NTSE STAGE 1 CONDUCTED BY SCERT UDAIPUR ORIGINAL PAPER (RAJASTHAN) ALONG WITH ANSWER KEY

NTSE STAGE 1 CONDUCTED BY SCERT UDAIPUR 2012

ORIGINAL PAPER (RAJASTHAN) ALONG WITH ANSWER KEY

61.       What is Guillotine?     

            (1) Mine of Coal          (2) Human Settlement            (3) Death Machine      (4) Shifting Agriculture

Ans.     (3)

Sol.      The guillotine is a device designed for carrying out executions during French Revolution by          Maximilien Robespierre,

62.       Massai Mara national Park is located in:       

            (1) India           (2) Pakistan     (3) Sudan        (4) Kenya

Ans.     (4)

Sol.      The Maasai Mara National Reserve is a large game reserve in south-western Kenya.

63.       In which country first time the cultivation of opium begin?   

            (1) Portugal     (2) India           (3) China         (4) Britain

Ans.     (BONUS). Answer given was 1 as per SCERT KEY

Sol.      The Portuguese had introduced opium into China in the early sixteenth century. The historical      evidence of opium cultivation was first from Mesopotamia

64.       Which treaty was imposed on Germany after first would war?        

            (1) Versailles   (2) Paris          (3) Vienna       (4) London

Ans.     (1)

Sol.      The Treaty of Versailles 1919 was one of the peace treaties at the end of World War l between    Germany and Allies.

65.       Who opened the first Cricket Club in India?

            (1) Britisher     (2) Hindu         (3) Zoroastrians           (4) Muslim

Ans.     (BONUS) Answer given was 3 as per SCERT KEY

Sol.      The Parsis founded the first Indian cricket club, the Oriental Cricket Club in Bombay in 1848.   The first Indian club, the Calcutta Cricket Club, was established in 1792 by Britishers.

66.       What is “Barchans”?  

            (1) Name of Sand dune          (2) Name of Village     (3) Name of Tree        (4) Name of Mountain

Ans.     (1)

Sol.      Barchans is a crescent-shaped shifting sand dune, convex on the windward side and steeper       and concave on the leeward.

67.       Which state coast line is called the Malabar?

            (1) Gujarat       (2) Kerala        (3) Rajasthan (4) West Bengal

Ans.     (2)

Sol.      The Malabar Coast is a long and narrow coastline on the south-western shore line of the   mainland Indian subcontinent in Kerala.

68.       Ranthambore is situated in:   

            (1) Rajasthan             (2) Arunachal Pradesh            (3) Assam       (4) Madhya Pradesh

Ans.     (1)

Sol.      Ranthambore National Park is one of the largest national parks situated in Rajasthan, India.

69.       The full form of C.N.G. is :    

            (1) Compund Natural Gas                  (2) Complex Natural Gas

            (3) Compund New Gas                      (4) Compressed Natural Gas

Ans.     (4)

Sol.      Compressed natural gas (CNG) is a fossil fuel substitute for gasoline (petrol).

70.       The ore of iron is:       

            (1) Haematite  (2) Uranium     (3) Bauxite      (4) Lignite

Ans.     (1)

Sol.      Hematite, also spelled as haematite, is the mineral form of iron.

71.       Gender ratio in India is:          

            (1) 880 / 1000             (2) 940 / 1000             (3) 300 / 1000             (4) 400 / 1000

Ans.     (2)

Sol.      Sex Ratio of India has improved from 933 in 2001 to 940 in 2011.

72.       Bhakra-Nangal Project is situated on the River?      

            (1) Satluj                      (2) Tungabhadra         (3) Damodar               (4) Mahi

Ans.     (1)

Sol.      Bhakra Nangal Dam is a gravity dam across the Sutlej River.

