Section A

Section A consists of 20 questions of 1 mark each

1. Identify the correct option that describes 2. Which place in India has an artificial lake to
the act given below. (1) conserve water that dates to 11th century? (1)
• The Act was passed by the (a) Delhi ~ p a l (c) Mumbai (d) Kolhapur
Imperial Legislative Council. 3. Read the data given below and answer the
• It gave power to the governmen t question. (1)
to repress political activities. Educationa l Achieveme nt of Rural
• It empowered the governmen t to Population of Uttar Pradesh
detain political prisoners without trial.
Male Females
A> Rowlatt Act
Vernacular Press Act
(b)
Category
Literacy rate for rural population 76% 54%
Literacy rate for rural children in age 90% 87%
(c) Government of India Act group 10-14 years
(d) Inland Emigration Act Percentage of rural children aged 10-14 85% 82%
attending school
 As pt"r the data !!i\'c-n Abo,·r, who the Codts
lca~t pct·rcnt ngc of Jitc-racy n1tr fn nu al (~) Hoth A ~nd R ;1re rru~ and R ;1 ,~
txpf ,,n~fion of A • c,~.
population? \..Jb) rfo1h A ~nd R art trul!, tmt R i, "'-" ,~ \i
(a) Mnlc (h) r_)MJdrrn t~pf:m;.tion of A c,_._ l
{c) Mn)C' nnd frmnlr \. ~d) 1·cmn1<- (c) Ai, tnJl', hut R i1 ra,~ \l
(dJ A is faf~<', hut R i1 rrut I
of the fo11o\\ing opHons represent
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• t 1·at mcn~tn'C's that cnn be taken to 8. Rahuf ha, a sac.k of cotton but he i, i !
p~t ~n :c the ;hrcats posed on the tiger of wheat and Anush ha~ a sack of whe" r.••.
mt igJ:tion and biodivcr~ity? .
(1) is in need of cotton, under t~i, situa,;,;'~~-:
~pu,
I. Banning hunting, gh·ing Jc_ga! protcct1~n wifl be able to cxchang~ th~•r good,. Jn c "·
their habitats, and rcstncttng trade 1n of absence of such co1nc1dence c,f '4· --.~
10 they may not exchange their g<Jod~. ~, i
";Jdlife.
n. Prohibiting the ,~sit of public into forest Which one of the folfowing would be f
best option that describes the n,, \;
area. exchange of goods and elimina te¾;
, ....
III. Establishing ,vildlife sanctuaries and exchang e of g oods. !
national parks.
(a) Double coincidence ~f want, ~han.: ;
iv. Converting forests into reserved and commodity for commodity.
protected forests. (b) Double coincidence of want, credit !
commodity. ,
Codes (c) Double coincidence of want, loan on corn~ !
(a) Statements I and II are correct {
(b) Statements II, III and IV are correct
~'1 Double coincidence of want, money.
(c) Statements II is correct has. l
9. You are a citizen of a country that
\)df Statements I, III and IV are correct democratic form of government. You "-a.;'.
5 When many countries of Europe came to ensure that ~e syste~ of po"'·e r-s~ j
• together to form the European Union, in your country 1s effective and that no~ i
was chosen as its headquarters. (1) branch of govern ment has absolute Po\\lt j
_.{a(~:s ·~ls (b) Paris (c) London (d) Zurich Which of the following measur es \\'Ould ~,
meet this goal? 'l I
6. Which of the following statements
distinguishes between (a) All power is concentrated in the hands of tft f
accurately Central Government, which has the final say,
majoritarianism and power sharing? (1) all matters.
(a>--Majoritarianism emphasises the dominanc~ of (b) Power is divided between the C~
• the majority community, while power shanng Government and the states or pro,inces, Wil
emphasises the sharing of power among each level having its own sphere of influence_
different groups. Jtj Power is separate d among the l e ~
(b) Majoritarianism emphasises the need _for V • executive, and judicial branches. ,-.ith eac:
consensus building, while power shanng branch having its own responsibilities azt
emphasises the exclusion of minority groups. . powers.
(c) Majoritarianism emphasises the importance of (d) Power is shared among different le,·els (i
accommodating minority interests, while government, such as the national> regional am
power sharing emphasises the need for local governments, with each level ha,·in8
majority rule. degree of autonomy. '
(d) Majoritarianism emphasises the need for
peaceful resolution of conflicts, while power 10. Identify the painting from the options gh-en
sharing emphasises the use of force to impose below. m
the majority's will.

