OBJECTIVE ( 'R' @QI)

Each of the following questions has four

answer choices. Choose the correct one
and tick mark the appropriate box
given on the right hand side with
black/blue ball point pen. Only one box
should be marked. There will not be
evaluated the answer if it marked one or
1x 50 = 50 more bOxes. 1x 50 50
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History & Political Science

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1. Where did Gandhiji reach to know
1917 4@nsa AgII SISI 6@@016Q the problems of farmers in the
agaasn ? month of April, 1917 ?
OOO0OO00 (A) Kheda
(A) 6GI
(B) Motihari
(B) 6AIÔRIQ
(C) Ahamadabad
(C) aAGIGIG
(D) Amritsar
(D) ago90
2. When was Hunters Committee
2.
established ?
(A) 1919, U6QIGA 14 (A) 1919, October 14
(B) 1919, G6AAA 23 (B) 1919, December 23
(C) 1920, QA 9 (C) 1920, June 9
a
(D) 1920, i (D) 1920, August 1
3. 3 Who presided over the Second
Round Table Conference at
London ?
(A)
(A) Lord Irvwin
(B)
I6a AIG 6GIAIQG
(B) Ramsay MacDonald
(C) on
(C) Churchill
(D) 8A1

(D) George V
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Movement ?
Q1 Quit India
(A) Ahamad Nagar

(B) Nagpur
(B) IGq (C) Pune
(C) g6 (D) Patna
5. Where did Subhash Chandra Bose
(D) aII
5.
establish Azad Hind Government ?
(A) Berlin
(A) @A (B) Tokyo
(C) Singapore
(B) 66/G
(C)
(D) Bangkok
âiqa
6. Cabinet Mission proposed how
(D)
IGR many number of members to be in
6.
the Constituent Assembly ?
(A) 296
(A) 296
(B) 389
(B) 389 (C) 93
(C) 93 (D) 14
(D) 14
7. Who was the editor of
7.
the
newspaper 'Bodhadayini' ?
J6 ? (A) Fakir Mohan Senapati
(A)
(B) Radhanath
Ray
(B) (C) Gaurisankar
Ray
(C) (D) Nilamani
Bidyaratna
(D)
1l @GH0Q 8. Which of the following
is the first
8. well organised political
organisation
of India ?
(A) (A) Ganjamn National Samiti
(B) Utkal Sabha
(C) gI aI019 AQI (C) Ganjam National Assembly

(D) Utkal Sammilani

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was the
9 Who among the following
9.
member Madras Legislative
of
Council?
(A) Biswanath Kar
(B) âgsA Qa (B) Shashibhushan Rath
(C) 19G GIa (C) Nilkantha Das
(D) QIAR QI
(D) Bhubanananda Das
10. Which of the following is not a
district in new Odisha by British
1935 Government in 1935 ?
Rami ? (A) Sambalpur
(A) a2qQ (B) Ganjam
(C) Anugul
(B) 8IA
(C) a
(D) Koraput
11. At which of the following places
(D) 616I6 was Odisha officially declared as
Swatantra Utkal Pradesh' on lst
1936 Aâgi6aqog RA g6@6a April, 1936 ?
(A) House of Madhusudan Das
(A) q@A Q10G QIGGR
(B) Central Hall of Parliament,
(B) aGRa 6Rg1A 2,RUi 91
New Delhi
6@8 (C) House of Krishna Chandra
Gajapati Narayan Deo
(D) 606@ai G6MG 2 (D) College Hall of Ravenshaw
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12. When was Philip Dough
621Q2I?
Committee' appointed ?
(A) 1919
(B)
(A) 1919
1921
(B) 1921
(C) 1924
(C) 1924
(D) 1928
(D) 1928