73.       When was “Indian Wildlife Protection Act” implemented?    

            (1) 1970                       (2) 1972                       (3) 1974                       (4) 1976

Ans.     (2)

Sol.      The Government of India enacted Wild Life (Protection) Act 1972 with the objective of effectively             protecting the wild life of this country and to control poaching, smuggling and illegal trade in          wildlife and its derivatives.

74.       Salty Water lake is :               

            (1) Jaisamand lake     (2) Rajsamand lake    (3) Didwana lake         (4) Gapsagar lake

Ans.     (3)

Sol.      Didwana is about 180 km west of Jaipur the pink city and capital of Rajasthan. It is 230 km East of Jodhpur. The famous salt lake – The Didwana salt lake is situated here.

75.       The Rainfall that occurs during winter season is known as :

            (1) Monsoon    (2) Cyclone     (3) Mango Shower      (4) Mavath

Ans.     (4)

Sol.      Winter rains locally known as Mahawat in Rajasthan.

76.       Who is the first Person of India?        

            (1) Prime Minister       (2) President   (3) Governor   (4) Chief Minister

Ans.     (2)

Sol.      The President is the first citizen of the country.

77.       The country that is not permanent member of United Nation Organisation is?        

            (1) Russia        (2) Britain        (3) China         (4) India

Ans.     (4)

Sol.      The permanent members of the Security Council, also known as the Permanent Five, Big Five,   or P5, include the following five governments: China, France, Russia the United Kingdom and    USA.

78.       “The long walk to freedom” is autobiography of?      

            (1) Nelsen Mandela    (2) Mahatma Gandhi (3) Barak Obama        (4) Amitabh Bachchan

Ans.     (1)

Sol.      “Long Walk to Freedom” is an autobiographical work written by South African President Nelson   Mandela.

79.       “Code of conduct” is related to?        

            (1) War            (2) Transportation       (3) Cereals      (4) Election

Ans.     (4)

Sol.      Election Commission of India issue code of conduct for political parties in elections.

80.       Who can seek information from government under “right to information Act”?       

            (1) Any citizen                                                 (2) Only Government officials

            (3) Only elected members of Loksabha         (4) Only elected members of Vidhan Sabha

Ans.     (1)

Sol.      The Right to Information Act 2005 (RTI) is an Act of the Parliament of India "to provide for setting            out the practical regime of right to information for citizens”.

81.       How many languages are there under article 8th in the Indian Constitution?

            (1) 22               (2) 20                           (3) 25                           (4) 15

Ans.     (1)

Sol.      The Eighth Schedule to the Indian Constitution contains a list of 22 scheduled languages.

82.       The first nation of the world which provided adult franchise is:        

            (1) America     (2) India                       (3) Brazil                      (4) New Zealand

Ans.     (4)

Sol.      New Zealand is the first nation in the world to achieve universal adult franchise.

83.       Which of the following Country has adopted the one (single) Party System?          

            (1) India           (2) America                 (3) Japan                     (4) China

Ans.     (4)

Sol.      Chinese Communist Party

84.       In which year Indian National Congress was established?   

            (1) 1889           (2) 1885                       (3) 1985                       (4) 1905

Ans.     (2)

Sol.      INC was founded on 28 December 1885.

85.       Out of the following which is not a union territory?   

            (1) Pondicherry           (2) Chandigarh            (3) Goa            (4) Daman and Div

Ans.     (3)

Sol.      Goa is a state.

86.       When was the “National Rural Employment Guarantee Act” Passed?        

            (1) 2001           (2) 2003                       (3) 2005                       (4) 2007

Ans.     (3)

Sol.      The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) is an Indian job guarantee scheme, enacted by legislation on August 25, 2005.

87.       What is GDP?

            (1) Gross Daily Production                (2) Gross Domestic Production

            (3) Gross Domestic Power                 (4) Gross Development Production

Ans.     (2)

Sol.      Gross domestic product (GDP) is the market value of all officially recognized final goods and      services produced within a country in a given period of time.

