Social Science : 2012 : CBSE : [Delhi] : Set I

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  • Q1

    Why is the Koderma-Gaya-Hazaribagh belt famous?

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    Answer:

    The Kodarma-Gaya-Hazaribagh belt of Bihar and Jharkhand is the leading producer of Mica.

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  • Q2

    Which of the following fuels is considered environment friendly?                     
    (A) Coal
    (B) Petroleum
    (C) Natural gas
    (D) Firewood

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    Answer:

    (C) Natural gas

    Explanation: Natural gas is an important clean energy resource found in association with or without petroleum. It is considered an environment friendly fuel because of low carbon dioxide emissions.

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  • Q3

    Which of the following factors plays the most important role in the location of an industry in a particular region?
    (A) Raw material
    (B) Market
    (C) Least production cost
    (D) Transport

     

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    Answer:

    (A) Raw material

    Explanation: Availability of regular supply of cheap raw material is most important for running any industry. Therefore, most of the industries are set up close to or in the regions where raw material is available in plenty.

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  • Q4

    Which one of the following is an inland riverine port?
    (A) Kandla
    (B) Kolkata
    (C) Mumbai
    (D) Tuticorin           

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    Answer:

    (B) Kolkata

    Explanation: Kolkata port serves a very large and rich surrounding area of Ganga-Brahmaputra basin. Being a tidal port, it requires constant dredging of Hoogly.

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  • Q5

    Who among the following formed a secret society called ‘Young Italy’?

     

    (A) Otto Von Bismarck

    (B) Giuseppe Mazzini

    (C) Metternich

    (D) Johannn Gottfried Herder

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    Answer:

    (B) Giuseppe Mazzini

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  • Q6

    Who among the following took power in the Southern part of Vietnam after the division of the country?

    (A) Ngo Dinh Diem

    (B) Ho Chih Minh

    (C) Bao Dai

    (D) N.L.F.

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    Answer:

    (C) Bao Dai

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  • Q7

    Which one of the following types of government was functioning in France before the revolution of 1789?               

    (A) Dictatorship

    (B) Military

    (C) Body of French Citizens

    (D) Monarchy

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    Answer:

    (D) Monarchy

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  • Q8

    Who among the following were known as ‘colons’?

    (A)    French citizens living in Vietnam

    (B)    French citizens living in France

    (C)    Educated people of Vietnam

    (D)   Elites of Vietnam

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    Answer:

    (A) French citizens living in Vietnam

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  • Q9

    In which of the following years Mahatama Gandhi inspired the peasants of Champaran district of Bihar to struggle against the oppressive plantation system: 

    (A) 1916

    (B) 1917

    (C) 1918

    (D) 1919

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    Answer:

    (B) 1917

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  • Q10

    In which one of the following Indian National Congress Sessions, the idea of ‘Non-Cooperation Movement’ was accepted?

    (A) Lahore Session

    (B) Nagpur Session

    (C) Calcutta (Kolkata) Session

    (D) Madras (Chennai) Session

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    Answer:

    (B) Nagpur Session

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