
(d) India’s great achievements.

Answer
Answer: (d) India’s great achievements.
They were looking for India’s great achievements.

Question 14.
According to the census of 1921:
(a) 10 to 11 million people perished as a result of famines and the epidemic.
(b) 11 to 12 million people perished as a result of famines and the epidemic.
(c) 12 to 13 million people perished as a result of famines and the epidemic.
(d) none of the above.

Answer
Answer: (c) 12 to 13 million people perished as a result of famines and the epidemic.
According to the census of 1921 about 12 to 13 million people perished as a result of famines and the epidemic.

Question 15.
In 1917, Mahatma Gandhi organised a satyagraha to support the peasants of:
(а) Champaran in Bihar
(b) Kheda district of Gujarat
(c) Ahmedabad
(d) none of the above.

Answer
Answer: (b) Kheda district of Gujarat
It was for peasants of Kheda district of Gujarat.

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Question 1.
Jacob and Wilhelm the two brothers who developed an interest in collecting old folktales were called :
(a) Bonn brothers
(b) Grimm brothers
(c) Twin brothers
(d) Trinn brothers

Answer
Answer: (b) Grimm brothers
They were called Grimm brothers

Question 2.
Awareness of women’s rights and interests based on the belief of the social, economic and political equality of the genders refers to:
(а) Suffrage
(b) feminist
(c) womanish
(d) Chartism

Answer
Answer: (b) feminist
It is called feminist.

Question 3.
The Habsburg rulers granted more autonomy to the Hungarians in the year:
(a) 1667
(b) 1867
(c) 1567
(d) 1777

Answer
Answer: (b) 1867
In the year 1867.

Question 4.
System of ideas reflecting a particular social and political vision refers to:
(a) Sociology
(b) Ideology
(c) democracy
(d) Philosophy

Answer
Answer: (b) Ideology
It is called Ideology.

Question 5.
In January 1871, the Prussian king who was proclaimed German Emperor in a ceremony held at Versailles was:
(a) William II
(b) William I
(c) Napoleon
(d) Otto von Bismark

Answer
Answer: (b) William I
It was William I.

Question 6.
Like Germany, an another country which had a long history of political fragmentation was:
(a) Prussia
(b) Italy
(c) Russia
(d) Denmark

Answer
Answer: (b) Italy
It was Italy.

Question 7.
The Chief Minister who led the movement to unify the regions of Italy was:
(a) Victor Emmanuel II
(b) William II
(c) Giuseppe
(d) Cavour

Answer
Answer: (d) Cavour
He was Cavour.

Question 8.
The most celebrated Italian freedom fighter was :
(a) Count Cavour
(b) Napoleon
(c) Garibaldi
(d) Mazzini

Answer
Answer: (c) Garibaldi
He was Garibaldi.

Question 9.
The symbol of ‘sword’ signifies:
(a) Heroism
(b) Being freed
(c) Willingness to make peace
(d) Readiness to fight

Answer
Answer: (d) Readiness to fight
It signifies readiness to fight.

Question 10.
The most serious source of nationalist tension in Europe after 1871 was in the area called known as:
(a) Balkans
(b) Slovenia
(c) Serbia
(d) Croatia

Answer
Answer: (a) Balkans
It was in the Balkans.

Question 11.
Nationalism, aligned with imperialism, led Europe to disaster in:
(a) 1714
(b) 1614
(c) 1914
(d) 1814

Answer
Answer: (c) 1914
It led to disaster of Europe in 1914.

Question 12.
The female figure that represents the Republic of France was of:
(a) Germania
(b) Claudia
(c) Marianne
(d) Helen

Answer
Answer: (c) Marianne
It was of Marianne.

Question 13.
The female that became the allegory of the German nation was:
(а) Germania
(b) Claudia
(c) Marianne
(d) Helen

Answer
Answer: (а) Germania
It was of Germania.

Question 14.
A vision of a society that is so ideal that it is unlikely to actually exist refers to:
(a) Absolutist
(b) Utopian
(c) Suffrage
(d) Plebiscite

Answer
Answer: (b) Utopian
It refers to Utopian.

Question 15.
Serb nationalism gathered force in the Habsburg and Ottoman Empires in the year:
(a) 1705
(b) 1805
(c) 1605
(d) 1905

Answer
Answer: (d) 1905
It took place in the year 1905.