88.       When is the National Consumer Day celebrated in India?    

            (1)  December, 24      (2) September, 16       (3) March, 8    (4) May, 25

Ans.     (1)

Sol.      In India, 24th December is observed as “National Consumer Rights Day”, since the Consumer     Protection Act, 1986 was enacted on this day.

89.       According to Census-2011 the literacy rate of Rajasthan?   

            (1) 48.34%                  (2) 54.90%                  (3) 67.06%      (4) 74.04%

Ans.     (3)

Sol.      Literacy rate of Rajasthan is 67.07% according to 2011.

90.       In which year did the Economic Liberalisation start in India?

            (1) 1991                       (2) 1996                       (3) 1999           (4) 2004

Ans.     (1)

Sol.      The economic liberalisation in India refers to ongoing economic reforms in India that started on    24 July 1991.

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NTSE STAGE 2 ( 2013) SOCIAL SCIENCE QUESTIONS WITH ANSWER KEY

Original questions with Answer key

SOCIAL SCIENCE - STAGE 2 (2013)

61.        From about 13^th century to the time of the French Revolution sumptuary laws were expected to be followed strictly to:

            (1)  Regulate the behaviour of the royalty.                

            (2)  Regulate the income of people by social rank    

            (3) Control the behaviour of those considered social inferiors                          

            (4) Provide religious sanctity to social behaviour

62.        Choose the correct response from the given options.

            On 3^rd March 1933 the famous Enabling Act was passed to:                            

            (a) establish dictatorship in Germany.                      

            (b) give Hitler the power to rule by decree

            (c) ban all trade unions

            (d) ban all political parties and their affiliates

            (1)  Only a and b are correct                                     (2) only c and d are correct

            (3) a, b and c are correct                                         (4) only d is correct

63.        Enclosures in England were seen as:

            (1)  hindrance to agricultural expansion and crop rotation.

            (2)  hindrance to commercialization of agriculture.

            (3)  necessary to make long-term investment on land, agriculture and to plan crop rotation to improve the soil.

            (4)  necessary to protect the interests of those who depended on the commons for their survival.

64.        The Balkans, which was a serious source of nationalist tension in Europe after 1871, was a region comprising of:

            (1) Romania, Germany, Poland, Bulgaria.                 

            (2) Romania, Prussia, Greece, Croatia and Serbia.   

            (3) Serbia, Austria, Bulgaria, Slovakia and Poland.   

            (4) Serbia, Bulgaria, Greece, Cro4tia, Romania.

65.        What was Rinderpest?     

            (1)  A disease of cattle plagues that spread in Africa in the 1890s.                   

            (2) Bubonic plague which spread in the region of Maharashtra in the l890s.       

            (3) A type of cholera that spread in Assam in the I890s.                                   

            (4) A devastating bird disease that was imported to Italy from British Asia through chicken meat.

66.        Which of the following is a correct match?               

            (1) Rashsundari Debi        – Istri Dharma Vichar

            (2) Ram Chadda               – Amar Jiban

            (3) Kashibaba                   – Chote Aur Bade ka Sawaal

            (4) Sudarshan Chakra        –  Gulamgiri

67.        Printing created possibilities of wider circulation of ideas. Who of the following hailed printing as the ultimate gift of God?                              

            (1)  Martin Luther                                                     (2) Menocchio

            (3) Roman Catholic Church                                       (4) Gutenberg

68.        The forest Act of 1878 divided forests into:             

            (1) reserved and protected forests                           (2) protected and village forests

            (3) bio-sphere reserves and wild life sanctuaries        (4) reserved, protected and village forests

69.        Consider the following statements and identify the correct response from the options given thereafter:

            Statement I: Hitler said ‘In my state the mother is the most important citizen’

            Statement II: In Nazi Germany while boys were taught to be aggressive, muscular and steel hearted; girls were told that they had to become good mothers.                  

            (1)  Statement I is true but statement II is false.        

            (2) Both statements I and statement II are true but statement II is not the correct explanation of statement I.