7. There are two statements marked as

Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Mark your
answer as per the codes given below. (1)
Assertion (A) Democracy are based on
political equality.
Reason (R) All individuals have equal say in
electing representatives.
 t 0-ra nkfurt Parliament
~ ; ; ~cichstag etc frorn rura l area , to urban area~, food will
, (c) oum a . bccornc scarce in urban area~, whc rea,
; (d) The House of Parh amcn t farrncrs wilf be unabfe to ~c11 their prod uct, .
) Evaluate the imp acts of open ing foref 11 Which of the following ~cctors will be affected
due to this situation state d above? <1)
• . de on the glob al econo111y by iden tifYigng
. ua . t t .
: the appropr~ate s a etne nts amo ng the (a) Prim ary and Seco ndary
U) (b) Seco ndar y and Tertiary
following options.
~er tiar y, Prim ary and Seco ndar y
I. The choice of good s in the markets (d) Tertiary and Prim ary
increase.
15. Consider the statements given below and
II. Producers fr_om two coun tries closet choose the corr ect answer. OJ
con1pete agai nst eac? othe r despite th~
distance betw een thei r locations. I. Western prin ting tech niqu es and
resu.lts in conn ect·1ng mechanical press wer e imp orte d in the
. Foreign ktrad e thus
. 111 . late 19th century as Western pow ers
the n1ar ets or inte grat ion of mar k ts .
established their outp osts in Chin a.
t
different coun tries . e in
II.Beijing became the hub of the new prin t
J

IV. The quality of the prod uct is always good culture, catering to Western-style schools.
Codes •
., : Codes
(a) State ment s I and II are appr opria te
uafO nly I
! \. (b) State ment s I, II and III are appr opria te (b) Only II
• (c) All the state ment s are appr opria te (c) Both I and II are incor rect
f (d) Only state ment IV is appr opria te (d) Both I and II are corre ct
. If a gove rnm ent prov ides its citizens aright : 16. "M" gave his friend clue s al?out a ~e of soil
and_ _mea~~ to exam ine the process of that suits for growing cotton.,, ~c h of the
} dec1s1on, 1t 1s ...... ...... .. .'. {1)
following clues prov ided by M wou ld be
.'. v a fan acco untab le gove rnme nt mos t useful in identifying the idea l type of
(1)
(b) responsible gove rnme nt soil?
(c) trans paren t gove rnme nt I. It is well-known for its capa city to hold
(d) stable gove rnme nt
moisture.
. Arrange the following statements in II. It turn s yellow whe n it is hyd rate d.
sequential orde r base d on the events that . III. It is rich in kank ar and bha nga r nod ules .
shaped the Non-Cooperation Movement (1) IV. It is a well-drained loam y soil.
I. General Dye r open ed fire at the large Codes
crow d gath ered in the enclosed ground vOO only l (b) I and III
of J allia nwa la Bagh. , (c) Only I and II (d) Only IV
II. 'Forced recr uitm ent' carr ied out by the 17. The emergence of . . . . . . . . . . . .dire ctly
1s
British gove rnm ent and the economic connected to the rise of poli tica l part ies. (1)
hardships faced by the people during the ,
(a) monitory demo craci es
First World War. (b) direct demo craci es
III. The defeat of the Ottoman Emp eror of ~rep rese ntat ive demo craci es
Turkey led to the formation of the . (d) constitutional demo craci es
Khilafat Movement.
18. The process of rapi d inte grat ion or
IV. Gandhiji laun ched a nationwide interconnection betw een coun tries thro ugh
Satyagraha against the Rowlatt Act. s and serv ices ,
Codes . ementnts ofand good
mov
tech nolo gy betw een
(a) IV, III, II, I II, I, Ill, IV investme
(c) I, IV, III, II (d) I, II, Ill, IV countries is called as .. . . . .. .. .. . . .. . .. . (1)