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Question 1.
The difference in the rates of economic developments between less developed countries with dictatorships and democracies is:
(a) Less
(b) More
(c) Negligible
(d) None of the above

Answer
Answer: (c) Negligible
It is negligible.

Question 2.
Democracies are based on:
(а) Social equality
(b) Caste equality
(c) Economic equality
(d) Political equality

Answer
Answer: (d) Political equality
Democracies are based on political equality.

Question 3.
Democracies do not appear to be very successful in:
(а) Reducing economic inequalities
(b) Reducing political inequalities
(c) Reducing caste distinction
(d) All the above

Answer
Answer: (а) Reducing
economic inequalities
Democracies are not very successful in reducing economic equalities.

Question 4.
The poor constitute:
(а) A small proportion of our voters
(b) A large proportion of our voters
(c) Less amount of money
(d) None of the above

Answer
Answer: (b) A large
proportion of our voters
The poor constitute a large proportion of our votes.

Question 5.
People in several poor countries are now dependent on the rich countries:
(a) For education
(b) For weapons
(c) Food supplies
(d) For medicines

Answer
Answer: (c) Food supplies
They are dependent on food supplies.

Question 6.
Democracies usually develops a procedure to:
(a) Fulfil their needs
(b) Give equal rights to all
(c) Conduct their competition
(d) None of the above

Answer
Answer: (c) Conduct their competition
Democracies usually develop a procedure to conduct their competition.

Question 7.
No society can fully and permanently resolve conflicts:
(a) Among caste systems
(b) Rich and poor
(c) Among different groups
(d) None of the above

Answer
Answer: (c) Among different groups
No society can fully and permanently resolve conflicts among different groups.

Question 8.
Non-democratic regimes often turn a blind eye to:
(а) Caste differences
(b) Religious differences
(c) Social differences
(d) None of the above

Answer
Answer: (c) Social differences
Non-democratic regimes often turn a blind eye to social differences.

Question 9.
Majority and minority opinions are:
(a) Permanent
(b) Not permanent
(c) Temporary
(d) None of the above

Answer
Answer: (b) Not permanent
These are not permanent.

Question 10.
Democracy remains democracy only as long as every citizen has a chance of being:
(a) Minority at some point of time
(b) Majority at some point of time
(c) Fully recognized
(d) None of the above

Answer
Answer: (b) Majority at some point of time
Democracy remains democracy only as long as every citizen has a chance of being majority at some point of time.

Question 11.
Democracy stands much superior to any other form of government in promoting:
(а) Dignity and freedom of the individual
(b) Freedom of the people
(c) Rights of people
(d) None of the above

Answer
Answer: (а) Dignity and freedom of the individual
It promotes the dignity and freedom of the individual.

Question 12.
Most societies across the world were historically:
(a) Male dominated societies
(b) Female dominated societies
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) All the above

Answer
Answer: (a) Male dominated societies
In the past almost all societies were male dominated societies.

Question 13.
Democracy in India has strengthened the claims of the disadvantaged and discriminated castes for:
(а) Their upliftment
(b) For equal status
(c) For equal status and equal opportunity
(d) All the above

Answer
Answer: (c) For equal status
and equal opportunity

Question 14.
The most distinctive feature of democracy is that:
(a) It is the right government
(b) It considers rich and poor equal
(c) Its examinations never gets over
(d) None of the above

Answer
Answer: (c) Its examinations never gets over
The most distinctive feature of democracy is that its examination never gets over.

Question 15.
Most individuals today believe that their vote makes a difference to the way the government:
(а) Is run and to their own self-interest
(b) Can be changed
(c) Can be destroyed
(d) None of the above

Answer
Answer: (а) Is run and to their own self-interest
The way the government is run and to their own self interest

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Question 1.
Any legal change must carefully look at what results:
(а) It will have on politics
(b) It will have on the population
(c) It will have on the government
(d) It will have on the

Answer
Answer: (а) It will have on politics
Any legal change must carefully look at what results it will have on politics.

Question 2.
Laws that give political activists incentives to do good things have:
(a) More chances of working
(b) Proved negative
(c) Proved positive
(d ) None of the above

Answer
Answer: (a) More chances of working
Laws that give political activists incentives to do good things have more chances of working.

Question 3.
Democratic reforms are to be brought about principally through:
(a) Economic practice
(b) Regional practice
(c) Political practice
(d) None of the above

Answer
Answer: (c) Political practice
Democratic reforms can be brought about through political practice.