            (3) Both the statements are False.

            (4) Both statements I and statement II are true and statement II is the correct explanation of statement I.

70.        Consider the following statements and choose the correct response from the options given thereafter:

            Statement I: The major cricket tournament of colonial India, the ‘Quadrangular’ did not represent regions but religious communities.

            Statement II: The victory of the ‘Hindus’ in the ‘Quadrangular’ cricket tournament in 1923 was equated by a cricket fan with Gandhiji’s war on ‘untouchability’.                     

            (1) Statement I is true but statement II is false.

            (2) Statement I is false but statement II is true

            (3) Both statements I and statement II are true and II is correct explanation of statement I

            (4) Both statements I and statement II are true but statement II is not the correct explanation of statement I.

71.        Match the following columns :

Column A		Column B
(I)	Ambedkar established the Depressed Classes Association	(A)	December, 1929
(II)	Gandhiji began the Civil Disobedience Movement	(B)	August, 1930
(III)	Gandhiji ended the Civil Disobedience Movement	(C)	March, 1930
(IV)	Congress adopted the demand for ‘Purna Swaraj’	(D)	March, 1931

            (1)  (I) – (C), (II) – (D), (III) – (B), (IV) – (A)                   (2) (I) – (B), (II) – (C), (III)– (D), (IV) – (A)

            (3) (I) – (C), (II) – (A), (III) – (B), (IV) – (D)                    (4) (I) – (D), (II) – (C), (III) – (B), (IV) – (A)

72.        Consider the following statements and choose the correct response from the options given thereafter:

            Statement I: The Act of Union 1707 led to the formation of the “United Kingdom of Great Britain”. Statement II: The British parliament was henceforth dominated by its English members.              

            (1)  Both statements I and statement II are false

            (2) Both statements I and statement II are true and statement II is the result of statement I.

            (3) Statement I is true but statement II is false

            (4) Both statements I and statement II are true but statement II is not a result of statement I.

73.        Consider the following statements and choose the correct response from the options given thereafter:

            Statement I: Traders and travelers introduced new crops to the land they travelled.

            Statement II: Noodles most likely travelled from China through Arab traders to Sicily.

            Statement III: Potato reached the West through travelers and became the staple diet of the poor.           

            (1)  Statement I and statement III are true.                

            (2) Statement II and statement III are true.                 

            (3) All three statements are true                               

            (4) Statement I and statement II are true.

74.        Assertion (A): Gandhijis idea of satyagraha emphasised on the power of truth and the need to search for truth.

            Reasoning (R): Gandhiji believed that a satyagrahi could win the battle by appealing to the conscience of the oppressor.

            Select the correct option from the given alternatives.

            (1) A is true and R is false.                                                                             

            (2) Both A and R are true but R not the correct explanation of A.

            (3) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

            (4) Both A and R are false.

75.        Assertion (A): The Civil Disobedience Movement was different from the Non-cooperation Movement.

            Reason (R): People in the Civil Disobedience Movement were asked not only to refuse cooperation with the British but also to break colonial laws. Select the correct option from the given alternatives. —

            (1) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

            (2) Both A and R are false.

            (3) A is false but R is true.

            (4) Both A and Rare true and R is the correct explanation of A.

           

76.        Assertion (A): Coal is a fossil fuel.

            Reason(R): It is formed due to compression of inorganic material over millions of years.

            Select the correct option from the given alternatives.

            (1) Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) explain (A)

            (2) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) does not explain (A)

            (3) (A) is true and (R) is false

            (4) (A) is false and (R) is true

77.        Assertion (A): The sun rises in Arunachal Pradesh about two hours before Gujarat.

            Reason(R): Arunachal Pradesh is on higher latitude than Gujarat. Select the correct option from the given alternatives.