(a) privatisation ~ ) glob alisa tion

14. If there is a disruption by transporters and (c) liberalisation (d) comp etitio n
lorries refuse to tran spor t vegetables, milk,
19• ~i~h of the following stateme nts is correc~ 20. tviiss 'S' approa ched a bank nearby to avail
eepm__g_the require ment of formation of loan for her own busines s, as well as a
govemmem--i-n_yiew? (1) Self-Help ·Group which is operati ng in her
-----
Statem ent I It is possible--:for indepen dent village, the bank rejecte d her loan
candid ates to form a government. application wherea s the Self-He lp Group
accepted to suppor t her by providi ng the
Statem ent II Govern ment formation is
loan. • •• • (I)
exclusively reserve d for political parties.
~~te~e nt III The fo~ati on of government Which on~ of. the .following docum ents is
.1s linuted to only elected political parties. require d b_y the bank, but not require d by the
Statem ent IV Govern ment can only be Self-Help Group to approv e Miss 'S" loan
formed by politica l parties that are elected application for her busines s?
and hold a majority. ·· (a) Application for loans • • '
.
(b) Arrangement letter : •
(a) Stateme nt I and II are right
. (b) Stateme nt I, II and III are right
. J..4 Document on collateral . .•
(d) Demand promissory note and take delivery
. (c) §tateme nt III is right •
.JsJY Only stateme nt IV is right
letter
• I •
 Section E
Sec tion E con sist s of 3 Cas e bas ed que stio ns of
4 ma rks eac h
34. Rea d the ~ou rce give n belo w and answ er used only by the stro ng. Thi s pow er. is not
the ques tion s that follo w. pass ive resi stan ce; inde ed, it call s tor mte nse
It is said of "pas sive resi stan ce,, that it is activity. The mov eme nt in Sou th Afr ica was not
the wea pon of the wea k, but the pow er pass ive but acti ve •••
whic h is the sub ject of this artic le can be
 'Satyagraha is not physical forcc. A for agriculture and urban use has led 1
satyagrahi docs not inflict pain on !he decline in water feve ls, which has SC\'()•
drcrsaiy; he docs not seek h,s dcsttuctton implications for the sustainability c,,
a In the use of satyagraha, there is no i11 will water resources. r~
~~·hatcrcr. J•satyagraha is pure soul force. • Pollution 0£ 1urrace Wat
Truth is the very substance of the soul. 111at Industrialisation and urbanisation h:
is why this force is called satyagraha. The led to the pollution of surface Wat'
soul is info1med ,vith knowledge.'ln it bums bodies such as rivers and lakes.
the flame of love. ... Non-violence is the pollution has led to water qt.aaf·
supreme dhanna ... ' It is certain that India degradation, which poses risks to hu~
cannot rival Britain or Europe in force of health and the environment.
arms. The British worship the war God and • Inefficient lrrlgat~on practices The
they can all of them become, as they are agricultural sector 1s the largest user Of
becoming, bearers of arms. The hundreds of water in Maharashtra, accounting far
millions in India can never carry arms. They 'around 80% of total water use.. However
have made the religion of non-violence their . traditional irrigatipn practices such -
flood irrigation are inefficient and lead to
c;:nw;· famous book Hind Swaraj (1909) the wastage of water.
Mahatma Gandhi declared that British rule (i) Mention any two reasons for the water
was established in India, with the crisis faced by the state of
cooperation of Indians, and had swvived Maharashtra. (I)
only because of this cooperation. If Indians (ii) Despite being the second hi~
mused to cooperate, British rule will rainfall-receiving state of the countl)
a,llapse within a year. J Maharashtra still faces water crisis'.
(i) Gandhiji said, •passive resistance is not Substantiate this statement in 40
the weapon of the weak". Why? (1) ,wor~s. . . (~
(ii) •satyagraha is pure • soul-force". (iii) Propose any one ~olution to mitigate
Substantiate this statement in 20 words. the water crisis faced by Maharashtra
(1)
state. .r (1)
(iii) What according to Mahatma Gandhi is
the best weapon to use to collapse British 36. Read the source given below and answerthe
rule in India? ,. (2) questions that follow.
35. Read the source given below and answer the For comparing countries, their income is
questions that foil ow. considered t~ be one ·of the most important
attributes. Countries with higher income
Maharashtra is a state located in Western are more developed than others with 1~
India, with a population of over 110 million •income. This is based on the understanding
people. The state is home to several large that more income means more of all things
cities, including Mumbai, and has a significant
• that human beings need. Whatever people
agricultural sector. However, the state is
. like, ~nd should have, they will be able to get
facing a severe water crisis, with its water with greater income. So, greater income
. resources coming under increasing pressure itself is considered to be one important goal
due to climate change, industrialisation and
urbanisation. ' Now, what is the income of a countty?
Intuitively, the income of the counuy is the
The main challenges faced by water income of all the residents of the counb)',
resource management in Maharashtra are: This gives us the total income of the coun~
• Overexploitation of groundwater However, for comparison between
Maharashtra is one· of the most countries, total ipcome is not such a useful
groundwater-stressed states in ·India· measure. Since,l countries have different
with the demand for water exceeding th~ populations, comparing total income will
supply. Overexploitation of groundwater not tell us what an average person is likely to
 .earn. ,Are peo ple in one cou ntry bet ter off inco me of US $ 250 0 or less are call ed
than othe rs in a d_ifferent cou ntry ? Hen ce, low -inc ome cou ntri es.. The rich cou nu ies~
we com par e the ave rag e inc om e ·wh ich is exc lud ing cou ntri es of Mid dle Eas t and
cer tain oth er sma ll cou ntri es are gen eral ly
1