Question 4.
In a democracy:
(а) Rulers elected by the people must take all the major decisions
(b) Elections must offer a choice and fair opportunity to the people to change the correct rulers.
(c) Choice and opportunity should be available to all the people on an equal basis
(d) All the above factors

Answer
Answer: (d) All the above factors
All the above are factors of democracy.

Question 5.
At least of the globe is still not under democratic government?
(a) Half
(b) One-fourth
(c) One-third
(d) Two-third

Answer
Answer: (b) One-fourth
At least one-fourth of the globe is still not under democratic government.

Question 6.
Most of the established democracies face the:
(a) Foundation challenge
(b) Challenges of expansion
(c) Challenge of deepening
(d) All the above

Answer
Answer: (b) Challenges of expansion
Most of the established democracies face the challenge of expansion.

Question 7.
Challenge of expansion is witnessed in:
(а) India and US
(b) India and Pakistan
(c) US and Pakistan
(d) Pakistan and Bangladesh

Answer
Answer: (а) India and US
Challenge of expansion is witnessed in India and US.

Question 8.
Deepening of Democracy involves:
(a) Strengthening the foundation of democracy
(b) Challenges of expansion
(c) Strengthening of the institutions and practices of democracy
(d) None of the above

Answer
Answer: (c) Strengthening of the institutions and practices of democracy
Deepening of democracy involves strengthening of the institutions and practices of democracy.

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Question 1.
In 2006, the number of recognised parties in the country were:
(a) Three
(b) Four
(c) Five
(d) Six

Answer
Answer: (d) Six
In 2006, the number of recognised parties in the country were six.

Question 2.
The challenges to political parties are:
(a) Internal democracy
(b) Money and muscle power
(c) Meaningful choice
(d) All of the above

Answer
Answer: (d) All of the above
All the above are challenges to political parties.

Question 3.
In a democracy, the final decision is made by:
(а) The government
(b) The President
(c) Leaders who represent political parties
(d) Leaders who do not represent political parties

Answer
Answer: (c) Leaders who
represent political parties
In a democracy, the final decision is made by leaders who represent political parties.

Question 4.
MPs and MLAs have to accept whatever the:
(a) Party leaders decide
(b) Party decides
(c) Government decides
(d) Election Commission decides

Answer
Answer: (a) Party leaders decide
MPs and MLAs have to accept-whatever the party leaders decide.

Question 5.
The Election Commission passed an order making it necessary for political parties to hold their organisational elections and:
(а) Pay their house tax
(b) Pay their house rent
(c) Pay their expenditure
(d) File their income tax returns

Answer
Answer: (d) File their income tax returns
To file their income tax returns.

Question 6.
Political parties are one of the most:
(а) Invisible institutions in a democracy
(b) Important part of a democracy
(c) Visible institutions in a democracy
(d) None of the above

Answer
Answer: (c) Visible institutions in a democracy
Political parties are one of the most visible institutions in a democracy.

Question 7.
Political parties have been identified with:
(а) S and economic divisions
(b) Social and regional divisions
(c) Social and political divisions
(d) None of the above

Answer
Answer: (c) Social and political divisions
Political parties have been identified with social and political divisions.

Question 8.
A political party is a group of people:
(а) Who come together to contest elections and do not hold power in the government
(b) Who hold power in the government
(c) Who come together to contest elections
(d) Who come together to contest elections and hold power in the government

Answer
Answer: (d) Who come together to contest elections and hold power in the government
A political party is a group of people who come together to contest elections and hold power in the government.

Question 9.
Parties reflect:
(a) Fundamental rights of the citizens
(b) Fundamental duties of the citizens
(c) Fundamental political divisions in a society
(d) None of the above

Answer
Answer: (c) Fundamental political divisions in a society
Parties reflect fundamental political divisions in a society.

Question 10.
The components of a political party are:
(а) The leaders
(b) The active members
(c) The followers
(d) All of the above

Answer
Answer: (d) All of the above
All the above factors are components of a political party.

Question 11.
In most democracies, elections are fought mainly:
(а) Among the candidates put up by the government
(b) Among the candidates put up by the Election Commission
(c) Among the candidates put up by the political parties
(d) None of the above

Answer
Answer: (c) Among the candidates put up by the political parties
In most democracies, elections are fought mainly among the candidates put by the political parties.