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13. In which of the following languages
13. R6Ig saa QISI6A 'aR aRe1'a was the first session of Utkat
Sammilani' presided ?
OD00:OO003
(A) QIG1 (A) English
(B) 0an (B) Odia
(C) GOI (C)Bengali
(D) 01 (D) Hindi
14. In which year was Bengali language
14. 6@6G GR 6 G
GIAIR
recognised as the language of
Government by the Collector of
(A) 1803 Cuttack?
(B) 1849 (A) 1803
(C) 1866 (B) 1849
(D) 1868 (C) 1866
(D) 1868
15. Who among the following was the
6n ?
President of Indian Constituent
(A) @IROQIA 6R62Q
Assembly' ?
(B) QISG2 gaio (A) Jawaharlal Nehru
(C) OGIQ dGOR (B) Rajendra Prasad
(C) Ballabhbhai Patel
(D) Muhammad Ali
Jinna
16. Who was the leader of 'Azad Hind
Fauj' before Subhash Chandra
(A) QIaIa1 6QS Bose ?
(B) aIgIGIgIG (A) Rashbihari Bose
Í
(B) Sahnwaz Khan
(C) Qg1 6g621
(C) Laxmi Sehgal
(D) 6AIgA Q°2
(D) Mohan Singh
17. 6@a 1âgI6
Q60G d0G10 'a 17. In which year did British
Government announce
Dana' ? 'August
(A) 1939
(A) 1939
(B) 1941
(B) 1941
(C) 1942 (C) 1942
(D) 1940 (D) 1940
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following
18. Which among the
3. 692 aggin 'qaiG
aiGIaa@eI organisations was publishing the
Swaraj
magazine named as
Samachar' ?
(A)
DO0D
(A) Swaraj Ashram
(B) 6IG 640G G°S (B) Swaraj Sevak Sangh
(C) qQIG AA (C) Swaraj Mandir
(D) Utkal Swaraj Sikshya Parishad

19. When was Jammu and Kashmir

state divided into two union
-
territories like Jammu Kashmir
and Ladakh ?
(A) 31 l6QG, 2019
(A) 31st October, 2019
(B) 31 d6QI, 2020
(B) 31st October, 2020
(C) 30 6Q20, 2019 (C) 30th November, 2019
(D) 30 R6020, 2020 (D)30th November, 2020
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6aa Aâgisa aISIQ G
20. When was Andhra Pradesh created
60n on the basis of Telugu language ?
(A) 1951
(A) 1951
(B)
(B) 1952
1952
(C) 1953 (C) 1953
(D) 1954 (D) 1954
21. Which of the following
is not
included in the functioning of
election commissioner ?
(A) OR
g10 (A) Election campaign DO00
(B) 19QIR gâal (B) Process of voting
(C) A-G6® gâI (C) Process of counting votes
(D) aRITR 6Ig6I (D) Process of declaring result

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Chief Electio
appoints the
Who
22.
Commissioner of India?

(A)
President
(A) Iga
(B) Prime Minister
(B) gGAg1 Chief Justice
(C)
(C) g4 @OIQ0
(D) Governor
(D) IQYOI9
23. Who said that "Democracy is by t
people, of the people and for t
23. G6IG "6QIRA1RGO,

6IGIRG QII, 6IGAIRG people" ?

(A) Mahatma Gandhi
(A)
1II SIA1
(B) Abraham Lincoln
(B) agIRA ÑGA
(C) Jawaharlal Nehru
(C) @20I 6AS2Q
(D) . a
aAQGA
(D) B. R. Ambedkar
24. What is the minimum age of votir
in India ?
a1 6Q60 QS ?
(A) 21 years
(A) 21
20
(B) 20 years
(B)

(C) 19 (C) 19 years

(D) 18 (D) 18 years
25. Who appoints State Electio
Commissioner in Odisha ?
(A) IGY19 (A) Governor
(B) g4YGIR1 (B) Chief Minister
(C Chief Justice of High Cou

(D) Speaker of State Legislative

(D)
I4 QUIRAGI QI9A
Assembly
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Geography & Economics

26. Which of the following is not

recoverable resource ?
OO00
O0008
(A) Copper
(A)
the (B) Coal
(B) 6@IQAI
he (C) Soil
(C) g@a (D) Iron
(D) 21 27. The minerals found in the deep
ocean belong to which type of

6g6I199 ? resource ?