            (1) Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) explain (A)

            (2) Both (A) and (R), are true, but (R) does not explain (A)

            (3) (A) is true and (R) is false

            (4) (A) is false and (R) is true

78.        Assertion (A): In India, east coast has more seaports than the west coast.

            Reason(R): The east coast is broader and is an example of emergent coast. Select the correct option from the given alternatives.

            (1) Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) explain (A)

            (2) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) does not explain (A)

            (3) (A) is true and (R) is false

            (4) (A) is false and (R) is true

79.        Which pie diagram represents India’s age composition in 2001?

80.        Assertion (A) : The north western parts of India receive rainfall in winter.

            Reason (R) : The winter rainfall in India occurs due to North East monsoon.

            Select the correct option from the given alternatives.

            (1) Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) explain (A)       

            (2) Both (A) and (R), are true, but (R) does not explain (A)

            (3) (A) is true and (R) is false

            (4) (A) is false and (R) is true

81.        Which four major ports of India lie on the Golden Quadrilateral?

            (1) Chennai, Tuticorin, Mangalore, Marmagao

            (2) Kolkata, Chennai, Mangalore, Mumbai

            (3) Marmagao, Mumbai, Kandla, ,Mangalore

            (4) Kolata, Mumbai, Vishakhapatanam, Chennai

           

82.        Match the fishing ports indicated on the map of India (I, H, III and IV) with their respective names.

            A. Kakinada

            B. Alappuzha

            C. Porbandar

            D. Tuticorin

            (1) II-A, III-B, I-C, IV-D                                              (2) I-A, II-B, III-D, IV- C

            (3) I-C, II-B, III-A, IV-D                                               (4) I-D, II-B, III-A, IV-C

83.        Which figure relates the trend of population Growth rate 1951-2001?

            

84.        Assertion (A): The Himalayan ranges show change in vegetation from tropical to tundra.

            Reason (R): In mountainous area with increase in altitude there is corresponding decrease in temperature, which leads to change in vegetation types.

            Select the correct option from the given alternatives.

            (1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) explain (A).

            (2) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) does not explain (A).

            (3) (A) is true and (R) is false.

            (4) (A) is false and (R) is true.

85.        Which of the following methods are used to restrict soil erosion?

            A. Ploughing along contour lines

            B. Strip cropping

            C. Jhumming

            D. Mixed farming

            (1) A and B                                                              (2) A and C

            (3) B and D                                                              (4) B and C

86.        Assertion (A): Although only the southern part of India lies in tropical region, the whole of India has tropical climate.

            Reason (R): Himalaya mountain ranges protect it from the northerly cold winds.   Select the correct option from the given alternatives.

            (1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) explain (A)

            (2) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) does not explain (A)

            (3) (A) is true and (R) is false.

            (4) (A) is false and (R) is hue.

87.        What does the zig-zag line indicate on the map of India?

            (1) Advancement summer monsoon on 1^st June.

            (2) Line dividing tropical evergreen and deciduous forest.

            (3) Water divide between east and west flowing rivers.

            (4) Line dividing annual rainfall above and below 100 cm.

88.        Which of the following feature has similar geological structure with Meghalaya, Karbi Anglong plateau and Cachar Hills?

            (1) Aravalli Range              (2) Purvachal Hills            (3) Shiwaliks                     (4) Chotanagpur Plateau

89.        Assertion (A): Sex Ratio in India is low.

            Reason (R) : Indian society has been unfavourable to females.

            Select the correct option from the given alternatives.                                       

            (1) Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) explain (A)

            (2) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) does not explain (A)

            (3) (A) is true and (R) is false

            (4) (A) is false and (R) is true

90.        A pilot takes off from an airport at 15°S latitude and flies 55° due North. What latitude the pilot ha reached?

            (1)  55°N                          (2) 40°N                           (3) 70° N                           (4) 15°N

91.        Which of the following is not a feature of Indian federalism?                            

            (1) The Constitution creates a strong Centre.

            (2) The Constitution provides for a single judiciary

            (3) The Constitution provides for a common All India Services.