Question 12.
In USA:
(a) Members and supporters of a party choose its candidates
(b) Top party leaders choose candidates for contesting elections
(c) Supporters of a party choose its candidates
(d) All of the above

Answer
Answer: (a) Members and supporters of a party choose its candidates
In USA, members and supporters of a party choose its candidates.

Question 13.
In India:
(a) Members and supporters of a party choose its candidates
(b) Top party leaders choose candidates for contesting elections
(c) Candidates are chosen by the Election Commission
(d) None of the above

Answer
Answer: (b) Top party leaders choose candidates for contesting elections
In India, top leaders choose candidates for contesting elections.

Question 14.
A party reduces:
(a) The risk of the government
(b) A vast multitude of opinions into a few basic positions which its supports
(c) A vast multitude of ideas into a few basic positions which it supports
(d) None of the above

Answer
Answer: (b) A vast multitude of opinions into a few basic positions which its supports
A party reduces a vast multitude of opinions into a few basic positions which it supports.

Question 15.
Parties play a decisive role:
(a) In running the government
(b) In removing caste discrimination
(c) In making the rules for a country
(d) In making the laws for a country

Answer
Answer: (d) In making the laws for a country
Parties play a decisive role in making the laws for a country.

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Question 1.
The groups that form an organisation and undertake activities to promote their interests or their viewpoints are called:
(a) Pressure groups
(b) Agitation groups
(c) Mobile groups
(d) None of the above

Answer
Answer: (a) Pressure groups
Such groups are called pressure groups.

Question 2.
Unlike political parties, pressure groups:
(a) Aim to directly control or share political power
(b) Do not aim to directly control or share political power
(c) Do not all attempt to influence government policies
(d) None of the above

Answer
Answer: (b) Do not aim to directly control or share political power
Pressure groups do not aim to directly control or share political power.

Question 3.
The decision of movements is:
(а) More informal and flexible
(b) More formal and flexible
(c) Less informal and flexible
(d) Less formal and flexible

Answer
Answer: (а) More informal and flexible
The decision of movements is more informal and flexible.

Question 4.
Usually interest groups seek to promote the:
(a) Interests of particular section or groups of society
(b) Interest of the whole population
(c) Religious groups only
(d) None of the above

Answer
Answer: (a) Interests of particular section or groups of society
Usually interest groups seek to promote the interests of particular section or group of society.

Question 5.
Promotional groups promote:
(а) Selective rather than collective good
(b) Collective rather than selective good
(c) Can be both (a) and (b)
(d) None of the above

Answer
Answer: (b) collective rather than selective good
Promotional groups promote collective rather than selective good.

Question 6.
An organisation that is largely made up of government employees that campaign against caste discrimination to called:
(a) BAMCEF
(b) CEFBAM
(c) BAMFEC
(d) CEFMAB

Answer
Answer: (a) BAMCEF
It is called BAMCEF.

Question 7.
Generic movements always seek to:
(a) Achieve a broad goal in the very long term
(b) Achieve a broad goal in a very short term
(c) Achieve a single objective within a limited time frame
(d) None of the above

Answer
Answer: (a) Achieve a broad goal in the very long term
Generic movements always seek to achieve a broad goal in the very long term.

Question 8.
The main objective of the Narmada Bachao Andolan was to:
(а) Give more water to the rural areas than urban areas
(b) To give more compensation to the villagers
(c) To stop the dam from being constructed
(d) None of the above

Answer
Answer: (c) To stop the dam from being constructed
It is to stop the dam from being constructed.

Question 9.
The full form of NAPM, is:
(a) National Alliance for People’s Movement
(b) National Authority for People’s Movement
(c) National Assistance for People’s Movement
(d) National Authority Permanent Movement

Answer
Answer: (a) National Alliance for People’s Movement
It is National Alliance for Peoples’ Movement.

Question 10.
Most of the pressure groups:
(a) Try to influence the people into giving more attention to their issues
(b) Try to influence the media into giving more attention to their issues
(c) Try to influence political parties into giving more attention to their issues
(d) None of the above

Answer
Answer: (b) Try to influence the media into giving more attention to their issues
Most of the pressure groups try to influence the media into giving more attention to their issues.

Question 11.
Business groups often employ :
(a) Media to solve their issues
(b) Labourers to do their work
(c) Professional lobbyists or sponsor expensive advertisements
(d) None of the above

Answer
Answer: (c) Professional lobbyists or sponsor expensive advertisements
Business groups often employ professional lobbyists or sponsor expensive advertisements.