·~· the total inc om e of the cou ntry div ided by its _
total pop ulat ion . 'rhe ave rag e inc om e is also call ed dev elop ed cou ntri es.
called per cap ita inc om e. In •. World (i) Exp lain the sign ific anc e of per cap ita
Development Rep orts , bro ugh t out by the
(2)
• inco me.
World Ban k, this crit erio n is use d in (ii) Wh at are the clas sifi cati ons of cou ntri es
classifying cou ntri es. Cou ntri es wit h per bas ed on per cap ita inc om e. and wh ich
capita inc om e of US $ 49, 300 per ann um ' enti ty . is resp ons ible for det erm inin g
and above in 201 9, are cal led hig h income, •thes e clas sifi cati ons ? (2)

or rich cou ntri es and tho se wit h per cap ita

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34. (i) Gandhiji sakidb, 'passi~et resistance is not the weapon

of the wea ecause I ca11s for intense activity with a
lot of inner strength·.
(ii) Truth is th~ very substance of the soul that is
informed with knowledge and thus this force is
called Saty~graha.
(iii) Mahatma Gandhi in his book 'Hind Swaraj' declared
that through non-cooperation (Satyagraha) only British
rule could be collapsed in India as they could build
their empire only with the cooperation of Indians.
35. (i) Two reasons for Maharashtra facing a water crisis
are overexploitation of groundwater and pollution of
surface water bodies due to industrialisation and
urbanisation.
(ii) Despite receiving the second-highest rainfall in the
country, traditional irrigation practices like flood
irrigation leading to water shortages in Maharashtra.
This is because flood irrigation involves excessive
water use, and the water gets lost due to runoff,
leading to less water available f~r other uses. -•
(iii) To mitigate the water crisis in Maharashtra, one
solution could be to promote. the adoption of more
 efficient irrigation practices, such as drip irrigation
and sprinkler systems, that use less water and are
more targeted in their delivery. The state can also
use rainwater harvesting system to improve ground
water levels along the Western side of Western
Ghats which receive maximum rainfall. This will
increase the efficiency of water use in the state of
Maharashtra
36. (I) The per capita income enables comparisons
between countries provides UlSights into the
relative economic pertormanoe and lving standards
across dlfferen1 Mtiont .,_ CCJila income also
serves as an 1mi>or1tan1 Ol lhe 118ndatd of
llvlng ,n a country
(II) The courtier, ere °'•Hif..O inJO hll,I Income o, r1ch
and tow ,noome CGIIIIIIS b11ed on their
coL:Jntr,es
per cap,ta tmoo,na. u tt ws US S 49.300 per annum
they wiU be classtt,oo as ACh ~ , and rt the per
capita ,noome is US S 2500 per inun it will be
catted a poor oourntf).
World Bank is ress,oosime b oetemining this
ct3ss ticstJori.
 Section A
Section A consists of 20 questions of 1 mark each •
, .
Much one of the following aspects was the 3. Who among the following led the Peasant
base of the Bretton Woods System? (1) 'Movement in Bardoli in 1928 ? (I}

(a) Military System (a) Baba Ramchandra

(b) Cultural System (b) Jawaharlal Nehrn
V c? Economic System (c) Subhash Chandra Bose
(d) Historical System ~d) Vallabhbhai Patel