OO00
(A) @a (A) Developed
g DO00
(B) ß (B) Potential
(C) Flow resource
(C)
a6I
(D) ag
(D) Inexhaustible
28. According to National Forest Policy

to maintain the ecological balance

what percentage of the total land

area of a country must be covered

with forest ?
(A) 11
(A) 11 O000
(B) 22 (B) 22
(C) 24 (C) 24

(D) 33 (D) 33

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which is left without
The land
29. one or less than one
cultivation for
called
agricultural year is
(A) Current fallow land
(B) 6G100 Q (B) Pasture land
fallow land
(C) Other than current

(D) Q6Y Q
Forest land
(D)
30. GIaIQ. iQ from Basalt
30. Which soil is formed
6210N? rock ?
(A) Alluvial soil
(B) 6aIo gôai (B) Red soil
(C) Black soil
(D) ISSQE g@GI (D) Laterite soil
31. Alluvial soil in a comparatively dry
31. U6aaIqo qa NBRSA 6@GIaIQGI
area is called
(A) Bhangar
(A) QIG
(B) Khadar
(B) GI@ (C) Kankar
(C) GGa (D) Reh
(D) 60 32. Which forest is covered with green
32. 6Qa leaves throughout the year
?
(A) Tropical wet evergreen fores.

(B) Deciduous forest

(B) aj6AIS1 WNAY
(C) Tidal forest
(D) Temperate
montane forest
(D) a1601g aIGOY ANE4

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following forests is
33. Which of the
state
the jurisdiction of the
under
government ?
(A) 66Igi a4 (A) Community forest
(B) A9 a (B) Open forest
a
aIG4
(C) (C) State forest
(D)
6lãô gs (D) None of these
a Tiger
34. Which of the following is
Reserve in Madhya Pradesh ?
(A) aIIg (A) Palamau
(B) GIR21
(B) Kanha
(C) AIa (C) Manas
(D) 6aqIa
(D) Periyar
35. 66IQIa1-10RNII 0G 6a I0 a pink
35. Which type of species is
gisí1 26G ?
headed duck ?
(A) @agg
(B) a (A) Endangered
(B) Rare
(C) 9
(C) Extinct
(D) @a g6 (D) Vulnerable
36. 6@aiQAIQ aBRs0 qâsAgsa g@

36. In Jaisalmer the agricultural fields

6a were converted into rain-fed storage
@QIaaAI ?
(A) GI@R structures called
(B) GR
(A) Khadins
(B) Tanka
(C)

(D) 6GI2IQ
(C) Guls
(D) Johads
37. Which village of Karnataka has
earned the rare distinction of being
(A)
n° rich in rainwater harvesting ?
(A) Shillong
(B) 6ja
(C) R
(B) Gendathur
(D)
(C) ´Gilla
6laa® g6

(D) None of these

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t
which river ?
(A) (A) Tapi
(B) 696GI (B) Betwa
(C) 6RNAI (C) Koyna
(D)
(D) 10! Narmada
39. Which is a non-ferrous metalli

(A) GI@G mineral ?

(A) Manganese
(B) 6@1I
(B) Cobalt
(C) @sa
(C) Nickel
(D) g1Q
(D) Bauxite
40. 6Qa siGS ala0, 1GAISG 40. Which mineral is used
manufacturing bleaching powder
(A)
insecticides and paints ?
(B) 6QIAIGG
(A) Limestone
(C) Aiaiêg (B) Chromite
(D) g1Q6 (C) Manganese
41. 6@a qa0 6RIQAI 200 20 sOIQ (D) Bauxite
41. The coal of
which geological age is
over 200
million years old ?
(B) qG
(A)
Gondwana age
(B) Middle age
(D) GâAIQ1Q6
(C) Iron age
42. 6@ON
Qag6a igaI 61IRIGIQS (D) Tertiary age
42. What is available in Monazite
(A)
916g@ar sands
of Kerala ?
(B)
6aIâan (A)
(C)
Magnesium
2aan (B) Thorium
(D)
Iaiaa (C) Uranium
(D) Anthracite
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Where has oil refinery been

43.
43. 8aIQ
established in Odisha ?
@6AINAIG1Q g®gI GOIAIQ ?
(A) Dhamra
(A) AIRI
(B) Gopalpur
(B) 6GIaiga
(C) Paradeep
(C) aiaIQ10
(D) Chandipur
(D) @qa
44. Which is a developed nation ?
44. 6@aS N GS 6Q6 ?
(A) Bangladesh
(A) G°RI6QS
(B) Japan
(B) G1aiA
(C) Pakistan
(C) ai@gIa (D) Sri Lanka
(D) 1nG1 45. Which of the following is a public

45. 69Q a0/Q1 1ñaIIQg USG ? sector undertaking ?