Question 12.
On balance, pressure groups and movements have:
(a) Deepened democracy
(b) Deepened the people
(c) Deepened the media
(d) None of the above

Answer
Answer: (a) Deepened democracy
On balance, pressure groups and movements have deepened democracy.

Question 13.
When different groups function actively:
(a) One single groups can achieve dominance over society
(b) All groups can achieve dominance over society
(c) No one single group can achieve dominance over society
(d) None of the above

Answer
Answer: (c) No one single group can achieve dominance over society
When different groups function actively, no one single group can achieve dominance over society.

Question 14.
Nepal witnessed an extraordinary popular movement, aimed at restoring democracy in:
(a) April 2004
(b) April 2005
(c) April 2006
(d) April 2007

Answer
Answer: (c) April 2006
Nepal witnessed an extraordinary popular movement, aimed at restoring democracy in April, 2006.

Question 15.
King Birendra was killed in a mysterious massacre of the royal family in:
(a) 2000
(b) 2001
(c) 2002
(d) 2003

Answer
Answer: (b) 2001
King Birendra was killed in 2001.

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Question 1.
A communal mind often leads to a quest for political dominance of one’s:
(a) Own religious society
(b) Own religious community
(c) Own religious ideas
(d) None of the above

Answer
Answer: (b) Own religious
community
A communal mind often leads to a quest for political dominance of one’s own religious community.

Question 2.
Our constitution:
(a) Gives a special status to one religion
(b) Does not give a special status to any religion
(c) Favours two religions
(d) None of the above

Answer
Answer: (b) Does not give a special status to any religion
Our constitution does not give a special status to any religion.

Question 3.
The constitution:
(a) Does not prohibits discrimination on grounds of religion
(b) Prohibits discrimination on grounds of religion
(c) Allows only one religion
(d) None of the above

Answer
Answer: (b) Prohibits discrimination on grounds of religion
The constitution prohibits discrimination on grounds of religion.

Question 4.
All societies have some kind of social inequality:
(a) And some form of division of labour
(b) And different castes
(c) And similar castes
(d) None of the above

Answer
Answer: (a) And some form of division of labour
All societies have some kind of social inequality and some form of division of labour.

Question 5.
Caste’s and caste system in modern India:
(a) Not undergone many changes
(b) Have undergone some changes
(c) Have undergone great changes
(d) None of the above

Answer
Answer: (c) Have undergone great changes
Caste’s and caste system in modern India have undergone great changes.

Question 6.
Some of the older aspects of caste:
(a) Do not persist
(b) Still persist
(c) Do not exist
(d) None of the above

Answer
Answer: (b) Still persist
Some of the oldest aspects of caste still persist.

Question 7.
There is a disproportionately large presence of:
(а) ‘Middle caste’ among the urban middle classes in our country
(b) ‘Lower caste’ among the rural lower classes in our country
(c) ‘Upper caste’ among the urban middle classes in our country
(d) None of the above

Answer
Answer: (c) ‘Upper caste’ among the urban middle classes in our country
There is a disproportionately large presence of ‘upper caste’ among the urban middle classes in our country.

Question 8.
In the case of communalism, casteism is rooted in the belief that:
(a) Caste is the sole basis of social community
(b) Religion is the sole basis of social community
(c) Modern education is necessary
(d) None of the above

Answer
Answer: (a) Caste is the sole basis of social community
Casteism is rooted in the belief that caste is the sole basis of social community.

Question 9.
A ladder like formation in which all the caste groups are placed from the ‘highest’ to the lowest castes is known as:
(a) Caste ladder
(b) Occupational mobility
(c) Caste hierarchy
(d) All the above

Answer
Answer: (c) Caste hierarchy
It refers to caste hierarchy.

Question 10.
Universal adult franchise refers to:
(a) All the adult citizens of India
(b) One – person – one – vote
(c) Two – person – two – votes
(d) None of the above

Answer
Answer: (b) One – person – one – vote
It refers to one – person – one – vote.

Question 11.
No parliamentary constituency in the country:
(a) Has a clear majority of one single vote
(b) Can win an election
(c) Can contest an election
(d) None of the above

Answer
Answer: (a) Has a clear majority of one single vote
No parliamentary constituency in the country has a clear majority of one single vote.