            (4) The Constitution provides equal representation to the States in the Upper House of Parliament.

92.        Which of these features is not a guiding value of the Indian Constitution?         

            (1) No external power can dictate to the Government of India

            (2) The head of the State is a hereditary position

            (3) All people are equal before law.

            (4) Citizens have complete freedom to follows any religion

93.        According to Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, which of the following is ‘heart and soul’ of our Constitution?   

            (1) The Preamble 

            (2) Right to Equality         

            (3) Right against Exploitation

            (4) Right to Constitutional Remedies

94.        Democracy is considered to be better than other forms of government. Which of the following statements support this claim?                      

            A. It is a more accountable form of government.

            B. It improves the quality of decision making

            C. It ensures rapid economic development of citizens

            D. It enhances the dignity of citizens

            (1) A, B and D                  (2) A and C                      (3) A, B and C                   (4) B, C and D

95.        The Constitution. of India was amended in 1992 to make the third-tier of democracy more effective. As a result, at least one-third of all positions in the local bodies are reserved for women. This is because          

            (1)  Women are good at managing resources.          

            (2)  Although women constitute nearly half of the population, they have inadequate representation in decision-making bodies.

            (3)  We have many powerful women leaders.                                                    

            (4)  Women are obedient and would follow the constitutional provisions well.

96.        In which of the following economies are people more of a resource?                

            (1) Country A with 78% of the working age population illiterate and with very low life expectancy

            (2) Country B with 10% of the working age population illiterate and with high life expectancy        

            (3) Country C with 60% of people in the working age illiterate, but with high life expectancy          

            (4) Country D with only 10% of population is the working age illiterate, but has very low life expectancy.

97.        Which of the following statements is true of agriculture in Indian economy between 1973 and 2003?         

            (1)  The sectorial share of agriculture in employment has decreased far more than its share on total output.

            (2) The sectorial share of agriculture in total output has decreased, but its share in employment has increased.    

            (3) The sectorial share of agriculture in total output has increased, but its share in employment has decreased.    

            (4)  The sectorial share of agriculture in output has decreased far more than its share in total employment.

98.        Which of the following can be considered as Foreign Direct Ins investment made in India?          

            A. The TATAs acquire Corus steel plant abroad. r

            B. Mr. Donald, an American citizen, acquires 100 shares of an Indian listed company.

            C. The remittances sent by an Indian doctor in Dubai back to his hometown in Kerala.

            D. The US multinational Google opens its full-fledged unit at Gurgaon, Haryana.

            (1)  (A) and (D)                 (2) (A) and (B)                  (3) (D) Only                       (4) (B) and (C)

99.        We accept paper money as a medium of exchange because                           

            (1)  It has gold backing                                           

            (2) the law legalizes it       

            (3) Reserve Bank of India has precious metals against which it prints notes      

            (4) Everyone else accepts it

100.      Which of the following refers to trade barrier in the context of WTO?                

            I. Restrictions on domestic trade

            II. Not allowing companies to do foreign trade beyond specific quantity

            III. Restrictions on the export and import of goods

            IV. Restrictions on the price fixed by companies

            (1)  (I), (II) and (III)             (2) (II), (III) and (IV)           

            (3) (III) and (IV)                  (4) (I), (II) and (IV)

ANSWER KEY:

61         (3)                    62         (1)                    63         (3)                    64         (4)                    65(1)

66         (3)                    67         (1)                    68         (4)                    69         (4)                    70(4)

71         (2)                    72         (2)                    73         (4)                    74         (3)                    75(4)

76         (3)                    77         (2)                    78         (4)                    79         (4)                    80(2)

81         (4)                    82         (1)                    83         (4)                    84         (1)                    85(1)

86         (1)                    87         (3)                    88         (4)                    89         (1)                    90(3)

91         (4)                    92         (2)                    93         (4)                    94         (1)                    95(2)

96         (2)                    97         (4)                    98         (3)                    99         (2)                    100(2)