(A) RINAQ (A) Reliance

(B) (B) Tata Udyog

(C) agm Q6416 (C) Amul Udyog
QI9 (D) Railway
(D) 6Q

46. qlNI 46. Which type of economy was

followed in India SOon after

independence ?
(A) @I1R06
(A) Globalisation
(B) @6OIRGASI
(B) Privatisation
,
(C) Mixed economy
(D) a0IQ1R061
(D) Liberalisation

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inflation OCCurs Whe
47. 61606060 1R agg 47. Which
ad YgI6
aggregate demand in an economy
more than aggregate supply ?

(A) Demand-pull inflation

OO00 (B) Supply-shock inflation
(B) AgIG18
6aIGlGl laa (C) Cost-push inflation
(C) -g6si@0 AgIGI
(D) None of these
(D)
6las g6
48. Where from are the Nation
48. QI81€, Q8A qiôâsas 69@01Q
a Savings Certificates purchased ?
(A) Bank
(A) 4IG (B) Hospital
O000
(B) I9&GIAI (C) Stock Market
(C) aNA GI
(D) Post Office
(D) GIRI 49. Which date is observed as Nationa
49. 6@a @AGQIQG60 GIG1A SIQS @9g Consumer Day in India ?
66a aiA QIAI ? (A) 26th January
(A)
IRIa1 26 IS (B) 24th December
O000
(B) 6AAA 24 GIGI (C)
24th July
(C) Q
24 (D) 30th November
I6S
(D) 6GQAQ 30 IGI 50. Where
is the headquarters
50. GIG14. GIQ
Ra gY National Dispute=
IIGg Consumer
Redressal Commission located
?
(A) 1
(A) Delhi
D000
(B) Mumbai
(B) G6,
(C) Kolkata
(C) @nGOI
(D)
(D)
6Q Bhubaneswar

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The fgures in the

Answer all questions

as directed.

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Political Science Full Marks 50
History &
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4x2 8
Answer allquestions, each
having 4 marks.

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movement ?
What are the four results of Non-Cooperation

Describe Dandi March' of Mahatma Gandhi.

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Write a note on Utkal Sabha'.

How was the Swatantra Utkal created on lst April, 1936 P Describe.
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When and how did Biswanath Das and his ministers resign ?
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How was Odisha benefitted by the visit of Lord Curzon ?

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When and where was the first session of Utkal Sammilani' held ?
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Why.did Cabinet Mission come to India ?

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What are the differences between Direct democracy and Indirect

democracy ?
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What do you mean by mid-term election ?

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3 Answer all questions, each having 2 marks.

(a)
Who invited Gandhiji to Champaran ?
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696RI IAIQ ?
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Who is General Dyer ?

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(b)
In which place was Alaka Ashram' established ?
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On which date did Simon Commission

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(c) Q0-IOR 6R6G6G6R @IAIN ?
When is by-election held ?
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What do you mean by electoral voters' list ?

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What do you mean by relative majority' ?

Which election is managed by State Election Commissioner ?

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4 x 2 = 8
Answer all questions, each having 4 marks.

(a)
4

any three processes of resoUrce

What is resource conservation ? Write
Conservation in India.
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Explain the major iron ore belts in India.

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Wite a comparative study discussing any four points regarding

advantages and disadvantages of multi-purpose river valley te
project
JOR

"Solar energy has a bright future in India" Explain.

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Answer all questions, each having 3 marks. 3 x3 =9

3
Explain the types of soil on the basis of their ways of formation with
example.
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State any three differences between conventional and non-conventional

sources of energy.
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What is resource ? Classify them on the basis of their origin.

How can the problem of land degradation be solved ?

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What is inflation ? How can it be controlled

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Discuss the effects of New EconomicPolicy in India.

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“Formation of soil is a slow process." Give reasons.

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"Natural gas is considered as the main fuel of the current century."

Justify.
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Distinguish between Reserved forest and Protected forest.

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Distinguish between Lodes

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(c)
Mention the characteristics of developing countries.
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Globalisation.
Write a short note on
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(d)

Mention two distinct causes of exploitation of consumers.

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How is per capita income

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