Question 12.
When people say that a caste is a ‘vote bank’ of one party, it means:
(a) A small proportion of the voters from that caste vote for that party
(b) A large proportion of the voters from that caste do not vote for that party
(c) A large proportion of the voters from that caste vote for that party
(d) None of the above

Answer
Answer: (c) A large proportion of the voters from that caste vote for that party
It means a large proportion of the voters from that caste vote for that party.

Question 13.
Some voters have more than one candidate from their caste:
(a) While some voters have no candidate from their caste
(b) While many voters have many candidates from their caste
(c) While many voters have no candidate from their caste
(d) None of the above

Answer
Answer: (c) While many voters have no candidate from their caste
Some voters have more than one candidate from their caste while many voters have no candidate from their caste.

Question 14.
Gender division is not based on biology but on:
(a) Social expectations and stereotypes
(b) Hierarchical social division
(c) Can be both (a) and (b)
(d) None of the above

Answer
Answer: (a) Social expectations and stereotypes
Gender division is actually, based on social expectations and stereo types and not on biology.

Question 15.
Boys and girls are brought up to believe that the main work of women is:
(a) Working outside
(b) To do housework
(c) To do housework and bringing up children
(d) None of the above

Answer
Answer: (c) To do housework and bringing up children
They are made to believe that the main work of women is to do housework and rear children.

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Question 1.
Cross-cutting social differences are easier to:
(a) fulfill
(b) accommodate
(c) commit
(d) none of the above

Answer
Answer: (c) commit
Cross-cutting social differences are easier to accommodate.

Question 2.
A society that has similar kinds of people, especially where there are no significant ethnic differences is called:
(а) homogeneous society
(b) heterogeneous society
(c) mixed society
(d) none of the above

Answer
Answer: (а) homogeneous society
It is called a homogenous society.

Question 3.
Democracy involves competition among various:
(a) parties
(b) political parties
(c) groups
(d) castes

Answer
Answer: (b) political parties
Democracy involves competition among various political parties.

Question 4.
The population of United Kingdom is divided into two major sects of:
(a) Christians and Muslims
(b) Christians and Hindus
(c) Christians and Protestants
(d) none of the above

Answer
Answer: (c) Christians and Protestants
It is divided into Christians and Protestants.

Question 5.
Political competitions along religions and ethnic lines led to the disintegration of Yugoslavia into:
(a) five independent countries
(b) six independent countries
(c) seven independent countries
(d) eight independent countries

Answer
Answer: (b) six independent countries
It led to the disintegration of Yugoslavia into six independent countries.

Question 6.
Social divisions affect:
(a) political parties
(b) population of a country
(c) voting in most countries
(d) none of the above

Answer
Answer: (c) voting in most countries
Social divisions affect voting in most countries.

Question 7.
People from one community tend t0:
(a) prefer other parties
(b) prefer one or two parties
(c) prefer some party more than other
(d) none of the above

Answer
Answer: (c) prefer some party more than other
People from one community tend to prefer a particular party more than others.

Question 8.
In many countries there are parties:
(o) that focus all communities
(b) that focus only on one community
(c) that focus only one religion
(d) none of the above

Answer
Answer: (b) that focus only on one community
In many countries there are parties which focus only on one community.

Question 9.
The factors deciding the outcome of politics of social divisions are:
(a) how people perceive their identities
(b) how political leaders raise the demands of any community
(c) how the government reacts to demands of different groups
(d) (a) and (b)
(e) (b) and (c)
(f) all the above

Answer
Answer: (f) all the above
All the above factors determine the outcome of politics of social divisions.

Question 10.
In a democracy political expression of social divisions is very:
(a) abnormal and cannot be healthy
(b) normal and can be healthy
(c) important for proper functioning
(d) none of the above

Answer
Answer: (b) normal and can be healthy
It is very normal and can also be healthy.

Question 11.
The black-gloved and raised clenched fists were meant to symbolise:
(a) black poverty
(b) black people
(c) black power
(d) none of the above

Answer
Answer: (c) black power
The black-gloved and raised clenched fists were meant to symbolise Black-Power.

Question 12.
The International Olympic Association held Carlos and Smith guilty of violating the Olympic spirit by:
(а) making a public issue
(b) making a public statement
(c) making a political issue
(d) making a political statement

Answer
Answer: (d) making a political statement
The International Olympic Association held Carlos and Smith guilty of violating the Olympic Spirit by making a political statement.