2. Which one of the following books was 4. Which one of the following is not true about
printed first by Gutenberg? (1) female allegory of France? (1)
(a) Chapbooks (a) She was named Marianne.
AmarJivan '--CbJ She took part in the French Revolution.
~CJ Bible (c) She ~as a symbol of national unity.
(d) Aimanac (d) Her image were marked on coins and stamps.
 choose the correctly matched pair. (1) Asse rtion (A) Jndia has am u Jt·•party ~ste m
• primitive subsistence fanni ng - Practiced on Reas on ( RJ It i1 because o( th . •
large patches o_f land . d.e SOcra l and
(a) geog raph ical diversitie, in 1n 1a.
Intensive subsis~ence fanni ng - Single crop
(b) roduction farming Code 1
) ~ommercial farming - Use of higher doses of (a) Both Assertion (A) and Rea,on (R-J are true and
v ,(c modern inputs . . Reason (R) is the
fann ing- Pract iced on small patches Assertion (A) correct ~pfanation of
(d) plantation
of land. , . ... (b) Both Asserti<;m (A) and Rea1011 (R) are true f,,Jt
Reaso!1 (R) is not the correct fllTnfanat· , of
When was the Wildlife Protection Act . Assertion (A) ---y ion
6 (c} ~ser tion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is E1
• implemented ? (1)
'-"'f""Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is : . :
v{a) 1972 (b) 1978
(c) t 980 . (d) 1985
12. Which one the following is not true about a
7. Mention the main reason for land democratic government? (1)

degradation in states like Jharkhand, (a) Democratic government is a legitimate

government.
chhattisgarh and Odisha. (1)
(b) Democratic government is a responsive
(a) Over-grazing {b) ~in g governmenL
(c) Over irrigation ~in era l processing
. (c) Democratic government is the people's own
.wem men t.
s. Which one of the follo~ing languages was ~ t does not allow room to correct mistakes.
declared as the official language of Sri
Lanka by an Act pass ed in.)956? (1)
• 13. Read the given data in the table and find out
(a) Tamil uJ,Y'Sinhala the average monthly income of Coun try A.
(c) Hindi (d) English Choose the correct opti~n. - . (1>
9. Which one of the following options prove Monthly Income of Citizens 0£1\ vo
that India is a quasi-federal state? (1) Countries (in Rupees)
rv
. 1. r

I. More pow ers with cent re

•
II Ill V ;Average
-. ~;

11nccme
II. Residuary subjects with c~~tre 10500 9800 9500 10000 10500 ?
and state s Country A
III. Equal subj ects with cent re
Country B 6000 6000 6000 6000 soooo I
IV. Currency and railways with centre
Codes
Codes (a) 9500 (b) 10000
(a) I, III and IV ~ , I I and IV ~00 60
(c) 10500
(c) II, III and IV (d) I, II and III
14. What percentage of the population of
10. Which one of the following statements is not Belgium lives in the Flemish region ? (1)
true ? <U.
(a) 40% (b) 80%
{a) The Constitution prohibits discrimination on ~9% (d)70%
the grounds of religion.
(b) The Constitution allow s us to practice, profess
1• 15. Select which among the following cann ot be
and propagate any religion or not to follow any. purc hase d through money. Choose the
{c) The Constitution of India allows the 1tate to corr ect option. (1)
intervene in the matters of religion in order to I. Full protection from ~nfectious diseases
ensure equality within religiol.1$ communities.
\J4f 'As per the Constitution, religio~ ~an never be II, A pollution-free atmosphere
separated from politics. III. High quality education
11. There are ~o • 'statements marked as IV. A luxury home
Assertion (A) and Reason (R}. Read both the Cod es
statements and choose the correct option as (a) I and III (b) JlI and IV
your answer. Cl) (c) I and IV ~la nd II
 16. Study the data given below in the table and (b) Non- Governmental sector
ans~rer the question by selecting the correct " Organised sector
option. (1) '-1'd) Unorganised sector
Which is the most important sector that 18. ~hich among the following organisations
provides maximum jobs to the people? Issues the currency notes in India? (1,

Sector Organised, Unorganised Total (a) The Central Government of India

(b) The NITI Aayog
Primary 1 233 232 (c) The Fmance Ministry l

Secondary 41 74 115 '4 The Reserve Bank of India

t
I
I
I

Tertiary 40 88 - 128 19. Cargill Food, a very large MNC is the largest
producer of edible oil in India. Which one of
Total 82 39S 475
these countries does it belong to? {l)
(a) Primary sector especially organised sector. (a) India
(b) Secondary sector especially organised sector. (b) France
(c) Tertiary sector especially organised sector. (c) Great Britain
' Jd~ Primary sector especially unorganised sector. vftd1 United States of America
17. ;\' is a worker in a garment export industry 20. In which one of the following ways has
of Jaipw: He gets facilities like health information and communication technology
insurance, provident fund, medical leave, stimulated the 'globalisation• access the
etc. most? (1)
In which one of the foIIowing sectors is ·'X (a) Access foods across countries.
working? (1) (b) Access raw material across countries.
~~~ccess sexvices across countries,
(a) Primary sector
Access information instantly across countries.