Social Science : 2014 : CBSE : [Delhi] : Set II

Which one of the following organisations lays stress on liberalisation of foreign trade and foreign investment?
(A) International Monetary Fund
(B) International Labour Organisation
(C) World Health Organisation
(D) World Trade Organisation

Which one of the following was the main reason for Mahatma Gandhi to call off the Non-Cooperation movement in 1922?

(A) The Jallianwala Bagh incident
(B) Khilafat movement
(C) The passing of the Rowlatt Act
(D) The Chauri-Chaura incident 

In which state is the largest wind farm cluster located?

Which one of the following is the appropriate meaning of collateral?
A) It is the sum total of money borrowed from banks
(B) The amount borrowed from friends
(C) It is an asset of the borrower used as guarantee to a lender
(D) The amount invested in a business

Which one of the following is a formal source of credit?

(A) Traders

(B) Cooperative societies

(C) Money-lenders

(D) Friends and relatives

Which one of the following statements is correct regarding 'sectional interest groups'?

(A) They promote collective rather than selective good.
(B) Their principal concern is betterment and well being of their members, not society in general.
(C) They aim to help groups other than their own members.
(D) They do not seek to promote the interest of a particular section or group of society.

Which one of the following facilities is offered by the 'Election Commission' to a recognised political party?

(A) Party name

(B) Election Funds
(C) Election symbol
(D) Manifesto

Which one of the following is an example of outcomes of a democracy that produces an accountable government?
(A) Open to public debates on major policies and legislation
(B) Open in promoting economic development
(C) Open in reducing economic inequalities
(D) Open to rulers elected by the people

Which among the following was the main reason for the weavers to revolt against contractors in Silesia, in 1845?
(A) Contractors reduced their payments drastically
(B) They stopped the supply of raw materials to them
(C) They refused to place orders for finished textiles
(D) Condition of weavers was very pitiable

Which among the following was the main reason to start the 'Tonkin Free School' in Vietnam?

(A) To provide 'Western Style Education'
(B) To provide 'Modern Education'
(C) To provide 'Science Education'
(D) To popularise the 'French Language'