Question 13.
When Norman died at 2006, Smith and Carlos:
(а) did not attend his funeral
(b) attended his funeral
(c) were pallbearers at his funeral
(d) none of the above

Answer
Answer: (c) were pallbearers at his funeral
Both Smith and Carlos were pallbearers at Norman’s funeral.

Question 14.
Most social divisions are based on:
(a) accident of birth
(b) accident of community
(c) accident of trade
(d) none of the above

Answer
Answer: (a) accident of birth
Actually most social divisions are based on the accident of birth.

Question 15.
People who are atheists:
(a) believe in God or any religion
(b) don’t believe in God or any religion
(c) believe in God only
(d) believe in religion only

Answer
Answer: (b) don’t believe in God or any religion
Atheists do not believe in God or any religion.

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Question 1.
The real success of federalism in India can be attributed to the:
(a) Clearly laid out constitutional provisions
(b) Democratic politics in our country
(c) Can be both (a) and (b)
(d) N of the

Answer
Answer: (b) Democratic politics in our country
The real success of federalisim in India is due to democratic policies in our country.

Question 2.
The creation of Linguistic States was the first and a major test for:
(a) Federal government in India
(b) Peace in India
(c) Democratic politics in our country
(d) None of the above

Answer
Answer: (c) Democratic politics in our country
It was a major test for democratic policies in our country.

Question 3.
New states were created in India to:
(a) Ensure that people who spoke the same language lived in the same state
(b) Ensure proper safety of the people
(c) Ensure proper rule
(d) None of the

Answer
Answer: (a) Ensure that people who spoke the same language lived in the same state
New states were created in India to ensure that people who spoke the same language lived in the same state.

Question 4.
Some states were created not on the basis of language but to recognise differences based on:
(a) Culture
(b) Ethnicity
(c) Geography
(d) All the above

Answer
Answer: (d) All the above
Some states were created for all the above factors.

Question 5.
The official language of our country is:
(a) Hindi
(b) Bengali
(c) Urdu
(d) Punjabi

Answer
Answer: (a) Hindi
Hindi is the official language.

Question 6.
The number of languages recognised as Scheduled languages by the Constitution are
(a) 19
(b) 20
(c) 21
(d) 22

Answer
Answer: (c) 21
21 languages are recognised in our country.

Question 7.
According to the Constitution, the use of English for official purposes was to stop in:
(a) 1948
(b) 1955
(c) 1965
(d) 1975

Answer
Answer: (c) 1965
English was to stop in 1965.

Question 8.
Restructuring the Centre-State relations is one more way in which:
(a) Democracy is strengthened
(b) Socialism is strengthened
(c) Federalism is strengthened
(d) None of the above

Answer
Answer: (c) Federalism is strengthened
Restructuring the Centre-State relations in one more way in which federalism is strengthend.

Question 9.
When power is taken away from the Central and State governments and given to local government, it is called:
(а) Centralisation
(b) Decentralisation
(c) ‘Take over’ government
(d) None of the above

Answer
Answer: (b) Decentralisation
It is called decentralisation.

Question 10.
A major step towards decentralisation was taken in:
(a) 1991
(b) 1992
(c) 1993
(d) 1994

Answer
Answer: (b) 1992
It was taken in 1992.

Question 11.
At least one-third of all positions are reserved for:
(а) Men
(b) Women
(c) Children
(d) Schedules Tribes

Answer
Answer: (b) Women
At least one-third of all positions are reserved for women.

Question 12.
An independent institution to conduct Panchayat and municipal elections, in each state is called:
(a) State Election Commission
(b) Central Election Commission
(c) Local Election Commission
(d) none of the above

Answer
Answer: (a) State Election Commission
It is called State Election Commission.

Question 13.
Rural local government is popularly known by the name:
(а) Rural raj
(b) Local raj
(c) Panchayati raj
(d) None of the above

Answer
Answer: (c) Panchayati raj
Rural local government is called Panchayati Raj.

Question 14.
The head of the gram panchayat is called:
(a) Panch
(b) Sarpanch
(c) Mukhia
(d) None of the above

Answer
Answer: (b) Sarpanch
The head of the gram panchyat is called Sarpanch.

Question 15.
The political head of the zilla parishad is the:
(a) Sarpanch
(b) President
(c) Chair person
(d) All the above

Answer
Answer: (c) Chair person
The political head of Zila Parishad is the Chairperson.

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